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Henry Cavill and Luke Evans join the cast of Sand Castle

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The cast of war drama Sand Castle has swelled this week with news from Deadline that Henry Cavill and Luke Evans have joined Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Apocalypse) in the film. Directed by Netflix’s Narcos helmer Fernando Coimbra, Sand Castle is based on the experiences of screenwriter Chris Roessner, who was a machine gunner in Iraq around 2003 […]

Rumour: Marvel Studios scrapping Inhumans movie

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Yesterday it was announced that Marvel Studios had rejigged some of its Phase Three plans, adding Ant-Man and the Wasp as well as three as-yet-unrevealed titles, as well as shifting release dates for Black Panther and Captain Marvel. Now a rumour has emerged regarding another Phase Three movie, with Bleeding Cool suggesting that the studio […]

Simon Kinberg on Fantastic Four: “I’m obviously disappointed with the way it turned out”

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With Fantastic Four finishing up its North American box office run with a dismal $56 million, it’s fair to say that 20th Century Fox’s reboot of the Marvel comic book series has been an unmitigated disaster. Speaking to THR, writer-producer Simon Kinberg has revealed that he was “disappointed” by the reception of the film, as […]

Rumour: Wonder Woman movie to take place across three time periods

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Way back in October of last year, a rumour surfaced suggesting that 2017’s Wonder Woman movie would take place in the 1920s, with an as-yet-unconfirmed sequel then bringing the action forward to present day. SEE ALSO: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice concept art featuring the Trinity Given that Wonder Woman is appearing in Batman […]

Countdown to Spectre – Diamonds Are Forever Review

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of Diamonds Are Forever… After On Her Majesty’s Secret Service producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman sought Sean Connery to come back to the role he made famous one last time (officially at least) in Diamonds Are Forever, the conclusion to the SPECTRE era of […]

Justice League Dark moving forward, Warner Bros. looking to go into production in 2016

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Despite the departure of Guillermo del Toro back in June, it seems that Warner Bros.’ Justice League Dark – a.k.a. Dark Universe is moving ahead, with The Tracking Board reporting that produce Scott Rudin has joined the project and the studio is looking to prioritise the supernatural DC ensemble for production in 2016. Although plot […]

Official synopsis for X-Men: Apocalypse

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Thanks to a tie-in promotion with M&Ms, we’ve got the first official synopsis for next year’s mutant superhero ensemble X-Men: Apocalypse: Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon […]

Seth Green doesn’t think Marvel will do a Howard the Duck movie

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Bad news for those of you who were hoping we’d get another big screen outing for Howard the Duck, as Seth Green (who voiced Howard in the post-credit sequence of Guardians of the Galaxy) has revealed that no one in Marvel has suggested the idea. “Oh, nobody said anything to me about that,” Green admitted […]

Ron Perlman cast in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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Hellboy and Sons of Anarchy actor Ron Perlman is set to join the stacked cast of the upcoming Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor will play a goblin in the film, but other details pertaining to his role are unknown at the time. This news […]