THE EARLY JEDI Good news Star Wars fans – at least UK fans – as it was announced yesterday that the hotly-anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi will hit theatres a day early here. That means that the film will now open on December 14th (which happens to be my birthday!). Read more here. SWEET […]
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Production underway on season 2 of Marvel’s Luke Cage
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Misfits getting U.S. remake from Freeform, four leads cast
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Tala Ashe cast in season 3 of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
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Breaking Bad VR project in the works from creator Vince Gilligan
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Joel Kinnaman says Suicide Squad 2 aiming to shoot in 2018
With The Batman pushed back from its planned 2018 release date to 2019, it’s been reported that Warner Bros. could be looking to fast track one of its DC Extended Universe movies to accompany Aquaman on next year’s release schedule. Among the rumoured contenders was Suicide Squad 2, but it seems we can scratch the […]
