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Rian Johnson has spoken to Dave Filoni about directing an episode of The Mandalorian

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Here’s a piece of news that is likely to stir very different reactions depending on which side of the Star Wars: The Last Jedi fence you sit, but according to a report from USA Today’s Sariah Wilson, director Rian Johnson is “dying” to helm an episode of The Mandalorian and has even chatted with producer […]

Downton Abbey 2 begins filming ahead of Christmas release

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Focus Features and Carnival Films have announced that Downton Abbey is set to return to the big screen this Christmas, with filming now underway on Downton Abbey 2. Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn) is directing the sequel, which is once again being written by Julian Fellowes, and will see Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Dominic […]

Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings gets a first trailer and poster

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A brand new superhero is heading to the Marvel Cinematic Universe this year as Marvel Studios unleashes Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and star Simu Liu has taken to Twitter to unveil the very first look at the Master of Kung Fu with the official teaser poster for the film [UPDATE: And […]

Dominic Purcell clarifies comments on exit from DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

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DC’s Legends of Tomorrow star Dominic Purcell caused quite a stir this weekend with a fiery post on Instagram announcing his exit from The CW’s DC superhero show whilst throwing a few jabs at Warner Bros. Television in the process. Here’s the original (now deleted) post, where Purcell announced he would be walking away from […]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will be “really episodic” and “very much adventure-of-the-week”

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Having pushed the franchise in new directions with Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard, Paramount+’s next Star Trek offering is set to take the series back to its earliest roots as the original pilot episode crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise return for new adventures in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. It’s not just the […]

Character descriptions for Seth Rogen’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles CG-animated reboot revealed

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Last year it was announced that Seth Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures is developing a new CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie reboot for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon – one which Rogen has said will emphasise the “teenage” aspect of the Heroes in a Half-Shell. As development on the project continues, The Illuminerdi has got its […]

Jordan Vogt-Roberts to direct Gundam movie for Netflix and Legendary Pictures

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Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts is set to reunite with Legendary Pictures on its upcoming live-action feature film adaptation of the iconic anime franchise Gundam. The project, which has been picked up by Netflix, has been scripted by Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Saga), although specific plot details are being kept under wraps. […]

Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern to star in The Father follow-up The Son

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THR is reporting that Florian Zeller is set to follow his Oscar-nominated feature directorial debut The Father with The Son, an adaptation of his own stage play which is part of a trilogy of family-based dramas alongside The Father and The Mother. Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern are set to star, while Zeller will script […]

Stand-up comedian Mo Amer joins Dwayne Johnson in DC’s Black Adam

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With Dwayne Johnson announcing this past week that filming is finally underway on Black Adam, Deadline brings word of a new addition to the cast of the New Line Cinema and DC Films blockbuster. As revealed by the trade, stand-up comedian and actor Mo Amer (Ramy) has signed on to appear in the film, although […]