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AJ Caulfield

Boogie Nights, Deadwood Actor Ricky Jay Dies At 72

Ricky Jay — a magician, writer, and actor known for his roles in Paul Thomas Anderson's film Boogie Nights and on the HBO television series Deadwood — has died. Ray's longtime manager Winston Simone confirmed the sad news on Saturday, November 24. Jay was 72 years old.

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Mike Floorwalker

Two Untitled Sony/Marvel Movies Get 2020 Release Dates

Sony's Universe of Marvel Characters is expanding. The studio announced release dates for two new entries into its cinematic universe featuring Spider-Man related characters. "Untitled Sony-Marvel project" will hit screens on July 10, while "Untitled Sony-Marvel sequel" will follow on October 2.

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AJ Caulfield

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse On Track For $25 Million-Plus Opening

Sony's upcoming Spidey film is set to swing into success during its opening weekend. Industry analysts are predicting that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse will take home between $25 million and $40 million when it debuts in theaters on December 14.

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AJ Caulfield

Monster Hunter: Get Your First Look At The Video Game Movie Starring Milla Jovovich

Milla's about to meet some monsters.

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AJ Caulfield

How The New Halloween Could Have Ended A Lot Differently

Director David Gordon Green's Halloween featured an ending that finally gave Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) a bit of closure for which she'd been longing for 40 years, and kept Michael Myers' fate relatively open for interpretation. But Halloween almost concluded on much different note.

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Mike Floorwalker

Watchmen: More Mysterious Stills From HBO Series Hit The Web

Who watches the Watchmen? Every single HBO subscriber, if the premium cable network gets their way. The Instagram account for the forthcoming series posted two more enigmatic stills this morning, both expanding on the single teaser image released last month.

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AJ Caulfield

Ezra Miller Opens Up About Shocking Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald Twist

Stunned by the massive twist that came at the end of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald? So was Ezra Miller.

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AJ Caulfield

Game Of Thrones: All Season 8 Episodes Will Run For Over An Hour

Game of Thrones is going big for its closing chapter. During a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Tuesday, November 13, Game of Thrones director David Nutter revealed that every episode of the series' upcoming eighth and final season will run for over an hour.

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Mike Floorwalker

Hulu Orders Pilot Based On Vertigo Comic Sweet Tooth

Hulu has ordered a pilot for Sweet Tooth, based on the comic series created by Jeff Lemire and published by DC's Vertigo imprint.

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Mike Floorwalker

Mr. Mercedes Renewed For Season 3

The Golden Age of King continues on screens large and small. AT&T Audience Network has announced that Mr. Mercedes, its detective thriller based on a series of novels by Stephen King, will return for a third season. Production is scheduled to begin early next year, according to Deadline.

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AJ Caulfield

Devil May Cry Animated Series In The Works From Castlevania Producer Adi Shankar

Castlevania producer Adi Shankar really is developing an animated series based on Capcom's hack-and-slash third-person shooter game series Devil May Cry.

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Mike Floorwalker

Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Gets Surprise Renewal For Season 7

Don't count the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. out. In a stunning turn of events, ABC has given the green light to a seventh season of the Marvel series months before season 6 is set to debut. It's the first series to be confirmed by the network for the 2019-2020 season.

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AJ Caulfield

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald Scores $9.1 Million In Thursday Previews

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has placed an enchantment spell on the domestic box office. The sequel pic earned a fittingly fantastic $9.1 million in Thursday previews, and is tracking for a total weekend pull of between $65 million and $75 million.

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AJ Caulfield

The Princess Bride Screenwriter William Goldman Dies At 87

William Goldman, the author of the classic 1973 novel The Princess Bride and the screenwriter behind its film adaptation, has died at the age of 87. Goldman also penned the scripts for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men, and took home Academy Awards for his work on both.

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AJ Caulfield

Kumail Nanjiani Joins Jordan Peele For Twilight Zone Reboot

Kumail Nanjiani will travel through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind, on a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. His next stop, The Twilight Zone! Nanjiani will star on an episode of the reboot show, narrated by Jordan Peele.

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Mike Floorwalker

Birds Of Prey: Ella Jay Basco Cast As Cassandra Cain

Ella Jay Basco has landed the part of Cassandra Cain in the forthcoming "Suicide Squad" spin-off. Basco joins Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn.

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Mike Floorwalker

Ghostbusters 3 Script Is 'Being Written Right Now,' Says Dan Aykroyd

Who ya gonna call? Well, if you're Dan Aykroyd, you're gonna call Bill Murray to try once again to talk him into taking part in Ghostbusters 3 — which, according to Aykroyd, is being penned at this moment. "There is a possibility of a reunion with the three remaining Ghostbusters," Aykroyd said.

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AJ Caulfield

Doctor Who To Skip Christmas Special, Will Air New Year's Day Episode Instead

Don't leave any milk and cookies out — Doctor Who is skipping Christmas this year. The BBC announced on Wednesday, November 14 that Doctor Who won't air a Christmas special in December, and will instead premiere a New Year's Day episode on January 1, 2019.

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AJ Caulfield

John Wick Star Lance Reddick Joins Godzilla Vs. Kong

Godzilla vs. Kong has added another monstrous talent to its cast. John Wick franchise star Lance Reddick is the latest to join the upcoming installment in Legendary's MonsterVerse, directed by Adam Wingard and written by Terry Rossio. The film stars Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, and more.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Mandalorian: Gina Carano Joins Cast Of Star Wars Series

The Mandalorian just added some serious muscle.

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