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Comic Book Preview – Buffy the Vampire Slayer #14

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Boom! Studios releases Buffy the Vampire Slayer #14 this coming Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue here… Kendra The Vampire Slayer—and the all-new Scooby gang—must defend Sunnydale from the aftershocks of the Hellmouth and a new threat that feels very familiar! But can they fill the void left behind by […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker concept art features early Babu Frik designs

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Creature and concept designer Luke Fisher has shared a couple of pieces of concept art from last year’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which offer up a peek at some early creature designs for the fan-favourite droidsmith Babu Frik; check them out via the Instagram embed here… SEE ALSO: Dengar made a cameo in […]

Junkie XL reuniting with Zack Snyder on Army of the Dead

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Dutch composer Tom Holkenborg (a.k.a. Junkie XL) has announced on Reddit that he is set to reunite with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder on the filmmaker’s next feature, the zombie action thriller Army of the Dead. In addition to Batman v Superman, Holkenborg’s other credits include the likes of 300: Rise […]

Netflix reteaming with Mark Wahlberg for spy movie Our Man from Jersey

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Fresh from the successful launch of Spenser Confidential, Netflix is set to reunite with Mark Wahlberg for the spy movie Our Man from Jersey, with the streamer shelling out seven figures to acquire the pitch from Walhberg and his producing partner Stephen Levinson. Plot details for Our Man from Jersey are being kept under wraps, […]

The CW delays decision on The Lost Boys TV pilot

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The long-running saga of The CW’s planned TV adaptation of The Lost Boys continues, with president Mark Pedowitz announcing that the network is delaying making a decision on the latest pilot under things settle down with regards to the public health crisis. The network first explored the possibility of adapting the Joel Schumacher-directed 1987 cult […]

Amazon adapting Ringworld, Lazarus and Snow Crash as drama series

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With Amazon in the midst of overhauling its programming strategy in order to seek out high concept projects with mass appeal, Deadline is reporting that the streaming service has snapped up the rights to three potential drama projects in Ringworld, Lazarus, and Snow Crash. Ringworld is based on Larry Niven’s sci-fi book series and “tells […]

LEGO Fairground Collection Haunted House set releasing this month

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LEGO has released promotional images for the Creator Expert LEGO Fairground Collection Haunted House set which goes on sale on May 20th, priced at $249.99/£209.99; take a look here… 10273 LEGO Haunted House Ages 18+. 3,231 pieces US $249.99– CA $299.99– DE €229.99– UK £209.99 – FR €229.99– DK 1799DKK – AUD $349.99 The new […]

DC makes over 250 Scooby-Doo comic books available for free!

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To coincide with the VOD release of the new animated feature Scoob!, DC Entertainment has announced that it has made over 250 Scooby-Doo single issue and trade paperback comics available for fans to read this summer absolutely free! Here’s a sample of what’s available right now… The following Scooby-Doo titles available for free on DC […]

Dune director Denis Villeneuve talks Timothee Chalamet’s Paul Atreides

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While we await the first trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, the director has been chatting to Empire Online about his hotly-anticipated adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi epic – specifically the film’s protagonist Paul Atreides, played by Oscar-nominated actor Timothee Chalamet, whom he compares to The Godfather’s Michael Corleone. “Paul has been raised in a […]