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Gary Collinson

Finn Wolfhard developing slasher horror-comedy as feature directorial debut

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Although he’s still a few weeks shy of his 19th birthday, Finn Wolfhard is developing quite the resume. On screen, he’s starred in the phenomenally successful Stranger Things and smash hit two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s It, fronted a couple of rock bands, and now it seems he’s planning to move behind the camera. Speaking […]

Leading Creators United To Help Combat America’s Growing Polarization Through Entertainment and Groundbreaking Storytelling

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Los Angeles-based organization, The Center for Entertainment & Civic Health, launched a free public event online last month with the help of some of Hollywood’s leading creators who openly discussed how storytelling and entertainment can help bridge the gap in America. During the three hour event, veteran producer Abigail Disney (“The Armor of Light”, “Independent Lens”), writer and executive […]

UK trailer and poster for Memoria starring Tilda Swinton

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Sovereign Film Distribution has released a UK poster and trailer for Memoria, the Cannes Jury Prize-winning metaphysical drama from director Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives) and starring Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton. Visiting her sister in Bogota, Jessica (Tilda Swinton) is awoken by a loud bang, audible only to her. Restless and […]

Olaf Presents gets a new poster ahead of Disney+ Day premiere

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Frozen’s loveable snowman Olaf is set to turn storyteller and put his own spin on the animated Disney classics Tangled, Moana, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and The Lion King this coming Thursday as Disney celebrates the anniversary of its streaming service with a big Disney+ Day content drop, and you can check out a new poster for the Olaf Presents series […]

Neil Gaiman announces that Good Omens 2 has started filming

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Back in June, Neil Gaiman announced that Michael Sheen and David Tennant would be reprising their roles as Aziraphale and Crowley for Good Omens 2, a follow-up to the 2019 adaptation of his and Terry Pratchett’s 1990 fantasy comedy book, and the writer and showrunner has revealed this past week that filming on the new […]

Sofia Vergara to play cocaine godmother Griselda Blanco in Netflix series

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Modern Family star Sofia Vergara has signed on to portray the notorious Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco in a six-episode limited series at Netflix. Written by Ingrid Escajeda (Empire, Justified) and produced by Eric Newman, Doug Miro, Andres Baiz and Carlo Bernard, the creative team behind Narcos, Griselda will tell the true story of Blanco, […]

Comic Book Preview – The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #8

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The Caped Crusader and the Mystery, Inc. gang are on the case again this Tuesday with the release of DC Comics’ The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #8; check out the official preview here… The world’s greatest detectives—Batman and Mystery, Inc.—face a mysterious scheme concocted by Harley Quinn and the Joker! A mysterious zillionaire has taken […]

Spider-Man swinging into Marvel’s Avengers on PlayStation this month

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Marvel’s Avengers players on PlayStation will soon be able to get their hands on a brand new hero as Spider-Man makes his platform exclusive debut, with Square Enix announcing that the web-slinger will swing into the video game as part of a new update on November 30th. Here’s the official description for the PS-exclusive With […]

Overlord director Julius Avery adapting manga series Gantz for Sony Pictures

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Deadline is reporting that Sony Pictures has set Overlord helmer Julius Avery to direct a live-action feature adaptation of Hiroya Oku’s acclaimed manga Gantz. As per the trade, Gantz “tells the story of Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, both of whom died in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous “game” in which […]