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UPDATE: Watch ‘The Last Supper’ prologue for Alien: Covenant, new image released

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Fox is starting to kick it up a notch with promotional material for this coming May’s Alien: Covenant, having released a prologue to the Ridley Scott-directed sci-fi horror blockbuster. The clip offers a look at the mission and the new characters, and acts as a ‘Last Supper’ of sorts before everything naturally goes to hell. […]

The Lion King casting, first look at Ego the Living Planet, Stephen King shared universe, the fate of Jar Jar Binks – Weekend News Roundup

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Rounding up the big news stories from the weekend… LANDO CALRISSIAN AND DARTH VADER JOIN THE LION KING Director Jon Favreau has revealed the first casting for his upcoming remake of the animated Disney classic The Lion King, with Donald Glover set to voice Simba and James Earl Jones reprising his role from the original […]

Matt Reeves exits talks to direct The Batman

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Dear, or dear… Things really just don’t seem to be going right for Warner Bros. with The Batman at the moment. After Ben Affleck decided to walk away from directing duties on the next Dark Knight solo movie, the studio moved quickly to secure a replacement, offering the gig to Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet […]

Ridley Scott wants to remake South Korean horror The Wailing

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During an interview with Screen Daily, Fox International Production Korea chief Kim Ho-sung has revealed that Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions is in talks about securing the English-language remake rights to Na Hong-jin’s acclaimed South Korean horror movie The Wailing. “They said The Wailing reminded them of films such as The Exorcist, The Ring and […]

New Alien: Covenant image released, Katherine Waterston acknowledges similarities between Daniels and Ripley

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USA Today recently shared a new image of Alien: Covenant star Katherine Waterston entrenched in battle. Waterston also acknowledges the similarities between Daniels and original heroine Ripley, stating: “You don’t really know what you’re made of until you’re tested. They are both able to somehow think clearly in really shocking, unimaginable scenarios. It’s fun to play […]

Interview: Ridley Scott talks streaming services, says “cinema is mainly pretty bad”

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Ridley Scott is currently producing a new show for the BBC called Taboo, which stars Tom Hardy and is set to get underway this coming weekend. During the press junket we spoke to the filmmaker about how television is now viewed with streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. Scott stated that he thinks these […]

Interview: Ridley Scott on revisiting the Alien franchise with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant

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Speaking with us at the press junket for Taboo which airs this weekend on BBC One, director Ridley Scott opened up about what we can expect in Alien: Covenant and why he returned to the franchise he launched back in 1979. “When I saw Alien finally succumb after four films, which was a good run, then […]

Do legacy sequels fail if they pander to the fans?

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Henry Bevan on whether legacy sequels fail if they pander to the audience… As if a family party wasn’t scary enough during the festive season, Fox decided to unleash the trailer for Alien: Covenant on Christmas Day. Yes, Fox decided to bring the yuletide joy by giving you nightmares. The trailer featured everything you’d want […]

James Franco confirms Alien: Covenant role

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Last week, rumor broke that James Franco (127 Hours, Spring Breakers) has a small role in Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant. Now, Franco himself has confirmed the news – though probably unintentionally. While speaking to HeyUGuys! to promote his latest film, Why Him, the Academy Award nominee was questioned about the upcoming Prometheus sequel. When asked if he indeed had a role, he […]