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<p> Tom Cruise and Rebecca Ferguson in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 which had production shut down twice due to covid. Photo: Christian Black/Paramount Pictures.</p>

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Can Tom Cruise get audiences to care about Mission: Impossible 8?

The underwhelming box office of the seventh instalment has now been followed by a year-long delay for the next chapter

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GameTech: Mortal Kombat 11 is as relevant as the original

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Rumble in the jungle: Ben Affleck casts his troubles aside for impressive new Netflix film

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Opinion: We will fight decision on incinerator

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Writing between the lines: Ron Hutchinson's new RTÉ series is one of his easier roles

technology

Paramount pulls Friday the 13th and World War Z 2

J.J. Abrams producing supernatural WWII film

The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams is producing a new supernatural World War II film set during the invasion of Normandy.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2017

Original Lois Lane actress Noel Neill dies at age of 95

Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has paid tribute to original Lois Lane actress Noel Neill, who has died at the age of 95.

Wed, 06 Jul, 2016

Follow these rules for a Star Trek fan film - or get sued a lot

Star Trek fan films have gotten into a bit of legal trouble recently, with a long running court battle between Paramount and Axanar still ongoing, despite support for the film from the likes of J.J. Abrams.

Fri, 24 Jun, 2016

A golden opportunity - Ireland goes to the Oscars

PRESENCE, profile, facetime, peer recognition, empathy, and internationally recognised awards all help to make an entity as successful as it might be. This week an unprecedented seven nominations with Irish connections run the Oscars’ gauntlet in Los Angles.

Mon, 29 Feb, 2016

Oscars are ‘only tip of the white iceberg’

In one of the most exhaustive and damning reports on diversity in Hollywood, a new study finds that the films and television produced by major media companies are “whitewashed”, and that an “epidemic of invisibility” runs top to bottom through the industry for women, minorities, and LGBT people.

Tue, 23 Feb, 2016

Vintage View: The Vespa scooter

Kya deLongchamps takes a look at “a motorcycle of a rational complexity of organs and elements combined with a frame with mudguards and a casing covering the whole mechanical part”, a patent for the Vespa scooter lodged in Florence.

Sat, 13 Feb, 2016

DiCaprio working with The Revenant writer again

The Revenant has been gaining a lot of momentum as the Oscars approach, with Leonardo DiCaprio looking like he might finally nab one of those little golden men.

Tue, 09 Feb, 2016

Star Trek Beyond's trailer embraces Justin Lin's style

The first trailer for Star Trek Beyond has landed, and it's probably not what many people would have expected.

Tue, 15 Dec, 2015

Leonardo DiCaprio is making a film about Volkswagen scandal

While the news about the Volkswagen clean diesel scandal only broke weeks ago, there are already plans for a movie.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2015

Genisys may have signalled the end of Terminator series

Future Terminator movies are reportedly on hold as a result of Genisys' poor showing at the US box office.

Fri, 02 Oct, 2015

Jack Reacher 2 coming in 2016

Remember Jack Reacher - that random Tom Cruise starring action film which dropped in late 2012 and was pretty much instantly forgotten?

Thu, 03 Sep, 2015

Emile Hirsch gets 15 days for assault

Actor Emile Hirsch will serve 15 days in jail after the Into the Wild star pleaded guilty on Monday to a misdemeanor assault charge for putting a female movie executive in a headlock during a film festival, a court official said.

Wed, 19 Aug, 2015

VIDEO: Mission: Impossible 5 tops foreign box office

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation dominated the foreign box office, topping overseas charts for the third consecutive weekend.

Mon, 17 Aug, 2015

Zac Efron could be taking to the beach for Baywatch

90's TV show Baywatch is coming to the big screen, and it's starting to cast up.

Tue, 11 Aug, 2015

Ronda Rousey will play herself in biopic

28 year old Ronda Rousey is making quite the name for herself, currently dominating the field of MMA with her crushing victories against all comers, with the latest being a 34 second takedown of Brazilian fighter Bethe Correia in July.

Tue, 04 Aug, 2015

World War Z sequel will rise in summer 2017

Brad Pitt will return for the upcoming World War Z sequel, which is lined up for release on June 9th, 2017.

Fri, 22 May, 2015

Star Trek’s Mr Spock beams up for last time

Leonard Nimoy, the actor known and loved by generations of Star Trek fans as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr Spock, has died.

Sat, 28 Feb, 2015

Why are black people being ignored at the Oscars?

White men dominate the Oscar nominations, despite the success of 12 Years A Slave last year and Selma this year. Why are black people being ignored? asks Louise O’Neill.

Sat, 31 Jan, 2015

'Terminator: Genisys': first plot details and images revealed

Plot details of 'Terminator: Genisys' have been revealed.

Thu, 30 Oct, 2014

Allergic reaction forces Fox out of Chinese movie premiere

Megan Fox was forced to miss the Beijing premiere of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' after being stricken by an allergic reaction.

Tue, 28 Oct, 2014

New movie will add more Avengers

New characters are set to join the 'Avengers'.

Fri, 29 Aug, 2014

Cowabunga! It's not even out yet and we can already expect a TMNT sequel!

The pizza-loving heroes with half shells will be back in 2016.

Mon, 11 Aug, 2014

Murphy to reprise 'Beverly Hills Cop' role

Eddie Murphy will star in 'Beverly Hills Cop 4'.

Tue, 06 May, 2014

Bruckheimer working on 'Top Gun' sequel

'Top Gun 2' is "closer and closer" to happening according to Jerry Bruckheimer.

Sat, 29 Mar, 2014

Wahlberg: Transformers is the most iconic franchise ever

Mark Wahlberg thinks 'Transformers' is the "most iconic" franchise ever.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2014

Eurythmics to reunite for Beatles TV tribute

The Eurythmics will reunite to honour the Beatles for a special TV performance.

Tue, 07 Jan, 2014

No immediate plans for next 'Indy' outing

'Indiana Jones' fans will have to wait at least two years for another movie.

Tue, 17 Dec, 2013

Thor hammers box-office foes with US opening

Superheroes continue to defeat their foes at the box-office, with Disney’s Thor: The Dark World earning €109m and dominating the weekend box office as it opened in the US over the weekend.

Tue, 12 Nov, 2013

Hardy and Clarke among stars tipped for 'Terminator 5'

There's a 'Terminator 5'?

Mon, 11 Nov, 2013

Ardmore is the physical heart of the Irish film industry

ARDMORE Studios, which opened its doors as Ireland’s first film studio in May 1958, remains the physical heart of the Irish film industry. Having played host to more than 100 films, the original studios, situated on a 10-acre site, represented an investment of over £500m at the time.

Mon, 21 Oct, 2013