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David Harbour discusses the “Shakespearean” story of Hellboy

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Before his return as Jim Hopper in the third season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, David Harbour is set to take on the role of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy in the upcoming big screen reboot of the comic book hero, and the actor has been chatting to Empire about the new film and his character’s “Shakespearean” story. […]

Apple gives Isaac Asimov adaptation Foundation a straight-to-series order

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Back in April it was announced that Apple had picked up a small screen adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s classic sci-fi trilogy Foundation which was in development at Skydance Television, and now comes word from Deadline that the project has secured a ten-episode straight-to-series order. Originally launching as a series of short stories in Astounding Magazine […]

Paramount developing movie adaptation of mobile puzzle game Monument Valley

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Paramount Pictures and Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road Pictures have snapped up the feature film rights to Ustwo Games’ hit mobile game Monument Valley, tapping Patrick Osborne – director of the Oscar-winning animated short Feast – to develop a live-action/CG hybrid adaptation. Monument Valley takes place in a surreal, mind-bending world where established laws of space […]

Watch three clips from sci-fi thriller Kin featuring Jack Reynor, Zoe Kravitz and Myles Truitt

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Ahead of its release this coming Friday, three clips have arrived online from directors Jonathan and Josh Baker’s sci-fi crime thriller Kin which stars Jack Reynor, Zoë Kravitz, Carrie Coon, Dennis Quaid, James Franco, and Myles Truitt; watch them here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChJzgWNJEj8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVYyAq4vG0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDC8SExBFVI KIN, a pulse-pounding crime thriller with a sci-fi twist, is the story of an […]

John Lithgow to play Roger Ailes in Fox News movie Fair and Balanced

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Variety is reporting that John Lithgow (The Crown) has signed on to portray the deceased former Fox News chief Roger Ailes in Jay Roach’s (Trumbo) new film Fair and Balanced. The film will explore Ailes’ downfall after being hit with allegations of sexual misconduct and harrassment from a number of female employees at the network, […]

Roberto Orci to executive produce Galaga TV series

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Back in July of last year it was announced that Bandai Namco is teaming with The Nuttery Entertainment for an animated series based upon the classic arcade game Galaga, and now comes word that the project has found an executive producer. Deadline is reporting that writer-producer Robert Orci (Star Trek, Fringe) is set to serve […]

Jessica Chastain wraps filming on It: Chapter Two

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Jessica Chastain has taken to Instagram to announce that she has wrapped filming on New Line Cinema’s horror sequel It: Chapter Two, next year’s follow-up to the blockbuster Stephen King adaptation. It: Chapter Two reunites Chastain with her Mama director Andy Muschietti; she is playing the adult version of Beverly Marsh, and is joined in […]

Rumoured plot details for the Batman spinoff show Pennyworth

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Back in May it was announced that Gotham executive producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon are set to follow one Batman prequel show with another, Pennyworth, a series exploring the origin of Bruce Wayne’s trusty butler. The show, which is being created for Epix Network and is entirely separate from Gotham and any other DC […]

Vertigo Games releases big update to celebrate launch of Blackshot on Steam

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With the recent launch of their free to play FPS Blackshot on Steam, Vertigo games and Papaya Play have announced the release of Overdrive, a massive content update.  This update adds a good amount of new weaponry, new maps, game modes and premium packages. With this latest update, players can unleash huge amounts of pain […]