Pop culture musings by Kevin Mathews
CBS All Access has renewed “Star Trek: Discovery” for season three with Michelle Paradise joining Alex Kurtzman as co-showrunner.
Source: ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Renewed For Season 3 At CBS All Access, Michelle Paradise Joins Alex Kurtzman As Co-Showrunner
Warner Bros. has set Dec. 16, 2022, as the release date for its “Aquaman” sequel.
Source: ‘Aquaman 2’ Gets December 2022 Release Date
Will Smith will not be joining the “Suicide Squad” sequel for director James Gunn.
Source: Will Smith Exits ‘Suicide Squad’ Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)
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Kevin Feige confirms that Guardians of the Galaxy 3 will still use James Gunn’s script, which had been rumored before.
Source: James Gunn’s Role in Marvel Phase 4 Was Blown Out of Proportion Says Feige
When Netflix made the surprising decision to buy the rights to Mark Millar’s Millarverse last year, it wasn’t difficult to imagine just what the upstart Hollywood studio planned to do with all of the writer’s many comic book series. What’s surprising is just how quickly Netflix seems to be moving forward on those plans.
Source: Netflix Is Going All in on the Millarverse With a Live-Action Jupiter’s Legacy Series and More
“The Haunting of Hill House” is returning to Netflix–sort of.
Source: ‘Haunting of Hill House’ Renewed as Anthology, Creators Ink Overall TV Deal at Netflix
Uta Briesewitz (Westworld) is set to direct the first two episodes of Robert Jordan’s fantasy epic drama series The Wheel Of Time for Amazon.
Source: ‘The Wheel Of Time’: Uta Briesewitz To Direct First Two Episodes Of Amazon Fantasy Drama Series
Amazon Music, Apple Music, Instagram, Spotify, Tencent, YouTube Music and more all covered by new tool
Source: SoundCloud is now a distributor: Platform launches tool for users to upload music to Spotify, Apple Music etc.
Chinese smash hit sci-fi movie “The Wandering Earth” is headed for Netflix, having already earned $600 million in Chinese theaters.
Source: Netflix Buys Chinese Sci-fi Hit ‘The Wandering Earth’
Lionsgate has released a new image from the Hellboy reboot that puts the violence front and center.
Source: Latest Hellboy Image Revels in Heart-Stopping, R-Rated Violence
The Office alum Rainn Wilson is set to co-star opposite Sasha Lane in Utopia, Amazon’s adaptation of the British series, written by Gone Girl author and screenwriter Gillian Flynn. Amazon Studios U…
Source: ‘Utopia’: Rainn Wilson To Co-Star In Amazon Series
Time to eat your vitamins and say your prayers.
Source: Chris Hemsworth to Play Hulk Hogan in Biopic Directed by Todd Phillips (Exclusive)
Olivia Munn has hinted that The Newsroom could be returning to TV screens. The HBO series, which chronicled the behind-the-scenes events at the fictional Atlantis Cable News (ACN) channel, ended in
Source: Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom could be returning to cover the Trump ye…
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We’ll never see what Zack Snyder’s fully realized DC Universe would have looked like, but the man himself promises it would have been amazing.
Source: Zack Snyder Teases His Overall DC Movie Plans Were Better Than Flashpoint
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Vue has sent an open letter to BAFTA criticizing the organization for awarding four prizes to Netflix’s “made for TV movie” Roma.
Source: Major Int’l Cinema Chain Vue Threatens To End BAFTA Support Following Awards For Netflix’s “Made For TV Film” ‘Roma’
EXCLUSIVE: Syfy has opted not to renew Nightflyers for a second season. A rep for the network confirmed to Deadline that Syfy would not be picking up additional episodes of the high-profile space h…
Source: ‘Nightflyers’: No Season 2 For George R.R. Martin Horror Thriller Series On Syfy
HBO has released a new trailer for the seventh and final season of Veep.
Source: ‘Veep’ Trailer: Presidents Day Greetings From Julia Louis-Dreyfus
The last of Netflix’s Marvel shows are officially ending.
Source: Marvel’s ‘The Punisher,’ ‘Jessica Jones’ Canceled at Netflix
