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J.J. Abrams says Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker tells the Leia story it would have told had Carrie Fisher lived

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Some two years after her passing, Carrie Fisher returns to the big screen next month for one final outing as Princess Leia in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, with director J.J. Abrams crafting her role from unused footage shot during production on 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. While Leia was expected to play […]

Sophia Di Martino joins Marvel’s Loki series

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Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series Loki has made its first new casting with Variety reporting that Sophia Di Martino (Yesterday, Flowers) is set to star alongside Tom Hiddleston in an unknown role. The Loki series will see Tom Hiddleston reprising the role of Avengers: Endgame’s alternate version of the God of Mischief, and “will follow Loki as the trickster and shapeshifter pops up […]

Nebula was originally going to use the Gauntlet in Avengers: Endgame

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While Karen Gillan’s Nebula played a rather large part in both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, the character’s involvement in the story ultimately proved very different to that of her role in The Infinity Gauntlet comic book story, where she steals the Gauntlet and Infinity Gems from Thanos and the Mad Titan then has […]

Covers revealed for Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1

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Marvel is set to explore the origin of the First Order’s new Supreme Leader this December as it launches the four-issue miniseries Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren, and thanks to AIPT, we’ve got a look at the main cover to the first issue from artist Clayton Crain, along with a variant from Carmen Carnero […]

New images from the Snyder Cut of Justice League surface as Ray Fisher joins the calls for its release

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Aquaman star Jason Momoa reignited interest in the fabled Snyder Cut of Justice League earlier this month by reiterating that he’s had the pleasure of watching Zack Snyder’s original version of the DC superhero ensemble and that “the public needs to see it”, and now his co-star Ray Fisher has joined the campaign to lobby […]

Disney dates five new movies for Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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After announcing its Phase Four slate at the San Diego Comic-Con this past July (and throwing Spider-Man 3 into the mix after Disney and Sony reached a deal to extend their partnership), Marvel has now dated five new mystery movies for 2022 and 2023, which will join the previously announced Black Panther II as part of […]

Crisis on Infinite Earths promos bring the DC Multiverse together

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Following yesterday’s batch of first-look images for Crisis on Infinite Earths, The CW has released a serues teasers for the ArrowVerse crossover event which sees Harbinger paying a visit to the heroes of The Flash, Batwoman, Black Lightning, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl and ask them to join forces to save the multiverse from […]

Dark Horse is taking Predator back to the jungle with new series

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Dark Horse Comics is set to take the Predator franchise back to the jungle with Predator Hunters III, the next chapter in the Predator Hunters series from the creative team of writer Chris Warner (Predator Hunters, Barb Wire), along with artist Brian Thies (Predator: Life and Death, Star Wars: Legacy), and colorist Wes Dzoiba (Mystery […]

Quentin Lance returns in promo images for Arrow Season 8 Episode 6 – ‘Reset’

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The CW has released a batch of promo images for the sixth episode of Arrow season 8, entitled ‘Reset’, which feature the return of Paul Blackthorne’s Quentin Lance; check them out here… YOU CAN’T FIGHT YOUR FATE – After being double-crossed by Lyla (guest star Audrey Marie Anderson), Oliver (Stephen Amell) finds himself facing a […]