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Warner Bros. Reboots The Lost Boys

Warner Bros. is developing a new take on The Lost Boys as a movie.

Final Space (2018-2021) Is Cancelled

The animated hit-series following The Gary has reached it end as Olan Rogers has announced that the third season was the final one.

HBO Max Launches For Europe In October

HBO Max has announced whenever the first plan to launch in Europe with their combined streaming-services collecting several studios libraries.

How I Met Your Mother – Spinoff Commence Filming

Hulu’s own original spin-off called How I Met Your Father has begun its principal photography.

Two South Park-Movies Released Before Years End

South Park plans to release two features in four months, as a part of multiple deals with Viacom CBS and Paramount Plus.

DisneyPlus Orders TV-Series Based on Vernes Novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Disney+ is set to produce a 10-episode series with Captain Nemo, from Jules Verne’s classic novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Cruella Sequel Nabs Emma Stone

The prequel depicting the early life of villain Cruella De Vil, has spiked some interest. Because a sequel to the prequel has been confirmed with the lead returning to the iconic role.

Amazon’s LOTR-Series (2022) Has Wrapped Production

Amazon Studios highly-anticipated TV-Series Lord of the Rings has wrapped principal production in New Zealand.

‘Masters Of The Air’ Pushed To 2022

The upcoming series depicting as the spiritual sequel to Playtone and HBO’s critical-acclaimed series Band of Brothers continues to film. Now filming in Oxford with a postponed release.

Exclusive: Interview With Nayla Al Khaja – UAE First Female Director

Nayla Al Khaja, the first female director in the United Arab Emirates talks about Terry George, more female directors and The Alexandria Killings.

Swedish TV/Film Industry Updates Union Agreement

The Swedish industry for Television and Film has not always been best and it is first now after it’s been given the scrutiny and a new agreement between the production companies and the industry union has formed to give the employees better working conditions.

Amazon’s PV Close To Make Deal With Universal

Amazon’s Prime Video is targeting another licensing deal, now with Universal Filmed Entertainment Group.

Kang Debuts In Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

There have been rumours whether villain Kang would join the third Ant-Man movie and the rumours seem to be true.

‘The Last Voyage Of The Demeter’ Gets Cast and Commence Production

The latest addition of Dracula stories The Last Voyage of The Demeter has started production and found the cast for the film.

TV-Series ’Halo’ Showrunner Quits After First Season

The Halo TV Series on Paramount Plus has lost its showrunner.

Trinity Killer Returns In Dexter Season 9; Lithgow To Reprise Role

Arthur Mitchell from Dexter’s Season 4 is set to return in the new revival of Dexter.

The Batman (2022) Are Getting Reshoots

The upcoming The Batman plans for re-shoots.

Younger Spielberg Has Been Cast

Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical film has cast a younger Spielberg in a key role.

’The Beatles’ Docuseries Gets DisneyPlus-Release

Peter Jackson Docuseries is now getting a release date on DisneyPlus in November.

The Simpsons® – Top 39 Episodes

Here’s 39 TOP episodes from The Simpsons.

Netflix TV-Series ‘Assassins Creed’ Found Its Writer

Reports say that a Die Hard-writer will write Netflix’s upcoming Live-Action Series ‘Assassin’s Creed.

An Anime LOTR-Movie In The Works

New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation have ordered an anime when returning to Middle-earth.

The Foul-Mouthed Teddy Bear Returns As TV-Series

Seth MacFarlane’s pot-smoking and foul-mouthed teddy bear returns when Peacock has ordered it as a TV-Series.

Stranger Things (2016-): Season 4 New Cast Announcements

A new ensemble of characters has been revealed for the new season of Netflix Stranger Things.

From A Child-Killing Clown To Assassins; Skarsgård Might Join John Wick 4

Bill Skarsgård, most known perhaps for the clown Pennywise, is in talks for John Wick 4 with Keanu Reeves.

