Category: News
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Game of Thrones’ Michelle MacLaren in talks for Wonder Woman
Following reports that DC wanted a female director to make Wonder Woman, their 2017 movie that stars Gal Gadot as the titular superheroine, it’s been rumoured that talks are happening with Michelle MacLaren. While she has yet to make a feature, MacLaren is a much-respected director on some big TV shows; she’s been behind the camera on Game… Read More >
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Warwick Davis is returning to the Star Wars universe in Episode VII
Warwick Davis, who played the Ewok Wicket in Return of the Jedi, is set to return to the Star Wars universe with an appearance in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII. It’s not yet clear how big his part, or what his role will be, but as you can see in the video, he is… Read More >
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Guardians of the Galaxy and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes pass $700m worldwide
Guardians of the Galaxy and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes have passed the $700 million mark in worldwide takings since their release in August and July respectively. Box Office Mojo currently lists Guardians’ worldwide total as $705,108,491 and Apes’ as $700,350,425. Guardians of the Galaxy is now Marvel’s third highest-grossing film at the… Read More >
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Independence Day sequel is on the cards
Although Will Smith ruled himself out earlier this year, his former flight partner Jeff Goldblum is happily on board for the long-awaited sequel to the 1996 sci-fi thriller Independence Day. “I had a meeting and have been talking over the last several months or year with Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, the producer, and they’ve been cooking up and… Read More >
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Iron Man 4 not currently on the cards
Robert Downey Jr. has revealed that there are currently no plans for a fourth instalment in the Iron Man franchise. Speaking with Variety he said “There isn’t one in the pipe… No, there’s no plan for a fourth Iron Man” and went on to quip that he liked the idea “that it would be up… Read More >
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Star Wars: Episode VII new behind the scenes video
“Star Wars: Episode VII director J.J. Abrams has posted a second behind the scenes video, this time from the film’s set at Pinewood Studios in London”… Read More >
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Star Wars: Episode VII adds two fresh faces to cast
Young American actress Crystal Clarke and British actor Pip Andersen have been picked from the open casting call across the US and UK to appear in Star Wars: Episode VII. A production update on starwars.com reads “The Star Wars universe has always been about discovering and nurturing young talent and in casting Episode VII we… Read More >
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Transformers: Age of Extinction opens huge
Despite being panned by critics (the film’s Metascore currently sits at 31), Transformers: Age of Extinction has opened big with an approximate worldwide total of $301m. An estimated $90m of the $201m international total came from China, which makes it the biggest debut ever over there for an imported movie. Clearly thirst for Michael Bay’s… Read More >
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Update: Shane Black’s Predator movie will be a sequel
Shane Black has set the record straight, stating to Collider that the Predator movie which he is working on will be an “inventive sequel”; not a reboot. He said that both he and and screenwriter Fred Dekker value the “rich mythology” that’s already been introduced in previous Predator movies, so “Why start over?” Read More >
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Predator to be remade
FOX is planning to remake the original 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring classic action movie Predator. THR reports that Shane Black (Iron Man 3, Lethal Weapon, The Long Kiss Goodnight) is being called upon to write the treatment and direct, and very interestingly that he actually starred in the original as “Hawkins”. Fred Dekker, who co-wrote 1987’s… Read More >
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