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Karl Urban on “humanizing” Billy Butcher in The Boys season 2

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With The Boys set to make its return to Amazon this September, actor Karl Urban has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about season two of the acclaimed comic book adaptation, and how it is “really about humanizing [Billy Butcher] and exploring different dynamics.” “There’s the monster, the violent psychopath, the killer, but there’s also the […]

Disney+ dates Marvel’s Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk and Moon Knight for 2022

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While Marvel has pushed back its entire Phase Four movie slate due to the ongoing global health crisis, we’re yet to hear whether this will have a knockdown effect on the studio’s Disney+ plans – or indeed if any of the live-action shows will be delayed as a result of the current production shutdown. However, […]

Keanu Reeves teams with Boom! for BRZRKR comic book series

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Keanu Reeves is making the jump to comic books, with the John Wick and The Matrix star teaming with Boom! Studios, co-writer Matt Kindt (Folklords) and artist Alessandro Vitti (Marvel’s Secret Warriors) for BRZRKR, a new twelve-issue limited series about an immortal demigod warrior’s fight through the ages. “I have loved comics since I was […]

Hasbro’s latest Transformers action figure reveals include War for Cybertron Trilogy, Quintessons and more

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Hasbro has rolled out promotional images for a number of its newly-revealed Transformers products, which include the Quintessons from the 1986 classic The Transformers: The Movie along with new action figures from the Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy line, which tie in to the new Netflix animated series set to premiere on the streaming service this […]

Netflix releasing The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run internationally

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Last month it was announced that Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon’s CG-animated The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run would be going down the same route as the likes of Trolls World Tour and Scoob!, skipping a theatrical release in the wake of the global health crisis. In North America, the film is set for a VOD […]

Boom! Studios ushers in new era of Power Rangers

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Boom! Studios is set to usher in a new era for the Power Rangers this year with the launch of two ongoing comic book series, and following this week’s Mighty Morphin announcement, the publisher has now revealed that writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) will also be teaming with artist Francesco […]

James Gunn says Velma was “explicitly gay” in his Scooby-Doo script but Warner Bros “watered it down”

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Last week, Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated producer Tony Cervone put an end to the debate over Velma Dinkley’s sexuality in his animated series by confirming on Instagram that the Mystery Incorporated incarnation of the young sleuth is “not bi” would have ended up in a lesbian relationship with Marcie Fleach had they had “time to […]

Showtime cancels Jim Carrey series Kidding after two seasons

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Showtime has announced that it has pulled the plug on its Jim Carrey-led half-hour comedy series Kidding, cancelling the show after two seasons. “After two seasons, Kidding has concluded its run on Showtime,” reads the official statement  We are very proud to have aired this imaginative, critically acclaimed and rewarding series, and we would like […]