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Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka Vol. 2

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka Vol. 2… In these stories from WONDER WOMAN #206-217, the deadly Medusa comes calling, and Wonder Woman’s world is turned upside down. After a terrible sacrifice, the Amazing Amazon must prove herself once again to her comrades in the Justice League—and to the world. Before he began […]

HBO to premiere The Deuce with James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal in September

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HBO has set a date for the premiere of its new series The Deuce. Starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal, the ten-episode series will explore the beginnings of the porn industry in 1970s New York and will premiere on Sunday, September 10th. The Deuce was created by George Pelecanos and David Simon. The pair will also […]

Chin Han and Pablo Schreiber cast in Skyscraper alongside Dwayne Johnson and Neve Campbell

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Marco Polo’s Chin Han has joined the cast of the action thriller Skyscraper. Deadline reports he will star alongside Dwayne Johnson and Neve Campbell with Rawson Marshall Thurber directing. Han most recently starred in the live action Ghost in the Shell earlier this year and is also known for his roles in The Dark Knight and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. […]

Tim Burton casts Game of Thrones’ DeObia Oparei in Dumbo

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Tim Burton has made a new addition to the cast of his live action adaptation of Disney’s Dumbo with Deadline reporting that Game of Thrones actor DeObia Oparei, who portrayed the Dornish bodyguard Areo Hotah, has signed on to portray ringmaster Rongo in the film. Oparei joins Colin Farrell (The Lobster), Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice), Danny DeVito (Batman Returns), Eva […]

Mark Wahlberg and Charlie Hunnam in talks to star in Triple Frontier

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After Ben Affleck dropped out of Netflix’s Triple Frontier earlier this month, Deadline is reporting that the film is regaining its footing with a new cast. Transformers: The Last Knight’s Mark Wahlberg has begun talks to replace Affleck in the film along with Son of Anarchy’s Charlie Hunnam, Tron: Legacy’s Garrett Hedlund and Narcos’ Pedro Pascal. Pacific Rim: Uprising’s Adria Arjona […]

Book Review – Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad by Christie Golden

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad… With Star Wars Battlefront II hitting consoles this fall, Christie Golden introduces fans to Inferno Squad, a highly trained special ops group sent on difficult assignments to thwart rebels and protect the Empire’s secrets. Golden writes a compelling story with interesting characters and doesn’t deliver the […]

Sylvester Stallone completes Creed 2 script, confirms Drago’s return

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Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone has revealed through an Instagram post that he has completed a draft of his script for Creed 2, the sequel to 2015’s Rocky spin-off Creed, which followed Michael B. Jordan as Apollo Creed’s son Adonis. He also revealed, through the handwritten notes he showed off, that we’ll be seeing the return of Rocky IV’s Ivan Drago, the […]

Doom Patrol/Justice League crossover coming in 2018

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DC’s Young Animal imprint has gained a lot of traction since it began last year as an outlet for mature readers than the stories usually told in the regular DC Comics titles. The books – Doom Patrol, Mother Panic, Shade The Changing Girl and Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye – take place within the DCU, but are still relatively […]