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Jim Gaffigan joins DC series Stargirl as Thunderbolt

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Entertainment Weekly has revealed that comedian Jim Gaffigan has join The CW’s second season of Stargirl as Thunderbolt, a magical and powerful imp whose entity has been trapped inside a pink pen for years. Thunderbolt is a powerful, electrical being in the DC universe, but “the wishes he grants often cause more trouble than the wish-asker […]

Nobody Does It Better: The Legacy of Sean Connery

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Ricky Church pays tribute to the late Sean Connery… A beautiful woman plays cards against an unseen man. Cards are dealt and the mysterious man moves his hands, glancing at his cards and plays without a word. After a bout, he admires the woman’s gameplay as he takes a cigarette out of his shiny metal […]

The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘The Marshal’

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Ricky Church reviews the premiere episode of The Mandalorian season 2… After nearly a year away, The Mandalorian has returned with its second season as Mando (now known to us as Din Djarin) is on a quest to reunite The Child with his mysterious species. The second season premiere, ‘The Marshal’, was a welcome return as Din […]

Mads Mikkelsen and Armie Hammer to star in Cold War drama The Billion Dollar Spy

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Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal) and Armie Hammer (Rebecca) are set to star in the true story Cold War drama The Billion Dollar Spy. The film will be directed by Amma Asante (A United Kingdom). The story was written by American journalist David E. Hoffman, who researched unclassified CIA documents and interviewed interviewed those involved. The script was […]

Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen reunite for Apple comedy Platonic

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Bad Neighbours stars Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen will soon reunite in Apple’s upcoming comedy series Platonic. Joining them is their Neighbors director Nicholas Stoller, who has written the 10-episode series with his producing partner and wife Francesca Delbanco. Sony Pictures Television will produce. Platonic will “explore[s] the inner workings of platonic friendship. A pair of former best […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: Three Jokers #3

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: Three Jokers #3… Batman and The Joker have had many clashes through their 80 year history and though this is their most recent, Batman: Three Jokers goes down as one of their most memorable and stunning conflicts with the release of the series’ third and final issue. Geoff Johns concludes his long-awaited […]

Stargirl casts DC villains Eclipso and The Shade for season 2

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Deadline has revealed that The CW’s Stargirl has cast its primary villains for season two. Nick Tarabay (The Expanse) will star as Eclipso in a regular role while Jonathan Cake (The Affair) has been cast as The Shade in a recurring role. Additionally, Ysa Penarejo (Project Mc2) has been cast in a mysterious recurring role. Tarabay’s […]

Why Women Kill adds Allison Tolman and Nick Frost for season 2

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CBS All Access has cast Allison Tolman (Emergence) and Nick Frost (Truth Seekers) to the second season of its anthology series Why Women Kill. Why Women Kill‘s second season will be set in 1949 and “will explore what it means to be beautiful, the hidden truth behind the facades people present to the world, the effects […]

American Gods season 3 to premiere in January

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After a lengthy wait between seasons, American Gods will return with its third season set for a January 10th, 2021 premiere on Starz. American Gods author and series executive producer Neil Gaiman announced the news on Twitter, as well as revealing that the first four episodes have been fully completed while the remainder of the season are […]