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Gary Collinson

Minnie Mouse to go higher, further, faster in Marvel and Disney’s next What If? mash-up

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Marvel and Disney have announced that Minnie Mouse is stepping up to take on the mantle of one of the most iconic female superheroes of the Marvel Universe in November with the release of the one-shot comic Marvel & Disney: What If…? Minnie Became Captain Marvel! Written by Disney comic regulars Steve Behling and Luca […]

Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku – Republic Under Siege announced by Marvel

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Last month Marvel announced that it will be taking its Star Wars comics into post-Return of the Jedi territory to explore the final days of the Galactic Civil War with a trilogy of miniseries under the Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku banner. Things will get underway in October with Star Wars: The Battle of […]

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime movie gets a first trailer

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Get ready to return to Middle-earth, anime-style, as Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have shared the trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, an animated feature from director Kenji Kamiyama (Blade Runner: Black Lotus) and “presented” by Peter Jackson. Narrated by Miranda Otto, reprising her role as Eowyn from […]

Comic Book Preview – Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1

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Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment launch their latest Universal Monsters comic book series next week with the release of Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1, and you can get a sneak peek with the official preview below… Award-winning creator MICHAEL WALSH (THE SILVER COIN) presents an electrifying new vision of the horror classic. Each issue of the […]

Disney+ cancels Star Wars: The Acolyte after a single season

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Some disappointing news for fans of The Acolyte, as Deadline is reporting that Disney+ has axed the Star Wars series, opting against moving ahead with a second season of the show from creator Leslye Headland. Set a century before the events of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in a time period known […]

The Zombie Wedding trailer brings the Weekly World News to the movies

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The Weekly World News is back and bringing its blend of outlandish tabloid “journalism” to the movies, with Freestyle Digital Media sharing a trailer and poster for The Zombie Wedding, a new zom-rom-com which kicks off a slate of projects from Weekly World News Studios. Directed by Micah Khan from a script by Greg D’Alessandro, […]

Earth comes under attack in The Asylum’s Alien Rubicon trailer

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With 20th Century Studios’ Alien: Romulus delivering the sci-fi scares to dethrone Deadpool & Wolverine at the box office this weekend, it is of course the perfect time for The Asylum to unveil its latest ‘mockbuster’ cash-in, Alien Rubicon. Directed by Adrian Avila and releasing digitally this coming Friday, the film sees a group of […]

Boom! shares first look at new Jim Henson’s Labyrinth comic book adaptation

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Boom! Studios is set to take us back to the magical world of Jim Henson’s Labyrinth this September with the launch of an all-new eight issue comic book adaptation of the beloved 80s fantasy film, and you can get yourself a first look right now with an early sneak peek preview of the first issue; […]