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Sarah Szabo

Carrie Fisher To Appear In Star Wars Episode IX Via Unused Force Awakens Footage

The late Carrie Fisher will officially reprise her role as Leia Organa in the ninth Star Wars episode, it has been announced. Fisher will be made to return to the screen thanks to unreleased archival footage from the production of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which J.J. Abrams also directed.

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AJ Caulfield

Andy Serkis' Mowgli Moves To Netflix

If you want to see Andy Serkis' upcoming directorial effort, a Netflix subscription is a bare necessity. Netflix has officially acquired Mowgli, Serkis' live-action/CGI film based on Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories, from Warner Bros. The film was set to launch in theaters this October.

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Sarah Szabo

Altered Carbon To Prolong Its Life With Second Season — And A New Lead Actor

Altered Carbon is coming back in a whole new sleeve. The Netflix sci-fi series, which was touted on release as being one of the most expensive shows the streaming service has produced to date, is officially coming back for a second season — and this time, a new actor will be in the lead role.

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AJ Caulfield

Disney And Fox Shareholders Approve $71.3 Billion Merger Deal

Mouse, meet Fox. On Friday, July 27, Walt Disney Studios and 21st Century Fox shareholders came to an agreement on the $71.3 billion deal that will see Disney acquire the majority of Fox's assets and will bring Fox-owned Marvel characters into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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AJ Caulfield

American Horror Story: Apocalypse Casts Cody Fern In Important Role

American Horror Story: Apocalypse has just let the devil inside. The FX anthology series has tapped Cody Fern to play a crucial role in its upcoming eighth season. Fern, who previously starred on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, joins Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, and more.

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AJ Caulfield

Iron Fist Season 2 Won't Include Claire Temple

When Marvel's Iron Fist circles back to Netflix for its second season, one beloved character won't be part of the returning bunch. Marvel Television executive vice president Jeph Loeb recently revealed that Rosario Dawson's Claire Temple isn't a part of the Iron Fist season 2 story.

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Sarah Szabo

Slender Man's Second Trailer Lures You Deep Into The Woods

The second trailer for Sony's theatrical Slender Man movie has arrived, but careful — you can't unsee it. The film adaptation of the popular creepypasta story follows a group of Massachusetts schoolgirls as they search for their missing friend, whose disappearance may be tied to Slender Man.

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Sarah Szabo

Gerard Butler Is A Hoo-Rah Submarine Commander In Hunter Killer Trailer

Gerard Butler is taking audiences deep underwater in the trailer for Hunter Killer which follows a rescue mission that threatens to boil over into WWIII.

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Sarah Szabo

Coen Brothers Reveal Upcoming Netflix Series Is Actually A Movie, And It's Coming To Theaters Too

In a weird little twist no one saw coming, the Coen brothers have announced that their upcoming six-episode anthology Netflix miniseries, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, is actually a movie. The film will follow the anthology format, and be released in theaters and on Netflix sometime in late 2018.

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AJ Caulfield

The Crown Selects New Prince Charles, Queen Mother For Season 3

Say hello to the new members of Netflix's royal family. The Crown has selected the two actors who will take over the roles of Prince Charles and the Queen Mother for its upcoming third season, which will feature a host of fresh faces as the drama series shifts into a new decade in its narrative.

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AJ Caulfield

Locke & Key Finally Lands Series Order From Netflix

Locke & Key is no longer locked up. Netflix has finally, officially ordered Locke & Key to series. This news comes two months after fellow streaming site Hulu passed on the pilot and a whopping eight years after the comic series was first eyed for a screen adaptation.

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AJ Caulfield

Game Of Thrones Prequel Series Details Revealed

Following the heartbreaking news that HBO is no longer moving forward with four of the five planned Game of Thrones spin-off series, we have a bit of brightness to share: details from the prequel project that emerged unscathed from the network's recent hack-and-slashing.

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AJ Caulfield

Ryan Reynolds Developing R-Rated Home Alone-Style Comedy Stoned Alone

In the most "of course he is" news we've ever heard, Ryan Reynolds is developing an R-rated riff on the 1990 family-friendly holiday flick Home Alone, reworking it into an irreverent stoner comedy titled Stoned Alone. The Deadpool actor will produce and may potentially star in the film.

