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Short form streaming service Quibi quickly bites the dust

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Just six months on from its launch, founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman have announced that they are closing the short-form mobile video service Quibi, the $1.75 billion startup having failed to grab a foothold in the ever-expanding streaming marketplace. First announced back in 2018, Quibi targeted a younger demographic, producing “quick bite” content […]

The Animaniacs are back in trailer for Hulu’s series revival

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With just a month to go until the premiere of Animaniacs, Hulu has released a new trailer for the upcoming reboot the beloved 90s animated series which you can check out here… Hulu, Amblin Television, and Warner Bros. Animation are proud to unveil a brand-new version of the iconic family-friendly cartoon series for the whole […]

Hilary Swank reacts to Netflix cancelling Away after one season

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Hilary Swank, the star of Netflix’s Away, has reacted to the news of its cancellation after just one season. A Netflix original series starring Oscar winner Hilary Swank all about a mission to Mars should have been a slam-dunk but just months after Away‘s first season premiere, the platform decided to cancel the show. What […]

TV Review – Amazon’s Truth Seekers

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Martin Carr reviews Amazon’s Truth Seekers… There is an expectation which comes with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost now. Both are national institutions while Simon Pegg has inadvertently broken America, turned into a bona fide film star and rubs shoulders with A-list royalty. Their style of comedy is deeply rooted in characters, comes through circumstance […]

New Power Rangers movie and TV series in the works from It’s The End of the F***ing World writer

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the Power Rangers will morph again as Hasbro has hired It’s The End of the F***ing World creator Jonathan Entwistle to develop both a Power Rangers film and television series for eOne. A Power Rangers film was in the works at Paramount with Entwistle developing, but Hasbro’s acquisition of eOne scuttled those plans […]

Teyonah Parris on playing a “badass” Monica Rambeau in Marvel’s WandaVision

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The last we saw of young Monica Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she was saying her goodbyes to her Aunt Carol as Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel headed into space for some cosmic superhero adventures at the conclusion of 2019’s 1990s-set origin movie. The character will be making her return next month as Teyonah Parris […]

Marvel’s Helstrom Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Committed’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Marvel’s Helstrom… Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD for short is normally associated with war veterans. Those brave souls who have seen combat, served in war torn areas of the globe and been permanently marked by their experience. Reason being that in the main people are not psychologically prepared […]

Denis Villeneuve and Jake Gyllenhaal re-team for HBO’s The Son from Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy

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Jake Gyllenhaal will be re-teaming with his Prisoners and Enemy director Denis Villeneuve for The Son, an HBO limited series adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s novel from Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. The Son is “a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption.” It focuses on Sonny Lofthus, “an escaped convict: an opioid […]

Willow sequel series heading to Disney+ with Warwick Davis returning

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After several years of rumours and small updates, Disney has officially given the greenlight to a television series of Willow in what will be a sequel to the original 1988 film. Warwick Davis will return as Willow with Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) directing the series. Original director Ron Howard will executive produce the series […]