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Marvel Drops Jonathan Majors After Assault, Harassment Verdict
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Comics Author James Tynion IV, Artist Christian Ward Team for Ghost Story ‘Spectregraph’ (Exclusive)
Upstart publisher DSTLRY is launching the book in spring 2024.
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Comics Author Scott Snyder Reteams with Artist Francesco Francavilla for Horror Story ‘White Boat’ (Exclusive)
Upstart publisher DSTLRY is launching the book in spring 2024.
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‘The Family Plan’ Director Simon Cellan Jones Talks Making Back-to-Back Mark Wahlberg Movies
Few directors get a second shot at a movie career, but after decades in TV, Jones is back with help from his leading man: "I'm relishing it."
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Marvel Drops Jonathan Majors After Assault, Harassment Verdict
Jonathan Majors is out at Marvel Studios in a stunning career blow for the once-rising actor. On Dec. 18, a Manhattan jury found Majors guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and guilty of harassment following a two-week trial that stemmed from a March incident between the actor and his ex-partner, Grace Jabbari. Before […]
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Comics Author James Tynion IV, Artist Christian Ward Team for Ghost Story ‘Spectregraph’ (Exclusive)
Modern horror comics master James Tynion IV has some new scare fare for 2024, this time a series for upstart publisher DSTLRY. The creator of acclaimed and best-selling comics Something Is Killing the Children and The Nice House on the Lake is teaming with Christian Ward, the writer-artist behind the current Batman miniseries Batman: City […]
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Comics Author Scott Snyder Reteams with Artist Francesco Francavilla for Horror Story ‘White Boat’ (Exclusive)
Fan favorite comics author Scott Snyder is jumping back into the horror field, this is time with a three-issue mini-series for upstart publisher DSTLRY. Titled White Boat, the comic will reteam the writer, who became a superstar thanks to his Batman work for in DC in the 2010s, with artist Francesco Francavilla. The two collaborated […]
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‘The Family Plan’ Director Simon Cellan Jones Talks Making Back-to-Back Mark Wahlberg Movies
After a decorated career in television, The Family Plan director Simon Cellan Jones has returned to feature films for the first time in two-plus decades. Cellan Jones’ feature career began with 2000’s Some Voices, a British drama starring a still-emerging Daniel Craig, and he soon followed that up with 2002’s The One and Only, before […]
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James Gunn Shares Update on ‘Superman: Legacy’ Storyboard, Superhero Costume and Score
James Gunn is clearly excited about the highly-anticipated Superman: Legacy and has decided to share some additional insight into the movie. The co-head of DC Studios, who is also helming the superhero project, recently took to Threads to tease the creative planning into the movie with a storyboard shot. “Spoiler??!! Well, probably not,” he wrote in […]
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Jason Momoa Says the Future of ‘Aquaman’ Films Is “Not Looking Too Good”
Jason Momoa may love playing Aquaman, but he is unsure about the future of the DC superhero franchise. The actor recently opened up to Entertainment Tonight about his concerns regarding future installments while promoting Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which arrives in theaters Dec. 22. Addressing reports that the latest movie could be his last […]
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‘Superman: Legacy’: Miriam Shor Joining James Gunn’s Man of Steel Movie (Exclusive)
Miriam Shor is in early talks to become the latest to join the growing cast of James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy. The Man of Steel feature is due to be the kickoff for the much ballyhooed DC Studios slate when it hits theaters in July 2025 and has been casting up furiously since the end of […]
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Warner Bros. Wins Bidding War for Ryan Reynolds-Channing Tatum Package ‘Calamity Heist’
Warners Bros. has a Calamity on their hands. The studio is in final negotiations to win the high-priced bidding war for Calamity Hustle, the action comedy that has Ryan Reynolds and Channing Tatum attached to star as wayward bothers. Aaron and Adam Nee, the sibling team that was behind the 2022 sleeper hit The Lost City, […]
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James Gunn Says Meaningless Cameos Are “One of the Worst Elements of Recent Superhero Films”
James Gunn is defending the cast he has assembled for Superman: Legacy after fans expressed concerns about the film including too many characters. The co-head of DC Studios recently took to Threads to explain that he is building a whole universe, rather than just having comic book characters appear on the screen for just a […]
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‘Lord of Misrule’ Director William Brent Bell Is Actively Developing ‘Orphan 3’
After Orphan: First Kill landed William Brent Bell the best reviews of his career, the genre filmmaker has kept the momentum going with another well received film in Lord of Misrule. Bell has explored a variety of different horror subgenres throughout his career, and he can now cross folk horror off the list. Lord of […]
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Indie Horror Publisher Darklit Press Signs With Independent Artist Group (Exclusive)
Darklit Press, the up-and-coming indie horror publisher founded by Andrew Robert, has signed with Independent Artist Group for film and TV representation. Darklit works with authors of horror, suspense, and dark fiction from around the world. One of its goals is to identify and develop manuscripts from emerging genre authors. Launched only in 2022, Robert’s […]
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Freya Allan Leads Ensemble of Janell Shirtcliff’s Horror Fantasy ‘Triton’ for Romulus (Exclusive)
The Witcher star Freya Allan, Daisy Jones and the Six actor Josh Whitehouse, and Raff Law, who appears in the upcoming Apple mini-series Masters of the Air, are starring in Triton, a fantasy horror thriller from filmmaker Janell Shirtcliff. Elsie Hewitt, who appeared in FX’s Dave, Thalia Besson, daughter of French filmmaker Luc Besson, and […]
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‘Hillbillies vs. Alien Chickens’ Takes Top Honor in Horror2Comic Contest
The alien invasion comedy Hillbillies vs. Alien Chickens has taken home the top prize in this year’s Horror2Comic Contest. The script from Nicholas Tana is described as a twist on the alien invasion genre, and centers on a vegan hillbilly who must team with a government agent to combat invading alien chickens. Winning scripts in […]
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Shawn Levy Reteams With Ryan Reynolds, Will Direct Heist Movie for Netflix
Shawn Levy is reuniting with Ryan Reynolds once again, this time for the high-profile, untitled global heist project that landed at Netflix on Wednesday. The streaming giant won the feature package in what was described as an eight-company bidding war. Dana Fox will writie the script. Levy will direct the feature as well as produce […]
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Eddie Murphy Turns Up the Heat in Netflix’s ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Teaser
Eddie Murphy is ready to have the last laugh as police lieutenant Axel Foley in the teaser trailer for Netflix’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Hitting the streamer in the summer of 2024, the new movie from director Mark Molloy revives the action-comedy franchise three decades after the previous installment. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F […]
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Emma Jade, Alyssa Nicole, Noor Badash Topline Thriller ‘Iconic’
Emma Jade, Alyssa Nicole and Noor Badash have lead roles in the psychosexual thriller Iconic, the feature film debut from writer-director Matthew Freiheit. The indie, which has just wrapped production in Los Angeles ahead of a planned 2024 release, stars Jade as makeup guru Rose, who faces hate mail from a rival artist played by […]
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