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‘Iron Fist’ Adds ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Alum David Wenham As Harold Meachum Daredevilstar Charlie Cox recently let slip thatThe Defenders, which promises to unite all of Netflix’s Marvel heroes in one Avengers-style team, would begin shooting late this year. But before we get there, we’ll first need to check outIron Fist, the fourth and final solo series to come out of that pact.Scott Buckwas named showrunner back in December andFinn Joneswas cast as the lead back in March, and now the supporting cast is starting to fill up asDavid Wenhamcomes aboard to play Harold Meachum....

‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ Loses Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight Halfway Through Filming Of Netflix Series Jupiter’s Legacyis off to a shaky start. Netflix’s adaptation of the Mark Millar superhero comic book has lost showrunnerSteven S. DeKnight, who stepped down over creative differences. But DeKnight’s exit comes halfway through production of the eight-episode first season, leaving Netflix scrambling for a replacement as filming continues.Deadlinebroke the news that Steven S. DeKnight has stepped down asJupiter’s Legacyshowrunner over “creative differences....

‘Ode To Nothing’ Review: A Morbid And Funny Arthouse Riff On ‘Weekend At Bernie’s’ [Fantasia Film Festival 2019] What would it take to creep out an undertaker?Dwein Ruedas Baltazar’s third feature is a slow-burning, deeply unsettling art-horror hybrid.Sonya (Filipino superstarMarietta Subong), the protagonist ofOde to Nothing, is a mortician at a struggling funeral home in a small town in the Philippines. She lives with her father, who takes little interest in her or the business....

‘Playmobil: The Movie’ Trailer: It’s Like ‘The LEGO Movie’ With Fewer Bricks It was only a matter of time before the makers of Playmobil took a look at thoseLEGO Moviebox office numbers and said: “Why not us?” The figures, which originated in Germany, arekind oflike LEGOs, but with a lot fewer pieces. And now they have their own movie! InPlaymobil: The Movie, a pair of siblings end up being turned into the tiny plastic toys, and getting sucked into their world....

‘Steven Universe Future’ Review: A Messy And Beautiful Tale Of Trauma, Healing, And Survival Here we are in the future. Rebecca Sugar’sSteven Universeis back, not with a new season, but an epilogue limited series,Steven Universe Future, set two years after the first series.The half-Gem, half-human boy Steven Universe (Zach Callison) has defended his beloved Earth while being raised lovingly by his three Gem guardians, Garnet (Estelle), Pearl (Deedee Magno Hall), and Amethyst (Michaela Dietz)....

‘The Amazing Spider-Man 4’ Might Not Just Be About Spider-Man We thought we hadMarc Webb’sThe Amazing Spider-Mantrilogy all figured out. Without giving too much away, I’ll just say that the introduction of certain new characters hinted at certain plot points to come, and it became possible to guess how the overarching plotline might play out through 2016. Then Sonyannouncedplans for a fourthAmazing Spider-Mancoming in 2014, and suddenly it became less clear what would fit where....

‘The Lion King’ Soundtrack List Released As Tickets Go On Sale The Lion Kingis going to be feeling the love tonight, with Disney releasing the nostalgic soundtrack list for the film to coincide with the launch of ticket sales. TheLion Kingsoundtrack list includes the award-winning score by Hans Zimmer as well as the beloved songs byElton JohnandTim Rice, in addition to two brand new original songs, one performed by John and another still yet to be announced....

‘The Mummy’ Trailer: “It Takes A Monster To Defeat A Monster” Universal has just released a third full-length trailer forThe Mummy, theTom Cruisevehicle that the studio intends to use as a jumping-off point for its new cinematic universe of classic monsters. This new look at the film rounds out a few more pieces of information about Cruise’s character – including the idea that our protagonist must embrace his inner monster if he ever wants to defeatSofia Boutella’sancient creature....

‘The Oath’ Teaser: A Comedy About Those Terrible Political Conversations With Family At Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday when families gather to feast and enjoy fellowship with each other. It’s also a time when you can’t help but get into an argument about politics with your extended family, creating tension in the household as you aggressively eat your pumpkin pie. Well, that dreaded conversation is about to get a whole lot worse thanks to a new comedy....

‘The Sleepover’ Trailer: Netflix’s Action Comedy Is Like ‘Spy Kids’ Meets ‘National Treasure’ Meets ‘True Lies’ Take the clue-following premise ofNational Treasure, the kid-centric approach ofSpy Kids, and mix a dash of the “spouse doesn’t know about their partner’s secret skills” concept fromTrue Lies, and you getThe Sleepover, a new action comedy coming to Netflix later this month. Malin Åkerman(Rock of Ages) plays a former thief who’s pulled back into the game by villains who force her to reunite with her sexy former partner (Joe Manganiello,Magic Mike) to pull a heist....

‘The Woman In The Window’ Trailer: Nosy Neighbor Amy Adams Witnesses A Murder…or Does She? We’re finally going to get to seeThe Woman in the Window, theJoe Wright/Amy Adamsfilm that was once scheduled to hit theaters in 2019. Poor test screenings, reshoots, and COVID-19 changed all that, but Netflix stepped in and purchased the film, and now they’re gearing up to start streaming it in May. Which means it’s time for a new trailer!...

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Interview: Chris Hemsworth Doesn’t Understand Infinity Stones Stuff Most Of The Time In September of 2016, /Film was invited to visit the set ofThor: Ragnarok. We alreadydove into everything we learnedduring our time on the Australian set, but we also got to spend time talking to franchise starChris Hemsworthabout various aspects of the sequel. As soon as Chris Hemsworth walked into the room, he noticed myGhostbustersshirt (which wasn’t intentionally worn for this day), prompting him to immediately, playfully ask, “Are we friends or no?...

300 Scribe Hired To Write EverQuest Movie Sony has hired300screenwriter Michael Gordon to pen an adaptation of the popular online role-playing gameEverQuest. Former Marvel Studios head Avi Arad is producing the flick for Columbia Pictures. In EverQuest, players create a character by selecting one of 14 ‘races’ in the game, which range from elves, dwarves and ogres of fantasy, to humans, to cat-people and lizard-people. Players also select their characters' adventuring occupation (such as a wizard, ranger, or cleric – called a class – see below for particulars)....