Glitz, glamour and big screen names graced the red carpet at this year’s 73rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony which was broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. It was a night of celebration and only the best in film, television and streaming entertainment were awarded Golden Globes. This year’s host was […]
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Beyoncé, Gunning for an Oscar, Is Writing and Starring in a Movie About Saartjie Baartman
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Beyoncé is gunning for an Oscar, according to The Sun. Queen Béy, the biggest pop-star of the still-young millennium, wants to be taken seriously as an actress. A decade ago (!) she appeared in the third Austin Powers film,Goldmember, in which she was quite fun, but her next film will be considerably more serious: she’s penning […]
‘Star Wars’ Crosses $700 Million Domestically as 2016 Is Off to a Strong Start
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This first weekend of 2016 is the second largest January weekend of all-time. The top twelve grossed an estimated $204.6 million, $4.5 million shy of the current record, set in 2009 when Avatar was king of the world. Star Wars: The Force Awakens, however, has its eye on Avatar‘s crown as it now sits in second place, […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 – Record Opening Weekend
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 2 set the box office alight this weekend accumulating a box office total of R7,091,228 with attendances of 108,791 across 182 screens – including East & West Africa. This record breaking opening achieved 120% of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part1 opening weekend. Driki van Zyl, General Manager: Times Media Films says “We […]
Channing Tatum’s Gambit gets delayed until 2017
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Gambit had originally been set for a 2016 release, but when Rupert Wyatt left the project due to creative differences, a lengthy search began for his replacement. It was recently reported that Doug Liman was set to sign on the dotted line, but the wait was not without consequences as the X-Men spin-off has had to be […]
‘Tomb Raider’ Reboot Finds Director
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After more than five years in development, the Tomb Raider reboot has unearthed a director. Roar Uthaug, the director behind the Norwegian disaster drama The Wave, will direct Warner Bros.‘ and MGM’s feature project that seeks to re-launch a franchise featuring archeologist Lara Croft. At the same time, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, who penned the Black List script Hibernation and is co-writer onTransformers 5, […]
New ‘X-Men’ Movie Will Reportedly Start Shooting In 2017
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There’s going to be a lot of “X-Men: Apocalypse” chatter in the weeks ahead. The first trailer is set to debut in front of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” while Bryan Singer will continue to put the finishing touches on the picture with reshoots scheduled to take place over the winter. But could there be another “X-Men” […]
Charlie Sheen to Reportedly Announce He’s HIV Positive on ‘Today’ Show
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According to multiple reports, Charlie Sheen will reveal that he is HIV positive on the “Today” show Tuesday morning. Sheen is set to make a “revealing personal announcement” on the “Today” show Tuesday morning, the NBC morning show announced in a Monday press release, stating that the “Two and a Half Men” alum will sit down with Matt Lauer for an […]
Ryan Gosling Just Confirmed His Next Big Movie Role: Blade Runner 2!
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Ryan Gosling is about to get his Sci-Fi on! The 35-year-old actor confirmed speculation that he is, in fact, starring in the highly-anticipated Blade Runner 2—a sequel to Harrison Ford‘s hit thriller from 1982. “Yes, that’s true!” he told Collider when the project came up. He said getting the opportunity to work with director Denis Villeneuve and cinematographer Roger Deakins is what […]
Doctor Strange Filming Has Moved To the UK
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It’s been a long road for Stephen Strange to get to the big screen, but the wait for the Sorcerer Supreme to hit theaters is finally coming to an end. Various scripts for a Doctor Strange movie have been floating around Hollywood since the 80’s – with some even entering the pre-production phase – but it took […]