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Comic Book Review – Transformers #12

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers #12…After Transformers #11‘s Decepticon-heavy development, Brian Ruckley takes another break from the series’ main story to take us back a little bit in time and more fully introduce his version of Nautica and other bots who have been missing in the series up until now. It was a fun one-off tale showcasing […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers/Ghostbusters #5

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers/Ghostbusters #5…As Transformers and Ghostbusters continue their 35th anniversary celebrations, IDW’s crossover Transformers/Ghostbusters series comes to an end as Optimus Prime, Ectotron and the Ghostbusters worked together to stop the ghostly forces of Megatron and his Decepticons. There was a lot of potential for this crossover which writer Eric Burnham definitely met, making a pretty entertaining send off […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker image reveals new character Babu Frick

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As we get closer to the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in December, Lucasfilm has unveiled a promotional image from the upcoming film which reveals a brand new character, Babu Frick, to the franchise. Check out the photo here…Babu Frick is described as “a tiny droidsmith who works among the Spice Runners of Kijimi […]

André Øvredal to direct Dracula-inspired The Last Voyage of the Demeter

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André Øvredal (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark) is set for his next horror film, this time revolving around the infamous vampire Dracula. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Øvredal will direct The Last Voyage of the Demeter, a seafaring horror that has been in development hell for nearly two decades, as it finds its new […]

Smallville’s Erica Durance and Tom Welling reunite in Crisis on Infinite Earths photo

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It was just last week The CW revealed Smallville actors Tom Welling and Erica Durance would reunite for the massive Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths, but it hasn’t taken long for them to get in front of the cameras. Durnace shared a photo of her and Welling reuniting on the set of Crisis, outside what looks to be Smallville‘s […]

Bumblebee’s Travis Knight in talks to direct Tom Holland in Uncharted film

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After Dan Tratchenberg departed Sony’s Uncharted last month, it seems that the studio may have found a new director for the video game adaptation as Deadline is reporting that Travis Knight (Bumblebee) is in talks to helm the film.The film will star Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Far From Home) as the franchise’s central protagonist Nathan Drake in a direct […]

Úrsula Corberó cast as The Baroness in G.I. Joe spin-off Snake Eyes

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The G.I. Joe spin-off Snake Eyes has added a new member to its cast. According to TheWrap, Úrsula Corberó (Money Heist) will play the Cobra assassin The Baroness in the film. It chronicles the origins of the titular ninja and how he came to be part of the G.I. Joe team.Corberó will star alongside Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) […]

Birds of Prey’s Ashley Scott will reprise Huntress role for Crisis on Infinite Earths

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The Arrowverse’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover has just added another face from DC television’s past. TVLine reports Ashley Scott, who portrayed Huntress in the short-lived Birds of Prey series, will reprise her role for the massive CW crossover.Birds of Prey debuted in 2002 and took place in New Gotham City, set several years after Batman seemingly abandoned […]

Sony developing Madame Web Spider-Man spin-off from Morbius writers

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Just weeks after Sony and Marvel Studios hit an impasse over the use of Spider-Man in future Marvel Cinematic Universe films, Sony is pushing forward developing spin-offs with the Marvel characters they have the rights to. Morbius and Venom 2 are currently in production, but now Collider has reported Sony is developing Madame Web, a new spin-off centred around […]

Andrew Scott to star as Tom Ripley in Showtime’s Ripley

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Showtime has filled the title role of Ripley, a new series based off Patricia Highsmith’s novel series of sociopath Tom Ripley. Andrew Scott (Sherlock) will take on the role in the series from Oscar-winning screenwriter Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List).“We are so thrilled to have the supremely talented filmmaker, Steve Zaillian, adapt the singular saga of Tom […]