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David Koepp to write The Green Hornet and Kato

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Back in April it was announced that Universal Pictures and Amasia Entertainment are working on the feature film reboot The Green Hornet and Kato, and now comes word that the studio has enlisted screenwriting heavyweight David Koepp to script the masked crimefighters’ latest big screen adventure. Koepp has a wealth of experience in the blockbuster […]

Studio Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch gets an English-language voice cast

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GKIDS has announced the English-language cast for Earwig and the Witch, the upcoming CG-animated film from Studio Ghibli, which is directed by Goro Miyazaki (From Up on Poppy Hill, Tales from Earthsea) and is based on the children’s novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones (Howl’s Moving Castle). The English-language cast for the […]

Hulu swings the axe on Marvel Television’s last live-action series Helstrom

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The last live-action series to be produced by Marvel Television is no more. Yes, as Marvel Studios prepares to dip its toes jump head first into the world of TV with a wealth of Disney+ series, the final show from the now-disbanded Marvel Television has come to an end with news that Hulu has cancelled […]

Comic Book Preview – Dejah Thoris #9

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‘A Princess of Earth’ continues this week in Dejah Thoris #9 and we have a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment… Dejah continues her quest on Earth to discover the mystery that may save her home world! By DAN ABNETT (Guardians Of The Galaxy, Justice League Odyssey) and SEBASTIAN PIRIZ […]

First images from Nicolas Cage action horror Prisoners of the Ghostland

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There’s certainly plenty of anticipation among Nicolas Cage fans for Prisoners of the Ghostland, the English-language debut of prolific Japanese director Sion Sono (Love Exposure), and thanks to Fandango we have four first-look images from the action horror which Cage has previously teased “might be the wildest movie I’ve ever made, and that’s saying something.” […]

Sofia Boutella, Ed Skrein and more joins Nicolas Cage in Prisoners of the Ghostland

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Bloody Disgusting is reporting that Sofia Boutella (The Mummy), Ed Skrein (Midway), Bill Moseley (3 from Hell), Young Dais (The Outsider) and Tak Sakaguchi (Re:Born) have joined Nicolas Cage and Imogen Poots in the upcoming action horror Prisoners of the Ghostland. Directed by Sion Sono (Love Exposure), Prisoners of the Ghostland sees Cage as Hero, […]

Nicolas Cage to star in Prisoners of the Ghostland

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Deadline is reporting that Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in the post-apocalyptic action thriller Prisoners of the Ghostland, which will mark the English-language debut of Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono (Tag, Love Exposure). The film has been written by Sono and Aaron Hendry, and will see Cage playing Hero, a notorious criminal “who is […]

HBO sets Alicia Vikander for Olivier Assayas limited series Irma Vep

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HBO has given the green light to Irma Vep, a limited series from writer-director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Wasp Network) and starring Oscar-winner (The Danish Girl, Tomb Raider). Loosely based on Assayas’ 1996 feature film, Irma Vep will follow Mira (Vikander), “an American movie star disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup, who comes […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: Voyager – Seven’s Reckoning #2

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IDW Publishing has released a sneak peek preview of Star Trek: Voyager – Seven’s Reckoning #2 ahead of its release this Wednesday; check it out here… Seven of Nine’s commitment to the Prime Directive will be put to the test as she finds herself being pulled deeper and deeper into an ancient conflict between two […]

Mark L. Smith on writing Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek movie

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Back in December of 2017 came the rather surprising news that Quentin Tarantino had pitched an R-rated Star Trek movie to Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot, which he described as “Pulp Fiction in space.” Fast forward three years and it’s looking increasingly unlikely that we’ll get to see Tarantino’s Trek, with Paramount still undecided as […]