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Disney’s Fox acquisition moves closer after securing approval from the U.S. Department of Justice

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The proposed takeover of 21st Century Fox’s film and television assets has been going on for some six months now, but things have taken a step forward this week as Disney has secured approval from the U.S. Department of Justice with regards to its planned acquisition. To secure the DOJ’s blessing, Disney has agreed to […]

Matt Groening’s Disenchantment gets a first teaser trailer

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Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for The Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening’s new adult animated fantasy comedy series Disenchantment; watch it here… In Disenchantment, viewers will be whisked away to the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland, where they will follow the misadventures of hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo, and […]

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 […]

The Purge TV series gets a first trailer and images

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USA Network has released the first trailer for The Purge, the upcoming small screen spinoff of the hit Blumhouse movie franchise, which reveals that the ten-part event series is set to premiere in September; check it out here along with three first-look images… Based on the hit movie franchise from Blumhouse productions, THE PURGE revolves […]

What We Do In the Shadows spinoff Wellington Paranormal gets a first trailer

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Ahead of its premiere next month, the first trailer has arrived online for the What We Do In The Shadows spinoff series Wellington Paranormal which sees Mike Minogue and Karen O’Leary reprising their roles from the Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement-directed vampire mockumentary; check it out here… SEE ALSO: What We Do In the Shadows […]

Exclusive Interview – Composer Mark Mothersbaugh talks working with Wes Anderson, Crash Bandicoot and his discography

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Red Stewart chats with composer Mark Mothersbaugh… Mark Mothersbaugh is an American composer who has been working in the film, television, and video game industries since the 1970s. He is best known for co-founding the band Devo, as well as his work on projects like Rugrats, Thor: Ragnarok, and The LEGO Movie. Flickering Myth has the privilege to speak […]

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 […]

Marvel’s Luke Cage Season 2 Episode 7 Review – ‘On and On’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the seventh episode of Luke Cage season 2… Bushmaster finally rises to the top of Harlem in an action-packed episode of Luke Cage packed with several twists and turns. At the end of the last episode of Luke Cage, the titular hero had been thrown off a bridge by the season’s antagonist, Bushmaster, […]

Funko’s Rick and Morty SDCC exclusives revealed

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Funko has unveiled its San Diego Comic-Con 2018 Rick and Morty products which includes Western Rick and Morty Pop!vinyl figures and a Pop! Tees t-shirt in a collectors box with a “Goodbye Moonmen” 7” vinyl record; take a look here… Adult Swim’s animated TV series Rick and Morty is back with a Pop! Tee and […]