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J.J. Abrams and Issa Rae team for sci-fi vampire series Fledgling

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Variety is reporting that J.J. Abrams is teaming with Insecure creator Issa Rae to produce a TV adaptation of Octavia Butler’s 2005 sci-fi vampire novel Fledgling, which has received a pilot script order from HBO. As per the trade, Fledgling tells the story of “an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly inhuman needs and abilities […]

IG-88 gets a Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters one-shot this October

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Marvel has announced that the fan favourite assassin droid IG-88 will take centre stage this October in his own Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters one-shot comic from writer Rodney Barnes and artist Guiu Vilanova. NO ONE CAN DEFEAT IG-88! WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS TIE-IN! IG-88 is an advanced assassin droid designed for […]

James Gunn responds to Martin Scorsese over his “cynical” Marvel criticism

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Although he’s presently tied up with the DC Extended Universe movie The Suicide Squad and its HBO Max spinoff series Peacemaker, director James Gunn will soon be venturing back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to round out his Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy with Vol. 3. But before he does so, he’s taken the opportunity to […]

Cobra Kai’s Xolo Maridueña is DC’s Blue Beetle

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Warner Bros. and DC Films have found their Blue Beetle, with The Wrap reporting that Cobra Kai star Xolo Maridueña has been cast in the title role as Jaime Reyes in the upcoming HBO Max Original movie. Blue Beetle is being directed by Angel Manuel Soto (Charm City Kings) from a script by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer […]

New images from Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

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With Black Widow now in the rear-view mirror, Marvel Studios is turning its marketing focus to the next chapter of the MCU, the Simu Liu-led Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and thanks to Empire we’ve got a couple of new stills from the movie which feature Liu’s titular hero Shang-Chi along with […]

Comic Book Preview – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Best of Casey Jones

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IDW releases Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Best of Casey Jones this Wednesday, and we’ve got a sneak peek at the one-shot for you here with the official preview… Goongala! Is Casey Jones a disturbed vigilante or the Turtles’ best pal? Why not both? Featuring stories from across multiple publishers, dig into this collection of the […]

Marvel’s What If…? full voice cast is absolutely packed with MCU veterans

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With a week to go until the premiere of Marvel’s What If…?, Marvel Studios has officially announced the voice cast for its first foray into animation, and it’s surely the most star-studded line-up assembled for any animated series – or any live-action series, for that matter!. As we saw in the trailer with Tony Stark, […]

Star Wars gets spooky with Disney+ Halloween special LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales

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Get ready for a trio of spooky stories from the galaxy far, far away, with Lucasfilm announced that the animated special LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales is coming to Disney+ in time for Halloween! Check out the teaser poster and official synopsis here… After the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Poe Dameron and […]

Star Wars: See Mark Hamill in costume as Luke Skywalker on The Mandalorian set

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Disney and Lucasfilm are set to take us behind the scenes of the season two finale of The Mandalorian this month with a special episode of Disney Gallery which will give fans an insight into the creation of the surprise cameo from Luke Skywalker which left a generation of middle-aged men reaching for the Kleenex […]