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Elodie Yung cast as Elektra for Marvel/Netflix Daredevil Season 2
Marvel Studios and Netflix officially confirmed yesterday that actress Elodie Yung (GI Joe Retaliation) has been cast as Elektra for the upcoming Daredevil
Marvel’s Doctor Strange bags $85 million internationally in its first week
The Marvel Cinematic Universe added its fourteenth film, Doctor Strange, and it was released internationally this past Friday to really positive reviews (check out our review here). Leading the weekend with an estimated $84.9 million, the Disney Marvel movie beat Fox and Dreamworks Animation’s Trolls and Lionsgate’s Hacksaw Ridge to claim the number one spot on the international box of...
The August Visitor of the Nigerian Tech Community: Mark Zuckerberg
The CEO of Facebook – Mark Zuckerberg came in to Nigeria on a surprise and unannounced working visit. Even though there have since been different media coverage of his visit and why he visited, why it matters to the tech community in Nigeria, how he dressed, his opinion of Nigerian Jollof Rice etc. This article is about the aftermath of his visit and what will or should happen next. For thos...
The Trailer For Horror movie, Rings, Arrives Online
Samara is back! The Ring and The Ring Two were movies that ignited my interest into the horror genre and now Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for the third installment, Rings, of the franchise based on the Japanese horror film Ring. Check it out below. Rings is a supernatural psychological horror film, directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez, and written by David Loucka, Jacob Estes and Akiva G...
HTC reveals devices that would get Andriod Nougat 7.0
Google has finally released its latest iteration of their mobile OS, Android Nougat and of course, every OEM is practically jumping aboard this latest upgrade. As usual, Google Nexus devices gets the update first before other devices. The Taiwanese OEM, HTC, through its Twitter page, announced the devices that would get the Nougat upgrade. We’re excited to receive final shipping Android 7.0 Nougat...
A New Star Trek Beyond Trailer Has Arrived, Plus A Poster Too!
To infinity and beyond! Don’t mind me, I just like shouting that phrase at the top of my voice whenever I see the upcoming Star Trek title. Now down to brass tacks… Paramount Pictures has released a second trailer for the upcoming third movie in their Star Trek reboot film series, Star Trek Beyond. This movie follows Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). Trust me when I...
Daniel Craig Turns Down James Bond For Good
Yup, you read that right, it’s official. Four times James Bond actor, Daniel Craig, has turned down huge offers to return as the iconic super spy. Reportedly, Craig was offered a whopping £68 million with other incentives to star in two more movies but he turned it all down. Craig has played the role of James Bond in Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and last year, Spectre. Now that ...
Captain America: Civil War Is Now The Highest Grossing Movie of 2016
Finally, Captain America: Civil War has become the highest grossing movie of 2016. For some days now, Civil War has been trailing behind Disney‘s other outing, Zootopia($974.2 million) but now, it has surpassed the animated film with a worldwide total of $981.9 million ($310.5 million in North America and $671.4 million overseas), very close to breaking the $1 billion mark soon. Captain Amer...
Game of Throne Season 6 Red Band Trailer
Ok, ok….I just watched this insanely cool red band trailer of Game of Thrones Season 6 and believe me when I say I freaked out like a mad man. Asin I totally freaked out, I died like 3 times and woke up again screaming winter is coming. Like holy gwakamolly, what the hell????? Can winter come already? Can we fast forward this month already and bring in April 24, 2016. To get a feeling of what I fe...
Missed the 2016 AMVCA? We’ve got you covered!
The 4th edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards was held last night at the Eko Hotels Conference Center in Lagos Nigeria. As always the show was spectacular, it had the who is who, the crème de la crème of the movie industry in attendance. It was a night of glamour and glitz as lots of people went home smiling after winning big. Below is a list of all the winners. BEST TELEV...
The Full List of The 2016 BAFTA Awards Winners
The 69th BAFTA Awards was held last night, 14 February 2016, at the Royal Opera House in London to honor the best British and international contributions to film in 2015. The BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards are handed out for the best in feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality, that were screened at British cinemas during 2015. Films like Bridge of Spies...
The IMAX Poster, Final Trailer For Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Have Arrived
Warner Bros have released the IMAX poster for their upcoming superhero movie Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice. Check out the poster below: Yesterday, WB Studios also released the final trailer for the film. Check it also below: I’ve got to tell you, this is the trailer we’ve been dying to see since last year. New scenes, some Batman action and a bit of the showdown between the Dark Kn...