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AJ Caulfield

Avengers 4, Captain Marvel Footage Revealed At CineEurope

At the European film exhibitors' conference CineEurope, held in Barcelona, Spain, Disney gave a presentation detailing its plans for its upcoming movies, including a few Marvel Studios superhero tentpoles. Disney treated convention attendees to exclusive footage from Avengers 4 and Captain Marvel.

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AJ Caulfield

Incredibles 2 Tracking For Record-Breaking Opening Weekend

Incredibles 2 is set to fly to an astounding box office opening. Industry tracking predicts that the long-awaited Disney-Pixar sequel will break records when it officially launches on Friday, June 15, earning as much as $140 million across North American theaters.

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AJ Caulfield

Star Wars: What George Lucas Would Have Done With The Sequel Trilogy

Anyone who detested The Force Awakens, thought The Last Jedi wasn't great, and is wary of what's to come in Episode IX might not have liked what Star Wars creator George Lucas had planned for the sequel trilogy any better. Lucas revealed what the films would have entailed if he was still in charge.

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Sarah Szabo

Ewan McGregor To Star In The Shining Sequel Doctor Sleep

Danny's right here, Mrs. Torrance — and he looks like the guy from Trainspotting now. Doctor Sleep, Stephen King's sequel to horror novel The Shining, is being made into a movie, and Ewan McGregor is taking the lead as a grown-up version of the psychic child Danny Torrance.

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Sarah Szabo

Disney Doesn't Want To Let Jordan Peele Make A Gargoyles Movie

Everyone in Hollywood wants to work with Jordan Peele on something — unless you're Disney, and think the project he wants is weird. Reportedly, the Get Out director tried to pitch the company a movie based on the animated series Gargoyles — and Disney wants nothing to do with it.

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AJ Caulfield

The Flash Movie Reportedly Finds New Inspiration In Back To The Future

The Flash has apparently found a new muse. In a larger report detailing Warner Bros.' shift in strategy surrounding its DC Entertainment production arm, it's been said that The Flash movie is now aiming to mirror the tone and voice of Robert Zemeckis' beloved sci-fi film Back to the Future.

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Sarah Szabo

DC Films Floats Potential Names For Alt-Universe Banner

Big changes are in store for the future of DC Comics characters on the big screen, as news about Warner Bros.' upcoming alternate universe film banner slowly begins to crystallize. We now have an idea of what they're calling the Elseworlds-style brand — and the names aren't what we were expecting.

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AJ Caulfield

Matt Reeves' The Batman Reportedly Focuses On 'Young Caped Crusader'

The end of the Bat-fleck era might be nigh. Following reports that longtime Batman actor Ben Affleck wouldn't reprise his role as the Dark Knight in director Matt Reeves' The Batman, it's been revealed that the film focuses on "a young caped crusader" that Affleck likely won't play.

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AJ Caulfield

Wonder Woman 2: Chris Pine Confirmed To Return As Steve Trevor

The boy is back. After the rumor mill churned out whisperings of Chris Pine returning as the fallen Steve Trevor for Wonder Woman 2, director Patty Jenkins has confirmed that the buzz wasn't just a bunch of bull. Jenkins confirmed on Twitter that Pine's Steve will be in the Wonder Woman sequel.

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Sarah Szabo

The Next Batman Movie Will Reportedly Not Star Ben Affleck

We've been going over Ben Affleck's status as the dark knight for what feels like years now. At first, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker was set to write, direct, and star in The Batman — but a few script drafts and one Justice League later, he's now apparently doing none of the above.

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Sarah Szabo

Green Lantern Screenwriter Reacts To That Deadpool 2 Scene

The screenwriter of Green Lantern has finally gotten around to seeing Deadpool 2 — and when he stuck around for the credits, he got an unexpected surprise. When he saw how Reynolds really felt about the movie they made, the writer shared his thoughts in a post on social media.

