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Theory: Why Karen Gillan’s Jumanji costume isn’t sexist

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Luke Owen has a theory on why Karen Gillan’s costume in Jumanji isn’t sexist… It certainly caused some ire amongst the folk on Twitter when Kevin Hart unveiled our first look at the cast of the Jumanji sequel, as many pointed out the ‘male gaze’ nature of Karen Gillan’s costume of thigh-high boots, short shorts and a croptop […]

Are Movie Studios Ruining Shared Universes?

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Ricky Church on whether movie studios are ruining shared universes… In the years since the Marvel Cinematic Universe began and its massive success at the box office has come a tidal wave of news that studios seek to emulate Marvel’s idea of a shared universe for their franchises. For some studios, namely Warner Bros. with […]

Are the days of the big name headliners disappearing?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at whether the days of the superstar headliner are disappearing with audiences more drawn to franchises or film concepts than the stars attached… You could say it started in Hollywood’s classic era. The movie star. The big name. They were in some ways manufactured, or at least their image was. Rock Hudson […]

An Action Star’s Worst Nightmare: Kids

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the now long standing tradition of the action star having to tackle their toughest foe – children… When you think of some of your favourite action heroes of the last 30+ years, we’ve seen them take on all comers. They’ve fought terrorists, criminals, sometimes beings from other worlds, but their […]

Black Adam 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release details and special features revealed

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced that Jaume Collet-Serra’s DC blockbuster Black Adam is set to arrive on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on January 3rd. Check out the cover artwork and details below…   Experience the first-ever feature film exploring the story of the DC Super Hero in the action adventure, when “Black […]

Watch the first ten minutes of Black Adam

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Coinciding with its digital release, Warner Bros. has shares the opening ten minutes of the Dwayne Johnson-headlined DC blockbuster Black Adam, which you can watch below… Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam (Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to […]

Movie Review – Black Adam (2022)

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Black Adam, 2022. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, Bodhi Sabongui, Viola Davis, Jennifer Holland, Mo Amer, Odelya Halevi, Patrick Sabongui, Jalon Christian, and Henry Winkler. SYNOPSIS: Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods […]

J.K. Simmons playing Santa Claus alongside Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans in Red One

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Having kicked off production earlier this week on the Dwayne Johnson-led holiday action movie Red One, The Rock has now announced on social media that Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons has joined the cast of the Amazon film in the role of Santa Claus. Officially announcing the start of filming, Johnson shared several images to his Instagram […]

Black Adam almost had Shazam!-style faceless Superman cameo

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As you are aware now, Superman appeared in Black Adam. The scene played well for hardcore fans and became quite the moment on social media. Now, the cinematographer of the film is claiming we almost got a very different scene without Henry Cavill and Dwayne Johnson facing off. Cinematographer Lawrence Sher spoke to THR’s Behind […]