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Mary-Louise Parker joins Natalie Portman in The Days of Abandonment

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HBO Films’ The Days of Abandonment has cast Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) to star opposite Natalie Portman in Maggie Betts’ adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel. Parker will play the Mysterious Woman, “a mesmerizing but elusive woman that Portman’s Tess starts encountering everywhere she goes, which causes Tess to question her sanity.” The Days of Abandonment is “a […]

Katherine Waterson cast in Damien Chazelle’s Babylon

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Damien Chazelle has cast another role in his upcoming 1920s Hollywood drama Babylon as Deadline reports that Katherine Waterson (Fantastic Beasts) is set to star in the period drama. Waterson joins a cast that includes Margot Robbie (The Suicide Squad), Brad Pitt (Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood), Diego Calva (Unstoppable), Jovan Adepo (The Stand) and […]

Indiana Jones 5 to begin production in the UK next week

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After years of delays and false starts, it looks Indiana Jones is finally ready to ride again as Deadline reports that the long-gestating Indiana Jones 5 is set to begin production next week in the UK. It has been previously reported Paramount and Logan director James Mangold, who is taking over after Steven Spielberg opted […]

Jonathan Majors to fight Michael B. Jordan in Creed III

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Adonis Creed may have found his next competitor as Deadline reports Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft County) is in talks to join Creed III as Creed’s new nemesis. While likely, the deal has not yet been finalized as MGM and Michael B. Jordan are working through Majors’ busy schedule. He is set to star in Ant Man and […]

Sophie Turner joins HBO Max’s true crime drama The Staircase

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Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner is returning to HBO as she has joined HBO Max’s limited series The Staircase from Antonio Campos (Christine) and Maggie Cohn (American Crime Story). Turner joins a cast that include Colin Firth (The Kindsman), Toni Collette (Knives Out), Juliette Binoche (Between Two Worlds), Rosemarie DeWitt (Little Fires Everywhere) and Parker […]

Chris Hemsworth reveals that Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder has wrapped production

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Marvel’s very own God of Thunder Chris Hemsworth has announced that Thor: Love and Thunder has wrapped production. The anticipated film sees Hemsworth reprise his role as Thor alongside the return of Thor veterans Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Jaimie Alexander as Lady Sif and Taika Waititi both in the director’s chair […]

Cruella sequel teased by director Craig Gillespie

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After Disney’s Cruella hit theatres and Disney+ this weekend, earning $26.5 million at the US box office with $440 million worldwide, director Craig Gillespie teased in an interview with Collider the possibility of returning for a sequel with Emma Stone as a fully realized version of Cruella de Vil. “I feel like we’ve only just met her. […]

Final trailer for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

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Ahead of its premiere in theatres and on HBO Max this Friday, Warner Bros. has released a final trailer for the next film in The Conjuring Universe, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Directed by Michael Chaves, the film sees the return of Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren in the […]

The Best Character Introductions in Cinema History

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Ricky Church on the best character introductions in cinema history… Sometimes a character’s introduction in a movie makes a lasting impression that becomes an integral part of the film’s legacy. Whether its through their swagger, high-stakes danger or a one-liner, their introduction not only sets up their role in the film, but can make quite […]