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The X-Files creator Chris Carter says he won’t return to the series without Gillian Anderson

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The creator of The X-Files has revealed that he will not be returning for a new season of the show without Gillian Anderson. The X-Files returned for its eleventh season this week, after having first debuted 25 years ago. We do not know what the future will hold for the sci-fi series, however, as one […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi has cracked the top 20 highest grossing films of all time

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi has made its way into the top 20 highest grossing films ever at the worldwide box office. Rian Johnson’s follow up to The Force Awakens was met with near universal praise by critics but has deeply divided fans since it has hit cinemas. While some fans aren’t as in love […]

Insidious: The Last Key won’t be able to capture the weekend box office away from Star Wars: The Last Jedi or Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

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There is a new release to greet the first weekend of 2017 in the form of Insidious: The Last Key, but it won’t be able to win the top spot at the box office this weekend. The Last Key is the fourth film in the Insidious horror franchise and will launch on Friday at 3,000 […]

Neill Blomkamp has confirmed that he’s moved on from his Alien movie

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We now have confirmation from Neill Blomkamp that his proposed Alien movie is no longer a project that he is thinking about. When Ridley Scott brought back the Alien franchise with Prometheus a number of years ago there was indeed a lot of excitement about where the series could go, and Blomkamp was being lined […]

Ryan Reynolds has given a glowing review of Thor: Ragnarok

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Thor: Ragnarok has received yet another glowing review, this time from Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds. The latest film in the Thor franchise, directed by Taika Waititi, was incredibly popular upon its 2017 release, proving to be a hit with both fans and critics. Making $848 million worldwide and a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the […]

Christian Bale hasn’t seen any of Ben Affleck’s Batman performances

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Christian Bale, a former Dark Knight, is yet to see any of the films that feature Ben Affleck as Batman. Batman was the role that took Christian Bale’s career to the next level with the actor playing the role three times in Christopher Nolan’s much lauded The Dark Knight trilogy. Affleck was the actor that […]

Is Apple going to buy Netflix?

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A new report is linking Apple with a takeover of the streaming giant Netflix. Fresh off the heels of Disney’s game changing purchase of 20th Century Fox, paving the way for Fox’s Marvel properties to align with those at Marvel Studios, news of another huge potential deal is being reported. Reported by Business Insider: “There […]

James Gunn responds to Jodie Foster’s superhero film comments

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Jodie Foster has commented negatively regarding the superhero blockbuster genre and now James Gunn has written a response. Foster had recently compared superhero films to fracking, saying: “You get the best return right now but you wreck the Earth.” Putting aside the interesting choice of analogy, these aren’t exactly complimentary comments and now the director […]

Tim Burton’s Batman Returns was originally very different

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The original vision for Tim Burton’s Batman Returns was much different in plot and tone to the final film. After the success of Burton’s first Batman film where Michael Keaton’s Caped Crusader did battle with Jack Nicholson’s Joker, Burton was tempted into returning for a sequel. And, as explained in the video below, the 1992 […]