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DC Films’ Blue Beetle movie will be an HBO Max Original

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Back in December of last year, Warner Bros. announced a new strategy for its DC properties which would see six movies released annually – four theatrical titles alongside two HBO Max Originals focussing “riskier characters” including the previously announced Batgirl and Static Shock films. Well, it seems we can add another project to the direct-to-streaming list, […]

Pedro Pascal confirms that The Mandalorian season 3 is yet to begin filming

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When the second season of The Mandalorian finished with a title card proclaiming that The Book of Boba Fett would be arriving in December 2021, it was speculated whether Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin might be taking a hiatus before its third season, and it seems that is indeed the case. Appearing on Variety’s Actors on Actors […]

Rose Byrne’s Jacinda Ardern film They Are Us met with backlash

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Screen Daily is reporting that Rose Byrne is set to portray New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern in They Are Us, a drama film from director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Good Kill) which takes place in the aftermath of the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings. “They Are Us is not so much about the attack but the […]

First look at Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends animated series

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Any parents out there looking to introduce their little ones to the world of superheroes may well want to keep their eye on Disney Junior for the upcoming animated series Spidey and His Amazing Friends. Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we have our first look at the new show with the release of the official opening […]

DC League of Super-Pets adds Kevin Hart, Keanu Reeves, John Krasinski, Kate McKinnon, Natasha Lyonne and more and more

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Last month it was revealed that Dwayne Johnson had signed on to produce in Warner Bros. Animation’s upcoming DC League of Super-Pets, as well as lending his voice to Kal-El’s Kryptonian canine companion Krypto. Well, we now have word on several more additions to the voice cast, including Johnson’s Jumanji and Central Intelligence co-star Kevin […]

Larry Hama returns to his legendary Wolverine run in X-Men Legends

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Marvel has announced that legendary creator Larry Hama is set to return to his epic run on Wolverine this September in X-Men Legends #7, where he’ll be joined by X-Men artist Billy Tan for a brand new story teaming Logan with Jubilee. Each month, X-MEN LEGENDS has the most iconic X-Men creators revisit their groundbreaking […]

Anya Taylor-Joy in talks to join Ralph Fiennes in The Menu

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The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy is in negotiations to join Ralph Fiennes in The Menu, a “darkly comedic psychological thriller” set up at Searchlight. As per Deadline, the film is “set in the world of eccentric culinary culture, centering on a young couple who visit an exclusive restaurant on a remote island where an […]

Jake Gyllenhaal, Dylan O’Brien and Eiza Gonzalez in talks for Michael Bay’s Ambulance

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Last week it was reported that Michael Bay is set to direct a remake of the 2005 Danish psychological thriller Ambulance, and now THR is reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal (Spider-Man: Far From Home), Dylan O’Brien (American Assassin) and Eiza Gonzalez (Bloodshot) are in talks to star. The contained thriller is described as “a three-hander that […]

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was completely rewritten “from scratch” after Sam Raimi’s hiring

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15 years on from Spider-Man-3, director Sam Raimi makes his return to the Marvel universe next year with the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the fan-favourite filmmaker having stepped in as a late replacement for Doctor Strange helmer Scott Derrickson who left the project due to creative differences with Marvel Studios. […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: The Next Generation: Mirror Universe Collection

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IDW Publishing releases the trade paperback Star Trek: The Next Generation: Mirror Universe Collection this Wednesday, collecting the Mirror Broken, Through the Mirror, and Terra Incognita stories into one compendium; check out the official preview here… Go into the mirror universe to meet the cold-blooded crew of the I.S.S. Enterprise-D and their captain, the ruthless […]