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AJ Caulfield

Game Of Thrones Prequel Series Casts Josh Whitehouse In Lead Role

A new player has joined the game of thrones. Well, technically, the man in question is entering the world that ends up creating the game of thrones, but still — exciting casting news is here. HBO has cast Josh Whitehouse on the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series written by Jane Goldman.

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Mike Floorwalker

Master Chief Will Appear In Showtime's Halo Series

Master Chief will soon suit up for (live) action.

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AJ Caulfield

Better Call Saul Actor Admits To Cutting Off His Own Hand, Lying About War Veteran Identity

Todd Lawson LaTourrette has admitted to cutting off his own hand and lying about being a war veteran in hopes on landing more roles.

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AJ Caulfield

The Episode IX Rumor That Raises Some Serious Concerns

A new Star Wars rumor has fans worried Episode IX will be a rehashing of Return of the Jedi.

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Mike Floorwalker

Netflix Renews Castlevania For Season 3

A vampire hunter's work is never done.

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Mike Floorwalker

What We Do In The Shadows: Teaser Trailers Drop For FX Series

Vampires are coming to take a bite out of the Big Apple. FX just dropped two very brief teaser trailers for the upcoming What We Do in the Shadows television series. Both feature Kayvan Novak as Nandor, one of a group of vampires who have been rooming together in Staten Island for hundreds of years.

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AJ Caulfield

Paul Bettany Will Reportedly Appear On Marvel's Scarlet Witch Series

Can't have a Scarlet Witch series without including her one true love, huh? Following the news that Marvel Studios is developing a show about Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch, Slashfilm is reporting that Paul Bettany, who plays Scarlet Witch's android beau Vision, will appear on the series as well.

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Mike Floorwalker

Stephen King's Joyland Up For Series Adaptation At Freeform

Long live the King. Freeform has begun developing a drama series based upon the Master of Horror's 2013 novel Joyland. Scribe Cyrus Nowrasteh is attached as both writer and producer on the series, which thus far looks to be heading to production with minimal involvement from King himself.

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Mike Floorwalker

Overlord Director Julius Avery To Take On Flash Gordon Reboot

He's a mighty Flash, and he's coming to save the world once again. Julius Avery, the director at the helm of J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot's forthcoming undead Nazi thriller Overlord, is in talks with Fox to write and direct a new film based on the iconic character Flash Gordon.

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AJ Caulfield

Game Of Thrones: Naomi Watts To Star In Upcoming Prequel Series

Naomi Watts is heading to Westeros. HBO has cast Watts in the lead role for its in-development Game of Thrones prequel series, which is set roughly 8,000 years ahead of the events of Game of Thrones and documents Westeros' chaotic fall from its golden Age of Heroes.

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AJ Caulfield

The Witcher: First Look At Henry Cavill As Geralt Unveiled

While people dressed up to celebrate Halloween, actor Henry Cavill slipped into a costume of his own — the one for his role as Geralt in Netflix's The Witcher.

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AJ Caulfield

Falcon-Winter Soldier Limited Series In The Works For Disney's Streaming Service

Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes are getting back together. Marvel is actively developing a limited series focused on Falcon (played by Anthony Mackie) and the Winter Soldier (better known as Bucky Barnes, portrayed by Sebastian Stan) for exclusive release on Disney's upcoming streaming service.

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Mike Floorwalker

Netflix Taps Ava DuVernay To Direct Prince Documentary

The Purple One is getting the documentary treatment, with one of the most talented directors in Hollywood leading the way. Netflix has tapped Ava DuVernay, director of the historical drama Selma and the Netflix documentary 13th, to bring the story of rock god Prince to the screen.

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Mike Floorwalker

Netflix Renews Bojack Horseman For Season 6

Bojack Horseman is not done running in circles for Netflix. The streaming site has given the green light to a sixth season of the critically exalted animated series, ending what little speculation there might have been on the matter.

