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Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #5

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Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #5… NEW CYBERTRON! It’s battleground: Earth once more, as the uneasy peace between Optimus’ forces, the Junkions, and G.I. Joe collapses amidst betrayals and subterfuge. Will Optimus Prime and Pyra Magna be able to put aside their differences—or is war really the only way forward? This week’s Optimus Prime was […]

Edward James Olmos joins The Predator

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First he’s fighting Replicants, then Cylons, now Predators. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Battlestar Galactica actor Edward James Olmos has joined the cast of Shane Black’s The Predator. Olmos will play a military figure as Boyd Holbrook and his team hunt down the Predator. Olmos recently starred in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and is set to star in Mayans M.C., […]

Comic Book Review – Action Comics #976

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Ricky Church reviews Action Comics #976… “SUPERMAN REBORN” finale! As this epic tale wraps up, Superman’s life is drastically changed…and that’s all we are saying for now—except that you won’t want to miss it! “I’m back. We’re back. And everything is going to be fine” Reading those words brought a large smile to my face. […]

Movie Review – The Heretics (2017)

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The Heretics (2017) Directed by Chad Archibald Starring Nina Kiri, Ry Barret, Jorja Cadence, Nina Richmond and Will King. SYNOPSIS: A notorious cult kidnaps a young girl, and sacrifice themselves by the light of the locust moon. The next morning the girl awakes, caked in dried blood and surrounded by corpses…but safe – or so […]

Westworld’s Talulah Riley upgraded to series regular for Season 2

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One of the recurring hosts we saw in HBO’s critically acclaimed Westworld was Talulah Riley’s Angela, the host who greeted Jimmi Simpsons’ William and many other guests through the doors of Westworld. Now, as Westworld prepares for its second season, we can expect to see much more of Angela as Riley has been upgraded to a series regular. […]

Jyn Erso’s mother was a Jedi in early Rogue One: A Star Wars Story draft

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This week we’ve been learning a lot about how Gareth Edward’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story could have turned out – from its original ‘happy’ ending to Orson Krennic’s death at the hands of Darth Vader – and now we’ve learnt of another discarded idea thanks to Entertainment Weekly. In an early draft of the story, the […]

Michael Shannon emerges as frontrunner to play Cable in Deadpool 2

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There have been several names floating around in regards to the role of mutant mercenary Cable in David Leitch’s Deadpool 2, the sequel to last year’s Ryan Reynolds led superhero movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nocturnal Animals actor Michael Shannon has emerged as the frontrunner for the role. This seemingly confirms a report made a couples week that […]

24: Legacy Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘7:00 PM – 8:00 PM’

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Ricky Church reviews the eighth episode of 24: Legacy… Once again, 24: Legacy didn’t disappoint. Following up from last week’s tense episode, ‘7:00 PM – 8:00 PM’ doubled down on Carter’s situation with his plan to destroy bin-Khalid’s hard drive going horribly wrong and deciding he and Andy were expendable for the greater good. All […]

Iron Fist co-creator responds to white-washing criticism

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Ever since Game of Thrones actor Finn Jones was cast as Marvel hero Danny Rand in Netflix’s Iron Fist, the series has faced some backlash for not casting an Asian actor in the title role. Iron Fist was created in 1974 by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane during the pop culture trend of martial arts heroes and movies. […]

Zak Penn says The Matrix reboot may not be a reboot after all

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Since word came on Tuesday that Warner Bros. is developing a reboot of The Wachowski’s groundbreaking 1999 film The Matrix, it got many people talking about how The Matrix should never be rebooted, or how now is the perfect time for a reboot of the franchise. Zak Penn, the screenwriter who is in charge of writing the new […]