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Sarah Szabo

Titans' Anna Diop Facing Harassment On Social Media Over Starfire Casting

The narrative around Titans has taken a bleak turn.

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AJ Caulfield

Pale Blue Dot: Natalie Portman Pops Up As Lucy Cola In First-Look Photo

Alison Brie, is that you? In the first look at Pale Blue Dot, the sci-fi astronaut drama from director Noah Hawley, Natalie Portman looks nearly unrecognizable.

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AJ Caulfield

Game Of Thrones: Four Spin-Off Series Dead At HBO

Winter has come, and it's sent an avalanche down on the HBO production offices. Four of the five planned Game of Thrones spin-offs, all intended as prequels to the original show, are no longer moving forward at HBO. Now only one, which received a pilot order earlier this year, will enter production.

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Sarah Szabo

Deadwood Movie Officially Announced By HBO

Deadwood... is now Alivewood. HBO has officially announced that it will produce a feature film followup for its frontier western series Deadwood. The long-rumored film sequel has been a mainstay topic for fans of the David Milch-created drama series ever since it first wrapped up in 2006.

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AJ Caulfield

Shane Black Interested In Directing Supergirl Or The Flash

Shane Black isn't cross-eyed, he just appears that way, with one eye on the silver screen and the other on the small. Black, who is gearing up to release his latest directorial effort The Predator this September, recently revealed his interest in directing an episode of Supergirl or The Flash.

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AJ Caulfield

Men In Black Spinoff Adds Emma Thompson

It's time to blast some AD/DC, because Emma Thompson is back in Black. Thompson has officially joined the Men in Black spinoff film, lined up to settle back into her role from Men in Black III. The actress will star alongside Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson.

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Brian P. Rubin

Judge Tosses Shape Of Water Plagiarism Case

A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled on July 23, 2018 that nothing fishy was going on with the production of The Shape of Water.

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AJ Caulfield

Wonder Woman 1984 Casts Insecure Actress Natasha Rothwell

The cast of Wonder Woman 1984 has grown by one. Insecure's Natasha Rothwell has officially boarded the Patty Jenkins-directed sequel, which stars Gal Gadot as the title hero and sees Chris Pine inexplicably return to reprise his role as the thought-to-be-dead pilot and spy Steve Trevor.

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Sarah Szabo

Mid90s: The World Is A Skate Park In Trailer For Jonah Hill's Directorial Debut

Jonah Hill wants to take you out to the skate park. Set in Los Angeles during the final decade of the 20th century, Mid90s follows a teen boy named Stevie as he grinds around the city with a new group of skateboarding friends. The movie, which Hill also wrote, is the actor's directorial debut.

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AJ Caulfield

Roseanne Spinoff The Conners Premiere Date Revealed

Roseanne may not be returning to television like some fans have hoped, but a spinoff of the sitcom revival is headed our way soon. ABC has announced when the Roseanne spinoff The Conners will premiere. The series features every member of the Roseanne reboot cast except for Roseanne Barr.

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AJ Caulfield

Deathstroke Solo Movie Is Still In The Works, Says Joe Manganiello

Deathstroke is most definitely not dead. First popping up as Deathstroke (otherwise known as Slade Joseph Wilson) during a post-credits scene in last year's Justice League, Joe Manganiello confirmed during San Diego Comic-Con that the Deathstroke solo movie is alive and kicking.

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AJ Caulfield

Captain Marvel: Jude Law Praises Star Brie Larson As 'Absolutely Magnificent'

Captain Marvel is living up to her name. Jude Law, who portrays Mar-Vell in Marvel's forthcoming Captain Marvel (how many times can we say "Marvel" in a sentence?), recently gushed about the film's lead actress Brie Larson.

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AJ Caulfield

Marvel Fans Start Petition Urging Disney To Rehire James Gunn For Guardians Vol. 3

Marvel fans are taking a stand against Disney following the firing of filmmaker James Gunn from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, creating a petition calling for the House of Mouse to retract its decision to boot Gunn as the pic's director and bring him back on board.

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Sarah Szabo

David Leitch In Talks To Direct Enter The Dragon Remake

One of the greatest martial-arts movies of all time is set to get the reboot treatment from John Wick and Deadpool 2 architect David Leitch. Reportedly, the filmmaker is in talks to direct a new version of Enter the Dragon, the final movie from legendary martial artist Bruce Lee.

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