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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s new First Order Jet Trooper revealed

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Yesterday at the D23 Expo, Walt Disney Pictures showcased a number of its big upcoming releases, including of course the closing chapter of the Skywalker Saga, December’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.Although we have to wait until Monday for the official release of the D23 behind-the-scenes sizzle reel, Lucasfilm did drop a new poster […]

J.K. Simmons and Betty Gilpin join Chris Pratt in sci-fi thriller Ghost Draft

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With filming slated to begin next month, director Chris McKay (The LEGO Batman Movie) has been filling out the cast of Ghost Draft, a Chris Pratt-headlined sci-fi thriller from Skydance Productions and Paramount Pictures.Set to join Marvel star Pratt and the previously announced Yvonne Strahovski (Dexter) in the film is Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), along […]

Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey to lead Pixar’s Soul, plot details and character images revealed

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Back in June, Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios officially announced the original animated feature Soul, set for release in June 2020, and now we have some details about the film direct from the D23 Expo.During the Pixar panel, the studio’s Chief Creative Officer Pete Doctor announced that Soul “journeys from the streets of […]

Laurence Fishburne’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur animated Marvel show gets series order

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We can now officially add another Marvel project to the seemingly never-ending list, with Disney announcing yesterday during its Television Animation panel at D23 that The Disney Channel has officially given a series order to Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur animated series.The project was first announced as being in development last year, with Ant-Man […]

Brandon Routh and Courtney Ford exiting DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

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The CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is set to lose a couple of series regulars in its upcoming fifth season, with Deadline reporting that real-life couple Brandon Routh (Ray Palmer) and Courtney Ford (Nora Darhk) are exiting the Arrowverse show. “Brandon and Courtney have been invaluable members of the Legends family,” said executive producers Phil Klemmer, […]

Marvel’s Kevin Feige on Spider-Man MCU split: “It was never meant to last forever”

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Marvel fans were left reeling this past week with the news that talks had broken down between Sony and Disney with regards to extending their partnership over the cinematic rights to Spider-Man – a deal which has seen the web-slinger rebooted into the Marvel Cinematic Universe to enormous success and culminating with Sony’s most successful […]

Pixar’s Toy Story 4 spinoff Forky Asks a Question gets first promo artwork

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It’s not just Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm that are producing original content for the upcoming Disney+ streaming service, as animation maestros Pixar are also getting in on the act with several projects, including a series of Toy Story 4 spinoff shorts entitled Forky Asks a Question. Check out the first promotional artwork here…SEE ALSO: New […]

Batwoman adds Sam Littlefield as villain Mouse

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Deadline is reporting that Sam Littlefield (Mother’s Little Helpers) has been cast in the Ruby Rose-led DC superhero show Batwoman.Littlefield is set to portray a shady character called Mouse, who is described as “a dynamic figure who is working for the Alice and the Wonderland Gang”, led by Rachel Skarsten’s Alice.Spinning out of last year’s […]

Birds of Prey is a “standalone story” rather than a Suicide Squad follow-up

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While Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is set to take place in the DC Extended Universe, the latest comments from screenwriter Christina Hodson appear to suggest that the film won’t necessarily be beholden to what director David Ayer laid out in Suicide Squad.Speaking to Total Film (via Screen Rant), […]