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AJ Caulfield

Hobbs & Shaw: Get Your First Look At Vanessa Kirby As Hattie Shaw

Hey there, Hattie. Thanks to an Instagram post by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, we have the very first look at Vanessa Kirby's character in Hobbs & Shaw, the upcoming Fast and Furious franchise spin-off film. Kirby portrays Hattie Shaw, an MI6 agent and the sister of Jason Statham's Deckard Shaw.

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Mike Floorwalker

Rian Johnson Assembles Killer Cast For Murder Mystery Knives Out

The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson is getting his Knives Out — and putting together an insanely loaded cast for his forthcoming murder mystery. Toni Collette is the latest to join the cast, which already includes Daniel Craig, Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

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Mike Floorwalker

Bloodshot Creator Bob Layton Talks Vin Diesel-Led Adaptation

Bloodshot is headed for the big screen — and the adaptation has co-creator Bob Layton more pumped up than a guy with a bloodstream full of nanotech. Recently, Layton sat down with Deadline to discuss the project, which he described as "something very fresh and subversive to the genre."

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AJ Caulfield

Deadpool 2: Ryan Reynolds Filmed Brand-New Scenes For PG-13 Version

Ryan Reynolds is here to make sure you have a merry little Christmas. Deadpool 2 writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick revealed that they got the Merc with a Mouth actor behind the camera to film new scenes for the upcoming PG-13 cut of the anti-hero sequel, scheduled for release on December 21.

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AJ Caulfield

The Legend Of Zelda TV Series Reportedly In Development With Castlevania Producer Adi Shankar

A television series based on Nintendo's long-running, universally adored action-adventure video game series The Legend of Zelda is apparently in the works.

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AJ Caulfield

Attack On Titan Movie In The Works With It Director Andy Muschietti

Andy Muschietti is moving from one massive property to another. Warner Bros. has tapped Muschietti, who helmed the 2017 translation of Stephen King's It, to direct a feature film adaptation of the Japanese manga series Attack on Titan, written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama.

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Mike Floorwalker

Halloween Helps Shatter October Box Office Record

Halloween followed up its monster opening weekend by posting a surprisingly strong showing in its second. And with fellow hits Venom, A Star is Born, and Suspiria also getting their share of butts in seats, the well-received slasher flick has helped Tinseltown to its best October ever.

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AJ Caulfield

Amazon Prime: Everything Coming In November 2018

Between the Halloween festivities of October and the holiday cheer of December is the liminal month of November, where viewers can delight in the freedom to dig into horror flicks and Christmas movies. Amazon Prime has the perfect selection of television series and movies to watch in November 2018.

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AJ Caulfield

Sigourney Weaver Is Already Filming Avatar 4 And 5

Sigourney Weaver has been back on Pandora for a while now. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Weaver revealed that she's already working on the fourth and fifth Avatar movies, in which she plays a character unrelated to her old role as Dr. Grace Augustine.

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Mike Floorwalker

Queen's Drummer Reveals Why Sacha Baron Cohen Didn't Play Freddie Mercury

The show must go on — even when your first choice for the lead in your biopic doesn't work out. Queen drummer Roger Taylor recently offered a few thoughts as to why Sacha Baron Cohen, who was once set to play Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, ended up being let go from the project.

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AJ Caulfield

The Simpsons Producer Responds To Claim That Series Is Getting Rid Of Apu

The Simpsons might not be axing Apu after all. Series producer and showrunner Al Jean has responded to the recent claim that the show is planning to eliminate its highly controversial character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, which many have argued perpetuates negative stereotypes about South Asian people.

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AJ Caulfield

Avengers 4: Marvel Boss Reportedly Reveals When First Trailer Will Arrive

How's this for a Christmas present? During a special screening of Black Panther, Critics Choice member and Emmy-winning journalist Erick Weber briefly spoke with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige, who revealed when the first trailer for Avengers 4 will arrive.

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AJ Caulfield

Netflix Cancels American Vandal

The American Vandal case is officially closed. Netflix has canceled the true crime spoof series after two seasons. Producers were reportedly working out the story for the third season of the show at the time the streamer pulled the plug.

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