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George Miller gives Mad Max: Fury Road sequel a title
Even though the brilliant Mad Max: Fury Road has been in cinemas less than a week (read our five-star review here), director George Miller already has plans in motion for a sequel. ‘We’ve got one screenplay and a novella,’ he told Jeff Goldsmith on his podcast. ‘It happened because with the delays [with Fury Road] and writing… Read More >
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Kate Beckinsale returns to Underworld
Kate Beckinsale is confirmed to return for the fifth instalment of the Underworld franchise, reprising her role of Selene, the vampire with a conscience. Also signing up is director Anne Foerster, who has worked extensive with Roland Emmerich as Director of Photography on such action hits as The Day after Tomorrow and White House Down.… Read More >
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Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson return for Shanghai Dawn
Reports from Tracking Board confirm that Jackie Chan has agreed to re-team with Owen Wilson for Shanghai Dawn, reprising the role of Chon Wang that he first played in Shanghai Noon (2000) and Shanghai Knights (2003). Not much information has been released about the movie but Wilson did have this to say: “We met with the writers and there’s talk… Read More >
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Asa Butterfield in frame for new Spider-Man role
According to Deadline, “sources say” that 18-year-old Asa Butterfield is in talks for the new, younger, rebooted Spider-Man role… Read More >
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New X-Men movie to be made by The Fault in our Stars director
Josh Boone is to helm spin-off film X-Men: The New Mutants, featuring a fresh crop of superheroes and villains. The new film will be a standalone project, although set in the ever-expanding X-Men universe and studio Fox. The New Mutants will join four other titles currently in the works and at various stages of development.… Read More >
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Selma Director in talks for Marvel’s Black Panther
According to The Wrap, Ava DuVernay will helm Marvel’s Phase 3 movie, Black Panther. DuVernay is best known for last year’s historical drama Selma, which debuted to great critical acclaim. The Wrap notes that Marvel Studios is consciously seeking out an African-American director for Black Panther, which is set to star Chadwick Boseman as the eponymous hero. If DuVernay… Read More >
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Dwayne Johnson signs up for new sci-fi comedy Alpha Squad 7
Dwayne Johnson aka “The Rock” has been confirmed to star in Alpha Squad Seven, which his own production company helped develop. Writers Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer dreamt up the pitch for what is described as a sci-fi action comedy, one that is designed to pair The Rock with someone else, and, if successful, launch a… Read More >
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James McAvoy goes bald for X-Men: Apocalypse
James McAvoy, who played Professor X in 2011’s X-Men: First Class and 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, will be bald in the role for the first time for the franchise’s next instalment, X-Men: Apocalypse… Read More >
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Emily VanCamp back for Captain America: Civil War
Deadline reports that VanCamp will reprise her role as Agent 13, aka Sharon Carter, in the forthcoming Captain America: Civil War. VanCamp first played the role in last year’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier as the S.H.I.E.L.D. officer, who was posing as Steve Rogers’ neighbour Kate assigned by Nick Fury to help protect him and she’s now… Read More >
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Beverly Hills Cop 4 pushed back
Beverly Hills Cop 4 looks set to miss its March 25th 2016 release date. According to The Wrap, the 4th film of it’s popular franchise has been removed from Paramount’s release schedule. Eddie Murphy has talked openly about Beverly Hills Cop 4 in the past, stating in February that the script was still being nailed down but… Read More >
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