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Stephen King adaptation The Stand gets premiere date from CBS All Access

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CBS All Access has announced that its nine-episode limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s apocalyptic 1978 novel The Stand is set to premiere on the streamer on December 17th. Co-written, directed and executive produced by Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars, The New Muntants), The Stand tells the story of a world decimated by […]

The Sims 4 gets a Star Wars expansion, new trailers for Star Wars: Squadrons and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga released

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Gamescom got underway yesterday, with the first day offering up trailers for two upcoming Star Wars video games, as well as the news that The Sims 4 is set to journey to the galaxy far, far away with a new game pack. Announced by Lucasfilm, Maxis, and EA, The Sims 4 is set to receive […]

Die!namite unleashes a zombie apocalypse upon the Dynamite universe

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A zombie apocalypse is about to be unleashed upon the Dynamite Entertainment comic book universe this October with the launch of Die!namite, a new event series from writers Declan Shalvey (Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan) and zombie expert Fred Van Lente (Marvel Zombies) and artists Vincenzo Carratu (Lady Zorro) and Justin Mason (Vengeance of Vampirella), […]

Marvel’s X-Men event X of Swords: Creation gets a trailer

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This September, ten X-Men will join forces to defend the mutant nation of Krakoa from mysterious new enemies in Jonathan Hickman’s House of X follow-up X of Swords, and Marvel has released a trailer for the launch title X of Swords: Creation #1 which offers up a first taste of the action along with artwork […]

HBO Max’s Gotham Central series will take place a year before The Batman, states Matt Reeves

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Back in July it was announced that The Batman director Matt Reeves is set to expand the world of his Dark Knight by teaming with HBO Max for a TV series taking place in the world of the upcoming movie reboot, focusing on the Gotham City Police Department and building “on the film’s examination of […]

The Lord of the Rings – Gollum gets a first teaser trailer

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Daedalic Entertainment has released the first trailer for its upcoming action adventure game The Lord of the Rings – Gollum, which serves as a prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic fantasy trilogy and follows the former Sméagol on his journey to Mordor in search of Bilbo Baggins, the thief who stole his “precious” during The Hobbit. […]

Z2 Comics to pay tribute to Ronnie James Dio with Holy Diver graphic novel

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Z2 Comics has announced that it has teamed with the estate of late metal god Ronnie James Dio for a comic book adaptation of Dio’s beloved 1983 album Holy Diver. Ride the tiger! The graphic novel will feature an original storyline from Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) inspired by the album’s iconic cover artwork, […]

Karl Urban still keen on Judge Dredd return for Mega-City One TV series

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It’s been eight years since Karl Urban donned the iconic helmet to dole out justice on the streets of Mega-City One in 2012’s Dredd, and while a fervent fan campaign for a sequel to the movie seems to have fallen on deaf ears, there remains hope that we may not have seen the latest of […]

First look at Steven Soderbergh-produced Wireless starring Tye Sheridan

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Streaming service Quibi has released a first look image and official synopsis for Wireless, a ten-episode “immersive experience” from director Zach Wechter and executive producer Steven Soderbergh and starring Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One, X-Men: Dark Phoenix). On a sparsely traveled road deep in the Colorado mountains, college student Andy Braddock (Tye Sheridan) drives to […]