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Keanu Reeves turned down Jude Law’s Captain Marvel role for John Wick 3

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Keanu Reeves is a name that’s long been linked to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (see Doctor Strange, for example), and if a report from Charles Murphy at That Hashtag Show is to be believed, it almost came to fruition this year… if not for John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. According to Murphy, Reeves was […]

Gotham’s Robin Lord Taylor has a small but important role in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

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During an appearance at the Television Critics Association winter press tour to promote the fifth season of Gotham, actor Robin Lord Taylor (who plays Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin in the Batman prequel series) has revealed that he has a small but important role in the upcoming action thriller sequel John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. “In the […]

New poster and banner for John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

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Following the release of yesterday’s first trailer, Lionsgate has unveiled a new poster for John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum which sees Keanu Reeves’ assassin squaring off against countless foes looking to claim the $14 million contract on his head; check it out here, along with a new banner… SEE ALSO: Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves have […]

Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves have plenty of ideas for more John Wick movies

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Lionsgate certainly hit gold back in 2014 with the release of the low-budget action thriller John Wick; grossing almost $90 million worldwide, the acclaimed Keanu Reeves-headlined flick was followed in 2017 by John Wick: Chapter 2, which performed even better with $171.5 million and paved the way for a summer release for John Wick: Chapter […]

John Wick 3: Parabellum has wrapped filming, Halle Berry reveals

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Halle Berry has taken to Instagram to announce that filming has wrapped on the hotly-anticipated action sequel John Wick 3: Parabellum ahead of the film’s release in May 2019. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqTXiKFDInR/   The third instalment in the hit action series sees Keanu Reeves reprising his role as the legendary hitman John Wick, while Berry portrays a […]

Common isn’t returning for John Wick 3: Parabellum

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Although it was originally reported that he’d be reprising his John Wick: Chapter 2 role as Cassian for the upcoming third film, Common has now confirmed to Coming Soon that he won’t be appearing in next year’s hotly-anticipated John Wick 3: Parabellum. “I’m not in the third part, but I could say that I really […]

Are the days of the big name headliners disappearing?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at whether the days of the superstar headliner are disappearing with audiences more drawn to franchises or film concepts than the stars attached… You could say it started in Hollywood’s classic era. The movie star. The big name. They were in some ways manufactured, or at least their image was. Rock Hudson […]

Hollywood’s Unhealthy Obsession With Movie Ratings Needs to End

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Harrison Abbott on Hollywood’s unhealthy obsession with movie ratings and why it has to end… From a sanitised Die Hard sequel to an R-rated Star Trek, when it comes to ratings Hollywood is incapable of leaving well enough alone. The Dark Age of PG-13-ification Alien Vs Predator, The Expendables 3, World War Z, Max Payne, […]