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Nick Fury and Maria Hill featured in latest Spider-Man: Far From Home set videos

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Last month it was announced that Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders will be returning as Nick Fury and Maria Hill in next year’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, and now we’ve got some spy video from the London set of the wall-crawler’s solo sequel showing the two stars on location. And, if you look very closely […]

Rumour: Jon Favreau’s Star Wars series to be set on Mandalore, $100 million budget for 10 episodes

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After appearing as Rio Durant in Solo: A Star Wars Story, actor and director Jon Favreau will soon be returning to the galaxy far, far away to produce a live-action Star Wars TV show for Disney’s upcoming streaming service. We’ve already heard that the series will take place between Episodes VI and VII, and now the […]

Movie Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany, Thandie Newton and Joonas Suotamo. SYNOPSIS: After escaping from a poverty-stricken upbringing, Han Solo becomes embroiled in a criminal gang carrying out a major heist for a dangerous underworld boss. When it […]

Second Opinion – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Paul Bettany, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jon Favreau, Linda Hunt, Ian Kenny, John Tui, and Warwick Davis. SYNOPSIS: During an adventure into a dark criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future copilot Chewbacca and encounters […]

Jon Favreau’s Star Wars TV series will take place 7 years after Return of the Jedi

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Back in March, Lucasfilm announced that it has enlisted actor and director Jon Favreau to develop a live-action Star Wars TV series for Disney’s upcoming streaming service, and now we’ve got the very first details on what is sure to be a hugely anticipated show. Speaking to Nerdist at a screening of Solo: A Star […]

Exclusive Interview: Mark Jackson on The Orville, working with Seth MacFarlane and Jon Favreau, and more

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Martin Carr chats with Mark Jackson about The Orville, working with Seth MacFarlane and Jon Favreau, and more… Just a short walk from Waterloo station I sat down to talk with Mark Jackson. Known to UK television audiences from The Royal and theatre goers in productions as varied as War Horse and Noises Off!, we discussed his love of science fiction […]

Chiwetel Ejiofor in talks to voice Scar in The Lion King

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Disney and Jon Favreau may have found its villainous Scar for The Lion King remake, with Doctor Strange’s Chiwetel Ejiofor in talks to voice the evil lion, according to The Wrap. Jeremy Irons voiced the role in the original animated film. So far, the film’s cast includes Donald Glover (Spider-Man: Homecoming) as Simba, Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street) […]

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

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Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Bokeem Woodbine, Tyne Daly, Michael Barbieri, Abraham Attah, Hannibal Buress, Kenneth Choi, Angourie Rice, Michael Chernus, Michael Mando, Logan Marshall-Green, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow, and […]

Second Opinion – Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

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Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Bokeem Woodbine, Tyne Daly, Michael Barbieri, Abraham Attah, Hannibal Buress, Kenneth Choi, Angourie Rice, Michael Chernus, Michael Mando, Logan Marshall-Green, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow, and […]