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BLACK LIGHTNING Shifting to Monday Nights, LEGENDS OF TOMORROW Heading for Big Hiatus
The CW has announced its midseason schedule for early 2019, and it includes a couple big changes for the network’s DC slate. Black Lightning will be moving from Tuesday nights to Mondays at 9 PM EST, beginning on January 21st, after the midseason return of Arrow. This marks the first schedule change for the show, which has occupied the Tuesdays at 9 slot for its first season and a half. The Mondays at 9 slot has been held by Legends of Tomorrow, so what will that show do for midseason? Well, after its midseason finale in December, the show will be on hiatus until April. It will return to its…
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VENOM Sets Record-Breaking Opening in China, Nears $700 Million Worldwide
Venom is still going strong, and this weekend, it finally opened in China, where it has had a record-breaking opening weekend. The Sony Marvel movie is opening with an estimated $111 million, which is one of the biggest movie debuts in China’s history. It is the second biggest superhero opening, behind Avengers: Infinity War‘s $191 million, while it is Sony’s largest debut in the country. And sure enough, this is giving the movie a huge boost in its box office. Venom is now at $206.2 million domestically and $467.3 million overseas, bringing its worldwide total to $673.5 million. That number is bound to go higher as it continues in China…
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STAR WARS Character Cassian Andor Getting His Own Show on Disney Streaming Service
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story introduced many new characters to the universe, such as Cassian Andor (played by Diego Luna). Unfortunately, like every other new character, Cassian died at the end. But it looks like we’ll be seeing more of him in the franchise’s future. It has been announced that a series starring Cassian Andor is heading to Disney+, the studio’s newly titled streaming service. Diego Luna will reprise the role. The “rousing spy thriller” will follow Cassian’s adventures in the formative years of the Rebellion and before the events of Rogue One. No release date yet. Luna had this to say about returning to a galaxy far, far…
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How LUKE CAGE and IRON FIST’s Stories Can Continue After Netflix Cancellations
Netflix recently made headlines with the decision to cancel two of its Marvel shows, Iron Fist and Luke Cage. Fans have talked a lot about the news, why the shows got cancelled, and what it means for the rest of Netflix’s Marvel slate. But one big question remains: What is the future of Iron Fist and Luke Cage in the MCU? In the announcement on Iron Fist‘s cancellation, it was said that the character will “live on,” which led to speculation about a revival for Disney Play. Meanwhile, there hasn’t been anything on a potential comeback for Luke Cage yet. But both shows have plenty of potential for more stories, especially…
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DEADPOOL 2 PG-13 Cut Gets a Title, New Release Date and More
A couple months ago, 20th Century Fox made headlines by announcing an untitled Deadpool movie for December of this year. It was later reported that this would be a PG-13 cut of Deadpool 2. Now, we have details on what exactly this movie is, when it will be in theaters, and more. The movie is called Once Upon a Deadpool, and it will have a limited theatrical run from December 12th to December 24th (aka Christmas Eve). The film is an edited version of Deadpool 2, bringing it down to PG-13. It will also have new footage in the form of a framing sequence, which is a bedtime story with…
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AMC Announces Three THE WALKING DEAD Movies Starring Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes
This week’s The Walking Dead was billed as the final episode for lead man Rick Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln. Don’t worry, we won’t spoil how he was written off here. However, it looks like Rick does have a future in the franchise…but not in the way you’d expect. AMC has announced that Rick will headline three movies set in The Walking Dead universe. Andrew Lincoln will reprise the role. Chief content officer Scott M. Gimple is writing the trilogy, with the first installment expected to begin shooting next year. These will be AMC Studios Original Films and will likely air on the network, which is also seeking a partner to…
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Screenwriter David Callaham Reportedly Writing an Unknown Marvel Movie
Marvel Studios has been keeping its post-Avengers 4 plans under much secrecy. Other than a few movies in development, we don’t really know what the studio’s gameplan is for Phase Four and beyond. Whatever it is, it looks like one screenwriter is already on board. According to That Hashtag Show, Wonder Woman 1984 scribe David Callaham is writing an upcoming Marvel movie. He joined the project earlier this year. Also, this is definitely a film, and not one of Marvel’s planned Disney Play shows. Other than that, we don’t know what it is. But we also know what it isn’t. Black Widow and The Eternals are expected to be Marvel’s 2020…
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GOTHAM Season 5 Gets a Premiere Date and Expanded Episode Number
Gotham will be returning for a fifth and final season next year. Fox’s DC prequel series will finalize the evolution of Batman and his iconic villains, ending with the present-day versions of the characters we all know and love. Well, we now know when the season will premiere, and we’re getting a longer season than expected. Gotham will return on Thursday, January 3rd at 8 PM EST. Not only that, but the season has gotten a larger episode order. Originally set for 10 episodes, the season will now run for 12 episodes. This brings the entire series to 100 episodes. Considering how the series finale will fast-forward to the present…
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Winter Soldier-Falcon Team-Up Series in the Works at Disney Play
Recently, it was revealed that Marvel Studios is developing shows for Disney Play, the studio’s forthcoming streaming service. The shows will center around Loki, Scarlet Witch, and other popular supporting characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Also, they will bring back actors from the movies. Now, we know of another series that is in development. Empire writer Malcolm Spellman is working on a limited series starring Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes and Falcon/Sam Wilson. It is Disney Play’s first Marvel series to get a writer. Details on its plot, including where it takes place in the MCU timeline, are under wraps. Played by Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie, respectively, Bucky and Sam have…
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Update on THE BATMAN’s Targeted Release Date
Warner Bros. has been taking its time with The Batman under the direction of Matt Reeves. There’s still a lot we don’t know about this movie, but it is widely expected that Ben Affleck won’t reprise the title role, and a younger actor will be cast instead. The studio never set a release date, but Reeves has shared his hope to start shooting in the spring or summer of next year. This led to fans expecting a 2020 date. Well, looks like it will be longer than that. Our friend Mario from Revenge of the Fans is back with a new report on The Batman. According to his sources, the movie…
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