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Forget ‘Gladiator II,’ Ridley Scott Says This Is His Best Movie Since ‘The Martian’
The famously blunt director Ridley Scott has offered some of his first comments on his forthcoming film The Dog Stars, due for release in a little over a month, and appeared to rate it above much of his recent output — including Gladiator II. In a self-deprecating mood, Scott waved away more than a decade…
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Naruto Live-Action Movie Director, Studio Launch Worldwide Casting Search for Lead Roles
Lionsgate and director Destin Daniel Cretton have announced a worldwide casting search for the lead roles in their forthcoming live-action Naruto film, based on Masashi Kishimoto’s hugely popular manga franchise. The search, revealed via social media on Thursday, will focus initially on Team 7’s three young shinobi — Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura — with casting…
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Singer Gwenno says her wild teenage days on Lord of the Dance in America were ‘drink, drugs, eating disorders’… Those were heady years and far from the wholesome world of cailíns and curls one might expect
Welsh singer Gwenno Saunders has reflected on her formative teenage years touring America as a performer in Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance, describing a period marked by “drink, drugs, eating disorders” that was far removed from the wholesome image of Irish dancing the show projected. The remarks come as she promotes her latest solo…
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Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis shutting down means its Japan only, prequel phone game will remain unplayable
Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, the more faithful, gacha-driven remake of the original game, is ending its service, meaning the title will become completely inaccessible once servers close. The decision fits a wider pattern of Square Enix winding down its mobile output, but it carries particular weight because Ever Crisis…
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RUSH at Madison Square Garden: How to Get Tickets
Progressive rock band RUSH will play a four-night stand at Madison Square Garden in New York this summer as part of their “Fifty Something” reunion tour, with all four shows having sold out shortly after going on sale. The run is notable as the first tour in 11 years for Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson,…
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4 years after it was shelved by Warner Bros, Batgirl star J.K. Simmons also wants to know why it was never released
Nearly four years after Warner Bros. abruptly cancelled its almost-completed Batgirl film, star J.K. Simmons has added his voice to those still bewildered by the decision. The actor, who was set to reprise his role as Commissioner Jim Gordon, admitted he has no more insight than the public into why the studio chose to scrap…
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Jadakiss Responds to 38 Spesh on Track With Fat Joe & Stove God Cooks: ‘Is This About a Verse or Is This About a Career?’
Rapper Jadakiss has responded to fellow MC 38 Spesh, who had claimed on the BagFuel podcast that the Yonkers artist had been avoiding him since their “Sunday School” collaboration. On Thursday (9 July), Jadakiss and Fat Joe debuted a new track titled “Aroma”, featuring Stove God Cooks, on their Joe and Jada podcast, with Jadakiss…
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RPG Players Are Recreating Female Character Hairstyles IRL And The Results Are Hilarious
The article reports on a light-hearted trend in which role-playing game fans try to recreate the often extravagant hairstyles of female in-game characters in real life, with deliberately comic results. It matters mainly as an example of gaming culture spilling into everyday life, showing how players engage with character design not just through cosplay or…
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‘Game of Thrones’ Left These 8 Questions Unanswered
This Collider feature by Tyler B. Searle revisits HBO’s *Game of Thrones*, the hugely popular fantasy series based on George R. R. Martin’s *A Song of Ice and Fire*, and highlights eight plot threads the show left dangling. The piece frames these loose ends against the widely held view that the series declined sharply in…
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John Stamos told ‘Dancing with the Stars’ producers to never ask him to join the show again
Actor John Stamos, best known for the sitcom “Full House”, has explained why he will never take part in the celebrity dance competition “Dancing with the Stars”, despite being approached to appear every season. Speaking on “The Bobbycast” podcast, he said the appeal of the show lay in seeing contestants “suffering and looking like fools”,…