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Disney Rebooting ‘Flight Of The Navigator’ With Female Lead and Bryce Dallas Howard
Disney is rebooting the classic 1986 movie, Flight Of The Navigator, for Disney Plus but with a female lead which will have Bryce Dallas Howard on board as the director and producer. Deadline describes the flick as “a reimagining” of the original which is a big-time fan-favorite movie. No casting announcement has been made as of yet for…
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Anthony Mackie Starring in ‘Twisted Metal’ Series
Anthony Mackie will be starring in Sony’s Twisted Metal series, which is based on the popular video games of the same name. The details include that the high-octane comedy series featuring an original take has been written by Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Mackie will play the lead role of John Doe in…
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The Batman: Colin Farrell Penguin Spinoff Series In the Works
A Penguin spinoff series from The Batman expected to star Colin Farrell is in the works for HBO Max with Matt Reeves attached to the project. The project is said to be in the early stages of development and is described as a “Scarface-like” series about the rise of the Penguin character. Colin Farrell is…
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Venom 2 Early Reactions Are In: ‘Carnage and Perfect Chaos!’
Sony Pictures held an early screening for Venom 2 in London where the reactions have hit social media, and they are overwhelmingly positive. Check out the reactions below which come from Twitter. Sony also recently announced they bumped up the release date for Venom 2 by two weeks because they are confident in the market…
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Marvel Zombies Live-Action Coming To MCU Says Mark Millar
A live-action version of Marvel Zombies is again rumored for the MCU, which follows the recent episode of the What If…? animated series on Disney Plus; however, the source happens to be a bit more credible. Mark Millar, the comic book creator who actually came up with the idea for Marvel Zombies and who is…
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She-Ra Live-Action Headed To Amazon Not Netflix
A She-Ra live-action series is headed to Amazon Prime and not Netflix, which is where the recent animated series aired. It’s also learned the She-Ra live-action series will have nothing to do with the Netflix animated series, though DreamWorks Animation is executive producing the Amazon series which produced the Netflix series. Variety reports the new She-Ra series is…
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Spider-Man: Andrew Garfield Says Leak Is Fake
Earlier this week saw an alleged set video leak online (watch below) from Spider-Man: No Way Home featuring Andrew Garfield but once again the actor is denying anything to do with the movie. Andrew Garfield appeared on Jimmy Fallon last night where Fallon asked about the leak. “I’m not sure about that,” said Garfield with…
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Netflix Adapting ‘Grendel’ Dark Horse Comic Book
Netflix has greenlit Grendel, an all-new series based on the masked vigilante from the popular, award-winning Matt Wagner/Dark Horse comic books. Based on Matt Wagner’s groundbreaking comic book series, Grendel follows Hunter Rose, a gifted fencer, writer and assassin as, seeking to avenge the death of a lost love, he goes to war with New…
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Tom Welling, Brendan Fraser’s ‘Professionals’ Picked Up By The CW
Professionals, starring Tom Welling who is known for Smallville, Brendan Fraser who is known for The Mummy and Doom Patrol, and Elena Anaya, has been picked up by The CW. The series has already aired in various international markets and will make its way to the U.S. via The CW. Per the official announcement below, The Professionals…
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Superman, Batman, Injustice 3 Revealed From Nvidia GeForce Now Leaks
Leaks reported to have been uncovered from Nvidia GeForce Now servers offer reveals for potential video games involving a Superman “Man of Steel” game, Batman games, Injustice 3, Mortal Kombat 12, and lots more. An Nvidia GeForce Now user posted an article on Medium about how he “unlocked” an apparent bunch of names which may include the…
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Indiana Jones: Phoebe Waller-Bridge ‘Could’ Replace Harrison Ford
Back in April, I said Phoebe Waller-Bridge will likely be the woke replacement for Harrison Ford as the new Indiana Jones, and now more of the same is being reported. The UK’s Daily Mail reports: “Phoebe Waller-Bridge could replace Harrison Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones after starring alongside him in next year’s film”: Now Phoebe Waller-Bridge is…
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‘Shang-Chi’ Box Office Performing Better Than Expected
Shang-Chi has better legs than Black Widow, if you can believe it (that’s a joke), as the flick continues performing better at the box office than the estimates. It was initially estimated by Deadline that the second-weekend box office for Shang-Chi would come in at $31.8 million, but the site has since changed their article…
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Megan Fox Poison Ivy Rumors Fake; Shows Off ‘The Expendables’ 4 Body
Megan Fox wowed the VMAs on Sunday where it became rumored the actress wants to play the Batman villain, Poison Ivy, and fans also got a look at her body for The Expendables 4. Regarding Poison Ivy, who has yet to appear in the DC films, social media quickly lit up with an image allegedly…
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Disney Plus ‘Hawkeye’ Trailer Is Here Starring Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld
Marvel Studios has released the Hawkeye trailer for the Disney Plus streaming service that is coming to the Disney Plus streaming service starring Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld. Watch below! “This holiday season, the best gifts come with a bow. Watch the new trailer for Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye, and start streaming the Original Series November…
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‘Shang-Chi’ Second Weekend Box Office Numbers Are In
Marvel fans have been biting their nail in regards to the second-weekend numbers surrounding Shang-Chi, as the movie is on the brink of bombing big time at the box office, especially with it recently learned the flick more than likely won’t have a release in China, a key territory for the MCU and the second-largest…
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Eternals Getting Same ‘Experimental’ Release As Shang-Chi
Disney confirms that Eternals will have a similar release that Shang-Chi is currently going through, which Disney CEO Bob Chapek previously described as “experimental” and which set off star Simu Liu. Following Black Widow getting released in theaters and on the Disney Plus streaming service at the same time, today Disney announced its remaining 2021 schedule…
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Marvel Announces New Release Dates For Untitled MCU Movies
Marvel Studios via Disney has announced new release dates for four more untitled MCU films. Joining three previous release dates for 2023 untitled movies, now four more will be released in 2024, bringing the total to seven untitled MCU flicks: July 28, 2023 October 6, 2023 November 3, 2023 February 16, 2024 May 3, 2024 July…
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‘Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ Gameplay Trailer Shows Wolverine vs Sabretooth
2K Games has released a 20-minute gameplay trailer for the upcoming Marvel’s Midnight Suns video game by developer Firaxis Games. Per the previous rumors, players can’t play as the popular Marvel characters, but play as a newly created protagonist for the game, The Hunter, which is described as “the first customizable original hero in the Marvel Universe.”…
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‘Halloween Kills’ Now Getting Theater and Peacock Streaming Release
Universal Pictures has announced that Halloween Kills will now be released in theaters and on the Peacock streaming service at the same time. “This Halloween, Michael comes home. In Theaters & Streaming Only on @peacockTV October 15,” tweeted the flick’s official Twitter account. This Halloween, Michael comes home. In Theaters & Streaming Only on @peacockTV…
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‘Shang-Chi, Eternals’ China Release In Doubt Following Controversies
It is reported that both Shang-Chi and Eternals will not get released in China, a key territory for Marvel, the number two market in the world, which is due to controversies surrounding Simu Liu and Chloe Zhao. Minus China, Shang-Chi will certainly bomb and become one of, if not the lowest-performing Marvel movie at the…