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Disney denies rumours that Marvel’s Hawkeye series is on indefinite hold

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Fans of Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye have faced a lengthy wait to see his Clint Barton take centre stage in his very own solo project, and so naturally it was panic stations yesterday when a rumour surfaced online claiming that Marvel had “indefinitely delayed” its Disney+ Hawkeye series. Fortunately, it seems that isn’t the case after […]

CBS All Access officially renews Star Trek: Picard for season 2

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Last month it was revealed that CBS All Access had secured lucrative tax credits from the state of California for a second season of the upcoming Star Trek: Picard, and now the streamer has officially announced the renewal of the hotly-anticipated series. “The energy and excitement around the premiere of Star Trek: Picard has reached […]

Star Trek: Picard reportedly renewed for season 2 as Patrick Stewart talks Jean-Luc return

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With Star Trek: Picard almost upon us, it is being reported that the Patrick Stewart-headlined Star Trek: The Next Generation follow-up series is being renewed for a second season, with CBS having secured record tax credits for Picard season two from the state of California. As with the first season, the second is expected to […]

It seems The Flash movie could still adapt Flashpoint after all

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When it comes to the term ‘development hell’, Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Flash movie is starting to look like a dictionary definition, having been passed around directors like a hot potato over the past few years. However, with It helmer Andy Muschietti now on board and a new July 2022 release date set, […]

Universal Monsters reboot The Invisible Man gets an R-rating

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With Universal putting behind the action-heavy PG-13 approach to its Classic Monster characters after the failure of the ‘Dark Universe’, we now have confirmation that the Motion Picture Association of America has bestowed an R-rating on Blumhouse Productions’ upcoming reboot of The Invisible Man. As reported by Bloody Disgusting, the MPAA has rated the Leigh […]

Writing gets underway on Willow sequel TV series

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Last year it was reported that Ron Howard and his Solo: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Jonathan Kasdan were in talks with Disney+ to develop a TV sequel to Lucasfilm’s cult 1988 fantasy Willow, and now Kasdan has revealed on Twitter that work on the show is officially underway. https://twitter.com/JonKasdan/status/1214301547695226881 The original film tells the […]

Child’s Play TV series Chucky gets straight-to-series order from Syfy

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Syfy is bringing the serial killer doll Chucky back to life – and back to his original pre-remake continuity – with the network giving a straight to series order to the Child’s Play TV series from franchise creator Don Mancini and producer David Kirschner. Mancini is set to write and showrun the series – titled […]

The Silence of the Lambs sequel series Clarice in the works at CBS

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Deadline is reporting that CBS has snapped up the rights to Clarice, a sequel to Thomas Harris’ The Silence of the Lambs revolving around the FBI agent Clarice Starling. Written and executive produced by Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, the potential series will take place in 1993, one year after the events of The Silence […]

Ruben Fleischer wanted for director’s chair on Uncharted movie

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After losing its latest director Travis Knight (Bumblebee) last month, Deadline is reporting that Sony has identified Zombieland and Venom helmer Ruben Fleischer as the man to finally bring the long-planned Uncharted movie to the big screen. According to the trade, Fleischer leads the shortlist to replace Knight (who replaced Dan Trachtenberg, who replaced Shawn […]