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Avengers: Infinity War screenwriters insist “the deaths are real”

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Warning. Major spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War follow… In the build up to the release of Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel Studios warned fans “to be careful what they wished for” when it came to character deaths, and sure enough the superhero epic delivered in that regard. During the movie, we saw Loki, Heimdall, Gamora and […]

New Star Wars: Episode IX casting breakdown surfaces as John Boyega teases a time jump

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A couple of weeks ago an alleged casting breakdown for Star Wars: Episode IX landed online, suggesting that Lucasfilm and J.J. Abrams are seeking an actress to portray the character of ‘Mara’ – which, as you might expect, prompted speculation about the possible introduction of the EU character Mara Jade into the official Disney canon. […]

First trailer for Robin Hood starring Taron Egerton

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Following yesterday’s character posters, Lionsgate has now released the first trailer and teaser poster for Robin Hood, the new telling of the folk hero starring Taron Egerton; check them out here, along with a batch of first-look images… Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton) a war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander (Jamie Foxx) mount an audacious […]

The Toys That Made Us tackles LEGO in season 2 clip

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Netflix’s acclaimed Original Series The Toys That Made Us is set to return this month, taking a look at four more iconic children’s toys from the 20th century in LEGO, Star Trek, Transformers and Hello Kitty. To whet our appetites, Nerdist has unveiled a clip from the LEGO episode, which looks at the introduction of […]

Tour the Millennium Falcon with Donald Glover in new Solo: A Star Wars Story featurette

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Following yesterday’s poster [check it out here], Disney and Lucasfilm have released a new featurette for Solo: A Star Wars Story  which sees star Donald Glover taking us on a tour of the Millenium Falcon; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Solo: A Star Wars Story featurette offers cast interviews and new footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m04EAH5fobs&feature=youtu.be A new adventure […]

Jonathan Majors to star in Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams’ Lovecraft Country

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Deadline is reporting that actor Jonathan Majors (Hostiles) has signed on for a lead role in Lovecraft Country, the upcoming HBO series from Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, where he will star opposite Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Underground). The drama is based on Matt Ruff’s 2016 novel and focuses on 25-year-old Atticus Black […]

Sarah Hyland to star in The Wedding Year for Legally Blonde director

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Variety is reporting that Modern Family star Sarah Hyland is set to headline the romantic comedy The Wedding Year, which is being directed by Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde, Monster-in-Law, The Ugly Truth). The film will see Hyland as “a Los Angeles photographer who’s never getting married. So, when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend are […]

Pre-registration opens for Goosebumps HorrorTown as new trailer released

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Pixowl has announced that pre-registration is now open for Goosebumps: HorrorTown, a character-driven simulation game based on R.L. Stine’s hit Scholastic series. Goosebumps: HorrorTown will take players to HorrorTown to build and manage a quirky town, collect iconic monsters, frighten hapless humans, unlock compelling human characters, and undertake scary missions where young townsfolk spy on monsters to […]

Trailer for World War II espionage thriller The Catcher Was a Spy starring Paul Rudd

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Ahead of its theatrical and VOD release next month, IFC Films has released a new trailer for the upcoming drama The Catcher Was a Spy. Based on the biography of the same name by Nicholas Dawidoff, it stars Paul Rudd as Moe Berg – a former Baseball player who joined the war effort as a […]