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Auli’i Cravalho cast in NBC’s Drama High pilot

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After stunning audiences with her performance of Moana‘s ‘How Far I’ll Go’ during the Academy Awards presentation, Deadline is reporting Auli’i Cravalho will make her TV debut in NBC’s pilot of Drama High, produced by Friday Night Light‘s Jason Katims and Hamilton producer Jeffery Seller. The series will be based on Michael Sokolove’s book of the same name, detailing the life […]

Andrew Kreisberg on why we haven’t seen Arrow and The Flash characters in Supergirl

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Since The Flash spun out of events in Arrow, The CW’s universe of superheroes, dubbed by fans as the ‘Arrowverse’, has grown very much since then. We’ve had the addition of another spinoff, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and since Supergirl’s switch from CBS to The CW, that makes four connected shows, though Supergirl takes place in an alternate universe from the other three. […]

Adrift starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin set for June release

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STXFilms has set a date for Adrift, the romantic survival movie based on a true story and starring Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire). The film is set for release this summer on June 1st. Based on the true story of Tami Oldham, the film sees Woodley and Claflin as […]

Michael Shannon joins AMC’s The Little Drummer Girl adaptation

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AMC has made another casting addition to its upcoming miniseries adaptation of John le Carré’s The Little Drummer Girl with the news that Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water) has joined Alexander Skarsgard (Big Little Lies) and Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth) in the series. Shannon will portray Kurtz, an Isreali spymaster who recruits Pugh’s character into a complex […]

Final Divergent film Ascendant heads to Starz as TV series

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Though the Divergent film series came to an abrupt halt after last year’s Allegiant, the third film in the franchise, Lionsgate remains committed to finishing the franchise off. Deadline has reported that Ascendant, what was to be the final film in the series, is heading over to their recently acquired Starz as a TV series. The Divergent Series is […]

Into the Badlands renewed for expanded third season

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AMC has renewed Into the Badlands for a third season. The martial arts drama will return in 2018 for an expanded 16-episode season. “Into the Badlands looks like nothing else on television, a literal high-wire act attracting passionate and dedicated fans by the millions,” said Charlie Collier, AMC’s president of SundanceTV and AMC Studios. “Thanks to series […]

Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam movie will be written by Undateable creator Adam Sztykiel

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It was just days ago that David F. Sandberg announced Heroes Reborn star Zachary Levi would star as the titular superhero in Shazam!, and now we have more headway on the Black Adam film starring Dwayne Johnson. According to Tracking Board, Adam Sztykiel, the creator of NBC’s comedy Undateable, has been tapped to write the screenplay for the anti-hero’s solo movie. […]

Mary Elizabeth Winstead cast in Gemini Man

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A few days ago it was reported Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Fargo) and Elizabeth Debicki (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) were up for the lead role in Ang Lee’s Gemini Man opposite Will Smith. Now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed which actress will star in the film: Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Gemini Man follows […]

Will Smith could play Genie in Guy Ritchie’s live-action Aladdin

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It was a little while ago that we heard Will Smith was up for a role in Tim Burton’s live-action Dumbo and while that may have fallen through, it seems he could appear in another live-action Disney project. Deadline has reported the actor may join Guy Ritchie’s live-action Aladdin for Disney, taking on the role that was […]

Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman #17

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman #17… “THE TRUTH” part two! As Wonder Woman picks up the pieces of her shattered psyche, Barbara Ann Minerva walks into the devil’s lair to defend her…or is she being led into Godwatch’s trap? Wonder Woman #17 took some greater strides to make Veronica Cale a villain worthy to go up […]