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Tom Hardy drops out of Suicide Squad; Jake Gyllenhaal eyed to replace him

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Looks like Tom Hardy will not be returning to the DC movie world after all. The Hollywood Reporter announced that Hardy has dropped out of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad due to scheduling conflicts. He is currently shooting Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s The Revenant alongside Leonardo DiCaprio which is now looking to overrun. Furthermore, Mad Max: Fury Road […]

The Russos confirm Scarlett Johansson will return for Captain America: Civil War

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It seems as though Robert Downey Jr. won’t be the only one suiting up for another outing in Captain America: Civil War. Following a few teases this morning, Anthony and Joe Russo have confirmed that Scarlett Johansson (Lucy) will be reprising her role as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in Captain America: Civil War, marking the fifth […]

Exclusive: Mark Millar talks The Fantastic Four reboot, “everything I’ve seen looks good”

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Yesterday we brought you the exclusive word from Kingsman: The Secret Service director and The Fantastic Four producer Matthew Vaughn, who has seen the reboot and praised the work of Josh Trank (Chronicle). Today we bring you a snippet from our chat with Mark Millar, whose comic book is the basis for Kingsman: The Secret Service, who gave […]

Sony denies Spider-Man/Avengers: Infinity War deal; calls it an “old rumour”

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Earlier we reported the rumour that Sony and Marvel/Disney had reached a deal which “went through” that meant the friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man would join Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for both parts of Avengers: Infinity War. However, it seems as though it was just yet another unfounded rumour. Comic Book Resources reached out to Sony reps to confirm […]

Marvel’s Jeph Loeb talks Agent Carter crossing over with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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In this day and age, it has become somewhat of a prerequisite for comic book shows to crossover with one and other – or to at least be connected in some way. There has been a lot of talk lately over at the DC side of things with details of Arrow and The Flash crossing […]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 to start shooting in April

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Earlier we brought you notes from an interview with Andrew Form where he revealed that there was no script for their upcoming Friday the 13th movie. In the same interview, Form had some interesting news for fans of the heroes in a half shell, announcing the production start date for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 […]

Sequel to The Blair Witch Project is, “going to happen sooner than later” says original movie director

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Since the found footage subgenre has risen to such prominence in horror, it seems surprising that its taken this long for discussions about either a sequel or reboot to The Blair Witch Project. Well according to Eduardo Sanchez, one half of the directing duo of the seminal 1999 horror, we could be closer than you think. […]

New Friday the 13th movie still doesn’t have a script

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It’s already been pushed back once, but the new Paramount and Platinum Dunes produced Friday the 13th movie still has no script in place, with its November 13th 2015 release date ever looming. “Just working on the script still,” Producer Andrew Form told Collider. “[We’re] hoping to make that movie this year and, I’m gonna confirm […]

Phil Lord and Chris Miller confirm 21 Jump Street/Men in Black crossover possibility

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Certainly one of the odder tidbits from the Sony Hack last month was that there were talks and plans of using the next instalment of the 21 Jump Street franchise (tentatively titled 23 Jump Street) as a launching pad for a Men in Black reboot, by crossing the two series over. In fact, of all the […]