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Melissa McCarthy faces grief and a territorial bird in The Starling trailer

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Melissa McCarthy is always looking for her next big hit, and Netflix is giving the star her next attempt in this touching new film. McCarthy stars in The Starling, the new film from the Hidden Figures filmmaker Theodore Melfi, which follows “a woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that’s […]

Brandon Routh confirmed as lead for Magic: The Gathering series on Netflix

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A one-time Superman is joining another magical world of powers. Brandon Routh is joining the upcoming Netflix series Magic: The Gathering. Routh will play the character of Gideon Jura, which was confirmed during Wizards of the Coast’s Magic Showcase 2021 stream. From the card game, Gideon Jura is described as “a hieromancer and planeswalker beholden […]

Finn Wittrock says HBO Max’s Green Lantern series is “not your average superhero story”

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The Green Lantern series has been in development for quite some time now but with showrunner Seth Grahame-Smith gearing up to bring this iconic DC Comics property to HBO Max, one of its stars is feeling pumped. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Finn Wittrock opened up about being cast in the live-action series. […]

Black Canary movie in the works at HBO Max with Jurnee Smollett returning

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Black Canary is returning to the DCEU, this time in a solo film on HBO Max. Cinelinx reported that Warner Bros. and DC Films are producing an HBO Max movie featuring Black Canary, with Jurnee Smollett reprising her role from Birds of Prey. The news was subsequently confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. Heading the project […]

The Russos exit Netflix’s Magic: The Gathering series

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The Russos have put down their cards and will move on to another project as the filmmakers have exited the upcoming Magic The Gathering series at Netflix. Deadline reports that the Avengers: Endgame directors will no longer be involved with the animated series, with executive producer Jeff Kline set to head a new creative team. […]

Riri Williams to debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ahead of Ironheart series

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Riri Williams, the young black girl who dons an Iron Man-style suit as the superhero Ironheart, is coming to the MCU, and her arrival is going to be earlier than fans had expected. Straight from the mouth of Kevin Feige, Dominique Thorne’s Riri Williams will make her MCU debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Thorne […]

Video Review – The Night House

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EJ Moreno with a video review of The Night House… David Bruckner takes the haunted house sub-genre and flips it on its head with The Night House, a new horror film that will scare the pants off its viewers. Watch EJ’s review of the movie below, and be sure to follow us on YouTube for more […]

Anthony Mackie pens deals to star in Captain America 4

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The new Captain America is getting his time on the big screen as Anthony Mackie has penned a new deal with Disney and Marvel Studios to star in Captain America 4. Deadline reports that the actor is leaving the Disney+ screens and coming to the cinemas with his first official outing at the new Cap. […]