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Sharlto Copley will star in Neill Blomkamp's Chappie
20 hours ago
Neill Blomkamp has been planning his next outing after this summer's sci-fi blockbuster, Elysium, with Sharlto Copley confirmed to be heading up Blomkamp's next film, Chappie. Having taken the leading role in District 9 and a supporting turn in Elysium, this will be Copley's third collaboration with Blomkamp, and the new film sounds set to play to the actor's comedic strengths. Details are extremely few and far between surrounding chappie, but Entertainment Weekly describes it as a sci-fi comedy that takes place "in an unusual setting"....
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- George Wales
Natalie Portman to star opposite Michael Fassbender in Macbeth
20 hours ago
It was only yesterday that we learned Michael Fassbender is set to star in a new version of Macbeth, and already there's been another major casting announcement. Screen Daily reports that Fassbender will be joined on the production by none other than Natalie Portman, who will be playing the scheming power behind the throne, Lady Macbeth. Fassbender and Portman are already appearing in two projects together in the form of Jane Got A Gun and Terrence Malick's upcoming (and as yet untitled) muso drama, so we can expect their chemistry...
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- George Wales
J.J. Abrams believes that John Williams will score Star Wars: Episode VII
20 hours ago
J.J. Abrams has teased the return of another Star Wars legend, claiming that he believes composer John Williams will return to score the forthcoming Episode VII. Williams has already been quoted as saying he hopes to be invited back to the franchise, and Abrams seems to think that dream will likely become a reality. "For Star Wars, it’s very early days, but I believe that going forward, John Williams will be doing that film," says Abrams, "because he was there long before I was." Abrams had previously commented that "it sure...
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- George Wales
Exclusive: Die Hard 6 gets a screenwriter and a title
30 April 2013 6:27 AM, PDT
After the Russia-based antics of A Good Day To Die Hard, we’ve gleaned some exclusive details about the next installment in the Die Hard franchise. Die Hard 6 - or Die Hardest, as it’s currently known - is currently at the writing stage, with Brit Ben Trebilcook penning a treatment. Trebilcook is currently working on Knockout, a videogame-themed actioner set to star real-life martial arts stars. It was on this film that he came into contact with Larry D. Webster, consulting producer on A Good Day To Die Hard. Through discussions...
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- Total Film
New action-packed trailer for Pacific Rim: watch now
30 April 2013 2:30 AM, PDT
Pacific Rim has released a new trailer online, featuring a whole host of action-studded new footage from the monsters vs. robots epic. The new trailer does a pretty good job of laying the narrative groundwork without compromising on spectacle. Giant robot using an oil tanker to club a giant monster around the head? Check! The film is set on an Earth that has been invaded by giant beasties known as Kaiju. Humanity’s last hope? Equally giant robots known as Jaegers. Let battle commence! Take a look at the new trailer, below… ...
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- George Wales
Jamie Foxx in line for Annie remake
30 April 2013 2:01 AM, PDT
Will Gluck’s remake of Annie could be set to add Jamie Foxx to its ranks, with THR reporting that the star is in talks to take on the Daddy Warbucks role. The production already has Beasts Of The Southern Wild star Quvenzhané Wallis in the title role, with Foxx in line to play a renamed version of Warbucks called “Benjamin Stacks”. Because he has stacks of money, see? The Warbucks character is the kindly old benefactor who takes orphan Annie into his care, giving him something to spend all his cash on. Directed by Gluck, the...
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- George Wales
Michael Fassbender to star in Macbeth
29 April 2013 11:59 PM, PDT
A new adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is set to make its way onto our screens in the not too distant future, with the title role set to be occupied by none other than Michael Fassbender. Following in the footsteps of his X-Men co-star James McAvoy (currently playing the role on stage in London’s West End), Fassbender is set to play the Scottish king brought low by his murderous misdeeds in a new version directed by Snowtown’s Justin Kurzel. Written by Todd Louiso and Jacob Koskoff, Screen Daily reports that this new adaptation...
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- George Wales
Awesome new clip from Star Trek Into Darkness: watch now
29 April 2013 11:25 PM, PDT
Star Trek Into Darkness has released a brand new clip featuring a face-off between Captain Kirk and the imprisoned terrorist John Harrison, and the atmosphere on show throughout is absolutely electric! The new clip shows a clearly riled Kirk snapping and snarling at his prisoner, who maintains a maliciously icy demeanour throughout the duo’s exchange. Both Chris Pine and Benedict Cumberbatch are on top form here, whetting the appetite nicely for the game of cat and mouse the two will embark upon throughout the rest of the film. ...
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- George Wales
Alexander Skarsgård the latest to be linked to The Crow
29 April 2013 11:08 PM, PDT
It was only last week that Tom Hiddleston was being widely reported as the clear frontrunner to head up Warner Bros' long-awaited remake of The Crow, but there’s already a new name in the equation in the form of Alexander Skarsgård. Deadline reports that Hiddleston’s involvement has only amounted to a brief conversation with the studio, with nothing more developing from that early introduction. Instead, the source is reporting that Alexander Skarsgård is top of the studio’s hit-list, with the part being his to turn down. That said,...
