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OFFICIAL: 7 Days of VENOM on WOBAM! Entertainment
Everyone’s favorite Marvel antihero/Spider-Man villain is finally getting his own movie, as Venom is set to hit theaters next week. To celebrate, we at WOBAM! Entertainment have announced our next series of original posts, dedicated to the Venom character. Beginning on Sunday, September 30th, we will post a new original article based on Venom. We will look at the character’s past, what we hope to see from the future, and celebrate his 30th anniversary. The series will include our review of the Venom movie. Check out the tentative schedule below, and stay tuned for more as we have it. Day 1 (September 30th): 5 Characters for Venom 2 Day 2…
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TV News Bits: DC with a Touch of Marvel
Welcome back to the latest round of TV News Bits. This installment is mostly DC-centric, but we have a good update for a hit Marvel Netflix series too. HBO’s Watchmen series has recruited Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to compose the score. The two have worked together for a few years now, including their collaborations with director David Fincher. They are the current members of the rock band Nine Inch Nails, which was founded by Reznor. Watchmen will premiere sometime next year on HBO. (Source: Variety) In a new interview, Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb shares a lot of updates, including the future of The Defenders. Despite being pitched as…
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BIRDS OF PREY Movie Sets 2020 Release Date
Margot Robbie’s Birds of Prey movie has been the next DC title to head towards production. The film will see Harley Quinn team up with a slew of female characters from the DC Universe. And sure enough, the ensemble is next up on the slate, as Warner Bros. has confirmed its release date. The (currently untitled) movie is set to hit theaters on February 7th, 2020. Originally, WB set an untitled DC film for February 14th of that year. However, that date was recently taken by James Bond 25, so the studio has moved it up one week and given the date to Birds of Prey. The film is set…
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FEATURE: Five More Marvel Studios Shows We Want to See on 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. They will bring back actors from the movies, but don’t expect major heroes like Iron Man or Captain America to show up. Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg. The MCU has plenty of supporting characters who could be given the spotlight, and Disney Play is serving as a good avenue to do that. Below, we list five shows that we want to see. Hawkeye I’m going to get the most…
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HBO Orders WATCHMEN to Series, Sets 2019 Premiere
After years in development, HBO’s Watchmen pilot finally went into production a few months ago. Now, we know when the pilot – and the rest of the season – will premiere. HBO has confirmed that Watchmen has been given a full series order. It will premiere sometime in 2019. No word on an episode count yet. In addition, the network released a plot logline from the series. Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, Watchmen embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own. Showrunner Damon Lindelof previously described Watchmen as an original “remix” of the source…
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KINGSMAN 3 Gets a Release Date
Following the first two Kingsman movies, director Matthew Vaughn confirmed that he would return for a third film, while two spinoff movies and a television show are in development. Now, we know when the trilogy’s final installment will hit theaters. 20th Century Fox has set a release date of November 8th, 2019 for Kingsman 3. This was the original release date for Bond 25, which recently moved to Valentines Day 2020. It’s also one week after DC’s Wonder Woman 1984. Vaughn is returning as both writer and director for the threequel. Kingsman 3 will conclude the Eggsy-Harry story arc that has been at the heart of the trilogy. The franchise…
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HARLEY QUINN/JOKER Directors Offer Script Update for “Deranged” Relationship Movie
Warner Bros. previously put several Harley Quinn-centric films into development. One of these was a film pairing her with Jared Leto’s Joker, to be written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. We haven’t heard too much on this one in a while, especially with Birds of Prey being the studio’s top priority. But now, the filmmakers have provided an update. Ficarra and Requa tell Metro US that they had a lot of fun writing the Harley Quinn/Joker script, pitching it as “Bad Santa Meets This is Us.” Ficarra then reveals the film’s bonkers opening scene. “The whole thing starts with Harley kidnapping Dr Phil. Played by Dr Phil hopefully. Because…
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Marvel’s THE ETERNALS Recruits Director Chloe Zhao
The Eternals is one of several Marvel Studios movies in development, making up its post-Avengers 4 future. The film previously got a pair of screenwriters, and now, a director has been brought on board. Filmmaker Chloe Zhao (The Rider) has signed on to direct The Eternals. Other contenders for the job included Nicole Kassell (HBO’s Watchmen), Travis Knight (Bumblebee), and Cristina Gallego & Ciro Guerra (Birds of Passage). Zhao was also up for directing Marvel’s Black Widow, before Cate Shortland got the gig. Zhao will be directing from a script by Matthew and Ryan Firpo. The film will reportedly consist of a love story between Ikaris, a man fueled by cosmic energy, and…
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TV Casting: DC Universe Casts STARGIRL, Arrowverse Crossover Finds its Villain
We have a couple of big DC TV casting updates. DC Universe has found the titular hero of its next original series, while this year’s Arrowverse crossover now has a villain. The Goldbergs actress Brec Bassinger is set to star as Courtney Whitmore in Stargirl, a new show on DC Universe. The series revolves around Whitmore, a high school sophomore who is adjusting to a new school in Blue Valley, Nebraska. Along the way, she discovers that her stepfather used to be a superhero’s sidekick, and with a cosmic staff, she will inspire a new generation of heroes. Producer Geoff Johns had this to say about the casting. “There is no…
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BIRDS OF PREY Testing Multiple Actresses for Lead Roles
DC Films’ Birds of Prey will see Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn form a gang of major female characters, such as Black Canary, Huntress, Renee Montoya, and Cassandra Cain. We’ve heard plenty of casting rumors over the past few months, and now, we have a refined shortlist, courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter. Gugu Mbatha-Raw (A Wrinkle in Time), Jurnee Smolett-Bell (Underground), and Janelle Monáe (Hidden Figures) are in contention to play Black Canary. This confirms a past rumor that Warner Bros. is looking to cast a woman of color as the traditionally white hero. Mary Elizabeth Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane), Margaret Qualley (The Nice Guys), and Cristin Milioti (Black Mirror) have all…
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