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Gary Collinson

Stephen King and J.J. Abrams adapting Lisey’s Story with Julianne Moore

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THR is reporting that Apple has granted a straight-to-series order for an eight-episode TV adaptation of Stephen King’s 2006 novel Lisey’s Story after a competitive bidding situation between multiple outlets. Here’s the official Amazon description for the novel: Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark. Lisey knew it when she first fell for […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix doesn’t have a Stan Lee cameo, but will include a tribute to the Marvel legend

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It was revealed last year that X-Men: Dark Phoenix won’t feature a cameo from the late Stan Lee, but director Simon Kinberg has revealed that the final instalment in Fox’s X-Men feature film series will feature a “tribute” to the Marvel legend. “We don’t have a cameo,” Kinberg tells Cinema Blend. “I’d rather say that […]

Killing Eve renewed for season 3

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Coinciding with its season two premiere, BBC America has announced that it has renewed the critically-acclaimed Killing Eve for a third season. Based on the Codename Villanelle novellas by Luke Jennings, Killing Eve revolves around Eve (Sandra Oh), an MI6 operative, and psychopath assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) in this story of two women, bound by […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader’s Castle Box Set

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IDW Publishing collects last year’s horror-themed event series Star Wars Adventures: Tales From Vader’s Castle in a special Box Set this Wednesday; check out a preview here… If you missed “Vader’s Castle” before, here’s your chance to read all the spooky tales from a galaxy far, far away… This set features the original covers by […]

Comic Book Preview – Ghostbusters: 35th Anniversary: The Real Ghostbusters

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The Real Ghostbusters take centre stage this week as IDW continues its Ghostbusters: 35th Anniversary celebrations; check out a preview of the new one-shot here… THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS keep losing business to a flashy new rival ghost-catching company: SPOOKS AWAY! They seem to have better gear, better threads… better everything! In fact, Spooks Away seems […]

Human Traffic sequel moving ahead, with original cast members returning

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If you cast your mind back to 2016, you may recall talk that a sequel to the cult 1999 clubbing film Human Traffic was in the works, with writer-director Justin Kerrigan on board and reportedly looking to reunite with the cast of the original movie. Well, some three years on, we now have an update […]

AMC officially announces second The Walking Dead spinoff

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After rumblings back in February, AMC has officially announced that it is working on a new spinoff in The Walking Dead universe, which has been co-created by Scott M. Gimple and TWD writer-producer Matt Negrete. “We’re thrilled that the Dead will keep walking into a new corner of the post-apocalyptic world, a corner that will […]

Comic Book Preview – Vampirella vs Reanimator #4

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Dynamite Entertainment’s Vampirella vs Reanimator crossover continues this Wednesday with the release of the fourth issue; check out a preview here… The gods of death have turned against both Herbert West and Vampirella, and they intend to throw the floodgates of oblivion open here on Earth. Now, Vampi and the Reanimator must put aside their […]

Watch the full Avengers: Endgame global press conference

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With the release of Avengers: Endgame fast approaching, Marvel Studios assembled directors Anthony and Joe Russo, producer Kevin Feige and stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Brie Larson, Paul Rudd, Don Cheadle, Karen Gillan and Danai Gurira for the film’s global press conference, hosted by Iron Man […]