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Final Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer promises Mad Max: Rainbow Road-level action

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Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment and Nintendo have released the final trailer for their eagerly-anticipated animated feature The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which promises some Mad Max-level vehicular action taking place on the game’s iconic Rainbow Road. Featuring the voice talents of Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack […]

Sam Worthington, Jordana Brewster and Simu Liu star in trailer for Simulant

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What do you get if you cross I, Robot with Blade Runner? The answer appears to be science-fiction thriller Simulant, which has just debuted its first action-packed trailer.  Simulant focuses on Faye (Jordana Brewster), a widowed woman searching for comfort following the loss of her husband Evan (Robbie Amell) by using an android simulant, or […]

Disney drops The Little Mermaid poster ahead of latest trailer

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Before the new trailer becomes part of our world this weekend, Disney has released a moody looking poster for their live-action reimagining of 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid, which sees Halle Bailey’s Ariel sat in that iconic pose against an ominous sky. What’s the betting that Melissa McCarthy’s take on the villainous sea witch […]

Kevin Feige’s Star Wars movie and Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron scrapped by Lucasfilm

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While Disney and Lucasfilm have been successfully expanding the Star Wars universe on Disney+, it appears that resurrecting the big-screen fortunes of the franchise has been like trying to navigate the Hoth Asteroid Field. A fact now underlined by the disappointing news that both Kevin Feige’s Star Wars movie and Patty Jenkins Rogue Squadron have […]

Avatar: The Way of Water to splash onto digital in April with over 3 hours of bonus material

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Avatar: The Way of Water might still be putting bums-on-seats to the tune of $10 million at the global box-office this past weekend, but now it has been revealed that the third highest-grossing movie of all time will be available to watch from the comfort of your own home via digital retailers from April 4th.  […]

Scorsese and DiCaprio’s Devil in the White City no longer happening at Hulu

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Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s decade in the making drama Devil in the White City is no longer in development at Hulu. The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the Disney-backed streaming service weren’t moving forward with the series, which had Captain Fantastic‘s Matt Ross set to replace Tár director Todd Field, and Jude Law in talks to […]

Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Michael Fassbender and Owen Wilson set for Nancy Meyers Netflix rom-com

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With What Women Want and Something’s Gotta Give on her impressive resume, it comes as little surprise that rom-com legend Nancy Meyers has been given a reported $130 million budget for her return to the genre, and that Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Michael Fassbender, and Owen Wilson are forming an orderly queue for the Netflix […]

Jharrel Jerome has growing pains in trailer for Boots Riley’s I’m A Virgo

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Prime Video has released the teaser trailer for their mythical coming-of-age comedy I’m A Virgo, which is created, written, and directed by Sorry to Bother You director Boots Riley, and stars Emmy-winning When They See Us actor Jharrel Jerome. A coming-of-age story about a 13-foot-tall young Black man (Jerome) who steps out into the world […]

Chris Evans is Ghosted by Ana de Armas in trailer for spy comedy

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Apple has dropped the teaser trailer for Ghosted, their eagerly anticipated re-teaming of Knives Out and The Gray Man duo Chris Evans and Ana de Armas.  Directed by Sunshine on Leith (spot the soundtrack connection) and Bohemian Rhapsody helmer Dexter Fletcher, Ghosted appears to come from the same play-book as Mr. and Mrs. Smith and […]