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DC has officially begun its search for its Batgirl. Deadline is reporting that executives are expected to test a group of actresses for the highly coveted role.  
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The report notes that test deals are still being figured out, but that those expected to test for the role include Isabella Merced, Zoey Deutch, and Leslie Grace. Deadline has also heard Haley Lu Richardson’s nam

Marvel Studios has found its director for its upcoming Blade movie, tapping Bassam Tariq to helm the picture, according to a recent report from Deadline. 
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Tariq, perhaps best known for his work on the film Mogul Mowgli, is officially in talks to direct the upcoming adaptation of the popular Marvel comic book. Stacy Osei-Kuffour is on board to write the script for the film starring the vampire hunter, with Marv

Electronic Arts delivered on its promise from yesterday and released a video about its Skate 4 game. However, the brand new teaser trailer was released on Monday doesn’t show any gameplay and is more of a reaction video of those watching video.
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In a new teaser for the game, Full Circle – the studio developing the upcoming game – didn’t exactly answer many questions about the upco

Ubisoft has announced a brand new free-to-play shooter set in the Tom Clancy universe, called Tom Clancy’s XDefiant. It features characters inspired by the various Tom Clancy video games such as Splinter Cell, Watch_Dogs, Rainbow Six, and more.
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Developed by Ubisoft San Francisco, Tom Clancy’s XDefiant is a 6-versus-6 multiplayer first-person arena shooter that Ubisoft claims w

Netflix has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming limited series titled Brand New Cherry Flavor, starring Rosa Salazar and Catherine Keener. The video, which you can check out in the player below, begins with Salazar’s lead character as she meets Keener’s mysterious character at an art showcase, who claims that she can hurt someone for her. It also teases the series’ dark and creepy vibe as it previews a number of weird and somewhat disturbing scenes including cats eating

Ahead of its exclusive IMAX event this Wednesday, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment have released brand new posters for the companies’ highly-anticipated Dune remake starring Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet. The Dune character posters, which you can check out in the gallery below, offer us a closer look at each character while also boasting its all-star cast including Oscar Isaac’s Duke Leto, Rebecca Ferguson’s Lady Jessica, Jason Momoa’s Dunca

Jason Momoa has officially arrived in England to begin production for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
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In a video sent out on his account, Momoa announced his arrival in the country, and also teased the fact that he would be changing his hair color from brown to blond for the film. Of course, Aquaman’s hair color throughout the comics has always been blond, but Momoa instead had his traditional brown hair for the first film. Ho

A trailer has been released for new music documentary Under The Volcano, which is set to tell the story of Sir George Martin’s famous AIR Studios on Montserrat.READ MORE: Obituary: Sir George Martin, 1926-2016Directed by Gracie Otto (The Last Impresario) and produced by Cody Greenwood, the film will chart the rise and fall of the studio built by Martin – often regarded as the “fifth Beatle” for his long career producing the band – in 1979. Elton John, Duran Duran, a

"We've saved you the best seat in the house…" Shout Factory has released a new official US trailer for the strange, eccentric, indie film titled The Show, directed by filmmaker Mitch Jenkins. This premiered at the Sitges Film Festival last year, and we featured an early teaser trailer back then. A man's search for a stolen artifact leads him to the haunted town ("Northampton - a strange and haunted town in the heart of England as dangerous as he is") filled with Voodoo gangsters, masked

Following last week’s teaser debut, brand new Chucky photos for SYFY and the USA Network’s upcoming Child’s Play series have surfaced online (via Bloody Disgusting). The new photos, which you can check out below, provide us a closer look at the series’ young protagonist, portrayed by Zackary Arthur, who is seen taking the iconic killer doll to his school. However, in one of the photos, it looks like he’ll eventually try to get rid of it. The series is scheduled to m

"Cinema is not dead," proclaimed Thierry Frémaux during the announcement of the official selection for the 2021 Cannes Film Festival a few months ago. He was right, of course, but we already knew that. Cinema will never die! It just took a little break during the 2020 pandemic year, with cinemas closed worldwide. But filmmakers were still working on films - finishing up post-production from their homes, or even filming new projects when they were finally allowed to resume production (wit

Following the success of the Fear Street trilogy, fans are definitely eager to hear some good news regarding the potential development of more sequels for director Leigh Janiak’s coming-of-age horror films, especially when the third installment, Fear Street Part 3: 1666 ended with an intriguing mid-credits scene. In a recent interview with IndieWire, Janiak has finally opened up about the future of the horror franchise, teasing that there are indeed more Shadyside stories left to tell.
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It has been nearly two years since we’ve last heard an update regarding Kevin Smith’s long-awaited Clerks III, and now Lionsgate has announced that they have successfully acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the long-in-development third installment of Smith’s 90s cult classic comedy Clerks. The project is currently in pre-production but is expected to start filming next month in New Jersey.
“The Clerks movies are audience favorites and many of Kevin&rs

As the release of the third My Hero Academia film nears on August 6, more of the My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission cast has been revealed.
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The movie’s official Twitter account has revealed who will be casting six new characters. Mariya Ise will play Belos, while Junya Enoki will voice Sir Pentas. Other new characters include Yuichiro Umehara as Shidero, Shogo Sakata as Leviathan, Hirofumi No

Netflix has released the first teaser for the upcoming third season of their popular teen comedy-drama series Sex Education, featuring the main cast including Asa Butterfield’s Otis and Emma Mackey’s Maeve as they star in an advertisement video for the newly-reopened Moordale Secondary. The series is scheduled to make its return on Friday, September 17.
The Sex Education Season 3 teaser, which you can check out in the player below, provides us our first look at two of the series&rsqu

