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Gary Collinson

Jon Favreau on the Original Star Wars Trilogy’s influence on The Mandalorian

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We’re a little over two months out from the premiere of The Mandalorian, Disney and Lucasfilm’s first live-action small screen foray to the galaxy far, far away, and the series is certainly starting to generate some buzz – not least because of the involvement of fan favourite director Jon Favreau (Iron Man) and Star Wars: […]

The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order announced with Regular and Limited Editions

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Dark Horse Books and Lucasfilm have announced the upcoming release of The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in both Regular and Limited Edition formats, giving fans insight into the development and creation of the upcoming video game from Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment. A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, […]

Jurassic World short film Battle at Big Rock to premiere on Sunday

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Jurassic World helmer Colin Trevorrow has taken to social media to drop a rather big surprise for fans of the Jurassic Park franchise, with the filmmaker revealing that an all-new short film entitled Battle at Big Rock is set to air on FX this coming Sunday. The eight-minute short stars Andre Holland (Selma), Natalie Martinez […]

Todd McFarlane says two Spawn animated series in the works, including one for kids

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It’s been over a year now since it was announced that Jamie Foxx and Jeremy Renner had signed on to Todd McFarlane’s long-planned Spawn reboot, with McFarlane revealing this summer that the project is being held up due to creative differences. In addition to the movie, McFarlane has spent the past few years planning a […]

Namco Museum Mini Player packs 20 classic games into a mini arcade cabinet

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My Arcade has announced the release of the Namco Museum Mini Player, a 10-inch retro arcade cabinet packed with 20 classic Bandai Namco titles including Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Galaga, Galaxian, Rolling Thunder and Splatterhouse. The Namco Museum Mini Player features the following classic games: Battle City Dig Dug Dig Dug II Dragon Spirit Galaga Galaxian […]

Channing Tatum’s Zombie Brother finds a director

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If you cast your mind back to 2017, you may recall that Channing Tatum’s Free Association production company announced it was teaming with STXfilms China’s Tencent Pictures for an adaptation of the Chinese digital comics and anime shorts Zombie Brother. Well, it seems the project may finally be readying itself to move forward, as The […]

Jack O’Connell to play Shaun Ryder in Twisting My Melon

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Variety is reporting that Jack O’Connell (’71, Unbroken) is set to take on the role of Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder in the feature film Twisting My Melon, which is being produced and directed by Matt Greenhalgh, whose screenwriting credits include the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy and Ian Curtis film Control. “Shaun Ryder is […]

UPDATE: Margot Robbie developing Tank Girl movie

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Alan Martin, co-creator of Tank Girl, has taken to Twitter to reveal that Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment has optioned the big screen rights to the classic British comic book character, and that while development on a movie adaptation is now well underway, it seems that neither he nor Jamie Hewlett are involved with the project […]

How to be a Playwright 101 with Rob Ackerman (Dropping Gumballs on Luke Wilson) | The Writer Experience Podcast #66

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience Podcast…  Court and Harry are joined by Rob Ackerman, a playwright whose plays include Tabletop, which won the 2001 Drama Desk Award for Best Ensemble Performance, Volleygirls which won the New York Musical Theatre Festival’s Best in Fest, Call Me Waldo, Dropping Gumballs on Luke Wilson […]