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EJ Moreno

Kristen Stewart to star as writer & activist Susan Sontag

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Kristen Stewart has a strong track record with biopics, and she’s adding another to her list as Screen Daily reports Stewart is set to star as US writer, philosopher, and political activist Susan Sontag in an upcoming feature. The film will be directed by Kirsten Johnson and co-written by Johnson and Lisa Kron. Producer Gabrielle Tana […]

Spider-Man Noir coming to Amazon with live-action TV series from Sony

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Spider-Man Noir made a splash with his Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse appearance, and now we’ll see the character in a whole new light. A Spider-Man Noir live-action series is currently in development, marking the first live-action Spider-Man series since The Amazing Spider-Man in 1977. Variety reports the series is in the works at Amazon, and […]

The Flash debuts first poster ahead of Super Bowl trailer

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Delays, reshoots, and real-life controversy make the journey to Andy Muschietti’s The Flash a rocky road. But now, we are nearing the first official trailer for the film, just in time for this year’s Super Bowl. It took a while to get to this point, but some fans are delighted to finally glimpse what The […]

Michael Bay heads to the small screen with new bounty hunter drama

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Amazon Prime is bringing together Michael Bay Joe Barton and for a bounty hunter drama like no other. Deadline reports Barton will serve as creator and writer for a new series with Bay in the director’s chair. The still-untiled project centers on an “American bounty hunter working South of the border who finds himself in […]

Losing Out On Superman & The Cancelled Batgirl: Brendan Fraser’s Horrible DC Track Record

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If there’s one actor who deserved a significant run in a superhero movie, it’s Brendan Fraser. The actor is so charming and talented that, shockingly, no studio tried to scoop him up to represent their brand. It turns out that DC has tried to get the actor involved twice, even going as far as shooting […]

WandaVision director Matt Shakman on leaving Star Trek 4 for Fantastic Four

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If you remember, in August of last year, Matt Shakman left the director’s chair on the next Star Trek film to helm Fantastic Four for Marvel Studios. The decision wasn’t entirely shocking to fans, given Shakman’s work with the MCU before, but his sudden departure from Star Trek 4 came after the director had been […]

Animated historical epic Legend of Destruction adds Oscar Isaac, Evangeline Lilly and more to English voice cast

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Filmmaker Gidi Dar looks to take you on a harrowing tale with Legend of Destruction, and now the film has gained a star-studded cast. The Hollywood Reporter broke the story that Oscar Isaac, Evangeline Lilly, Elliott Gould, and Billy Zane have joined the voice cast of the animated film and its new English-language version. Dar […]

Bob Iger confirms Disney is developing Toy Story, Frozen, and Zootopia sequels

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During the Q1 earnings call for Disney, CEO Bob Iger delivered investors some good news: more films to iconic franchises. Following the news of nearly 7,000 jobs getting cut at Disney and a $3 billion cut in content cost, Disney’s head needed to deliver some promising information to fans and the moneymakers behind the studio. […]

Video Review – Fair Play is Netflix’s Next Best Picture

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Sundance darling Fair Play… In the era of films we are getting now, it’s hard to balance themes with the story. Fair Play walks the fine line in what critic EJ Moreno calls the best screenplay of Sundance 2023 and a future awards contender for Netflix. Director Chloe […]