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Blu-ray Review – American Gods: Season One

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Ricky Church reviews American Gods season one… For many years, Neil Gaiman’s novel American Gods was thought to be unfilmable. It was felt the novel was too grandiose for the big screen, with too many characters and too much story to fit into one 2-hour or 2-hour plus film. Almost 20 years later, Michael Green and Bryan […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #11

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #11… Ever since Rodimus and Megatron were betrayed by Getaway and the rest of the Lost Light way back in Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #50, there have been a lot of questions remaining over how the mutiny took place and how much exactly the mutineers knew considering there […]

Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy rounds out its cast of dysfunctional superheroes

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A couple weeks after Netflix cast Ellen Page (Flatliners) in the lead role of The Umbrella Academy adaptation, the streaming service has now rounded out its cast of dysfunctional superheroes in the Hargreeve family. Joining Page in the series are Tom Hopper (Black Sails) as Luther, Emmy Raver-Lampman (Broadway’s Hamilton) as Allison, David Castañeda (Soldado) as […]

First look at Jon Hamm as Archangel Gabriel in Good Omens

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As production continues on Amazon’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens, the studio has released the first picture of Mad Men star Jon Hamm as the Archangel Gabriel. The series is currently filming in the UK for a 2019 premiere date. Hamm will be starring opposite Michael Sheen (Passengers) as the angel Aziraphale and David Tennant (Doctor Who) […]

David S. Goyer in talks to direct Masters of the Universe for Sony

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The Masters of the Universe film is one big step closer to being made as The Wrap reports that Sony has begun talks with David S. Goyer to direct the film. Goyer has previously directed Blade: Trinity and helped craft Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy. Goyer has already written the script for the film, having done so when McG […]

Bryan Fuller and Michael Green exit American Gods season 2 as showrunners

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In a bit of surprising news, Bryan Fuller and Michael Green are leaving Starz’s American Gods as the series’ showrunners. They will no longer be part of the show  going forward despite its active development for the second season. American Gods premiered on Starz earlier this Spring and earned a quick renewal after it became a ratings hit. The […]

Matthew Orton to write season 2 of The Night Manager

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AMC and production company The Ink Factory are one step closer towards a second season of the hit miniseries, The Night Manager, based on the novel of the same name by John le Carré. According to Deadline, British screenwriter Matthew Orton has been hired to pen the second season. After The Night Manager‘s success, AMC and BBC […]

Bradley Whitford, Toby Kebbell and Scoot McNairy cast in Destroyer

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Karyn Kusama’s crime thriller Destroyer, starring Nicole Kidman, has just gained several new cast members, with Bradley Whitford (The West Wing), Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) and Scoot McNairy (Argo) joining Kidman in the film. Destroyer sees Kidman as LAPD detective Erin Bell in a moral and existential journey. As a young cop […]

Book Review – Artemis by Andy Weir

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Ricky Church reviews Artemis by Andy Weir… Andy Weir gained a lot of attention with his debut novel The Martian, a science fiction tale that not only became a bestseller but a big blockbuster film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. Now, Weir follows up his Martian success with Artemis. Weir’s latest is a fun and […]