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Natalie Portman leads an expedition into Area X in new Annihilation images

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Following a TV spot for Annihilation [watch it here], Paramount Pictures has now released a batch of images for the upcoming big screen adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s award-winning novel featuring stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac, and director Alex Garland; take a look at the images here… SEE […]

Thor: Ragnarok’s Tessa Thompson is “highly interested” playing the new Kick-Ass

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Next week sees the launch of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s new Kick-Ass comic book, which revamps the series and features the introduction of a new female lead, Patience Lee, a mother and military veteran who takes on the mantle of Kick-Ass, inspired by the heroics of high schooler Dave Lizewski. Last month, Millar […]

Thor: Ragnarok’s Tessa Thompson on Marvel’s increased emphasis on representation and the importance of Black Panther

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Having come under fire from some quarters due to a lack of representation in the first two Phase of its Cinematic Universe, Marvel has made a concerted effort to correct the issue in Phase Three. This month’s Black Panther features the studio’s first black lead, and female characters are set to be pushed to the […]

Annihilation featurette explores The Shimmer

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With less than a month to go until Annihilation arrives in cinemas, Paramount Pictures has released a new featurette for Alex Garland’s upcoming sci-fi action horror which sees stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Gina Rodriguez discussing the mysterious phenomenon The Shimmer; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Annihilation here […]

Mark Millar wants Tessa Thompson to play the new Kick-Ass

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Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. return to the world of Kick-Ass next month with the launch of a brand new comic book series, albeit with a new hero under the mask as high schooler Dave Lizewski makes way for Patience Lee, a black female military veteran and mother. Although we’re still a few weeks away […]

Take a tour of the Thor: Ragnarok set with Taika Waititi in new featurette

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Following yesterday’s Blu-ray release announcement of Thor: Ragnarok, a ‘Filming with Taika’ featurette has arrived online for the Marvel blockbuster sequel which sees cast members Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson, and Chris Hemsworth discuss working with Waititi and includes a rather humourous tour around the set from the director. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon US or Amazon UK […]

Nominees for the 2018 BAFTA Rising Star Award announced

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The nominations for the 2018 EE BAFTA Rising Star Award have been announced at BAFTA HQ this morning, with Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth), Josh O’Connor (God’s Own Country), Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), and Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) set to contest the honour. The Rising Star Award is the […]

Natalie Portman stars in new trailer for Alex Garland’s Annihilation

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Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for writer-director Alex Garland’s upcoming adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s novel Annihilation. The sci-fi action horror stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac; check it out here… The book’s official synopsis read: Area X has been cut off from the rest of […]

Creed 2 announces new director as Sylvester Stallone steps aside

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While he’ll reprise his role as the legendary Italian Stallion, Sylvester Stallone will not return to the Rocky franchise as director on the upcoming Creed 2. In a statement revealed by Entertainment Weekly, Stallone announce that the new ringmaster would be Steven Caple Jr., who will direct from a script co-written by Sly and Luke […]