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Portal movie is “finally on the rails”, confirms producer J.J. Abrams

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Producer J.J. Abrams has confirmed that the long-gestating adaptation of Valve’s hit video game series Portal is still in active development at Warner Bros. after being first announced at DICE 2013 by himself and Valve founder Gabe Newell. Speaking to IGN, Abrams said: “We actually do have a script that’s being written for the Portal […]

Dan Aykroyd says Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman is the “perfect inheritor” of the franchise

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With the highly-anticipated Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the follow-up film to Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, currently scheduled to debut in theatres on November 11th, 2021, original Ghostbusters star Dan Aykroyd, who is set to return as Ray Stantz, has praised the writer and director Jason Reitman. “Jason is the perfect inheritor of the legacy as a writer, storyteller, and director,” Aykroyd said during an […]

Dexter revival will be “darker” than original series, teases Jamie Chung

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With the serial killer drama Dexter set to make its return on Showtime after eight years, star Jamie Chung, who will portray a true-crime podcaster, has teased that the revival series will be “darker” than the original. “The original series happened over 10 years ago,” Chung said during an interview with PEOPLE. “So there’s certainly a different […]

The CW’s Powerpuff series pilot episode to be rewritten and reshot

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According to Collider, the pilot episode for the upcoming live-action Powerpuff Girls series, which is being developed by The CW, is set to be rewritten and reshot with all of the lead cast, writers and producers remaining on the project. Heather Regnier and Diablo Cody, who serve as writers and executive producers, will also be handling […]

Luther movie is currently scheduled to begin production in September, says Idris Elba

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During an interview with Variety, Idris Elba, star and producer of the award-winning BBC series, has revealed that production on the long-gestating Luther movie could begin this year in September. Elba said producers are “very close to pulling the green light on production”, adding that “we [Luther’s cast and crew] go into production, fingers crossed, in […]

Marvel’s Kevin Feige says whitewashing the Ancient One in Doctor Strange was a misstep

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Upon its release in 2016, the Scott Derrickson-directed Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange was met with some criticism after Tilda Swinton was cast in the role of the Ancient One instead of sticking to the Asian depiction of the character in the comic books. In an interview with Men’s Health, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige acknowledged […]

Jason Momoa co-wrote Aquaman 2 story treatment, confirms filming starts in July

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With a sequel to director James Wan’s Aquaman currently in pre-production at DC and Warner Bros., star Jason Momoa has revealed that he co-wrote the story treatment for Aquaman 2 while also confirming that filming will start this July. “After we ended the first one I went in with my writing partner and we dreamed up the second one […]

Kate Hudson joins the cast of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out 2

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Rian Johnson’s upcoming Knives Out sequel has added yet another member to its cast as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Kate Hudson is the latest actor to join the roster. Hudson most recently starred in Music, the heavily criticized film debut from Sia, which earned Hudson a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture […]

Injustice animated movie is in the works at DC and Warner Bros.

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (via Collider) has revealed that a feature-length animated movie based on the popular Injustice storyline is in the works at DC. The plot of Injustice follows the Joker tricking Superman into killing Lois Lane and accidentally destroying Metropolis with a nuclear bomb. After that, Superman becomes a tyrant with Batman later becoming […]