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Terminator: Dark Fate looking at $120 million plus loss, franchise now Terminated?

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Having tanked at the U.S. box office this past weekend, it is being reported by THR that Terminator: Dark Fate is looking at a loss in excess of $120 million, which will be spread out between production partners Skydance Media, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox (now Disney) and China’s Tencent.With a $29 million opening weekend […]

Comic Book Preview – Gears of War: Hivebusters #3

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IDW Publishing releases Gears of War: Hivebusters #3 this Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue here; take a look…As the team presses on toward Mac’s hometown, they also begin to uncover more about his painful past.But with emotions running high, will the team be able to give it their all […]

Paul Blackthorne returning as Quentin Lance in Arrow’s final season

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He may have found himself on the wrong end of a bullet in the season six finale, but Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Paul Blackthorne is set to reprise his role as Detective Quentin Lance in Arrow’s eighth and final season.At this point, it’s unclear exactly how Quentin will return, but Arrow has shown a […]

Colin Farrell and Andy Serkis in talks for Penguin and Alfred roles in The Batman

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It looks like Warner Bros., DC Films and director Matt Reeves are about to round out the core cast of The Batman, with Colin Farrell (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) and Reeves’ Planet of the Apes star Andy Serkis in final talks for the roles of Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin and Alfred Pennyworth respectively.Should […]

Comic Book Preview – Vengeance of Vampirella #2

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Dynamite Entertainment unleashes Vengeance of Vampirella #2 tomorrow, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue right here…A literal demon thirsting for blood! As humanity raises their greatest hope from the dead, will Pendragon and the rest of our survivor’s be able to quell the beast that they have unleashed?!? Originally […]

Todd McFarlane claims that Joker has renewed interest in his R-rated Spawn movie

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Having spent over a decade trying to get the project off the ground, it seemed as though creator Todd McFarlane had enjoyed a breakthrough with his plans for an R-rated Spawn reboot back in the summer of 2017 when Blumhouse Productions boarded the project.However, almost two and a half years on and – despite the […]

New trailer for The Mandalorian introduces Ming-Na Wen’s Fennec Shand

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A week out from its premiere on Disney+, a new TV spot has arrived online for The Mandalorian, Lucasfilm’s upcoming live-action Star Wars show, which offers our first look at Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Ming-Na Wen’s character – the mercenary Fennec Shand.“We got our inspiration really from the name. The idea of a fennec fox came […]

Sci-fi franchise Skyline continues with third instalment Skylin3s

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Vertical Entertainment has announced that it has acquired the distribution rights to Skylin3s, the third instalment of the Skyline franchise, which will reunite series co-creator Liam O’Donnell with Beyond Skyline star Lindsey Morgan, who reprises her role as Captain Rose Corley.The official synopsis for Skylin3s reads:The third film of this successful trilogy focuses on Captain […]

Comic Book Preview – Locke & Key: Dog Days

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Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s Locke & Key returns for two brand new stories this week in Locke & Key: Dog Days, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of IDW Publishing…TWO new stories by creators Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez-“Nailed It” and “Dog Days”-plus a behind-the-scenes tease […]