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Black Canary movie in the works at HBO Max with Jurnee Smollett returning

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Black Canary is returning to the DCEU, this time in a solo film on HBO Max. Cinelinx reported that Warner Bros. and DC Films are producing an HBO Max movie featuring Black Canary, with Jurnee Smollett reprising her role from Birds of Prey. The news was subsequently confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. Heading the project […]

HBO Max gives series order to Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake

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HBO Max has announced that it has given a series order to Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake, a new young adult animated series from Cartoon Network Studios and starring the fearless sword-wielding adventurer Fionna and her magical best friend and talking cat Cake. “Adventure Time truly broke the mold and earned legions of passionate fans […]

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin casts Zaria and Malia Pyles as series leads

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HBO Max’s upcoming Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, the reboot of Pretty Little Liars, has gained two lead actresses for the series. According to Deadline, Zaria (Two Distant Strangers) and Malia Pyles (Baskets) will star in the series. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin will see a group of teenagers tormented by an unknown assailant known only as A […]

Robert Rodriguez signs first look deal with HBO Max

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Robert Rodríguez has a new home with HBO Max as the director has penned a two-year first-look deal with HBO and its streaming service.  Robert’s son, Racer Rodríguez, will serve as lead development executive under the deal. The majority of these projects will come from Troublemaker Studios production facilities in Austin, Texas. Joey Chavez, executive […]

Clint Eastwood is back in the saddle as a washed-up rodeo star in the trailer for Cry Macho

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At the age of 91, undisputed legend of cinema Clint Eastwood is still working both sides of the camera, and now Warner Bros. has released the trailer his latest slice of redemptive drama in the form of Cry Macho, the tale of a washed-up horse breeder who travels to the Mexican border to settle a […]

J.K. Simmons in talks to return as Commissioner Gordon for Batgirl

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A week after In The Heights‘ Leslie Grace was cast as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in Warner Bros.’ upcoming DC film Batgirl, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed J.K. Simmons is in talks to reprise the role of Commissioner James Gordon, Batgirl’s father, in the film. Simmons was first cast as Gordon by Zack Snyder for Justice League, a […]

UPDATE: John Cena’s Peacemaker episode titles revealed

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We’re a matter of days away from seeing John Cena’s DC bow when James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is finally released in cinemas, but now we’ve also been given details of when his character Peacemaker will debut his standalone series on HBO Max. James Gunn confirmed season one had wrapped earlier this month, and we […]

HBO Max’s Dune: The Sisterhood finds its new showrunner

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HBO Max has found its new showrunner for Dune: The Sisterhood, the upcoming live-action TV series set in the world of the upcoming Denis Villeneuve-directed adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi saga. As per Deadline, Diane Ademu-John (The Haunting of Bly Manor) will serve as showrunner on The Sisterhood, replacing original showrunner Jon Spaihts who left […]

Matt Reeves, Damon Lindelof and Oscar Sharp to develop magic medical series The Human Conditions for HBO Max

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Writer and director Oscar Sharp (The Kármán Line) has teamed up with Matt Reeves (The Batman) and Damon Lindelof (Watchmen) to develop The Human Conditions, a “magical-realist” medical series for HBO Max. The Human Conditions will focus on “a young British doctor who must learn to treat impossible, fantastical illnesses by healing the emotional issues that […]