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Tripping Major Paul… Paul Thomas Anderson’s seventh film feels like light relief after his sixth, the heavyweight melodrama The Master. But then rather like Punch-Drunk Love, when PTA does comedy, don’t expect hearts and flowers. This is the first time revered and reclusive American author Thomas Pynchon has been adapted …

Ex Machina is the latest film from Alex Garland, the author turned filmmaker who has been the creative force behind some of the most inventive films of recent years. Since his book, The Beach, was filmed by Danny Boyle, Garland has been quietly creating some of the catchiest movie premises …

Mere days after Fox announced preliminary plans to resurrect ‘90s sci-fi smash, The X-Files, one of its leading duo – David Duchovny – has expressed his enthusiasm to return. In an interview with USA Today (opens in new tab), he says he’d be “…more than happy and excited to bring …

It’s all-change over at Universal’s sequel to Snow White And The Huntsman (simply titled The Huntsman), with director Frank Darabont having walked away from the project. Apparently “creative differences” were behind the move, with The Wrap reporting that Darabont “abruptly left the high-priority project” this week. While Universal is expected …

J.K. Simmons has been talking to MTV (opens in new tab) about forthcoming prequel Kong: Skull Island, revealing that the film will be set in the 1970s, and will begin in 1971 Detroit. “When it first came to my attention, ‘There’s interest in you for a new King Kong,’ I …

Viola Davis is the latest big name to be added to Suicide Squad’s distinctly A-list cast, with the Oscar-nominated actress recently signing on to play Amanda Waller. Waller is the government agent charged with keeping a handle on the titular group of supervillains-turned-operatives, and according to Davis, she is a …

Benedict Cumberbatch has been discussing his early impressions of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with The Wall Street Journal (opens in new tab), admitting that he’s having to do some serious background reading to bring himself up to speed, but explaining that the studio’s pedigree has assured him he’s not taking …

Emily Blunt has revealed she turned down two major roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but has denied that she has been offered the chance to play Captain Marvel. “No one’s offered me that officially,” Blunt told Vulture (opens in new tab), when asked about the latter role, “so it’s… …

Matthew Vaughn has been speaking to Collider (opens in new tab) about his decision to drop out of X-Men: Days Of Future Past, while also saying that around 90% of his script actually made it into the finished film. “I’d say 90%,” says Vaughn. “I mean, we worked on the …

Not the sharpest tools in the shed In cinemas vast back catalogue of memorable characters lies a category that separates the wheat from the chaff. For every confident swaggerer (think John Waynes entire resume) theres a dim-witted fool (think Ruprecht). Sure, these oddballs might not possess the charisma or wit …