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Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles animated series coming to Netflix

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Stan Sakai’s long-running comic book series Usagi Yojimbo is coming to Netflix, with the streamer ordering an animated series entitled Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles. Produced By Gaumont in partnership with Sakai, the series takes place in the far future in a world that mixes modern high-tech images with classic Japanese references and follows the […]

The Walking Dead went “too far” with Glenn and Abraham’s deaths, says Michael Cudlitz

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AMC’s The Walking Dead kicked off its seventh season by recreating one of the most iconic – and most gruesome – moments of the entire comic book run: the introduction of Negan and Lucille. While Glenn Rhee’s (Steven Yeun’s) grotesque death was faithfully translated to the screen, the producers decided to ramp up the horror […]

The Siege of Mandalore comes to Star Wars: The Black Series with new Clone Wars action figures

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The Clone Wars may be over, but fans of the animated series will soon be able to relive The Siege of Mandalore from the final season thanks to Hasbro’s latest Star Wars: The Black Series offerings. The new Walmart exclusive 6″ figures include Ahsoka Tano and a 332nd Legion Clone Trooper, as well as a […]

Samara Weaving joins Nicole Kidman in Nine Perfect Strangers

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Ready or Not and Hollywood star Samara Weaving has signed on to star alongside Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy and Luke Evans in Nine Perfect Strangers, Hulu’s upcoming limited series adaptation of Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s new book. The series marks a reunion between Kidman and writer-producer David E. Kelly following their work on […]

American Vampire 1976 to launch this October through DC’s Black Label

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Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque reunite this October to launch the final chapter in their American Vampire tale as the nine-issue American Vampire 1976 miniseries gets underway through DC’s Black Label imprint. “The characters in ‘76 are in a really dark place in terms of the fight against evil,” says Snyder. “The ’70s mirror our […]

Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier won’t premiere in August

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This really seemed inevitable from the moment that production shut down in March with around three weeks of filming to go, but now it’s official: Marvel Studios’ first Disney+ offering The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has been delayed. The series was originally scheduled to hit the streaming service in August, which – had everything […]

Christopher Nolan’s Tenet reportedly needs to make $800 million to break even

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With the very fate of the theatrical model and theater industry seemingly resting on its shoulders, there’s certainly a lot riding on Christopher Nolan’s new film Tenet – not least for Warner Bros., with IndieWire reporting that the studio needs to make $800 million on the timey-wimey sci-fi blockbuster to break even. According to the site, […]

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 […]