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‘Lanterns’ First Look At Kyle Chandler & Aaron Pierre
James Gunn lets loose an official first look at the Lanterns series, which is now filming, with an image of Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart. “Excited that #Lanterns is now in production. DC Studios’ new show for @HBO and Max, from creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, & @TomKingTK, starring…
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Gene Hackman, Known For Superman, Found Dead With Wife
Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor known for The French Connection, Unforgiven, and for playing Lex Luthor in the Superman movies has died at 95. His wife, Betsy Arakawa, 63, was also found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. No Foul Play Suspected Authorities responded to their residence on Wednesday afternoon. The Santa…
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The Odyssey: First-Look Set Pics Include Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal
Christopher Nolan continues filming his big epic movie, The Odyssey, overseas, where set pics show Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal, Nolan himself, and more. We get the pics from a fan account on X that shares a look at the actors involved, along with images of the ancient Greek setting. Matt Damon, sporting a…
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Michelle Trachtenberg Dies at 39, Known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Michelle Trachtenberg, best known for her role as Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died at the age of 39. Found Unresponsive in New York City Police responded to a 911 call Wednesday morning at a luxury residential building in Midtown Manhattan. Officers found Trachtenberg unconscious and unresponsive. Paramedics pronounced her dead at…
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The Boys Season 5 Teases Jared Padalecki ‘Supernatural’ Reunion With Jensen Ackles
The Boys Season 5 teases the “Supernatural” reunion between Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in a new video posted to social media. Jensen Ackles has already been a part of the show playing Soldier Boy. Last summer saw Padalecki confirm his debut in The Boys. His role is unknown. “I’m going to go play in Kripke’s…
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Doctor Who Canceled At Disney+ Claim Rumors: No Season 3
Users on X are claiming that Doctor Who has already been canceled at Disney+ and that following the release of Season 2, there will be no Season 3. Update: Rumors claim Disney is demanding the removal of showrunner Russell T Davies. On Wednesday, Disney+ announced the Season 2 premiere date set for a release on…
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New Wonder Woman Cancellation Details: Sounds Woke
New details have emerged about the Wonder Woman video game, including a possible reason for its cancellation—and it might be because the game was going to be woke AF. Warner Bros. already lost $200 million due to the failure of the woke Suicide Squad game, so it’s likely they didn’t want to make the same…
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Reports Kathleen Kennedy Is Exiting Lucasfilm ‘May Be Jumping The Gun’
Following the big news that Kathleen Kennedy is supposed to exit Star Wars and Lucasfilm and retire by the end of 2025, it’s now claimed those reports could be in error. What’s now said about Kennedy? The latest comes from CNN of all places that says, “But reports that Kathleen Kennedy will retire at the…
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Kevin Feige to Replace Kathleen Kennedy? Star Wars Insider Weighs In
Last night saw the big news hit that Kathleen Kennedy plans on stepping down and retiring from Lucasfilm and Star Wars by the end of the year. Update: Kennedy officially responds and confirms her exit but says she is not retiring. While it has not officially been announced, that hasn’t stopped speculation about who could…
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Wonder Woman Video Game Canceled Amid WB Closing Studios, MultiVersus
The Wonder Woman video game that has been in development since at least 2021 has officially been canceled. Warner Bros. confirmed the cancellation amid the announcement it is closing three of its gaming studios, which includes the developers behind the MultiVersus video game. Reports have offered that Warner Bros. Gaming already dumped $100 million into…
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Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Returning to Theaters For 20th Anniversary
Episode III is coming back to the big screen for a limited one-week run, including its first-ever 4DX release. Theatrical Re-Release Details Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith will return to theaters on April 25, 2025, marking the 20th anniversary of the film’s debut. The re-release will run for one week in select theaters across…
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Jon Bernthal Back As Punisher In Marvel Disney+ Special
Ahead of next week’s big Daredevil: Born Again premiere, it turns out those rumors are right, and that Jon Bernthal will also be back as The Punisher in a Marvel Disney+ special, described as a standalone show. What are the details for The Punisher special? Via THR, Jon Bernthal is co-writing the special with Reinaldo…
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William Shatner ‘Approached To Resurrect Kirk’ In Star Trek Return
William Shatner may be preparing to boldly return where no man has returned before (well, maybe a few). The 93-year-old legend revealed that he’s been approached to resurrect Captain Kirk, proving that not even death—or a pile of rocks—can keep a Starfleet captain down. What did William Shatner say? Shatner confirmed to his 2.4 million…
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Marvel Cancels Black Panther Spinoff
Marvel’s shift in priorities includes canceling the planned Black Panther live-action spinoff series, which was set to focus on Okoye, played by Danai Gurira. Word once again comes from Marvel’s Brad Winderbaum who recently confirmed Moon Knight has also been canceled and won’t get a second season. “I think fans of Okoye are going to be…
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Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker Blames Boys For Show Failure
With Doctor Who having been a massive failure since the introduction of the 13th Doctor, in a tale that is quickly becoming as old as time itself, Jodie Whittaker blames fans for the show’s failure. Under showrunner Chris Chibnall and with Whittaker as the Timelord, Doctor Who‘s viewership plummeted. The downward trend continued with the…
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Star Wars Chief Kathleen Kennedy Set to Exit Lucasfilm in 2025
After a turbulent 13-year tenure, Kathleen Kennedy has told Disney, along with friends and colleagues, that she plans to step down as Lucasfilm president by year’s end. Update: Kennedy officially responds and confirms her exit but says she is not retiring. Kathleen Kennedy’s Departure from Lucasfilm Kennedy’s exit aligns with Disney CEO Bob Iger’s planned…
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Daredevil: Born Again: First Reactions Are In
A week prior to the big two-episode premiere of Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+, the first reactions are in and have hit social media. They happen to be super positive, which fits with Daredevil: Born Again getting retooled to make it more in line with the popular Marvel Netflix series, perhaps even surpassing it. Daredevil:…
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Fire Marvel’s Kevin Feige? Deadpool Creator Rob Liefeld Thinks So
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld takes to social media to again blast Kevin Feige offering that the head of Marvel should be fired. Some context: Liefeld is butting heads with Marvel over their alleged treatment of him regarding getting a credit on the Deadpool & Wolverine movie and at the premiere. Long story short is that…
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He-Man Movie Teases First Look At Nicholas Galitzine With Power Sword
Amazon Studios has released a first look teaser image from the Masters of the Universe live-action movie of Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man with the Power Sword. “After several months of intense training, I’m thrilled to share that we’re officially in production on #MastersOfTheUniverse,” posted Galitzine on Instagram. “Our director Travis Knight has assembled the most incredible…
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DCU Slate Updates: Batman, Avengers: Endgame-style culmination, More
James Gunn and Peter Safran did indeed have a DCU press event, and it was held on Friday. Now the various media invited to the event have posted their articles. The pair revealed they intend to release two live-action movies and one animated DC film per year. The plan is to also release two-live action…