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Chris Hemsworth thought he was fired after Captain America: Civil War absence

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Thor actor Chris Hemsworth thought that his absence from Captain America: Civil War meant he was fired. Civil War was huge, the superhero team up flick included a who’s who of Marvel characters, and everyone was there. Well, everyone that is except for Chris Hemsworth’s Thor and Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner. And Hemsworth has now revealed […]

First look at Hela and Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok, director Taika Waititi talks tonal shift

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Thanks to the cover of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, we’ve got our first look at Cate Blanchett’s Hela and Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie from Marvel’s Phase Three blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok, with the duo pictured alongside Chris Hemsworth’s now short-haired God of Thunder… Much has been said about Thor: Ragnarok adopting a more comical tone […]

Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Taika Waititi discuss Thor: Ragnarok in new featurette

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Following yesterday’s international poster and trailer for Thor: Ragnarok [check them out here], Marvel has now released a new behind the scenes featurette for the upcoming blockbuster threequel which features interviews with director Taika Waititi and stars Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo; take a look below… SEE ALSO: One of the Warriors Three returns in new […]

Marvel announces Thor: Ragnarok cast, including new additions Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson, Jeff Goldblum and Karl Urban

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Marvel Studios has officially announced the cast for Thor: Ragnarok, with Cate Blanchett (Carol), Jeff Goldblum (Independence Day: Resurgence), Tessa Thompson (Creed) and Karl Urban (Star Trek Beyond) all set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the God of Thunder’s third solo outing. As previously rumoured, Blanchett is set to take on the role […]

Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon to wage war against the Taliban in Horse Soldiers

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Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon have signed on to appear in Horse Soldiers, which is based upon Doug Stanton’s book of the same name and will be directed by Nicolai Fuglsig, with Jerry Bruckheimer producing. The film tells “the tense true story of a U.S. Special Forces team and their untested captain sent to a […]

Movie Review – Ghostbusters (2016)

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Ghostbusters, 2016. Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth, Andy Garcia, Charles Dance, Michael Kenneth Williams, Cecily Strong, Neil Casey, Elizabeth Perkins, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts SSYNOPSIS: Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, […]

Movie Review – Ghostbusters (2016)

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Ghostbusters, 2016. Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Neil Casey, Andy Garcia, Michael Kenneth Williams, Charles Dance and Chris Hemsworth. SYNOPSIS: Erin Gilbert, a disgraced physics teacher who grew up believing in ghosts, falls in with her estranged school friend Abby Yates and helps form the ‘Ghostbusters’, the […]

Star Trek 4: Will the two Chris’ equal double the box office?

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Tony Black on the addition of Chris Hemsworth’s George Kirk in Star Trek 4… It’s been quite the week for Star Trek news, and it’s only Monday! With the looming arrival of Star Trek Beyond getting (much to my delight) very positive initial critical buzz, we’ve not only found out the new Bryan Fuller series […]

Frank Darabont leaves The Huntsman, Emily Blunt to play the villain

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Deadline is reporting that Frank Darabont will no longer direct The Huntsman for Universal. Darabont had been attached to the project for the last few months but has now left due to ‘creative differences’. This would have been Frank Darabont’s first film since The Mist in 2007. Over the last few years Darabont had worked […]

Second Opinion – Ghostbusters (2016)

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Ghostbusters, 2016. Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth, Andy Garcia, Charles Dance, Michael Kenneth Williams, Cecily Strong, Neil Casey, Elizabeth Perkins, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts. SYNOPSIS: A group of scientists team up to battle paranormal entities that are appearing […]