The Hitman’s Bodyguard sequel is officially happening

Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek are believed to be teaming up once again for The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. This would be a sequel to The Hitman’s Bodyguard, which starred all three of those talented actors and made a fair bit of profit at the global box office last year. The first movie saw Reynolds playing a … >

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Gary Oldman and Dylan O’Brien to star in new crime thriller

British acting legend Gary Oldman and The Maze Runner star Dylan O’Brien will star alongside one another in The Bayou, a crime thriller movie from Millennium Media. This company will pitch The Bayou to buyers at Cannes Film Festival later this month, in the hope that a studio will step in and stump up some cash to support and distribute … >

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Doctor Who Magazine, and an apparent fan backlash

Back when there was no outlet for fans, and no Doctor Who on the television to watch, it was the terrific Doctor Who Magazine that kept the flag flying. You can hardly accuse it of following the money, either, given that it was existing at a time when Doctor Who was hardly the high profile … >

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Luke Cage season 2: check out the first trailer and poster

Marvel’s Luke Cage Netflix series returns next month, and now we have a poster and a trailer to prove it. Mike Colter reprises the role of the bulletproof ‘hero of Harlem’ in this second batch of episodes, which will follow on from the events of Luke Cage season 1 and The Defenders season 1. Cheo Hodari Coker returns to the Luke Cage showrunner … >

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When Christopher H Bidmead was Doctor Who script editor

Christopher Hamilton Bidmead became script editor of Doctor Who in late 1979, brought onboard by new Producer John Nathan-Turner. Bidmead had been an actor, scriptwriter and journalist, and was recommended to JNT by Robert Banks-Stewart (who had written for the show in the mid-Seventies). He inherited a situation where JNT and Executive Producer Barry Letts … >

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Call The Midwife: filming starts on Christmas special and series 8

Filming has resumed on Call The Midwife, with Neal Street Productions beginning to shoot the 2018 Christmas special and 2019’s Call The Midwife series 8 on behalf of BBC One. We’ve also learned that Miriam Margolyes – who played Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films – will guest star in the Christmas special and the first episode of series 8. She … >

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