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Robert Rodriguez signs first look deal with HBO Max

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Robert Rodríguez has a new home with HBO Max as the director has penned a two-year first-look deal with HBO and its streaming service.  Robert’s son, Racer Rodríguez, will serve as lead development executive under the deal. The majority of these projects will come from Troublemaker Studios production facilities in Austin, Texas. Joey Chavez, executive […]

Michael Keaton says returning as Batman for The Flash was “a little bit emotional”

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It’s been 29 years since Michael Keaton played Batman, and after nearly three decades, the actor is finally returning to the role in the upcoming DC film The Flash. Through timeline madness, Keaton will join Ezra Miller’s Flash in mayhem and madness that will surely break the DC multiverse. He’ll also feature alongside another Batman […]

Benedict Cumberbatch to receive the 2021 TIFF Tribute Actor Award

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Benedict Cumberbatch has made quite the impression in film. He’s starred in some of Marvel’s biggest films, he’s won over fans in a Star Trek film, and lent his skills to many awards contenders. Now, the Toronto International Film Festival is set to honor the actor at their upcoming TIFF Tribute Awards. It was announced […]

Mulan’s Yoson An joins Gerald Butler in The Plane

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Yoson An, one of the standouts in 2020’s Mulan, is joining Gerald Butler’s upcoming film. The Hollywood Reporter has broken the story that An will join Butler in The Plane, from director Jean-François Richet. The Plane follows Brodie Torrance (Butler), who, after a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in hostile territory, finds […]

Chloe Bennet exits The CW’s Powerpuff Girls series

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The CW’s Powerpuff Girls will need a new Blossom. Variety reports that Chloe Bennet has exited the upcoming live-action adaptation of the hit cartoon series. Reports say that Bennet did not sign her new offer due to scheduling issues. The series is currently being redeveloped, and production had extended past when the actress initially thought. […]

Idris Elba to play Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2

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Knuckles is joining the Sonic the Hedgehog sequel, and one of the most popular actors of the moment is donning the white spiky gloves. Reports came out late Tuesday that Idris Elba will play Knuckles in Sonic 2, where he’ll face-off with Sonic and Tails. In the popular video game series, Knuckles is a red […]

John Lithgow joins the all-star cast of Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon

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Legendary film and television actor John Lithgow just landed a massive new project. Lithgow is joining the ever-expanding cast of the new Martin Scorsese film, Killers of the Flower Moon. Lithgow joins the upcoming Leonardo DiCaprio-led film as a prosecutor. Not much else has been released about the character, but the actor will obviously steal […]

Catherine Zeta-Jones to play Morticia in Netflix’s Wednesday Addams series

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Luis Guzman recently signed on to Wednesday, the new Tim Burton show about The Addams Family. He’ll play Gomez Addams, but Gomez is nothing without Morticia. Now, we have our Morticia. Catherine Zeta-Jones has joined the cast of Burton’s Wednesday, which stars Jenna Ortega (The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Scream) in the title role. Zeta-Jones will […]

Clancy Brown joins John Wick: Chapter 4

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Clancy Brown will possibly face off with one of the world’s best assassins as the actor is confirmed for the upcoming Keanu Reeves sequel John Wick: Chapter 4. Deadline confirms that Brown is joining the franchise in a still-undisclosed role. He’ll join franchise newcomers like Bill Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Donnie Yen. Director Chad Stahelski […]