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July 12, 2018

Marvel’s Black Widow movie is pretty much official

The oft-talked about, long-rumoured Black Widow movie is sort of official! Hurrah! According to Variety, Cate Shortland has signed up to take on directing duties on the proposed movie. Although Marvel Studios hasn’t confirmed this yet, with all the talk about a Black Widow movie, plus this news, it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that…

July 12, 2018

Mission: Impossible – Fallout movie review round-up

Another day, another movie review round-up and this time it’s for the new action blockbuster, Mission: Impossible – Fallout! Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, Fallout is the sixth entry in the long-running series and sees Tom Cruise back in the lead role of Ethan Hunt. Cruise is joined by a cast that includes Simon Pegg,…

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…