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Benedict Cumberbatch starring in The Child in Time for the BBC

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Doctor Strange and Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch is set to produce and star in a television movie adaptation of The Child in Time for the BBC and Masterpiece. Cumberbatch, whose star seems to increasingly be on the rise, is producing the adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel which explores the themes involved when a marriage is affected by the […]

Amazon picks up Bryan Cranston’s Philip K. Dick anthology series Electric Dreams

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The rights to a new anthology series titled Electric Dreams has been picked up by Amazon Studios. The series, which is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Bryan Cranston, will feature adaptations of the famed sci-fi work of iconic writer Philip K. Dick. Dick’s work has been adapted many times for the screen, perhaps most […]

Edward James Olmos joins Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans MC

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Once FX’s flagship product during its seven season run, Sons of Anarchy is getting the spinoff treatment and has just brought actor Edward James Olmos on board. A ratings success, as well as the show that launched the career of Charlie Hunnam, the biker gang adult drama was long a fan favourite. The show ended […]

Vince Vaughn joins Dwayne Johnson’s wrestling movie Fighting With My Family

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Fresh off his stirring turn in Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge, Vince Vaughn has been cast in Dwayne Johnson’s wrestling movie, Fighting With My Family. After the report last week that Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey had joined the project along with Nick Frost, the picture – which tells the true story of WWE star Paige […]

Trying to Remember the Virtues of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Following the first look featurette for Avengers: Infinity War, Samuel Brace tries to remember the virtues of the Marvel Cinematic Universe… Here there lies a conundrum. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a curious thing. It’s of course a very popular thing, but curious none the less. I enjoy the fruit that it offers. With some […]

HBO orders new political series from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay

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Hoping to continue their fruitful run of original series, HBO has ordered a new political drama from Will Ferrell and The Big Short’s Adam McKay. Given a 10 episode series order, the show which is titled Succession will be a political drama about the saga of The Roys, a fictional family that owns an American […]

The Joker was featured in Ben Affleck’s original script for The Batman

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Before Affleck departed the director’s chair and the script fell into other hands, The Batman was initially set to feature The Joker among other villains. So yeah, here were are again, the saga that never ends. After learning that The Batman won’t be released until 2019 and that the search for a new director is […]

Lena Headey and Nick Frost join Dwayne Johnson’s wrestling movie based on the life of WWE Superstar Paige

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s wrestling movie about the WWE Superstar Paige has added two more to its cast. The film called, Fighting With My Family, will follow Saraya (Paige) and her brother, Zak, who both get the chance to wrestle for the WWE after performing in smaller venues. Lena Headey – who plays Queen Cersei […]

Nicolas Winding Refn to direct Amazon series Too Old To Die Young

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It was only last month that a report came out regarding Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn’s next feature, but now news has broken that Refn is to work on an entirely different project for Amazon. The man behind Drive and Only God Forgives is set to direct a new a crime thriller in the vein […]