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Batman: Reptilian series incoming from DC Black Label

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A new predator is coming to Gotham City courtesy of Garth Ennis (The Boys) and Liam Sharp (The Green Lantern) with the six-issue limited series Batman: Reptilian, which is set to launch this June through DC’s Black Label imprint. Check out the cover art to the first issue and a sneak peek at the interior […]

Comic Book Preview – G.I. Joe: Castle Fall

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The oversized one-shot comic G.I. Joe: Castle Fall is out this Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you here courtesy of IDW Publishing; take a look…The past year of G.I. Joe leads to this! The Joes aim to topple Cobra by turning their own assets against them—but Cobra strikes first […]

Netflix expanding Bird Box universe with Spanish-language spinoff

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Last year it was announced that development is underway on a sequel to Netflix’s hugely successful post-apocalyptic horror Bird Box, and while we await more news on that project Deadline has brought word that the streamer is also working on a Spanish-language spinoff feature.As reported by the trade, Bird Box producers Dylan Clark (The Batman) […]

Willem Dafoe joins Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Frankenstein reimagining Poor Things

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Last month it was revealed that director Yorgos Lanthimos is reteaming with The Favourite screenwriter Tony McNamara and actress Emma Stone for a Frankenstein reimagining entitled Poor Things, and now comes word that Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse) has also joined the cast.Based on the novel by Alasdair Gray, Poor Things is described as “a Victorian […]

Razzies: Nominations announced for 41st Golden Raspberry Awards

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With awards season in full swing, it’s time to turn our attention to the very worst in cinematic achievement with the nominations for the 41st annual Golden Raspberry Awards.Leading the field for this year’s Razzies is Robert Downey Jr.’s critically panned financial bomb Dolittle, which is up for Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Downey), Worst Director […]

Batman battles Snake Eyes as more Batman/Fortnite comic book covers revealed

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It was announced last month that DC Comics and Epic Games are teaming up this April for the comic book crossover Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point, and we now have got a look at some additional covers for the upcoming six-issue limited series, including a variant from DC Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Jim Lee which pits […]

SAS: Rogue Heroes casts Connor Swindells, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Allen, Sofia Boutella and Dominic West

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The BBC has announced that Connor Swindells (Sex Education), Jack O’Connell (Jungleland), Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), Sofia Boutella (The Mummy) and Dominic West (The Affair) have been cast in SAS: Rogue Heroes, the new series from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.The series is being directed by Tom Shankland (The Serpent) and tells the true […]

Action horror For the Sake of Vicious gets a UK trailer and poster

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Signature Entertainment has released a UK poster and trailer for the action horror For the Sake of Vicious. Written and directed by Gabriel Carrer and Reese Eveneshen, the film stars Lora Burke as a single mother who returns home from work to find herself fighting for survival when she discovers a maniac holding a hostage […]

Writing In the Quick with Kate Hope Day | The Writer Experience #136

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience… Kate Hope Day is the author of If, Then and her latest novel In the Quick. She holds a BA from Bryn Mawr College and a PhD in English from the University of Pittsburgh and was an associate producer at HBO. The television rights for If, Then sparked […]