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M Night Shyamalan Split 2016

Joaquin Phoenix allegedly left M Night Shyamalan's Split two weeks before filming

by Ryan Lambie | Sep 16, 2024 | News

James McAvoy claims that his pivotal role in M Night Shyamalan's Split was originally to be played by Joaquin Phoenix, but he allegedly quit two weeks...

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Megalopolis | Francis Ford Coppola's plans to make the film interactive were scuppered by job losses at Amazon

by Ryan Lambie | Sep 16, 2024 | News

Originally, Francis Ford Coppola wanted to use an Alexa device to let audiences interact with his epic, Megalopolis. Then job losses at Amazon blew...

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Alien: Earth | Showrunner Noah Hawley teases changes to the xenomorph's design

by Ryan Lambie | Sep 16, 2024 | News

Showrunner Noah Hawley is bringing his "own thoughts to the design" of the xenomorph in the upcoming TV series, Alien: Earth....

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Stanley Kubrick | Dr Strangelove and its Cold War rival, Fail-Safe

by A J Black | Sep 16, 2024 | Feature

Stanley Kubrick's Dr Strangelove provided a blackly comic counterpoint to another nuclear war film, Fail-Safe. Time has been kind to both......

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American Speed | Tom Holland, Austin Butler to star

by Dan Cooper | Sep 16, 2024 | News

Austin Butler and Tom Holland are set to start in a 1980s-set drama, American Speed, about car-racing, drug-smuggling brothers....

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Batman: Caped Crusader | Matt Reeves offers update on the show

by Dan Cooper | Sep 16, 2024 | News, TV

Matt Reeves has been taking time out from The Penguin and The Batman - Part II to chat about Batman: Caped Crusader and its future....

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American Gangster

Podcast | American Gangster (2007) and Piranha II: The Spawning (1982)

by Simon Brew | Sep 16, 2024 | Podcasts

Ridley Scott and James Cameron step into the spotlight for different reasons, in the new Film Stories podcast episode......

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KISS biopic | McG in talks to direct

by Simon Brew | Sep 16, 2024 | News

The biopic of KISS - Shout It Out Loud - is set to be directed by Terminator Salvation and Charlie's Angels' McG - more here....

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Marvel's Blade

Marvel's Blade | writer Beau DeMayo on his scrapped script work

by Dan Cooper | Sep 16, 2024 | News

Beau DeMayo has been one of the writers on Marvel's troubled big screen Blade reboot - and he has pointers on where things are going wrong....

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Ludwig | Trailer released for David Mitchell crime drama

by Jake Godfrey | Sep 16, 2024 | News, TV

David Mitchell leads new BBC crime drama Ludwig, and the trailer for the show has landed. Anna Maxwell Martin co-stars....

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Batman & Robin | Finding the good in an infamous 1997 superhero movie

by James Harvey | Sep 13, 2024 | Feature

With Joel Schumacher’s infamous Batman & Robin returning to cinemas, the 1997 quippy sequel is well-poised for a reassessment....

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Clint Eastwood's Juror No.2 confirmed for November release date in the UK

by Dan Cooper | Sep 13, 2024 | News

Clint Eastwood's final film, Juror No.2, has been confirmed for release on the 1st November in the UK, following its US premiere in October....

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Heretic | New trailer for upcoming horror, starring Hugh Grant

by Maria Lattila | Sep 13, 2024 | News

Two unsuspecting missionaries are trapped by Hugh Grant in the new horror film from the writers of A Quiet Place. Here’s the brand, spanking new H...

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Demián Bichir boards Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone 2

by Maria Lattila | Sep 13, 2024 | News

Actor Demián Bichir has joined the cast of Scott Derrickson’s upcoming horror sequel The Black Phone 2. ...

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Blade | How the 1998 hit paved the way for the Marvel Cinematic Universe

by Ryan Lambie | Sep 13, 2024 | Feature

Although it wasn’t marketed as a comic book movie, 1998’s Blade convinced Hollywood that there was money to be made from Marvel....

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Annapurna Interactive | Indie publisher's entire staff have quit

by Ryan Lambie | Sep 13, 2024 | Gaming

Known for such games as Stray, Journey and Outer Wilds, indie publisher Annapurna Interactive has been rocked by the sudden resignation of its entire...

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Jimmy McGovern | BBC announces new feature length drama from acclaimed writer

by Jake Godfrey | Sep 13, 2024 | News, TV

Writer Jimmy McGovern has penned an original 90 minute drama for the BBC, and details have been released. More here....

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Kneecap getting a wider push in US cinemas

by Dan Cooper | Sep 13, 2024 | News

The unconventional music biopic Kneepcap, about a rap trio from Northern Ireland, has already made $1m in the US. Now it's getting an even bigger...

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Film Quiz Friday | Speak No Evil

by Mark Harrison | Sep 13, 2024 | Feature

This week’s film quiz features questions about silent-era classics, dialogue-lite movies, and even the occasional out-loud quote....

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The Critic

Podcast | In conversation with director Anand Tucker

by Simon Brew | Sep 13, 2024 | Podcasts

In a Film Stories podcast special, director Anand Tucker tells his story, up to and including his new film, The Critic....

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Venom: The Last Dance | Tom Hardy headlines the final trailer

by Dan Cooper | Sep 13, 2024 | News

Venom: The Last Dance is nearly with us, as Tom Hardy reprises the lead role. And here's the final trailer for the film....

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Timestalker | Trailer released for Alice Lowe's second film as director

by Jake Godfrey | Sep 13, 2024 | News

Alice Lowe’s second film as director is time travel comedy Timestalker, and the trailer for it has now landed....

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Salem's Lot | Trailer finally lands for new reboot

by Dan Cooper | Sep 13, 2024 | News

The long-delayed adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot is finally about to release, and we have a trailer to boot....

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Inside Out 2 | Disney confirms Disney+ debut for film this month

by Simon Brew | Sep 13, 2024 | News

The box office smash Inside Out 2, from Disney and Pixar, is confirmed for Disney+ UK at the end of this very month....

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Lee review | A well-meaning yet clumsy historical biopic

by James Harvey | Sep 12, 2024 | Reviews

Kate Winslet produces and stars in director Ellen Kuras’ well-meaning misfire of a war biopic. Here’s our Lee review....

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The Penguin | Colin Farrell really didn't enjoy dressing up as the Penguin

by Ryan Lambie | Sep 12, 2024 | News

"When I was finished I was like, 'I never want to put that [flipping] suit on again," Colin Farrell has said of his role in the upcoming TV show, The...

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Dungeons & Dragons | Hugh Grant on the film's box office disappointment

by Dan Cooper | Sep 12, 2024 | News

Hugh Grant has been chatting about last year's Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and rewriting his part in the next Bridget Jones....

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David Fincher rumoured to be remaking Alfred Hitchcock's Rope

by Dan Cooper | Sep 12, 2024 | News

A new David FIncher rumour: he's reportedly set to remake Alfred Hitchcock's Rope, with Charlize Theron lined up for a starring role....

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Cola Wars | Judd Apatow to direct Coke V Pepsi movie

by Dan Cooper | Sep 12, 2024 | News

Judd Apatow directs, Steven Spielberg produces, as Sony moves ahead with Cola Wars, a movie about Coca Cola and Pepsi's battle....

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Rings Of Power Season 2 Episode 5 review | Putting a ring on it

by James Harvey | Sep 12, 2024 | Reviews, TV

Honestly. You wait a whole season for three magic rings, then seven turn up after five episodes. Here’s our Rings Of Power season two episode five r...

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