Author name: Matt McGloin

Matt McGloin created, designed and launched Cosmic Book News in 2008, an independent website that covers entertainment news including movies, comics, tv, video games and more. Matt helped Marvel Comics promote 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and 'Nova' and has expanded into movies, TV and more.

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Movie News Marvel

Henry Cavill Rumored As Wolverine In Captain Marvel 2

A wild rumor is offering that Henry Cavill will play Wolverine in Captain Marvel 2 alongside Brie Larson as Carol Danvers. The Quartering YouTube reports on the rumor, and while it might sound pretty outlandish, last August also saw the rumor that Henry Cavill is Marvel bound. Interestingly enough, earlier in the month saw Marvel […]

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Movie News

Harley Quinn: Birds Of Prey Getting PG Release In Japan

It’s learned that Warner Bros. has decided to go with a toned-down version of the Harley Quinn Birds of Prey movie in Japan. A new Japanese trailer (watch below) confirms Birds of Prey will be released with a PG-12 rating in the country – not the R rating like the rest of the world –

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TV News

BBC Defends Doctor Who Ratings, Woke Programming

In what sounds like a direct rebuttal to my articles, the BBC defends Doctor Who and its low ratings, which are among the lowest of the entire 50-plus year history of the series, as well as the network’s “woke” programming. Deadline, of all places, notes that head of BBC drama, Piers Wenger, defended Doctor Who

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Movie News

Jurassic World: Dominion Title Revealed By Colin Trevorrow

The official title, Jurassic World: Dominion, stands revealed for the sixth flick in the franchise as director Colin Trevorrow takes to social media for the big reveal. “Day One,” Trevorrow tweeted as filming has started. Day One#JurassicWorld pic.twitter.com/UnQIUFwJ3t — Colin Trevorrow (@colintrevorrow) February 25, 2020 Colin Trevorrow returns to direct Jurassic World: Dominion Colin Trevorrow

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Marvel Movie News Star Wars

Bob Iger Stepping Down As Disney CEO

Breaking news: Bob Iger is stepping down as Disney CEO, effective immediately. Disney announced the news Tuesday that Bob Iger will step down from his position of CEO and will become executive chairman through 2021, again effective immediately. Bob Chapek will serve as the new Disney CEO, who most recently served as chairman of Disney

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Marvel TV News

Alison Brie Rumored For She-Hulk

Twitter is ablaze right now with the rumor that actress Alison Brie is rumored for She-Hulk in the Marvel Disney Plus series of the same name. A rumor has landed online that Marvel is looking for an Alison Brie-type actress, which of course would also include the actress among contention. A similar rumor for Matt

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DCU Movie News

Wonder Woman 1984: Cheetah Leaks Online

Another look at Cheetah in Wonder Woman 1984 leaks online which looks to come out of the recent Toy Fair. The image is from some kind of figure associated with the movie which features the likeness of Krysten Wiig who gets turned into cat form in the flick. WB has yet to release an official

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Movie News

The Batman: Robert Pattinson Now Jacked

In about a month’s time, Robert Pattinson has gone from zero to hero as the Twilight actor is looking pretty jacked for his role in The Batman. It was reported by Grace Randolph that Robert Pattinson needed a few more weeks to put on the right amount of weight as reportedly Pattinson was having trouble

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Movie News

The Batman: ‘No More Lies’ Victim Leaks

We may have our first legitimate leak from The Batman as an image has leaked online featuring some sort of victim with “No More Lies” written on the forehead. The image is said to have originated on Discord, and if we take a closer look, the chair does appear to match that of director Matt

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TV News

Batwoman, Supergirl Ratings Continue Downward Slope

Both the Batwoman and Supergirl ratings are not good as both series continue to shed viewers. The preliminary numbers for Sunday’s episode of Batwoman, “Drink Me,” offer only 816K viewers have tuned in, a drop from the previous Sunday’s episode of 848K. Sunday’s episode of Supergirl, “It’s a Super Life,” only saw 667K viewers tune

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TV News

Doctor Who Ratings On Life Support; Loses 150k Viewers

The Doctor Who ratings are in for Sunday’s episode, and once again they are not good, as the show is in desperate need of defibrillation to course correct it to its once great self. For the fourth consecutive week, viewership has declined on Doctor Who as Sunday’s episode, “Ascension of the Cybermen,” only saw 3.71 million

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TV News

Games of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju Joins The Witcher Season 2

The Witcher Season 2 has cast Game of Thrones‘ Tormund Giantsbane himself, actor Kirstopher Hivju, along with six additional actors. Hivju will be playing Nivellen, a cursed man, for Season 2, as the series started filming earlier this month in the UK. Kirstopher Hivju is known for playing the fan-favorite character Tormund Giantsbane in HBO’s

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TV News TV Trailers

Lois and Lex Smooch In Superman: Red Son Clip

WBHE has sent over a new clip from the upcoming Superman: Red Son animated movie with word that a new block of free tickets has become available for its Los Angeles premiere. The World Premiere of Superman: Red Son is happening Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. Fans wishing

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Comic Book News Marvel

Marvel Rumored To Take Over DC Comics

A big rumor has hit the net that in the wake of AT&T firing Dan DiDio, that Marvel and Kevin Feige may take over DC Comics. It’s claimed that AT&T wasn’t happy at all with Dan DiDio’s latest attempt at rebooting DC Comics with the upcoming “5G” event, aka the “fifth generation” reboot of DC,

