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Star Wars: Forces of Destiny trailer celebrates the female heroes of the galaxy far, far away

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Disney and Luscasfilm has released a trailer for the upcoming micro-series Star Wars Forces of Destiny. The series will shine a light on the female heroes of Star Wars in animated shorts that will last about 2 – 3 minutes in length. Check out the trailer below… The new micro-series of animated shorts will explore exciting, all new adventures of […]

Jane Levy and Sissy Spacek join Stephen King’s Castle Rock series

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Last month Hulu’s Castle Rock got its first cast member with Moonilight’s Andre Holland, and now we have to more additions in Jane Levy (Suburgatory, Evil Dead) and Sissy Spacek, who starred in the title role of Carrie, the first Stephen King novel to be adapted to film. Levy will play Jackie, the “death-obsessed, self-appointed historian of Castle Rock” while […]

Comic Book Review – Batman #25

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Ricky Church reviews Batman #25… “The War of Jokes and Riddles” part one! Don’t miss this extra-sized anniversary issue! In his own words, Bruce Wayne narrates a harrowing, never-before-told story of the Dark Knight’s greatest failure…and the horrors it unleashed! In the spirit of YEAR ONE and THE LONG HALLOWEEN, prepare to see a side […]

Comic Book Review – Batwoman by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III

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Ricky Church reviews Batwoman by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III… Writer Greg Rucka and artists J.H. Williams III and Jock’s legendary run of Batwoman adventures from DETECTIVE COMICS #854-863 are collected in a single title for the first time! In these stories, Kate Kane takes on the Religion of Crime and struggles to save Gotham […]

Jason Alexander’s Hit The Road finds its cast, begins production

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Seinfeld alum Jason Alexander’s next show, Hit The Road, has rounded out its cast. Alexander co-created the 10-episode half-hour comedy series for AT&T Audience Network alongside Peter Tilden and Dean Craig. Joining him in the show are The Office‘s Amy Pietz, Live Like Line‘s Natalie Sharp, Summer of 8‘s Nick Marini, Fist Fight‘s Tim Johnson Jr. and Hell on Wheels‘ Maddie Dixon-Poirer. Here’s a first […]

Sony’s animated Spider-Man movie casts Mahershala Ali and Brian Tyree Henry

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With the recent developments of Sony’s Venom and Silver & Black Spider-Man spin-offs, it can be easy to forget the studio also has an animated Spider-Man film on the horizon, but they have just reminded people it is still very much in the works as The Tracking Board is reporting that Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali and Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry have been cast in […]

Seth Green to make directorial debut with Changeland

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Seth Green is set to make his debut as a director with the film Changeland, which will also mark his first time writing a feature film. Green will star in the lead role alongside Breckin Meyer with Brenda Song, Clare Grant, Macaulay Culkin, Rose Williams, Kedar Williams-Stirling and WWE wrestler Randy Orton co-starring in the film. Changeland sees Green’s […]

Roberto Urbina and Katie McGuinness cast in Snowpiercer TV series

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TNT’s Snowpiercer pilot has added two new cast members, with Narcos‘ Roberto Urbina and Roots‘ Katie McGuinness joining the potential TV series, which is being directed by Doctor Strange’s Scott Derrickson and is based on the 2013 film by Bong Joon-ho. Snowpiercer is set seven years after the Earth has become a frozen wasteland, forcing the surviving members of humanity to live […]

Watchmen series coming to HBO from Damon Lindelof

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‘Who watches the Watchmen?’ is a question that could be answered soon as HBO is developing a Watchmen series based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel. According to Variety, Damon Lindelof, who just completed a three season run on HBO’s The Leftovers, is in talks to develop the series. HBO previously tried to make a Watchmen series in 2014, […]

UPDATE: Kyle Chandler and Corey Stoll join Damien Chazelle’s First Man

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Director Damien Chazelle has found another actor for his next film First Man. Per Deadline, Bloodline‘s Kyle Chandler will star as astronaut Deke Slayton, who was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and later became NASA’s Director of Flight Crew Operations. He joins Ryan Gosling, who will be playing the first man to step on the […]