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Britain’s greatest heroes assemble on Marvel’s The Union variant covers

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A new UK-based Marvel superhero team assembles this December as writer Paul Grist and artist Andrea Di Vito launch the new ongoing series The Union. Check out the variant covers for the first issue here, which show Union Jack and new heroes Britannia, Kelpie, The Choir and Snakes in action…THE UNION #1 VARIANT COVER by […]

Dakota Johnson and Riley Keough develop a Cult Following

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Deadline is reporting that Dakota Johnson (Suspiria) and Riley Keough (Under the Silver Lake) have been set to executive produce and star in Cult Following, an adaptation of the upcoming memoir by Bexy Cameron, a young woman who was brought up in the notorious Children of God cult.According to the trade, the film will see […]

The CW announces new season schedule and premiere dates

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Having pushed back its 2020-21 schedule to midseason due to the coronavirus pandemic, The CW has now officially unveiled its new schedule set to get underway this January.The month will see the return of DC show Batwoman (with Javicia Leslie taking over crimefighting duties from Ruby Rose), along with Riverdale, Nancy Drew, Legacies and Charmed, […]

New Children of the Corn movie gets a poster and first-look images

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Having been one of the only productions to shoot during the recent lockdown, writer-director Kurt Wimmer’s Children of the Corn – a prequel to the 1984 Stephen King adaptation and the twelth instalment in the long-running horror movie franchise – has quietly crept into a handful of cinemas in North America with very little fanfare […]

R.I.P. Sean Connery (1930 – 2020)

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Legendary Scottish actor Sean Connery has passed away aged 90, his family has announced today. As reported by the BBC, the BAFTA and Oscar-winning screen icon died in his sleep while in the Bahamas, having been unwell for some time. No specific cause of death has been revealed. Born in Edinburgh in 1930, Connery worked […]

Matt Damon reteams with Steven Soderbergh for No Sudden Move

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Deadline is reporting that Matt Damon is set to reteam with his Ocean’s Eleven, Behind the Candelabra and The Informant director Steven Soderbergh for the filmmaker’s latest project, the crime thriller No Sudden Move.Scripted by Ed Solomon and Casey Silver (Mosaic), No Sudden Move follows “a group of small-time criminals who are hired to steal […]

Jennifer Lopez and Armie Hammer set for Shotgun Wedding

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The Wrap is reporting that Lionsgate has set Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers) and Armie Hammer (Rebecca) to star in Shotgun Wedding, an action comedy which is being directed by Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect).According to the trade, the film will see Lopez and Hammer as “a couple hosting a destination wedding with their lovable but opinionated families, […]

Legendary developing TV adaptation of Chinese webcomic I’m a Killer Maid

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Variety is reporting that Legendary Entertainment has acquired the rights to Tencent Comics’ hugely popular Chinese webcomic I’m a Killer Maid and is in development on a TV series adaptation targeted at the international market.Described as “a Mary Poppins turned John Wick adventure with shades of Freaky Friday and Killing Eve“, the comic follows Bacai, […]