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Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg returning to World War II for new miniseries Masters of the Air

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Deadline is reporting that Steven Spielberg’s Amblin and Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’ Playtone have signed a deal with Apple TV+ for Masters of the Air, a World War II event miniseries which will serve as a follow up to their acclaimed HBO series Band of Brothers and The Pacific.The project, which was originally in […]

Chris Pine and Ben Foster to reunite for Violence of Action

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Hell or High Water co-stars Chris Pine and Ben Foster are set to reunite for Violence of Action, an action thriller from director Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident), which also has Gillian Jacobs (Community) on board.The film will see Pine playing James Harper, who after being involuntarily discharged from the Green Berets, ends up […]

Eddie Murphy says Coming to America sequel will be PG-13

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Well, here’s something that may well dampen some of the enthusiasm for Coming 2 America, as Eddie Murphy has revealed during an interview with CinemaBlend that the upcoming sequel to the 1988 comedy classic will be PG-13, as opposed to the R-rating of the original film.“I think what happened was, there was a period when […]

Joker enjoys huge second weekend, pushes global total to $544 million

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After scoring a record-breaking October opening last week, Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker has fought off competition from The Addams Family and Gemini Man to retain top spot at the box office at the second time of asking – and pushing its worldwide haul just shy of $550 million in the process.Domestically, Joker grossed […]

Robert Downey Jr. talks to the animals in first Dolittle trailer

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Universal Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for Dolittle, director Stephen Gaghan’s oft-delayed adaptation of Hugh Lofting’s The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, which sees Robert Downey Jr. taking on the title role of the doctor with the ability to speak to animals. Check it out here…SEE ALSO: First poster for Dolittle featuring Robert Downey Jr. […]

Netflix wants to reunite Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston for Murder Mystery sequel

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Having delivered one of Netflix’s most successful launches for its original content, it will come as little surprise to hear that the streaming service is looking to reunite Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston for another Murder Mystery.According to THR, Netflix is currently in negotiations with screenwriter James Vanderbilt to return to script a sequel to […]

Stephen King adaptation The Stand adds three more to its cast

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Katherine McNamara (Arrow), Eion Bailey (ER) and Hamish Linklater (Legion) have become the latest additions to the ever-expanding cast of CBS All Access’ limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s apocalyptic epic The Stand.As reported by Variety, McNamara has been cast as Julie Lawry, “a small-town girl with a wild side”, with Bailey as Teddy Weizak, […]

Wayne Brady to play DC villain Gravedigger in Black Lightning

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Emmy-winning Let’s Make a Deal host Wayne Brady is set to join The CW’s Black Lightning in the recurring role of the DC supervillain Tyson Sykes, a.k.a. Gravedigger.As per Deadline, the Black Lightning incarnation of Gravedigger is described as “a World War II-era member of the U.S. military who was transformed into a superhuman fighting […]

The Suicide Squad set photos offer first look at new DC villains

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With production underway on The Suicide Squad, the first batch of set photos from the James Gunn-directed DC supervillain team up have surfaced online via Just Jared and give us a look at a number of characters in full costume including returning star Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang) alongside Nathan Fillion, Pete Davidson, Michael Rooker, Flula […]