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Dexter Fletcher: Sherlock Holmes 3 Is On The 'back Burner'

Dexter Fletcher has revealed that 'Sherlock Holmes 3' is on the "back burner" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The 54-year-old filmmaker will take over from Guy Ritchie for the third installment of the series that features Robert Downey Jr. as the...

By Bang Showbiz on 19 October 2020

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Jencarlos Canela To Star In Man From Toronto

Jencarlos Canela has joined the cast of 'Man From Toronto'.The 32-year-old actor and singer has boarded the comedy flick, which stars Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson.The movie revolves around a case of mistaken identity when the "world's deadliest assassin" known...

By Bang Showbiz on 19 October 2020

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The Harder They Fall Pauses Filming After Positive Coronavirus Test

'The Harder They Fall' has paused filming after a member of the production team tested positive for coronavirus. Shooting on the Western motion picture, which features Idris Elba, got underway in Mexico five weeks ago, but filming has stopped for...

By Bang Showbiz on 19 October 2020

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Sacha Baron Cohen Spent Five Days In Character As Borat For Sequel

Sacha Baron Cohen spent five days of lockdown in character as Borat.The 48-year-old comedy star has reprised his titular role for a second movie, following 2006's 'Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan', and revealed...

By Bang Showbiz on 19 October 2020

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Tyler Posey Is Always Looking For New Challenges

Tyler Posey is constantly searching for new challenges.The 29-year-old actor currently has a number of projects in the pipeline, and he's admitted to loving the challenge of taking on "different" roles.He said: "Usually, I try to find characters that are...

By Bang Showbiz on 18 October 2020

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Neve Campbell Was Emotionally Challenged By Clouds

Neve Campbell found her role in 'Clouds' to be an emotional challenge.The 47-year-old actress plays Laura Sobiech, the mother of terminally ill teenage musician Zach, in the flick - which is based on a true story - and admits that...

By Bang Showbiz on 18 October 2020

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Borat 2 Reveals The 'dangerous Slide To Authoritarianism'

Sacha Baron Cohen thinks 'Borat 2' exposes the "dangerous slide to authoritarianism".The 49-year-old comedy star has returned to the Borat character for a new movie, and he's teased what fans can expect from 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'.Sacha - who released the...

By Bang Showbiz on 18 October 2020

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Clive Barker Always Wanted To Make A Thief Of Always Movie

Clive Barker has always been eager to turn 'The Thief of Always' into a movie.The 68-year-old writer has revealed he's always had the ambition to turn the 1992 novel into a big-screen success, and he's now en route to turning...

By Bang Showbiz on 18 October 2020

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50 Cent Signs Horror Movie Deal

50 Cent is moving into horror movies.The rapper and actor has signed a three-movie deal with Arts District Enterainment, the production company headed by Roger Birnbaum, Eli Roth and Michael Besman, and indie studio 3BlackDot through his G-Unit Film &...

By Bang Showbiz on 17 October 2020

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Jai Courtney Hails The Suicide Squad Movie

Jai Courtney thinks movie fans will "have a ball" with the 'Suicide Squad' sequel.The James Gunn-directed film is slated for release in 2021 and Jai - who plays Captain Boomerang - believes fans will ultimately love the movie.He shared: "It’s...

By Bang Showbiz on 17 October 2020

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Michael B. Jordan Will Produce The New Static Shock Movie

Michael B. Jordan will produce the 'Static Shock' movie.The 33-year-old actor has joined forces with filmmaker Reginald Hudlin, Warner Bros. and DC to produce the movie through Outlier Society, his production company.Marvel's 'Black Panther' star Michael told The Hollywood Reporter...

By Bang Showbiz on 17 October 2020

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Kirk Hammett: Zombie Movies Are Old And Tired

Kirk Hammett thinks zombie movies are "old and tired".The 57-year-old music star has admitted he's become bored of the genre and is instead more interested in "folk-horror" films.Talking about his movie passions, Krik shared: "I’m not too big on zombie...

By Bang Showbiz on 17 October 2020

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Patty Jenkins Not Confident About Wonder Woman 1984's Christmas Release Date

Patty Jenkins isn’t “confident” that ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ will open in time for Christmas.The upcoming sequel to Patty’s first foray into the DC Comics Extended Universe, ‘Wonder Woman’, has been given a tentative release date of Christmas Day (25.12.20), but...