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Movie News Star Wars

New Star Wars Project Announced; Could Be Lando

A new Star Wars project is announced, which could possibly be for Lando Calrissian, as J.D. Dillard and Matt Owens are developing something for Disney and LucasFilm. THR reports J.D. Dillard, best known for writing and directing the sci-fi thriller Sleight, and Matt Owens, a writer on Marvel TV shows Luke Cage and Agents of

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Marvel Movie News

Venom 2: First Look At Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson

We get a first look at Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock in Venom 2 along with Woody Harrelson as Cletus Kasady, director Andy Serkis and writer Kelly Marcel. Tom Hardy and photographer Greg Williams shared the black and white images on Instagram. “Tom Hardy behind the scenes last night,” Williams posted, which features a pic

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DCU Movie News

Sonic Number One Again; Topples Harrison Ford At Box Office

For the second week in a row, Sonic The Hedgehog beats out estimates and is the number one movie at the box office, toppling Harrison Ford, while Birds of Prey also continues to collapse completely. Initially, the shill sites like Deadline were trying to downplay the second-week performance of Sonic, as they had the new

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Comic Book News

AT&T Closing DC Comics If ‘5G’ Fails Says Ethan Van Sciver

Following the news of the exit of Dan DiDio, it’s being said that AT&T will close down DC Comics if its upcoming “5G” event fails. Former Green Lantern and DC Comics artist Ethan Van Sciver has reacted to the news by going live on YouTube. Ethan Van Sciver said that sources within the industry filled him

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Comic Book News

Dan DiDio No Longer With DC Comics

Dan DiDio is no longer with DC Comics who has served as co-publisher for the company along with Jim Lee since 2010. The news has been confirmed by multiple news outlets, but details of Dan DiDio’s exit are not known, it’s unknown if DiDio quit or was fired or what have you. Rumors do offer

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Movie News

The Batman: Robert Pattinson Batsuit Revealed In Set Pics

Here is our first close-up look at the Robert Pattinson Batsuit in The Batman as set pics have landed online while director Matt Reeves films in the UK. The pics and video reveal a look at Robert Pattinson’s stunt double who can be seen riding the Batcycle in Glasgow Necropolis cemetery in Scotland where we

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TV News

Henry Cavill Shows Off Zeus and Hector For The Witcher Season 2

Henry Cavill takes to social media to reveal two horses he is training with for The Witcher Season 2 with Zeus and Hector. “Look who I found! And for those asking. This is Zeus pronounced Zey-oos, but most may know this particular horse as Roach! And yes, Roach is traditionally a mare (lady horse) and

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Sports Star Wars TV News

Sasha Banks Rumored For The Mandalorian Season 2

It’s rumored WWE Superstar Sasha Banks will be appearing in the Star Wars Disney Plus series, The Mandalorian Season 2. It’s unknown who Sasha Banks is playing, but it is said Banks has already filmed her scenes for The Mandalorian Season 2. The rumor comes from the Mat Men Pro Wrestling Podcast Twitter account, with

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Star Wars TV News

Star Wars Rogue One Prequel Delayed For Disney Plus

Following Obi-Wan Kenobi, now it is being claimed the Rogue One series prequel coming to Disney Plus is getting delayed. Similar to Obi-Wan, it’s said the Cassian Andor prequel series set to star Diego Luna is getting its scripts reworked which will see filming delayed for an unspecified amount of time. Recently did see Diego

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Movie News

The Batman: Timothée Chalamet Rumored As Robin

Director Matt Reeves may be featuring Robin in The Batman, possibly played by 24-year-old Timothée Chalamet. Rumor and speculation come about from a casting call for The Batman that is requesting the need for “circus skills.” “Circus skills needed in North West England,” states the casting call. “We are looking for men & women of

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Movie News

Zack Snyder Teases Knightmare Batman

Zack Snyder takes to the Vero app to release a new Knightmare Batman image of Ben Affleck. Snyder didn’t mention anything with the pic, but it features the alternate future of Batman where Darkseid and evil Superman attack and destroy the Earth. Snyder previously hinted that in that future, Darkseid uses a Boom Tube to

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Movie News

Planet of the Apes Not A Reboot Says Wes Ball

Back in December saw the word that Wes Ball will be directing a new Planet of the Apes movie, however, at the time it was unknown if it would be a continuation of the Matt Reeves films, a remake or a reboot. While responding to an erroneous rumor that the new Planet of the Apes

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Marvel Movie News

No Moon Knight For Daniel Radcliffe

It’s been said that Daniel Radcliffe was being eyed by Marvel to play Moon Knight in the upcoming Disney Plus series, but according to the Harry Potter actor, the rumors are not true. “If I was ever to go back into a franchise, I think the bar for that script would be even higher than

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TV News

Batwoman, Supergirl Ratings See Huge Drop

Again in what comes as no surprise, but the Batwoman and Supergirl ratings continue to see huge drops. Following two weeks of repeats, both Batwoman and Supergirl are down from the previous episode numbers from Jan. 26, with Supergirl down significantly. Sunday’s episode of Batwoman, “Take Your Choice,” saw 848k viewers tune in, down 22k

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TV News

Doctor Who Ratings Abysmal as Chris Chibnall Returns For Third Season

Doctor Who ratings continue to be abysmal, with it also confirmed showrunner Chris Chibnall will be back for a third season. 13th Doctor Jodie Whittaker also previously confirmed she will be back for Season 13 as well. Sunday’s episode, “The Haunting Of Villa Diodati,” was only watched by 3.86 million viewers, which is right around

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