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Gotham showrunner plans “prenatal origin story” for Robin, talks Harley Quinn and Scarecrow

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Last week it was reported that The Flying Graysons are to make an appearance in Gotham this season, and now showrunner Bruno Heller has confirmed the news, telling EW that: “We’re going to do a prenatal origin story for Robin down the line. There are no MRIs involved. There’s an episode coming up where we […]

Ridley Scott to “reintroduce a fresher form of alien” in Prometheus 2

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Back in September, Ridley Scott ruled out the possibility of the Xenomorph making an appearance in Prometheus 2, and now the filmmaker has been speaking a little more about the sci-fi sequel, stating that he intends on reintroducing “a fresher form of alien.” [Prometheus 2] is fresh and getting away from gods and dragons and […]

Cleo Anthony in the running for Marvel’s Luke Cage

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Yesterday a potential shortlist of actors emerged for the roles of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage in Marvel’s upcoming Netflix series, with both Lance Gross (Crisis) and Mike Colter (The Following) said to be under consideration for Power Man. Well, we can now add another name to the list, with Deadline revealing that up-and-coming actor […]

Josh Boone says The Stand is going to be a four-part adaptation “at the highest level you can do it”

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If you were wondering how Warner Bros. and director Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) were planning on fitting Stephen King’s apocaltyptic epic The Stand into one single film, it seems we now have the answer… they aren’t. Speaking to Kevin Smith on the Hollywood Babble-On podcast, Boone has revealed that he has convinced […]

R.I.P. Mike Nichols (1931-2014)

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Mike Nichols, the Academy Award-winning director of The Graduate, has passed away aged 83. Born in Berlin in 1931, Nichols began his career as a comedian in the 1950s and first gained fame as part of the comedy duo Nichols and May with Elaine May, winning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 1962. […]

Chris Pratt to star in comic book adaptation Cowboy Ninja Viking

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Chris Pratt has been on a roll lately, what with The LEGO Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy and of course next year’s Jurassic World, and now Collider is reporting that he’s added another comic book movie to his upcoming slate, signing on to star in an adaptation of Image Comics’ Cowboy Ninja Viking. According to […]

New clip from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 featuring Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Natalie Dormer

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Coinciding with its release today, Lionsgate has dropped a new clip from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 featuring Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Natalie Dormer; check it out below… The worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, which finds […]

Martin Campbell to direct G.I. Joe 3?

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According to Schmoes Know, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers: Age of Extinction) is looking at director Martin Campbell to take over the reins of G.I. Joe 3 following the departure of G.I. Joe: Retaliation helmer Jon M. Chu. Campbell hasn’t directed a film since 2011’s Green Lantern, while his previous credits include No Escape, GoldenEye, […]

Five new clips from Horrible Bosses 2

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Ahead of its release next week, Warner Bros. have released five new clips from the upcoming comedy sequel Horrible Bosses 2, which we have for you right here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Horrible Bosses 2 here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZwPGm_nHUU&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywMjKia0m1k&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EseNJyFU8Do&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbwoFXWwKEA&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2MsjKK2yYY&feature=youtu.be Fed up with answering to higher-ups, Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) […]