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Gary Collinson

Mark Wahlberg to play Sully in Uncharted movie

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Having circled the role of Nathan Drake some years back when David O. Russell (The Fighter) was attached to the project, actor Mark Wahlberg has now signed on for a role in the long-gestating big screen adaptation of the Uncharted video game series. Wahlberg won’t play the game’s antagonist – that role has gone to […]

Disney’s The Little Mermaid casts Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric

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Up-and-coming British actor Jonah Hauer-King (Little Women, A Dog’s Way Home) has landed the role of Prince Eric opposite Halle Bailey’s Ariel in Disney’s live-action remake of the animated classic The Little Mermaid. Hauer-King has been linked to the role back in September, after former One Direction singer Harry Styles reportedly turned down the opportunity […]

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run gets a poster and earlier release date

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Originally slated to arrive in July of next year, Paramount Pictures has announced that it has moved up the release of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run (formerly titled The SpongeBob Movie: It’s a Wonderful Sponge) from July 2020 to May 2020, as well as unveiling a brand new poster for the latest big […]

Watch a clip from Netflix’s new animated Christmas movie Klaus

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Ahead of its arrival on Netflix tomorrow, a new clip has been released from the festive animated comedy Klaus which gives us a glimpse at how the tradition of Christmas gifts began; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Netflix’s first animated feature Klaus gets a trailer, poster and images When Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) distinguishes himself as […]

DC Comics celebrates 750 issues of The Flash in February 2020

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DC Comics has announced that it is celebrating the landmark 750th issue of The Flash this coming February with an 80-page prestige format issue featuring all-new stories from across the generations and multiverses of super-speedsters. This landmark issue of The Flash is highlighted by an original story, “The Flash Age,” that kicks off a new arc for series […]

Secrets of Writing 3 from 24 professionals from HBO, Netflix, Marvel, Image and more | The Writer Experience Podcast #75

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience… For our 75th episode, we compiled the best advice from episodes 51-74 into one “Secrets of Writing” episode, with insights from Authors, Screenwriters, TV Writers, TV Showrunners, Comic Book Writers, Literary Agents, Editors and Industry Professionals for HBO, Netflix, TBS, Fox, BBC America, Pokémon, Marvel Comics, […]

Taika Waititi teaming with FX for Reservation Dogs

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According to Discussing Film, Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi is set to write, executive produce and direct the pilot episode for a new FX series entitled Reservation Dogs. The site reports that the series will follow four teenagers in a Native American housing project in Oklahoma who commit petty crimes. Native American […]

New clips from The Mandalorian featuring Pedro Pascal and Werner Herzog

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While Disney+ subscribers can now enjoy the premiere episode of The Mandalorian, those of us in the UK and other European markets will have to wait until next year to watch the first live-action Star Wars series. In the meantime though, just to give us a taste of what we’re missing, we’ve got a couple […]

George Lucas has changed the Han and Greedo scene from Star Wars… again

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With the surprise arrival of the very first 4K versions of the Star Wars saga on Disney+ this week, it has been revealed that another change has been made to the infamous Han Solo and Greedo scene from 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Now, before you get too excited, Han still […]