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The CW boss says Powerpuff pilot “was just a miss”

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If you’ve seen or read about any of the leaked script pages, then you’ll already have a pretty good idea why The CW opted against moving to series with its live-action Powerpuff Girls pilot, what with… well, just see for yourself here…https://twitter.com/xaviersonline/status/1397115277167403011As understandable as the decision was not to progress to series, The CW has […]

Rumoured plot details for Indiana Jones 5 surface online

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Now that the long-gestating Indiana Jones 5 finally appears to be moving forward under director James Mangold (Logan) and the cast of the film begins to fill out, The Illuminerdi has posted some alleged plot details for Indy’s latest outing, as well as details on the characters set to be portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen (Rogue […]

Marvel announces Star Wars: The High Republic – Trail of Shadows

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Marvel Comics has announced the upcoming launch of Star Wars: The High Republic – Trail of Shadows, a brand new limited series taking place in Lucasfilm’s High Republic era publishing initiative from the creative team of New York Times Bestselling author Daniel José Older and artist David Wachter.Star Wars: The High Republic – Trail of […]

New poster and trailer for Chris Pratt action sci-fi The Tomorrow War

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Following yesterday’s character posters, Amazon has now unveiled a new trailer for the Chris Pratt-led sci-fi action film The Tomorrow War, which we have for you below along with a new one-sheet featuring Pratt and fellow recruits Yvonne Strahovski, Sam Richardson and Edwin Hodge…In The Tomorrow War, the world is stunned when a group of […]

The CW passes on Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller

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The CW may be moving forward with Ava DuVernay’s Naomi adaptation, but the network has passed on another of its potential DC series, opting against a series order for the Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller. The potential spinoff aired as a backdoor pilot during the fourth and final season of Black Lightning, and would have saw […]

SpongeBob’s Sandy Cheeks set for spinoff movie

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Collider is reporting that SpongeBob SquarePants’ Southern squirrel friend Sandy Cheeks is set to headline her very own spinoff movie which is said to be a live-action/CG-animated hybrid feature.The site reports that Liza Johnson (Hateship Loveship, Elvis & Nixon) is set to direct the feature from a script by SpongeBob SquarePants regular Kaz and Tom […]

Blumhouse’s Stephen King adaptation Firestarter begins production

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Blumhouse Productions has announced the start of principal photography on Firestarter, the new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic sci-fi thriller novel of the same name. Walking into the first day of production like…. #firestarter @jason_blum @ZacEfron @AkivaGoldsman @StephenKing @MichaelGreyeyes pic.twitter.com/bOtUWd4k56 — Blumhouse (@blumhouse) May 25, 2021As with the novel, Firestarter revolves around a young girl […]

James Gunn praises The Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie, teases Harley Quinn action scene

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With The Suicide Squad’s August release creeping upon us, director James Gunn has been speaking to the Associated Press about his DCEU debut, and more specifically working with actress Margot Robbie, who is reprising her fan favourite role as Harley Quinn. In the interview, Gunn sang the star’s praises, and revealed that he wrote “the […]

Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds returns this June with animated movie

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The swashbuckling swordsman Dogtanian makes his return this summer, with Altitude announcing that the CG-animated Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds is set for release in UK and Irish cinemas in June. Check out a batch of images from the animated feature here…Based on the beloved 80s animated series and inspired by Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel, […]