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Review: Creed II

 Creed II, the follow-up to 2015’s Creed is now in cinemas. The movie – directed by Steven Caple Jr – stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson and Dolph Lundgren and sees Adonis Creed stepping into the ring to fight Viktor Drago – son of Ivan. I’m a fan of the Rocky/Creed film series, so earlier…

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Why is Netflix cancelling its Marvel shows?

 Earlier today I published news that Netflix has cancelled Daredevil – one of the streaming service’s popular Marvel shows. This cancellation is the third official cancellation of a Marvel show in recent months, following announcements that Iron Fist and Luke Cage are also being dropped from the service.  With these shows now ended, this leaves…

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Blue Beetle movie in the works?

 Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Entertainment are developing a movie based on comic book character, the Blue Beetle. According to The Wrap, Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer is being lined up to write the screenplay, which will focus on Jamie Reyes – a Mexican-American teenager with a suit of extraterrestrial armour.  No release date has been given for Blue…

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Netflix has cancelled another Marvel show

 Following the cancellation of Iron Fist and Luke Cage, Netflix has cancelled another Marvel show. It’s Daredevil. In a statement (via Deadline), Netflix said: “Marvel’s Daredevil will not return for a fourth season on Netflix. “We are tremendously proud of the show’s last and final season and although it’s painful for the fans, we feel…

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Hugh Jackman is going on tour

 Ever wanted to see Wolverine Hugh Jackman close up? Well, now you can, because the former X-Men and Greatest Showman star is coming to a city near you! The Man. The Music. The Show. is Jackman’s live show, which will see the actor go on a worldwide tour. The tour includes four UK stops (Birmingham, Manchester…

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Venom surpasses Spider-Man at box office

 This time last week I published a post highlighting the success of Venom at the worldwide box office. At the time of posting, Venom had accumulated $780,006,808 in box office receipts and was Sony Pictures’ fifth most successful Spider-Man movie (even though it doesn’t feature Spider-Man). A week on and things have changed. As of…

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Netflix announces Roald Dahl Animated Series

 Netflix has announced the forthcoming arrival of a Roald Dahl Animated Series. The subscription-based service made the announcement today on social media. The series will adapt a number of Dahl’s classic books, including Matilda, The Twits, The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, amongst others. No further details at this time. I’ll keep you…

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Watch: Artemis Fowl trailer

 Walt Disney Studios has released a teaser trailer for forthcoming movie, Artemis Fowl. The movie – directed by Kenneth Branagh – is based on a series of fantasy novels by Irish author, Eoin Colfer. The film stars Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Tamara Smart, Nonzo Anozie, Josh Gad, and Judi Dench. Artemis Fowl arrives in cinemas…

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Watch: The Dollmaker horror short

 Last month, at Grimmfest 2018, amongst all of the horror movies that were being screened as part of the event I also got to watch a whole bunch of horror shorts. Some were good – some were not. One of the best shorts was The Dollmaker – a creepy tale about a craftsman who creates…

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