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Kraven the Hunter bombs with just $26 million worldwide for Sony’s Spider-Man Universe record low

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So, this is how Sony’s Spider-Man Universe ends… with half-empty theaters, savage reviews, and a new franchise record low opening for a series that already includes major box office disasters Morbius and Madame Web. Days after it was announced that the Aaron Taylor-Johnson-led film would serve as the sixth and final entry in Sony’s shared […]

Star Wars: Heir to the Empire comes The Vintage Collection with action figure 3-Pack

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Hasbro has announced a new Star Wars: The Vintage Collection action figure three-pack inspired by Timothy Zahn’s fan favourite novel Star Wars: Heir to the Empire, and featuring 3.75″ TVC renditions of Captain Gilad Pellaeon, Grand Admiral Thrawn, and the insane Dark Jedi Joruus C’baoth; check out the official promotional images and details below, or […]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remake in the works from Eon and Amazon

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Amazon MGM Studios is looking to dust off another of its recently-acquired movie IPs, with Deadline reporting that a remake of the 1968 musical fantasy Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is in the works from Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson of Eon Productions. Based on the 1964 children’s book Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #13

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Dark Horse Comics releases Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #13 on Wednesday, and you can take a look at the official preview of the issue below… Padawan Ram Jomaram and Jedi Knight Farzala Tarabal have begun gathering brave fighters to repel the Nihil invasion of Valo. But uniting the war-weary people to defend their […]

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire comes to The Black Series with Luke & Leia 2-pack

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Hasbro has officially unveiled a new addition to the six-inch Star Wars: The Black Series line with a 2-pack featuring Skywalker twins Luke Skywalker (Imperial Guard) and Princess Leia Organa (Boushh) disguise as depicted in 1996’s multimedia project Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. Take a look at the official details here or head over […]

Jennifer Love Hewitt sets I Know What You Did Last Summer return

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When it was first announced a couple of years back a new instalment of the slasher series I Know What You Did Last Summer was in the works, reports suggested that both Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. would be making their return to the franchise for a Scream-style legacy sequel that would see […]

DC Studios sets release dates for Clayface and Dynamic Duo movies

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With Creature Commandos soft-launching the new DC Universe ahead of James Gunn’s Superman (the first trailer for which is expected in the coming week), DC Studios now looks to be turning its focus to the future with Deadline reporting that release dates have been set for two new movies. Firstly comes the standalone Clayface movie, […]

Skybound resurrecting The Mummy for new Universal Monsters series

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Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics have announced that they will expand their Universal Monsters line this March with the four-issue limited series Universal Monsters: The Mummy from Eisner Award winner and New York Times bestselling writer and artist Faith Erin Hicks (Pumpkinheads, The Nameless City Trilogy). “What I enjoy the most about The Mummy is […]

The Greatest Showman director in talks for Disney’s live-action Tangled

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It looks like 2010’s Tangled is about to become the next Disney Animated Classic to get the live-action treatment, with Deadline reporting that The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey is in talks with the Mouse House about bringing the musical fantasy to life. According to the trade, the live-action film will be produced by Kristin […]