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James Wan’s Train to Busan remake finds its director

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Deadline is reporting that the long-planned English-language remake of the hit South Korean zombie movie Train to Busan looks to be picking up steam, with Timo Tjahjanto (Headshot, The Night Comes For Us) signing on to direct the film. The Conjuring and Aquaman helmer James Wan is producing the remake through his Atomic Monster banner, […]

Trailer, poster and images for horror film Son starring Andi Matichak

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RLJE Films and Shudder have released a trailer, poster and images for the upcoming horror Son. Written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh (Never Grow Old), the film stars Andi Matichak (Halloween) as Laura, a mother who commits unspeakable acts to keep her son alive after he falls ill with a mysterious illness, and also features […]

The Next Batman to return with Second Son miniseries

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DC Comics has announced that Tim Fox – a.k.a. The Next Batman – is set to make his return post-Future State will a new digital first miniseries from award-winning screenwriter John Ridley entitled The Next Batman: Second Son. Now that the world knows Tim Fox is behind the mask fighting against The Magistrate in Gotham […]

Xochitl Gomez confirmed as Miss America in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness

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Back in October it was announced that Xochitl Gomez (The Baby-Sitters Club) had been cast in Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and during Disney’s Investor Day even this week it was confirmed that the actress is taking on the role of young superhero America Chavez. The fan favourite comic book character, […]

Charlie Cox reportedly returning as Daredevil in Marvel’s Spider-Man 3

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Although we’re yet to get any official casting news from Sony or Marvel Studios, there’s certainly lots of reports and rumours flying around about the currently-in-production Spider-Man 3. Yesterday, the trades confirmed past reports that Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 star Alfred Molina is returning to the role of Doctor Octopus, joining the previously announced Jamie […]

Cyberpunk 2077 gets a launch trailer ahead of Thursday’s release

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More than eight years after it was officially announced, and after several release date delays throughout the year, gamers are now just a day away from getting their hands on Cyberpunk 2077, the hotly-anticipated open-world action-adventure game from The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red. Check out the newly-released launch trailer here… Cyberpunk 2077 is an […]

R.I.P. Hugh Keays-Byrne (1947 – 2020)

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Anglo-Australian actor Hugh Keays-Byrne – best known for his work in the Mad Max franchise, has passed away aged 73, it has been announced today. Born in Kashmir, India, Keays-Byrne began his career on stage, working with the Royal Shakespeare Company from the late 1960s to 1973, where he remained in Australia following a tour. […]

Comic Book Review – Hellboy and The B.P.R.D – Her Fatal Hour & The Sending

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Calum Petrie reviews Hellboy and The B.P.R.D – Her Fatal Hour & The Sending… This wonderfully crafted double issue is a short but densely compacted lesson in powerful storytelling. Mike Mignola and Tiernen Trevallion have built an entire universe of the dark, twisted and the macabre, and have made it utterly compelling to explore. The […]

Movie Review – 3 Days to Kill (2014)

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3 Days to Kill, 2014 Directed by McG. Starring Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld and Connie Nielsen. SYNOPSIS: A dying CIA agent trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter is offered an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment.   Another day, another Kevin Costner CIA spy thriller. […]