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The CW renews 14 shows for 2020/21 schedule

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With the possibility of a writers strike looming, The CW has wasted little time in setting its schedule for the 2020/21 TV season with early renewals for fourteen of its shows.With Arrow drawing to a close this month, next season will see the return of all of the network’s other DC shows in The Flash […]

Rumour: Marvel may have regained full rights to the Hulk and Namor

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When Marvel first launched its Cinematic Universe, it did so without the rights to many of its biggest characters, the comic book giant having previously signed a number of deals with various studios before deciding to go at it alone.Since then, we’ve seen the rights to many reverting back to Marvel Studios (see Daredevil, Blade, […]

The Batman spy photos offer first look at Robert Pattinson on set as Bruce Wayne

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Following on from Monday’s first images (which included a possible glimpse of Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. The Penguin), some new photos from the set of The Batman has surfaced online, which seemingly give us our first look at Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne.According to reports, the first image in the Twitter embed below […]

2020 DGA, PGA and WGA Awards nominations revealed

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With awards season now in full swing, both the Directors Guild of America, Producers Guild of America and Writers Guild of America have all announced the feature film nominations for the 2020 editions of the DGA Awards, PGA Awards and WGA Awards respectively.DGA NOMINATIONSOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Bong Joon Ho, Parasite Sam Mendes, 1917 […]

My Arcade announces Street Fighter II: Champion Edition Micro Player mini arcade cabinet

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Retrogaming company My Arcade has announced that Capcom’s classic fighting game Street Fighter II: Champion Edition is set to join the Micro Player line of mini arcade cabinets.Street Fighter II: Champion Edition is the first update for the iconic Street Fighter II and includes the four Grand Masters as playable characters alongside the original eight […]

Titan announces Star Trek: Picard – Official Collector’s Edition

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Just weeks out from the show’s hotly-anticipated premiere, Titan has announced that it is set to take fans behind-the-scenes of CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Picard series with the release of a 100-page hardcover special collector’s edition which will offer a behind-the-scenes guide to Patrick Stewart’s return as Jean-Luc Picard.Star Trek: Picard sees franchise veterans Patrick […]

Joker leads nominations for 2020 British Academy Film Awards

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards, with Warner Bros.’ Joker leading the pack with eleven nominations in total including Best Film, which it will contest with 1917, The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Parasite.The Irishman and Once Upon […]

Jake Gyllenhaal to produce and star in musical adaptation Fun Home

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According to The Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye, Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star in a feature film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home, which he will also produce through his Nine Stories production banner.Based on American cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir, Fun Home explores Bechdel’s discovery of her own sexuality and her relationship […]

Christian Bale in talks for Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder

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It seems that Christian Bale may be about to make the jump from the DC Universe to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Deadline reporting that the former Batman star is in talks to join Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder.The sequel will reunite Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi with stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Tessa […]