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A ‘Stargirl’ TV Show Is Coming To DC Universe, Written By Geoff Johns [Comic-Con 2018] Last month, famed comic book writerGeoff Johnsstepped downas the president and chief creative officer of DC Entertainment to spend more time as a producer with DC films and TV shows. He instantly announced that he’s writing and producing DC’sGreen Lantern Corpsmovie, and now we know about another of his new projects: he’s writing and producing a live-actionStargirlTV show for the fledgling DC Universe streaming service....

Another ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Character Name Revealed: Who Is Phasma? Last month we got our first look at the newStar Wars: The Force Awakenscast, and last week we got to put some names to some faces as the character names were revealed. But there are still many more characters we haven’t met. Well, one of those strangers' names has just been revealed (we think) and rumor has it it’s the one being played byGwendoline Christie....

Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Producing Syfy Series ‘Incorporated’ Longtime BFFsMatt DamonandBen Affleckare preparing to team up again, this time for Syfy. Their latest collaborative effort isIncorporated, a futuristic spy thriller series set up at Syfy. Hit the jump to get all the details on the SyfyIncorporatedproject from Affleck and Damon. THRreports Syfy has given a pilot order toIncorporated. BrothersDavidandÀlex Pastor(Self/less) will write and direct the pilot, andTed Humphrey(The Good Wife) will serve as showrunner....

Bestselling Author Dennis Lehane Becomes A Screenwriter We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Dennis Lehaneis an author known for his Boston-based mystery novels, three of which have already been adapted to the big screen. Clint Eastwood’sMystic Riverwas award-nominated but underrated, Ben Affleck’sGone Baby Gonewas one of the best movies of 2008, and Martin Scorsese’sShutter Islandhits theaters next week (I saw it at Butnumathon and very much enjoyed it, but not as much as the other two film adaptations)....

Beyond Bollywood: The 10 Best Indian Films You Missed In 2018 We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are, on average, nearly 2,000 new Indian films each year — about three times the American output. The mainstream Hindi film industry (or “Bollywood”) is a small contributor to that figure, though it usually receives the most attention in both Western and Indian media. Given the vast array of languages, cultures and perspectives across the nation — rather than a single massive entity, India has dozens of parallel film industries differentiated by language — there exists a fascinating cinematic tapestry within its borders....

Christopher Eccleston Returns To ‘Doctor Who’ For First Time In 15 Years In Series Of Audio Adventures Here’s some trulyfantasticnews to lighten up your Monday:Christopher Eccleston, who helped bringDoctor Whoto the 21st century with his portrayal of the Ninth Doctor in the modern-day revival of the classic British sci-fi series, is returning to the role after 15 years. Well, in audio form. But regardless of the medium, this is a big deal considering the actor’s famous split with the BBC after his short-lived one season run onDoctor Who, and his reluctance to associate with the role of the beloved time-traveling alien in the years since....

Claire Denis' New Movie Is On The Way, And This Should Get Marvel-Level Attention, Please Although the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival doesn’t officially kick off until the February 10, the first major deal of the fest has already been struck:According to Variety, IFC Films has secured the distribution rights to “Fire,” aka “Both Sides of the Blade,” the latest film from celebrated director Claire Denis. “Fire” starsJuliette Binocheas a woman who is living with her husband (Vincent Lindon from “Titane”), when he is reunited with an old friend (Grégoire Colin) who also her old boyfriend....

Complete ‘Halloween’ Series Blu-Ray Set Will Include The Series' Rarest Alternate Cut Halloweenfans andPaul Ruddcompletists have reason to rejoice today. September of this year will see the release of a completeHalloweenblu-ray box set from Anchor Bay and Scream Factory. For the first time ever, there will be a single box release collectingHalloween,Halloween II,Halloween III: Season of the Witch,Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers,Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers,Halloween H20,Halloween: Resurrection, and Rob Zombie’sHalloweenandHalloween II....

Cool Stuff: That Dancing Spaceballs Alien Now Has Its Own Collectors Statue “Oh no, not again!” The jazzy “Spaceballs” spoof alien with the high kicks is back with another explosive debut, this time on toy shelves. Courtesy of Mega Made, “The Special” Collectors Statue touts itself as, “An unidentified alien creature…from a greasy spoon in outer space,” from a scene in Mel Brooks' 1987 spoof comedy “Spaceballs” starring Bill Pullman, John Candy and Rick Moranis....

Cool Stuff: Your Favorite Directors And Creators As Action Figures Pop culture art gallery I Am 8Bit is doing a show with artistJason Brockertcalled “Figures Of Action”, featuring would-be toys inspired by iconoclasts & pop culture characters ranging from filmmakers likeJJ Abrams(Star Trek, Star Wars) to show runners likeVince Gilligan(Breaking Bad) to authors like George RR Martin (Game Of Thrones) to composers likeJohn Williams(every great movie from your childhood) to comedians likeLouie CKto video game designers likeShigeru Minamoto(Super Mario Bros)....

Could ‘Smash,’ The Best TV Series You Didn’t Watch, Make A Comeback On Stage? In the next couple years,Steven Spielbergis hoping to get aremake of the classic musicalWest Wide Storyoff the ground. But let’s not forget that the filmmaker already dabbled in the Broadway world as an executive producer on the musical drama seriesSmash, a series that far too many people slept on, resulting in the show only getting only two seasons....

Disney Buys Domain Names For Monsters Inc 2, The Tiger King And World War Robot If you read the Friday morning edition of the Hollywood trade newspaperVariety, you will notice a story aboutJerry Bruckheimeracquiring the big screen rights to IDW Publishing’s graphic novelWorld War Robot. But if you had looked at the recent domain records that Disney had purchased:WORLDWARROBOT-MOVIE.COM,WORLDWARROBOTMOVIE.COM, orWORLDWARROBOTTHEMOVIE.COM, you would have known about this announcement before it happened....

Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Live-Action Remake Nets Lin-Manuel Miranda And Alan Menken Now that he’s no longer starring in Broadway’sHamiltonseveral days a week,Lin-Manuel Mirandais free to do whatever he wants… and what he wants to do, apparently, is become BFFs with Disney. Not only did he help compose music for last winter’sStar Wars: The Force Awakensand this fall’sMoana, he’s set to co-star in the studio’s upcomingMary Poppins Returns. And now he’s set to reunite with the Mouse House yet again forThe Little Mermaid, a live-action remake of the 1989 animated classic....