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05/20/2020

Zack Snyder Will Release the ‘Snyder Cut’ of ‘Justice League’ on HBO Max

The Snyder Cut of #JusticeLeage is coming to HBO Max! It'll be put-up or shut-up time for the fans (and possibly trolls) who have long demanded #ReleaseTheSnyderCut. What can we demand next? A sequel to the Super Mario Bros. movie, perhaps?

The mythical, unreleased version of the 2017 superhero film “Justice League” will finally see the light of day on Warner Media’s HBO Max. After years of campaigning from talent an…

05/13/2020

‘New Mutants’ Set to Release in August

New Mutants feel more like Old Mutants at this point, with a release date 2+ years later than originally scheduled. Also -- I'll believe it when I see it.

Disney added “The New Mutants” back to its release calendar, setting the superhero adventure to debut in theaters on Aug. 8, 2020. The studio also moved “Ron’s Gone Wrong,&#…

05/12/2020

'Swamp Thing,' Canceled at DC Universe, Coming to The CW

Swamp Thing was uprooted from the DC Universe streaming service prematurely, but may yet blossom on the CW. The network will air season one, but, barring phenomenal ratings, a second season is still unlikely.

The younger-focused broadcaster has also acquired two more shows from the U.K. and Canada.

05/11/2020

Ryan Murphy Announces ‘American Horror Story’ Spinoff in the Works

American Horror Story is getting a spinoff! American Horror Stories will be a one-hour, self-contained episode. Think Black Mirror or Twilight Zone style storytelling.

Ryan Murphy is plotting to tell more horror stories of the American variety. The prolific producer announced via his Instagram that a “one hour contained” spinoff of his FX anthology se…

05/08/2020

'The Mandalorian': Temuera Morrison Returns to 'Star Wars' Universe to Play Boba Fett (Exclusive)

‪Boba Fett is confirmed for The Mandalorian season 2! And he’ll be played by the same actor who portrayed Jango Fett in the prequels.

The actor played the famed bounty hunter's father in 2002's 'Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.'

04/10/2020

AMC Sets ‘Friday Night In With The Morgans’ Talk Show With ‘Walking Dead’ Star

The Walking Dead apocalypse is on pause due to IRL apocalypse, but AMC hopes to keep fandom alive with a video chat show starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan from his upstate NY farm.

AMC has tapped “Walking Dead” star Jeffrey Dean Morgan to host a weekly talk show with his wife, actor Hilarie Burton Morgan, that will originate from the couple’s farm in upstate…

03/21/2020

ShoutFactoryTV : Watch What We Left Behind: Looking Back At Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Tractor-beamed to your home? The Star Trek DS9 documentary is free to watch via Shout Factory TV! You won't need a tachyon disturbance to go back to the 90s and relive this criminally overlooked gem of a series. http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/what-we-left-behind-looking-back-at-star-trek-deep-space-nine/5e5720a61a89ca000125a648

Ira Steven Behr explores the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).

03/14/2020

‘The Batman’ Shuts Down Production For Two Weeks Due to Coronavirus

Coronavirus has defeated The Batman. It didn't even have to say "Martha".

“The Batman” is the latest movie to shut down production over the coronavirus. Following the news that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson attracted the coronavirus during the “Elvis Presle…

02/26/2020

'American Horror Story' season 10 cast confirmed: Macaulay Culkin, Sarah Paulson, more

‪Macaulay Culkin joins American Horror Story! He won’t be alone; many AHS alums are confirmed to come home for season 10. Let’s hope Joe Pesci is the next announcement.

The next surprise addition to the still-growing American Horror Story cinematic universe has been unveiled: Macaulay Culkin. The Home Alone…

02/22/2020

A Game of Thrones alum is joining The Witcher! Kristofer Hivju, aka Tormund, goes beyond the wall for season 2 of the Netflix series.

02/11/2020

Altered Carbon

Altered Carbon is resurrected! See Anthony Mackie in the first full trailer for Netflix's sci-fi action/thriller's return. Also - do yourself a favor and watch (or rewatch) season one before 2/27/2020. After all, you only live once.

