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‘The Exorcist’ Reboot Casts Linda Blair Replacement
The reboot of The Exorcist has cast the replacement for Linda Blair from the 1973 original movie with Lidya Jewett. Lidya Jewett will star in the film who is known for playing the young Nakia in Marvel’s Black Panther and for Netflix and Sam Raimi’s Nightbooks and the recently released Ivy + Bean. “So so so so SOOOO…
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Disney Plus Teases Loki Season 2, Mandalorian, Secret Invasion
Disney Plus and Hulu released a teaser for its upcoming slate of projects which includes a look at Loki Season 2, The Mandalorian Season 3, Secret Invasion, and more. Of the three only The Mandalorian Season 3 has a release date, which is March 1. From #TheMandalorian to #TinyBeautifulThings, there’s so much in store this…
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James Gunn Wanted To Direct ‘Superman: Legacy’; Casting Not Started Yet
No surprise here as James Gunn is the favorite and wanted to direct the new Superman: Legacy movie that will launch the DCU. Gunn has been writing the script since he and Peter Safran took over the DC films universe in November. Safran who also produces filled-in DC.com it’s hoped Gunn will direct Superman: Legacy.…
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DCU Logos Leak Online: Superman, Supergirl, Authority, More
From the press event held on Monday, an image from the meeting has leaked online providing a look at the James Gunn DC logos and timeline. I don’t believe the timeline is actually set in stone as I think Creature Commandos comes out first followed by Waller and then Superman: Legacy, but it’s still cool…
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Henry Cavill War Movie Adds Alan Ritchson, More
The Henry Cavill spy-thriller war movie, The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare, from Guy Ritchie and Jerry Bruckheimer adds to the cast with Alan Ritchson and more. Alan Ritchson is known for starring in Amazon’s Jack Reacher series and has Fast X and Ordinary Angels coming up, and recently played Hawk in DC’s Titans, played Rafael in TMNT,…
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Brie Larson Rumored For ‘Gears Of War’ Movie
Brie Larson might be joining the live-action Gears of War movie that is in development at Netflix which adapts the popular video games. The rumor has it that while Brie Larson is known for playing the superhero Captain Marvel, she might have an interest in something grittier. We can also add that Gears of War…
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Marvel’s ‘Hit-Monkey’ Renewed For Season 2 On Hulu
Marvel’s Hit-Monkey animated series has been renewed for Season 2 on the Hulu streaming service. The animated series made its debut in November of 2021 and is the only Marvel animated series to survive Kevin Feige’s Marvel TV cancellations which include the recently canceled MODOK animated series, Howard The Duck, and Tigra & Dazzler. Feige took over…
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Gal Gadot As Wonder Woman Revealed In ‘Shazam: Fury of the Gods’
Check out a look at Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in Shazam: Fury of the Gods from the new Japanese trailer. While the recent trailer seemed to only tease Wonder Woman, the Japanese trailer makes it clear it actually is Gal Gadot returning as the character, something previously speculated and rumored. Way back in March…
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‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 Shows Off Special Look And New Poster
With only a month to go before the release of The Mandalorian Season 3 on Disney Plus, Lucasfilm has released a new “Special Look” promo and debuted a new poster featuring Mando and Grogu. The new poster features Mando wielding the Darksaber atop his customized N-1 starfighter with an amazed Grogu looking on from the passenger compartment. The…
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LightningWorks Launches ‘Siege Worlds Zero’ First Interactive NFT Comic Book
I first wrote about this back in 2020 and now the first interactive NFT comic book from LightningWorks with Siege Worlds Zero has launched on the blockchain, which is associated with the DIVI cryptocurrency. Not only is Siege Worlds Zero the first interactive comic book NFT, but I also believe it’s the first original comic…
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James Mangold In Talks For ‘Swamp Thing’ Movie
Following yesterday’s big news, it’s reported that James Mangold is now in talks to direct the Swamp Thing movie which was announced as part of “Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters” of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DCU plans. According to Deadline, James Mangold is in very early talks and is circling to direct Swamp…
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Chris Pratt Favorite To Play Booster Gold For James Gunn
Chris Pratt is the favorite to play Booster Gold for James Gunn as part of the new DCU. Yesterday saw the news that James Gunn and Peter Safran are developing a Booster Gold series as part of their slate of TV projects for “Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters.” The official description for the series offers…
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Batman Prequel ‘Pennyworth’ Canceled At HBO Max
Say goodbye to the Batman prequel series, Pennyworth, after three seasons as the show has been canceled at HBO Max. Pennyworth first aired on Epix for two seasons and then was picked up with Season 3 on the HBO Max streaming service. Worth a mention is that the cancellation comes following yesterday’s big DC day…
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James Gunn Superman Poll: Trunks Or No Trunks?
Following yesterday’s big news, the co-head of the DCU asks for fan input regarding Superman having trunks via Twitter. Gunn is developing Superman: Legacy which will be a new take on the Man of Steel, featuring a younger actor playing a younger version of the character than the Henry Cavill version. Director Zack Snyder introduced…
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‘Transformers: EarthSpark’ Renewed For Season 2
Paramount Plus today announced the renewal of the original animated series Transformers: EarthSpark for a second season, which will follow the Malto family and Terrans on even higher stakes adventures packed with humor, heart and family. Beginning Friday, March 3, the next eight episodes of the first season will be available to stream in the U.S.…
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DC Has Been F’d Up Says James Gunn
James Gunn comes clean about why he wants to tackle the DC Universe and boldly says that the characters have been f’d up and that the history has been sh-t. Monday saw the new co-heads of the DCU, James Gunn and Peter Safran, get together with various members of the press where they announced their…
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Ezra Miller Could Return As The Flash
Today’s big DC presentation comes with the news that Ezra Miller isn’t quite done as The Flash and may even return to the role. Worth a mention is that Warner Bros. has invested over $200 million into The Flash movie, so if Ezra Miller is indeed done as the Scarlet Speedster, James Gunn and Peter…
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Fantastic Four Rumors Include Ryan Gosling, Keanu Reeves, Galactus, Silver Surfer
Not to be outdone by all of today’s DC news, a batch of Marvel rumors surrounding the Fantastic Four movie have made their way online via various scoopers and social media sites. All that currently is known is that the Fantastic Four movie is expected to be released on February 14, 2025, and that Matt…
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‘The Last Of Us’ Ratings Continue To Grow With Episode 3
The Last Of Us continues with its sky-high ratings as Sunday’s Episode 3 saw another uptick in viewership which follows the news that the series has quickly been renewed for Season 2. Episode 3 of The Last Of Us tallied 6.4 million viewers Sunday night, up an additional 12% from last week’s historic jump in viewership and…
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Green Lantern TV Series Features Hal Jordan And John Stewart
Tuesday’s DC announcement includes the news that the Green Lantern TV series will feature both Hal Jordan and John Stewart. At one time a movie was being developed featuring both characters, with a Green Lantern Corps HBO series also in development featuring Guy Gardner and Alan Scott. However, with James Gunn and Peter Safran taking…