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The CW passes on Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller

May 26, 2021 by Gary Collinson

The CW may be moving forward with Ava DuVernay’s Naomi adaptation, but the network has passed on another of its potential DC series, opting against a series order for the Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller. The potential spinoff aired as a backdoor pilot during the fourth and final season of Black Lightning, and would have saw […]

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The CW looking to launch Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller with backdoor pilot

November 13, 2020 by Gary Collinson

It seems that The CW is looking to expand its DC output even further, with Deadline reporting that a potential Black Lightning spinoff entitled Painkiller is being set up as a backdoor pilot in an episode of Black Lightning’s upcoming fourth season. Written, directed and executive produced by Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil, Painkiller will […]

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Movie Review – Countdown (2019)

October 26, 2019 by Matt Rodgers

Countdown, 2019. Directed by Justin Dec Starring Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Eliana Bateman, Peter Facinelli, Dillon Lane, Tichina Arnold, Annie Winters, P.J. Byrne, Valente Rodriguez, and Matt Letscher. SYNOPSIS: When a nurse (Elizabeth Lail) downloads a buzzy app that’s meant to predict your exact time of death, it warns her that she only has […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Annie Winters, Countdown, Dillon Lane, Elizabeth Lail, jordan calloway, Justin Dec, P.J. Byrne, Peter Facinelli, Talitha Eliana Bateman, Tichina Arnold, Valente Rodriguez

Movie Review – Countdown (2019)

October 24, 2019 by Matt Donato

Countdown. 2019. Directed by Justin Dec. Starring Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Eliana Bateman, Peter Facinelli, Dillon Lane, Tichina Arnold, Tom Segura, and P.J. Byrne. SYNOPSIS: When a nurse downloads an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With the clock […]

Filed Under: Matt Donato, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Dillon Lane, Elizabeth Lail, jordan calloway, P.J. Byrne, Peter Facinelli, Talitha Eliana Bateman, Tichina Arnold, Tom Segura

Trailer for horror Countdown features a killer new app

September 14, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

STX Films has debuted the first trailer, a poster and images for the upcoming horror-thriller Countdown ahead of its release next month. Written and directed by Justin Dec, the film stars Elizabeth Lail as a young nurse who must find a way to save her own life when she finds out she has three days […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Countdown, Elizabeth Lail, jordan calloway, Justin Dec, P.J. Byrne, Peter Facinelli, Talitha Bateman, Tichina Arnold

Black Lightning gets a Comic-Con sizzle reel, season 2 premiere date and new series regular

July 22, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

The CW has released a Comic-Con sizzle reel for Black Lightning which recaps season one of the DC superhero series, as well as announcing that season two will premiere October 9th; watch the sizzle reel here… SEE ALSO: Black Lightning star and showrunner on the series existing in its own ‘Lightningverse’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWZm9fdnc6s Meanwhile, showrunner Salim Akil has […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Black Lightning, DC, jordan calloway, San Diego Comic-Con International

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