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The Wheel of Time season 2 adds Ayoola Smart

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The second season of Amazon’s fantasy series The Wheel of Time has added Ayoola Smart (Killing Eve) to its cast. Showrunner Rafe Judkins made the announcement at Jordancon while discussing the second season. Smart will play Aviendha, “a Wise One of the Nine Valleys sept of the Taardad Aiel and one of the three lovers of Rand al’Thor.” […]

Idris Elba to lead real-time thriller series Hijack for Apple TV+

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Idris Elba (Luther) has signed on to lead the limited Apple TV+ series Hijack, a thriller about a hijacked airplane with Elba negotiating for the passengers’ survival. Elba will star and executive produce Hijack, which will be told in real time as the “hijacked flight makes a seven-hour journey toward London and authorities on the ground […]

HBO releases trailer for The Time Traveler’s Wife starring Rose Leslie and Theo James

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HBO has released the first trailer for its six-episode adaptation of The Time Traveler’s Wife. The series stars Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones) and Theo James (Divergent) in the lead roles and will premiere on May 15th. Watch the trailer below… Based on the 2003 novel by Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler’s Wife is “an intricate and magical […]

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Part One and Two delayed to 2023 and 2024

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Audiences waiting for the release of the much anticipated sequel Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Part One) will have to wait a little longer as Sony has delayed both (Part One) and (Part Two) to 2023 and 2024 respectively. Across The Spider-Verse (Part One) was originally scheduled for October 7th, 2022, but it has now been pushed back […]

Denzel Washington to return as The Equalizer in 2023

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Sony has announced a September 1st, 2023 release date for The Equalizer 3 which will see Denzel Washington and director Antione Fuqua. Washington first starred as former CIA operative Robert McCall in Fuqua’s 2014 The Equalizer and reprised the role in 2018 for The Equalizer 2, again directed by Fuqua. The franchise is based on the 1980s […]

Sony schedules Madame Web for July 2023 release

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Sony has set a release date of July 7th 2023 for its Marvel Universe film Madame Web starring Dakota Johnson (Bad Times at the El Royale) and Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria). Created by Denny O’Neil and John Romita Jr., the character of Madame Web – a.k.a. Cassandra Webb – debuted in 1980’s Amazing Spider-Man #210, and has typically […]

Horror-thriller All Fun and Games adds Kolton Stewart alongside Asa Butterfield and Natalia Dyer

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The upcoming horror-thriller All Fun and Games starring Asa Butterfield (Sex Education) and Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things) has made a new addition to its cast as Deadline is reporting that Locke & Key’s Kolton Stewart has joined the film. All Fun and Games is being helmed by directors Ari Costa (Extraction) and Eren Celeboglu (The Internet Kills) […]

Universal’s Dracula film Renfield wraps production, sets release date

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Universal Pictures has announced the upcoming Dracula-inspired film Renfield starring Nicholas Hoult and Nic Cage has completed production. The announcement was made through Twitter where Universal also revealed Renfield will be released exactly one year from now on April 14, 2023. Hoult stars as R.M. Renfield, a man who unfortunately becomes Dracula’s loyal minion through the vampire’s hypnotic powers. […]

Dead Boy Detectives given series order at HBO Max

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HBO Max has given a series order to Dead Boy Detectives, an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s comic book series from Greg Berlanti (The Flash), Jeremy Carver (Doom Patrol) and Steve Yockey (The Flight Attendant). The news comes after the series was given a pilot order last fall, which has now become an eight-episode first season. Gaiman’s […]