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Christoph Waltz still keen on Alita: Battle Angel sequel

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Director Robert Rodriguez and producer James Cameron’s Alita: Battle Angel didn’t quite manage to set the box office alight last year, grossing just over $400 million from a $170 million budget, but that hasn’t stopped the film’s loyal fanbase from campaigning for a sequel to the sci-fi action blockbuster. Sadly, it seems no plans are […]

Exclusive Interview – Screenwriter Nick Santora talks Quibi’s Most Dangerous Game

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Martin Carr chats with screenwriter Nick Santora about Quibi’s Most Dangerous Game… In conversation, screenwriter Nick Santora is measured with his responses, self-effacing to the point of being humble and passionately engaged with process. Whether that is the writing itself, elements of show production or the genuine pleasure which comes through in fostering ideas through […]

Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz star in new trailer for Most Dangerous Game

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Quibi has released a new trailer for its upcoming ‘Movie in Chapters’, the action thriller Most Dangerous Game, which stars Liam Hemsworth as a man desperate to take care of his pregnant wife before illness can take his life, who accepts an offer to take part in a deadly game from a mysterious benefactor (Christoph […]

Countdown to No Time To Die: The Daniel Craig Bond Era

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Chris Gelderd counts down to No Time To Die by revisiting the Daniel Craig Bond era… A Royal Naval Reserve Commander, operating as an officer within the Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6 as it’s commonly known. Named after an American ornithologist with an apparently “boring name” fit for a person who was created as a […]

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio voice cast may have been revealed

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Although he’s currently tied up with principal photography on his next feature Nightmare Alley, Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro remains attached to his long-gestating Pinocchio adaptation at Netflix, and it seems we may now know the voice cast that he’s assembled for the stop-motion animated film. During an appearance at a comic convention in Vienna […]

Quibi releases trailer and posters for Most Dangerous Game starring Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz

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Quibi has released a teaser trailer and posters for Most Dangerous Game, one of the upcoming short form mobile-targeted streaming service’s “Movie in Chapters”, which sees Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz leading a cast that includes Sarah Gadon, Zach Cherry, Aaron Poole, Christopher Webster, Billy Burke and Natasha Bordizzo. Check them out here, along with […]

Daniel Craig’s 007 returns in No Time To Die trailer

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Following a brief teaser earlier this week, we’ve now got the first trailer for the next instalment in the Bond franchise, No Time to Die which sees Daniel Craig reprising his role as super spy 007 for the fifth and final time; watch the trailer here… SEE ALSO: No Time To Die character posters feature […]

Movie Review – Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

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Alita: Battle Angel, 2019. Directed by Robert Rodríguez Starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Ed Skrein, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connelly, Keean Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Lana Condor, Jackie Earle Haley, Eiza González, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Marko Zaror, Elle LaMont, Leonard Wu, Casper Van Dien, Jeff Fahey, Idara Victor, Sam Medina and Jai Courtney. SYNOPSIS: When Alita awakens […]

Movie Review – Spectre (2015)

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Spectre, 2015. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott and Monica Bellucci. SYNOPSIS: A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels […]

Christoph Waltz, Bill Skarsgard and Lily Collins set for Gilded Rage

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As revealed by Deadline, Christoph Waltz (Spectre), Bill Skarskard (It) and Lily Collins (Tolkien) are set to star in the thriller Gilded Rage, which is being directed by Charlie McDowell (The Discovery). Based on an article in Vanity Fair in 2015, the film is inspired by the brutal murder of Manhattan hedge fund magnate Thomas […]