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Star Trek: Lower Decks casts Paul Scheer in recurring role

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Deadline has revealed  that Paul Scheer (The League) has joined the upcoming half-hour animated comedy Star Trek: Lower Decks in what will be a recurring role. Scheer will portray Lt. Commander Andy Billups, the chief engineer on the USS Cerritos and the boss of Eugene Cordero’s Ensign Rutherford. The role will see him recur throughout […]

Grace Van Patten joins Nine Perfect Strangers

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Deadline reports Grace Van Patten (Good Posture) has joined Hulu’s limited series Nine Perfect Strangers. She stars alongside Nicole Kidman in an adaptation of Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s latest book. The series marks a reunion between Kidman and writer-producer David E. Kelly following their work on bringing Moriarty’s Big Little Lies to the screen, and takes […]

Grease prequel Summer Lovin’ to be directed by Brett Haley

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Paramount has found a director for its Grease prequel Summer Lovin’. According to Deadline, the studio has hired Brett Haley (Hearts Beat Loud) to helm the film. Grease followed John Travolta’s Danny and Olivia Newton-John’s Sandy and their high school romance even though Danny is a greaser and Sandy is a valley girl. Summer Lovin’ comes from the song […]

Wonder Woman: The Complete Collection coming to Blu-ray this month

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While fans of DC’s Wonder Woman have to wait a while longer for Wonder Woman 1984 to hit theatres, they can get their kick of the Amazonian Warrior with Wonder Woman: The Complete Collection, a blu-ray boxset of the classic series starring Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. The set will be released on July 28 for $65 […]

Comic Book Reviews – Transformers ’84: Secrets and Lies #1

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers ’84: Secrets and Lies #1… After revisiting the original Marvel Comics Transformers continuity in Transformers ’84 #0 last year, writer Simon Furman has returned to that timeline in Transformers ’84: Secrets and Lies. Set in between events from that issue and the beginning of Marvel’s run, Secrets and Lies #1 offers a pretty intriguing story […]

Zachary Quinto and Khary Payton join Invincible animated series, full cast revealed

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Amazon’s upcoming animated adaptation of The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkland’s Invincible has just revealed two new voices to the series. Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) and Khary Payton (The Walking Dead) are the latest actors to join the show as announced by Kirkland during the Skybound Xpo virtual panel. Quinto will play Robot, an ally of […]

Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans to star in the Russo Brothers’ espionage thriller The Gray Man

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The Russo Brothers’ have targeted their first big blockbuster film since Avengers: Endgame for what will be Netflix’s financially biggest production. According to Deadline, the pair have casted Ryan Gosling (Blade Runner 2049) and Chris Evans (Knives Out) in The Gray Man, an espionage thriller that will see Gosling and Evans battle it out as a […]

Rosario Dawson crime drama Briarpatch cancelled after one season

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USA Network has announced its crime drama Briarpatch starring Rosario Dawson has been cancelled. The series ran for one season and saw Dawson’s character investigating the murder of her sister. “Hey, friends. Just wanted to let you know some disappointing news before you hear it from anyone else,” showrunner Greenwald said over his Twitter. “Briarpatch isn’t […]