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Rose Byrne’s Physical renewed for season 2 by Apple TV+

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With its season one finale set to drop this Friday, Apple TV+ has announced that it has renewed the Rose Byrne-headlined dramedy series Physical for a second season.“We couldn’t be more proud to showcase Annie Weisman’s singular take on this darkly funny, heartbreaking and bold story,” said Michelle Lee, Director of Domestic Programming at Apple […]

First official look at Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel in full costume

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While we’ve had a glimpse courtesy of set photos during production, we now have our first official look at Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan in full superhero costume from Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ series Ms. Marvel thanks to a promotional standee which has made its way online via Twitter account MCU Facility. Check it out here… […]

Radar Pictures developing TV adaptation of Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar fantasy book series

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Radar Pictures has announced that it has secured the screen rights to Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar literary universe and is working on a TV adaptation of the fantasy book series.Lackey’s Valdemar series has spanned 58 books over three decades, and the potential series will be based upon The Last Herald-Mage trilogy, comprised of Magic’s Pawn, Magic’s […]

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 lead […]

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 death, destruction, […]

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 (Miss […]

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 best […]