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Feb. 17, 2022

ViacomCBS Rebrands Into Paramount

The saga of ViacomCBS never seems to end.  First it was Viacom, then it split into Viacom and CBS, then it recombined into ViacomCBS, and now, two years after Viacom and CBS merged into ViacomCBS, the company is changing its name AGAIN to simpl…

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Feb. 16, 2022

New Trailer For Downton Abby A New Era Brings Hollywood To Downton

The full official trailer for Downton Abbey: A New Era, a sequel to 2019’s feature adaptation of the beloved TV series, has been released by Focus Features, and if you're a fan of Downton, you won't want to miss it! The Crawley family head …

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Feb. 16, 2022

Pattinson's Batman To Fight Mr. Freeze of Court Of Owls In Sequel?

Though Matt Reeves' upcoming The Batman isn't yet out, a sequel seems pretty much a done deal at this point.  And though The Riddler, Penguine, and Catwoman are already in Robert Pattinson's first outing as Batman, there's already speculation a…

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Feb. 16, 2022

Villeneuve Reveals Details Of DUNE Part 2

Good news - Warner Brothers has already approved the making of the next Dune movie, and having already set-up the DUNE universe in his first movie, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is now talking about how Dune: Part Two will allow him to go deeper into F…

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Feb. 16, 2022

Netflix Making A "BioShock" Cinematic Universe?

Prepare for the Rapture.  No, not the biblical one, the underwater city from the BioShock games, because Netflix is gearing up to turn the BioShock world into its own cinematic universe! Netflix is teaming with Take-Two Interactive to develop …

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Feb. 15, 2022

The Wonder Twins Are Getting Their Own Movie At Warners

Look out, Space Ghost.  The Wonder Twins are letting their powers combine in a new movie! Warner Bros. Pictures has hired Black Adam and Scoob! scribe Adam Sztykiel to pen and direct a Wonder Twins live-action feature based on the DC character…

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Feb. 15, 2022

HBOMax renews Julian Fellowes' drama "Guilded Age" for second season

Just three weeks after the new period drama The Guilded Age launched on HBOMax, the network has renewed Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes’ late 19th century New York-set drama. The nine-episode series (which spent nearly a decade in devel…

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Feb. 15, 2022

Bridgerton Is Back - With A Vengeance!

A new teaser trailer for the second season of its Shonda Rhimes-produced saucy period drama Bridgerton has been released by Netflix ahead of its premiere on the service on March 25th. According to the synopsis for the new episodes, the action fol…

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Feb. 15, 2022

Russell T. Davies Talks His Plans For Doctor Who

Prepare for more wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff. After reviving Doctor Who in 2005 and overseeing the Christopher Eccelston and David Tennant-led eras, writer Russell T. Davies stepped away as showrunner and handed the reins over to Steven Moffat.…

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Feb. 14, 2022

Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power Teaser - Awesome or Hot Garbage?

Amazon Prime has released the first official trailer for its billion-dollar The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV series. Expected to run at least five seasons at a cost of well over $1 billion and showrun by Patrick McKay and JD Payne, th…

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