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Alex Cross TV series in development at Amazon

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It seems that James Patterson’s Alex Cross could be heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that Amazon is developing a TV series based upon the hit crime novels.The potential series is being produced by Amazon Studios, Paramount Television and Skydance Television, and will follow Metropolitan Police Department detective Alex Cross as he faces […]

Sonic the Hedgehog tracking $45 million opening at the domestic box office

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Official tracking estimates for Paramount Pictures’ Sonic the Hedgehog is suggesting that the big screen adaptation of the beloved SEGA video game series is on course for a four-day domestic box office opening of around $45 million.The film, which hits on February 14th and will play across the Presidents Day weekend, cost around $95 million […]

Sony pulls Masters of the Universe from release schedule, delays Uncharted again

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Sony Pictures has just announced a shake-up to its upcoming release schedule, which includes changes to two projects that have spent much of the past decade in development hell.Firstly, the long-gestating Masters of the Universe reboot has been pulled from Sony’s release schedule completely, while its March 5th 2021 date will now be filled with […]

Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier adds Noah Mills in mystery role, August premiere set

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Deadline is reporting that The Brave and The Enemy Within actor Noah Mills has become the latest addition to the cast of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.As with fellow MCU newcomers Adepero Oduye (The Big Short), Desmond Chiam (Now Apocalypse) and Miki Ishikawa (The Terror: Infamy), Mills’ character is being […]

Disney’s Bambi to get The Lion King treatment with photorealistic CG remake

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After scoring a huge success with its ‘live action’ remake of The Lion King last year, Disney has now identified the 1942 classic Bambi as the next of its beloved animated properties to receive a photorealistic CG-animated makeover.As revealed by THR, Disney has tapped Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel) and Lindsey Beer (Chaos Walking) to write […]

Marvel axes Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler animated series

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Well, it seems we have more causalities from Marvel Television’s shift to the Marvel Studios umbrella, as THR is reporting that the newly-renamed Marvel TV Studios has scrapped its plans for the animated comedy series Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler Show.The two shows were set up at Hulu alongside M.O.D.O.K. and Hit-Monkey, both […]

Chernobyl’s Alex Ferns and Con O’Neill join The Batman

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It looks like Matt Reeves is filling out the Gotham City Police Department for The Batman, with reports this week revealing that Chernobyl actors Alex Ferns (EastEnders) and Con O’Neill (Ordinary Lies) have been cast as Commissioner Pete Savage and Chief Mackenzie Bock respectively.Pete Savage appears to be a newly-created character in the Batman universe […]

UPDATE: Robert Zemeckis confirmed to direct Disney’s live-action Pinocchio remake

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UPDATE: It is now being reported that Robert Zemeckis has closed his deal to direct and co-write the live-action Pinocchio for Walt Disney Pictures, with the studio hoping to begin production at the end of the year. Original story follows…It looks like Walt Disney Pictures has found a new director for the live-action Pinocchio remake, […]