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Netflix to adapt upcoming comic book Shadecraft from Lucifer showrunner

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Streaming giant Netflix has snapped up the TV rights to Shadecraft, an upcoming comic book from Lucifer showrunner Joe Henderson and artist Lee Garbett.Shadecraft follows a 16-year-old girl called Zadie Lu, who on top of dealing with regular high school problems, is worried that shadows are somehow coming to life around her.Henderson is set to co-write […]

Four generations of Captain America team for 80th anniversary celebration series

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Steve Rogers, John Walker, Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson are set to join forces this June for the brand new series The United States of Captain America, with writer Christopher Cantwell (Iron Man) and artist Dale Eaglesham (Fantastic Four) celebrating the Sentinel of Liberty’s legacy as part of the character’s 80th anniversary.“It’s an incredible gift […]

Steven Spielberg and The Duffer Brothers to adapt Stephen King’s The Talisman

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Having snapped up the rights to Stephen King and Peter Straub’s The Talisman was back in 1982 – two years before the book’s publication – it seems that Steven Spielberg is finally ready to move forward with his adaptation of the fantasy novel.As reported by Deadline, Spielberg and his Amblin Television are set to team […]

Dolph Lundgren is in for a ruff Christmas in canine crime caper Pups Alone

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Dolph Lundgren (Aquaman) is set to lead the cast of the family Christmas canine crime caper Pups Alone alongside Danny Trejo (Machete), Jennifer Love Hewitt (9-1-1), Jerry O’Connell (Billions), Rob Schneider (Deuce Bigalow), Keith David (The Princess and the Frog), Nicholas Turturro (BlacKkKlansman), Malcolm McDowell (Truth Seekers) and Eric Roberts (Runaway Train).The film is being […]

Rumour: Marvel developing X-Men reboot titled The Mutants

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While the vast majority expected Marvel Studios to press reset on the X-Men following Disney’s 20th Century Fox acquisition, fans were thrown a curveball last month when Evan Peters popped up in Marvel Studios’ WandaVision in the role of ‘Pietro Maximoff’ – previously portrayed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the MCU’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, but […]

SpongeBob spinoff The Patrick Star Show gets series order from Nickelodeon

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Last year it was announced that development was underway on The Patrick Star Show, and now we have word that Nickelodeon has given the official greenlight to the SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff series with a 13-episode order. The official description reads:The Patrick Star Show follows a younger Patrick Star living at home with his family, where he […]

Gore Verbinski adapting George R.R. Martin’s Sandkings

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During an interview with Collider, filmmaker Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) has revealed that he’s set to direct an adaptation of Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin’s 1979 novelette Sandkings, which is being scripted by Dennis Kelly (Utopia). “One of the screenplays is based on a George R.R. Martin short story called Sandkings, […]

New Line finds directors for Hello Kitty movie

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Back in 2019 it was announced that Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema had picked up the film rights to the hugely successful merchandising phenomenon Hello Kitty, and now comes word that Jennifer Coyle (Harley Quinn, Bob’s Burgers) and Leo Matsuda (Inner Workings, Yokai Samba) have been set to direct a live-action/animation hybrid movie adaptation.“This […]

The Walking Dead’s final season gets summer premiere as Avengers: Infinity War actor joins cast

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With its extended tenth season now underway, AMC has announced that the eleventh and final season of its flagship series The Walking Dead is set to get underway this summer. A New World Order. The final season of #TWD begins Summer 2021. pic.twitter.com/8T32Qx6H1t — The Walking Dead (@TheWalkingDead) March 1, 2021While specific details on the […]