It remains to be seen if Neil Marshall will ever get the chance to direct the Dog Soldiers sequel or the Predator movie he wants to make – but he’s not just waiting around to be given those opportunities. His latest film is the action thriller Duchess, which Saban Films will be giving a digital and VOD release on August 9th… and with that date just one month away, a trailer for the film has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Marshall wrote the Duchess screenplay with Charlotte Kirk, who also stars as the title character, a tough, working-class, petty criminal who morphs into an anti-heroine to be reckoned with in a murky underworld, in the treacherous world of diamond smuggling. Determined to seek retribution she launches into a vicious and violent pursuit for vengeance.

Kirk is joined in the cast by Colm Meaney (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Sean Pertwee (Event Horizon), Stephanie Beacham (Coronation Street), Colin Egglesfield (The Client List), Philip Winchester (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), and Hoji Fortuna (Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake).

Kirk previously starred in Marshall’s films The Lair and The Reckoning. In addition to those, Marshall’s directing credits include Hellboy (2019), Centurion, Doomsday, The Descent, Dog Soldiers, a segment of the anthology Tales of Halloween, and episodes of Black Sails, Game of Thrones, Constantine, Hannibal, Timeless, Westworld, and Lost in Space.

Emily Corcoran and Kristyna Sellnerova produced Duchess for Cork Films.

Marshall is currently in post-production on Compulsion, which is said to be inspired by the old school erotic thrillers of the ’80s and ’90s, like Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct, and Single White Female. Charlotte Kirk also stars in that film.

I was so impressed by Marshall’s feature directorial debut Dog Soldiers, which is one of the coolest werewolf movies ever made, it guaranteed that I’ll always watch any movie he happens to make. So I will definitely be checking out Duchess in August.

What did you think of the Duchess trailer? Will you be watching this movie when it’s released next month? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in Hollywood is worrying for many, including Nicolas Cage, who recently told the New Yorker that he’s “terrified” of it.

As the interview was wrapped up, Cage mentioned that he was set to be “scanned” for the upcoming Spider-Man Noir series, which got the actor pondering about AI and what could be done with his likeness after he dies. “They have to put me in a computer and match my eye color and change—I don’t know,” Cage said. “They’re just going to steal my body and do whatever they want with it via digital AI. God, I hope not AI. I’m terrified of that. I’ve been very vocal about it.“

Cage continued, “It makes me wonder, you know, where will the truth of the artists end up? Is it going to be replaced? Is it going to be transmogrified? Where’s the heartbeat going to be? I mean, what are you going to do with my body and my face when I’m dead? I don’t want you to do anything with it!” The use of AI was a main point during last year’s Hollywood strikes, and although an agreement was reached to protect writers and actors, the use of AI in productions is still an ongoing issue.

As for Cage’s Spider-Man Noir series, the actor first voiced the character in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, but he’ll be bringing him into the realm of live-action for the Prime Video project. The series will star Cage as an “aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.”

Cage will next be seen in Longlegs, a new psychological horror from writer/director Osgood Perkins (I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House). The film stars Maika Monroe as FBI Agent Lee Harker, “a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer (Cage). As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.” The film will hit theaters on July 12th, so be sure to check out a review from our own Chris Bumbray right here.

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Above all else, Zenless Zone Zero is beautiful to look at. HoYoverse’s latest action RPG gacha title, following 2020’s Genshin Impact and last year’s Honkai: Star Rail, has a lot much going for it, with a beautifully detailed world, characters, and animations. Underneath that style there is even some substance, but…

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Above all else, Zenless Zone Zero is beautiful to look at. HoYoverse’s latest action RPG gacha title, following 2020’s Genshin Impact and last year’s Honkai: Star Rail, has a lot much going for it, with a beautifully detailed world, characters, and animations. Underneath that style there is even some substance, but…

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In June, Bethesda brought mods to the Xbox version of Starfield. Since then, fans have created a ton of cool and useful mods for the massive, space-faring RPG. And one fan has even started porting Star Wars ships like the X-Wing into Starfield on console.

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In June, Bethesda brought mods to the Xbox version of Starfield. Since then, fans have created a ton of cool and useful mods for the massive, space-faring RPG. And one fan has even started porting Star Wars ships like the X-Wing into Starfield on console.

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If the revelations of last week’s House of The Dragon told audiences anything, it’s that we are too far ahead in this Targaeryn war to retreat. It’s war or die!

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Tom Cruise is an extraordinarily busy man. When he’s not defying death on the set of a Mission: Impossible movie, lighting up the red carpet, or making deals to help reinvigorate the theater-going experience, you can find him watching movies with Doug Liman. I’m not kidding. According to Liman, he and Cruise watched their collaborative film Edge of Tomorrow together and are still discussing making a sequel.

Speaking with Empire magazine, Liman told the outlet, “No, we keep talking about it,” when asked if an Edge of Tomorrow sequel is in the cards. “We love that world,” Liman added, “Tom and I just actually rewatched it about two months ago, because I hadn’t seen it in 10 years,” Liman said. “I was like, ‘Wow, that is a really good movie.’”

Interestingly, all the pieces align for an Edge of Tomorrow sequel, including Emily Blunt’s interest in returning to the “die, die, and die again” world inspired by Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s novel All You Need Is Kill. In the Doug Liman-directed action film, a soldier fighting aliens, Cage (Tom Cruise), gets to relive the same day repeatedly. As he repeatedly spawns into the same scenario, Cage and Rita (Emily Blunt) devise a way for Cage to survive the battle and change pivotal events to secure victory. Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson also star.

“I haven’t necessarily always had the good fortune of having movies that have huge opening weekends,” Liman explained to Empire. “‘Bourne Identity’ lost to ‘Scooby-Doo’ [on] its opening weekend. And ‘Swingers’ came and went from the theaters. What I’ve come to understand is, I’m making movies for the long term. I’m an ego-driven guy, I’d like to get accolades now. But I also recognize that, if I was given the choice, I’ll choose making films that people 50 years from now are still watching.”

Funnily enough, I caught Edge of Tomorrow playing on my friend’s TV last weekend. It was playing in the background while he prepared food. While we prepped the vegetables and BBQ meats, we rewatched the film. It’s as good as I remember, and I’d welcome a sequel in a hot minute. How about you? Should Liman, Cruise, and Blunt reteam for an Edge of Tomorrow sequel? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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Sure, Shadow of the Erdtree has its share of colossal pains in the ass, but even in a world where the likes of the Scadutree Avatar and Messmer exist, there’s at least a sort of begrudging fairness to them. They can be scouted and planned for. You can see the openings your enemies are giving you after you’ve taken…

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