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It director in talks for DC Films’ The Flash solo movie

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Warner Bros. and DC Films’ long-percolating The Flash solo movie looks set for another shake-up behind the scenes, with THR reporting that It director Andy Muschietti is in line to become the latest filmmaker to take a crack at the Scarlet Speedster. As per the site, Spider-Man: Homecoming screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein […]

Netflix gives series order to The Sandman TV adaptation

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After a number of aborted attempts over the past three decades, Neil Gaiman’s iconic DC / Vertigo comic book series The Sandman looks like it’s finally heading to the screen courtesy of Netflix. As reported by Deadline, the streaming service, has granted an 11-episode series order to a TV adaptation from Warner Bros. Television, which […]

Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 4 passes $500 million at the global box office

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Having just fallen short of the milestone this past weekend, Toy Story 4 took its global box office haul beyond $500 million on Monday, becoming the fifteenth Pixar movie to top half the half billion dollar mark. By close of play yesterday, the sequel had earned $238.7 million domestically, with a further $263 million from […]

The Writer Experience Podcast #56 – Power and Empire writer Eric Haywood

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience Podcast… In this episode of The Writer Experience, hosts Court and Harry chat with Eric Haywood, a writer on Power, Empire, Private Practice, Soul Food and Relative Stranger, and a director on Empire and Four of Hearts. Listen to the podcast here… You can subscribe to […]

Jake Gyllenhaal on almost replacing Tobey Maguire as Spidey in Spider-Man 2

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Jake Gyllenhall makes his Marvel debut today as he takes on the role of iconic Spider-Man villain Mysterio in Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Far From Home. However, the Oscar-nominated actor almost found himself a part of the Marvel universe much earlier, having been lined up as a potential replacement for Tobey Maguire in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man […]

Gremlins prequel Secrets of the Mogwai gets a series order from WarnerMedia

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Back in February it was announced that Warner Bros. and Amblin Entertainment were in development on an animated Gremlins TV series for the WarnerMedia streaming service, and now comes word that a 10-episode series order has been granted to Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai. A prequel to the classic 1984 movie and its 1990 sequel, […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars Adventures #23

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IDW Publishing releases Star Wars Adventures #23 this Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… Join Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca aboard the Millennium Falcon for another rollicking mission on behalf of the Rebel Alliance! Star Wars Adventures #23 is out this Wednesday, July 3rd, priced $3.99.

Awkwafina and Jacob Tremblay in talks for Disney’s The Little Mermaid

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Following hot on the heels of the news that Melissa McCarthy is in talks to portray the villainous Ursula, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that two more actors are in negotiations with Disney to join the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. As per the site, Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) is in talks to lend her […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: Year Five #3

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The U.S.S. Enterprise’s Five Year Mission continues this Wednesday as IDW Publishing releases Star Trek: Year Five #3; check out a preview of the issue here… With their clash with the Tholian Assembly still fresh in their minds, the crew of the Enterprise, along with their new Tholian passenger, encounter a strange new threat on […]