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According to The Disinsider, Oscar-nominated Elvis and Dune star Austin Butler is being circled to join the franchise.The scooper wrote: “What is Disney’ project with Austin Butler you told last week? Hercules? I have heard for the last couple of years that Disney has wanted to work with Butler for quite some time and while Hercules was on the table, I heard that Disney wants him from Pirates of the Caribbean. Whether or not that happens is a completely different story.”To add to this, another respected leaker MyTimeToShineHello, claims Disney wants Transformers and Marvel star Hailee Steinfeld in the new Pirates blockbuster.There have also been previous rumours that Pirates of the Caribbean 6 will be set in Haiti with a female Haitian lead possibly played by The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri.MyTi...

It’s been nine years since Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron starred in George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road.The critically acclaimed Oscar-winning blockbuster has gone down as one of the greatest action movies of all time, even being voted the best movie of the 21st century by Empire readers.Now the director has returned with a prequel focused on Theron’s character Imperator Furiosa, this time played by Anya Taylor-Joy in the post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max.Chris Hemsworth co-stars as the warlord Dementus in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which received a 7 minute standing ovation at its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last night.Now the first reviews are in and it sounds like Miller has largely repeated the success of Fury Road with 88 per cent positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes so far, i...

The long-awaited movie adaptation of the award-winning Wicked stage musical is almost here.No doubt hoping to defy gravity at the Oscars, the first film of the two-part movie epic is set to hit cinemas this November.And today the first full trailer has landed showcasing what fans can expect alongside a new synopsis which reads: “Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.”The syno...

IF promises to be the most saccharine movie of the year that may catch some parents unawares but otherwise fails to capture the imagination.When The Office star John Krasinski made his first foray into blockbuster filmmaking, it was a pleasant surprise to see him abandon what could have been safe comedy fare for a fresh, if a little meat-headed, sci-fi thriller, A Quiet Place.With IF, the actor-turned-filmmaker, still best known for bemused looks to the camera as Jim Halpert, delivers another surprise; a twee and syrupy adventure about imaginary friends with very little creativity.Predictably set in New York City, it follows 12-year-old Bea (played by Cailey Fleming), who develops the ability to see the titular made-up pals after going through a tragic family loss.Meanwhile, her dad (Kr...

Billy Zane plays Marlon Brando in the upcoming biopic movie Waltzing with Brando and it’s safe to say that the Titanic star looks uncannily like the late Oscar-winner.Set during the late 1960s and early 1970s, the film focuses on when the Hollywood star purchased the private atoll Teriaroa.The island is just north of Tahiti where he had shot Munity on the Bounty instead of starring in Lawrence of Arabia. And during the shoot, he fell in love with the South Pacific region.During this period, Brando recruited Los Angeles architect Bernard Judge (Jon Heder in the movie) “to build the world’s first ecologically perfect retreat on a small, uninhabitable island.”Directed by Bill Fishman, Waltzing with Brando recreates moments from two of the actor’s most famous movies, The Godfather and Last ...

It’s almost four hours long, considered one of the greatest movies ever made and now Lawrence of Arabia is on Netflix.The David Lean epic stars Peter O’Toole as World War I hero TE Lawrence, renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire.Voted in 2004 as the Best British film of all time in a poll of leading UK filmmakers, the war epic almost starred Marlon Brando in the title role. However, the Hollywood legend turned it down for filming in Tahiti with better pay on Mutiny on the Bounty, saying: "I'll be damned if I'll spend two years of my life on some f***ing camel!"The second choice for TE Lawrence was the virtually unknown Albert Finney, who years later would take Sean Connery's role in Skyfall. Despite extensive screen tests he refused to sign up for a seven-y...

The star was reportedly fired by Disney from a sixth instalment in the hit swashbuckling franchise following abuse allegations made by his ex-wife Amber Heard.Rumors later swirled that the star was offered a staggering $301 million (£243 million) paycheque to return with an “apology letter” attached. However, Disney later said these claims were “made up”.Now, with production still yet to get underway on Pirates 6, Johnny has coincidentally made an appearance at Pinewood, where parts of the fourth outing were filmed, carrying a pirate book.It’s unclear exactly what the book is about, and it’s possible it could just be a notebook.Even so, it’s obvious Johnny still has pirates on the brain after leaving the iconic franchise after the fifth film, Salazar’s Revenge.Both Johnny and his co-sta...

Apes are back on the big screen as the latest instalment in the Planet of the Apes franchise lands in cinemas. From director Wes Ball, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes takes place in a dystopian future in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the shadowsIt follows the 2017 threequel War for the Planet of the Apes and takes place 300 years after Caesar’s reign. It sees a new tyrannical ape leader build an empire as one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.Kingdom marks the fourth film in the Planet of the Apes reboot franchise and the tenth overall since 1968’s Charlton Heston-led clas...

It’s been over 20 years since The Lord of the Rings film trilogy concluded and yet more and more JRR Tolkien content keeps getting announced.Alongside the new trailer for The Rings of Power season 2 and 2026’s The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, there’s another Middle-earth movie set for release this year.The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is an official anime feature film following the adventures of Helm Hammerhead.Voiced by Brian Cox, he’s the King of Rohan who erected Helm’s Deep, the fortress which featured prominently in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.The upcoming film is set around 200 years before the events of the original film trilogy and follows the legendary monarch defending his kingdom against an army of Dunlendings.Warner Bros has released first ...

This afternoon, Buckingham Palace unveiled a huge new oil painting of King Charles III by Jonathan Yeo.The striking red portrait, the first since the monarch’s coronation, measures 8ft 15in by 6ft 15in.The monarch is depicted in his red Welsh Guards uniform with a red background and a butterfly landing on his shoulder.However, the new artwork is not to everyone’s taste with multiple comments on social media comparing the piece to Ghostbusters 2 villain Vigo.The main antagonist of the 1989 comedy is a medieval tyrant and sorcerer whose ghost haunts his 17th century portrait.One commented: “This reminds me of the massive scary portrait in the Ghostbusters movie.” Another wrote: “Reminds me of the painting from Ghostbusters 2.”Others added, “It looks like the Vigo painting from Ghostbuster...