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Black Mirror to be adapted into a book series

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Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror has made quite an impact since its inception in 2011. The show made waves domestically, as well as internationally, until it was eventually shipped over to Netflix streaming for a phenomenal third season. With a fourth season currently in the works, series creator Brooker certainly has his hands full. However, Brooker has […]

Shioli Kutsuna joins the cast of Deadpool 2 in a key role

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Another week, another Deadpool 2 casting announcement! This time we receive news of Japanese actress Shioli Kutsuna joining the movie in what is described by Deadline as a “key role”. Kutsuna is known for several indie films including The Outsider with Jared Leto, and most recently Oh Lucy! opposite Josh Hartnett, which recently played at […]

Terrifying indie darling Little Nightmares is being adapted for TV, with Henry Selick directing

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Well, that didn’t take long! Little Nightmares officially released for PS4, XBox One, and PC back in April to positive reviews, and already the title is being adapted into a television series. The game will be adapted by Joe and Anthony Russo, who are the minds behind the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War; the two will serve […]

Ewan McGregor says his Disney+ Star Wars series will examine Obi-Wan’s trauma

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Ewan McGregor, the star of Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series, says the show will look at the trauma the character suffers resulting from the fall of the Jedi. There is no question that Obi-Wan Kenobi has been through a lot, especially when we find him during his time watching over Luke. Not only has the Jedi […]

Game of Thrones actress reveals her season 5 death was supposed to be much more violent

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One character in HBO’s Game of Thrones season 5 was supposed to meet a much grislier fate. Myrcella Baratheon, as we know, was poisoned on a ship to King’s Landing and this death ended up being one of the tamer ones on the show. Talking at MCM London, actress Nell Tiger Free explains the shocking death for […]

Ewan McGregor talks Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series, has known about his return for four years

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After reworking its plans for an Anthology movie following the poor performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Lucasfilm finally announced the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi this August, with Ewan McGregor set to reprise his role as the Jedi Master for a live-action TV series on Disney+. Speaking to Men’s Journal to promote the release […]

Director Alex Kurtzman intended The Mummy to be a Tom Cruise movie that felt “different and interesting”

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The Mummy is officially in theaters, and is currently being mummified by critics (apologies for that). Many reviews have stated that the The Mummy is simply a series of mind-numbing action set-pieces strung together into a feature-length film. Worst of all, reviews have stated that Tom Cruise actually seems bored in the movie. That’s right. Tom Cruise… […]

Nova was originally going to appear in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame

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During an interview with Comic Book, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have revealed that part of the original plan for the superhero blockbusters was to introduce the character of Richard Rider, a.k.a. Nova, and explore his origin story. “We actually had, I remember in the big manifesto thing […]

Daisy Ridley says it was “fun” to play Dark Rey in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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In the D23 trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, fans were shocked to witness Rey wearing dark robes and holding a double-bladed red lightsaber. Now, Daisy Ridley has opened up about Dark Rey, how much she enjoyed playing the role and how the scene moved herself and the rest of the crew. “It’s […]