Prequel Cruella (2021) Gets A Sequel

Disney is reported to have a Cruella (2021) sequel in the works, mostly because of the success with the film where Emma Stone leads the young fashion designer.

18 Years Later; Master And Commander Prequel In Development

A Master and Commander film, written by Patrick Ness, is in the works.

Navigate Through The Streaming-Services – Part 4: HBO Max

The streaming services have caused us to change the behavior in the way we watch our favorite programs and movies. The services have grown rapidly like a weed, challenging traditional tv-watching. Many of these services have shown their capacity in the growth of subscribers and the attention worldwide by getting awards for their content.

Sony Pictures Produces ’Kraven The Hunter’ Film; Aaron Taylor-Johnson In The Lead

Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Kraven the Hunter, in the studio’s effort to expand the library of Marvel Comic’s characters with a connection to Spider-Man.

Confirmed: Amazon Buys MGM-Studios

It’s now confirmed that the expected transaction from the e-commerce to purchase the studio behind the iconic James Bond.

Amazon Studios Renews ‘Wheel Of Time’ For A Second Season

Amazon’s Upcoming Hit-series based on Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time gets renewed ahead of the launch of the first season.

Exclusive: Jonathan Wilhelmsson Talks About His Short-Film: Untitled Earth Sim 64

Swedish filmmaker Jonathan’s latest project Untitled Earth Film 64, shot in Gothenburg during a weekend with a small budget and team.

WarnerMedia/AT & T And Discovery Set To Merge; Expanding Its Library

AT&T Warner Media is going to merge with Discovery Media, creating a new company. The combination would be a threat to the competitors Netflix and Disney, as this Combined duo would combine entertainment, News, and sports on a global level.

Navigate Through The Streaming-Services – Part 3: Amazon Prime Video

The streaming services have caused us to change the behavior in the way we watch our favorite programs and movies. The services have grown rapidly like a weed, challenging traditional tv-watching. Many of these services have shown their capacity in the growth of subscribers and the attention worldwide by getting awards for their content.

When Will Hollywood Open Up?

As the United States starts to re-open its country with several theatres that plan to welcome back their guests, there are still concerns about when Hollywood will return to its original shooting schedule.

Navigate Through The Streaming-Services – Part 2: Netflix

The streaming services have caused us to change the behavior in the way we watch our favorite programs and movies. The services have grown rapidly like a weed, challenging traditional tv-watching. Many of these services have shown their capacity in the growth of subscribers and the attention worldwide by getting awards for their content.

Navigate Through The Streaming-Services – Part 1: Disney Plus

The streaming services have caused us to change the behavior in the way we watch our favorite programs and movies. The services have grown rapidly like a weed, challenging traditional tv-watching. Many of these services have shown their capacity in the growth of subscribers and the attention worldwide by getting awards for their content online.

Succession S03 Gets Brody And Skarsgård

HBO’s popular TV show Succession has cast both Adrien Brody and Alexander Skarsgård in the upcoming series.

Production Finished For ‘The Battle Of Narvik’

Norweigan War-movie ‘The Battle of Narvik’ has ended its principal shooting with the final scene finished on April 12th.

Marvel Studios Introduces Phase 4 For Real

Marvel Studios has been established for a long time and has a firmed grasp around its audience and the excitement for each series and movie surges, especially now after the 2020-hiatus due to the global pandemic.

Invincible Renewed For Season 2 & 3

The hit series from the mega-conglomerate Amazon Studios has renewed the adult animated show Invincible for another two seasons.

Domnhall Gleeson Joins Harrelson And Theroux For Watergate-Series

Domnhall Gleeson, most known for Star Wars sequels, Ex Machina and Black Mirror, joins HBO’s upcoming limited series exploring the Watergate scandal, titled The White House Plumbers.

House Of The Dragon (2022-) Is In Production

HBO’s Original production has started its production for the upcoming House of the Dragon with a release in 2022.

