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Movie Review – Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

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Avengers: Age of Ultron,2015. Directed by Joss Whedon Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Thomas Kretschmann, Cobie Smulders, Claudia Kim, Andy Serkis, Don Cheadle, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Hayley Atwell and Linda Cardellini. SYNOPSIS: When Tony Stark […]

Movie Review – Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

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Avengers: Age of Ultron,2015. Directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Thomas Kretschmann, Cobie Smulders, Claudia Kim, Andy Serkis, Don Cheadle, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Hayley Atwell and Linda Cardellini. SYNOPSIS: When Tony Stark […]

Snow White prequel The Huntsman finds three new dwarfs

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Universal Pictures has continued to push forward with its prequel tale to 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman by adding three actors into the mix to form part of the new dwarfs set to feature in The Huntsman. Similarly to the original film, three British actors have been cast in the roles alongside the returning […]

Chris Hemsworth on Thor’s role in Avengers: Age of Ultron, promises “a lengthy fight scene of destruction”

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Coinciding with the release of yesterday’s Thor character poster, the official Marvel site has posted an in depth interview with Chris Hemsworth, during which the star offered up a few details about the God of Thunder’s role in Avengers: Age of Ultron.“We pick up with Thor having stayed on Earth from Thor: The Dark World. […]

Lady Sif will play a “pivotal” role in Thor: Ragnarok

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Jaimie Alexander’s Lady Sif has played an important supporting role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in 2011’s Thor, 2013’s Thor: The Dark World and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but it appears that her character may have an even bigger role in 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok.In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Alexander stated, “Marvel, I […]

Ghostbusters finds its receptionist in Chris Hemsworth

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Earlier today Paul Feig sent out a tweet revealing that Chris Hemsworth (Thor) has signed on to Ghostbusters. He will be playing the role of the receptionist, continuing the gender role reversal trend. Our receptionist. #whoyougonnacall pic.twitter.com/wGTzs8KdUs — Paul Feig (@paulfeig) June 10, 2015Ghostbusters will be directed by Paul Feig (Spy), starring Kristin Wiig (Bridesmaids), Melissa […]

The Huntsman gets new director

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Visual effects supremo Cedric Nicolas-Troyan is in early talks to take over from Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) to direct the upcoming prequel to Snow White and the Huntsman. Darabont left the project last week due to creative differences.The film is set before the events of the hit 2012 movie and shows how Chris Hemsworth’s […]

New trailer for Michael Mann’s Blackhat starring Chris Hemsworth

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Universal and Legendary Pictures have released the second trailer for the upcoming cyber thriller Blackhat starring Chris Hemsworth. Check it out here after the official synopsis… From Academy Award-nominated writer/director Michael Mann (Heat, The Insider), Blackhat is set within the world of global cybercrime and follows a furloughed convict Nicholas Hathaway (Hemsworth) and his American […]

New trailer for Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea

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A new trailer has arrived online for Ron Howard’s rather fantastic-looking In the Heart of the Sea, which you can check out below after the official synopsis… In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an […]

Behind-the-scenes featurette for Avengers: Age of Ultron

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Having launched the official website earlier today, Marvel Studios has now given us a behind-the-scenes peek at Avengers: Age of Ultron by releasing a short clip from the special feature on the Guardians of the Galaxy Blu-ray; check it out here…SEE ALSO: Watch the extended Avengers: Age of Ultron trailerAvengers: Age of Ultron is set […]