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Second Opinion – Alien: Covenant (2017)

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Alien: Covenant, 2017. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Amy Seimetz, Noomi Rapace, Guy Pearce, and James Franco. SYNOPSIS: The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and […]

Exclusive Interview: Alien: Covenant star Michael Fassbender

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Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant opens in the UK this Friday, and in the build up to the release Flickering Myth Thomas Harris was fortunate enough to speak to some of the cast about their roles in the hotly-anticipated sci-fi horror. Yesterday we brought you interviews with Katherine Waterston (Daniels), Danny McBride (Tennessee) and Billy Crudup […]

Movie Review – Alien: Covenant (2017)

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Alien: Covenant, 2017 Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Amy Seimetz and James Franco. SYNOPSIS: The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted […]

Dr. Shaw and David return in Alien: Covenant prologue short The Crossing

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In celebration of Alien Day today, 20th Century Fox has released a prologue short for Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, which features the return of Dr. Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and David (Michael Fassbender) as they continue their search for humanity’s creators… SEE ALSO: Alien: Covenant international TV spot teases an apocalypse SEE ALSO: Alien: Covenant “will […]

Movie Review – Trespass Against Us (2017)

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Trespass Against Us, 2017. Directed by Adam Smith Starring Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson, Sean Harris, Lyndsey Marshal, Rory Kinnear, and Killian Scott. SYNOPSIS: An insight into the strained relationship between a son and father from an Irish travelling community. The Cutler family is comprised of strong morals, loyalty and a spirited bond, something the audience […]

Movie Review – Assassin’s Creed (2016)

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Assassin’s Creed, 2016. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Michael Kenneth Williams and Charlotte Rampling. SYNOPSIS: Callum Lynch, a prisoner on Death Row, is rescued from execution by the Abstergo Foundation, who reveal he is part of an ancient brotherhood known as the Assassins, and the memories of […]

Movie Review – Assassin’s Creed (2016)

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Assassin’s Creed, 2016. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson and Charlotte Rampling. SYNOPSIS: Spared a death sentence, the troubled and violent Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) arrives at a medical facility where he’s used to try out technology to unlock genetic memories.  He’s taken back to his Spanish ancestor, […]

Michael Fassbender to play “Lucifer-like” figure in Terrence Malick’s Weightless; Iggy Pop and John Lydon to appear

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Over the course of director Terrence Malick’s career, it’s become abundantly clear that he isn’t one for hastily working through any stage of production and delivering a quickly pieced together finished film. While you can choose pretty much any film of his for evidence of that point, why not look to the next one on […]

Michael Fassbender confirms meeting about a role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Michael Fassbender has been attached to numerous franchises in the past five years alone, between his work as Magneto in the X-Men films, David in Prometheus and Alien: Covenant and Aguilar in Assassin’s Creed, but he missed out on one that would have been the biggest of them all. During an appearance on Happy Sad Confused (via EW), […]

Movie Review – Assassin’s Creed (2016)

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Assassin’s Creed, 2016. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Michael K. Williams, Charlotte Rampling, Denis Menochet, Ariane Labed, Khalid Abdalla, Essie Davis, and Brendan Gleeson. SYNOPSIS: When Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of […]