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The Lord of the Rings’ Bernard Hill ruthlessly shades The Rings of Power: “It’s a money-making venture”

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Even though The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is set millennia before Peter Jackson’s trilogy, Bernard Hill says he wouldn’t even be a part of it if they asked. The actor, known to genre fans for his role in The Lord of the Rings as King Theoden of Rohan, recently sat down […]

Black Mirror season 5 gets a December premiere and ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode

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According to a report in Bloomberg (via EW), Netflix is set to release the fifth season of Charlie Brooker’s acclaimed anthology series Black Mirror this December. That’s not all however, as the article also goes on to state that the new season of the Emmy-winning show will feature a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’-style story, where […]

Exclusive: Listen to two tracks by composer Pat Irwin from Netflix’s The Good Cop

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Netflix’s new drama The Good Cop doesn’t premiere until Friday, but we have a special sneak peek of the show’s score by composer Pat Irwin. More than likely you have heard Irwin’s distinctive work as he was a member of the popular new wave band The B-52’s from 1989-2008 and has composed hit shows such […]

Full list of winners from the 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards

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After unveiling the winners of the Creative Arts Emmys back on September 9th, the 70th annual Primtime Emmy Awards took place in Los Angeles last night. HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones was named Outstanding Drama Series, while Peter Dinklage added a third Outstanding Supporting Actor Emmy for his role as Tyrion Lannister. Amazon’s The […]

America’s Got Talent contortionist Troy James to play Rag Doll in The Flash season 5

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Earlier this month it was revealed that the classic DC Comics villain Peter Merkel / Rag Doll would be making an appearance in the upcoming fifth season of The Flash, and now comes word from TV Insider that America’s Got Talent contortionist Troy James has been cast in the role. Rag Doll made his debut […]

Anthony Michael Hall to star in 80s flashback episode of Riverdale

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Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Anthony Michael Hall is to follow in the footsteps of his Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club co-star Molly Ringwald by heading to Riverdale for a guest appearance in The CW’s Archie Comics inspired series. Hall will guest star in ‘The Midnight Club’, an 80s-set flashback episode which will see […]

The Walking Dead showrunner has revealed changes coming Maggie’s way in season 9

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Angela Kang, the new showrunner on The Walking Dead, has described the changes in Maggie’s future for season nine. Season nine of The Walking Dead is going to ring in changes like no other season before it, especially thanks to the pending departures of Rick Grimes and Maggie Rhee, and a fascinating time jump. Maggie […]

Amazon orders sci-fi series Tales from the Loop

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Deadline is reporting that Amazon Studios has placed an eight-episode straight to series order for Tales From the Loop, an hour-long sci-fi drama based upon the acclaimed art of Simon Stålenhag. Created by writer Nathaniel Halpern (Legion), director Mark Romanek (Never Let Me Go) and executive producer Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes), […]

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger showrunner teases introduction of more “fantastical” comic book villains

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So far, Freeform’s Marvel series Cloak & Dagger has told a very grounded origin tale, but as we enter the second half of the first season, showrunner Joe Pokaski has told Syfy Wire that we can expect to see the “heat turned up”, as well as teasing the introduction of classic comic book villains. “What […]