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WandaVision’s Matt Shakman exits Star Trek 4 to direct Marvel’s Fantastic Four

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Bad news for Paramount Pictures and its plans to drag Star Trek 4 out of development hell, as WandaVision helmer Matt Shakman has vacated the director’s chair on the sci-fi sequel in favour of a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Matt Shakman is an incredibly talented filmmaker, and we regret the timing didn’t align […]

Netflix revives Blockbuster with first look at new workplace comedy series

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Having been one of the major factors in the demise of the video store chain (and video stores in general), Netflix is rather cheekily reviving Blockbuster for a new workplace comedy series centring on the last Blockbuster in the United States. Check out the first look images for the series, which features a cast that […]

Netflix renews The Umbrella Academy for fourth and final season

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Netflix has announced that it has renewed its comic book adaptation The Umbrella Academy for a fourth and final season. “I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of The Umbrella Academy will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago,” said showrunner Steve Blackman. “But before […]

Joe Pesci to play Pete Davidson’s grandfather in Bupkis

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Having been tempted out of retirement by good pal Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, Oscar-winner Joe Pesci has now signed on to star alongside Pete Davidson and Edie Falco in the upcoming Peacock comedy series Bupkis. The half-hour action comedy series is described as a heightened, fictionalised version of Davidson’s life, combining grounded storytelling with […]

Warner Bros. holding Batgirl “funeral screenings” for cast and crew

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While the decision by Warner Bros. Discovery to cancel Batgirl left many DC fans shocked and disappointed, we can only imagine the reaction of the cast and crew who’d dedicated many months of their lives towards a project which now seems unlikely to ever see the light of day. However, there is some small consolation […]

House of the Dragon renewed for season 2 after record-breaking series premiere

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This certainly won’t come as any kind of surprise given that its series premiere shattered records for the cable network this past Sunday, but HBO has announced that it has renewed its Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon for a second season. Based on George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood, new series […]

Killer Klowns from Outer Space return for video game and new short film

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Okay, so its not quite the long-rumoured, long-awaited sequel, but we have some great news for fans of the 80s horror-comedy Killer Klowns from Outer Space with the announcement of an upcoming multiplayer video game during this week’s Gamescom 2022. Developed by Teravision Games, Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game will put an asymmetrical […]

Comic Book Preview – Doctor Who: Origins #4

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Doctor Who: Origins #4 hits comic book shops next week, and you can get a sneak peek at the issue here courtesy of Titan Comics; check it out… A brand new, never-before-seen adventure featuring the Fugitive Doctor in her comics debut! Working for the mysterious division on a dangerous assignment, the Doctor uncovers something insidious […]