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Darkness comes to Victorian London in trailer for Netflix’s The Irregulars

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Netflix has released a trailer, poster and images for the supernatural drama The Irregulars. Inspired by the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, the series follows a ragtag gang of troubled teens – Bea, Jessie, Billy, Spike and Leo – that work for the sinister Doctor Watson and his elusive partner Sherlock Holmes; take a look […]

American Gods Season 3 Episode 9 Review – ‘The Lake Effect’

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Martin Carr reviews the penultimate episode of American Gods season 3…Lakeside sacrifice, gold coin reincarnation and tenuous peace talks lay the groundwork for this penultimate episode. A convergence of opposing ideologies is imminent as new and old are drawn together out of necessity. Political pacts might be mooted, ceasefires negotiated and blood oaths sworn but […]

Dakota Fanning joins Showtime’s Ripley series

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Dakota Fanning (The Alienist) has been cast in Showtime’s upcoming Ripley, a series adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novels of con artist and serial killer Tom Ripley. She will star alongside Andrew Scott (Sherlock), who plays the title role.Ripley follows “Tom Ripley, a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York. When Tom is hired by […]

Zack Snyder explains how The Riddler would have fit into Justice League 2 and the Snyderverse

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Zack Snyder has made it clear he had plans for the entire DC Universe beyond Justice League, and he’s now opening up about how a classic Batman villain would have fit into his “Snyderverse.”In a recent interview with Beyond The Trailer, Snyder discussed The Riddler and how Ben Affleck had plans to include him in […]

Willem Dafoe joins Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Frankenstein reimagining Poor Things

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Last month it was revealed that director Yorgos Lanthimos is reteaming with The Favourite screenwriter Tony McNamara and actress Emma Stone for a Frankenstein reimagining entitled Poor Things, and now comes word that Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse) has also joined the cast.Based on the novel by Alasdair Gray, Poor Things is described as “a Victorian […]

Hasbro unveils Kenner Classics The Real Ghostbusters Ecto-1 and Ghosts

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During Walmart’s Collector Con, Hasbro has officially unveiled the latest additions to its Kenner Classics The Real Ghostbusters line, which include the iconic Ecto-1 along with the Fearsome Flush and Bug-Eye Ghosts. The toys are available to pre-order from March 15th through Walmart; check out the promotional images here…GHOSTBUSTERS KENNER CLASSICS ECTO-1(Ages 4 and Up […]

A Very British Scandal casts Claire Foy and Paul Bettany in lead roles

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The BBC and Amazon have announced Claire Foy (The Crown) and Paul Bettany (WandaVision) shall lead A Very British Scandal, the second season of 2018’s A Very English Scandal which starred Hugh Grant and Ben Whinshaw. The series is now to become an anthology focusing on another infamous political scandal in the UK.A Very British Scandal follows the […]

SAS: Rogue Heroes casts Connor Swindells, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Allen, Sofia Boutella and Dominic West

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The BBC has announced that Connor Swindells (Sex Education), Jack O’Connell (Jungleland), Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), Sofia Boutella (The Mummy) and Dominic West (The Affair) have been cast in SAS: Rogue Heroes, the new series from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.The series is being directed by Tom Shankland (The Serpent) and tells the true […]

Josh Holloway reuniting with J.J. Abrams for Duster

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Deadline is reporting that former Lost star Josh Holloway is set to reunite with J.J. Abrams for Duster, a new drama series set up at HBO Max.Duster takes place in the 1970’s Southwest and will see Holloway playing “a gutsy getaway driver for a growing crime syndicate that goes from awful to wildly, stupidly, dangerously […]