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Vice director Adam McKay says the film is a comedy rather than a drama

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After cutting his teeth on the Will Ferrell comedies Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky and Bobby, Step Brothers, The Other Guys and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, writer-director Adam McKay scored huge critical acclaim as he shifted into more dramatic territory with 2015’s The Big Short. Having won […]

Andy Serkis’ Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle gets a new poster, trailer and images

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Ahead of its limited theatrical release next month, Netflix has released a new trailer, poster and images for Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Directed by Andy Serkis, the film is an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale The Jungle Book and stars Rohan Chand in the title role, alongside Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, […]

First trailer and poster for Vice starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney

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Annapurna Pictures has debuted the first trailer and poster for the upcoming comedy drama Vice. Written and directed by Adam McKay, the film sees Christian Bale taking on the role of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney alongside a star-studded cast that includes Amy Adams, Steve Carrell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, Tyler Perry, […]

Vice teaser offers first glimpse of Christian Bale as Dick Cheney

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With the first full trailer set to drop tomorrow, writer-director Adam McKay has shared a teaser for his star-studded comedy drama Vice, which sees Christian Bale taking on the role of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. Take a look at the teaser here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykJrMjaj9vE VICE explores the epic story about how a bureaucratic Washington […]

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 […]