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- George Wales
Joss Whedon talks Robert Downey Jr.’s future as Iron Man
29 April 2013 9:44 AM, PDT
Joss Whedon has weighed in on the speculation as to whether Robert Downey Jr. will hang up his metal mask after Iron Man 3. The threequel has opened to astonishing, Avengers-busting numbers internationally ($195m), adding further fuel to the fires of discussion as to how long Rdj will stay in the role. Whedon spoke to Desde Hollywood (via ComingSoon.net), about Downey Jr.’s possible return: “I am not the guy who has to worry about him being replaced. He is Iron Man at this point. When I heard that he was cast I knew that...
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- Matt Maytum
Exclusive character posters for The Hangover Part III
29 April 2013 2:05 AM, PDT
The Hangover Part III is releasing a slew of new character posters online at totalfilm.com, and you can see a new one right here every day. The third film in the bleary-eyed franchise comes with the ominous tagline, ‘It all ends,’ promising to bring a sense of finality to the drunken proceedings. Plot details/drinking locations are scarce at this point, but what we do know is that there will be a funeral for the guys to attend, and Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong) is likely to play a more pivotal role this time out. And there’ll be a...
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- Total Film
Michael Bay updates on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Transformers 4
29 April 2013 2:04 AM, PDT
Michael Bay has been firefighting fan outrage since pretty much the day he announced his production company would be remaking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with his initial suggestion that the turtles would be recast as aliens chief among the sticking points. However, Bay has now given another update on the project, and suggests that the new film will be true to the source material after all… "There was that quote saying that we’re making them aliens,” says Bay. “We're not. It’s the ooze! It’s from the original source material. These...
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- George Wales
Carrie Fisher comments on Star Wars: Episode VII
29 April 2013 2:01 AM, PDT
Despite persistent rumours that Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill will all return for Star Wars: Episode VII, no official confirmation has yet been forthcoming. However, when Fisher was recently asked about the project by the Calgary Herald, she certainly seemed to suggest that she is back in training to get in shape for the role of Leia. “I like being bought by Disney, because they never wanted to buy me before,” said Fisher, suggesting a deal has already been done with the studio to facilitate her character’s return. ...
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- George Wales
Watch nearly five minutes of footage from The Great Gatsby now
29 April 2013 12:50 AM, PDT
The Great Gatsby has released seven clips online, amounting to nearly five minutes of footage from the finished film. The selection of clips give a good impression of the lavish visual style created by director Baz Luhrmann, all cocktail dresses, sharp suits and roaring twenties glamour. Most of the clips follow Tobey Maguire’s inquisitive narrator, Nick Carraway, but there’s also a glimpse of Carey Mulligan’s Daisy Buchanan and of course, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Gatsby himself. Take a look, below… The above clips only...
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- George Wales
Exclusive Dragon Clip: Tooth-Crunching Violence
29 April 2013 12:44 AM, PDT
We love a corking kung-fu epic here at Total Film. And Peter Chan's martial arts drama looks like it's going to deliver enough action to please the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon fanbase. The story follows the tale of a sinful martial arts expert who wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master. As they're wont to do in kung-fu movies, they decide to reconcile any differences through the art of punching each other in the head very hard.
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- Matt Risley
Final trailer for Fast & Furious 6: watch now
29 April 2013 12:36 AM, PDT
Fast & Furious 6 has released a final trailer that places the emphasis squarely on the explosive action of this latest instalment in the adrenaline-soaked franchise. “You’re talking vehicular warfare,” says Ludacris at one point in the trailer, and sure enough, there are soon all manner of cars, planes and tanks all doing battle on the open road. You might recall that some of the film was shot on location in London earlier this year, so watch out for some met police cars and a bruising fistfight in a tube station. Take a look...
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- George Wales
Three clips from Only God Forgives: watch now
29 April 2013 12:20 AM, PDT
Only God Forgives has released a trio of new clips online, featuring Ryan Gosling’s brutal gangster Julian, and his fearsome mother Crystal (Kristin Scott Thomas). And while Gosling’s bone-jarring, jaw-grabbing line in violence is disturbing enough, it's Scott Thomas’s acid tongue that really sets these scenes alight. Casually emasculating her son while simultaneously intimidating his date, if there’s a more awkward dinner table sequence this year, we’ll be impressed… Take a look at the new clips, below: Only God...
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- George Wales
Killer Movie Fish: Infographic
29 April 2013 12:12 AM, PDT
Bait is the latest entry in the celebrated ‘killer fish attack’ subgenre, finding a bunch of shoppers trapped in an Australian supermarket after a tsunami. And roaming the aisles is a blood-thirsty Great White Shark... From the nefarious nibble-power of the pint-sized Piranha piranhas, to the supersized food-hole of the megalodon in Mega Shark Vs Giant Octopus, our fishy foes have always varied in size. So, thanks to the below infographic, we now have the answer to the question that’s plagued cinemagoers since Steven Spielberg first...
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- Matt Maytum
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