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Ben Affleck Still Involved; Matt Reeves Gives an Update on THE BATMAN
There have been lots of rumors and speculation regarding the standalone Batman movie directed by Matt Reeves. He participated at the TCA-panel (Television Critics Association) where he promoted his mid-season drama The Passage on Fox, where he got asked some questions regarding his DCEU-project The Batman. He revealed that he will send in a draft in two weeks: “We are working on getting our draft [in] the next couple weeks,” Reeves said. “Right now, my head is totally into the script. Right now, I’m going to be leaving here to go back to work on the script.” He furthermore stated that the movie will go into production as early as…
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Rebecca Ferguson Joins The Growing Cast Of Sony’s ‘MIB’ Spin-Off
Rebecca Ferguson is going from stopping nuclear warheads alongside Tom Cruise to hunting down some aliens with Chris Hemsworth. In a report from Deadline, it’s been revealed that the Mission Impossible Fallout and The Greatest Showman actress has joined Sony’s upcoming spin-off of the popular Men In Black franchise. Details of her character are being kept under wraps but it is being reported that she’ll have a leading role. She’ll be joining an ever-growing cast that includes Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson, Kumail Nanjiani, Emma Thompson, Rafe Spall, and the Les Twins of World of Dance fame. The film is being directed by F. Gary Gray and will open in…
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3: James Gunn Unlikely to be Rehired by Disney/Marvel
Over the past couple weeks, social media has been buzzing around Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker James Gunn. After a bunch of offensive tweets resurfaced, Disney quickly fired Gunn from Guardians Vol. 3, a move that has spawned much debate. There are people who think Disney was right to fire Gunn, those who want him reinstated, and those who are in the middle. Even the cast of the Guardians franchise has been vocal about their desire to see Gunn return to the franchise. According to Variety, Disney currently has no plans to rehire Gunn, despite the cast’s open letter. The studio cited how Gunn’s past behavior was in direct conflict…
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J.J. Abrams Announces Start of Production on STAR WARS EPISODE IX
Last week, Lucasfilm announced the cast for Star Wars Episode IX. The film will bring back everyone from Mark Hamill to Daisy Ridley to Billy Dee Williams, while Keri Russell, Richard E. Grant, and Naomi Ackie are playing new characters. Additionally, the late Carrie Fisher’s Leia Organa will return via unused footage from The Force Awakens. Now, production has begun. Director J.J. Abrams has announced the start of filming for Episode IX via Twitter. He thanks saga creator George Lucas and The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson for their contributions, while he shares his bittersweetness about making the movie without Carrie Fisher. Check out the tweet below, and stay tuned…
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Movie News Bits: COWBOY NINJA VIKING, FLASHPOINT, SIN CITY, X-FORCE, POKEMON
In our latest installment of Movie News Bits, we have some Cowboy Ninja Viking casting news, an update on Flashpoint, Sin City news, a possible X-Force villain, and a trailer for the next Pokémon movie. Quantico star Priyanka Chopra is in talks to join Universal’s Cowboy Ninja Viking, starring Chris Pratt and directed by Michelle MacLaren. If a deal closes, Chopra will play Sara Nix, a psychologist who monitors Duncan (Pratt) and may or may not develop feelings for him. In the Image Comics adaptation, Duncan is an assassin who embodies three personas: a cowboy, a ninja, and a viking. The film hits theaters on June 28th, 2019. (Source: Collider) Ever since…
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DC’s SUPER PETS Getting an Animated Movie from Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has been beefing up its slate of animated DC movies for theaters, with The LEGO Batman Movie releasing last year and Teen Titans GO! To the Movies currently playing at a theater near you. And now, another movie has entered development. According to Collider, LEGO Batman scribe Jared Stern is writing a Super Pets movie, which unites the pets of various DC characters. In the comics, the Legion of Super-Pets consisted of characters like Krypto, Streaky, Bat-Cow, any many more. The lineup for this movie is unknown at this time. (If Ace the Bathound isn’t included, we riot.) The Super Pets got their own series of animated shorts…
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CONSTANTINE: CITY OF DEMONS Movie Coming to Blu-Ray This Fall
CW Seed’s third animated DC series, Constantine: City of Demons, premiered earlier this year. The series brings Matt Ryan’s John Constantine back into the spotlight, despite not being a continuation of the NBC series. While we’ve been waiting on a second season of the show, it looks like that’ll come in the form of a movie. Warner Bros. has announced that Constantine: City of Demons will be released as a movie on Tuesday, October 9th on Blu-Ray, 4K, and digital. The movie version will have an hour of new footage, bringing its runtime to 90 minutes. This is similar to when WB released both seasons of Vixen as a full-length…
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JOKER Targeting Two More Actors for its Cast
Director Todd Phillips’ Joker origin movie, starring Joaquin Phoenix, is currently filling out its supporting cast. Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, and Francis Conroy are all in negotiations to join the film. And now, we have word of two more actors joining. Actor Bryan Callen announced on his podcast The Fighter & The Kid (via Revenge of the Fans) that he has joined the Joker cast. He previously worked with Phillips on the first two Hangover movies. However, he says that he won’t have that big a role in this movie. “I was offered a part. That’ll be fun, but i think it’s only a couple days. Play an aging dancer,…
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Check Out the Latest Trailer for Sony’s VENOM
After its electrifying presence at San Diego Comic-Con a couple weeks ago, Sony has officially dropped the new trailer for its latest comic book movie, Venom. The trailer is chock full of new footage, featuring Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock working with the Symbiote to create the antihero known as Venom. Check it out below, and stay tuned for more as we have it. The world has enough superheroes. Watch the new #Venom trailer now. 10.5.18 pic.twitter.com/dnh8nqwkfJ — Venom Movie (@VenomMovie) July 31, 2018 Venom is scheduled to hit theaters on October 5th. The first installment of Sony’s Marvel Universe stars Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed, Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Reid Scott,…
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TV News Bits: DC Universe, Marvel, and Beyond
We have a lot of updates for today’s TV News Bits. We have some updates on two DC Universe shows, a premiere date for the next big Netflix original, renewal of a hit spinoff, and more. -AMC has renewed Fear the Walking Dead for a fifth season. The announcement was made during the network’s TCA presentation on Saturday. The series, a spinoff from the mega hit The Walking Dead, has been a solid summer performer for AMC. The show returns for its midseason premiere on Sunday, August 12th at 9 PM EST. (Source: TV Line) -Netflix has announced that The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will premiere on Friday, October 26th,…
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