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Gary Collinson

X-Men: Dark Phoenix tracking record low box office opening for the X-Men franchise

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UPDATE: Official tracking numbers are now in, with X-Men: Dark Phoenix said to be looking at a domestic opening weekend of $50 million – a series low for 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise. Original story follows… 20th Century Fox pulls the curtain down on its near-20 year long X-Men franchise this June with the release […]

Watch an exclusive clip from people smuggling drama Cargo

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Thanks to Artist Rights Distribution, we’ve got an exclusive clip from director Kareem Mortimer’s people smuggling drama Cargo, which features a cast that includes Warren Brown, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Gessica Geneus, and Persia White. Check it out below… When his income as a fisherman proves woefully insufficient to cover his son’s school fees, Kevin turns to […]

Matt Groening’s Disenchantment Part Two gets poster and premiere date

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Netflix has released a poster for Disenchantment Part Two, the second half of the first season of Matt Groening’s animated high fantasy comedy series, which reveals that the show will be making its return to the streaming service on September 20th. SEE ALSO: Read our review of Disenchantment here Set in the crumbling medieval kingdom […]

Sebastian Stan and Edgar Ramirez join female-fronted spy thriller 355

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The upcoming female-led ensemble spy thriller 355 has added a couple of male cast members, with Variety reporting that Sebastian Stan (Avengers: Endgame) and Edgar Ramirez (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) have been cast in the film. Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) is directing 355 from a script by Theresa Rebeck (Smash), […]

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal gets a trailer and series order

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Samurai Jack and Dexter’s Laboratory creator Genndy Tartakovsky is returning to the small screen for with a brand new half-hour animated show entitled Primal, which has received a series order from Adult Swim. Check out the first trailer here… Primal follows a caveman at the dawn of evolution and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction. […]

Nicolas Cage to star in cop thriller 10 Double Zero from Green Book writer

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Deadline is reporting that Nicolas Cage is set to star in the cop action thriller 10 Double Zero, which has been written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Nick Vallelonga (Green Book) along with Paul Sloan (I Am Wrath) and Christian Sesma (Vigilante Diaries). Sesma will direct the film, which “is set in the stifling heat of Louisiana […]

The Tick cancelled by Amazon after two seasons, searching for new home

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The Tick creator Ben Edlund has taken to Twitter to announce that Amazon has opted against a renewal for The Tick, cancelling the latest incarnation of the superhero comedy character after two seasons on the streaming service. “I’m sorry to say Amazon has chosen not to proceed with The Tick,” wrote Edlund. “I’m not sorry […]

Mel Gibson wants Michael Fassbender, Jamie Foxx and Peter Dinklage for The Wild Bunch

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Last year it was announced that Mel Gibson set to get back behind the camera to direct a remake of Sam Peckinpah’s classic 1969 western The Wild Bunch, and now it seems we may have our first casting news. As reported by Deadline, Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Dark Phoenix), Jamie Foxx (Robin Hood) and Peter Dinklage […]

CW Seed announces Deathstroke animated series

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The CW President Mark Pedowitz has announced that CW Seed is working on an animated Deathstroke series entitled Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons. Here’s the official promotional artwork and synopsis… SEE ALSO: The CW’s Batwoman TV series gets a first poster and trailer Ten years ago, Slade Wilson—aka the super-assassin called Deathstroke—made a tragic mistake and […]