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Zach Lisabeth

The Seven Deadly Sins Season 5 - What We Know So Far

Following its acquisition of Knights of Sidonia, Netflix leapt head first into the exclusive anime game, purchasing the English streaming rights to one of the most popular series in Japan: The Seven Deadly Sins. Here's what we know so far about the forthcoming season 5.

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Dany Roth

How Marvel Movies Totally Shook Up The Comedy Genre

You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who would disagree that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a game-changer for not just the subgenre of superhero movies, but the entire movie landscape. In a recent interview, Seth Rogen talked about how the MCU has impacted the world of comedy.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Highest-Paid Actor Of 2020 Has Been Revealed

The Rock has cooked up another huge year. Forbes reports that, for the second year in a row, Dwayne Johnson has topped its list of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. The megastar is reported to have earned $87.5 million over twelve months to make him Tinseltown's biggest earner of 2020.

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Patrick Phillips

The Truth About Bill And Ted's Excellent Origins

To mark the impending arrival of Bill & Ted Face the Music, the series' producers have released a new 4K remaster of the original flick. In one of the included extras, Bill & Ted co-writers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon briefly talking about how their iconic characters came into being.

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Zach Lisabeth

Surprising News Just Dropped For Netflix's Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender

Some huge news just dropped for Netflix's upcoming live-action adaptation of the beloved animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Despite early involvement with the development of the series, Avatar creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko have both withdrawn from the project.

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Dany Roth

Fan Art Gives Convincing Idea Of Shia LaBeouf As MCU Character

With Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox, it's looking likely that a different take on the X-Men is on the horizon. With rumors that Shia LaBeouf is in talks to play Bobby Drake, Iceman could finally have a more central role in the X-Men narrative. One fan has an idea what that might look like.

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Robert Balkovich

Ruby Rose Finally Gets Candid About Why She Left Batwoman

When Ruby Rose announced in May 2020 that she was leaving Batwoman after just one season, it opened a floodgate of speculation as to why she would step down from a role that meant so much to her. Now, the actress is speaking out about her decision.

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Zach Lisabeth

Why Mad Max Fans Will Love Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula

South Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho's sequel to his break-out 2016 zombie hit, Train to Busan, is primed to drop on American shores, and it's shaping up to be the perfect film for Mad Max: Fury Road fans waiting quasi-patiently to get their eyeballs on Furiosa.

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Nina Starner

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World's Cast Was Almost Completely Different

Much has been made about the enormous cast of Scott Pilgrim and how many of its leads have been catapulted to superstardom over the years. Here's who almost ended up starring in Scott Pilgrim, and how the film could have looked incredibly different when all was said and done.

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Mike Floorwalker

Spider-Man 3's Title May Have Been Revealed

Has the title of the MCU's third Spider-Man film been hiding in plain sight? The folks at Murphy's Multiverse have pointed out that a few media outlets have been referring to what everyone else have been calling "the as-yet untitled Spider-Man 3" by a specific title for some time now.

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Zach Lisabeth

The Real Reason Superbad 2 Will Never Happen

One half of the creative genius behind the generation-defining coming-of-age comedy Superbad has laid it out in no uncertain terms: Superbad 2 will never happen on his watch. At least he's got a pretty good reason why.

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Nina Starner

David Spade Spills The Beans On Why Steven Seagal Was An Abysmal SNL Host

Other Saturday Night Live alums have opened up about bad hosts before, but David Spade pins a certain celebrity as one of the absolute worst of the bunch.

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Patrick Phillips

The Truth About Eric Andre's Infamous Lauren Conrad Interview

If "satire" doesn't quite cut the mustard in describing the "anything goes" nature of Eric Andre's antics on his show, "demented" does. For proof of that fact, look no further than The Eric Andre Show's now infamous season 3 interview with fashionista-slash-actor Lauren Conrad.

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Benny Regalbuto

Fan Goes Viral For Bringing Up Bizarre Skywalker Saga Moment

However petty and insignificant the fandom squabbles might get, some of the things pointed out by the most obsessive Star Wars enthusiasts really are worth doing a double take over. One such fan went viral for pointing out what they deemed "one of, if not the dumbest moments" in the saga.

