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Baz Luhrmann’s Australia extended cut to be reedited into the limited series Faraway Downs

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Aside from the absolutely stunning vistas captured by Elvis director Baz Luhrmann, one the few memorable things about his 2008 epic Australia was just how bloomin long it was, and now it’s about to stretch even further over that sun kissed horizon with the news that his extended cut of the film is to be […]

Real Steel TV show in the works at Disney+

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Real Steel was one of those mid-range summer blockbusters that fought for screen space alongside blockbusters like Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean and X-Men in the summer of 2011, and still emerged with a respectable $300M at the worldwide box-office. It’s the kind of film we’re unlikely to get again in a post pandemic-era multiplex […]

Movie Review – Reminiscence (2021)

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Reminiscence, 2021. Written and Directed by Lisa Joy. Starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Daniel Wu, Cliff Curtis, Angela Sarafyan, Natalie Martinez, Mojean Aria, Brett Cullen, Nico Parker, Gabrielle Echols, Teri Wyble, and Marina de Tavira. SYNOPSIS: Nick Bannister, a private investigator of the mind, navigates the alluring world of the past when his […]

Vanessa Kirby joins The Father follow-up The Son

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Variety has announced that Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman) has been cast alongside Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern in The Son, the follow up to director Florian Zeller’s The Father which is based upon his and Christopher Hampton’s stage play. The Son “follows Peter (Jackman) as his busy life with new partner Emma and their baby is […]

X-Men: The Last Stand Turns 15 – Where The X-Franchise First Went Wrong

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Ricky Church revisits X-Men: The Last Stand on its 15th anniversary… Superhero films may be all the rage now, but in the early 2000s they were rarely in development with only two or maybe three produced a year compared to the several we have now. In those early years of of the superhero genre, one […]

Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern to star in The Father follow-up The Son

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THR is reporting that Florian Zeller is set to follow his Oscar-nominated feature directorial debut The Father with The Son, an adaptation of his own stage play which is part of a trilogy of family-based dramas alongside The Father and The Mother. Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern are set to star, while Zeller will script […]

Hugh Jackman shares first teaser for Lisa Joy’s sci-fi film Reminiscence

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Hugh Jackman has has shared a first look teaser for Lisa Joy’s (Westworld) upcoming sci-fi film Reminiscence. Reminiscence follows “Nick Bannister (Jackman), a private investigator who deals in recapturing vivid cherished memories for clients. His life will completely change when he meets a mysterious client (Ferguson), who he madly falls in love with. But one […]

Movie Review – Real Steel (2011)

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Real Steel, 2011. Directed by Shawn Levy. Starring Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo, Anthony Mackie, Hope Davis and Kevin Durand. SYNOPSIS: In the not too distant future – where robot boxing has superseded human boxing/MMA – a struggling robot fight coach discovers that he has an 11-year-old son who wants to know his father […]

Movie Review – Les Misérables (2012)

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Les Misérables, 2012. Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Samantha Barks. SYNOPSIS: In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean – who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole – agrees to care for factory worker […]

Here’s why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine never wore his iconic yellow mask

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James Mangold, director of Logan and The Wolverine, explains why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine never put on his iconic mask. While Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine is seen as one of the very best parts of Fox’s X-Men franchise, many fans were disappointed that he never put on his iconic yellow and black mask from the comics. Why […]