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Ridley Scott talks Alien future in the wake of Disney’s Fox acquisition

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Although Ridley Scott had previously revealed that he had plans for a host of further Alien sequels, the box office underperformance of Alien: Covenant seemed to throw a spanner in the works, with reports this past summer that 20th Century Fox were looking to “reassess” the franchise. Of course, as we now know, Fox’s film assets […]

AMC thinks The Walking Dead has decades of life left in it yet

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Despite its season seven ratings slide carrying over into the current eighth season, The Walking Dead remains the highest-rated drama on television, and AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan believes that the series has decades left at the top. “The use of the word ‘franchise,’ we don’t take lightly. It’s not a sloppy or casual word,” […]

Jon Bernthal didn’t want to make The Punisher “too heroic” in the new Netflix series

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After making his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the second season of Daredevil, Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle is set to take centre stage in his own series later this year as Marvel and Netflix unleash The Punisher. And, during an interview with Moviefone, Bernthal has been speaking about taking the lead in his own show, […]

Marvel’s The Gifted casts Jermaine Rivers as Shatter

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Last month it was announced that Elena Satine will be portraying the character of Beautiful Dreamer in the upcoming X-Men series The Gifted, and now we have word on the casting of another Morlock. Actor Jermaine Rivers (MacGyver) has announced on Instagram that he has joined the Marvel Television-produced series in the role of Shatter. […]

Len Wiseman boards The Gifted as executive producer

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Underworld director Len Wiseman has signed on to Fox’s upcoming X-Men series The Gifted as an executive producer, where he’ll join showrunner Matt Nix and fellow EPs Bryan Singer, Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg, as well as Marvel Television’s Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory. Wiseman has directed the second episode of the series, titled […]

Ben Affleck says Justice League is “an interesting product of two directors”

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With Justice League still currently undergoing its much-discussed reshoots, Ben Affleck has taken a quick break from production to chat with Entertainment Weekly about the DC blockbuster, commenting on Joss Whedon taking over directing duties from Zack Snyder and describing the superhero blockbuster as “an interesting product of two directors”. “It’s a little bit unorthodox,” […]

Jaimie Alexander’s Lady Sif possibly confirmed for Thor: Ragnarok, Karl Urban talks Skurge role and his “pact with the devil”

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Jaimie Alexander’s Lady Sif has been entirely absent from the marketing for Thor: Ragnarok, leading fans to assume that the Asgardian warrior has gone the way of Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster, and won’t be appearing in the God of Thunder’s third solo outing. Back in May, Alexander teased that Sif could feature in the movie […]

UPDATE: Hasbro unveils Deadpool and Captain Rex HasCon exclusive action figures

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Hasbro has officially unveiled two of its HasCon exclusive action figures in the Marvel Legends Series 6-Inch Uncanny X-Force Deadpool and Star Wars The Black Series 6-Inch Clone Captain Rex; check them out here…   Join the infamous Merc with a Mouth on his next katana-wielding mission with this comic-inspired DEADPOOL Figure from the MARVEL […]

Judy Greer returning for Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp

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We’ve got another addition to the cast of Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, with Deadline revealing that Judy Greer is set to reprise the role of Scott Lang’s ex-wife Maggie in the sequel to Peyton Reed’s 2015 origin movie. As yet, there’s no word whether Abby Ryder Forston will be back as Cassie, or Bobby […]