The film has been a big hit for Netflix Henry Cavill has spoken on the lawsuit filed by Conan Doyle Estate over his character in the Netflix movie Enola Holmes. Cavill plays Sherlock Holmes in the film about the famous fictional detective’s younger sister, played Millie Bobby Brown. Sherlock Holmes first appeared in 1887, and […]

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CBBC star Archie Lyndhurst has died aged 19, after a short illness. Archie Lyndhurst was best known for his role on the CBBC sitcom So Awkward, where he played Ollie Coulton. The son of Only Fools and Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst, Archie appeared together with his father in So Awkward. He starting acting at the age […]

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The first teaser trailer for Borat 2 has been released, and he is causing as much chaos as you would expect. The full trailer is released tomorrow, but the 45-second teaser is pretty hilarious on its own. It features Borat trying to do promo for his film on a greenscreen, and completely failing to understand how […]

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has found its Ms Marvel. Canadian newcomer Iman Vellani has been cast as Kamala Khan aka Ms Marvel, who will star in her own Disney+ series before interacting with the MCU. Ms Marvel will be the MCU’s first Muslim superhero. Kamala Khan was first introduced in Captain Marvel #14 in 2013 as […]

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The producers of the Spitting Image remake have defended the decision to include climate change activist Greta Thunberg amongst the public figures being mocked on the new show. The show has already revealed puppets of politicians such as Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and Priti Patel, as well as celebrities like Dwayne Johnson and Kanye West. But while […]

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An in-depth documentary series on Marvel Comics, entitled Marvel’s 616, is coming to Disney+, and it looks like a must-watch for comic-book fans. Obviously, Disney owns Marvel now, so this is definitely going to be very much a positive take on things – don’t expect any muck-racking about the fractured relationship between Stan Lee and […]

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The puppet of Piers Morgan from the new Spitting Image has been revealed, and the man himself is not happy about it at all. Morgan revealed the puppet live on Good Morning Britain. “I have waited all my adult life to have Spitting Image do a puppet of me. And then last night I got sent the […]

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It has been called “game-changing” A COVID-19 test that gives you a result in just 15 minutes has been approved to be sold in countries in Europe that require the CE safety marking. The test is produced by Becton Dickinson and Co, who announced that the product had been cleared for European use on Wednesday. […]

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Very nice The surprise Borat sequel that Sacha Baron Cohen filmed in secret will be with us very soon. It has been confirmed that Amazon has picked up the film for worldwide distribution, and will be available on Amazon Prime Video in late October, ahead of the US presidential election. Amazon will make the film […]

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Crash is back! After more than a decade, we have a new Crash Bandicoot game. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is out this week, and it is a perfect throwback to the classic Crash games of the late 1990s. While he has never quite had the mainstream recognition of Super Mario or Sonic The Hedgehog […]

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Bad news for your aunt Janet In what really feels like the end of an era, perennial Facebook annoyance FarmVille is shutting down on December 31st, 2020. It is due to Flash games being discontinued on Facebook. “Following an incredible 11 years since its initial launch back in 2009, we are officially announcing the closure […]

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The first images from The Crown season four have been released, and they give us the first look at both Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana. Sex Education and The X-Files star Gillian Anderson plays Margaret Thatcher, with newcomer Emma Corrin taking the role of Princess Diana. “As the 1970s are drawing to a close, Queen Elizabeth (Olivia […]

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The new Director-General made the announcement at a select committee BBC Director-General Tim Davie has said that the corporation will take Twitter accounts from BBC employees who do not stick to new guidelines. “We will be able to take people off Twitter,” Davie told a select committee on Tuesday. "We are going to be publishing […]

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Complaining about shows you probably didn’t even watch is the latest battleground of the culture wars Earlier this month, Ofcom received over 24,000 complaints after the dance troupe Diversity performed a routine referencing the death of George Floyd on the September 5th edition of Britain’s Got Talent. Another 1,900 complaints were then received when BGT […]

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Earlier this month, it was revealed that Sacha Baron Cohen had filmed a sequel to Borat, completely in secret. Now the title of the movie appears to have leaked: Borat: Gift of Pornographic Monkey to Vice Premiere Mikhael Pence to Make Benefit Recently Diminished Nation of Kazakhstan. We’re pretty sure ‘Vice Premiere Mikhael Pence’ is a reference […]

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River Phoenix was just 23 when he died Joenix Phoenix and Rooney Mara have named their son River, after Joaquin’s late brother and fellow actor River Phoenix. Joaquin’s old River Phoenix was one of the most exciting young actors of his generation when he died of a drug overdose outside a West Hollywood nightclub in […]

