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Emma Stone set for Safdie Brothers comedy series The Curse

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THR is reporting that Emma Stone is heading to Showtime to star in The Curse, a comedy series from the Safdie Brothers, the filmmaking duo behind Good Times and Uncut Gems.Co-created by Benny Safdie and  Nathan Fielder (Nathan For You), both of whom will also star, the series is described as “genre-bending scripted comedy that […]

ITV developing The Ipcress File series with Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton and more

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Just last month, Tom Jolliffe posted a feature here on Flickering Myth calling for the return of Harry Palmer, and now comes word that the iconic Cold War spy is indeed set for a resurrection courtesy of ITV.As reported by Deadline, the British broadcaster has tapped writer John Hodge (Trainspotting) for an adaptation of Len […]

The Franchise War: Disney’s Endgame

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Anghus Houvouras on Disney and the Franchise War…Last year I wrote at length about Disney’s plans to ultimately win Hollywood’s ever expanding Franchise War. Their battle plan has not been without issues. The Covid pandemic shuttering theaters and decimating long-established release plans has been an incalculable intangible. Billions of dollars in potential earnings from unreleased […]

Moana, The Princess and the Frog, Zootopia and Baymax! animated series coming to Disney+

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During Disney’s Investor Day presentation this week, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced a slate of new Disney+ series based upon four of their classic animated features.In 2022, the streaming service will see the arrival of the Big Hero 6 spinoff Baymax!, The Princess and the Frog series Tiana, and Zootopia+ (Zootropolis+ in the UK?), with […]

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina crosses over with Sabrina the Teenage Witch in new clip

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Fans of the Sabrina universe around the world rejoiced when one of the bucket list items were finally checked off. In a new teaser clip for the upcoming fourth (and final) season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, our new Sabrina gets a visit from two very familiar faces as she meets her new aunts, played […]

Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke and Emma D’Arcy join Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon

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All of the pieces for the next Game of Thrones puzzle are starting to come together. With the latest casting news from the prequel series House of the Dragon, the show is beginning to look like a star-studded event.On the top of the list is Matt Smith, known for his time on Doctor Who as […]

M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant gets a new season 2 trailer

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With a little over a month to go until Servant returns for its second season, a new trailer has arrived online for the M. Night Shyamalan-produced psychological thriller series which you can check out here…SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – M. Night Shayamalan talks ServantFollowing its suspenseful season one finale, the second season of the thriller takes […]

Star Wars: A Droid Story animated movie and Star Wars: Visions anime series coming to Disney+

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So, who had a Star Wars: Droids reboot on the 2020 bingo?Okay, so its not quite a revival of the mostly-forgotten (and mostly-forgettable) Saturday morning cartoon, but R2-D2 and C-3PO are about to get animated once again for Star Wars: A Droid Story, a new feature film in development for Disney+.Announced yesterday during the Disney […]

Hailee Steinfeld stars in trailer for Dickinson season 2

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Apple TV+ has released a trailer for the second season of the comedy drama series Dickinson which sees Hailee Steinfeld reprising her role as the rebellious young poet Emily Dickinson, alongside returning stars Jane Krakowski, Anna Baryshnikov, Ella Hunt, Toby Huss and Adrian Blake Enscoe, and Wiz Khalifa; check it out here…SEE ALSO: Hailee Steinfeld’s […]