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Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: The Mirror War #0

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We venture back to the Mirror Universe this week as IDW Publishing releases Star Trek: The Mirror War #0, and you can check out the official preview here ahead of the issue’s release on Wednesday…Get caught up with the Mirror Enterprise-D before its crew—helmed by Jean-Luc Picard—faces new threats and challenges in the upcoming Mirror […]

Exclusive trailer for dark comedy Christmas Freak

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Christmas is coming early this year as Gravitas Ventures releases Christmas Freak, a new dark comedy from writer-director Sean Brown and starring Sean Marlow as Rudy, a man for whom every day is Christmas. Check it out here…Christmas comes just once a year. But for Rudy, every day is Christmas. And every day is perfect. […]

Crime thriller Angie: Lost Girls gets a trailer, poster and images

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Jinga Films has announced that its set to release the award-winning crime thriller Angie: Lost Girls in the UK and Ireland this month; check out the trailer, poster and images for the film, which stars Jane Widdop as a teenage girl who escapes from a sex trafficking ring and goes undercover to help police bring […]

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings smashes box office projections with $128 million opening weekend

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While tracking pointed to the worst opening of any Marvel Studios movie to date, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has defied expectations with a global opening weekend of $128 million.Domestically, the Simu Liu-led blockbuster earned $71.4 million, topping F9’s $70 million for the second biggest bow of 2021 behind Marvel’s Black Widow […]

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins says streaming films “look like fake movies”

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Director Patty Jenkins recently spoke out to reveal the “heartbreaking experience” she endured this past December when her DC Extended Universe sequel Wonder Woman 1984 was forced to release day and date in theaters and on HBO Max amid a global pandemic.Well, it seems it’s not just the streaming model of distribution that Jenkins has […]

Gotham Knights key art released by Warner Bros. Games and DC

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Ahead of its showcase at next month’s DC FanDome virtual event, Warner Bros. Games and DC Entertainment have unveiled the official key art for Gotham Knights, the upcoming video game which puts players into the roles of Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood and Robin as the Bat-Family have to rise up as the protectors of Gotham […]

Salem’s Lot adds Alfre Woodard, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp and Spencer Treat Clark

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Having cast its Ben Mears last week in Lewis Pullman (Bad Times at the El Royale), New Line’s Stephen King adaptation Salem’s Lot has filled out its cast with four new additions, led by Oscar-nominee Alfre Woodard in the role of a gender-swapped Dr. Cody.Joining Pullman and Woodard in the cast of the new film, […]

Marvel unveils Star Wars: Crimson Reign connecting covers

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Marvel is teaming writer Charles Soule and artist Steven Cummings for the Star Wars limited series Star Wars: Crimson Reign, and we now have a look at the connecting variant covers from artist Ario Anindito which will grace all five issues of the new saga. Check them out here…“While Qi’ra plays a huge part in […]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid gets animated with Disney+ feature film

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Disney has announced that the Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise is set to return this December with an all-new original animated movie for the Disney+ streaming service based upon the first book in Jeff Kinney’s bestselling series.Greg Heffley is a scrawny but ambitious kid with an active imagination and big plans to be rich […]