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Mike Floorwalker

X-Men, Deadpool Unlikely To Join MCU Until At Least 2021

For those freaking out over the prospect of the X-Men and Deadpool finally joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the wake of Disney formally taking control of the film and television assets of Fox, Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige has a few choice words: hold your horses, true believers.

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Mike Floorwalker

Amazon's Dark Tower Series Casts Its Gunslinger Ahead Of Pilot Order

Amazon cast Sam Strike (Nightflyers) as Roland Deschain, the Gunslinger, in its proposed series adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of novels.

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AJ Caulfield

Us: What Jordan Peele And The Cast Want You To Learn From The Film

It isn't long now until Jordan Peele's hotly anticipated second horror feature Us arrives in theaters — and before you head out to get the pants scared off you, there are a few things Peele and the film's cast want you to know.

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Mike Floorwalker

Us Tracking For $48 Million Dollar Opening Weekend

It's going to be a memorable weekend for Us. Industry analysts are projecting the latest sojourn into extreme freakiness from horror maestro Jordan Peele to score an opening weekend in the 40-48 million dollar range, with some estimates having the flick breaking the $50 million dollar mark.

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AJ Caulfield

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 Reported Production Start Date Revealed

It might be a while before the Guardians gear up for their third adventure, according to a recent listing published by Production Weekly.

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AJ Caulfield

Masters Of The Universe: Noah Centineo In Talks To Play He-Man

From a boy to a He-Man. According to a new report, To All the Boys I've Loved Before actor Noah Centineo is in talks to portray He-Man in Sony Pictures and Mattel Films' forthcoming Masters of the Universe movie, based on Mattel's toy line that took the world by storm in the 1980s.

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Mike Floorwalker

Spider-Man: Far From Home: Lego Sets Confirm Molten Man, Hydro-Man

Lego has released a trio of new sets which appear to spoil a forthcoming tentpole picture, "Spider-Man: Far From Home." Molten Man and Hydro-Man may appear.

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AJ Caulfield

Bill & Ted 3: Face The Music Scores Release Date

The world is about to get a lot more excellent. Bill & Ted film series stars Alex Winter (the Bill of the duo) and Keanu Reeves (the Ted) released a video on Wednesday afternoon announcing that they are partnering up for the three-quel everyone's been waiting for: Bill & Ted 3: Face the Music.

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AJ Caulfield

Disney Officially Completes $71.3 Billion Acquisition Of Fox

One minute after midnight on Wednesday, March 20, the Walt Disney Company closed its deal to acquire the majority of 20th Century Fox's assets, offering up $71.3 billion in a mix of cash and stocks per the terms of the purchase. Disney CEO Bob Iger issued a statement following the acquisition.

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Mike Floorwalker

Terminator Sequel Gets Title, Solidifies Release Date

Hope you weren't expecting the next Terminator flick to be all sunshine and puppies. Paramount has announced the title for the upcoming James Cameron-produced, Tim Miller-directed entry in the series, and it is Terminator: Dark Fate. The studio also confirmed the film's November 1 release date.

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AJ Caulfield

Black Widow: Florence Pugh In Talks To Star Alongside Scarlett Johansson

This up-and-coming actress may have just gotten caught in the Black Widow web. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fighting with My Family and Outlaw King actress Florence Pugh is in talks to star in Marvel Studios' standalone Black Widow movie, which stars Scarlett Johansson as the titular hero.

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AJ Caulfield

Pet Sematary: What Critics Are Saying About The Remake

Critics have shared their first reactions to the Pet Sematary remake, with nearly everyone heralding it as a huge improvement on the '80s classic.

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Mike Floorwalker

Miranda Richardson Joins Game Of Thrones Prequel Series

HBO's prelude to Game of Thrones has scored another talented veteran. Academy Award-nominated actress Miranda Richardson has joined the cast of the as-yet untitled prequel series, which will take place millennia before the events of the iconic original.

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Mike Floorwalker

Raised By Wolves: Matias Varela Joins Cast Of Ridley Scott Sci-Fi Series

The deep cast of Raised by Wolves just got even deeper. Narcos star Matias Varela has landed a major supporting role in the upcoming TNT series, which will mark the first small-screen effort for Sir Ridley Scott since well before the director became a household name. Deadline reported the news.

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AJ Caulfield

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood: First Poster For Quentin Tarantino Film Has Arrived

This summer, famed director Quentin Tarantino will rewind the clock 40 years to 1969 with his hotly anticipated mystery crime film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — the first poster for which was unveiled on Monday, March 18. Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie lead the upcoming pic.

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AJ Caulfield

The MCU's Most Powerful Character Is Confirmed

The Marvel Cinematic Universe isn't exactly a powerful character desert. Everyone in the MCU (especially the Avengers and co.) is tough, it's true, but there's one character who's the best of the best — going higher, further, and faster than the rest of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

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AJ Caulfield

Avengers: Endgame: First Look At Thanos Revealed

Surprise, Marvelites — bet you thought you'd seen the last of the Mad Titan. The first look at Thanos, played to tyrannical perfection by Josh Brolin in Avengers: Infinity War, for the fast-approaching and long-awaited superhero ensemble Avengers: Endgame has been revealed.

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Mike Floorwalker

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3: James Gunn Re-Hired To Direct

The Guardians have their captain back at the helm. In a stunning reversal, Disney has reinstated James Gunn as director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, fulfilling the wishes of the franchise's cast, crew, and legions of fans. Production will begin after Gunn completes work on The Suicide Squad.

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AJ Caulfield

Shazam! Tracking For $40 Million-Plus Debut Weekend

When Billy Batson blasts into theaters the first weekend of April, he's bound to make some big bucks at the box office — but the situation is a more complicated than it seems. Shazam! on track to open to $40 million or more domestically, which would mark the lowest debut for a DCEU movie ever.

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AJ Caulfield

Bird Box: Netflix Finally Removes Controversial Footage Following Public Backlash

Despite originally refusing to remove controversial footage included in its flash-in-the-pan horror hit Bird Box, Netflix has now changed its mind. The streamer will cut from Bird Box footage of the real-life Lac-Mégantic rail disaster that took place in 2013.

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