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Gary Oldman confirms Star Wars: Episode VII approach
As the rumour mill hits overdrive in the build up to any official confirmation as to who has been cast in the forthcoming Star Wars: Episode VII, renowned British actor Gary Oldman confirmed to Sky Movies that he has been in talks for a role. Despite not specifying exactly which part he may play, Oldman… Read More >
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Notorious producer Harvey Weinstein makes U-turn on Snowpiercer edits
With a series of vocal criticisms from stars such as Tilda Swinton, Chris Evans and John Hurt, it seems that producer Harvey Weinstein has decided against making severe edits to forthcoming thriller Snowpiercer for American audiences. The title, directed by the South Korean Bong Joon-ho is an innovative, daring piece of cinema, and one Weinstein… Read More >
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Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival
Though you would have been advised to place your money on Richard Linklater’s Boyhood to take home the grand prize at the closing ceremony at the Berlin Film Festival, instead the Golden Bear was surprisingly awarded to Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice. The Chinese thriller was considered to have only a small chance of… Read More >
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Erotic thriller Stranger by the Lake pulled from Cineworld screens
Though a hit on the festival circuit – with a triumphant showing at Cannes Film Festival last year – Alain Guiraudie’s erotic French picture has been pulled from cinema chain Cineworld screens, only two days before its general release. The production, which features explicit sexual scenes, has been pulled by the multiplex chain following a… Read More >
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Negotiations commence for American remake of The Raid
Picking up a cult following for its exhilarating choreography and unrelenting approach, Gareth Evans’ Indonesian set martial arts thriller The Raid is said to be close to an American remake, with film production company Screen Gems – a subsidiary of Sony Pictures – close to securing the rights for the deal. Thankfully Evans will stay… Read More >
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Sequel confirmed for The LEGO Movie
Despite having been in cinemas for less than a month, the immensely positive reaction from both critics and film fans alike have ensured that a sequel has already been confirmed for The Lego Movie. Given the Warner Bros. production has already made close to $300 million worldwide since its release, it seems that, if called… Read More >
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Quentin Tarantino scraps The Hateful Eight after Script Leak
Though plans to shoot The Hateful Eight were still a year or so away, director Quentin Tarantino has since given up on the project, following claims that one of the six people he had entrusted with the first draft of the screenplay, betrayed his trust and allowed for it to leak to Hollywood agents. Speaking… Read More >
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Filming of Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella Goes Live
Kenneth Branagh’s live-action adaptation of Cinderella has begun filming at Pinewood Studios in London, Disney announced today. Cinderella herself will be played by Lily James of Downton Abbey and Wrath of the Titans fame, and she will be supported by Cate Blanchett playing the evil stepmother, Helena Bonham Carter as the Fairy Godmother, and Richard… Read More >
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Neil Marshall to Direct Troll Hunter Remake
Neil Marshall, director of the acclaimed ‘Blackwater’ episode of Game Of Thrones, is set to helm the hollywood remake of Troll Hunter. He’ll rewrite the script and have $25 million (the original was made with $3.5 million) to work with as filming gets underway early next year. The troll-sized question then, is whether his remake… Read More >
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Minions spinoff moved to 2015
Minions, a spin-off prequel to 2010 hit Despicable Me has been rescheduled from a planned Christmas 2014 summer 2015. This comes hot on the heels of the news that Pixar will be releasing no new films next year, due to The Good Dinosaur and the Finding Nemo sequel, Finding Dory, also being pushed back to… Read More >
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