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Norman Reedus says “bring Kleenex” for The Walking Dead season finale

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It looks like fans of The Walking Dead can expect an emotional season finale. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Norman Reedus was asked about the finale of the hit zombie series’ fifth season, stating: “Wow, bring your Kleenex and you’ll be screaming at your television.” So, it seems fair to say we are going […]

Are Meryl Streep’s Oscar nominations bad for other actresses in the industry?

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Thomas Roach on whether Meryl Streep’s Oscar nominations are bad for other actresses in the industry… Tomorrow is the Academy Awards, which is seen as the most prestigious and important award show for the industry. The Oscars also cause some outrage, as many deem it too political. To win an Oscar you really just schmooze […]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales goes into production; synopsis and cast revealed

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales has officially gone into production and Disney has now revealed the official synopsis and cast for the fifth instalment of the blockbuster franchise… Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates […]

Felicity Jones confirmed for Inferno, more cast members added

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Columbia Pictures has revealed the cast for the adaptation of the Dan Brown novel Inferno, which will reunite The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon. Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) has now been confirmed for the role of Dr Sienna Brooks after months […]

Pirates of the Caribbean 5 adds three to its cast

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Last week we learned that Kaya Scodelario was set for the female lead in the fifth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, and now Variety is reporting three new additions to the movie. Adam Brown (The Hobbit), Delroy Atkinson (Still Crazy) and Danny Kirrane (Automata) have all laned roles in the movie, which […]

Simon Kinberg talks X-Men: Apocalypse, confirms Rose Byrne return as Moira MacTaggert

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Last week the actors who will play the young versions of Jean Grey, Storm and Cyclops were announced for X-Men: Apocalypse, and now it has been confirmed that another character will be returning to the franchise, with Rose Byrne, who played Moira MacTaggert in X-Men: First Class, set to return for the latest movie. In […]

J.K. Simmons hints at return as J. Jonah Jameson in future Spider-Man films

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J.K. Simmons was recently nominated for an Oscar for his role in Whiplash, but it seems that one of his previous characters remains firmly on people’s minds. Simmons of course played Daily Bugle editor in chief J. Jonah Jameson in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies, and during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show, he […]

Elizabeth Olsen talks Scarlet Witch role in Avengers: Age of Ultron

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One of the newest additions to the Avengers roster this year is Scarlet Witch, played by Elizabeth Olsen. The actress recently spoke to Empire magazine and gave a few details about her character’s powers and origins in the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron. She first talked about her approach to creating a unique version of […]