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Loki and Doctor Strange 2 writer will script Kevin Feige’s Star Wars movie

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While Disney’s Investor Day presentation brought confirmation that both Patty Jenkins and Taika Waititi are working on Star Wars feature films, those aren’t the only two movies in the pipeline as we also have the previously announced project from Marvel Studios mastermind Kevin Feige.Despite being inundated with Marvel projects across Phase Four and beyond,  Feige […]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow adds Aliyah O’Brien for season 6

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Deadline is reporting that DC’s Legends of Tomorrow has added Canadian actress Aliyah O’Brien for a recurring role in its upcoming sixth season.The actress, whose credits include Take Two, Ascension and Monster Trucks, is set to portray Kayla, described as “a fearsome warrior with a high body count and low patience for human incompetence. She’ll […]

Lashana Lynch joins Netflix’s Matilda as Miss Honey

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Captain Marvel and No Time To Die star Lashana Lynch has been cast as Miss Honey in Netflix’s upcoming feature film version of the Roald Dahl stage adaptation Matilda the Musical.The movie reunites the stage musical’s director Matthew Warchus and Tony Award-winning writer Dennis Kelly. The role of Matilda is yet to be cast.Published in […]

WarnerMedia says “it is time to move on” from Justice League investigation as Ray Fisher hits out again

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WarnerMedia has said that it is “time to move on” from its investigation into Ray Fisher’s allegations of misconduct behind-the-scenes on Justice League after the actor’s latest social media claims.This past summer, Cyborg actor Ray Fisher spoke out against filmmaker Joss Whedon, accusing the director of “gross, abusive, and unprofessional” behaviour towards the cast and […]

Marvel’s WandaVision to premiere with two episodes on Friday

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While Disney+ prefers the traditional weekly distribution model as opposed to the full-season drops of Netflix et al, Marvel fans will receive a double dose of WandaVision when the Marvel Studios series premieres on the Disney+ streaming service this coming Friday.Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been starved of new content for almost a […]

Rowan Atkinson keen on Blackadder return, but not Mr. Bean

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During an interview with Radio Times, Rowan Atkinson has revealed that while he’s currently developing an animated movie featuring Mr. Bean, he has no interest in physically performing as the character again – although he would be open to returning as his other iconic comedy creation, Edmund Blackadder.“It’s easier for me to perform [Mr. Bean] […]

Marvel ushers in the Silver Age with Marvel: August 1961 Omnibus

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Marvel is set to honour one of the most pivotal months in comic book history year with the release of Marvel: August 1961 Omnibus, which collects every Marvel title published that month, including of course the seminal Fantastic Four #1, which ushered in the Silver Age of the Marvel Universe.In August 1961, FANTASTIC FOUR #1 […]

Rhys Darby reunites with Taika Waititi for HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death

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Back in September it was announced that HBO Max has ordered a period comedy series entitled Our Flag Means Death from Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi, and now comes word that Waititi’s regular collaborator Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords, What We Do in the Shadows) is set to lead the cast.Set […]

Holocaust drama Persian Lessons gets a trailer and images

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Signature Entertainment is set to bring director Vadim Perelman’s (House of Sand and Fog) acclaimed Holocaust survival story Persian Lessons to the UK this month; check out the official poster, trailer and images for the film here…Nazi-occupied France, 1942. Gilles (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, 120 BPM (Beats per Minute), The Intruder) is arrested by SS soldiers […]