No body forgets. #AlteredCarbon. Season 2. 2/27/2020.

02/05/2020

Altered Carbon

If you missed Altered Carbon season 1 on Netflix, now is the perfect time to binge it. Season 2 hits on Feb 27th, and, if it is half as good as the first season, it's going to be out-of-this-world.

They say we have conquered death - then why can we never escape it? 2.27.20 #AlteredCarbon

01/25/2020

‘Howard the Duck,’ ‘Tigra & Dazzler’ Animated Marvel Shows Not Moving Forward at Hulu

Marvel is killing Howard the Duck...'s Hulu series. The previously announced animated series, along with Tigra & Dazzler, are being canned. MODOK and Hit Monkey are moving forward (for now), but the 4-series crossover The Offenders is dead by association.

Marvel Television’s remaining slate continues to dwindle. Variety has confirmed that the animated shows “Howard the Duck” and “Tigra & Dazzler” — two of four…

01/24/2020

Obi-Wan Kenobi Series at Disney Plus Loses Writer, Seeks to Overhaul Scripts

I have a bad feeling about this.

Pre-production on the Obi-Wan Kenobi-focused TV series in the works at Disney Plus has been put on hold as the streamer and Lucasfilm look to overhaul early scripts and find new writers, sources te…

01/18/2020

‘Better Call Saul’ Renewed for 6th and Final Season at AMC

Better Call Saul ... while you can! The Breaking Bad prequel been renewed for a 6th and final season ahead of its February 23rd season 5 premiere.

“Better Call Saul” has been renewed for season a sixth and final season at AMC. The final season will be 13 episodes and will go into production later this year and air in 2021. News th…

01/13/2020

IGN

Sony’s Spider-verse is happening whether Marvel fans want it to or not, and this Morbius trailer shows how it may tie into the MCU proper. Does it make you feel more or less confident in Sony’s Spidey films?

The first trailer for Morbius is here!

After you’ve taken your first bite, stick around for our exclusive interview with Jared Leto himself.

01/08/2020

Jonathan Kasdan Confirms Start of Willow Series - ComingSoon.net

‪A Willow series is being developed for Disney Plus! Do you have fond memories of George Lucas’s fantasy movie, or did it skip your generation?

We've heard the rumors, but now we have an official word from Jonathan Kasdan that pre-production on a Willow series for Disney+ is definitely underway!

01/06/2020

Exclusive: Christian Bale in Talks to Join 'Thor: Love and Thunder'

Christian Bale in the MCU!? The former Batman is in talks to join Marvel’s Thor sequel, but as who???

Oscar winner Christian Bale is in talks to join Chris Hemsworth in Marvel's Thor: Love and Thunder, Collider has exclusively learned.

01/06/2020

New Mutants

‪Is New Mutants actually being released!? 2 years after its original April 2018 release date, the last of Fox’s pre-Disney X-Men universe / mutant movies may see the light of day.‬

out with the old.

12/24/2019

DreamWorks "Screwed Up:" Why Cult Classic 'Galaxy Quest' Wasn't a Bigger Hit

‪Galaxy Quest is 20 years old, and, as beloved as it is, it could have been much bigger. Here’s how it came to be and how the studio dropped the ball.

Twenty years after the meta sci-fi movie hit theaters, director Dean Parisot and stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Justin Long look back at censored scenes, and reveal the apology Jeffrey Katzenberg issued over the film's lackluster marketing: "They didn’t seem particularly interested in what ...

12/18/2019

'Penny Dreadful' first look: Natalie Dormer descends upon the 'City of Angels'

Game of Thrones is dead, but Natalie Dormer returns in the Penny Dreadful revival! Here's a first look at her in City of Angels.

Dormer portrays Magda, a shape-shifting demon and "agent of chaos" in 1930s Los Angeles.

12/18/2019

Happy 30th birthday to The Simpsons! Stickin’ it to the man since December 17, 1989.

