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Jennifer Garner to body swap again for Netflix comedy Family Leave

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Jennifer Garner is already part of the best body-swap comedy conversation, having headlined 2004’s 13 Going on 30, and now according to Deadline she’s set to produce and star in Family Leave, Netflix’s adaptation of Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s best-selling book Bedtime For Mommy, which will see her doing the switch all-over-again. The film centers on […]

Tim Burton’s live-action Wednesday Addams show gets series order from Netflix

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Tim Burton is making his long-awaited television directorial debut, and he’s doing it by finally tackling the creepy and kooky world of The Addams Family in a new Netflix series. Though, his take on the iconic horror family will focus on just one character, Wednesday Addams! It’s reported the new Netflix series will see Smallville […]

The Most Anticipated Scary Movies Premiering on Netflix This Year

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Have you ever wondered why so many people are attracted to horror movies? Why the genre that once was looked down upon by critics keeps slews of viewers glued to their screens? Scientists argue it’s a lack of adrenaline that makes people watch the vampires sucking blood out of their innocent victims and maniacs chasing […]

Elliot Page confirms filming has started on The Umbrella Academy Season 3 with new set photo

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Elliot Page, who plays Vanya Hargreeves in the superhero series, has confirmed that the third season of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy has officially begun filming. Taking to Instagram, Page shared a photo which appears to have been taken on the set of the third season, captioning it with, “Omg we’re back again.” The picture showcases a close-up […]

Finn Wolfhard says Stranger Things season 4 will be the “darkest season” yet

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With the fourth season of Netflix’s Stranger Things currently in production following several delays due to the ongoing global health crisis, one actor has teased what fans can expect from the latest season. During an appearance on CBC Listen, Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike Wheeler in the series, has teased that Stranger Things season four will be the […]

My Little Pony new animated movie skipping theaters and heading straight to Netflix

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Variety is reporting that Hasbro and Entertainment One’s new My Little Pony animated movie is set to skip its previously planned theatrical release and will instead debut on Netflix. First announced back in 2019, the latest feature outing for the Mane Six was originally slated to open in cinemas this September, with Paramount Pictures distributing. […]

Bridgerton adds Simone Ashley in lead role for season 2

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Netflix’s hit series Bridgerton has made its first new addition to its upcoming second season as Deadline reports Simone Ashley (Sex Education) has landed a lead role. Instead of continuing to follow the lives of Daphne and Simon (played in the first season by Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page), the second season will instead follow Jonathan Bailey’s […]

Netflix’s Notorious B.I.G. documentary Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell gets a trailer

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Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G., has already been the subject of some of the most fascinating documentaries such as Nick Broomfield’s controversial 2002 effort Biggie and Tupac, and also some fairly forgettable films, like 2009’s  Notorious, and the little-seen 2018 Johnny Depp thriller City of Lies. Well, now those closest to him are hoping […]

Behold the final Godzilla design from Godzilla Singular Point anime series

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Not only is he set to clash with the Eighth Wonder of the World in Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla vs. Kong [watch the trailer here], but the King of the Monsters is also heading back to Netflix this year with an original anime series entitled Godzilla Singular Point, and the official Netflix social […]

Movie Review – News of the World (2020)

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News of the World, 2020. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Travis Johnson, Andy Kastelic, Ray McKinnon, Mare Winningham and Elizabeth Marvel. SYNOPSIS: Captain Kidd (Tom Hanks) travels from town to town reading the news to anyone who will pay money. His discovery of a young girl (Helena Zengel) abandoned […]