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The Walking Dead showrunner “working on” bringing back Lauren Cohan’s Maggie

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Andrew Lincoln wasn’t the only major cast member to depart The Walking Dead this past season, with Lauren Cohan’s Maggie Rhee disappearing after just five episodes due to the actresses commitments to the ABC series Whiskey Cavalier.However, with ABC swinging the axe on the spy series (and The Walking Dead’s ratings decline showing no signs […]

X-Men: Apocalypse’s Olivia Munn found Bryan Singer and Simon Kinberg’s lack of X-Men knowledge “very frustrating”

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Although the series produced a number of memorable instalments throughout its 20-year history, fans of Marvel’s mutant superheroes are unlikely to be shedding too many tears over 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise coming to an end following the studio’s recent acquisition by Disney.With fans already looking forward to the inevitable Marvel Studios rebiit, the final […]

Disney’s Mulan trailer generates over 175 million views in 24 hours

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This past Sunday, Walt Disney Pictures unveiled the first trailer for next year’s live-action remake of the 1998 animated film Mulan, which sees Chinese actress Liu Yifei taking on the role of the legendary warrior for director Niki Caro (Whale Rider).According to Deadline, the trailer pulled in a hefty 175 million views in its first […]

Ghostbusters 2020 begins filming as Jason Reitman shares first cast photo

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Back in January it was announced that Jason Reitman, son of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II director Ivan Reitman, is set to revisit the original continuity of the 1980s movies with a brand new instalment in the Ghostbusters franchise, and now the filmmaker has taken to Twitter to announce the start of production on what is […]

Jon Favreau already working on season 2 of Star Wars series The Mandalorian

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Back in April, a rumour surfaced online suggesting that Disney+ had already renewed Lucasfilm’s upcoming live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian for a second season, and creator and executive producer Jon Favreau has seemingly confirmed that fact during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.“We’re done with the first season and I’m actually writing part […]

Sexy Beast TV prequel gets a series order

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Back in August of last year it was revealed that a TV prequel to the cult 2000 British gangster film Sexy Beast was in development at Anonymous Content and Paramount Television, and now comes word from Deadline that the project has received a series order from Paramount Network.The series, created by Michael Caleo (The Sopranos) […]

Katherine McNamara upped to series regular for Arrow’s final season

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After making her debut in a future Star City last year, The CW has announced that Katherine McNamara has been upped to a series regular for the upcoming eighth and final season of The CW’s Arrow.The Shadowhunters actress originally appeared in the season seven flash-forward scenes as the mysterious cage fighter Blackstar, before being revealed […]

Quibi announces The Fugitive and Varsity Blues reboots, superhero series Crazy Talented

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The upcoming short-form streaming service Quibi has announced three new projects in development for the platform in remakes of The Fugitive and Varsity Blues, as well as the original superhero series Crazy Talented.Nick Santora (Scorpion, Prison Break) is producing the reimagined take on The Fugitive, based upon the classic 60s TV series and the 1993 […]

Action Lab unveils SDCC exclusive Danger Doll Universe variants

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Action Lab: Danger Zone has announced that it is bringing five interconnected Danger Doll Universe variant covers from artists Joel Adams and Neal Adams to the San Diego Comic-Con International for Danger Doll Squad Presents: Amalgama Lives #4, Zombie Tramp #62, Vampblade Season 4 #2, DollFace #16 and Black Betty #8; check them out there…The […]