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AMC Gets Closer To Taking Over Carmike Cinemas
The Justice Department is the only thing standing in the way for AMC's cash and stock takeover of Carmike Cinemas, valued at $1.2 billion (including debt). AMC's prior March 2016 offer of $1.1 billion dollars was rejected as Carmike stockholders believed it under...

11/15/2016 2:57 PM EDT | Read More

AMC Theatres to Host Sing Saturday on Thanksgiving Weekend
Illumination Entertainment, along with Universal Studios and AMC Theatres have issued a press release regarding their upcoming "Sing Staurday" event, which is to take place Thanksgiving weekend. The release is as follows:Universal City, CA, November 14, 2016-...

11/15/2016 11:48 AM EDT | Read More

Marvel’s The Inhumans Coming to ABC Lineup
ABC has ordered another Marvel property for their channel called "Marvel's The Inhumans", which will be an hour long drama to be aired in the fall.The show will be filmed entirely with IMAX cameras, and via a deal made with the chain, an IMAX version of the first t...

11/15/2016 10:52 AM EDT | Read More

HBO Renews Sunday Night Fall Lineup Including Westworld
HBO has announced that their entire fall Sunday lineup has been renewed for a second season. The shows include drama Westworld and comedies Divorce, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, and Insecure, starring Issa Rae.Divorce and Insecure will both be returning in 2017, but...

11/14/2016 4:36 PM EDT | Read More

Valerian: The Movie with a Thousand Genres
From the trailer alone, Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets, seems to be sci-fi thriller made up of different parts of Doctor Who, Star Trek, Avatar, and many other popular Sci-Fi movies around. The combination alone - just in the trailer- makes me want to cale...

11/11/2016 4:32 PM EDT | Read More

An American Werewolf in London to Get Reboot
Another reboot is on the horizon, and this time it will be of the cult classic, "An American Werewolf in London". The film is being developed by Universal with Max Landis and "The Walking Dead" producers Robert Kirkman and David Alpert.Landis will a...

11/8/2016 12:23 PM EDT | Read More

Big Bang Theory to Get Spin-off Featuring Young Sheldon Cooper
Sheldon Cooper, the popular character from the hit TV show, Th Big BangTheory, could be getting his own spin-off. The show would feature the quirky character during his youth.Warner Bros. and CBS are said to be in the early stages still, but nearing a script deal.Jim Parsons...

11/7/2016 3:48 PM EDT | Read More

Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, and Linnea Berthelsen Sign on for Stranger Things

Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, and Linnea Berthelsen Sign on for Str...
Stranger Things, the hit Netflix horror thriller, will be getting a larger cast. Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, and Linnea Berthelsen have all signed on for Season 2.Sean Astin will play Bob Newby, the manager of the Hawkins RadioShack and high school classmate of Joyce Byers (Win...

11/7/2016 2:56 PM EDT | Read More

The Simpsons Breaks Record with 29th and 30th Season Renewals
Fox has renewed The Simpsons for its 29th and 30th seasons, a move that now makes the show have the largest number of episodes for any scripted television series ever with 669 total. It will now break the record previously set by Gunsmoke, which had 635 episodes.Dana Walden...

11/4/2016 3:08 PM EDT | Read More

The Dark Towerr Gets New Summer 2017 Release Date
The Dark Tower, the film adaptation of the Stephen King book series, has had its release date pushed back. The original date was slated for February 2017, but now Columbia Pictures/MRC/Imagine has given July 28, 2017 as the release. It is said that the new date wi...

11/3/2016 3:58 PM EDT | Read More