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New Transformers: Cyberverse Energon Armor figures unveiled at MCM London Comic Con 2019

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During this weekend’s MCM London Comic Con 2019, Hasbro has officially unveiled six new Ultimate Class and Ultra Class figures from the Transformers: Cyberverse line, which come complete with Energon Armor power-ups, as features in the G1-inspired animated series. Check out the new figures here…TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE ULTIMATE CLASS OPTIMUS PRIME(Ages 6 and Up/ Approx. Retail […]

Paramount developing Planet of the Nerds movie

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Paramount Players has acquired the movie rights to the acclaimed graphic novel Planet of the Nerds from creators Paul Constant, Alan Robinson, Randy Elliott and Felipe Sobreiro.Published by AHOY Comics, Planet of the Nerds follows three high school jocks in the 1980s who are accidentally frozen by an experimental cryogenics device, only to be revived […]

Ewan McGregor says Birds of Prey baddie Black Mask is the “perfect villain for the Time of Trump”

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Ewan McGregor is set to make his DC Universe debut this February as he takes on the role of Roman Sionis, a.k.a. Black Mask, in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ girl gang team-up Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).Out and about on the press tour for his new film Doctor […]

DC releases trailer for Black Canary: Ignite from The Princess Diaries’ Meg Cabot

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New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot (The Princess Diaries) is set to put a new spin on Dinah Lance this week with the release of the original graphic novel Black Canary: Ignite, and you can take a look at a trailer for the new book here courtesy of DC Comics…Thirteen-year-old Dinah Lance knows exactly […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker tracking lowest box office opening of the Sequel Trilogy

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Disney and Lucasfilm look to get the Star Wars franchise back on track after the box office disappointment of Solo: A Star Wars Story with this December’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and according to long-range tracking estimates the J.J. Abrams-directed Episode IX is on course for a bumper opening weekend – albeit the […]

Comic Book Preview – Doctor Strange Annual #1

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Marvel Comics celebrates Halloween this week with two spooky tales featuring the Sorcerer Supreme with the release of Doctor Strange Annual #1; check out a preview of the issue here…The Sanctum Sanctorum holds all of the bizarre and dark relics that Doctor Strange has accumulated on his journey as the Sorcerer Supreme. But when one […]

Get a new look at the redesigned Sonic the Hedgehog from the live-action movie

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Having pushed back the release of the movie to accommodate a complete overhaul of the character design following the fan backlash to the early marketing materials, Paramount Pictures should soon be resuming the marketing campaign for the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie, complete with a much more faithful version of the iconic SEGA mascot.We’ve already […]

Jon Bernthal wants to return as The Punisher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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The cancellation of Marvel’s Netflix series earlier this year may well have been the first nail in the coffin of Marvel Television as we know it, what with Marvel Studios venturing into the TV arena with its upcoming Disney+ shows, and a Marvel restructure which has seen the television division coming under the control of […]