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First look at Kate Beckinsale in action thriller Canary Black

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With filming now officially underway in Croatia, a first-look image from the action thriller Canary Black has been released showcasing Kate Beckinsale (Underworld) as CIA operative Avery Graves. The film is being directed by Pierre Morel (Peppermint) from a script by Matthew Kennedy (Inheritance), and sees Beckinsale starring alongside Rupert Friend (Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi). […]

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Battle for Pumpkin King launching in March

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TOKYOPOP has announced that it is set to follow Zero’s Journey and Mirror Moon with a third instalment in their original The Nightmare Before Christmas comic book series, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Battle for Pumpkin King, launching in March 2023. The five issue series is written by Dan Conner (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before […]

Peacock orders Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake from Bryan Fuller and A24

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With the long-running legal saga over the rights to the original Friday the 13th now seemingly behind us following last year’s court ruling, Peacock has announced that it has given a straight-to-series order to Crystal Lake, a prequel to the 1980 slasher classic from A24 and showrunner Bryan Fuller (Hannibal). “I discovered Friday the 13th […]

Marvel’s new vampire hunter is ready to slay on Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1 cover

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As Brielle Brooks prepares to make her Marvel Universe return following her debut in Free Comic Book Day: Avengers/X-Men, the publisher has unveiled Ryan Stegman’s official cover artwork for Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1.  The issue kicks off a five-part series which will reunite the character’s creators, writer Danny Lore and artist Karen S. Darboe, […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: Picard – Stargazer #3

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IDW Publishing releases the third and final issue of Star Trek: Picard – Stargazer this Wednesday, and we have the official preview for you here… Witness the thrilling finale of the never-before-seen journey set between seasons two and three of the Paramount+ hit series Star Trek: Picard! Caught in a deadly crossfire between the Romulans […]

Comic Book Preview – Blade Runner: Black Lotus #4

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The fourth and final issue of Titan Comics’ Blade Runner: Black Lotus is out this Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview for you below; check it out… SET AFTER THE EVENTS OF THE BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS ANIME SERIES! The epic FINAL ISSUE! Elle, AKA Black Lotus, hoped she could leave behind her violent […]

Black Adam’s Aldis Hodge to play Alex Cross in Amazon’s James Patterson series

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Deadline is reporting that Black Adam star Aldis Hodge is set to follow in the footsteps of Morgan Freeman and Tyler Perry by taking on the role Metropolitan Police Detective Alex Cross in an Amazon TV series adaptation of James Patterson’s bestselling book series. Created by writer-producer Ben Watkins and described as “a complex and […]

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie receiving official comic book prequel

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IDW Publishing has announced the upcoming launch of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves — The Feast of the Moon, an official comic book prequel to Paramount Pictures’ upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie. Written by Jeremy Lambert (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Ellen Boener with art by Eduardo Ferigato (Last Flight Out) […]

Garrett Hedlund and Mel Gibson set for Desperation Road

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Variety is reporting that Garrett Hedlund and Mel Gibson are set to star in Desperation Road, a new thriller from director Nadine Crocker (Continue). Based on the novel of the same name by Michael Farris Smith, who is also writing the adaptation, the film will see Hedlund as Russell Gaines, an ex-con trying to rebuild […]