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Gary Collinson

Comic Book Preview – Transformers: Shattered Glass II #1

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IDW returns to the Mirror Universe of the Transformers this Wednesday with the launch of the new series Transformers: Shattered Glass II #1; check out the official preview of the first issue here… Shattered Glass is back! Optimus Prime is a ruthless tyrant, and Megatron is a compassionate peacekeeper. Cybertron sits on the brink of […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: Picard – Stargazer #1

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IDW Publishing launches its new series Star Trek: Picard – Stargazer #1 this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview right here… Embark on a never-before-seen journey set between seasons two and three of the Paramount+ hit series Star Trek: Picard! When the U.S.S. Stargazer goes missing near a planet from his past, […]

WandaVision’s Matt Shakman exits Star Trek 4 to direct Marvel’s Fantastic Four

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Bad news for Paramount Pictures and its plans to drag Star Trek 4 out of development hell, as WandaVision helmer Matt Shakman has vacated the director’s chair on the sci-fi sequel in favour of a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Matt Shakman is an incredibly talented filmmaker, and we regret the timing didn’t align […]

Netflix renews The Umbrella Academy for fourth and final season

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Netflix has announced that it has renewed its comic book adaptation The Umbrella Academy for a fourth and final season. “I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of The Umbrella Academy will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago,” said showrunner Steve Blackman. “But before […]

Joe Pesci to play Pete Davidson’s grandfather in Bupkis

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Having been tempted out of retirement by good pal Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, Oscar-winner Joe Pesci has now signed on to star alongside Pete Davidson and Edie Falco in the upcoming Peacock comedy series Bupkis. The half-hour action comedy series is described as a heightened, fictionalised version of Davidson’s life, combining grounded storytelling with […]

Warner Bros. holding Batgirl “funeral screenings” for cast and crew

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While the decision by Warner Bros. Discovery to cancel Batgirl left many DC fans shocked and disappointed, we can only imagine the reaction of the cast and crew who’d dedicated many months of their lives towards a project which now seems unlikely to ever see the light of day. However, there is some small consolation […]

House of the Dragon renewed for season 2 after record-breaking series premiere

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This certainly won’t come as any kind of surprise given that its series premiere shattered records for the cable network this past Sunday, but HBO has announced that it has renewed its Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon for a second season. Based on George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood, new series […]

Killer Klowns from Outer Space return for video game and new short film

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Okay, so its not quite the long-rumoured, long-awaited sequel, but we have some great news for fans of the 80s horror-comedy Killer Klowns from Outer Space with the announcement of an upcoming multiplayer video game during this week’s Gamescom 2022. Developed by Teravision Games, Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game will put an asymmetrical […]