12/16/2019

‘Star Trek: Picard’ Renewed for Season 2 at CBS All Access

Star Trek: Picard has been renewed for season two -- and season one doesn't even premiere until January 23, 2020! That's one way to make it so.

Patrick Stewart’s return as Captain Picard isn’t going to be a one-season affair. CBS All Access has renewed “Star Trek: Picard” for a second season, over a month before its…

12/13/2019

Happy Friday the 13th!

12/09/2019

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters: Afterlife wants to prove that there's life after franchise death. Does the trailer win you over? Is it too Stranger Things or just enough Stranger Things?

Everything happens for a reason. Watch the new trailer for #Ghostbusters: Afterlife, in theaters next summer.

11/29/2019

You can have this one, Hollywood. Just make it happen.

11/25/2019

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead's next spinoff hits next year. Does this teaser make you want to spend more time in 'The Walking Dead Universe'? Or maybe return, if you haven't watched the core show in recent seasons?

Get ready to see the #TWDUniverse get bigger with TWDWorldBeyond coming this spring.

11/24/2019

Klingon Pop Warrior - yIbuSQo' (Let It Go)

You have not experienced Frozen's 'Let It Go' until you have heard it in the original Klingon.

This track is from the album Warrior Woman and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/theklingonpopwarrior1 Track 4 of Warrior Woman! This song is used with permission. T

11/20/2019

Noah Hawley to Write and Direct Next ‘Star Trek’ Movie

A new Star Trek movie is boldly going forward! Fargo and Legion creator Noah Hawley is set to write and direct, and the reboot cast is expected to return.

“Fargo” and “Legion” creator Noah Hawley has been tapped to write and direct the next installment of the “Star Trek” franchise, sources tell Variety. Though plot…

11/20/2019

The X-Men

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‪The X-Men Animated Series is on Disney+ BUT the episodes are in the wrong order. Here’s a guide to help you binge the right way.

11/06/2019

James Dean Reborn in CGI for Vietnam War Action-Drama (Exclusive)

James Dean is coming back to life -- and it was inevitable. The actor, deceased since 1955, will be fully recreated in CGI from existing footage and photos with his family's blessing and another actor's voice (imitation?). If that isn't insulting, how about the fact that he's only the second lead? "You resurrected me for second billing?!"

The cultural icon, who died in 1955, will return to the screen via CGI using actual footage and photos for 'Finding Jack.'

10/30/2019

‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Series ‘House of the Dragon’ Ordered at HBO

The 'Game of Thrones' prequel that IS moving forward is called 'House of the Dragon' set 300 years before GoT. HBO has made a 10 episode straight-to-series order and its co-showrunner has directed GoT episodes Hardhome, Battle of the Bastards, and Winds of Winter.

The world of “Game of Thrones” will live on at HBO. A prequel series based on the “Game of Thrones” companion book “Fire & Blood” has been ordered straight-to-series at the premium …

10/29/2019

'Game of Thrones': Naomi Watts-Led Prequel Dead at HBO

‪The Game of Thrones spinoff starring Naomi Watts has been killed by HBO! A pilot was shot, but it won’t move forward. A second prequel set closer to the events of Thrones is still being developed, but isn’t as far along.

Jane Goldman's pilot was filmed over the summer and will not be moving forward.

10/29/2019

'Star Wars' Shocker: 'Game of Thrones' Duo Quits Planned Trilogy

'Game of Thrones' producers Weiss & Benioff were set to produce a new 'Star Wars' trilogy, but are supposedly too busy to move forward. Do you think backlash to the final season of Thrones and backlash Rian Johnson got for 'Last Jedi' encouraged their retreat? https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-shocker-game-thrones-duo-quits-planned-trilogy-1250666

The pair were set to produce the 2022 film, the first to come after this year's 'Rise of Skywalker.'

10/28/2019

‘Superman and Lois’ Starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch in the Works at CW

A Superman series is flying ahead at CW! It's still in development, but would star Tyler Hoechlin as the Man of Steel.

The CW is developing a series about Superman and Lois Lane starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch. The potential series would follow the world’s most famous super hero and comic books’ most …