By Bang Showbiz on 16 October 2020

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Ire Wraps Filming Amid Pandemic

‘Ire’ has wrapped filming.The upcoming prison movie - which will serve as Ross McCall’s directorial debut - has officially finished production, after the cast and crew got together amid the coronavirus pandemic to get filming finished.And Ross has said he’s...

By Bang Showbiz on 16 October 2020

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Dame Kristin Scott Thomas: I Was Desperate For Rebecca Role

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas "pestered" producers for a role in 'Rebecca'.The 60-year-old actress plays the role of housekeeper Mrs. Danvers in the Netflix film, and her character disapproves when Maxim de Winter (Armie Hammer) marries a new bride (Lily James)...

By Bang Showbiz on 16 October 2020

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Miranda July Loves Creating Quirky Films

Miranda July enjoys creating bizarre films.The 46-year-old director and actress has helmed 'Kajillionaire', a movie about a family of con artists, and revealed that she enjoyed tapping into the surreal for her projects.Miranda said: "I feel like, if you're just...

By Bang Showbiz on 16 October 2020

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Love Actually Is Cheesy And Has Aged Badly, Says Star Lulu Popplewell

'Love Actually' star Lulu Popplewell has branded the film cheesy and has "aged badly".The comedian-and-actress was just 12 years old when she starred as Daisy in Richard Curtis' 2003 Christmas rom-com, and despite it being a festive favourite for many...

By Bang Showbiz on 16 October 2020

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Sally Hawkins And Rhys Ifans To Star In The Fantastic Flitcrofts

Sally Hawkins and Rhys Ifans have joined the cast of 'The Fantastic Flitcrofts'.The 44-year-old actress and 53-year-old actor will star in the comedy-drama flick, which tells the true story of hapless golfer and hoaxer Maurice Flitcroft, who managed to gain...

By Bang Showbiz on 16 October 2020

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George Clooney To Produce Movie With Bob Dylan

George Clooney is teaming up with Bob Dylan for a new film.The 'Up in the Air' actor and his Smokehouse Pictures partner, Grant Heslov, are set to produce an adaptation of John Grisham's baseball-themed novel 'Calico Joe' alongside the 'Blowin'...

By Bang Showbiz on 16 October 2020

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Kim Kardashian West Signs Up For PAW Patrol The Movie

Kim Kardashian West has signed up for 'PAW Patrol: The Movie'. The 39-year-old star - who has children North, seven, Saint, four, Chicago, two, and Psalm, 17 months - joked she is now a "cool mum" to her kids after...

By Bang Showbiz on 16 October 2020

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Armie Hammer Wants The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Sequel

Armie Hammer wants to make a sequel to 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'The 34-year-old actor starred as Russian spy Illya Kuryakin in Guy Ritchie's 2015 film take on the 1960s television series and revealed that he would jump at the chance...

By Bang Showbiz on 15 October 2020

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Jamie Foxx Is A Jazz Fan Like Soul Character

Jamie Foxx could relate to his character in 'Soul'.The Oscar-winning actor voices the role of music teacher Joe Gardner in the upcoming Disney Pixar flick and found it easy to connect to the character due to their shared love of...

By Bang Showbiz on 15 October 2020

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Sir Ridley Scott Directing Joaquin Phoenix In Kitbag

Sir Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix are to reunite for new movie 'Kitbag'.The pair worked together on the 2000 Oscar-winning Roman epic 'Gladiator' and are now set to work together on a historical drama about French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte...

By Bang Showbiz on 15 October 2020

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Sarah Shahi To Star In Black Adam

Sarah Shahi has joined the cast of 'Black Adam'.The 40-year-old actress will star opposite Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in the DC Extended Universe flick, which focuses on the villain who is a constant nemesis for Shazam.Sarah will play the role...

By Bang Showbiz on 15 October 2020

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Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, And Jonah Hill Join Don't Look Up Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, and Jonah Hill are among the stars set to appear in 'Don't Look Up'. Jennifer Lawrence had already been announced for the Netflix comedy movie, and she looks set to be in good company with the...

By Bang Showbiz on 15 October 2020

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Ava DuVernay To Direct Caste Adaptation For Netflix

Ava DuVernay is set to direct an adaptation of 'Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents'.Isabel Wilkerson published her best-selling non-fiction book earlier this year, and Ava is now poised to helm an adaptation of the story for Netflix, according to...

By Bang Showbiz on 15 October 2020

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Women Can Do Horror, Insists 'Saint Maud' Filmmaker Rose Glass

Rose Glass finds it a "little bit boring" that people don't associate female directors with horror films.The 30-year-old filmmaker has been praised for horror flick 'Saint Maud' – which marks her feature-length directorial debut – but suggests that idea of...

