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Ben Affleck Signs On For New Netflix Movie
Don’t expect The Batman to start filming any time soon, at least starring Ben Affleck. THR reports that Ben Affleck has signed on to star along with Star Wars actor Oscar Isaac for the Netflix movie formerly known as Triple Frontier, a crime drama that is now in pre-production. Triple Frontier centers on five friends whose loyalties are…
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Ryan Reynolds Makes Fun Of Green Lantern
Ryan Reynolds takes another jab at Green Lantern. The Deadpool actor took to Instagram to make fun of the Green Lantern mask. “Early prototype for the Green Lantern mask. People could tell it was an old tissue, so we went with a CGI version,” Ryan Reynolds said. The image shows Ryan Reynolds with tissues over…
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Elisabeth Moss Joins DC Vertigo Movie “The Kitchen”
WB continues moving forward on their DC Comics Vertigo adaptation of The Kitchen by adding Elisabeth Moss. The Kitchen is an Irish mafia story set in Hell’s Kitchen, New York in the 1970s, and is described as: an FBI sweep catches mob leaders, and while they are under arrest and their criminal enterprise is jeopardized, the mob…
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Image Comics: “Stellar” Blasts Off This June
Writer Joseph Keatinge (GLORY, SHUTTER) and legendary artist Bret Blevins (New Mutants, Sleepwalker) team up for the spacefaring series STELLAR—created by Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri—this June from Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment. Stellar was taken as a child and transformed into the ultimate weapon, one that would end an intergalactic war. She succeeded…at everything except finding peace.…
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Matt Ryan Back As Constantine
Matt Ryan will be playing Constantine as a series regular on The CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 4. The actor recently appeared on Legends of Tomorrow and will appear in the Season 3 finale. The CW has yet to renew Legends of Tomorrow Season 4, but the series is expected back. Matt Ryan first played…
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Russo Bros. Tease Thanos Poster
Thanos assembles! Check out a new poster for The Avengers: Infinity War which features the Mad Titan Thanos! I suppose this is some sort of throwback poster as apparently a young Gamora is hold holding the hand of Thanos (lol)! It’s also similar to the Logan poster with a young X-23 holding the hand of Wolverine. The…
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Black Panther Passes Captain America: Civil War
There is no stopping Black Panther. The Ryan Coogler-directed film has now passed Captain America: Civil War at the worldwide box office to become the fourteenth best release of all time. Black Panther has a current worldwide box office gross of $1,182.5 billion to Captain America: Civil War‘s $1,153.3 billion. Black Panther is also the #2 MCU movie…
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RIP Toys R Us
Last month saw the news that toy sales for Star Wars were exceptionally down, and with Toys R Us filing for bankruptcy back in September of 2017, it’s now learned the world’s largest toy store is closing its doors. This past Thursday saw Toys R Us confirm it has plans to close all of its…
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Watch Star Wars: The Last Jedi With Only John Williams’ Music Score
Director Rian Johnson has took to Twitter to announce that the digital release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi will feature a version of the movie featuring only the John Williams music score. That’s right! It means all the dialogue and sound effects have been removed, so you can watch with only the music playing. In…
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The Matrix Is Getting 4K Blu-Ray Release
Enter The Matrix in 4K! Warner Bros. is releasing The Matrix on 4K UltraHD on May 22. The Matrix in 4K is from a new scan of the original camera negative and is the first remaster of the film in nearly 15 years. The 4K UHD remaster was also supervised by the film’s director of photography,…
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New Han Solo International Posters
Disney released five new posters for Han Solo. Check out the international versions below featuring Han Solo, Chewy, Lando and Qi’Ra, with the group poster also featuring Woody Harrelson’s Tobias Beckett. Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy.…
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Captain Marvel Movie Loses DeWanda Wise
Back in January saw it reported that DeWana Wise was cast in the Captain Marvel movie in an unknown role, with some fans thinking Monica Rambeau. Now Deadline reports the DeWana Wise has exited the movie, which has already started filming. According to the report, the reason for DeWana Wise leaving the Captain Marvel movie is due to scheduling…
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DC Hanna-Barbera Crossover
DC Comics announces a new crossover with the Hanna-Barbera characters. Four one-shots will be released featuring Aquaman and Jabberjaw, Black Lightning and Hong Kong Phooey, The Flash and Speed Buggy, and Superson and Dynomutt. Check out the info and art: THE WORLDS OF DC AND HANNA-BARBERA COLLIDE AGAIN ON MAY 30! Four New One-Shots Team…
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Wrinkle in Time Director Helming New Gods Movie For DC
It’s learned a new DC movie is in development with New Gods. Deadline reports A Wrinkle In Time director Ava DuVernay will direct the New Gods movie, which looks to be standalone as it’s said to have no connection to the other DC worlds being exploited for film. New Gods marks DC’s second movie IP being directed by…
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Video Compares Godzilla Sizes
With the new Godzilla movie coming out soon enough, check out a cool comparison video going over the different sizes of the King of the Monsters. YouTuber Filmcore posted the following “EVOLUTION of GODZILLA: Size Comparison” video. Below is also the Godzilla size infographic that reveals the current largest Godzilla of all time is from the…
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Tom Payne Wants To Play Wolverine
The Walking Dead‘s Jesus wants to play Wolverine! Speaking with TV Guide, Tom Payne says he thinks he would make a great Wolverine. “Wolverine is actually like 5’1″, or 5’2″ or something,” says Payne. “And Hugh [Jackman], he was brilliant, but he was much, much, much bigger. If they did recast the Wolverine part, I’d…
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The Walking Dead Crossover Will Be In Theaters
AMC announces the upcoming crossover between The Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead will screen in movie theaters for one night only on April 15th. Check out the full announcement: ‘SURVIVAL SUNDAY: THE WALKING DEAD & FEAR THE WALKING DEAD’ EXCLUSIVE FAN EVENT IN U.S. CINEMAS ON APRIL 15 ONLY CELEBRATING THE HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED SERIES…
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Luke Cage Season 2: Annabella Sciorra Cast
Marvel’s Luke Cage casts Annabella Sciorra as Rosalie Carbone. Marvel Television and Netflix announced Sciorra will play Rosalie Carbone, a dangerous downtown criminal underworld power player with an eye, and an agenda, toward Harlem. Sciorra joins returning cast members Mike Colter (Luke Cage), Simone Missick (Misty Knight), Alfre Woodard (Mariah Dillard), and Theo Rossi (Hernan ‘Shades’ Alvarez).…
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Ant-Man vs Hulkbuster Funko Short
Ant-Man takes on Hulkbuster Iron Man in a new Funko Marvel short! Check out “Marvel Funko Presents: Big Robot Little Problem” below! When Ultron gains possession of the Hulkbuster at Avengers HQ, Ant-Man proves that size doesn’t matter – it’s how you use it. The Marvel Funko shorts include story and animation by A Large Evil…
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Marvel Comics Announces Return of X-23
Marvel Comics continues to fix things, with their latest announcement being the return of X-23 as Laura Kinney drops the Wolverine name and returns to being X-23! Check out details and art on the new X-23 #1 coming in July: X-23 RETURNS THIS SUMMER Mariko Tamaki and Juann Cabal pop the claws! This July,…