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Netflix monster movie Troll set for sequel from director Roar Uthaug

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Netflix has a new franchise on its hands. The 2022 film Troll is getting an upcoming sequel, as reported by Variety. The fantasy-action film starred Ine Marie Wilmann and was directed by Roar Uthaug (The Wave). The director will return for the second entry, reteaming with writer Espen Aukan. Troll became an instant hit for […]

Underworld at 20: Horror, Action, Kate Beckinsale, and Everything We Loved in 2003

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EJ Moreno revisits Underworld on its 20th anniversary… Venture back to 2003 with me. Nu-metal was still around, The Matrix was still a hot franchise, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer was coming to a close. It was quite the time in pop culture, but you may be asking yourself what any of those things have […]

Matt Reeves talks Paul Dano’s commitment to The Riddler, says The Batman finale had “70 or 80 takes”

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As Paul Dano promotes Dumb Money, the actor is having his interesting career profiled by The Guardian. He’s not just trying to enter this awards season but also reflecting on what led him to his current race. You can’t talk about Dano’s most recent work without noting his jaw-dropping turn in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. […]

Tim Burton on seeing Superman Lives realised in The Flash: “I’m in quiet revolt against all this”

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As we move further away from The Flash, it seems like everyone wants to address the polarizing film. Now, we are seeing Tim Burton throw in two cents, which makes sense as multiple of his most iconic DC-related projects were used. We all know the film had the return of Michael Keaton as Batman, which […]

Godzilla prepares for a massive attack with new Godzilla Minus One image

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For the 37th film in the Godzilla franchise, we see the iconic kaiju with one of his best looks ever.  Godzilla: Minus One unleashes a new image of the titular monster as he prepares his atomic breath attack. The film comes from writer and director Takashi Yamazaki, who also handled VFX for the project. The […]

Barbie surpasses The Avengers at the domestic box office

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Barbie is now in the league with some of the biggest blockbusters in the modern era. After its two-month dominance at the domestic box office, where it sat in the top 5 the entire run, Barbie will now surpass Marvel Studios’ The Avengers in terms of its domestic box office haul. Barbie has generated $626 […]

Agatha Christie’s estate wants more of Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot following A Haunting In Venice

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Filmmaker Kenneth Branagh is on his third adaptation of the work of iconic writer Agatha Christie, and his latest film, A Haunting In Venice, could be his best outing yet.  With the three films based on her Hercule Poirot stories hitting a new stride, it seems like the ones controlling the Christie estate want even […]