By Bang Showbiz on 14 October 2020

Sean Pertwee Disappointed There Was No Dog Soldiers Trilogy

Sean Pertwee is "broken-hearted" that 'Dog Soliders' never became a trilogy.The actor played Sergeant Harry G. Wells in Neil Marshall's 2002 action horror about a squad of British soldiers having to fight off a family of werewolves.The movie is considered...

By Bang Showbiz on 14 October 2020

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Whoopi Goldberg: Patrick Swayze Got Me Ghost Role

Whoopi Goldberg has revealed that Patrick Swayze was instrumental in her getting her role in 'Ghost'.The Oscar-winning star played psychic Oda Mae Brown in the hit 1990 rom-com and revealed that Patrick – who played the murdered Sam Wheat who...

By Bang Showbiz on 14 October 2020

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Anya Taylor-Joy Cast In Furiosa Film

Anya Taylor-Joy has been cast as Furiosa in the 'Mad Max' spin-off.The 24-year-old actress has previously been linked to the project and it is now been confirmed that she will play the lead role in the project – which is...

By Bang Showbiz on 14 October 2020

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Dev Patel Set To Star In Chippendales Movie

Dev Patel is set to star in a new movie about the Chippendales.The 30-year-old actor - whose previous credits include 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' - has joined the cast of the upcoming film, which will chart...

By Bang Showbiz on 14 October 2020

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Eddie Murphy's Coming 2 America Heading Straight To Streaming

Eddie Murphy's 'Coming 2 America' is heading straight to streaming.According to Variety, Paramount has sold the sequel to the 1988 comedy to Amazon Studios and it will hit the streaming service in December.The 'Dolemite Is My Name' star has reprised...

By Bang Showbiz on 14 October 2020

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Jessica Henwick: The Matrix 4 Could Be A Game-changing Film

Jessica Henwick believes that 'The Matrix 4' could be a game-changing blockbuster for the film industry.The 28-year-old actress has been cast in the highly-anticipated next installment of the sci-fi action series and believes that it has similarities with the original...

By Bang Showbiz on 13 October 2020

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Jai Courtney Was Desperate To Play A Villain In Honest Thief

Jai Courtney wanted to play a villain in 'Honest Thief'.The 34-year-old actor stars alongside Liam Neeson in the action thriller as corrupt FBI agent John Nivens and revealed that he was desperate to dip into evil after playing heroic parts...

By Bang Showbiz on 13 October 2020

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The Others Remake Is In The Works

A remake of 'The Others' is in the works.Universal and Sentient Entertainment have partnered for a reboot of Alejandro Amenabar's 2001 supernatural horror movie, which starred Nicole Kidman in the lead role.The original film grossed over $200 million at the...

By Bang Showbiz on 13 October 2020

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Sandra Bullock Joins The Lost City Of D

Sandra Bullock is to star in 'The Lost City of D'.The 56-year-old actress will lead the cast of the romantic adventure, which Adam and Aaron Nee have signed up to direct.The project is being envisioned as a reunion for Sandra...

By Bang Showbiz on 13 October 2020

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Kevin Hart 'can't Wait' To Get Started On Planes, Trains And Automobiles Remake

Kevin Hart "can't wait" to get stuck in with the 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' remake.The 41-year-old actor is set to star opposite Will Smith in a new take on the 1987 road trip comedy, which starred John Candy and Steve...

By Bang Showbiz on 13 October 2020

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Luke Hemsworth Keen For Wolverine Role

Luke Hemsworth would love to be the next Wolverine. The 39-year-old actor is keen to follow in the footsteps of his brother Chris Hemsworth by joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in a permanent role, and he has set his...

By Bang Showbiz on 13 October 2020

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Liam Neeson Was Rejected For The Princess Bride Due To Height

Liam Neeson was once rejected for a role in 'The Princess Bride'. The 68-year-old actor tried out for the part of giant Fezzik in the 1987 movie, but director Rob Reiner insisted the 'Taken' star was not tall enough for...

By Bang Showbiz on 12 October 2020

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Kyle Gallner: Scream 5 Has Magic Of First Film

Kyle Gallner has teased that 'Scream 5' has similarities to the original film.The 33-year-old actor is set to feature in the horror flick in an undisclosed role and he has assured diehard 'Scream' fans that it will have the "magic"...

By Bang Showbiz on 12 October 2020

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