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X-Men: Dark Phoenix Trailer Pokes Fun At Marvel’s MCU
Last night saw Fox Studios release the new X-Men: Dark Phoenix trailer, which happens to feature what looks to be a scene poking fun at Marvel and the Disney-Fox deal. The scene features the X-Men captured with the bad guys dressed wearing “MCU” logos, which just might imply Disney and Kevin Feige’ Marvel Cinematic Universe. The MCU does…
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The Flash Getting Ready For Take Off
We get a hint of when the Ezra Miller The Flash will movie will get made, which looks to be at least within two years. The details come from the announcement that an executive at New Line Cinemas has left to form his own production company, which sees him become a producer on The Flash…
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Aquaman 2 Rumored To Feature New Team of Heroes
Following yesterday’s announcement from Warner Bros. that Aquaman 2 has a release date, now a rumor hits the net offering the sequel may feature a new team of heroes. According to The Aquaverse on Twitter, Aquaman 2 will feature The Others, who in the DC comics is a mysterious group of heroes that Arthur Curry was…
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CW ‘Lost Boys’ Replaces Frog Brothers With Sisters
Additional casting for The CW The Lost Boy series reveals that the fan-favorite characters from the first movie, the Frog Brothers, have been dropped in favor of the Frog Sisters. The original 1987 movie starred Corey Feldman as Edgar Frog with Jamison Newlander as Alan Frog, who worked at a comic book shop and knew…
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The Walking Dead Getting Third Spinoff Series
Amid low ratings and losing various star actors, AMC announces it is expanding the brand with a third spinoff series for The Walking Dead. The news came in an AMC investors conference call, but CEO Josh Sapan wouldn’t elaborate on the third zombie series only offering the spinoff is in “active development,” and he wouldn’t…
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Brendan Fraser Was Almost Superman
Currently, the star of the DC Universe Doom Patrol series, fan-favorite actor Brendan Fraser lets it be known he nearly played Superman. Fraser says he auditioned for the role of the Man of Steel in the defunct Brett Ratner and J.J. Abrams Superman: Flyby that eventually became Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns. “I auditioned for Superman.…
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Game of Thrones: Who Will Take The Iron Throne Posters
With the Game of Thrones final season right around the corner, HBO releases twenty character images teasing who will take the Iron Throne. Any guesses? The posters feature: Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham), Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright), Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), Greyworm (Jacob…
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Rambo 5 Gets Release Date
Lionsgate announces the release date for Rambo 5, which sees Sylvester Stallone returning as the titular character, with September 20, 2019. The movie is described as: When the daughter of one of his friends is kidnapped, Rambo (Stallone) — who has been working on a ranch — crosses the U.S.-Mexico border and quickly finds himself…
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Captain Marvel’s Brie Larson Is Allergic To Cats
With the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly now out, it is learned that Captain Marvel star Brie Larson is actually allergic to cats, which is ironic as some fans are jokingly referring to the character as “Captain Cat Lady.” Larson fills in the magazine on her unfortunate cat allergy, “It became this joke because the…
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X-Men Dies In Dark Phoenix Trailer (Spoiler)
Fox Studios is pulling out all the stops as the new Dark Phoenix trailer is confirmed to kill off a major X-Men character, in addition to, of course, a huge actor. While I watched the trailer I simply thought the character got blasted back, but it is confirmed that when Jean Grey blasts Mystique, the…
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Dean Cain Says Black Panther Can Be White; Reacts To Michael B. Jordan Superman
Dean Cain slams a recent article which questioned if Superman needs to be white, which conveniently omitted him, by replying on Twitter, “Ummmmm… really? You’re about 25 years too late.” The actor played Superman in the ABC series Lois and Clark from 1993 to 1997 and happens to be of mixed race as he was…
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Will Smith Exits James Gunn’s Suicide Squad 2
It is being reported that Will Smith is not expected to return as Deadshot for Suicide Squad 2 that is being written and directed by James Gunn, which means the sequel is losing one of its potential biggest stars. Variety offers that scheduling is to blame for Will Smith leaving Gunn’s Suicide Squad, with it…
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Godzilla: King of The Monsters Reveals New Kaiju
A new kaiju stands revealed in the prequel comic book from Legendary for Godzilla: King of The Monsters. While its identity is currently unknown, it does look very similar to the MUTO monsters from the first movie, so perhaps it is related or even evolved. Godzilla: Aftershock is the name of the upcoming graphic novel that is…
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Avengers: Endgame Predicted To Set Box Office Record
Despite problems with Captain Marvel, the good news is that The Avengers: Endgame is so far unscathed as it is projected the sequel to Infinity War will set a box office record. Bloomberg points out that Researcher Exhibitor Relations predicts The Avengers: Endgame will have a $282 million open weekend, topping the $258 million mark set…
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Justice League Dead Confirms WB Boss
Last month saw the chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, Toby Emmerich, offer they are less focused on a Justice League shared universe, and now WB head honcho Kevin Tsujihara offers more of the same confirming it’s all not connected. Tsujihara fills in the LA Times that the DC “universe isn’t as connected as we…
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Birds of Prey ‘Justice League’ Batman Easter Egg Revealed
Birds Of Prey set images have hit the net connecting to a Justice League Easter Egg related to the fight between Batman and the Parademon in connection to Black Mask. Recent set images for Birds of Prey feature a truck crashing through a gate that has a logo for the Janus Corp., which in the comics is…
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Disney Villains Coming To Disney-Plus Streaming Service
In addition to developing its Marvel and Star Wars brands, it is learned a “Disney Villains” series is coming to the Disney Plus streaming service. It is reported Disney is moving forward with Book of Enchantment, an adaptation of the “Villains” book series by Serena Valentino featuring some of Disney’s most popular villains that tease…
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X-Men Back At Marvel In Two Weeks
It’s learned that with Brazil recently approving the Disney-Fox merger that the deal is expected to formally go through in the first half of March, which means the X-Men and Fantastic Four characters will be back at Marvel in the next couple of weeks. “Brazilian regulators have approved Disney’s $71.3 billion acquisition of most of 21st…
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Mortal Kombat 11 Johnny Cage Reveal Trailer
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios today released a new Mortal Kombat 11 gameplay trailer featuring fan-favorite classic character, Johnny Cage. The brash action star and martial artist returns with an older and wiser mindset but still remains quick with his trademark snark and won’t let anyone forget he’s still number one. Cage now…
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Captain Marvel Undergoing PR Nightmare: Samuel L. Jackson Fuels Fire
More bad news for Captain Marvel as it is reported the film is undergoing a “public relations nightmare,” with further problems coming from Samuel L. Jackson’s comments about President Trump. Following the controversial “white dudes” comments made by the film’s star, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson follows those up with comments likening President Trump to…