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Netflix Review – Cursed

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Shaun Munro reviews the first season of Netflix’s Cursed… If the corpse of Guy Ritchie’s failed – yet actually quite entertaining – punk-rock blockbuster version of King Arthur is barely cold, there’s something to be said for a take on Arthurian legend which isn’t striving desperately for a multi-strand cinematic universe, and even dares to […]

Charlize Theron confirms Atomic Blonde 2 is in the works at Netflix

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Back in April 2018, Charlize Theron confirmed that talks were happening for a follow-up to the action spy thriller Atomic Blonde, and now we have confirmation on the recent rumours that the project is in active development at Netflix. In an interview with Total Film, Theron confirmed that the script for the film is currently […]

The Last Kingdom renewed for fifth season by Netflix

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Netflix has renewed its historical drama The Last Kingdom for a 10-episode fifth season. The announcement was made in a video through lead star Alexander Dreymon’s Instagram with the cast’s reaction. “We are really proud of The Last Kingdom, which continues to entertain audiences all over the world,” said executive producer Nigel Marchant. “We had such a […]

Mindhunter cinematographer unaware of status of a third season following the series’ indefinite hold

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Following the release of the second season, it was reported that Netflix had put Mindhunter on indefinite hold due to the busy schedule of executive producer David Fincher and they had released stars Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany and Anna Torv from their contracts. Unfortunately, it sounds like the third season of the crime series remains […]

The Crown adds Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret for final season

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Netflix has announced Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) has been cast in the fifth and final season of The Crown as Princess Margaret. She joins Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter), who will play Queen Elizabeth II. The Crown has followed the lives of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family from the 1930s to the following decades as they adapt […]

Transformers War for Cybertron: Siege gets a batch of character posters

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With just under a month until Netflix and Rooster Teeth’s Transformers War for Cybertron: Siege premieres, a batch of character posters have been released. The posters show Autobots Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ultra Magnus and Elita-1 and Decepticons Megatron, Starscream and Jetfire in their Generation One-inspired designs. Check them out here… SEE ALSO: Transformers War for Cybertron: Siege […]

Aardman teams with Netflix for Chicken Run 2

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Back in October we exclusively brought you the news that Aardman Animation had officially commenced pre-production on its long-awaited sequel to 2000’s Chicken Run, and now coinciding with the original’s 20th anniversary Netflix has announced that it is teaming with StudioCanal and Pathe to distribute the new movie. “We’ve discussed it so many times over […]

Movie Review – Athlete A (2020)

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Athlete A, 2020. Directed by Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk. SYNOPSIS: An investigation by an Indianapolis newspaper unearths decades of sexual abuse in the women’s USA gymnastics programme, and the attempted cover up by its governing body. In the last decade, few things seem to have captured the mood of a generation driven by rectifying […]

Lucifer officially renewed for sixth and final season at Netflix

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While the fifth season was originally developed to be the last in the series, Netflix has now officially renewed Lucifer for a sixth and final season following a strong performance on the streaming network. The announcement of this renewal came from the official Lucifer Twitter which confirms the sixth season will be the last one this time. […]