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DC Comics and HBO Max‘s much-anticipated drama Green Lantern TV series is changing its focus after being in the works since late 2019. The Hollywood Reporter has reported that the show will now be focusing on John Stewart, one of DC’s first Black superheroes, now that showrunner Seth Grahame-Smith has departed from the show. Grahame-Smith has already completed the scripts for a full season of eight episodes, which have all been focused on Guy Gardner and Alan Scott. The news comes after producer Greg Berlanti already announced the casting of Finn Wittrock and Jeremy Irvine for the respective Green Lanterns. Those close to the project have revealed that Grahame-Smith originally joined the series a year after it was announced. However, it was his choice to leave after DC Comics and HBO Max c...

Following the success of Cyberpunk Edgerunners, CD Projekt Red recently announced several new projects including a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 codenamed “Orion,” an entirely new universe named “Hadar,” and several new Witcher games including a remake of its first The Witcher (2007) game which will be developed in Unreal Engine 5, the world’s most advanced and capable real-time 3D creation tool yet. Codenamed “Canis Majoris,” the remake was said to have entered pre-production in spring, marking the first remake of the series. CDPR will work with Polish game studio Fool’s Theory to develop the game including developers who have worked on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Thanks to the success of Netflix‘s The Witcher series, and follow-up games, the franchise has g...

After Henry Cavill made a special cameo in Black Adam to mark his return as Superman, the actor sat down for a live taping with MTV’s Josh Horowitz for his Happy Sad Confused podcast. The Hollywood Reporter reported that when Cavill was asked to join Black Adam for one scene, he was filming six days a week for Netflix‘s The Witcher. The project was so secret that he was unable to tell anyone at the time, “It was so top secret we couldn’t even tell them what.” In the podcast, he expanded on which costume he chose, explaining that his decision to wear the 2013 Man of Steel one was purposeful, “I chose that one in particular because of the nostalgia attached to the suit. It was incredibly important to me to be standing there and enjoying that moment. That is one of the top moments in my caree...

As the father of genre-defining, post-apocalyptic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion,  Hideaki Anno was never shy about his passion for the “kaiju” cinema — a genre of Japanese films and TV series revolving around giant monsters disrupting the peace of modern civilizations. Ever since the Evangelion creator was appointed as the director for 2016’s Shin Godzilla, fans have been pondering whether the two franchises will cross paths.  In a recent teaser, the titular Shin Godzilla battles the Eva Unit-01 in an epic mix of CG and sleek traditional animation. The teaser is a promotional video for a project dubbed “P Godzilla vs Evangelion – Awakening of the G Cells” — which turns out to be the latest pachinko machine by Fields.  Though...

James Gunn and Peter Safran have been named co-CEOs and co-chairmen of DC Studios, a newly-debuted production imprint that will lead DC titles for Warner Bros. Discovery. Under their new titles, Gunn and Safran will oversee all film, television and animation projects at DC Studios, reporting to Warner Bros. Discovery president and CEO David Zaslav. Both will officially enter their new positions on November 1. Notably, Gunn and Safran are expected to continue creating independent projects, in addition to their work at DC. “We’re honored to be the stewards of these DC characters we’ve loved since we were children,” said Gunn and Safran in a statement. “We look forward to collaborating with the most talented writers, directors, and actors in the world to create an integrated, multilayered uni...

After debuting a parody of Stephen King‘s horror film It titled “Not It” earlier in Season 34, The Simpsons now returns for a Treehouse of Horror XXXIII Halloween special featuring three segments offering special takes on The Babadook and Westworld as well as a full Death Note parody titled “Death Tome.” Early looks at the Death Note tribute, the second segment of the special, have emerged offering a first look at characters such as Marge and Homer in special anime art styles. So far, the short looks quite promising, featuring impressive animations courtesy of South Korean studio DR Movie, which has worked on productions such as Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Batman (The Animated Series), and Teen Titans. Beyond the screenshots, a short has also surfaced showing Lisa Simpson as ...

Back in July, the Duffer Brothers announced the newest project for their production company, Upside Down Pictures — a live-action adaptation of Death Note for Netflix. Recently, the Stranger Things creators confirmed Halia Abdel-Meguid as the lead screenwriter for the project. According to Deadline, Halia Abdel-Meguid is a fan of the original Death Note manga. As she had lived in Tokyo before, the screenwriter is also fluent in Japanese which will be a considerable asset when adapting from the source material. Abdel-Meguid also scribed for Hulu’s upcoming The Devil in the White City series and is currently also the writing consultant for the Duffers in their adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub’s novel, The Talisman. Death Note had v...

HBO has shared a teaser for Succession season four. The 45-second visual sees the Roy siblings Kendall, Roman and Shiv teaming up to go against their father, Logan, after a tumultuous season three finale, while their oldest half-brother Connor affectionately call them the “rebel alliance.” On top of their rift, Shiv’s husband, Tom, attempts to make nice with his wife after secretly betraying her in the previous season. Meanwhile, the business of Waystar Royco is being shaken up by Lukas Matsson as his deal to acquire the media conglomerate draws closer, “The prospect of this seismic sale provokes existential angst and familial division among the Roys as they anticipate what their lives will look like once the deal is completed. A power struggle ensues as the family weighs up a future where...

Henry Cavill has finally revealed that he will be making a return as his beloved superhero character. The actor posted to social media on Monday that he is slated to be “back as Superman,” following his surprise cameo in the post-credits scene of DC Comics‘ and Warner Bros. Pictures most recent $140 million USD worldwide grossing blockbuster film, Black Adam. In the Instagram post, Cavill announced, “I wanted to wait until the weekend was over before posting this because I wanted to give you all a chance to watch Black Adam. But now that plenty of you have, I wanted to make it official: I am back as Superman.” He added that his cameo in the film and the image he posted to his Instagram post, “are just a very small taste of things to come.” The 39-year-old actor ended his cryptic message th...

Megan Thee Stallion is celebrating Halloween with Netflix & Chills as she reads the horoscopes of some of the streamer’s original characters. The Houston Hottie picked out Eric from Sex Education, Chloe from Too Hot To Handle, Max from Stranger Things and Maury the Hormone Monster from Big Mouth, respectively reading their horoscopes as Thing from The Addams Family, a zombie, vampire and, admittedly, Megan Thee Stallion. The rapper’s latest work with Netflix arrives just a few weeks after she teased her involvement in the final and upcoming season of Stranger Things, posting a photo of her sitting in a Netflix director’s chair with a cue card featuring the show’s title. Details about her possible role were not revealed, leaving fans to wait until the premiere. Watch Megan Thee Sta...

Following the newfound public interest in Jeffrey Dahmer and costumes popping up, eBay has now banned any Halloween costumes evoking the notorious serial killer from being sold on its platform. Speaking to CBS MoneyWatch, a spokesperson for eBay said that it has banned the sale of all Dahmer paraphernalia as it violates its “violence and violent criminals policy.” The policy notes the company’s stance in prohibiting listings that “promote or glorify violence or violent acts, or are associated with individuals who are notorious for committing violent acts,” while promoting safety and respecting the victims of violent crimes. The move to ban Jeffrey Dahmer Halloween costumes comes after the success of Netflix’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story series. Becoming the second most popul...