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Hot Toys’ Chewbacca with Disassembled C-3PO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back sixth scale figure officially unveiled

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Hot Toys has revealed the official promotional images and details for its new Chewbacca with Disassembled C-3PO figure which is inspired by the likeness of the Wookie and the protocol droid in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $430; check it out here… […]

James Spader’s Ultron set for Marvel return in Vision series

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Marvel Studios knows that going back to what worked in the past is key; just look at Robert Downey Jr.’s return to Marvel to play Doctor Doom. The studio’s latest nostalgia pull takes them back to Avengers: Age of Ultron, with James Spader returning to the MCU. The Hollywood Reporter confirms the actor is set […]

Robert Downey Jr. on meeting with Kevin Feige and Bob Iger before accepting Doctor Doom role

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This year’s San Diego Comic Con changed the game for Marvel, as the studio announced Robert Downey Jr.’s return to the MCU. But the real shock came from the announcement that Downey would star in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday not as his iconic role of Tony Stark/Iron Man, but he’ll now star as Victor Von […]

Dine with the damned in Curse of the Sin Eater trailer

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Samuel Goldwyn Films has shared a poster and trailer for director Justin Denton’s upcoming horror Curse of the Sin Eater. The film centres on a desperate construction worker as he is offered the chance to inherit the billions of a dying business mogul under one condition – he eats a meal off his corpse, unaware […]

Welcome Week: A College Horror Anthology trailer teases student bodies

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Screenager Productions has shared a poster and trailer for Welcome Week: A College Horror Anthology. The film sees paranoid freshman Andrew tell the horrifying stories of the death of his four siblings in their first week of college as he sets out with his roommate to save their kidnapped friend, unaware that Andrew is the […]

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime movie gets a first trailer

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Get ready to return to Middle-earth, anime-style, as Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have shared the trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, an animated feature from director Kenji Kamiyama (Blade Runner: Black Lotus) and “presented” by Peter Jackson. Narrated by Miranda Otto, reprising her role as Eowyn from […]

Sideshow brings the Scum & Villainy with Greedo and Ponda Baba Star Wars sixth scale figures

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Sideshow has unveiled two additions to its Scum & Villainy collection with sixth scale figures for Bounty Hunter Greedo and smuggler Ponda Baba which are based on their appearance in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. The collectibles are available to pre-order now, priced at $280 each; check them out here… Outfitted in […]

Todd Phillips lets it be known that Joker: Folie A Deux isn’t a typical musical

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Todd Phillips is beginning to stress that Joker: Folie A Deux isn’t your traditional musical. While the filmmaker is known for stretching what you expect from a comic book movie with his dark drama take on Joker, he’s uncomfortable making a music-filled film like we’re used to and wants to ensure his past comments haven’t […]

Trailer for Frankie Freako delivers more horror-comedy fun from Psycho Goreman director

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Shout! Studios has released a poster and trailer for Frankie Freako, the upcoming horror-omedy from writer-director Steven Kostanski (The Void, Psycho Goreman). The film centres on uptight Conor (Conor Sweeney) as he attempts to spice up his boring life while spending the weekend alone by calling a party hotline hosted by a dancing goblin promising […]