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Gary Collinson

Benedict Cumberbatch and Elisabeth Moss set for The Power of the Dog

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Deadline is reporting that Benedict Cumberbatch (Avengers: Endgame) and Elisabeth Moss (Us) are set to star in an adaptation of Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel The Power of the Dog, which is being directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jane Campion (The Piano, The Portrait of a Lady). The film will see Cumberbatch playing Phil Burbank, who along […]

Evangeline Lilly and Ike Barinholtz set for a Happy Life

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THR is reporting that Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man and the Wasp) and Ike Barinholtz (Blockers) have been cast in Happy Life, a comedy which marks the directorial debut of The Mindy Project writer and producer David Stassen. The film will see Lilly as Allison Beck, “a new mom who suspects her workaholic husband Eli (Barinholtz) is […]

Amandla Stenberg joins Damien Chazelle’s The Eddy

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Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) has signed on for a lead role in The Eddy, the upcoming musical drama from Netflix and Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle (La La Land, First Man). The straight-to-series drama takes place a Parisian nightclub and will see Stenberg taking on the role of Julie, the teenage daughter of Andre […]

Ryan Reynolds “leaks” Pokemon: Detective Pikachu

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Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter late last night to alert Warner Bros. that the live-action Pokemon: Detective Pikachu has leaked online ahead of its official release this Friday. Publicly directing people to a pirated copy of your movie when you have some 13.6 million followers probably isn’t the smartest movie – although, as the 4.5 […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the new Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the latest Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer and the post-Endgame MCU possibilities… Marvel Studios and Sony gave us our first glimpse at the post-Avengers: Endgame Marvel Cinematic Universe with the release of a new trailer for July’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, and here’s what our writing […]

The CW picks up Katy Keene and Nancy Drew, redeveloping The Lost Boys

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Following on from the news that The CW has ordered its Arrowverse spinoff Batwoman to series, we now have word on another two pilot pickups for the network in Nancy Drew and the Riverdale spinoff Katy Keene. Nancy Drew stars Kennedy McMann (Law & Order: SVU) as the young detective and the official synopsis reads: […]

Action Lab launches violent superhero tale The World Front

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Action Lab has announced the launch of the violent, dysfunctional superhero tale The World Front, which is described as “Justice League meets The Fly“. Take a look at a preview of the first issue here… The world’s premiere heroes, VICTORIOUS and THE WORLD FRONT, are sick and tired of saving wannabe superheroes who constantly get […]

Comic Book Preview – Eve Stranger #1

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Writer David Barnett and artist Philip Bond’s new five-issue miniseries Eve Stranger launches this Wednesday through IDW Publishing imprint Black Crown, and we have a preview of the first issue for you here; take a look… You have unlimited funds, a jet-set lifestyle, and extraordinary abilities. And your bloodstream is filled with nanobombs. The contents […]

Disney delays Avatar sequels and The New Mutants, pulls the plug on Gambit and announces new Star Wars trilogy

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Following the completion of the Fox takeover earlier this year, The Walt Disney Company has announced an updated release schedule through to 2027 (!), which includes several delays – Artemis Fowl, Indiana Jones 5 (again), The New Mutants (again) and the Avatar sequels (again) – as well as dates for three brand new Star Wars […]