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Gal Gadot talks Wonder Woman movie and working with director Patty Jenkins

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Yesterday we brought you a batch of new images from Wonder Woman featuring Gal Gadot’s Amazon Princess and Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor [see here], and now we have some comments from Gadot, who has spoken to EW about Diana’s character, and working with director Patty Jenkins on the film. “I feel like Diana is really […]

Titan and Hard Case launch new crime comics line with Triggerman and Peepland

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Titan Comics and Hard Case Crime are pulling the trigger on a brand new line of hardboiled crime comic books, beginning with Prohibition epic Triggerman by the legendary director of The Warriors, Walter Hill, and punky neo-noir Peepland from celebrated crime authors Christa Faust and Gary Phillips. Debuting in stores on October 5, Triggerman is […]

Dave Filoni hints at Ahsoka return in Star Wars Rebels season 3

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Darth Vader clashed with Ahsoka Tano in the season two finale of Star Wars Rebels, with the fate of Anakin Skywalker’s former padawan unclear following their epic confrontation. However, speaking at Star Wars Celebration Europe today, Rebels creator Dave Filoni has suggested that Ahsoka may yet play a role in the third season of the animated […]

Tara Strong discusses Batgirl’s role in Batman: The Killing Joke

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With Batman: The Killing Joke ten days away from its one-night-only theatrical release, DC has released the latest episode of DC All Access, which features an interview with voice actor Tara Strong, who discusses her role as Barbara Gordon and Batgirl’s expanded role in the story; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the first […]

Kung Fu Panda director to make live-action debut with YA adaptation Darkest Minds

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jennifer Yuh Nelson, director of the King Fu Panda movies, is set to make her live-action debut with an adaptation of Alexandra Bracken’s YA trilogy Darkest Minds. Darkest Minds “is set after a pandemic kills most of America’s children and teenagers. When some survivors develop various superpowers, they are […]

Woody Harrelson and James Marsden set for Rob Reiner’s Shock and Awe

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Deadline is reporting that Woody Harrelson and James Marsden have signed on to appear in Shock and Awe, an Iraq war drama from director Rob Reiner, which reteams the filmmaker with his LBJ screenwriter Joey Hartstone. The site reports that the project follows “Knight-Ridder reporters Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel, who after the events of […]

Suicide Squad tracking record domestic August opening weekend of $125 million plus

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Given that it featured DC’s three most iconic characters – and indeed, three of the most iconic characters in all of comic books – Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice didn’t quite manage to perform to expectations at the box office, falling short of the $900 million mark worldwide. Next month its the turn […]

Netflix places straight-to-series order for cannabis comedy Disjointed starring Kathy Bates

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Streaming service Netflix has placed a 20-episode straight to series order for Disjointed, a cannabis-themed workplace comedy from producer Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men). The multi-camera series will star Kathy Bates (American Horror Story) as “a lifelong advocate for legalization who’s finally living her dream as the owner of […]

Jeff Lemire and Emi Lenox’s coming-of-age superhero tale Plutona heading to the big screen

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Waypoint Entertainment has acquired the movie rights to bestselling and award-winning author Jeff Lemire and illustrator Emi Lenox’s comic series Plutona, with Waypoint’s Ken Kao (The Nice Guys) set to produce a big screen adaptation alongside partner partner Dan Kao and Addictive Pictures’ Russell Ackerman (Mama) and John Schoenfelder. “Emi and I are extremely excited to […]