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Deadpool screenwriters exit Pirates of the Caribbean reboot, franchise future now uncertain

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Disney’s plan to reboot the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise sans Johnny Depp has found itself in some choppy waters, with Deadline reporting that Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have jumped ship and are no longer involved with the project. Reese and Wernick signed on to revive the franchise this past October, with […]

LEGO City animated series coming to Nickelodeon this year

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The LEGO Group is teaming with Nickelodeon for a new CG-animated comedy series entitled LEGO City, The Wrap has revealed. The new show is set to “depict the funny, smart, and dynamic slices of life within the sprawling and diverse LEGO City community [and follows] the intertwining paths of the city’s everyday heroes as they work […]

Paddington heading to the small screen for Nickelodeon series

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After producing two critically acclaimed feature films in 2014 and 2017, StudioCanal and producer David Heyman’s Heyday Films are set to take Paddington to the small screen with a new CG-animated series on Nickelodeon. The series, which is going by the working title Paddington, “will follow the marmalade sandwich-loving bear on adventures through London with […]

Promo and images for Gotham season 5 episode 7 ‘Ace Chemicals’ teases a classic Batman and Joker moment

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Fox has released a promo and batch of images for the seventh episode of Gotham season 5, entitled ‘Ace Chemicals’ which sees Cameron Monaghan’s Jeremiah return for his most twisted plot yet; check them out here… JEREMIAH RETURNS FOR HIS MOST TWISTED PLOT YET ON AN ALL-NEW “GOTHAM” THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, ON FOX Cameron Monaghan […]

Promo for The Orville Season 2 Episode 8 – ‘Identity, Pt.1’

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Fox has released a promo for next week’s eighth episode of Fox’s sci-fi comedy drama series The Orville season 2, entitled ‘Identity, Pt.1’; watch it here… From Emmy Award-winning executive producer and creator Seth MacFarlane (FAMILY GUY, “Ted,” “Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey”), THE ORVILLE is a live-action, one-hour space adventure series set 400 years in […]

Power Rangers Beast Morphers to premiere in March

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After unveiling some of the upcoming tie-in action figures and Zords at Toy Fair this week [see here and here], Hasbro and Nickelodeon have announced that the iconic, long-standing Power Rangers franchise is returning with an all-new television series Power Rangers Beast Morphers this March. In this brand new season of Power Rangers, the Rangers are sporting […]

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger returns with first-look season 2 teaser trailer

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Ahead of its return this April, Freeform has released a brief teaser trailer for the second season of its Marvel series Cloak & Dagger featuring Tandy (Olivia Holt), Tyrone (Aubrey Joseph), and Detective Brigid O’Reilly (Emma Lahana). “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger” is the story of Tandy Bowen (Olivia Holt) and Tyrone Johnson (Aubrey Joseph) – two […]

DC Universe’s Doom Patrol gets a new trailer

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Coinciding with its premiere on DC Universe today, a new extended trailer has been released for the first season of the DC misfit superhero series Doom Patrol which you can check out here… DOOM PATROL is a re-imagining of one of DC’s most beloved groups of outcast Super Heroes: Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl and Crazy […]

Transformers: War for Cybertron animated series coming to Netflix

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The Robots in Disguise are heading to Netflix, with the streaming service announcing that it is teaming with Hasbro and Rooster Teeth for a brand new animated series entitled Transformers: War for Cybertron. Deadline reports that FJ DeSanto (Transformers: Titans Return, Transformers: Power of the Primes) will serve as showrunner on War for Cybertron, which promises […]