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Comic Book Review – The Man of Steel #5

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Ricky Church reviews The Man of Steel #5… After a nice uptick in the past couple issues, The Man of Steel #5 dips the miniseries down again in quality thanks to some inconsistent writing and artwork. It wasn’t wholly bad, but it definitely kicked the wind out of the sails for the penultimate issue of Brian Michael […]

Rebecca Ferguson joins Ewan McGregor in The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep

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It looks like the Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep may have found its lead actress to star alongside Ewan McGregor. Variety has reported Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) is in final talks to star in The Shining sequel. It is unknown what role she is up for, but McGregor is set to play an adult Danny Torrence […]

HBO’s Watchmen casts Sleepy Hollow’s Tom Mison

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Following the news that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s Jeremy Irons has joined HBO’s Watchmen pilot, TVLine is now reporting additional casting for the potential series. Sleepy Hollows lead star Tom Mison has gained a role in the comic book adaptation. Mison isn’t the only one who is now joining the series as Frances Fisher (Titanic) and Jacob Ming-Trent […]

Comic Book Review – The Man of Steel #4

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Ricky Church reviews The Man of Steel #4… Brian Michael Bendis really gets to stretch his Superman muscles with The Man of Steel #4 as Superman faces off in a battle with Rogal Zaar across Metropolis. The issue is exciting, but Bendis uses the opportunity to really dive into how Superman uses his powers during such […]

Halo TV series coming to Showtime

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After years of speculation and development hell, the hit video game series Halo will finally be coming to the small screen. Showtime has ordered a 10-episode season for Halo, currently the working title of the series, which will be based upon the Xbox video game franchise. The Halo series comes from Kyle Killen (Awake), Rise of the Planet of the Apes director […]

Krysten Ritter will make her directorial debut with Jessica Jones season 3

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Jessica Jones star Krysten Ritter will be playing another role in the series’ third season, this time behind the camera. Deadline has reported Ritter will make her directorial debut for an episode in the returning Netflix series. The third season of Jessica Jones recently began production in New York City, though the details of which episode Ritter will […]

The game is not over as Jumanji 3 gets release date

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After some rumbling in the jungle, Sony has given Jumanji 3 a release date. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson shared the news via his Instagram page which promises the game is not over and the third movie will arrive on December 13th, 2019. “Officially planting our JUMANJI flag. On DECEMBER 13th, 2019 – the game […]

Bad Boys spin-off L.A.’s Finest given straight-to-series order from Spectrum

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The Bad Boys television spin-off L.A.’s Finest has not only found itself a home, but has been given a straight-to-series order from Charter Communications on their Spectrum network. The series stars Gabrielle Union (Being Mary Jane), returning to the Bad Boys franchise as she reprises her role of Syd Burnett from Bad Boys II alongside Jessica Alba (Mechanic: Resurrection) as a pair of reluctant […]

Sibongile Mlambo upped to series regular for Lost in Space season 2

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Netflix’s reboot of Lost in Space has just upped one of its recurring stars to a regular cast member. Sibongile Mlambo, who portrays Angela Goodard in the series, has become a series regular for the second season of the sci-fi reboot. Mlambo appeared in five episodes of the first season. Angela was one of the surviving crew […]