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FOX gives a pilot order to adaptation of Warren Ellis’ Global Frequency from producer Jerry Bruckheimer

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FOX is looking to branch out beyond Gotham, with Deadline revealing that Warner Bros. Television has been given a pilot production commitment from the network for an adaptation of Warren Ellis’ sci-fi series Global Frequency, which was published through DC’s Wildstorm imprint. The pilot will be written by Rockne S. O’Bannon, creator of Farscape and […]

Brenton Thwaites circles Pirates of the Caribbean 5

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By this point, we’ve come to expect that every Pirates of the Caribbean movie needs a milquetoast hero at its center, to balance out the quirkiness of Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow. Orlando Bloom fit that mold in the first three films, and was replaced by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire‘s Sam Claflin in the fourth film, and now […]

Marvel announces new Howard The Duck ongoing comic

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Marvel’s Howard the Duck all but disappeared after his eponymous 1986 film failed miserably and entered the pantheon of terrible comic book movies, but the character is primed to make a triumphant return, thanks in no small part to a funny post-credits scene in this year’s runaway hit, Guardians of the Galaxy.  While he may not […]

Watch the music video for Billy Boyd’s end credits song for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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We may have already heard the song that The Lord of the Rings alum Billy Boyd performed for the end-credits scene in the upcoming Middle Earth saga capper, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, but now, courtesy of EW, the song has been put to video. The video features footage of Boyd performing the song in the […]

FX and FXX slot January premieres for Archer, Justified, The Americans, and more

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While the current television season may be gearing up for a winter break, we’ll have plenty of great stuff headed our way in January, thanks to a host of new premiere dates from FX and its sister spin-off network FXX. First out the gate are the FX series. Archer‘s sixth season will begin on Thursday, January 8th at […]

Jared Leto refers to Fight Club when asked about Joker role in Suicide Squad

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Since winning as Oscar for his role in Dallas Buyers Club, Jared Leto has become a highly sought after actor. Leto is supposedly being considered for several roles in upcoming comic book movies. His name has been mentioned a few times for Doctor Strange, although most recently it’s been said that he is being sought […]

Jennifer Lawrence speaks briefly about X-Men: Apocalypse

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With Jennifer Lawrence doing the promotional rounds for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, it’s inevitable that the actress will be fielding questions about her upcoming role in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse, and during a chat with IGN the actress has briefly spoken about where we’ll find her character Mystique in the mutant superhero sequel: […]

Jennifer Lawrence says X-Men: Apocalypse will be her last X-Men movie

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Last week X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Days of Future Past star Nicholas Hoult revealed that his contract as Beast is up with next year’s Bryan Singer-helmed sequel X-Men: Apocalypse, although the British actor admitted that he’s open to the idea of signing on for more mutant adventures. Well, it seems that Jennifer Lawrence’s contract […]