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James Gunn reassures fans on the future of Peacemaker after Batgirl cancellation

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Amidst all of the fallout surrounding Warner Bros. decision to lock Batgirl in the cave marked ‘tax write-off’ in response to negative test screenings, and the turmoil over at HBO Max, James Gunn has rushed to reassure fans that season 2 of his DC Extended Universe series Peacemaker will still go ahead as planned.  Social media is […]

Exclusive Interview – How ‘We Met in Virtual Reality’ director Joe Hunting filmed a documentary in VR

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Flickering Myth had the opportunity to speak with filmmaker Joe Hunting, whose documentary We Met in Virtual Reality is currently available to stream on HBO Max… While plenty has been written about the potential of virtual reality — how it can transform the way we work, how we entertain ourselves, how we interact — much […]

Batgirl no longer seeing release as Warner Discovery shelves $90 million movie

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In a shocking move, Warner Bros. Discovery will not move ahead with Batgirl, shelving the unfinished film and basically tossing aside $90 million. The New York Post reports that the DC Films production will not see any form of release; it was originally set for HBO Max but many hoped for a theatrical run as […]

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai announces Zach Galligan return, more cast revealed

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HBO Max revealed yesterday more have been cast in Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, an animated series based on the popular franchise. Original Gremlins star Zach Galligan will return as Billy Peltzer alongside George Takei (Star Trek), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), Randall Park (WandaVision) and Bowen Yang (Bros). They join Isaac Wang (Good Boys), Ming-Na Wen (The Book […]

Movie Review – Kimi (2022)

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Kimi, 2022. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Zoë Kravitz, Rita Wilson, Byron Bowers, Jaime Camil, Jacob Vargas, Derek DelGaudio, Erika Christensen, Devin Ratray, India de Beaufort, Robin Givens, and Emily Kuroda. SYNOPSIS: After an agoraphobic tech worker discovers recorded evidence of a violent crime during an ordinary data stream review, Kimi tries reporting it up […]

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal gets a season 2 trailer

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Adult Swim and HBO Max have released a teaser trailer for the second season of Genndy Tartakovsky’s prehistoric adult animated series Primal which sees Spear and Fang embark on more bigger and brutal adventures than ever before. Watch the trailer here…  “Primal features a caveman at the dawn of evolution. A dinosaur on the […]

Harley and Ivy are back in Harley Quinn season 3 trailer

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HBO Max has released a teaser trailer for the third season of the adult animated comedy series Harley Quinn, which sees the new power couple of DC villainy Harley and Poison Ivy are back from their romantic getaway/Eat Bang Kill tour to spread more mayhem and madness across Gotham City. Watch the trailer here… SEE […]

HBO Max orders adult animated sci-fi Scavengers Reign, teaser trailer released

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HBO Max has announced a series order for the adult animated sci-fi drama series Scavengers Reign, which follows the crew of a deep space freighter as they fight for survival on a beautiful and unforgiving planet after their ship is damaged by a solar flare; watch it here… HBO Max has ordered a new adult […]

HBO Max cancels Raised By Wolves after two seasons

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HBO Max has swung the axe on Raised By Wolves, with the streaming cancelling the Ridley Scott-produced sci-fi drama after two seasons. “While we are not proceeding with a third season of Raised by Wolves, we are beyond grateful to the stellar cast and crew, including our creators Aaron Guzikowski, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, and […]