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ABC’s Classic ‘TGIF’ Line-Up Is Coming To Hulu [TCA 2017] By Fred Topel/July 27, 2017 4:45 pm EST Notably absent from the lineup is Dinosaurs, the Jim Henson sitcom starring a family of animatronic dinosaurs. So there’s room for TGIF to expand on Hulu, but six complete series is a good start. Erwich also announced the start of production on House of Cards’ creator Beau Willamon’s next series, The First. The Stephen King series Castle Rock from J....

Check Out The First Videos From Inside Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi Theme Park By Ben Pearson/July 14, 2018 10:00 am EST Warner Bros. is about to open a brand new theme park in Abu Dhabi, and while we’ve already seen some concept art for what they have planned, the first videos from inside the park itself have hit the Internet. Check out our best look yet at the Warner Bros World park below....

Could Josh Gad Play The Penguin In ‘The Batman’? By Ethan Anderton/May 3, 2017 8:30 am EST Ever since news of a standalone Batman movie with Ben Affleck in the lead and behind the camera was announced, a close eye has been paid to every facet of development. Every time Ben Affleck had an interview, he was asked about the state of the project, and depending on his mood, the project either sounded like it was on sure footing, or it was on shaky ground....

Daily Podcast: ‘Solo’ & ‘Deadpool 2’ Early Reactions, Jon Favreau’s Star Wars TV Series, Jurassic World Ride, Snake Eyes, Brad Bird & More By Peter Sciretta/May 11, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the May 11, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Bradford Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and TV news, including early reactions from Solo: A Star Wars Story and Deadpool 2, Snake Eyes GI Joe spin-off announced, Universal Studios is replacing their Jurassic Park ride with a Jurassic World ride, and a bunch of Star Wars stories including more rumors as to why Colin Trevorrow was fired from Star Wars Episode 9, Brad Bird’s possible Star Wars future, an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie, and our first real info about Jon Favreau’s Star Wars tv series....

Expect Big Surprises From ‘Fast And Furious’ Spin-Off, Says Dwayne Johnson By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 3, 2017 12:00 pm EST Get ready to get fast and furious all over again: that Fast and Furious spin-off with Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham is currently in development, and it’s going to deliver some big surprises. At least that’s what Johnson said recently, while also promising some “big stars” are circling the film. The Fast and Furious spin-off should be speeding into theaters in 2019....

Find Out Which Theaters Are Playing The 5-Minute ‘Dunkirk’ Prologue Before ‘Rogue One’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 15, 2016 11:00 am EST Millions will be headed to movie theaters this weekend to see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Before the movie starts, trailers for some of the biggest blockbusters of 2017 will be played, but at select locations, audiences will be treated to a 5-minute prologue from Christopher Nolan’s upcoming World War II drama Dunkirk....

Guillermo Del Toro Reminisces About Turning Down ‘Harry Potter’ By Jack Giroux/June 28, 2017 3:00 pm EST Guillermo del Toro was offered the chance to direct Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. When Christopher Columbus decided not to direct the third feature after the marathon of making the first two, del Toro, Kenneth Branagh, M. Night Shyamalan, and Marc Forster were potential candidates to direct the third film. A part of the reason del Toro turned down the job was that he could finally get Hellboy going, but to this day, he still “regrets” turning down what became the best film in the franchise....

Rocket Raccoon’s Origin Will Be Further Explored In A Future Marvel Movie By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 10, 2017 2:00 pm EST The first Guardians of the Galaxy introduced us to the ragtag team of space convicts who were one of Marvel Comics more obscure properties. Director James Gunn brought them into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it was one of the most acclaimed movies in the overarching comic book franchise to date....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 24, 2017 3:30 pm EST The Steven Soderbergh-helmed period medical drama has officially been canceled by Cinemax after two critically acclaimed seasons. The news comes more than a year after the Season 2 finale, which seemed pretty — erm — final for one particular main character. Spoilers ahead, of course, as we linger on this show’s demise. It seems like the death of Clive Owen’s Dr. John Thackery’ in the season 2 finale of The Knick spelled doom for the Cinemax show....

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy Christmas Special, Deadpool Kills Marvel Again & More By Ethan Anderton/April 14, 2017 5:00 pm EST A new gameplay trailer for Injustice 2 introduces us to the moves that Batman villain Scarecrow will have in the game. ScreenRant counts down 18 of the rarest and most valuable comic books you can find, including Action Comics #1....

