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Todd McFarlane says Spawn won’t talk in the reboot, but he will have a voice

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We’ve gotten some interesting details lately surrounding the upcoming reboot of ’90s anti-hero Spawn. Creator and director Todd McFarlane has gone on record stating that the film will fully utilize its R-Rating, and that it will be more adult-oriented than Deadpool. We also know that Spawn will have a heavy horror vibe, which is fitting […]

Rian Johnson explains the absence of the Knights of Ren in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi has had a lot of complaints levelled against it over the past month, and one of the chief complaints that SOME fans have had is that director Rian Johnson did not adequately address some of the lingering questions from The Force Awakens. For example, what’s up with the Knights of […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been pulled from Chinese theaters, significantly underperforms

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi has officially been pulled from Chinese theaters after an underwhelming performance at the box office these past few weeks. The film grossed $28.7 million in its opening weekend in China, but earned a far lower $2.4 million during its second week in theaters. Compared to  other Star Wars films that […]

The Spawn film will be more R-Rated than Deadpool, according to Todd McFarlane

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Spawn creator Todd McFarlane is promising a film that lives up to an R-rating. While talking at his panel at the ACE Comic-Con, the comic book creator talked about his upcoming live-action Spawn film, and — what he considers to be — the sorry state of R-Rated comic book films: “It’s funny in Hollywood, if […]

HBO makes it clear: Game of Thrones will never have a revival following Season 8

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Sorry Game of Thrones fans, but if you were hoping for a surprise revival of HBO’s Game of Thrones in the far-flung future, prepare to be disappointed. Talking with THR, HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys was asked about the potential of a Game of Thrones revival, to which he replied: “That’s not happening. This story, A Song […]

Rumour: Jake Gyllenhaal reportedly a lock for Batman if Ben Affleck leaves

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Well, it looks like Matt Reeves may have found his new Batman! Well, perhaps… maybe. This isn’t the first time that we’ve heard Jake Gyllenhaal’s name in connection with the upcoming The Batman trilogy, but a new rumour suggests that the role is waiting for Gyllenhaal if Affleck ultimately decides to abandon the cowl. Revenge of […]

Mark Hamill talks about the original ending of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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According to Mark Hamill, Star Wars: The Force Awakens had a slightly different ending than the one fans received. One small change, but a change that would have had great implications for Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi. In an interview with Mtime, Hamill talks about this alternate ending, and how his opinion of it changed upon […]

John Williams will be returning for Star Wars: Episode IX

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In what is the least surprising news on the planet, but still very exciting: legendary composer John Williams is planning on returning for Star Wars: Episode IX. During an interview with Variety, Williams reveals that he has confirmed to director JJ Abrams that he would be returning for the as-of-yet untitled Star Wars sequel. In the […]

Green Lantern Corps. is “still in the works”, according to David S. Goyer

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Given the poor reception to Justice League, it’s natural to be worried about the status of some of the previously announced films in the DC film lineup. However, according to David Goyer, we can at least rest assured that Green Lantern Corps. is still in active development. Speaking to IGN during the 2018 Television Critics Association […]