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The Last of Us TV series won’t start full production until The Last of Us Part II has shipped, says co-writer Craig Mazin

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Last week, HBO and PlayStation Productions announced the hit PlayStation video game The Last of Us is set to be adapted into a television series. However, Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin, who is set to co-write The Last of Us series, has revealed full production won’t start until video game developer Naughty Dog has completed and shipped The Last of Us Part II. […]

Simon Pegg on Mission: Impossible 7’s production hiatus in Italy

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With concerns about the coronavirus outbreak spreading around the world, many film and television projects and events have been affected in recent weeks including cancellations of major premieres in China and release date delays for No Time to Die and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. Additionally, the Christopher McQuarrie-directed Mission: Impossible 7 has also been affected by the […]

Netflix’s The Witcher writer discusses the decision to make Nightmare of the Wolf as an anime film

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While fans wait patiently for the second season of Netflix’s The Witcher to debut in 2021, the streaming service is set to release a Witcher anime film titled The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. In a recent interview with ComicBook, the writer of The Witcher series, Beau DeMayo, explained why the crew decided to go down the anime route rather […]

Jason Blum says talks have taken place to turn Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights into a movie

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Every year Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights event takes place at Universal Parks around the world including Los Angeles, Orlando, Singapore, and Osaka. This event features both originally designed haunted house attractions and others that are adapted from feature films and television for a chance for fans to experience their favourite properties. While at first, it […]

Stephen King series The Outsider arriving on DVD and Blu-ray in June

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The first season of HBO’s The Outsider just came to an end this week, and now it is already heading for a DVD and Blu-ray release on June 9th 2020. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon US or Amazon UK The Outsider follows police detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn), as he sets out to investigate the mutilated […]

Emily Blunt offers an update on the Edge of Tomorrow sequel

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Since Edge of Tomorrow was released back in 2014, there has been plenty of demand for a sequel to Doug Liman’s time-bending sci-fi action film. However, with stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt’s commitments to other franchises and Liman seemingly struggling to crack the code on the story, there has been a consistent doubt that the sequel […]

Watchmen: Damon Lindelof confirms he’s out, but wishes he had an idea for a second season

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While HBO’s Watchmen was one of television’s most well-received series if last year, creator Damon Lindelof has once again reiterated he has no plans to return for a second season as he has no ideas regarding what the next season should explore. In a recent interview with Collider, Lindelof explained how he wishes he had an idea […]

Director Alex Garland reveals he could never work on a Swamp Thing movie out of respect for Alan Moore

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Alex Garland, who is best known for his directorial work on Ex Machina and Annihilation, as well as writing 2012’s Dredd, has revealed why he would be reluctant to make a Swamp Thing movie. During an interview with ComicBook at C2E2, Garland explained that while he loves the character, he couldn’t make a Swamp Thing movie because writer Alan Moore passionately discourages […]

Randy Couture offers an update on The Expendables 4

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Over the past few years, there’s been some doubt that The Expendables franchise would return for a fourth instalment, with Sylvester Stallone pulling out of the planned sequel back in 2017 due to creative differences with Millennium boss Avi Lerner, before the two sorted out their differences the following year for a planned 2018 shoot that […]

Peter Rabbit 2 delayed to August over coronavirus fears

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With growing concerns over the coronavirus, Sony Pictures have announced that the upcoming release of Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, the follow-up to 2018’s hugely successful live-action/CGI hybrid Peter Rabbit, has been delayed to August. The Peter Rabbit sequel was originally scheduled to arrive in theatres in the UK and other European territories on 27th March, followed […]