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‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Sets Director

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The Looper director is in talks with Lucasfilm to write and direct the next Star Wars film, Episode VIII, according to sources. Contrary to reports that he will be directing the next two Star Wars film, Johnson will direct only Episode VIII, but he is writing a treatment for Episode IX. Ram Bergman will produce Episode VIII. Johnson has directed three feature films. His directorial debut, Brick, won the Special […]

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Chelsea Handler to host new talk show on Netflix

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Netflix announced Thursday morning that Chelsea Handler has signed a “groundbreaking,” multi-tiered deal with the streaming service, which includes a standup special, four “docu-comedy specials”—and, most importantly, “the first-ever talk show for the global on-demand generation,” which is set to premiere in 2016. Details about the new show—including its name—are scarce for now, though a […]

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Iranian Filmmaker Jailed for Five Years for ‘Collaborating With the BBC, American Media’

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Prominent Iranian documentary filmmaker and women’s rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi was taken to Tehran’s infamous Evin prison earlier this month to begin serving a five-year jail term. She is charged with colluding against the state with the BBC and American news networks. Mohammadi is best known for her short documentary Woman Without Shadows (2003), which depicts the hardships of […]

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‘Scooby-Doo’ Live Action Movie Reboot in Early Development

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Long-standing Hanna-Barbera creation Scooby-Doo began its run in 1969 with the cartoon TV series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, featuring the voice of Casey Kasem (who passed away just a couple days ago), among others. The property has since been revived, spun-off, and/or otherwise relaunched multiple times in animated form over the past 45 years; just last summer, in fact, […]

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Rebooted ‘The Powerpuff Girls’ Debuting on Cartoon Network in 2016

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Cartoon Network is bringing back an updated version of “The Powerpuff Girls” in 2016, chief content officer Rob Sorcher announced at the 2014 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas on Monday. The original series, following the adventures of Professor Utonium’s Buttercup, Blossom and Bubbles as they save the city of Townsville from destruction, ran for six seasons […]

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