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How to Save the Dark Universe

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Harrison Abbott on how Universal can save the Dark Universe… Whilst its international take is admittedly surpassing its domestic performance by quite some way, it is still reasonable to suggest that The Mummy hasn’t been the mega-hit that Universal were hoping for. Weighed down by astonishingly clunky exposition, countless instances of tonal whiplash and a […]

Movie Review – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017. Directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberge. Starring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Kevin McNally, David Wenham, and Stephen Graham. SYNOPSIS: Captain Jack Sparrow searches for the trident of Poseidon while being pursued by an undead sea-captain and his crew. […]

Three Ways to Fix the Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise

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Coinciding with the release of the fifth instalment [read our review here], Ben Robins suggests three ways to fix the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise… Despite being one of Disney’s mainline franchises for nearly 15 years, building sequel after sequel into what is now a multi-billion dollar series, the old-timey, Johnny Depp-led Pirates of the […]

Second Opinion – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017. Directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg Starring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Golshifteh Farahani, Orlando Bloom, Stephen Graham, David Wenham, Keira Knightley, Adam Brown, and Paul McCartney. SYNOPSIS: Captain Jack Sparrow is pursued by an old nemesis, Armando […]

Universal’s Classic Monsters franchise titled Dark Universe, Bride of Frankenstein gets release date

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As Universal prepares to relaunch the Classic Monsters with the release of The Mummy, the studio has confirmed that this new cinematic universe is going by the title  (I guess Warner Bros. will need a new name for its Justice League Dark film…). In addition to the title reveal (and the brief teaser and Danny […]

Movie Review – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017. Directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. Starring: Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Stephen Graham, David Wenham, Keira Knightley, Adam Brown and Paul McCartney. SYNOPSIS: Captain Jack Sparrow is pursued by an old nemesis, Armando Salazar, who along with his […]

Jack Sparrow finds himself in a spot of bother in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales clips

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With less than a week to go until the hotly anticipated release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, two new clips have arrived online from Disney’s upcoming action adventure sequel which see Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow in a spot of trouble; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Hot Toys unveils Captain […]

The 5 Highest Grossing Movie Stars Not in a Star Wars or Superhero Movie

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Samuel Brace on the five highest-grossing movie stars not in a Star Wars or superhero movie… Film’s landscape has changed dramatically over the years – as is to be expected. Gone is the age of the traditional American movie, the sweeping drama, the movie star led original tale that could drive audiences to cinemas just […]

Johnny Depp to headline Richard Says Goodbye

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Johnny Depp has signed on for the lead in Richard Says Goodbye, a comedy-drama from writer-director Wayne Roberts (Katie Says Goodbye), Deadline has revealed. The film will see Depp as Richard, “a world-weary college professor who is given a life-changing diagnosis and then decides to throw all pretense and conventions to the wind and live […]