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AJ Caulfield

Bohemian Rhapsody: Bryan Singer To Receive Directing Credit

Bryan Singer may have been fired as the director of Bohemian Rhapsody and replaced by Dexter Fletcher, but he'll still receive sole directing credit on the forthcoming Queen biopic that stars Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury.

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Sarah Szabo

Ms. Marvel 'Definitely' Coming To The Marvel Cinematic Universe

One way or another, Ms. Marvel is making her way to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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AJ Caulfield

Avengers: Infinity War Passes $2 Billion At The Global Box Office

Avengers: Infinity War has achieved another major milestone: passing $2 billion at the global box office. Disney and Marvel's massive superhero ensemble was approaching the benchmark over the weekend, when new releases Hereditary and Ocean's 8 rocked cinemas, and officially crossed it on Tuesday.

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AJ Caulfield

Aeon Flux Getting Live-Action Reboot At MTV

Aeon Flux is making a comeback. MTV has put into development a live-action reboot of the animated series that aired for three seasons on the network in the '90s

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AJ Caulfield

Arachnophobia Remake In The Works, James Wan To Produce

Amblin Entertainment is weaving a spooky web, putting a remake of Arachnophobia into the works. James Wan, who will launch his hotly anticipated Aquaman for Warner Bros. and DC Films in December, is attached to produce the Arachnophobia remake through his Atomic Monster banner.

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AJ Caulfield

Aquaman Trailer Revealed At CineEurope, Expected Online Soon

Aquaman has finally reached dry land. Warner Bros. unveiled the first trailer for Aquaman, the forthcoming DC film from director James Wan and starring Jason Momoa, during the European film exhibitors' conference CineEurope on Monday. The footage is expected to officially launch in the coming days.

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Sarah Szabo

Geoff Johns, DC Entertainment President, Steps Down Amidst Executive Shakeup

The future of movies based on DC Comics is once again in flux, as news has broken that DC Entertainment's Geoff Johns is stepping down from his post as the company's president and chief creative officer. His departure comes in the middle of an overall executive shakeup at the company.

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AJ Caulfield

Succession Renewed For Season 2 At HBO

Succession is succeeding big time. Two episodes into its freshman season, the HBO drama has scored a season 2 renewal.

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Brian P. Rubin

George R.R. Martin Offers More Details About Game Of Thrones Prequel Pilot

Author George R.R. Martin — whose A Song of Ice and Fire books are the basis for the hit HBO series — has weighed in about his involvement in the forthcoming series...specifically, that he isn't really all that involved at all.

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Sarah Szabo

The Goldbergs Actor Jackson Odell Dead At 20

Actor, musician, and songwriter Jackson Odell, known for his recurring appearances on The Goldbergs, has been found dead at the age of 20. As a performer, he appeared on the TV series Modern Family, Arrested Development, and iCarly, and recently had been developing a career composing music for film.

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AJ Caulfield

Gal Gadot Cast In Dwayne Johnson's Red Notice

Gal Gadot is officially teaming up with Dwayne Johnson. The actress has just closed a deal to star alongside Johnson in Red Notice, the action comedy from writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber that's due out on June 12, 2020.

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AJ Caulfield

American Horror Story Season 8 Is A 'Very High Concept,' Ryan Murphy Teases

Sounds like American Horror Story is going to melt even more minds in season 8. Ryan Murphy, who co-created the FX anthology series alongside Brad Falchuk, revealed that the upcoming eighth season of American Horror Story is "a very high concept" featuring a massive returning cast.

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AJ Caulfield

Jojo Rabbit: First Image Shows Taika Waititi As A 'Goofy' Hitler

Taika Waititi: Director, screenwriter, comedian, actor — and Adolf Hitler? Technically, yes. Waititi plays one of history's most notorious dictators in his forthcoming World War II satire Jojo Rabbit, and now fans have their first look at the filmmaker's "goofy, charming" take on Hitler.

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