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Captain Marvel set in the 90s and features The Skrulls, concept art released

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The Skrulls are coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Revealed today during the Marvel Studios panel at San Diego Comic-Con, the shapeshifting aliens have been announced as the villains in 2019’s Captain Marvel movie. In addition to that big announcement, it was also revealed that the film will take place in the 1990s, and will […]

Movie Review – The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017)

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The Hitman’s Bodyguard, 2017. Directed by Patrick Hughes. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Gary Oldman, and Elodie Yung. SYNOPSIS: A top-rated bodyguard struggling to rebuild his reputation after a calamitous mistake, is forced to help deliver an infamous hitman to testify at the trial of a murderous dictator. From Shane Black’s Lethal […]

The Incredibles 2 story details and cast revealed at D23

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Following the news that The Incredibles 2 will pick up right where the first movie left off, Pixar offered up the first details on the hotly-anticipated sequel to the 2004 animated superhero movie at Disney’s D23 Expo yesterday. Director Brad Bird revealed that Holly Hunter’s Elastigirl will be the main focus on the movie, as well […]

UPDATE: Quentin Tarantino to write and direct movie based on the Charles Manson murders

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If the latest rumors are true, it looks like director Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, The Hateful Eight, Django Unchained) may be quietly starting work on a movie based on the Charles Manson murders. The film is said to be “a unique take on the Manson Family”. According to THR, the director has been meeting with […]

Samuel L. Jackson likely to co-star with Brie Larson in Captain Marvel

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Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been entirely absent of Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury thus far, but it looks like the latter of half of Marvel’s upcoming slate of films will feature the eye-patch-wearing former S.H.I.E.L.D. director more prominently, especially if a new report is to be trusted. While Jackson has already […]

Nick Fury was originally going to be Peter Parker’s mentor in Spider-Man: Homecoming

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Tom Holland’s wall-crawler swings into theaters next week with the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming [read our ★★★★★ review here], and of course the web-head isn’t the only Marvel hero to feature in the movie, with Robert Downey Jr. reprising the role of Tony Stark to serve as Peter Parker’s mentor. However, in an interview with io9, […]

Iron Man and Nick Fury expected to join Avengers: Infinity War’s ongoing Durham Cathedral sequence

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So far, the massive Durham Cathedral sequence for Avengers: Infinity War has seen a number of big names joining the action, including Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk) and Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie), and now according to a source divulging information to Chronicle Live, Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) are expected to drop in […]

Second Opinion – I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

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I Am Not Your Negro, 2016. Directed by Raoul Peck. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. SYNOPSIS:  Piecing together James Baldwin’s unfinished novel, Remember This House about race relations in America. Tells the story of his relationship with Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. “Trailers specifically chosen for this film” comes the voice-over […]

Movie Review – I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

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I Am Not Your Negro, 2016. Directed by Raoul Peck. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. SYNOPSIS: Director Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished – a radical narration about race in America, using the writer’s original words. He draws upon James Baldwin’s notes on the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, […]

Samuel L. Jackson reportedly wants role in John Wick: Chapter 3

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For now, take this news with a grain of salt as there is no direct quote, but there are reports that Samuel L. Jackson desperately wants a role in the inevitable John Wick: Chapter 3 as apparently he is a huge fan of the gun-fu action ballet franchise. The rumor comes from journalist Simon Thompson […]