Category: News
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Jurassic World website reveals Indominus Rex
While we have to wait until June 12 for the unveiling of Jurassic World, the movie’s official website has given us a massive tease when it comes to the film’s biggest secret, Indominus Rex – a fearsome, genetically engineered dinosaur which Chris Pratt explains in the trailer as having been ‘cooked up’ in a lab. See the images… Read More >
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Star Wars standalone film gets a screenwriter
With Gary Whitta having departed the first Star Wars standalone film, and with Simon Kinberg passing on the job, The Hollywood Reporter are reporting that Chris Weitz has signed on as screenwriter. This is interesting news, as Weitz’s credits don’t include anything particularly in the realm of science-fiction, except The Golden Compass, but may be better known for Twilight:… Read More >
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Disney rumoured to be eyeing Chris Pratt for Indiana Jones revival
According to Deadline, Disney are eyeing Chris Pratt to take over the mantle of Indiana Jones – an actor who over the course of a year has transformed from the overweight, bumbling Andy Dwyer in Parks and Recreation, to the all-out action hero in Guardians of the Galaxy and the incoming Jurassic World. This is interesting, as it… Read More >
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Simon Pegg to co-write Star Trek 3
Simon Pegg is a self-professed massive Trekky, so it would appear that he has just landed his dream job as the co-writer of Star Trek 3 with Doug Jung, the creator of the TNT series Dark Blue. Justin Lin will direct, having taken over the reigns from Roberto Orci, who was going to write (along… Read More >
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Disney isn’t using any of George Lucas’ ideas for The Force Awakens
In a recent interview with Cinema Blend, George Lucas was asked to divulge some of the ideas which he says he had cooked up for a new Star Wars trilogy before Lucasfilm was acquired by Disney back in 2012. He said: “The ones that I sold to Disney, they came up to the decision that… Read More >
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Rooney Mara and Tatiana Maslany up for Star Wars standalone?
It appears we may have our first rumours concerning the casting of the Star Wars standalone / spin-off film, due in December 2016. The Hollywood Reporter have reported that both Rooney Mara, of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo fame and Tatiana Maslany of TV show Orphan Black, are up for the lead part in the movie which will be… Read More >
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Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen not returning for X-Men: Apocalypse
Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian Murray McKellen are not returning for the Days of Future Past sequel, Stewart has revealed in an interview with Larry King Now. He said he’d learned that X-Men: Apocalypse will focus on “the earlier lives of all our characters… And so I don’t think we’ll be making an appearance.”… Read More >
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Tom Hardy leaves Suicide Squad
Tom Hardy was set to star in DC’s upcoming Suicide Squad movie as Rick Flag, the squad’s leader, however he has had to pull out due The Revenant running over schedule, which he is also starring in. Director David Ayer is now looking to his End of Watch star Jake Gyllenhaal to replace Hardy. The… Read More >
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In The Heart of The Sea pushed back to December
Following the news that James Cameron has pushed back the first film of his upcoming Avatar trilogy to 2017, veteran director Ron Howard has also delayed the release of his latest film, In The Heart of The Sea. With an original release date of March 13, the brand new release date is now December 11; as of yet,… Read More >
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First Avatar sequel pushed back to 2017
This comes as no real surprise: the first of the Avatar sequels, of which three are planned, has been pushed back from its original 2016 release date to December 2017. Read More >
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