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Lewis Pullman says new Salem’s Lot movie is “really true to the book”

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One of Stephen King’s most beloved stories was set to see a new adaptation from filmmaker Gary Dauberman last year, with Salem’s Lot initially slated to premiere in theaters back in September. It was then delayed by WBD to April 2023, before being pulled indefinitely from the Warner Bros. release schedule. The new adaptation of […]

Ryan Coogler opens up about his original Black Panther 2 plans

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It’s fair to say no one was ready for the loss of actor Chadwick Boseman. At the height of his career, he tragically passed away. This left a hole in the world of cinema, as the family he made while making Black Panther. When it came to the sequel, director Ryan Coogler says handling something […]

James Gunn says DC Studios is open to David Ayer’s Suicide Squad and other DC fan requests

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As James Gunn enters the new era as the chief of DC Studios, he is looking to make friends with all sides of the fandom. During a Twitter thread on Sunday, Gunn took the social media platform to express that he plans on giving DC fans an experience like never before. With so many corners […]

The Conjuring spinoff The Crooked Man is dead, confirms James Wan

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The Crooked Man will no longer haunt the cinemas, as James Wan confirms the film is canned. Since debuting in The Conjuring 2 in 2016, there has been talking about doing a Crooked Man film, but there have been very few updates over the years. There’s been plenty of other movies based in The Conjuring […]

Netflix renews Monster for another season: which infamous case will they tackle?

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Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story came in like a wrecking ball and took over the fall streaming season. It’s a record-breaking series, with domination on charts all over the place. Monster was the number one show on the Nielsen chart for three straight weeks, while Netflix touted the series as the second most […]

Henry Selick wants you to know that Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas is actually his film

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When The Nightmare Before Christmas dropped in 1993, the film found itself marketed as a Tim Burton project, despite the fact that filmmaker Henry Selick was the one who ultimately directed the stop motion animated favourite. Now, almost three decades on, Selick wants to clear up any misconceptions about The Nightmare Before Christmas, with the […]

Gran Turismo movie adds Geri Halliwell-Horner and Djimon Hounsou

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Sony and Playstation Productions want to bring the world of Gran Turismo to life, and the cast is starting to fill out with a story from The Hollywood Reporter noting that Djimon Hounsou and one of the iconic Spice Girls, Geri Halliwell-Horner, will join the film. Hounsou is a very busy actor, appearing in numerous […]

Mike Flanagan on how he’d adapt Stephen King’s The Dark Tower

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The Dark Tower seems like the unadaptable Stephen King project. Long regarded as King’s magnum opus, the previous film version failed, and the work seems too dense for most filmmakers. It seems like one man is up for the task, and it’s The Haunting of Hill House and The Midnight Club’s Mike Flanagan, who is […]

Warner Bros. Discovery boss wants more from the Harry Potter and Superman franchises

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It’s fair to say popular characters like Superman and Harry Potter haven’t had the most spotlight in recent years. Due to polarizing movies or controversial creators, we’ve seen two of pop culture’s most prominent heroes on the back burner. It’s time for that to change however, says Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. In the […]

Aubrey Plaza joins the MCU for Marvel’s Agatha: Coven of Chaos

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Aubrey Plaza is looking to get a bit witchy with her latest role. Variety confirms that Plaza will star in the WandaVision spin-off, Agatha: Coven of Chaos. At the time of writing, there’s no word on who Plaza could place in the series. The details for Coven of Chaos are being kept under wraps, and […]