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Thomas Newman to replace John Williams as composer of Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies, first look image released

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Steven Spielberg’s upcoming Cold War thriller, Bridge of Spies, has lost beloved and iconic composer John Williams. Williams had to drop out of the film due to a minor health issue that has reportedly now been corrected. Due to the sudden interruption in his schedule, Williams was unavailable to provide the score for the film. In his […]

Kung Fu Panda 3 gets a second director

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Eager to get Kung Fu Panda 3 off the ground, Dreamworks Animation has added another director to the animated threequel. According to Deadline, Alessandro Carloni will help Kung Fu Panda 2‘s Jennifer Yuh pick up the pace and get the film into theaters. Carloni doesn’t yet have a feature film under his belt, but worked in the […]

Matt Fraction’s Sex Criminals comic is coming to television

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According to Deadline, Universal has just made a two-year deal with husband and wife comic book creators Matt Fraction and Kelly Sue DeConnick. That deal will allow the duo to use their Milkfed Criminal Masterminds production company to adapt not only their work, but the work of other comic book creators for television. Fraction and […]

Laura Benanti cast as Supergirl’s birth mother in CBS series

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There are two famous Kryptonian parents known for sending their child away from their home planet just before its destruction: Lara Lor-Van and Jor-El, who give birth to Superman. What many may not know is that there are two other Kryptonians who did the same thing for their child, Kara, who would grow up to become Supergirl. […]

DC and Vertigo comic Lucifer nabs pilot order at Fox

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In September Fox granted Neil Gaiman’s DC and Vertigo comic Lucifer a pilot commitment, and have now made good on that promise and granted the series a pilot order following “a prolonged deal-making process,” according to THR. Spearheaded by Californication creator Tom Kapinos, the show centers on the titular Lord of Hell, who grows bored and unhappy at his […]

Pacific Rim actor Max Martini joins Michael Bay’s 13 Hours

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Michael Bay’s next film, which is thankfully not another Transformers entry but a Benghazi thriller called 13 Hours, has gained another cast member. According to Variety, Pacific Rim and Fifty Shades of Grey alum Max Martini has joined the film as a member of “the six-man security team that fought to defend the many Americans stationed at the compound.” Martini joins previous casting […]

Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Chris McKay tease their research for LEGO Batman spinoff

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Phil Lord and Chris Miller may not be returning to the LEGO Movie universe anytime soon (in a directorial capacity, at least), but are hard at work on producing several upcoming LEGO films, including The LEGO Movie 2 and the two spinoff films featuring LEGO Ninjago and LEGO Batman.  The latter project is the most exciting at the moment, in part because of how […]

Angelina Jolie returning for Maleficent sequel

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Disney has finally announced the inevitable: After grossing a whopping $758 million worldwide, Maleficent is getting a sequel. According to TheWrap, the first film’s screenwriter, Linda Woolverton, is in talks to pen the follow-up, while star Angelina Jolie is expected to return. Joe Roth will once again produce, though director Robert Stromberg isn’t likely to helm the […]

Robert Kirkman, Zak Penn and more hired to write Transformers sequels and spin-offs

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Back in March, Paramount announced its plans to form a Transformers shared movie universe using both direct sequels and spin-offs. Producer Akiva Goldsman will head up a “brain trust” to wrangle the various creative threads of each installment, and now he’s found his team. According to Deadline, The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, Iron Man scribes Art Marcum and Matt […]

Chris Pratt teases tear-jerking Guardians of the Galaxy 2 script and Awesome Mix Vol. 2

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Just yesterday, James Gunn announced that he’d completed the first draft for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and now Star-Lord himself has chimed in to tease what the script may entail. Though Pratt is of course sworn to secrecy, he did hint that Gunn’s script is incredibly emotional, and brought him to tears: “What I will say is […]