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And they are all wearing masks Professional sports have attempted to fill the void caused by empty stadiums in many ways: pumped in crowd noise, video walls, and fans sending in photos of themselves. But the Denver Broncos have taken an unusual approach: filling the stands with South Park characters. 1800 standees of the show’s characters […]

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“Black shirts: bunch of slags” We can debate what the greatest episode of television is all day, but when it comes down to it, we all know the answer is Danny Dyer on Who Do You Think You Are? The show, where the Eastenders actor discovered that he was related to Thomas Cromwell, Edward III, William the […]

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“I don’t coach football players”. Yeah, Jose, we’ve noticed There is a good chance you’ve been watching a football documentary with lots of Jose Mourinho in it recently. And that would be All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur. However, that is on Amazon Prime. Over on the other streaming service, there is another Jose doc that is definitely […]

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Stay Alert. Stay Safe. Watch Netflix With tighter coronavirus restrictions having just come into place and several areas of the country under local lockdowns, it might be a good idea to stay in this weekend and just watch Netflix. But what to watch? That’s why we’re here to help. Instead of endlessly scrolling through the […]

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Amazon’s The Boys has been one of the most fun takes on superheroes in recent TV history The second season is currently streaming weekly, getting a lot of hype online and millions of viewers, so it is not a surprise that Amazon has ordered a spin-off show set in the world of The Boys. According to […]

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In June, the producers of The Simpsons announced that the show would no longer have characters of colour voiced by white actors. Now, we have the first change to the voice cast, as Alex Desert has been announced as the new voice of Carl Carlson, starting from season 32. Carl has been voiced by Hank Azaria […]

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It won’t be long until he’s offering BooHoo.com discount codes Sir David Attenborough is now the king of Instagram. You might not expect the 94-year-old to dominate the social media platform, but since joining Instagram on Thursday he has become the fastest person to get to one million followers. It took him just over four […]

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The sketch that opened The Great British Bake Off has received over 200 complaints to media regulator Ofcom. The episode opened with Matt Lucas playing Boris Johnson in a pastiche of the prime minister’s broadcast on the new coronavirus restrictions. The Great British Bake Off had been delayed by Channel 4 in order to show Johnson’s message. Ofcom […]

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Excelsior, True believers! We are back with another quiz, where we give you a comic book character, and you have to tell us whether is is a DC Comics character, or a Marvel Comics character. Did you the first one of these quizzes that we did? If not go and do that now, here it […]

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But how will this affect the pedestrianisation of Norwich city centre? With all due respect to Olivia Colman, Wetherspoons owner Tim Martin and WWE superstar Paige, Alan Partridge is still probably the most important public figure to emerge from the great city of Norwich. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFguSEEDmBK/ So it is only right that a statue of the […]

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It has been quite a year, hasn’t it? Like everything else, the film industry has been ravaged by COVID-19. Nearly every big movie not called Tenet has been postponed, and those still scheduled to come out this year are likely to suffer the same fate. And it has hit the Marvel Cinematic Universe just as hard […]

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Could we have our next 007? Betting has been suspended on Tom Hardy being cast as the next James Bond. As reported by the Evening Standard, odds were slashed from 6/1 to 1/1 on the former Bane and Mad Max taking over from Daniel Craig, and have now been suspended. Rumours about Tom Hardy being […]

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Don’t say it is too early Sony Movies Christmas, the channel that shows Christmas movies all day, every day up until Christmas itself has launched today. Yes, it is only September. I know it is hard to tell what day of the week it right now, let alone what month we’re on. But yes, we […]

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“Snake! Snake! Snaaaaaaakkkkkeee!!!!!!!!” The first Metal Gear Solid game is getting a PlayStation 5 remake, according to reports. The story, as reported by GamesRadar, comes from YouTube channel RedGamingTech, and says that it will be a full remake of the PlayStation 1 classic, not just a remaster. It will be a PlayStation 5 console exclusive, […]

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The first trailer for the new Spitting Image revival is here, giving us our first look at the new puppets in action As well show including some of the puppets we have already seen, including Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg, we are introduced to whole new set of famous faces. New puppets include The […]

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The life of fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore is set to become a film 100-year-old Captain Tom Moore became an unlikely celebrity during the coronavirus pandemic, after he raised £38.9 million for the NHS by walking laps around his garden. The rights to Tom’s story was subject to a bidding war which was won by […]

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Some of these are pure nightmare fuel For the first episode of its eleventh season, The Great British Bake Off had one of its most memorable Showstopper challenges ever: create a cake of their celebrity hero. The Great British Bake Off has had plenty of wild and crazy final rounds in its decade-long history, and has […]

