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EJ Moreno

The Conjuring spinoff The Crooked Man is dead, confirms James Wan

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The Crooked Man will no longer haunt the cinemas, as James Wan confirms the film is canned. Since debuting in The Conjuring 2 in 2016, there has been talking about doing a Crooked Man film, but there have been very few updates over the years. There’s been plenty of other movies based in The Conjuring […]

Netflix renews Monster for another season: which infamous case will they tackle?

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Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story came in like a wrecking ball and took over the fall streaming season. It’s a record-breaking series, with domination on charts all over the place. Monster was the number one show on the Nielsen chart for three straight weeks, while Netflix touted the series as the second most […]

Henry Selick wants you to know that Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas is actually his film

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When The Nightmare Before Christmas dropped in 1993, the film found itself marketed as a Tim Burton project, despite the fact that filmmaker Henry Selick was the one who ultimately directed the stop motion animated favourite. Now, almost three decades on, Selick wants to clear up any misconceptions about The Nightmare Before Christmas, with the […]

The Stargate SG-1 revival has been canned

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If you were hoping for more Stargate, the wait is going to be longer. In 2019, Stargate SG-1 series co-creator Brad Wright spoke about a possible reboot, with MGM tapping him to work on a new script. Sadly, it seems like that version of the long-in-development reboot is now over. When a Stargate SG-1 fan […]

Gran Turismo movie adds Geri Halliwell-Horner and Djimon Hounsou

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Sony and Playstation Productions want to bring the world of Gran Turismo to life, and the cast is starting to fill out with a story from The Hollywood Reporter noting that Djimon Hounsou and one of the iconic Spice Girls, Geri Halliwell-Horner, will join the film. Hounsou is a very busy actor, appearing in numerous […]

Mike Flanagan on how he’d adapt Stephen King’s The Dark Tower

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The Dark Tower seems like the unadaptable Stephen King project. Long regarded as King’s magnum opus, the previous film version failed, and the work seems too dense for most filmmakers. It seems like one man is up for the task, and it’s The Haunting of Hill House and The Midnight Club’s Mike Flanagan, who is […]

Warner Bros. Discovery boss wants more from the Harry Potter and Superman franchises

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It’s fair to say popular characters like Superman and Harry Potter haven’t had the most spotlight in recent years. Due to polarizing movies or controversial creators, we’ve seen two of pop culture’s most prominent heroes on the back burner. It’s time for that to change however, says Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. In the […]

Dodgeball 2 is up to Ben Stiller, says Justin Long

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If you were waiting for Dodgeball 2, you are waiting for a decision from Ben Stiller. At least, that’s what actor Justin Long feels as he offers up his reasoning for the long-delayed Dodgeball sequel. While promoting Barbarian, the actor gave his take on when and how we’ll see a new entry of the beloved […]

Aubrey Plaza joins the MCU for Marvel’s Agatha: Coven of Chaos

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Aubrey Plaza is looking to get a bit witchy with her latest role. Variety confirms that Plaza will star in the WandaVision spin-off, Agatha: Coven of Chaos. At the time of writing, there’s no word on who Plaza could place in the series. The details for Coven of Chaos are being kept under wraps, and […]

Henry Cavill wants to show Superman’s “love for Earth and for the people who live here” in new film

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It’s been a whirlwind the past few weeks for Henry Cavill. From leaving The Witcher to joining a new Guy Ritchie film, he’s making big moves. But the biggest as of late is his return to the role of Superman. After his appearance in Black Adam, Cavill took to social media to confirm the news […]