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T.J. Miller joins Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One

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According to THR, Deadpool and Silicon Valley actor T.J. Miller has joined Steven Spielberg’s upcoming adaptation of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One.  Miller has been cast as i-R0k, “an annoying troller in the online forums of the game” that humans of the near-distant future practically live in. i-R0k had a small, but important role to play in the book, and I’m […]

Brie Larson reportedly the frontrunner to play Captain Marvel

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There has been plenty of speculation about who would play Captain Marvel ever since the Marvel Comics heroine’s solo film was confirmed back in 2014. Though the movie isn’t slated to arrive until 2019, word has it that she’ll show up first in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War. Kevin Feige recently claimed that we’d be getting big news regarding the […]

Warner Bros. course corrects DC Extended Universe by placing Geoff Johns in charge

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In the wake of the critical and financial disappointment that was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the future of the DC Extended Universe has been put into question. It’s still happening, as evidenced by news of in-development films like a Harley Quinn spinoff and Booster Gold solo film, but there have been several shakedowns behind the scenes of […]

Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn will get her own spinoff movie

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We’re still about three months away from the release of Suicide Squad, but Warner Bros. apparently has a lot of confidence in the property and its female star, and are already prepping a spinoff film for Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn. The news comes from THR, who claim that the spinoff won’t just feature the iconic and beloved anti-heroine, but […]

Michael B. Jordan joins Marvel’s Black Panther, possibly as the villain

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Yesterday news hit that Lupita Nyong’o was in talks to join Marvel’s Black Panther, and now we have another piece of exciting casting, as Creed star Michael B. Jordan has joined the upcoming superhero film as well. It’s not yet clear who Jordan will be playing, but THR‘s sources say that it could be the film’s villain. Considering we’ve […]

Godzilla 2 has lost director Gareth Edwards

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Just this week, Warner Bros. announced that Godzilla 2, the sequel to the 2014 reboot of the popular monster franchise, had been delayed nine months. Now, the reason for that delay appears to have been revealed: director Gareth Edwards has left the project. The news comes from Deadline, who claim that Edwards’ exit was decided before the […]

ABC cancels Agent Carter and passes on Marvel’s Most Wanted

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We’ve been hearing for a while now that the future of two Marvel television shows – Agent Carter and Marvel’s Most Wanted – were grim. And now it’s been confirmed. At the television upfronts presentation today, ABC announced its various renewals and cancellations (via THR), and both of the aforementioned Marvel series didn’t make the cut. Agent Carter has officially been cancelled after two […]

Greg Berlanti confirms Booster Gold film, not interested in directing The Flash

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Just yesterday, rumour broke out that Thor and X-Men: First Class scribe Zack Stentz was working on a Booster Gold film for Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe. Now, DC television producer Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl) has confirmed that story, and his own rumoured involvement in the project. In a new interview with THR, Berlanti confirmed that […]

Rumour: Willem Dafoe playing an Atlantean in Justice League

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Last month, Willem Dafoe was cast in Justice League, though his role was left secret. Since then, fans have been coming up with all kinds of theories on who he could play, and speculating whether or not he’d be friend or foe. While we still don’t know any real details about his role, a new rumour at […]

Lupita Nyong’o in talks to star in Marvel’s Black Panther

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Now that Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther has made his big screen debut, all eyes are on his upcoming solo film, which will be directed by Creed helmer Ryan Coogler and is set to hit theaters in 2018. Not many details are yet known about the project, but we now have our first big casting update! According to THR, Academy Award […]