The Oscars 2021 – Winners

The winners of 2020’s films have been revealed. Here’s the list. The Academy Award Ceremony took place April 25th in LA on ABC. The biggest winners were Yuh-Jung Youn for Grandma Soon-ja in Minari and Anthony Hopkins in The Father.

Marvel Studios Set To Bring Defenders To MCU

The studio doesn’t often share news about what to do officially, but maybe the Netflix/Marvel characters are finally getting some new homes.

Captain America 4 In the Works

Marvel Studios has already a theatrical follow-up to the mini-series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, with the finale episode airing last night.

Loki Gets Many Seasons

Marvel is stepping up with many of the series and one of the golden series appears to be the newer series Loki from the studio.

Colman Rumored To Join Marvels’ Secret Invasion

Olivia Colman is rumored for an undisclosed role in the upcoming series Secret Invasion from Marvel Studios.

British Actress Helen McCrory Has Died

British Helen McCrory from both Peaky Blinders and Harry Potter has passed away due to cancer.

X-Men Series Reported Coming To DisneyPlus

Rumors reports that Marvel Studios has an X-Men anthology series in the work.

BAFTA Award 2021 – Winners

The EE BAFTAs took place the weekend of 10 and 11 April 2021 and was broadcast across the BBC in the UK and around the world.

Indiana Jones 5 Premieres 2022

The fifth installment for the upcoming Indiana Jones is starting to shape up. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is set to join Harrison Ford in the latest movie.

Fifth Season Of The Crown Starts Rolling Cameras In The Summer

That’s right. Netflix hit series The Crown fifth series is set to start filming in July with a new ensemble of actors for the two final seasons.

SAG Awards Winners 2021

The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2020, will be presented on April 4, 2021, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.

Old Trio To Return When CBS Orders CSI: Vegas

The CSI team is back. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation returns with a sequel, CSI: Vegas.

Crowe To Join Marvel’s God Of Thunder

Russell Crowe has been cast in Marvels upcoming and anticipating Thor: Love and Thunder.

Hammer Fired From Another Production After Sexual Charges

Armie Hammer has been fired from Billion Dollar Spy, a film that hasn’t been starting its production yet.

Spider-Man: No Way Home Has Wrapped Filming

Marvels next upcoming anticipated film including an even more complex storyline in the Spider-Verse has completed its filming in Atlanta.

An Update On The Obi-Wan Series; Production Starts Soon

The anticipated limited-series from Lucas Film with a focus on Obi-Wan Kenobi starts filming real soon.

George Segal Has Passed Away At Age 87

George Segal, most known from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Just Shoot Me! is dead.

Disney+ To Follow HBO Max’s Example; Delivering Films On Dual Releases Simultaneously

Disney has now decided to follow its competitive example with a dual release, both on Premier Access and on Theatres with big-budget feature films. Black Widow is set for a July 9th release, changing its former date to May 7 and will be available on

Foxx And Tyson’s Boxing-Drama Shifts, From Feature To Limited-Series

The project that has been on-going for a while as a feature film, has now been a limited series instead. The key-players are still involved but the project has its complexity extended instead. With Jamie Foxx still involved, Mike Tyson to produce and Martin Scorsese

Keanu Reeves Comic ’BRZRKR’ Lands Double Netflix-Deal; Movie And Animé-Series

Hollywoods pretty-boy Keanu Reeves still get the job done, starring in both adaptions of his own comic.

HBO Ain’t Done With Game Of Thrones Yet; Three More Project In Development

Clues about HBO upcoming projects regarding Westeros has emerged.

Ridley Scott And Steven Knight Joins Forces To Produce WWII TV-Epic ‘Roads To Freedom’

Ridley Scott and Steven Knight are producing Roads to Freedom, a 10-episod WWII epic based on Anthony Beevor’s novels.