Matt Damon has admitted that his teenage daughter doesn’t watch any of his “good” films just to give him “shit”.
The actor opened up about his relationship with his children in a new interview, explaining that his 15-year-old daughter Isabella keeps him humble.
Speaking of his 1997 hit Good Will Hunting, Damon told CBS Sunday Morning: “My 15-year-old refuses to see it. She doesn’t want to see any movies that I’m in that she thinks might be good. Sh

Paramount Pictures has revealed the final trailer for their forthcoming G.I. Joe spinoff movie Snake Eyes, featuring some new bits of action-packed footage. The video continues to highlight the friendship between Henry Golding’s titular ninja commando and Andrew Koji’s Storm Shadow, which begins when Snake Eyes saves the latter’s life. It also teases Storm Shadow’s eventual defection to Cobra, with Úrsula Corberó’s the Baronness giving him an offer tow

Shailene Woodley has opened up about filming sex scenes, saying that women wearing bras is unrealistic.
The Big Little Lies star spoke about appearing in the 2020 film Endings, Beginnings, which involves multiple intimate scenes. She revealed how boundaries are always ensured beforehand when she works on sex scenes.
“I’ve never felt uncomfortable doing intimate scenes because I’m very vocal,” Woodley told The Hollywood Reporter.
“I always sit down and talk with the

After initially announcing it as a spinoff series to the Keanu Reeves-led John Wick films, The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Starz and Lionsgate Television are now redeveloping the long-awaited project The Continental as a three-part prequel that will center around a young version of Ian McShane’s Winston. Each installment of the event series is expected to be 90-minutes long and will premiere through the course of three consecutive nights. The outlet notes that the project will repo

"I will go out finishing what my hero started… Life's funny like that." Disney has launched the trailer for a documentary film called Stuntman, from director Kurt Mattila. This originally premiered at the 2018 Los Angeles Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award, but was never been released until this year. And it might be worth the wait - Stuntman will be streaming on Disney+ this month. The film follows professional stuntman Eddie Braun as he prepares for and attempts the most da

According to Deadline, HBO has announced that filming on their forthcoming Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon has been temporarily halted due to a crew member testing positive for COVID-19. This marks the latest major production that has been shut down in the UK as it was also recently reported that Netflix’s hit romance drama series Bridgerton had also paused shooting due to a positive COVID-19 case.
The outlet notes that the said crew member is part of the production&rsqu

According to Deadline, HBO has announced that filming on their forthcoming Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon has been temporarily halted due to a crew member testing positive for COVID-19. This marks the latest major production that has been shut down in the UK as it was also recently reported that Netflix’s hit romance drama series Bridgerton had also paused shooting due to a positive COVID-19 case.
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HBO’s upcoming The Last of Us television adaptation is set to film in Fort Macleod in Alberta, Canada, and a local union has revealed that HBO won’t be cutting any corners when it comes to recreating Naughty Dog’s extremely popular video game.
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According to International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees 212 president Damian Petti, each individual episode of the show, which will star

"I need warriors like you… to become the future of the clan." Paramount has unveiled a third & final official trailer for Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, landing in theaters nationwide later this week. Learn about the beginnings of the masked ninja known only as Snake Eyes! We've featured two other awesome trailers for this origin story movie already, and as far as we can tell from the trailers, it's going to be one of the most exciting action events of the summer. Bring it on!! Henry

"It was the greatest mistake of my life… and everyone else is paying for it." While we wait for the next real Spider-Man movie to arrive, there is an intriguing new fan film on the horizon. From GJ Konop, Spider-Man: Lotus is a fan film in development now aiming to be released in 2022 - and the first teaser trailer has dropped. This version of Spidey is more of a throwback to the earlier comic book version, referencing stories like 'Spider-Man: Blue' and 'The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man'

Quentin Tarantino has suggested he was left somewhat confused by Christopher Nolan’s latest film Tenet.
The Once Upon A Time In Hollywood director has previously praised the director’s work, calling Dunkirk his second-favourite film of the 2010s.READ MORE: ‘Tenet’ review: time-travelling thriller from the king of cerebral blockbustersHowever, speaking of 2020’s Tenet, Tarantino admitted in a new interview that he may need to watch it again to get a better grasp.
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"The people in Seoul don't even know what's happening to us, right?" Well Go USA has released an official US trailer for a Korean film called Escape from Mogadishu, originally known as just Mogadishu. This is debuting in early August in the US in select theaters, just a few weeks after it opens in Korea first, which is a quick turnaround for a Korean film. Based on a true story: as civil war rages in Mogadishu, rival North and South Korean diplomats are left trapped. With no aid from either gov

Space Jam: A New Legacy star LeBron James has responded to “haters” of the new film.
The anticipated sequel to the 1996 Looney Tunes movie made its debut over the weekend, and has already proved a box office success after taking in $31.65million (£23mi) in the US, according to Deadline.READ MORE: ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ review: LeBron James throws up an airballHowever, the reviews have been less generous, with many critics taking issue with the large amount of pro

John Cena has finally made his much-anticipated WWE return at tonight’s WWE Money in the Bank event, which aired exclusively on Peacock in the United States.
The F9 and The Suicide Squad actor finally made his first appearance since his extended absence to prioritize his acting career. The former WWE Champion hasn’t wrestled since WrestleMania 36 last year as he faced Bray Wyatt in a cinematic Firefly Fun House match. Prior to that, his last match was in January 2019.

Fueled by a hefty dose of nostalgia and the appearance of one of LeBron James, Space Jam: A New Legacy took control of the box office with a massive-for-a-pandemic opening haul of $31.65 million, or roughly on par with the opening of Godzilla vs. Kong, all despite a simultaneous release on HBO Max.
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Color me surprised. I assumed Space Jam would do decent business, but clearly underestimated audience love for the bland 1997 film