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It Follows actress Maika Monroe joins Independence Day 2

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She’s already run from an unstoppable killing machine in The Guest and a terrifying entity in It Follows, and now Maika Monroe is set to face off against aliens, as she’s officially joined the cast of Independence Day 2. Director Roland Emmerich announced the news himself via Twitter: I have another addition to announce. The beautiful & talented Maika […]

Paramount planning Galaxy Quest TV adaptation

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There may not be any immediate plans to bring Star Trek back to television in the near future, but we’ve now learned that Paramount is looking to get into the sci-fi TV game with a small screen adaptation of Galaxy Quest.  The 1999 film starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman famously satirized Trek and became a cult classic (and is, […]

Why the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer is so anti-Superman

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James Garcia on why the new trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is so anti-Superman… Over the weekend, the first official trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice leaked and was then officially released, a few days earlier than its scheduled IMAX premiere. Like most of the things to come out of the Warner […]

One lesson the Marvel Cinematic Universe can learn from Daredevil

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James Garcia on one major lesson the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe can learn from the new Daredevil series… Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil. So, if you haven’t yet had the chance to binge-watch the show over the weekend, do that before reading on, or continue at your own risk!  Marvel took […]

Project Almanac director in talks for Power Rangers reboot

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Apart from the ultra-violent Power/Rangers short film that debuted earlier this year, we haven’t heard much about the Power Rangers, who are set to get another shot at the big screen next summer. That’s about to change, however, as word has hit that the film may have just found a director. According to TheWrap, Lionsgate and Saban are […]

Eddie Redmayne the frontrunner for Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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According to Variety, Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything, Les Miserables) is currently the frontrunner to headline Warner Bros.’ upcoming Harry Potter spin-off trilogy Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.  The film will focus on Newt Scamander, a magizoologist and the author of the wizarding world textbook that gives the film its name. David […]

Ian McKellen is Cogsworth in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

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According to Variety, Disney has found a thespian to play butler-turned-clock Cogsworth in their live-action Beauty and the Beast adaptation: Sir Ian McKellen. Directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn), the film will star Harry Potter alum Emma Watson as Belle, The Guest‘s Dan Stevens as the Beast, Luke Evans as Gaston, Frozen‘s Josh Gad as Le Fou, Emma […]

Former Catwoman Julie Newmar joining Adam West and Burt Ward for animated Batman ’66 film

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Over the weekend we learned that former dynamic duo Adam West and Burt Ward would be reuniting for an animated feature film based on the beloved 1960s Batman TV series in 2016, just in time for its 50th anniversary. Now, we’re hearing that they won’t be alone. According to Dan Greenfield of 13th Dimension, Julie Newmar – […]

Karen Fukuhara rumored to play Plastique in Suicide Squad

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According to Latino Review’s El Mayimbe, newcomer Karen Fukuhara may have landed a minor role in Suicide Squad as explosion-projecting Firestorm villain Plastique. Mayimbe jump-started the rumor on his Instagram page, clarifying that it’s unconfirmed at this time: https://instagram.com/p/056TVLDpmb/ Mayimbe describes the part as “a minor role on the actual Squad,” explaining that she’s present in a […]

Lost alum Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje joins Suicide Squad as Killer Croc

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If you thought the roster for David Ayer’s Suicide Squad film – which already consists of big names like Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Rick Flagg, Amanda Waller, Enchantress, and the Joker – was already full, think again. In addition to the recent casting of both King Shark and Wonder Woman love interest Steve Trevor, we’ve now […]