The Oscars 2021 – Nominees

The nominees of 2020’s films has been released. Here’s the list. The Academy Award Ceremony takes place April 25th in LA.

George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards – Series Finds A New Home On Hulu

George R.R. Martin’s Wild Card has moved to a new home, after being part of Peacock.

Branagh Tapped To Direct Bee Gee-Biography

Kenneth Branagh, the famous actor-director, is set to helm an upcoming biography for the band Bee Gee, for Paramount Pictures.

BAFTA Award 2021 – Nominees

The announcement of nominees for BAFTA AWARD of 2021, has been released. The ceremony is held on February 2nd.

Steven Spielberg To Direct His Own Autobiography

West Side Story, the latest film from Spielberg premiering in December. The master director’s next project appears to be a movie, a little closer to home in Arizona.

Spielberg To Adapt King’s ”Talisman” Together With Duffer Brothers For Netflix

Stephen King’s and Peter Staub’s Fantasy-novel The Talisman will now be adapted to Netflix.

The Mutants – Feature Film In The Works For MCU

The Mutants is expecting to join the MCU shortly together with an already crowded release-schedule for the streaming service.

20th Century Studios Gets The Rights For Mystery-Novel ‘We Begin At The End’

Disney’s 20th Century Studios has got the rights for the Chris Whitaker’s We Begin at the End.

Golden Globes Winners 2021

Last night, the winners for 2020’s Golden Globe were revealed. In the lead was Netflix with 44 nominations in total, followed by HBO and Amazon Studios .The award show aired on february 28th, 2021.Here is the full list of winners.

Star+ Content Added To DisneyPlus

On February 23rd, DisneyPlus is expanding its streaming-service for its adult audiences.

Paranormal Activity Gets A Reboot

Producers from Happy Death Day are set to reinvent the wheel of the horror franchise Paranormal Activity.

Oscars-Winner Christopher Plummer Is Dead

Several media reporting the death of Christopher Plummer, an Oscar-winning Canadian actor.

SAG Awards Nominations 2021

The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, presented by SAG-AFTRA with Screen Actors Guild Awards, LLC will be produced by Avalon Harbor Entertainment, Inc. and Hazy Mills Productions and will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, April 4, 2021, at 9 p.m. (ET) / 6 p.m. (PT).

Golden Globes Nominations 2021

Today, the nominations for 2020’s Golden globe were revealed. The award show airs on february 28th, 2021.Here is the full list of nominees.

Hannibal Might Be Revived For A Fourth Season

The popularity of Hannibal, streaming on Netflix, has gained discussion for a season four.

Luke Evans Added To Pinnocchio-Movie

Luke Evans has been added to the upcoming live-action remake of the Pinocchio-film, from Disney.

Netflix Taps GOT-Alumns To Play Lead In Neil Gaimans Sandman-Series

Netflix has finally revealed the first cast-call for their new series The Sandman, based on Neil Gaimans popular comic book.

‘Game Of Thrones’ To Be Animated For HBO Max

Game of Thrones could be an animated drama, if rumors were to be believed.

A ‘The Great Gatsby’ Series In Development

The Great Gatsby is set to return as a television adaption in development, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald classic novel.

Crystal Gives Updates On Monsters At Work

Billy Crystal has given an update of DisneyPlus/Pixar upcoming sequel series, with both Crystal and John Goodman to return.

Tom Aschiem Promoted – Oversees WB’s Potters Properties

Tom Aschiem has been promoted at Warner Bros. Studios to oversee the studios franchise of Harry Potter.

WB & HBO Max Discusses A Harry Potter TV-Series

Tom Aschiem has been promoted at Warner Bros. Studios to oversee the studios franchise of Harry Potter.

Analysis: The Legacy Of The Lord Of The Rings – Franchise

Two decades ago, the landmark feature film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) was released to the screen showing its pure potential in celebrating the narration from J.R.R Tolkien but at the same time adapted a faithful story of the characters and the world Tolkien embraced.