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Netflix releases teaser for Mary Elizabeth Winstead action thriller Kate

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Netflix has released a date announcement teaser for the Mary Elizabeth Winstead-headlined action thriller Kate, which arrives on the streaming service in September; take a look here…After she’s irreversibly poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the […]

Netflix’s Shadow and Bone has been renewed for a second season

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Following its first season debut back in April, Netflix has revealed that the small screen adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s ‘Grishaverse‘ fantasy book series Shadow and Bone has been renewed for a second season with the service ordering eight one-hour episodes. As reported by Deadline, the renewal was announced after the streaming service revealed the strong viewership numbers […]

Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in trailer for Netflix action comedy The Last Mercenary

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Netflix has released a trailer, poster and images for director David Charhon’s action comedy The Last Mercenary which stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as a former secret service agent who returns to France when his estranged son is framed by an international terrorist organization; check them out here…Richard Brumère, aka “La Brume” (“The Mist”), a former […]

The Sandman: Neil Gaiman hits back at “fans” criticising the casting of nonbinary and black actors

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The Sandman creator Neil Gaiman has hit back at so-called “fans” who have been publicly criticising Netflix’s upcoming series adaptation for casting nonbinary and black actors. I give all the fucks about the work. I spent 30 years successfully battling bad movies of Sandman. I give zero fucks about people who don’t understand/ haven’t read […]

Blake Lively teams with Netflix for psychological thriller We Used to Live Here

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Netflix has secured the rights to We Used to Live Here, tapping Blake Lively to produce and star in a feature film adaptation of Marcus Kliewer’s psychological thriller novella, which was originally posted to Reddit’s NoSleep subreddit.As per Deadline, We Used to Live Here follows a homeowner who “gets a knock at her door while […]

Dynasty Warriors video game comes to life with trailer for Netflix movie adaptation

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Netflix has released a trailer for Dynasty Warriors, director Roy Hin Yeung Chow’s upcoming action film based on Koei Tecmo’s beloved video game series; watch it here…SEE ALSO: What Are the Best Video Game Movies of All Time? The Yellow Turban Rebellion breaks out in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. With the help of his […]

Enjoy a family friendly zombie outbreak with The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom

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Outright Games and developer Stage Clear Studios have released their family-friendly action adventure The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom on Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch and PC.  Inspired by the New York Times best-selling books and Emmy award-winning Netflix series The Last Kids on Earth, this action adventure will pit the series’ […]

History is rewritten in trailer for America: The Motion Picture

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Netflix has released a trailer for the R-rated animated feature America: The Motion Picture, the wildly revisionist history of America’s Founding Fathers and the origins of the United States; check it out here…In this wildly tongue-in-cheek animated revisionist history, a chainsaw-wielding George Washington assembles a team of rabble rousers — including beer-loving bro Sam Adams, […]

Jupiter’s Legacy effectively cancelled as Netflix moves onto other Millarworld properties starting with Supercrooks

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While the word ‘cancelled’ was not used, Netflix’s Jupiter’s Legacy effectively is as Deadline and Jupiter’s Legacy creator Mark Millar announced the cast was being released from their contracts as Netflix is shifting its focus onto Supercrooks, another Millerworld property.Jupiter’s Legacy is based off the comic series by Millar and artist Frank Quietly. It starred Josh Duhamel, Leslie Bibb, Ben […]