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Gwendoline Christie joins Addams Family series Wednesday

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THR is reporting that Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie has become the latest addition to the cast of Wednesday, the upcoming live-action Addams Family series from Netflix and filmmaker Tim Burton. Christie is set to take on the role of Larissa Weems, “the principal of Nevermore Academy who still has an axe to grind […]

The Batman promo image offers new look at Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman

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With a new trailer set to be unveiled at DC FanDome next month, the official website for the virtual event has shared a promotional image from The Batman which features a fresh look at Zoe Kravitz’s Selina Kyle in her Catwoman guise. Take a look at the promotional image here, and who knows – with […]

Sylvester Stallone to direct Frank Grillo in Nighthawks TV series

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During an appearance on The Beard and the Bald Podcast, The Purge and Captain America actor Frank Grillo has revealed that he’s set to star in a limited series TV remake of the 1981 neo-noir thriller Nighthawks, with original star Sylvester Stallone in the director’s chair. “We’re redoing Nighthawks as a limited TV series – […]

A straight-to-video Eraser reboot has wrapped filming

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Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has already wrapped filming on a straight-to-video reboot of the 1997 Arnold Schwarzenegger action vehicle Eraser, and post-production is underway ahead of a release in early 2022. Titled Eraser: Reborn, the new film has been directed by John Pogue (The Quiet Ones, Deep Blue Sea 3), and […]

Ethan Hawke to voice Batman in Batwheels

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You may recall last year that Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment and HBO Max announced they were venturing into the realm of pre-school entertainment with the action adventure comedy series Batwheels, and now comes word that Ethan Hawke has signed on to lend his voice to the Dark Knight. In the series, the Batmobile, Batgirl […]

Warrior TV series in development, reveals director Gavin O’Connor

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Ten years on from the film’s release, Warrior director Gavin O’Connor has revealed that he’s planning a return to the world of Mixed Martial Arts with a TV series spinoff which is currently in development. “It has the spirit of the movie – it’s dealing with social issues that are important to me,” revealed O’Connor […]

The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War gets a cinematic trailer

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A darkness is descending upon Middle-earth as NetEase Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment prepare to launch The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War next week, and to whet our appetite a new cinematic trailer has been released for the mobile strategy game which is based upon J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic book trilogy and the […]

IDW announces Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021

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IDW Publishing has announced that Lucasfilm’s entire team of Star Wars: The High Republic lead story architects – Claudia Gray, Justina Ireland, Daniel José Older, Cavan Scott, and Charles Soule – are coming together for the first time this December for the one-shot comic Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021. “I’ve been asking […]

Mike Mignola to write and illustrate Sir Edward Grey: Acheron

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Dark Horse Comics has announced that legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is set to both write and illustrate his first full length comic book in five years with Sir Edward Grey: Acheron, the next chapter in the Hellboy Universe. “I’ve been saying I’ve been semi-retired for years, but I keep coming up with new stories […]