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Jonathan Pryce to star as Pope Francis in Netflix’s The Pope

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Netflix has acquired a new feature film along with some star talent. Deadline has revealed that Jonathan Pryce has been cast as the current Pope Francis in the feature film The Pope. The film will be directed by City of God’s Fernando Meirelles from a script by Anthony McCarten, who will adapt the script from his stage […]

Gavin O’Connor to write and direct Suicide Squad 2

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It seems Warner Bros. and DC’s search for a director to Suicide Squad 2 may be over. Deadline has reported that the studio has chosen Warrior and The Accountant director Gavin O’Connor to write and direct the supervillain sequel. He will write the script with Anthony Tambakis. There’s no word on when the pair will begin development, but it probably […]

Exclusive Interview with Wonder Woman: Warbringer author Leigh Bardugo

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Ricky Church chats with Wonder Woman: Warbringer author Leigh Bardugo… One of DC’s latest initiatives to broaden its audience, characters and stories is to bring them to the Young Adult sphere with the DC Icons line of books. The first of the DC Icons was Wonder Woman: Warbringer, a new tale featuring a young Diana of […]

Rian Johnson reveals Snoke’s past will remain a mystery in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, says writing Kylo Ren is “fun”

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With just a few months to go until the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, there are still several questions surrounding the film, particularly over the Sequel Trilogy’s central villains. J.J. Abrams didn’t reveal much about Supreme Leader Snoke in The Force Awakens, and it seems director Rian Johnson isn’t looking to elaborate any further either. […]

See Frank Castle in his pre-Punisher days in new image from The Punisher

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Before his family was murdered in a senseless tragedy, spurring him to become the vigilante known as The Punisher, Frank Castle was a dedicated marine in the U.S. army. We learnt a little bit of his backstory in the second season of Daredevil, but it looks like we’ll get a flashback in Netflix’s The Punisher. Take […]

Fan Expo 2017: Star Trek: Discovery panel explores the character’s backstories and show’s themes

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In just a couple of weeks, Star Trek will return to television for the first time in over a decade with the anticipated new series, Star Trek: Discovery. Set roughly a decade before The Original Series, the new series will explore the Federation’s growing influence in the galaxy as well as the difficult trials they […]

Fan Expo 2017: Star Wars Rebels panel with Dave Filoni, Vanessa Marshall and Taylor Gray

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Ricky Church reports from the Star Wars Rebels panel at Fan Expo 2017… Today at the Fan Expo convention in Toronto, Star Wars Rebels creator and executive producer Dave Filoni and stars Vanessa Marshall (Hera) and Taylor Gray (Ezra) held a panel to discuss the upcoming fourth and final season of the series. They shared […]

Fan Expo 2017: Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Premiere Review – ‘Heroes of Mandalore’

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Ricky Church reviews the season four premiere of Star Wars Rebels… The fourth and final season of Star Wars Rebels will start airing next month, marking the beginning of the end for the Ghost crew. Here at Fan Expo in Toronto, we got to see the two-part premiere ‘Heroes of Mandalore’, a pretty entertaining and […]

Book Review – Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo… It should go without saying that 2017 has been a pretty big year for Wonder Woman and the excitement surrounding the character still hasn’t abated quite yet. Diana’s groundbreaking year continues in the form of Wonder Woman: Warbringer, the first in the DC Icons line of […]

Exclusive interview with The 100’s Bob Morley

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Out of the cast of The CW’s The 100, Bob Morley’s Bellamy has become a fan-favourite character on the show and has gone through quite a journey since the beginning of the series. He’s gone from being a rather rebellious kid to an important member and leader of Skaikru, even as he’s made some controversial decisions […]