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Ben Mendelsohn discusses his Skrull role in Captain Marvel

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As revealed in the first-look images for Captain Marvel, Ben Mendelsohn is set to take on the role of Talos, the leader of the villainous Skrull race, in next year’s superhero blockbuster. In addition to his classic Skrull appearance seen above (complete with Australian accent), Talos will be posing as a human – or more […]

First images from Captain Marvel feature Carol Danvers, Starforce, Skrulls and a young Nick Fury

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Following on from Brie Larson’s promise to “break the internet”, Entertainment Weekly has now unveiled our first official look at the Oscar-winning actress as Carol Danvers in Marvel’s superhero blockbuster Captain Marvel, as well as a series of images featuring Larson, Jude Law (Mar-Vell), Ronan (Lee Pace), Korath (Djimon Hounsou), Minn-Erva (Gemma Chan), Talos (Ben […]

Poster and trailer for The Land of Steady Habits starring Ben Mendelsohn and Edie Falco

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Ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, a new poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming comedy drama The Land of Steady Habits. Written and directed Nicole Holofcener, the film is based on Ted Thompson’s 2014 novel of the same name and features a cast that includes Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, Thomas Mann, Elizabeth […]

New UK trailer for Robin Hood starring Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx

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Lionsgate has released a UK trailer for the upcoming action adventure Robin Hood which sees Taron Egerton leading a cast as the titular legendary English folk figure alongside Jamie Foxx, Eve Hewson, Jamie Dornan, Tim Minchin, and Ben Mendelsohn; watch it here… Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton) a war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander (Jamie Foxx) mount […]

Blu-Ray Review – Ready Player One (2018)

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Ready Player One, 2018. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Hannah John-Kamen, Ralph Ineson, Mckenna Grace, Win Morisaki, Susan Lynch, and Philip Zhao. SYNOPSIS: When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he […]

Robin Hood gets a new trailer and a batch of character posters

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A new trailer has arrived online for Otto Bathurst’s upcoming action adventure Robin Hood which gives us another look as Taron Egerton’s heroic outlaw and his band of Merry Men in action; check it out below along with a new batch of character posters featuring Egerton (Robin Hood), Jamie Foxx (Little John), Jamie Dornan (Will Scarlet), Tim […]

Brie Larson reveals Captain Marvel has finally wrapped filming

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Principal photography has wrapped on Marvel’s first female-led blockbuster Captain Marvel, according to a new tweet from star Brie Larson. Larson shared a picture of a clapperboard with her 755,000 followers, along with a calendar that showed July 6 marked as the “last day” of filming. SEE ALSO: Brie Larson says Captain Marvel is powerful […]

Robert Pattinson, Ben Mendelsohn and Lily-Rose Depp join The King as filming begins

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Netflix has announced that Robert Pattinson (Good Time), Ben Mendelsohn  (Ready Player One) and Lily-Rose Depp (Yoga Hosers) have joined the cast of director David Michod’s latest project The King, which has now started production in the UK. Based on Shakespeare’s Henry the IV and V and scripted by Michod and Joel Edgerton, The King […]

First trailer for Robin Hood starring Taron Egerton

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Following yesterday’s character posters, Lionsgate has now released the first trailer and teaser poster for Robin Hood, the new telling of the folk hero starring Taron Egerton; check them out here, along with a batch of first-look images… Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton) a war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander (Jamie Foxx) mount an audacious […]

Ben Mendelsohn explains why Brie Larson is perfect for the role of Captain Marvel

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Now that he has officially been announced as part of the cast, actor Ben Mendelsohn is free to start talking about his upcoming Marvel Studios role in next year’s Captain Marvel – although as you’d expect given the secrecy about the MCU, he’s keeping things rather vague. During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the Rogue […]