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Amazon acquires Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale’s Best of Enemies

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Days after it was announced that Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale will reunite on film for the Cold War thriller Best of Enemies, Deadline reports Amazon MGM Studios has won a bidding war for the film and will give it a theatrical release. Best of Enemies tells the story of Cold War spies Jack Platt […]

Maggie Gyllenhaal to bring Bride of Frankenstein to life for Netflix

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Maggie Gyllenhaal is going to harness her powers to finally bring the Bride of Frankenstein to life for Netflix, and she might be bringing her The Dark Knight co-star Christian Bale along to headline.  There have been so many attempts to re-start the heart on a reimaging of James Whale’s 1935 classic Bride of Frankenstein. […]

The Dark Knight at 15: Why It’s Still the Best Superhero Movie

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Ricky Church revisits The Dark Knight on its 15th anniversary… When you look back to 2008, the change in the superhero film genre is incredibly evident. Not only was Marvel just getting started, but the number of superhero films per year was few and relegated mostly to the summertime. They also weren’t as widely consumed […]

The Rise and Spectacular Fall of the Terminator Franchise

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Luke Owen looks back at the Terminator franchise… 30 years ago, the brilliant mind and visionary genius of James Cameron gave birth to a cinema icon – Cyberdyne Systems Model 101, the T-800, The Terminator. It was a movie that blended science fiction, action and horror and helped launched the career of Arnold Schwarzenegger. The […]

Christian Bale defends the all-white casting of Exodus: Gods and Kings

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Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings, out in cinemas in the US this Friday, has come under fire from some critical voices due to the casting of the movie, where Egyptians are being portrayed by an all-white cast. In the past Scott has openly defended the decision saying, “I can’t mount a film of this […]

Watch Ridley Scott, Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton talk Exodus: Gods and Kings

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20th Century Fox have sent across a video of Ridley Scott, Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton talking about their latest swords and sandals epic Exodus: Gods and Kings. SEE ALSO – Christian Bale defends the all-white casting of Exodus: Gods and Kings Check out the video below: From acclaimed director Ridley Scott comes the epic adventure […]

Movie Review – Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

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Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014 Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Maria Valverde, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley SYNOPSIS: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. […]

Ben Affleck got advice from Christian Bale and George Clooney on playing Batman

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Ben Affleck will be the fifth actor to take on The Dark Knight in a big screen role since 1989 when he suits up in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The actor has talked about how his Batman is different to other screen interpretations, but that didn’t stop Affleck reaching out to previous Bruce […]

Zack Synder says Christian Bale could have been part of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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Back in November last year, there was a fan theory that gained traction which suggested Christian Bale was secretly playing Bruce Wayne in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and that Ben Affleck was actually Slade Wilson. How anyone came up with this theory given the trailers is up for another topic of conversation. Bale shot […]