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Comic Book Preview – John Carter of Mars #1

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Dynamite Entertainment launches its new John Carter of Mars series this Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview for you here; check it out…   The year is 1919. A mysterious asteroid composed purely of the substance “Ninth” hurtles toward Earth. Its power miraculously begins to meld and swap the peoples of Earth and Mars. […]

Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville looks to be ending with upcoming third season

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As Seth MacFarlane gears up to launch a new TV series in Peacock’s Ted spinoff, it appears that another of his live-action offerings is coming to an end. Fans of MacFarlane’s sci-fi comedy-drama series The Orville have been waiting patiently since 2019 for the show’s third season, and with The Orville: New Horizons finally set […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: Ferengi

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IDW Publishing releases its second Star Trek alien one shot this Wednesday with Star Trek: Ferengi; check out the official preview of the issue here… Dive deeper into the world of Star Trek with another extra-long issue focusing on the memorable aliens of the franchise! This month: Follow Quark on an unforgettable adventure to Ferenginar, […]

Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show! audio drama launches on SiriusXM

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Marvel Entertainment and SiriusXM has announced that fan favourite character Doreen Green is now kicking butts and eating nuts as the star of the scripted podcast (a.k.a. audio drama) series Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show!. Check out the official synopsis and trailer below… Squirrel Girl has taken down Thanos and Doctor Doom – […]

Margot Robbie’s Barbie movie rounds out its cast

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Having already assembled some rather impressive talent to star alongside Margot Robbie in the long-gestating Barbie movie, Warner Bros., Mattel and director Greta Gerwig have now filled out the supporting cast of the film as production continues in London. Joining the previously announced Robbie, Ryan Gosling (Blade Runner 2049), Will Ferrell (Step Brothers), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi […]

Meng’er Zhang, Robbie Amell and more join The Witcher season 3

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With filming now underway on the third season of The Witcher, Deadline is reporting that Meng’er Zhang (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Robbie Amell (Upload), Hugh Skinner (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) and Christelle Elwin have joined the cast of Netflix’s hit fantasy series. Zhang will play Milv: “A human adopted by […]

Seth MacFarlane’s Ted prequel series sets its cast

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Last summer it was announced that Seth MacFarlane will be reprising his role as foul-mouthed, hard-drinking teddy bear Ted for a prequel series on streaming service Peacock, and now we have word on the cast for the small screen spinoff. As per THR, the Ted series will take place in 1993, after “Ted the bear’s […]

Olivia Thirlby joins Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

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At this point, it’s becoming easier to list the actors that aren’t involved with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, but despite the fact that cameras have already been rolling for a couple of months the fan-favourite filmmaker continues to expand the high profile cast of his J. Robert Oppenheimer movie. The latest addition to the cast is […]

Hyper-violent zombie horror The Sadness gets a new trailer from Shudder

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Having acquired the distribution rights to writer-director Rob Jabbaz’s debut feature, horror streaming service Shudder is set to unleash The Sadness next month, and you can check out the trailer for what’s being billed as “the most violent and depraved zombie movie ever made” below along with a selection of gruesome promotional images… The city […]