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July 12, 2018

How to get a Build-a-Bear bear cheap

A short while ago I posted news about today’s Build-a-Bear promotion – ‘pay your age’ – and the apparent ‘carnage’ that it’s caused. The promotion – designed to give customers the opportunity to buy bears on the cheap has proved so successful that Build-a-Bear have had to abandon it early doors, leaving a number of…

July 12, 2018

Erm… ‘carnage’ at Build-a-Bear?

Today, Build-a-Bear launched a special new ‘pay your age’ promotion. The promotion is as follows: Take your child (or at least ‘a’ child) into store, choose a bear and pay the equivalent of the child’s age (i.e. a 2-year-old = £2). Great offer, right? You bet ya it is – which is why pretty much…

July 11, 2018

Yes, yes, yes – The original RoboCop is getting a sequel

A new RoboCop movie is in the works – and it will be a direct sequel to the original! RoboCop Returns will follow on from the 1987 sci-fi hit with Neill Blomkamp on directing duties. According to Deadline, the movie is based on an unused script that was originally intended to be a RoboCop follow-up…

July 11, 2018

Warner Bros. green light Joker movie – The one without Jared Leto

The long-rumoured Joker solo movie has been given the go ahead from Warner Bros. The new movie – a Joker origin story – will be directed and co-written by Todd Phillips and will star Joaquin Phoenix in the title role. According to The Hollywood Reporter, filming will begin in September, with Scott Silver on board…

July 10, 2018

Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again is out soon – and will probably make lots of money

In just over a week’s time, Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again hits cinema screens – and it’s probably going to make a lot of money. I feel I can say this with some certainty due to a number of reasons. Reason One: When the original Mamma Mia! was released in 2008 it was a…

July 10, 2018

There’s something else rather upsetting about THAT Infinity War ending

**WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. IF YOU HAVE STILL NOT WATCHED INFINITY WAR WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU PLAYING AT?! WATCH IT – IT’S AWESOME!** For those that have watched Avengers: Infinity War you’ll know that the movie ended with rather tragic circumstances. The Avengers failed in their mission, Thanos…

July 10, 2018

Get comfy, Indiana Jones 5 is going to be a while…

A couple of weeks ago, news broke that Indiana Jones 5 would not be hitting its intended release date of July 2020. At the time the news landed, all we knew was when the movie wouldn’t be hitting cinemas and not when it would. Fast forward to today and we now have a new release…

July 10, 2018

The Star Wars backlash shows no signs of disappearing

The Star Wars backlash is showing no sign of disappearing and now Logan director, James Mangold has thrown his voice into the discussion. The director – who is reportedly working on a Boba Fett movie for Lucasfilm/Disney – took to Twitter to pass comment on how difficult it can be to spearhead a film in…

July 10, 2018

Skyscraper movie review round-up

This week sees the release of blockbuster disaster movie, Skyscraper. Written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber the film stars Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Neve Campbell and tells the story of a former FBI agent who must rescue his family from a newly built skyscraper taken over by terrorists… and on fire! Skyscraper goes on general…

July 10, 2018

Delaying Ant-Man and the Wasp was kind of the right decision

If you live in the US then right now you’re probably basking in the glory of Ant-Man and the Wasp – utilising every moment of your day to go back and forth to the cinema to watch and re-watch this latest Marvel movie. Oh you lucky, lucky people. If you live in the UK, then you’re…