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Ian McShane cast as Mr. Wednesday in American Gods

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Bryan Fuller’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods for Starz has been picking up a lot of steam lately. Recently they cast The 100’s Ricky Whittle as the main character Shadow Moon and now Fuller and Gaiman have announced Ian McShane has taken the other main role as Mr. Wednesday, aka the Norse god Odin. […]

The Week in Star Wars – Rumoured Episode VIII titles, more Blu-ray details, Luke Skywalker’s sexuality and more

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  Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got some rumoured titles of Star Wars: Episode VIII, details of the Blu-Ray (Blu-Rey) release, some original trilogy news and more… With Star Wars: Episode VIII now in production, it’s high time […]

Arrow’s Willa Holland says it’s “upsetting” that there’s no crossover between DC’s films and TV shows

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We reported from MCM London Comic Con last year that Willa Holland was a little bit annoyed that their plans to introduce Harley Quinn into Arrow were scrapped once Warner Bros greenlit Suicide Squad and cast Margot Robbie in the role. The character had a cameo in season two, and Holland revealed she was originally […]

Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 10 Review – The Winds of Winter

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The Winds of Winter Written by: David Benioff and D. B. Weiss Directed by: Miguel Sapochnik In the extra-long finale we’ve witnessed the pieces be moved upon the board both rapidly and violently.  Here finally do we see Daenerys set sail towards the West, Cersei deliver vengeance upon all that have crossed her, Jon Snow become […]

The Week in Star Wars – Harrison Ford discusses Han Solo’s fate, The Force Awakens deleted scenes, Darth Maul returns in Star Wars Rebels and more

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  Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US Warning: This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens if you’ve still not seen it… We’ve got some more details on those deleted scenes from The Force Awakens, Harrison Ford discussing Han Solo’s fate in the movie and your usual […]

ABC cancels Agent Carter and passes on Marvel’s Most Wanted

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We’ve been hearing for a while now that the future of two Marvel television shows – Agent Carter and Marvel’s Most Wanted – were grim. And now it’s been confirmed. At the television upfronts presentation today, ABC announced its various renewals and cancellations (via THR), and both of the aforementioned Marvel series didn’t make the cut. Agent Carter has officially been cancelled after two […]

The Netflix Castlevania TV Series will be “R-rated as f*ck” and based on Dracula’s Curse

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Earlier this week it was revealed that Netflix is bringing an animated TV series based on Castlevania over to its streaming service this year. We now have a bit more information regarding the series, as Producer Adi Shankar has shed a little more light on the project. Speaking with IGN, Adi Shankar confirmed that the series […]