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Actor and Musician David Cassidy Dies at 67
David Cassidy, best known for his role of Keith Partridge on "The Partridge Family", has died. He was 67.Cassidy's publicist released a statement saying, "On behalf of the entire Cassidy family, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our...

11/22/2017 9:40 AM EST | Read More

Celebrate The Holidays This Year at The Universal Orlando Resort
When The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at The Universal Orlando Resort in June of 2010 it instantly became the vacation destination for die-hard Harry Potter fans worldwide. It soon spawned the annual Celebration of Harry Potter three day weekend event th...

11/21/2017 8:35 AM EST | Read More

Lizzy Caplan in Talks to Join Gambit
It has been reported that Lizzy Caplan is currently in talks to join the cast of "Gambit". Her role would be that of the female lead."Gambit" will star Channing Tatum as Gambit, a Cajun man with telekinetic abilities who uses playing cards, as well as oth...

11/20/2017 4:38 PM EST | Read More

Bonnie Wright to Return for Universal Orlando's Celebration of Harry Potter

Bonnie Wright to Return for Universal Orlando's Celebration of...
Universal Resort Orlando and Warner Bros. will be holding A Celebration of Harry Potter, an event that will take place on January 26-28, 2018, and some new details have been announced.Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley, will once again be attending the event as well as...

11/20/2017 4:23 PM EST | Read More

Coco Supervising Animator, Gini Santos Gives FlickDirect A Behind-The-Scenes Look

Coco Supervising Animator, Gini Santos Gives FlickDirect A Beh...
Recently, FlickDirect had the opportunity to sit down for lunch with Pixar's first female Supervising Animator, Gini Santos. As one of two Supervising Animators on the upcoming Disney/Pixar film, Coco, Gini gave us some rare insight into the extraordinary and exten...

11/20/2017 10:31 AM EST | Read More

Win a Copy of Logan Lucky on Blu-ray From FlickDirect and Universal
One of the most talked about films this summer was Logan Lucky. A smart comedy with an all-star cast it earned critical acclaim and audience appreciation. As Universal Pictures Home Entertainment gets ready to release it on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD they, along wi...

11/17/2017 7:26 PM EST | Read More

Sony Announces Film Deal with Quentin Tarantino
Sony Pictures has confirmed that they have won the rights to Quentin Tarantino's next film #9. The film was to be distributed through The Weinstein Company, just like the rest of Tarantino's films, but the director left the company after the allegations of sexual ass...

11/17/2017 4:00 PM EST | Read More

Warner Bros. to Distribute Paddington 2 in the U.S.
Warner Bros. has announced that they will be bringing Paddington Bear 2 to American audiences on January 12, 2018. The film opened in the UK on November 10 and is currently #1 at the box office. Based on the best-selling and internationally adored series of children's...

11/15/2017 6:32 PM EST | Read More

Amazon Announces Lord of the Rings Series for Prime
Amazon has officially announced that they have acquired the television rights to The Lord of the Rings, which will air exclusively on their Prime Video. Sharon Tal Yguado, Head of Scripted Series, Amazon Studios, said, "The Lord of the Rings is a cultural phenomeno...

11/13/2017 4:20 PM EST | Read More

Hitman to Become Hulu TV Series
The best-selling video game, Hitman, will be getting a TV adaptation. Fox 21 and Hulu will be developing the new series, which will be written by Derek Kolstad, creator of the John Wick film series, as well as the writer for the third installment that is set for releas...

11/13/2017 2:13 PM EST | Read More