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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 […]

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. […]

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, 2021 While specific details on […]

Action sci-fi Rainfall acquired for distribution

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Deadline is reporting that the action sci-fi film Rainfall has been acquired for distribution at the European Film Market, with Saban Films set to release in the film in the United States and Signature Entertainment picking up the rights for the UK. “We have been overwhelmed by the initial response so far and are confident […]

Rumour: Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi to appear in Star Wars: Andor

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Ewan McGregor is set to make his return to the galaxy far, far away when production on the hotly-anticipated Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi gets underway this year, but if a new report is to be believed we’ll be getting another appearance from the Jedi Master before his solo series debuts on Disney+. According to a […]

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier director on Zemo’s return to the MCU

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After driving Earth’s Mightiest Heroes apart in Captain America: Civil War, Helmut Zemo is set to make his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe this month – complete with comic book accurate mask and colour scheme – as Daniel Bruhl reprises his role for the upcoming Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Speaking […]

Bruce Willis reteams with Cosmic Sin director for Gasoline Alley alongside Luke Wilson and Devon Sawa

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Highland Film Group has announced that Bruce Willis is set to reunite with Edward Drake, director of his new sci-fi movie Cosmic Sin, for the action thriller Gasoline Alley, where he’ll star alongside Devon Sawa (Final Destination) and Luke Wilson (Stargirl). As per Variety, the film will see Sawa playing “Jimmy Jayne, a ‘bruise-fisted’ boss-type […]