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Prepare for Invasion: INDEPENDENCE DAY Sequels In The Works

20th Century Fox is planning sequels to Roland Emmerich’s 1996 alien invasion blockbuster, Independence Day. The idea is to shoot them back to back for obvious production benefits with Will Smith returning to the role that helped propel him into super stardom. Sequels have been in development for some time and with the scripts written, production is expected to get underway sometime next year. The […]

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL Trailer #2

As the December release date draws near, a new trailer for Brad Bird’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol has been released. It offers more clues to this latest mission and highlights some of the visually appealing action sequences to maximize interest. Where the third installment utilized a retrospective narrative with Ethan Hunt strapped to a chair and the majority of the flick shown in flashback, this new one […]

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DIE HARD 5 Set For 2013

Earlier this month, 20th Century Fox set the release date for the next installment of the Die Hard franchise for 2013, with Bruce Willis reprising his iconic role of John McClane. The new flick is being directed by John Moore after Noam Murro left the picture to helm the 300 sequel, ‘Battle Of Artemisia’. Moore’s films include ‘Behind Enemy Lines’, ‘The […]

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Fast and the Furious 6 and 7 To Shoot Simultaneously

Fast Five was a mega-hit both internationally and in the U.S and this has prompted Universal Pictures to consider shooting the next two installments back-to-back. In terms of cost cutting and reducing the time between releases, combining the planned sequels into one big production could prove financially viable and in the long term very lucrative. The recent ‘Harry Potter’ films and the ‘Twilight’ […]

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Casting The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was an immensely popular TV show that ran on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January 15, 1968. It followed the exploits of two agents from the government spy agency U.N.C.L.E. ( United Network Command for Law and Enforcement ) and made houeshold names of stars Robert Vaughn and David McCallum and created icons of […]

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PIRANHA 3DD Teaser Trailer

Last years trashy and exploitative style horror Piranha 3D was a massive hit that combined plenty of nudity and gore and all in the right combination – but where a film like ‘Shark Night’ failed to find an audience, Piranha stole the show in terms of laughs and gory thrills. Now the first teaser trailer for […]

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Goodbye Charlie

It seems another reboot of a classic franchise is no more with ABC cancelling Charlie’s Angels after airing only four episodes. Production on the revival show has been shut down effective immediately, after the show generarted meagre since the series premiere, which failed to connect with the key 18-49 demographic. The show joins other failed franchise reboots such as ‘Knight […]

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Top Gun Sequel In The Works

Top Gun may be getting a long overude sequel with ‘Thor’ writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz reportedly tackling a rewrite of the script originally penned by ‘The Usual Suspects’ screenwriter, Christopher McQuarrie. A follow-up to the 1986 mega-hit has been on the cards for some time, though no clue on what the new story might […]

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THIS MEANS WAR Trailer

Here’s the first trailer for This Means War, the new flick from director McG which stars Chris Pine and Tom Hardy. They play covert operatives who are best buds and also at the top of their game, though things soon go awry when learn they have more than friendship and love of weaponry in common, it turns out that they are […]

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THE AVENGERS First Trailer

Shock and awe might be the best way to describe the new trailer for The Avengers directed by ‘Buffy’ creator, Joss Whedon in his second big screen effort after his ‘Firefly’ adaptation. So how does this new trailer stack up you’re wondering, well it’s both visually appealing and has some trademark Whedon humor and some decent […]

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THE SIMPSONS Back for Seasons 24 and 25

The long running TV series The Simpsons was recently facing the prospect of cancellation with the Fox network reportedly asking the talented voice actors to take a significant pay cut so that the show could continue – citing it was not performing as well in the ratings and the once lucrative show was now costing too much too produce. Well that struggle has been resolved with the […]

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THE RAVEN – Trailer

An official trailer for the new flick The Raven has been released starring John Cusack in a 19th century Gothic mystery-thriller from director James McTeigue. Cusack plays poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe, who becomes a suspect when a serial killer starts using his writings as a guide for grizzly mayhem. He must then help police solve the crime and turn […]

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ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Making a Return

The show that revived Jason Bateman‘s career and made Michael Cera an overnight sensation is planning a return to TV and hitting the big screen, according to series creator Mitch Hurwitz. At the recent New Yorker’s festival, the cast of Arrested Development had a long overdue reunion and reminisced over how scenes and their characters evolved. During the get together, Hurwitz revealed plans […]

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