Author: Ryan Champion

Jeff Bridges confirms he is in Kingsmen: The Golden Circle

Jeff Bridges has confirmed on Twitter that he will be starring in the Kingsmen: The Golden Circle, the follow-up to last years smash Kingsmen: The Secret Service. There is no word on who Bridges will play but he will be reuniting with his Big Lebowski co-star Julianne Moore as she stars as the films villain….

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Final Maze Runner film delayed until 2018

A month after 20th Century Fox’s announcement that Maze Runer: The Death Cure was indefinitely delayed, the film has now received a release date. On January 12th 2018, almost a full year after its original release date, the third and final film in the series will hit cinemas. It has been reported that the delay is to…

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Danger Mouse is getting a second season

Fremantle Media Kids & Family and CBCC have announced that the revamped series of Danger Mouse will return for a second season. The tiny secret agent debuted in 1981 but due to a much beloved legacy, returned to screens in 2015 to great ratings. Alexendar Armstrong and Kevin Eldon will reprise their roles as Danger…

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Teaser surfaces for Deepwater Horizon

Mark Wahlberg and his Lone Survivor director Peter Berg have teamed up again to chronicle the true story of the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010, and now the first teaser is available to watch. On April 20th 2010, one of the worst ecological disasters in history occurred when a deep sea oil rig off the…

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Deadpool celebrates DVD & Blu-Ray release by running for PM

Deadpool has arrived on DVD & Blu-Ray and to promote it’s release, the Merc with a Mouth is entering the politics game as he runs for Prime Minister of Australia. His “campaign” kicked off with a mural in his honour on the corner of Albion and Bourke Street in Surry Hills, Sydney. You can watch the…

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Jeff Daniels and Scoot Mcnairy to join Netflix series Godless

Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom, Dumb and Dumber) and Scoot McNairy (12 Years a Slave, Argo) are in talks to star in Godless, which would see them join Jack O’Connell. The project is a period drama series from the Out of Sight duo of Steven Soderbergh and Scott Frank. Written, directed and executive produced by Frank, Godless is a Western set in an 1800s New…

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Video Games Review: Alienation (PS4, 2016)

If there is one thing I love, it’s a twin stick shooter. If there is something I love even more, it’s a twin stick shooter made by Housemarque. The Finnish developer gave us Dead Nation in 2011 and Resogun in 2014 and while Alienation, their newest IP has nothing in common with the latter, it…

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Jeff Goldblum and Karl Urban join Thor: Ragnarok

Adding to an already fantastic cast, Jeff Goldblum and Karl Urban have been cast in Thor: Ragnarok. The pair will joining Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba Tessa Thompson and Mark Ruffalo who will be showing up as Bruce Banner/The Hulk. “The continuation of the epic Thor franchise will be powerful and unique, and with…

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Universal Pictures to start Cinematic Universe based on Robert Ludlum novels

Universal Pictures has enlisted screenwriter James Vanderbilt to help craft a cinematic universe based on the works of Robert Ludlum, author of The Bourne Identity. First up in this universe will be the adaptation of Ludlum’s The Janson Directive, which will star Dwayne Johnson. Vanderbilt will adapt Janson Directive from a story co-authored with Academy Award-winner…

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Second trailer for The Purge: Election Year drops

The follow-up trailer for the third Purge movie, Election Year has dropped and it looks grim. Director James De Monaco (who has helmed all three films) returns with newbies Elizabeth Mitchell (Revolution) Frank Grillo (Captain America: Winter Soldier & Civil War). When Senator Charlene Roan (Mitchell) vows to eliminate the annual “Purge” – a night where all…

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New Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping trailer is hilarious

That title is just all over the place. However, the laughs look to be delivered at rapid pace if the second trailer to The Lonely Island’s newest film Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is something to go by. Former boy band member Connor4Real (Andy Samberg) looks to maintain his celebrity status when his solo album is a…

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The third season of Fargo will star Ewan McGregor

Among all of the hearsay regarding season three of FX drama Fargo, we finally have some concrete news. Ewan McGregor will star and play two characters:  brothers Emmit and Ray Stussy Emmit Stussy is the Parking Lot King of Minnesota. A handsome, self-made, real estate mogul and family man, he sees himself as an American success story….

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Video Games Review: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Multiplayer (PS4, 2016)

In order to bring you a timely review for arguably the biggest game of the year, we didn’t get a chance to properly play Uncharted 4’s multiplayer. Never fear, because I have spent a couple of days with it and I can safely say that it’s a blast.

