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Diane Lane cast in The Romanoffs from Matthew Weiner

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Diane Lane has been cast in one of Amazon’s latest projects, from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner. Lane will star in The Romanoffs, a one-hour anthology series set around the globe featuring separate stories about people who believe they are descendants of the Russian royal family. Weiner is set to direct all the episodes in the series as […]

Netflix may develop House of Cards spin-off in wake of cancellation

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After the news that Netflix is cancelling its hit series House of Cards following the accusations of Kevin Spacey’s sexual abuse against Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp, there is now word from Variety the streaming service could develop a spin-off of the series. Netflix and producer Media Rights Capital are discussing several ideas for the potential spin-off. One of […]

Countdown to Justice League – Justice

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Next up in Ricky Church’s Countdown to Justice League is Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Doug Braithwaite’s Justice… Though the Justice League is known for primarily seven members, it actually grows much larger as time goes on with many heroes of the DC Universe becoming members of the League. Other heroes involved are Green Arrow, […]

Comic Book Review – First Strike #6

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Ricky Church reviews First Strike #6… IDW’s big event series First Strike comes to an end as Optimus Prime and the G.I. Joes make one last ditch effort to save Cybertron. The finale gives a fairly satisfying conclusion to IDW’s second crossover, though there are a few structural problem in its story and artwork that keeps it […]

Hellboy comes to Injustice 2 with new gameplay trailer

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Injustice 2 continues to roll out its DLC characters and next up is Dark Horse’s Hellboy. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have released a gameplay trailer for the upcoming character, showing off several of his moves against DC’s heroes and villains. Check out the trailer below… Created by Mike Mignola, Hellboy is a half-demon […]

Olivia Colman will replace Claire Foy for The Crown seasons 3 and 4

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It looks like Netflix’s The Crown will get quite a shake-up in its future seasons. Come Season 3, Claire Foy will no longer portray Queen Elizabeth II, but will be replaced in the role by Broadchurch’s Olivia Colman. The change is to better portray the key characters as they age, something series creator Peter Morgan had always planned. […]

Ethan Hawke featured on poster for 24 Hours to Live

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Ahead of its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival, the poster for 24 Hours to Live, the upcoming action thriller from the producers of John Wick, has been released online. Directed by Brian Smrz, the film stars Ethan Hawke, Xu Qing, Liam Cunningham, Rutger Hauer, and Paul Anderson in this action thriller about an assassin with […]

Netflix renews American Vandal for second season

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Netflix has announced today it has renewed its new series American Vandal for a second season, with the true crime mockumentary series set to return in 2018 for an eight episode season. The streaming service also released an announcement video on the show’s renewal, teasing what we might expect from the second season. Watch it here… American […]

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s The Kingkiller Chronicle is heading to Showtime

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Its been almost a year since we last heard about the adaptation of The Kingkiller Chronicle from Lin-Manuel Miranda with John Rogers (The Librarians) acting as showrunner, and now it finally has a home. The series is set to air on Showtime from Lionsgate with series author Patrick Rothfuss as an executive producer, and is an adaptation of […]