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Alex Garland is “not interested” in making an Annihilation sequel

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Director Alex Garland has often spoken of his disdain for sequels and it seems that his hit sci-fi Annihilation is not going to be the exception to the rule. In an interview to promote the film’s DVD release, Garland told IndieWire that he has no plans to adapt the other books in Jeff VanderMeer’s ‘Southern […]

Alex Garland’s sci-fi Annihilation heading straight to Netflix in the UK

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Director Alex Garland’s upcoming sci-fi Annihilation, starring Natalie Portman, is set to be released straight to Netflix in the UK and other territories outside North America and China. The film, which is Garland’s highly anticipated follow-up to his Oscar-winning debut Ex Machina, is due for its US release on February 23 and will now arrive […]

First trailer for Alex Garland’s Annihilation

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Paramount has released the first trailer for their upcoming sci-fi/horror film Annihilation. Directed by Ex-Machina‘s Alex Garland, the film is adapted from the first novel in Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy and stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac. Watch the trailer below…. The synopsis for the book reads: […]

Natalie Portman to lend her voice to animated film Foxy Trotter

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Bold Films has announced that it is set to produce and finance its first animated film Foxy Trotter from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Chris Prynoski, which has Natalie Portman attached to produce and star. Foxy Trotter is a motorcycle riding, rock and roll photographer in the early 70s on a mission to capture the perfect rock […]

The original ending to Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith would have seen Padme trying to kill Anakin

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It looks like the final meeting on Mustafar between Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith almost played out much differently to what we saw in the final chapter of the Prequel Trilogy, with Lucasfilm concept artist Ian McCaig revealing that George Lucas’ original plan was to […]

Blu-ray Review – Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition (1995)

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Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition, 1995. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Ashley Judd, Mykelti Willliamson, Natalie Portman, Amy Brenneman, and Hank Azaria. SYNOPSIS: Heat has been released on Blu-ray before in a pretty definitive edition, but this new one features remastered video from a 4K […]

Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson rumored for Lisbeth Salander role in The Girl in the Spider’s Web

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Although David Fincher’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was a critical and commercial success (the film even generated a lead actress Oscar nomination for Rooney Mara), it has taken roughly six years to finally get confirmation of another entry in the Millennium movie series. Bizarrely, where we stand is that the next instalment in the […]

Ridley Scott to direct Getty kidnap drama All the Money in the World

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Deadline is reporting that Ridley Scott has selected his next film following the release of this year’s Alien: Covenant, having singed on to direct All the Money in the World, based on David Scarpa’s Black List script. The film, which is being produced and financed by Imperative Entertainment, revolves around the kidnapping of John Paul […]

Movie Review – Jane Got a Gun (2016)

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Jane Got A Gun, 2016. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro, Boyd Holbrook, and Ewan McGregor. SYNOPSIS: A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him. Jane Got a Gun was riddled with production delays and […]