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Adult Swim has ordered a live-action pilot from Rick & Morty team

Adult Swim has released its slate for its upcoming new pilots, the most interesting of which is a new live-action comedy from the team behind Rick & Morty. Titled Art Prison, the show sees talented convicts battle for supremacy inside a “prison for the performing arts.” Writers of Rick & Morty, Tom Kauffman and Paul Isakson co-created…

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A Few Less Men begins showing footage at Cannes

Arclight films have begun showing some first look stills and footage of A Few Less Men in Cannes. The sequel to the global hit comedy A Few Best Men is now in the final stages of post-production, readying for a 2016 worldwide release. StudioCanal will be releasing A Few Less Men across Australia and New Zealand. “It is…

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Sons of Anarchy spin-off Mayans MC is officially happening

FX Network has confirmed that it’s moving forward with its proposed Mayans-centric Sons of Anarchy spin-off, with the series entering script development. Creator of Sons, Kurt Sutter will return and he has enlisted Elgin James who will write the pilot. “I wanted to find a strong, unique Latino voice,” said Sutter of James, “Because I didn’t…

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Helen Mirren to star in supernatural flick Winchester

Helen Mirren is wrapping up a deal to play Sarah Winchester, the conflicted multimillionaire heiress to the Winchester Arms fortune in Winchester.  The supernatural thriller will be directed by Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig (Daybreakers) from a script they added to after Tom Vaughn’s first draft. The film is based on the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, CA. Winchester’s…

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Trailer for thriller Nerve drops

The trailer for Nerve, starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco has arrived and it certainly looks like a fresh take on the current state of technological advancement and social networking. Nerve centres on Vee (Roberts), a high school senior, and Ian as they find themselves immersed in an online game of truth or dare. Starting out innocent, it…

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Ben Affleck is The Accountant in debut trailer

Fresh off his role as Bruce Wayne in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck is kicking ass again, as the trailer for The Accountant  makes its way online. Affleck plays the title role of a mathematics wizard with OCD. His life entails doing accountant work for criminal organisations but when a client too good to pass…

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Black Panther movie gains Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong’o

If you’re one of the seven people who hasn’t seen Captain America: Civil War (I’m not judging, I had to find time as well), I will put it as simply as I possibly can. Black Panther tore the screen up. And now T’Challa, king of Wakanda is about to go from unknown to those not…

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Booster Gold movie currently being written

Presumably in an effort to shake things up in the already stagnant DC film stable, reports are surfacing that Zack Stentz (who has credits on Power Rangers and Thor) is working on a script for a Booster Gold movie. If you know anything about Booster Gold, you know that he doesn’t exactly fit in with…

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TV DVD Review: Fargo Season 2 (USA, 2016)

Season one of Fargo was an unexpected hit. Based on (and eventually connected to) the Coen’s Brothers’ 1996 crime film, it impeccably weaved black comedy, a gripping narrative, interesting characters and quite simply, beautiful cinematography to create a show that was by all accounts universally praised. It would come as no surprise when season two was…

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Could Captain Marvel have its director?

It’s a convoluted theory but it may very well be solid, as the folks over at Comic Book Movie.com aim to decipher who is directing the upcoming Captain Marvel movie. It started with The Wrap reporting on some tales they heard on the grapevine including Captain Marvel’s star and director. The main breakthrough was that the…

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Disney cancels Disney Infinity and shuts down studio

Just as Disney Infinity 3.0 looked to be the recipient of some exciting prospects, Disney has announced that they are officially done with the video game.

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Ben Affleck to serve as executive producer on Justice League: Part One

Following – arguably – the sole standout portion of Batman v Superman, Ben Affleck is set to be an executive producer on Justice League: Part One. Affleck will work with director Zack Snyder and screenwriter Chris Terrio on the script and weigh in on post-production as well as starring as Batman. Affleck has directing credits on…

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Idris Elba & Jessica Chastain in talks for Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut

Idris Elba is in talks to star alongside Jessica Chastain in Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut Molly’s Game. Chastain is in negotiations for the lead role of Molly Bloom. Elba’s role is as of yet unknown. Stung after failing to make the Olympic team, Bloom decided to take a year off before law school and get a job as…

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Universal drops a byte-size Jason Bourne featurette

Ahead of its July release date, Universal are now taking passengers on board the hype train for Jason Bourne. The first stop is a mini- featurette. For the fifth movie in the franchise and the reunion of Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon (following 2012’s Jeremy Renner/Tony Gilroy spin-off flick), the featurette highlights the chemistry the…

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Oscar Isaac to star in A Foreigner

Fresh off of his superb showing in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Oscar Isaac has confirmed an upcoming role in A Foreigner. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, who directed Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, will direct the movie from a script by Chris Terrio of Batman v Superman. The pic revolves around a murdered Guatemalan man…

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Comedy Central Australia Launches Exclusive Brand New Aunty Donna Series Trendy

Comedycentral.com.au  has launched the brand new mini-series Trendy from Australian sketch group, Aunty Donna, which will screen every Friday. Exclusive to Comedy Central Australia, the series features actors and writers, Mark Samual Bonanno, Broden Kelly and Zachary Ruane taking off what’s Trendy in today’s hipster society via surreal, fast paced, super ridiculous sketches. Trendy is Comedy Central’s first ever…

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Sharon Stone will be appearing in a Marvel movie very soon

She shocked the world in Basic Instinct but despite a few bit parts here and there, we haven’t heard much seen much of Sharon Stone. Until now. During a recent interview on the Late Show with James Corden, the actress revealed that she will be entering a certain cinematic universe: “I am going to do…

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