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DC announces new Batman: Urban Legends series

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DC Comics has announced the upcoming launch of Batman: Urban Legends, a new monthly prestige format anthology series which promises to highlight “top talent and a mix of new voices making their mark on the city the Dark Knight calls home”. Here’s the official press release from DC, along with cover artwork from Hicham Habchi, […]

R.I.P. Jeremy Bulloch (1945 – 2020)

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English actor Jeremy Bulloch, the man responsible for bringing to life the iconic Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett, has passed away aged 75. “We are very sad to announce the death of actor Jeremy Bulloch, earlier today,” reads a statement from Bulloch’s agency. “He died peacefully, in hospital, surrounded by his family, from health […]

Apple TV+ renews M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant for season 3

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We may still be a month out from the season two premiere, but Apple TV+ has announced that it has granted an early third season renewal to M. Night Shyamalan’s psychological horror series Servant. Created by Tony Basgallop and directed and executive produced by Shyamalan, Servant “follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable […]

Lily James and Sebastian Stan to play Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee

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Lily James (Rebecca) and Sebastian Stan (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) are set to portray Pamela Anderson and  Tommy Lee in a limited series entitled Pam & Tommy. Directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya), the series will explore the whirlwind romance between the Baywatch star and Mötley Crüe drummer, who were married in 1995 […]

Coming 2 America first look sees the return of Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall

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Having acquired the long-awaited comedy sequel for distribution back in October in a $125 million deal with Paramount, Amazon has now unveiled three first-look images from Coming 2 America which see the return of Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall as Prince Akeem and his loyal friend and aide Semmi. UPDATE: And here are four more… […]

Chris Evans on his Buzz Lightyear casting in new Pixar movie

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Among the many, many announcements during last week’s Disney Investor Day was the news that Captain America star Chris Evans is set to take on the title role in Lightyear, a Toy Story spinoff detailing the origins of the test pilot who inspired the in-universe Buzz Lightyear toy. Taking to Instagram following the news, Evans […]

Rumour: Spider-Man 3 to feature Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin, Thomas Haden Church’s Sandman, Dane DeHaan’s Green Goblin and Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio

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With the as-yet-untitled Spider-Man 3 now in production and Sony and Marvel assembling a very intriguing cast which includes the return of Spider-Man 2’s Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus and The Amazing Spider-Man 2’s Jamie Foxx as Electro, the rumour mill is going into overdrive on the wall-crawler’s next big screen outing. Reports are circulating […]

Shane Black developing Crag Banyon P.I. animated series

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Deadline is reporting that Iron Man 3 and The Nice Guys’ Shane Black is set to team with author James Mullaney for an animated TV series adaptation of Mullaney’s Crag Banyon P.I. book series. As per the trade, Crag Banyon P.I. “follows the supernatural adventures of Banyon, an alcoholic ex-cop and current private investigator, as […]