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Selma’s Ava DuVernay set to direct The Battle of Versailles for HBO

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Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay (Selma) is in talks to helm The Battle of Versailles for HBO, which she is also co-writing, reports The Wrap. The film will is based on the 2015 book The Battle Of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into The Spotlight And Made History written by fashion journalist Robin Givhan. It focuses […]

The Bronze becomes one of the biggest US box office flops of all time

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After some positive word of mouth from last year’s Sundance Film Festival, new comedy film The Bronze has become one of the worst box-office flops in history this past weekend. The film, which stars The Big Big Theory’s Melissa Rauch (who also co-wrote with her husband Winston) opened in 1.167 theaters over the weekend to […]

Zootopia to pass $500 million at the worldwide box office this weekend

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After its stunning debut of $75 million in the States earlier this month, Disney’s Zootopia continues its dominance of the global box office, with the film set to pass the $500 million mark this weekend. The film, which has received glowing reviews so far [read ours here], has passed $164 million in the US in its […]

Dylan O’Brien hurt on Maze Runner: The Death Cure; reports of “multiple broken bones”

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In news coming out of Hollywood this evening, The Maze Runner star Dylan O’Brien has been hurt whilst filming the third film in the franchise, The Death Cure, Entertainment Weekly has posted a statement which 20th Century Fox released on the accident which read: “Dylan O’Brien was injured yesterday while filming Maze Runner: The Death Cure […]

David Koepp to write Indiana Jones 5 for Disney

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After the big announcement this week that Indiana Jones will be returning in a fifth movie, we have more news on the project today as Disney has announced the screenwriter to take charge of the newest entry in the franchise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, regular Steven Spielberg collaborator David Koepp has been tapped to write the […]

Olivia Munn set for Office Christmas Party

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X-Men: Apocalypse star Olivia Munn is set to join the cast of the festive comedy Office Christmas Party, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Munn, who plays Psylocke in the upcoming 20th Century Fox superhero blockbuster, is in final talks to join the cast, which has already acquired some stellar talent. Horrible Bosses stars Jennifer Aniston and Jason […]

Nicolas Cage to star in new thriller Philly Fury

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Deadline is reporting that Nicolas Cage (Dying of the Light, Kick-Ass) is set to star in the new thriller Philly Fury. The film, written by Jason Mosberg and directed by Steven C. Miller (Extraction), is set to begin production in May. The story reportedly “revolves around a Philadelphia businessman whose deadbeat brother is kidnapped for a […]

Ellar Coltrane and Jason Mitchell join Barack Obama college film

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Variety reports thats Boyhood star Ellar Coltrane has signed on to Barry, the new film which focuses on the college years of President Barack Obama. The film, directed by Vikram Gandhi and written by Adam Mansbach, author of Go the Fuck to Sleep, has also signed Straight Outta Compton star Jason Mitchell to the cast. […]