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Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy rounds out its cast of dysfunctional superheroes

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A couple weeks after Netflix cast Ellen Page (Flatliners) in the lead role of The Umbrella Academy adaptation, the streaming service has now rounded out its cast of dysfunctional superheroes in the Hargreeve family. Joining Page in the series are Tom Hopper (Black Sails) as Luther, Emmy Raver-Lampman (Broadway’s Hamilton) as Allison, David Castañeda (Soldado) as […]

Netflix to adapt Gerard Way’s The Umbrella Academy

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Netflix has acquired yet another series; the streaming service will adapt Gerard Way’s comic title The Umbrella Academy for a 10-episode run to premiere in 2018. The Umbrella Academy follows a dysfunctional family of superheroes that come together in order to solve their father’s possible murder. Fargo’s Steve Blackman will executive producer and showrun the series while The Exorcist’s Jeremy Slater has […]

The Incredibles 2 trailer will be released on Saturday

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In news that will excite plenty of people, Disney-Pixar will be releasing the trailer for The Incredibles 2 tomorrow, Saturday, November 18th. Disney made the announcement via Twitter with a short video. Disney doesn’t say what time exactly the trailer will be dropping, but it will premier during ESPN’s coverage of College Gameday tomorrow, much like […]

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

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Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Bokeem Woodbine, Tyne Daly, Michael Barbieri, Abraham Attah, Hannibal Buress, Kenneth Choi, Angourie Rice, Michael Chernus, Michael Mando, Logan Marshall-Green, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow, and […]

Adam Driver avoided Mark Hamill on Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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For those awaiting Star Wars: The Last Jedi, many are anticipating the potential reunion between exiled Jedi Luke Skywalker and his former protege Kylo Ren, played by Mark Hamill and Adam Driver respectively. Star Wars: The Force Awakens revealed that, much like his grandfather before him, Kylo Ren turned to the dark side and destroyed Luke’s new generation […]

Blu-ray Review – Geostorm (2017)

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Geostorm, 2017. Directed by Dean Devlin. Starring Gerard Butler, Katheryn Winnick, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Andy Garcia, Zazie Beetz, and Ed Harris. SYNOPSIS: When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate start to attack Earth, it’s a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a worldwide geostorm wipes out […]

Andy Garcia cast as Ricardo Montalban in HBO’s My Dinner with Herve

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Andy Garcia has just been cast opposite Game of Thrones‘ Peter Dinklage and Fifty Shades of Grey’s Jamie Dornan in the HBO film My Dinner with Herve. Per Deadline, the actor will portray Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan star Ricardo Montalban in the film based on the last few days of French actor Herve Villechaize. Directed by Sacha Gervasi […]

Comic Book Review – Batman by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso

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Ricky Church reviews Batman by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso… This deluxe edition hardcover from the award-winning team of writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso collects the six-issue Batman epic “Broken City,” an examination of the Dark Knight and the city he protects. While hunting the murderer of a small boy’s parents, Batman is caught […]

6 Female-Led Superhero Movies We’d Like To See

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Ricky Church with six female-led superhero movies we’d like to see post-Wonder Woman… It’s probably an understatement at this point to say Wonder Woman has done exceedingly well since its release earlier this month. The film has become one of the summer’s biggest blockbusters and disproved the notion that female-driven superhero films do not sell. […]