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Billy the Puppet and Leatherface join Call of Duty for Halloween event The Haunting of Verdansk

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With Halloween fast approaching, Activision is ramping up the horror on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone this evening at 11pm PDT with the special Halloween event The Haunting of Verdansk, which features new modes, new weapons, a Trick or Treat reward system and two iconic movie villains from the Saw […]

Emma Roberts teams with Netflix for vampire series First Kill

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American Horror Story and Scream Queens star Emma Roberts is teaming with Netflix to produce a YA vampire series entitled First Kill, which is based upon a short story from bestselling author Victoria “V. E.” Schwab.First Kill has received an eight-episode series order from Netflix, and the logline reads: “When it’s time for teenage vampire […]

Michael B. Jordan to produce DC’s Static Shock movie

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During the DC FanDome event in August it was announced that Warner Bros. and DC Films are working on a live-action Static Shock movie with director  Reginald Hudlin (House Party), and now comes word from The Hollywood Reporter that Fantastic Four and Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan is set to produce the adaptation through […]

CBS has Star Trek mapped out until 2027, Discovery renewed for season 4

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Paramount Pictures may be struggling with how to proceed with Star Trek on the big screen, but that doesn’t appear to be the case when it comes to CBS and the TV side of the franchise.This week saw the premiere of the third season of Star Trek: Discovery on CBS All Access, and it has […]

Jai Courtney talks The Suicide Squad and The Flash

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During an interview with Collider to promote his new film Honest Thief, actor Jai Courtney has been speaking about his impending DC Extended Universe return as Captain Boomerang in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, and how the film will differ from his first outing in David Ayer’s 2016 supervillain team-up Suicide Squad. “It’s a big-ass […]

Deon Taylor to direct The Housemaid remake Grave Hill

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CJ Entertainment has announced that Deon Taylor (The Intruder, Black and Blue) is set to direct the Gothic horror-thriller Grave Hill, an English language remake of director Derek Nguyen’s 2016 Vietnamese horror The Housemaid.“Having the opportunity to work with CJ Entertainment is absolutely a dream come true,” said Director Deon Taylor. “The collaboration they created […]

Oscar-winner John Ridley to make Marvel Comics debut with Wolverine: Black, White, & Blood

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While his planned Marvel Television series for ABC may have failed to materialise, Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) is set to make his Marvel Comics debut this coming January with a story in Wolverine: Black, White, & Blood.Ridley will team with artist Jorge Fornes (Daredevil) on the story, which will take Wolverine […]

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness casts Xochitl Gomez

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Deadline is reporting that young actress Xochitl Gomez (The Baby-Sitters Club) has joined the cast of Marvel Studios’ superhero sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.While details on Gomez’s character are being kept under wraps, it’s been speculated that she could be set to portray America Chavez, a.k.a. Miss America.The fan-favourite comic book character […]

Spider-Man 3 begins filming as Sony denies Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield casting reports

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It seems that cameras are now rolling on Sony and Marvel Studios’ as-yet-untitled Spider-Man 3, with Murphy’s Multiverse reporting that Sony’s Executive Marketing Director Camila Pacheco made the announcement at Brazil’s ExpoCine event.The film will see Tom Holland reprising the role of the web-slinger for his third solo outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (and […]