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FX boss blames Marvel for pulling the plug on Donald Glover’s Deadpool animated show

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Fans of the Merc with a Mouth got some disappointing news last year when it was announced that FX Networks and Marvel would not be moving ahead with their planned Deadpool animated series from Donald Glover and his brother Stephen Glover. The official statement announcing the cancellation cited “creative differences” between FX, the Glovers and […]

Disney’s The Lion King remake gets a first trailer and poster

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Walt Disney Pictures has just dropped a Thanksgiving gift for fans of the 1994 animated classic The Lion King with the release of the first trailer for director Jon Favreau’s (The Jungle Book) upcoming remake; check it out here, along with a teaser poster featuring young Simba… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OARmVa5qs54 Lions rule the African savanna in The […]

Jon Favreau shares The Lion King behind-the-scenes cast photo

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The Lion King director Jon Favreau has shared a behind the scenes photo from the upcoming remake of the 1994 Disney classic featuring himself alongside voice actors Donald Glover (Simba), Seth Rogen (Pumba), and Billy Eichner (Timon) in a recording studio; check it out here… #lionking@Sethrogen @billyeichner @donaldglover pic.twitter.com/O1gyQFWYub — Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) October 17, 2018 […]

FX chief says it was Marvel’s decision to scrap Donald Glover’s Deadpool animated series

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Back in March of this year, it was announced that the planned Deadpool animated series from Donald Glover and Stephen Glover would not be moving forward, with the network releasing a statement citing creative differences. The news came as a surprise, especially as the project had already received a ten-episode order, and now FX boss […]

Ryan Gosling, Donald Glover and Ezra Miller reportedly top Willy Wonka shortlist

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Back in 2016, Warner Bros. announced that it had secured the rights to the Willy Wonka character from the estate of Roald Dahl, with David Heyman (Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts) set to produce a new movie described as an origin story for the eccentric chocolate factory owner. Earlier this year, Paddington helmer Paul King signed […]

Movie Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany, Thandie Newton and Joonas Suotamo. SYNOPSIS: After escaping from a poverty-stricken upbringing, Han Solo becomes embroiled in a criminal gang carrying out a major heist for a dangerous underworld boss. When it […]

Rumour: Donald Glover and Michael B. Jordan “in talks” for Black Panther 2

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Although we’re yet to get any kind of official confirmation on Black Panther 2 – presumably due to the events of Avengers: Infinity War – it has been reported that Marvel Studios is in talks with director Ryan Coogler about a return to Wakanda, and now comes word of two possible additions to the cast. […]

Donald Glover says the Solo: A Star Wars Story director change was “beneficial” and not “difficult”

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Donald Glover has opened up about the director change on Solo: A Star Wars Story, revealing that the switch was a surprise but not difficult to adjust to. The production process for Solo: A Star Wars Story has been well publicised but, by all accounts, since Ron Howard took over directing duties on the film […]

Movie Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany, Thandie Newton and Joonas Suotamo. SYNOPSIS: After escaping from a poverty-stricken upbringing, Han Solo becomes embroiled in a criminal gang carrying out a major heist for a dangerous underworld boss. “Watch this!” […]