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Netflix developing Captain Planet live-action series from Leonardo DiCaprio and Greg Berlanti

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Leonardo DiCaprio has spent the best part of a decade looking to get a movie version of the 90s Saturday morning cartoon series Captain Planet and the Planeteers off the ground, and now it seems he’s changing tact as he teams with prolific television producer Greg Berlanti to bring the environmentalist superhero back to the […]

Alien: Earth gets a new trailer ahead of August premiere

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The Alien franchise is venturing into new territory this year as Fargo creator Noah Hawley brings the iconic sci-fi horror series to the small screen, and with less than a month to go until its premiere we now have a new trailer for the hotly-anticipated Alien: Earth, which you can watch below… “In the year […]

Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs sets 4K Ultra HD release

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Eureka Entertainment has announced that French filmmaker Pascal Laugier’s brutal 2008 horror Martyrs is coming to 4K Ultra HD complete with an all-new restoration as part of the Masters of Cinema Series this October. The limited edition set will include a region free 4K version of the film alongside a Region B Blu-ray, along with […]

Comic Book Review – Godzilla #1

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Andrew Newton reviews Godzilla #1 from IDW Publishing… Godzilla has been a lot of things over his many years, a metaphor, monster, reluctant hero and occasional punching bag for Mothra. But in IDW’s Godzilla #1, writer Tim Seeley and artist Nikola Čižmešija start a brand-new continuity with ambition and bite. Dubbed the beginning of the […]

The Terminator: Metal series launching in October from Dynamite

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Dynamite Entertainment has announced the next chapter of its Terminator comic book line as acclaimed writer Declan Shalvey teams with co-writer Rory McConville and artist Lorenzo Re for the new series The Terminator: Metal. “Working on The Terminator has been one of the most challenging and satisfying projects of my career,” states Shalvey. “Given the […]

Rainey Qualley investigates a dark urban legend in trailer for horror Pig Hill

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Ahead of its world premiere at Frightfest this August, a trailer has arrived online for director Kevin Lewis’ (Willy’s Wonderland) upcoming horror Pig Hill. Based on Nancy Williams’ novel Pig, the film follows Carrie (Rainey Qualley) as she uncovers a terrifying truth when she sets out to investigate a local legend known as the Pig […]

10 Great Neo-Western Movies You Need To See

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Casey Chong with a selection of great neo-Western movies you need to see… The old-fashioned John Wayne era of Western movies may be long gone but certainly not forgotten. And while the Western genre itself is no longer the box-office guarantee it once was back in the day, it still has its place in contemporary […]

Trailer for psychological horror drama The Plastic Men

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Ahead of its digital release later this month, a poster and trailer have been released for writer-director Samuel Gonzalez Jr.’s (The Retaliators) psychological horror The Plastic Men. Inspired by true events, the film centres on Jonathan, a Vietnam veteran struggling with terrifying hallucinations and the guilt he experiences, as he decides to end his life […]

Pamela Anderson almost played Anna Nicole Smith’s role in Naked Gun 33 1/3

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Coming off last year’s The Last Showgirl, Pamela Anderson continues her big screen comeback next month as she stars alongside Liam Neeson in the reboot/legacy sequel The Naked Gun, and it seems its a casting more than 30 years in the making. Speaking to Empire to promote the upcoming film, Anderson revealed that her first […]