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Mortal Kombat casts Chin Han and Hiroyuki Sanada as Shang Tsung and Scorpion

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It seems Mortal Kombat wasn’t quite done with its casting announcements for the day. Just hours after word came the film had cast its Sonya Blade and Kano, Variety has revealed that Chin Han (Skyscraper) will play the villainous Shang Tsung while Hiroyuki Sanada (Westworld) as the fan-favourite Scorpion. Both original characters to the first game, Shang […]

James Wan shares Swamp Thing behind-the-scenes video

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Swamp Thing executive producer James Wan has shared a behind the scenes video from the cancelled DC Universe series which gives us a look at how prosthetics were used to bring Derek Mears’ titular creature to life on the small screen; watch it here… https://www.facebook.com/FracturedFx/videos/453879191885698/UzpfSTUxMzY5MTQ4NjoxMDE1NzE3MTg2MTg1NjQ4Nw/?__tn__=lC-R&eid=ARB6zrANmImXXhP8R3B_BLlFDI3wKhUZyQK3i2YHQMkIYCogb1dgDiGgjbDSCR9iAhNSVlVEo0unZjyM&hc_ref=ARRogP29lk3ez1PZ81HHG6by-XdG2BWq9iA8EDSYB_uQxlz3oFKF12Sk6grRDQcg9vM&__xts__[0]=68.ARCAUagFbjjkkLO6eyEQs4AIaUX0cVKLO0jkt5sziW3j1ciurYHS_8jWpi8V8qUzIdzoNtN2uwvvlnhaWq6554XC4AFqBqauEBLtRAjY8-olstHl_HVo6mPTTtAZRMYA-Eki_8GGwmH2eAdN91GKesuhpeHXQZF36QskC6j9aRTxhpm8i231JNbtNwbXa3oZNkgsrgk6ItPfvWfjwCGLxBEop-bEWVse8wHQ11XSY3d3KPApCJnPk72TtXbo_oqrhzBnYeWzYK_OnkS3rWLSP259bGq8-Hv8IUAujrXuvXtqLDcJMYVHa6HXiyFTN0Uih_zmJOv_RyQ68if_mZtMLeruKtpOhDs Swamp Thing features a cast that includes Crystal Reed (Gotham) […]

Annabelle Wallis, George Young and Jake Abel board James Wan’s new horror

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After revealing earlier this month that he’ll be directing a new horror feature prior to heading back into the ocean for Aquaman 2, James Wan has kicked off casting for the as-yet-untitled film by signing up Annabelle Wallis (Annabelle, Peaky Blinders), George Young (Grace, Containment) and Jake Abel (Supernatural). Plot details on the movie – […]

The Ten Most Successful Horror Movies Of All Time

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EJ Moreno on the highest-grossing horror movies… In recent years, horror found a place at the box office. The genre finally started to bring in numbers that looked like its cinematic peers. For many years though, the only diehard fans would turn out for horror, rarely making it feel a cinematic event. Of course, there are […]

Mortal Kombat movie writer on game-accurate fatalities and R-rating

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Greg Russo is currently handling several movie adaptations of popular video game franchises including Saints Row and Resident Evil. However, one film he is currently penning is the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot which we now know is set to be R-rated and feature the iconic fatalities that fans have come to expect from the beloved fighting game franchise. Russo elaborated […]

James Wan to direct new horror film before Aquaman 2

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Back in February, Warner Bros. and DC Films announced a December 2022 release date for Aquaman 2, but before he ventures back to Atlantis for the superhero sequel, director James Wan is set to return to the horror genre with New Line Cinema. As revealed by Deadline, Wan is co-writing the script for the as-yet-untitled […]

James Wan producing I Know What You Did Last Summer TV series

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Following the early cancellation of DC Universe’ Swamp Thing, it seems that James Wan is wasting little time moving on to his next TV project, with Deadline reporting that the filmmaker is attached to produce a small screen adaptation of the slasher series I Know What You Did Last Summer. Released in 1997 and scripted […]

The Raid’s Joe Taslim cast as Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat movie reboot

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It’s been a couple of months since the Mortal Kombat reboot was officially announced, but we now have our first piece of casting news for the anticipated film. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed The Raid actor and martial artist Joe Taslim has been chosen to play the fan-favourite character Sub-Zero in the video game adaptation. The rebooted film comes […]