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DVD Review – Dark Skies (2013)

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Dark Skies, 2013. Directed by Scott Stewart. Starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, J.K. Simmons and Dakota Goyo. SYNOPSIS: A white, middle-class suburban family are terrorised by a supernatural presence. I really liked Insidious. I’m still not entirely sure why. Maybe it was the two bumbling ghostbuster characters, or its exploration of the astral plane. Perhaps […]

First look at Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in The Lost City of D

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With filming underway on The Lost City of D, Paramount Pictures has shared a first look image of Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in the new rom-com adventure which looks set to hearken back to the likes of Romancing the Stone. Take a look here… Directed by Aaron and Adam Nee (Band of Robbers), The […]

Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios developing animated comic book adaptation Canto

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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios has optioned the rights to IDW Publishing’s fantasy comic book series Canto for an animated feature film adaptation. Canto co-creator and writer David M. Booher is set to write the script for Canto as well as executive producing alongside co-creator and artist Drew Zucker, while Jon Mone, […]

Paramount Plus: Everything You Need To Know About The “New” Streaming Service | Flickering Myth Movie Chat

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In the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat, EJ Moreno and Allen Christian discuss the “new” contender to the streaming wars, Paramount+, which launches today, Thursday, March 4th. A rebranding of CBS All Access, this latest rival to Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ and HBO Max is set to become home to properties such as Star Trek, SpongeBob […]

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 […]