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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – “Incels have invaded Simpsons meme accounts”

15/04/201915/04/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment David F Sandberg, Dennis Widmyer, Disney, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jacques Audiard, Jason Clarke, JJ Abrams, Joaquin Phoenix, John C Reilly, Jon Favreau, Kevin Kolsch, Pet Sematary, Podcast, Shazam, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Stephen King, The Lion King, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, The Sisters Brothers, Zachary Levi

On this week’s Popcorn Muncher Podcast, we review DC blockbuster Shazam!, Stephen King adaptation Pet Sematary and western The Sisters Brothers.

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News Round-up – Beyonce joins Lion King, Robbie takes to the ice for I, Tonya trailer and more

05/11/201709/11/2017 Tom Beasley 1 Comment Abe Forsythe, Allison Janney, Beyonce Knowles-Carter, BIFA, British Independent Film Awards, David F Sandberg, Dennis Widmyer, Disney, Donald Glover, God's Own Country, I Tonya, Jon Favreau, Josh Gad, Julianne Moore, Kevin Kolsch, Lady Macbeth, Little Monsters, Lupita Nyong'o, Margot Robbie, Mark Strong, My Life On The Road, News, News Round-up, Pet Sematary, Sebastian Stan, Shazam, The Death of Stalin, The Lion King, Zachary Levi

Beyonce has added her name to the already impressive A-list cast working with Jon Favreau on his remake of The Lion King.

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News Round-up – Get Out tops profitable list, Ejiofor could be Scar, mother! teaser and more

06/08/201705/08/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Bumblebee, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Trevorrow, Daniel Kaluuya, Darren Aronofsky, Deadpool 2, Dwayne Johnson, Get Out, Hailee Steinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Jack Thorne, Jaume Collet-Serra, Jennifer Lawrence, John Cena, Jon Favreau, Jordan Peele, Josh Brolin, Jungle Cruise, mother!, News, News Round-up, Ryan Reynolds, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode IX, Suicide Squad 2, The Lion King, Travis Knight, Zazie Beetz

Jordan Peele’s brilliantly ambitious horror debut is the most profitable film of the year and Disney is lining up an Oscar nominee to play its next villain.

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News Round-up – Craig staying on as James Bond, Tarantino prepping Manson family movie and more

16/07/201718/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment A Wrinkle in Time, Ava DuVernay, Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Chris Pine, Daniel Craig, David Ayer, Diego Luna, Disney, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Hugh Jackman, James Bond, Jaume Collet-Serra, Jennifer Lawrence, John Oliver, Jon Favreau, Mad Max: Fury Road, News, News Round-up, Oprah Winfrey, Quentin Tarantino, Scarface, Suicide Squad 2, The Lion King

Good news for James Bond, good news for Disney and bad news for the Scarface remake. Here’s your movie news round-up.

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Review – Spider-Man: Homecoming

13/07/201712/07/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Action, Bokeem Woodbine, Certificate: 12, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jon Watts, July 2017, Laura Harrier, Marisa Tomei, Marvel, Michael Keaton, Rating: Pop, Robert Downey Jr, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Superhero, Tom Holland, Tony Revolori, Zendaya

Spidey is back home as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Tom Holland donning the famous suit and Michael Keaton menacing him as the Vulture.

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News Round-up – Kingsman 2 trailer, Lion King finds its Timon and Pumbaa, Fincher for World War Z and more

30/04/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Billy Eichner, Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum, Colin Firth, David Fincher, Disney, Donald Glover, Glenn Ficarra, James Earl Jones, Jeff Goldblum, John Requa, Jon Favreau, Jonathan Demme, Juan Antonio Bayona, Jurassic World, Jurassic World 2, Kingsman, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, News, News Round-up, Nicole Scherzinger, Pandemonium, Seth Rogen, Taron Egerton, The Lion King, Vince McMahon, Wicked, World War Z, World War Z 2

We got our first look at Kingsman: The Golden Circle this week, with sharp suits, gadgets and Channing Tatum.

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News Round-up – Love Actually sequel, Mel Gibson for Suicide Squad, The Raid remake and more

19/02/201719/02/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Amy Poehler, DC, Donald Glover, Dwayne Johnson, Fighting with my Family, Frank Grillo, Jamie Foxx, Joe Carnahan, Jon Favreau, Liam Neeson, Love Actually, Mel Gibson, News, News Round-up, Richard Curtis, Robin Hood: Origins, Suicide Squad, Suicide Squad 2, Taron Egerton, The House, The Lion King, The Raid, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Tim Minchin, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell

All of the most important movie news from this week.

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 23 – From the Wild West to the West Midlands

06/10/201623/10/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Antoine Fuqua, Chris Pratt, Denzel Washington, Eddie Redmayne, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Independence Day, Jon Favreau, Podcast, Shaun of the Dead, The Girl With All the Gifts, The Lion King, The Magnificent Seven, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Toy Story

Western remake The Magnificent Seven and British zombie drama The Girl With All the Gifts are reviewed in the latest Popcorn Muncher Podcast, plus more film-related fun.

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News Round-up – Favreau on for Lion King, Fantastic Beasts final trailer, Transformers and more

03/10/201609/10/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alexander Skarsgård, Daisy Ridley, David Yates, Denzel Washington, Disney, Domhnall Gleeson, Duncan Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fences, Johnny Depp, Jon Favreau, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Margot Robbie, Michael Bay, Murder on the Orient Express, Mute, Netflix, News, News Round-up, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, Transformers: The Last Knight, Viola Davis

Jon Favreau is heading back to Disney, Eddie Redmayne is casting spells and Michael Bay has annoyed all of Britain. It’s your movie news round-up.

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News Round-up – Gene Wilder dies, Affleck teases Deathstroke, LFF line-up unveiled and more

04/09/201611/09/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alison Brie, Amma Asante, Arrival, Ben Affleck, Ben Wheatley, BFI London Film Festival, Damien Chazelle, DC, Denis Villeneuve, Dwayne Johnson, Elizabeth Banks, Free Fire, Gene Wilder, Jon Favreau, Jumanji, Karen Gillan, La La Land, LFF, News, News Round-up, Pitch Perfect 3, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Trish Sie

Jumanji update, a new director for Pitch Perfect 3 and a sad farewell in this week’s movie news round-up.

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Review – The Jungle Book

07/05/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Adventure, April 2016, Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Certificate: PG, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Esposito, Idris Elba, Jon Favreau, Lupita Nyong'o, Neel Sethi, Rating: Pop, Scarlett Johansson, The Jungle Book

Review of 2016 adventure remake The Jungle Book, starring Bill Murray, Idris Elba and Scarlett Johansson.

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