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Zach Lisabeth

Christopher Nolan Had A Jaw-Dropping Warning For Tenet Editor

We've heard some pretty wild reports about Christopher Nolan's disciplined approach to directing, but at least he's upfront with his team about what they're in for.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Heartfelt Romantic Drama Everyone's Loving On Netflix

Get ready to add a little romance to your summer. Netflix viewers are getting all starry-eyed over The Lost Husband, an adaptation of Katherine Center's 2013 novel of the same name. The flick has rocketed straight to the top of the streamer's Top Ten list for movies in the U.S.

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Mike Floorwalker

Did Jared Leto Accidentally Reveal Tron 3's Title?

That Jared Leto is a real triple threat: singer, actor, blabbermouth. In a recent tweet, the star revealed that, yes, he will be starring in a new Tron movie, which was only recently confirmed to be moving forward. That's not all he revealed: he may have accidentally let slip the film's title.

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Nina Starner

The Real Reason The Twilight Saga Replaced Rachelle Lefevre With Bryce Dallas Howard

Here's why Bryce Dallas Howard ultimately replaced Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria in the Twilight Saga, and the drama behind the decision.

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Zach Lisabeth

The High-Powered Fantasy Anime That's Dominating Netflix Right Now

Netflix's substantial catalog of action-packed anime has been a low-key fixture of the streaming platform since its inception. In fact, the format has been so successful for the streamer, that content execs decided early on to commission their own translations of popular series in Japan.

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Looper Staff

Tron: Ares Cast, Director, Plot And More Details

It looks like "Tron 3" (aka "Tron: Ares") is on the way. Get yourself uploaded and zap into everything we know so far.

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Dany Roth

The Boys Season 2: What You Need To Know About Shawn Ashmore's Character

As Iceman in the X-Men series, Shawn Ashmore played an important role in the rise of modern superhero movies. It's no surprise that he's being called back to comic book adaptations, this time on the small screen with season 2 of Amazon's hit series The Boys. Here's what you need to know.

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Meg Bucholtz

Fargo Fans Finally Get The News They've Been Waiting For

Well holy Hannah, Fargo's got some good news for us, don'tcha know. The celebrated FX series was put on what was described at the time as an "indefinite" hold back in March when media productions worldwide began to shut down over COVID-19 concerns, but that fate is now solidified at last.

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Mike Floorwalker

Disney's Jared Leto Tron Movie Is Reportedly A Go

Get ready, programs: a new user is at the controls of the Tron franchise. Australian director Garth Davis has been tapped to helm a new, as-yet untitled Tron film, a project which has been in a nebulous state ever since the underperformance of 2010's Tron: Legacy.

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Dany Roth

Doctor Who Fans Just Got The Coolest News Ever

When Doctor Who returned to TV screens in 2005 after 16 years off the air, the classic British science fiction series had a brand new hero in the role of the Doctor: Christopher Eccleston. Now, he's making a surprise return as the Ninth Doctor in brand new stories. Here's what you need to know.

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Nina Starner

Why This Infinity War Actress Couldn't Reprise Her Role For Endgame

Proxima Midnight may have appeared in Avengers: Endgame, but the actress who created the role didn't. Acclaimed actress Carrie Coon was asked to revive her role in Endgame even though the character died in the previous installment, 2018's Avengers: Infinity War. Here's why it didn't happen.

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Robert Balkovich

The Martin Lawrence Action-Comedy That's Crushing It On Netflix

Netflix viewers are clearly interested to see what the film has to offer, and it's the stars of the movie that provide the biggest draw.

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Nina Starner

Why Robert Pattinson Had To Lie To Christopher Nolan About His Batman Audition

The next Batman had to keep his audition a secret from one of Hollywood's most famous directors. Speaking with The Irish Times ahead of the release of Tenet, the mysterious new Christopher Nolan movie, star Robert Pattinson revealed that he had to lie about his audition for The Batman.

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