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The Witcher reportedly casts its Queen Meve for season 2

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According to a report from fan site Redanian Intelligence, Netflix’s The Witcher has cast Scottish actress Rebecca Hanssen (Enola Holmes, Lore) as Queen Meve of Lyria and Rivia for its upcoming second season.According to the site, Hanssen will portray the fan favourite character in multiple episodes of season two of the hit fantasy series. The […]

Ahsoka Tano voice actress Ashley Eckstein reacts to the character’s live-action Star Wars debut

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Ahsoka Tano made her hotly-anticipated live-action Star Wars debut this past week with an appearance in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, and while Rosario Dawson’s portrayal of the fan-favourite former Jedi Padawan won plenty of plaudits, there still remains some disappointment that Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels voice actress Ashley Eckstein […]

Ray Fisher believes Joss Whedon’s exit from The Nevers is due to Justice League investigation

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Earlier this week it was announced that HBO has “parted ways” with Joss Whedon on The Nevers, an upcoming sci-fi series he’s created and co-written with his Buffy The Vampire Slayer colleagues Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie, which would have marked his first foray into TV since 2009’s Dollhouse.Whedon released a statement blaming exhaustion and the challenges […]

R.I.P. David Prowse (1935 – 2020)

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Some sad news this morning as it has been announced that British actor David Prowse – best known for his role as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy – has passed away aged 85 after a short illness.“May the force be with him, always” said Prowse’s agent Thomas Bowington. “Though famous for playing […]

Sasha Banks reveals how she was cast in The Mandalorian

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Sasha Banks swapped the Squared Circle for the Galaxy Far, Far Away earlier this month with her guest appearance in The Mandalorian, and now the WWE Superstar has revealed how she came to be cast in Disney’s live-action Star Wars series.“One day, for some reason, I was going through my Instagram DMs, which I normally […]

Superman & Lois’ Elizabeth Tulloch shares behind-the-scenes photo of her Super Family

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As filming continues on The CW’s latest DC show Superman & Lois, actress Elizabeth Tulloch (Lois Lane) has shared a behind-the-scenes image from the Vancouver set of the new series which features her “Superfam” – on-screen husband Tyler Hoechlin (Clark Kent) and their two super sons Jonathan and Jordan Kent, played by Jordan Elass (Little […]

Marvel unveils Eternals #1 variant covers

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With Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribic’s Eternals set to launch this January, Marvel has unveiled a selection of variant covers for the next issue from artists Art Adam, Jenny Frison, Khary Randolph, Greg Land, John Romita Jr. and Frank Cho; check them out here…SEE ALSO: Thanos returns in trailer for Marvel’s Eternals seriesNEVER DIE. NEVER […]

Marvel’s Hawkeye series to begin shooting this week

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Having wrapped production on WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier after coming out of lockdown, Marvel TV Studios has now shifted its attention to its second wave of Disney+ shows.We learned earlier this month that Ms. Marvel has commenced filming in Atlanta, Georgia [see the first set photos of Iman Vellani as Kamala […]

Amazon cancels Utopia after a single season

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Amazon has opted against renewing its sci-fi conspiracy thriller series Utopia, with the show coming to an end after just a single season.Adapted from the cult British drama of the same name (which was itself cancelled after two seasons), Utopia follows a group of comic book fans who find themselves targeted by a shadowy organisation after […]