Syfy Officially Announces George R.R. Martin ‘Nightflyers’ Series And Cast, Co-Produced With Netflix By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 4, 2018 2:00 pm EST After rumors floating around for the better part of a year and an excited blog update from George R.R. Martin himself, Syfy has officially picked up the Nightflyers series. An adaptation of Martin’s 1980 “haunted starship” novella, Nightflyers has received the green light to begin production, with Jeff Buhler (Jacob’s Ladder) penning and producting the series alongside showrunner Daniel Cerone (The Blacklist)....

The ‘Porto’ Trailer Features One Of Anton Yelchin’s Final Performances By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 4, 2017 6:00 am EST Anton Yelchin was one of the most promising actors of his generation, and seemed like he was only getting started when his tragic death shocked the film world. The Green Room star was only 27 when an accident took his life, and a few of his projects had yet to be released at the time of his death....

The ‘Spawn’ Movie Will Draw Inspiration From ‘Jaws,’ Todd McFarlane Says By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 25, 2017 9:30 am EST The Spawn movie has been long gestating — presumably, in the bowels of hell — but fans of the comic book antihero were finally put at ease with news of a new Spawn film at this past weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con. With Spawn creator Todd McFarlane announced as the writer and director of the Spawn movie under Blumhouse Productions, you may be excited to see the supernatural antihero finally gracing the silver screen again years after that awful 1997 adaptation....

Tom Hardy To Play Al Capone In Josh Trank’s ‘Fonzo’ By Angie Han/Oct. 31, 2016 4:30 pm EST The past couple of years have been pretty rough on Josh Trank. After his career got off to a spectacular start with 2012’s Chronicle, he flamed out with his sophomore effort, Fantastic Four, and seemingly did himself no favors by bad-mouthing his own movie. In between, he also picked up and then lost a Star Wars spinoff....

Lady Dynamite Season 2 trailer Lady Dynamite, the occasionally surreal Netflix comedy series starring Maria Bamford, is returning for its second season on November 10, 2017. Bamford plays a fictionalized version of herself, attempting to rebuild her life after spending months in recovery for bipolar disorder. A new trailer for season highlights the hijinks to come. Season 2 will find Bamford taking a job a streaming service that “may or may not be owned by Elon Musk....

VOTD: How ‘Suicide Squad’ Should Have Ended By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 17, 2016 4:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the year’s most divisive blockbusters was Suicide Squad. It wasn’t quite as hotly debated as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was earlier this year, but it’s still very much a heated topic of conversation. We’ll see how people feel once they get a chance to revisit the film after it hits Blu-ray and DVD on December 13th, just in time to be given as a Christmas present to someone you either really love or really hate....

‘A Star Is Born’ Remake Photo: Lady Gaga Takes The Stage By Ben Pearson/April 17, 2017 3:00 pm EST Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to Stefani Germanotta. Don’t recognize that name? Perhaps you know her better as the Grammy Award-winning superstar musician Lady Gaga, who is starring in Warner Bros.’ remake of the classic musical A Star is Born and appears to be using this movie as an opportunity to establish herself as a serious actress....

‘Atlanta’ Trailer: Donald Glover’s New FX Series Gets A Stylish Preview By Jacob Hall/Sept. 2, 2016 12:00 pm EST We can debate all day about whether or not we’re still deep in the “Golden Age” of television or if we’ve moved on to whatever follows a golden age, but one thing is for certain: TV is really good right now and some networks have proven themselves more consistent than others. For example, I know I’ll be checking out Atlanta, the new series created by Community star Donald Glover (also known as the hip-hop artist Childish Gambino), because I like the premise and the people involved, but I’ll also be checking it out because FX has a tendency to air shows that I really like and admire – they’ve earned the benefit of the doubt....

By Chris Evangelista/June 27, 2018 3:00 pm EST What we need right now, more than ever, is cartoon about a clinically depressed horse man from Hollywoo. Thankfully, BoJack Horseman season 5 now has an official return date. The animated series will return to Netflix in September, according to BoJack Horseman himself. Netflix has a lot of original shows. Some are good and some are bad, but one of the very best is BoJack Horseman....

‘Cats’ Movie Adaptation Will Star Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, And Ian McKellen (Really) By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 20, 2018 6:52 am EST You’re not going to be able to shake off this piece of news. Tom Hooper’s long-gestating Cats movie adaptation has set its cast, and it’s a who’s who of pop stars, talk show hosts, and stage veterans – all of whom you’ll really want to see don skin-tight catsuits....