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American Horror Story renewed for 3 more seasons, Sarah Paulson to return in season 10

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During the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, AMC has announced that it has renewed its hit anthology series American Horror Story for a further three seasons, which – with the already announced tenth season included – will take the show through to at least 13 seasons in all.Meanwhile, having sat out the most recent […]

James Gunn turned down the opportunity to direct a Superman movie

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Back in October, James Gunn revealed that when he was given the opportunity to make the jump from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to DC Extended Universe following his temporary exit from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the filmmaker was “basically offered whatever I wanted” from Warner Bros. – and it seems that included a […]

DC’s Detective Comics #1000 and Watchmen top bestselling comics and graphic novels of 2019, but Marvel is the #1 publisher overall

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Diamon Comic Distributors has released details of the top selling titles for 2019, with DC Comics claiming top spot in both the comic book and graphic novel charts but Marvel ending the year as the top publisher in the industry with a 40.2% dollar share and 44.7% unit share compared to DC’s 29.3% and 30.7%.The […]

Harrowing World War II drama The Painted Bird gets a UK trailer and poster

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Eureka Entertainment has released a UK trailer an dposter for director Vaclav Marhoul’s acclaimed World War II drama The Painted Bird, which is based upon Jerzy Kosinski’s controversial novel and sees young actor Petr Kotlar starring alongside Udo Kier, Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel, Julian Sands and Barry Pepper.The Painted Bird follows the journey of a […]

Marvel’s most promising heroes band together on Outlawed wraparound variant cover

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Ahead of its release in March, Marvel has unveiled an epic wraparound variant cover for Eve L. Ewing and Kim Jacinto’s Outlawed from artist Tony Daniel, which brings together Marvel’s most promising young heroes!SEE ALSO: Check out a first look preview of Outlawed hereOUTLAWED will throw the lives of Marvel’s youngest heroes into chaos when […]

Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tiffani Thiessen in talks for Saved By the Bell reboot

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Last year it was announced that NBC is heading back to Baywatch for a reboot of the classic teen sitcom Saved By the Bell, with Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie Spano) and Mario Lopez (A.C. Slater) set to reprise their roles alongside a new cast of young characters.Well, it seems we can add another two of the […]

FX’s What We Do in the Shadows season 2 premiering in April, Mark Hamill to guest star

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As part of the Television Critics Winter Press Tour, FX has announced that its acclaimed vampire mockumentary series What We Do In the Shadows will be returning for its second season this April.The second season of the series, based upon Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s cult 2014 film of the same name, will get underway […]

Doctor Strange director exits In the Multiverse of Madness over creative differences

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Marvel Studios’ plans for the Sorcerer Supreme’s next outing have hit a bump in the road with the news that Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson has vacated the director’s chair on 2021’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness due to creative differences.“Marvel Studios and Scott Derrickson have amicably parted ways on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse […]

Exclusive variant cover for Stephen King and Owen King comic book adaptation Sleeping Beauties

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Thanks to IDW Publishing, we’ve got an exclusive variant cover for the first issue of the upcoming comic book adaptation of Stephen King and Owen King’s Sleeping Beauties from artist Jana Heidersdorf; check it out here…Sleeping Beauties explores a world where women have sunken into a deep, cocooned slumber, their dreams taking them to an idyllic […]

Watch an exclusive clip from coming of age comedy Bully

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Thanks to Gravitas Ventures, we’ve got an exclusive clip from the comedy Bully, which features a cast that includes Tucker Albrizzi, Ron Canada, Jack DiFalco, with Vincent Pastore, and Danny Trejo. Check it out here and be sure to head on over to our YouTube channel for more exclusive clips and videos…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpHOcxuy8RAA coming-of age comedy […]