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Liam Neeson replaces Mel in the Hangover 2

It was quite the news over recent days when the cast of the Hangover 2, specifically Zach Galifianakis objected to the participation of  former superstar Mel Gibson in a cameo appearance. Somewhat ironic that Zach makes a living playing drug induced losers popping all sorts of drugs in the Hangover and in HBO’s Bored to […]

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Galifianakis Axes Mel’s Hangover Cameo

It was quite the talk last week when embattled movie star Mel Gibson was said to be appearing briefly as an opinionated Tattoo Artist in the Hangover 2. All seemed to be going well for the star to get his career back on track until news broke that his role has since been axed. Director […]

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Glee Stars Let Loose for GQ

The  show that turned the ambitious nature of American Idol and the classic film Grease into a well scripted TV show that ‘s become a cultural phenomenon,  continues it’s second season with it’s next ep airing on the 26th Oct with the Rocky Horror Pictures Show as it’s theme. With no sign of letting up […]

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Peter Jackson Signs on to Direct The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings trilogy were an incredible accomplishment in film making featuring an exceptional ensemble cast, dazzling visual effects and a narrative continuity that was a testament to the magnitude of the production with each film being shot back to back over 2 years. The development time of the films was considerably longer and […]

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Spider-man finds his Nemesis

The last few months have been full of speculation about Marc Webb’s reboot of the Spider-man franchise with many names being considered for the pivotal roles. With production scheduled to commence in December, casting decisions are being made for the various characters. A big surprise was Emma Stone who was presumably in the running for […]

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Eric Stoltz featured in Back to the Future Blu-ray

Fans of the Back to the Future series may know that Michael J Fox wasn’t the original choice for the film and that his part was the result of recasting. It’s hard to imagine anyone else as Marty McFly and if he hadn’t got the part it would’ve been a much different movie. Riding the […]

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The Apes Rise in a Prequel Story

Planet of the Apes is one of the most enduring film franchises with the 1968 original starring screen legend Charlton Heston spawning 4 sequels and a short lived TV series. The film was based on the 1963 book La planète des singes by Pierre Boulle and was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner with John Chambers […]

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Tony Gilroy Announces Bourne Spin-off

It was all the buzz when it was announced earlier this week that the Bourne franchise was moving ahead with the main writer of the series taking over the reigns from Paul Greengrass who left the series after the studios reportedly developed scripts to get the next film on track sooner. Now it seems the […]

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Mad Max sequels delayed til 2012

The highly anticipated sequel / reboot to the Mad Max series has hit a snag with production being delayed yet again until the year 2012. It was delayed once before with shooting scheduled to have commenced this year then it was pushed back with word that George Miller was planning another sequel which called for […]

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Emma Stone cast as Gwen Stacy

For the last few weeks it was all the buzz that Emma Stone was in the running for a part in the new Spider-man Reboot, now Sony has confirmed that she has been signed though not as the character we expected. It was assumed that she was in the running for the role of Mary […]

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