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Robert Downey Jr. producing detective drama for Apple TV+

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Variety is reporting that Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey are set to produce an as-yet-untitled detective drama series for Apple TV+. Based on the Toronto Life article ‘The Sting’ from Michael Lista and created by Adam Perlman (Billions), the series “follows a frustrated Canadian detective who takes on a decades-old cold case […]

Christopher Eccleston returning as the Ninth Doctor for Doctor Who audio drama

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Fifteen years after exiting the revived series after a single run of episodes as the Time Lord, Christopher Eccleston is set for a return to the world of Doctor Who and will reprise his role as the Ninth Doctor for a series of audio adventures from BBC Studios and Big Finish Productions. “I first talked […]

Animaniacs revival gets premiere date on Hulu

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Hulu has announced that the beloved animated series Animaniacs will be making its return this November as a new series launches twenty-two years on from the end of the show’s original run. The new Animaniacs is once again produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, and features the return of original voice actors Rob Paulse, Jess […]

Paul W.S. Anderson to direct Mimic TV pilot

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Having completed work on his Monster Hunter movie ahead of its postponed release next year, filmmaker Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil) has signed on to direct the pilot for a proposed TV adaptation of the cult 1997 sci-fi horror Mimic for Miramax TV. Based on a short story by Donald A. Wollheim, Mimic revolves around genetically […]

Selena Gomez joins Steven Martin and Martin Short in Only Murders In the Building

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Back in May it was announced that Steve Martin and Martin Short are teaming up with Hulu for a comedy series entitled Only Murders in the Building, and now comes word that Selena Gomez has also signed on as co-lead, as well as executive producing with the comedy legends. Based on an original idea by […]

Marvel’s new Black Widow series gets a trailer

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Before Scarlett Johansson returns to the big screen later this year, Marvel is set to launch a brand new Black Widow comic book series from Eisner-nominated writer Kelly Thompson (Captain Marvel) and rising star artist Elena Casagrande (Catwoman), and the publisher has released the cover artwork to the first issue, along with a trailer which […]

Guillermo del Toro’s Tales of Arcadia saga to culminate with Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans feature film

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Coinciding with the release of the third chapter Wizards, Netflix has announced that DreamWorks and Guillermo del Toro’s animated Tales of Arcadia saga is set to culminate next year with the feature-length movie Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans. “Team Trollhunters committed, about a decade ago, to try and push the boundaries of 3D CGI animation […]

Dwayne Johnson teases Black Adam ahead of DC FanDome

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This month’s DC FanDome is certainly shaping up to be exciting for fans of the DC universe, with the virtual event set to present a host of DC projects and talent from across the worlds of film, TV, video games and comic books. In the past couple of days alone, we’ve had confirmation that James […]