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Sandra Bullock reteaming with Netflix for Unforgiven

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After the success of Bird Box, which garnered over 80 million account views in its first month, Sandra Bullock is set to reunite with Netflix for a feature film adaptation of the 2009 British TV miniseries Unforgiven, with the actress set to star, as well as producing with Graham King (The Departed, Bohemian Rhapsody).Scripted by […]

Star Wars on the Small Screen – Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984)

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After braving The Star Wars Holiday Special, we now turn to Caravan of Courage as our look at Lucasfilm’s early forays into Star Wars television continues…Despite impressive ratings, Star Wars’ first foray into television – the infamous CBS 1978 Holiday Special – was an unmitigated disaster from start to finish (with the exception – arguably […]

Marvel’s Loki series will tie in to Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness

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During Marvel’s Phase Four announcement at the San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that the upcoming WandaVision TV series will serve as a lead-in to Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, and it seems that the Elizabeth Olsen series won’t be the only required Disney+ viewing alongside the Doctor Strange sequel.In an interview with […]

Dan Aykroyd confirms original stars for Ghostbusters 2020, including Bill Murray

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Thee likes of Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts have all confirmed their return for next year’s Ghostbusters sequel from director Jason Reitman, and now it seems we can officially add Bill Murray to the reunion. Appearing on The Greg Hill Show, Aykroyd discussed the new movie – which is going by […]

Leia was originally going to be ‘The Last Jedi’ in Star Wars: Episode IX

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As we’ve heard previously, Disney and Lucasfilm’s plan for the Original Trilogy heroes of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa was for each to come to the forefront in a different chapter of the Sequel Trilogy – Harrison Ford’s Han in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mark Hamill’s Luke in Star Wars: The Last […]

Channing Tatum to make directorial debut with road trip comedy Dog

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Deadline is reporting that Channing Tatum is set to write, produce and star in the road-trip comedy Dog, as well as making his feature directorial debut on the project alongside producing partner Reid Carolin.According to the site, Dog will see Tatum playing a former Army Ranger who travels down the Pacific Coast with his Belgian […]

Queen Latifah to produce and star in The Equalizer TV reboot

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Fresh from her role as Ursula in The Little Mermaid Live, Queen Latifah has now signed on to produce and star in a TV reimagining of the classic 80s television series The Equalizer, which has a pilot production commitment from CBS.The project, written by Andrew Marlowe (Castle) and Terri Miller (Take Two), will see Queen […]

Marvel pushes 13 of its Avengers: Endgame cast members for Academy Awards consideration

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When Marvel first launched its Oscar campaign for Avengers: Endgame, it seemed the studio had opted against pushing any of its cast for Academy Awards recognition; however, the Disney and Marvel have now updated the film’s ‘For Your Consideration’ page to push thirteen members of the ensemble cast in the Best Supporting Actor and Actress […]

Filming underway on vampire comic book adaptation Dampyr

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Eagle Pictures, Italian comic book publishers Sergio Bonelli Editore and Brandon Box have announced that filming is underway on the fantasy action thriller Dampyr, an adaptation of the long-running comic book series of the same name.Dampyr is set during the Balkan war in the early nineties and follows protagonist Harlan. Haunted by horrible nightmares, Harlan […]