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Warning: the following article includes images that will haunt your dreams forever The Great British Bake Off returned to Channel 4 on Tuesday evening. And the opening episode’s Showstopper will linger in the memories of all those who were unlucky enough to experience its terrifying visuals. Basically, it was cake week, and for the final challenge, […]

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A quiz from a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Star Wars. It is pretty popular. You might have heard of it? This guy called George Lucas made a film years and years ago, called Star Wars, about a war in space. Then he made two more. A lot of people like them, […]

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Prison Break star Dominic Purcell says the show is set to return for a sixth season In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the actor who plays Lincoln Burrows on the show, posted a selfie apearing to confirm it is happening. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFbLDh6BvPs/ “Will PB season 6 happen. Yes” said Purcell in the comments. The fifth season of Prison […]

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Tottenham Hotspurs’ Carabao Cup tie at Leyton Orient has been postponed as several Orient players tested positive for coronavirus. The announcement was made only two hours before kick-off. The match was due to played at 18:00 BST. “Discussions are ongoing between the relevant stakeholders in regards to the implications of the decision not to play […]

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It this happens, it would be mindblowing A rumour reported by Fandomwire suggests that Christian Bale, George Clooney and Val Kilmer will be offered cameos in the upcoming Flash solo film. And Nicholas Cage could also be appearing as Superman as well. The Flash movie, starring Ezra Miller as the title character, looks like it […]

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Leicester City have been congratulated on their latest signing by a somewhat unexpected figure: WWE legend The Undertaker. Ok, let us explain. At the weekend, Leicester City confirmed the signing of Roma winger Cengiz Ünder on loan. And these days, it is basically the law that when a Premier League club makes a new signing, […]

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Never gonna give you, never gonna let you down, never gonna embarrass you live on national TV We’ve all been there. You are just minding your own business, doing the weather on BBC News, when out of nowhere, someone asks you if you are a Rick Astley fan. And you think nothing of it. You […]

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Bad news for PlayStation fans Microsoft has agreed to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, in a deal reported to be worth $7.5 billion. Bethesda are one of the biggest names in gaming, and the people behind massive franchises including The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, DOOM, Dishonored, Quake, and more. Obviously, the big […]

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The MCU is about to get very weird The trailer for the long-awaited Disney+ Marvel show WandaVision finally debuted during Sunday night’s Emmy Awards. And it left MCU fans scratching their heads. The show, as you can probably guess from the title, follows Scarlett Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany). Though, as you might remember, […]

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Ain’t nothing going to hold Dwayne Johnson Dwayne Johnson – aka The Rock – is best known as an actor and a former professional wrestler. Both of those are occupations where people can accuse its practitioners of being ‘fake’. And maybe peole have said that about Dwayne Johnson in the past. Well, this weekend, The […]

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The word-of-mouth hit has hit the big time Canadian sitcom Schitt’s Creek was the big winner at the 2020 Emmy Awards. The show swept the board, winning all four acting awards in the comedy category, as well the writing, directing and best show prizes. It picked up with both the main comedy acting awards, with […]

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Think you know gangster films? Have you seen them all? Do you walk around doing Tony Montana impressions annoying everyone you meet? Well, prove it. Here is a quiz where we have blanked out the titles on 12 gangster movie posters from all over the world. You just have to tell us what the film […]

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The Nintendo 3DS is dead. Long live the 3DS. The video game giant has announced that it is discontinuing the Nintendo 3DS. It is truly the end of an era. The Nintendo 3DS, and its predecessor the standard DS dominated handheld gaming for a decade. Ok,  there isn’t really much point in Nintendo having a […]

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If you have been hanging onto that PS1 copy of Croc hoping to play it again, we have bad news for you Despite rumours of backward compatibility, it has been confirmed that the PlayStation 5 will not play any of your old PlayStation 1, 2 or 3 games. In an interview with Japanese games mag Famitsu (translated […]

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The One Where They Have To Deal With A Global Pandemic On Monday, Coronavirus restrictions in England were tightened so that social gatherings are now limited to just six people. The so-called Rule of Six has some pop culture connotations – which we saw when everyone on social media made the same joke about S […]

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“Ah, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it” Batman is generally regarded as having the best rogue’s gallery in all of comic books. Spider-Man has some pretty good ones, Superman has Lex Luthor, and that’s about it, but Batman? Batman villains are what you think of when you think […]

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“We will not be taking this case on to formal investigation” Media regulator Ofcom has rejected complaints made about Diversity’s Black Lives Matter performance on Britain’s Got Talent, citing that it did not reference “any particular political organisation,” and instead delivered “the message that the lives of black people matter.” On the September 5th edition of […]

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