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Discworld TV series swells its cast (TV news).
Anna Chancellor, James Fleet, Ingrid Oliver, Ruth Madeley, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, and Bianca Simone Mannie have joined the cast of the BBC’s upcoming 2020…
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November 2019
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The Mandalorian reaches streaming greatness (news).
The Mandalorian is heading for streaming hit greatness. The new Disney+ live action Star Wars series created by Jon Favreau ranked third among…
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Henry Cavill will always wear the cape (Superman interview).
The actor Henry Cavill might shortly be appearing in the Netflix series of The Witcher, but he still keeps the cape of Superman…
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Lucasfilm’s El Presidente, Kathleen Kennedy, on Star Wars’ future (news).
Lucasfilm’s head honcho-ess, Kathleen Kennedy, chats about the future of Star Wars, dealing with criticism from George Lucas, and related matters of interest…
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Noah Hawley loves Star Trek: true (film news).
The much talked about Star Trek movie with Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, and Simon Pegg returning for one more…
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Mark Wahlberg joins Uncharted film (movie news).
Mark Wahlberg is joining the cast of the Uncharted film (Sony Pictures) in the role of Victor “Sully” Sullivan, mentor to the young…
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Stingray-inspired space probe will explore Venus (science news).
Venus may be Earth’s neighbour, but scientists’ understanding of the planet is relatively limited, especially on the planet’s so-called “dark side.” That knowledge…
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Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series drawing close (TV news).
Ewan McGregor is coming back to the Star Wars universe as Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi for the Disney streaming service Obi-Wan TV series. https://discussingfilm.net/2019/11/07/hossein-amini-talks-the-success-of-the-alienist-approaching-the-screenplay-for-drive-his-upcoming-disney-obi-wan-series-exclusive-intervi/…
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Gao, She-Hulk, gao (TV news).
Jessica Gao (of Rick and Morty fame) has been tapped to develop and lead the writing team on the upcoming Disney+ Marvel Studios…
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Computers new leap towards artificial intelligence (science news).
Neural networks that borrow strategies from biology are making profound leaps in their abilities. Is ignoring a goal the best way to make…
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Ant-Man 3 on the way from Marvel: thanks, Peyton Reed (news).
The Ant-Man’s future is assured with the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), with director Peyton Reed in charge once more – he who also…
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Tamora Pierce’s Tortall epic fantasy books to become a TV series (news).
Tamora Pierce’s 22 Tortall epic fantasy books are to become a TV series thanks to the Lionsgate studio – and apparently they’re aiming…