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Hulu orders stop-motion animated comedy Crossing Swords from Robot Chicken team

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Deadline is reporting that Hulu has given a 10-episode series order to the stop-motion animated comedy Crossing Swords, which has been created by Robot Chicken executive producers John Harvatine and Tom Root and sees Nicholas Hoult leading the voice cast. The series will see Hoult voicing Patrick, “a goodhearted peasant who lands a coveted squire […]

The X-Men assemble in new Dark Phoenix image

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Following the arrival of the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix (and the news that Fox has now pushed the film back four months to the summer of 2019), Empire has unveiled a new image from the superhero sequel featuring Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), and Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) in their new X-uniforms […]

Watch the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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After unveiling a teaser poster yesterday, 20th Century Fox has now released the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which sees the X-Men forced into battling one of their own as Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey finds herself consumed by the Phoenix Force. Check out the trailer here, and let us know what you make of […]

New trailer and poster for Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite starring Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone

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A new poster and trailer have arrived online for director Yorgos Lanthimos’ historical drama The Favourite which stars Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, James Smith, and Mark Gatiss; check them out here… Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen […]

Nicholas Hoult, Miles Teller and Glen Powell wanted for Goose’s son in Top Gun: Maverick

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Despite the fact that it is gearing up for production, the long-awaited Top Gun sequel Top Gun: Maverick is yet to cast one of its major roles – that of Bradley Bradshaw, the son of Maverick’s former wingman Goose. According to THR, director Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion) and producers Tom Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer and David Ellison […]

First trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz

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Fox Searchlight has revealed a teaser trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film, the historical drama The Favourite, which stars Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, James Smith, and Mark Gatiss; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LmeQW8j-aE&feature=youtu.be Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are […]

Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult, George MacKay and more join The True History of the Kelly Gang

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After trying his hand with a Hollywood blockbuster in Assassin’s Creed, director Justin Kurzel is heading back to his native Australia for his next film, reuniting with his Snowtown screenwriter for The True History of the Kelly Gang, which is based on Peter Carey’s Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name and tells the story […]

Movie Review – Rebel in the Rye (2017)

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Rebel in the Rye, 2017. Written and Directed by Danny Strong. Starring Nicholas Hoult, Zoey Deutch, Kevin Spacey, Sarah Paulson, Lucy Boynton, Victor Garber, Hope Davis, Amy Rutberg, and Brian d’Arcy James. SYNOPSIS: The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in […]

Simon Kinberg to direct X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Jessica Chastain cast alongside returning stars

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Fox has finally settled on a director for the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix. As per Deadline (and previous reports), longtime X-Men producer Simon Kinberg is now confirmed to take the director’s chair in his directorial debut. Furthermore, the rumour that Jessica Chastain was in talks for the film has also panned out: she will reportedly play the film’s villain, […]