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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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Harrison Ford broke his leg on Star Wars VII set
BBC News has confirmed that Harrison Ford broke his leg on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII. His surgery was a success however, according to his U.S. publicist Ina Treciokas, and “He will begin rehab shortly… He’s doing well and looks forward to returning to work.” Fortunately his injury, which reportedly occurred while shooting… Read More >
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Ant-Man has a new director
After the departure of Edgar Wright from Marvel’s Ant-Man superhero movie (the director left citing creative differences), the studio has had a tough job filling his role, with many directors turning down the opportunity. But they have finally found their yes man in the form of Peyton Reed – best known for directing Jim Carrey’s… Read More >
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Chronicle director to helm another Star Wars spinoff movie
Hot of the heels of news that Gareth Edwards will be directing a standalone Star Wars movie, Lucasfilm have announced that Josh Trank, whose first film was the rather brilliant realistic superhero movie Chronicle, will direct another one of these: “We’re thrilled to welcome Josh into the family,” says Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy in a… Read More >
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Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending release date pushed back
Warner Bros. has pushed back the release of the Wachowskis’ (The Matrix trilogy, V for Vendetta) next film, Jupiter Ascending from July 18 to Feb 6, 2015. The Hollywood Reporter reports that insiders are saying the $150 million film “needed more special effects work”, but this is a very last minute move for the studio,… Read More >
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Star Wars: Episode VII set shots leaked
TMZ has obtained shots of the Star Wars: Episode VII from the set in Abu Dhabi… Read More >
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Will Smith leaves Brilliance
Will Smith was set to star in Legendary Pictures’ sci-fi thriller Brilliance, which is based on Marcus Sakey’s novel, but has had to pull out due to timing, a consequence of the film’s start date moving a more than once according to Deadline. It comes as a blow to Legendary who were in negotiations for… Read More >
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Roland Emmerich to direct a new Stargate movie
The Wrap is reporting that Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, the director/producer team who wrote the original Stargate movie together, will be returning to helm a reboot/reimagining of the franchise, with the hope that this will lead to a trilogy of films. The original film lead to the long-running Stargate SG-1 TV series, so it… Read More >
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