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Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book film Mowgli heading to Netflix rather than theaters

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Originally slated for theatrical release on October 19th of this year, having already been shunted around the release date schedule to avoid Jon Favreau’s 2016 blockbuster, Andy Serkis’ adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, titled Mowgli, will now surprisingly swing its way onto Netflix instead. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the streaming giant has picked […]

First trailer for Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book movie Mowgli

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Earlier today we brought you a batch of images from Mowgli [take a look here], and now Warner Bros. has released the first poster and trailer for its upcoming live-action adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic The Jungle Book. Directed by Andy Serkis, the film stars Rohan Chand in the title role  alongside Matthew Rhys and Freida Pinto […]

Mark Wahlberg named 2017’s most overpaid actor

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Having led Forbes’ list of Hollywood’s most overpaid actors for the past two years running, Johnny Depp has now been dethroned for the dubious honour by Transformers: The Last Knight star Mark Wahlberg. Wahlberg, who was announced back in August as topping the list of the highest-paid actors with $68 million over the previous twelve […]

Unrecognisable Christian Bale has been “eating a lot of pies” for his next role in Backseat

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In order to accurately play his latest movie role, Christian Bale has packed on the pounds, becoming almost unrecognisable. Bale is no stranger to drastic body transformations over the years, dropping an astonishing 65 pounds for The Machinist in 2004 and beefing up a year later for Batman Begins, to name just two examples. Now […]

New poster for Hostiles featuring Christian Bale and Wes Studi

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Following a last week’s trailer [watch it here], a new poster has arrived online for Scott Cooper’s western drama Hostiles ahead of its release next month, featuring Christian Bale and Wes Studi; take a look below… Set in 1892, Hostiles tells the story of a legendary Army Captain (Christian Bale), who after stern resistance, reluctantly agrees […]

New trailer for Scott Cooper’s Hostiles starring Christian Bale

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Ahead of its release next month, a new trailer has debuted for the upcoming western drama Hostiles. Directed by Scott Cooper, the film sees Christian Bale leading a cast that includes Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, Adam Beach, Ben Foster, Jesse Plemons, Timothée Chalamet, Paul Anderson, Stephen Lang, and Bill Camp; watch it below… Set in […]

Hostiles finally finds distributor, officially entering Oscars race

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Hostiles has ended its search for a distributor after being snapped up by Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures. The question of how well the Christian Bale led Hostiles would fair this awards season was up in the air as Scott Cooper’s western had yet to secure itself a distributor. Playing at multiple festivals, the film received […]

Christian Bale may have just entered the Oscar race with Hostiles, watch the trailer here

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Christian Bale’s latest film Hostiles may have just booked him a spot among this year’s Best Actor Oscar contenders. Hostiles, a film directed by Scott Cooper (Black Mass), has recently been screened at the Telluride Film Festival where Bale was also being honoured for his career. Hostiles is a bleak western about a 19th-century captain […]

Metal Gear Solid Movie: Eight Actors Who Could Play Solid Snake

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Liam Hoofe takes a look at potential actors for the highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid movie… Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of Kong: Skull Island, confirmed this month that he is committed to making the “truest, most balls to the wall, Metal Gear version” of Metal Gear Solid, the popular game franchise which looks finally set to […]

Christian Bale hasn’t seen any of Ben Affleck’s Batman performances

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Christian Bale, a former Dark Knight, is yet to see any of the films that feature Ben Affleck as Batman. Batman was the role that took Christian Bale’s career to the next level with the actor playing the role three times in Christopher Nolan’s much lauded The Dark Knight trilogy. Affleck was the actor that […]