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Entertainment News Before 12/23/2018

JJ Abrams' and Stephen King's Castle Rock Greenlit by Hulu
Hulu has greenlit 10 episodes for "Castle Rock", a psychological/horror/drama series from Stephen King and J.J. Abrams.  The series is named for the fictional town in Maine that King featured in many of novels. The show, which will be based on a world cre...

2/21/2017 2:46 PM EDT  | Read More

James Earl Jones and Donald Glover Join Disney's The Lion King
Walt Disney Studios has announced that James Earl Jones and Donald Glover have joined the cast of their live-action version of "The Lion King". Donald Glover will voice adult Simba, while James Earl Jones will reprise the role of Mufasa, which he made famous in the...

2/20/2017 9:17 AM EDT  | Read More

The Batman Still Looking for a Director
"The Batman", which will star Ben Affleck as the Caped Crusader, has suffered another setback in production, according to reports. This time, the issue lies with the negotiations between Warner Bros. and Matt Reeves for the role of directing the film.Ben Affleck wa...

2/20/2017 8:55 AM EDT  | Read More

Star Wars Force Friday II to Take Place on Sept. 1
Disney and Lucasfilm have announced today that the global fan event, Star Wars Force Friday II, will be taking place beginning at 12:01 a.m. on September 1, 2017, with stores around the world opening for a weekend-long celebration of all things Star Wars. The event will cele...

2/16/2017 10:35 AM EDT  | Read More

American Horror Story Season 7 to Have Presidential Election B...
American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy was on the Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen show yesterday, and revealed that the plot for the upcoming 7th season will be based on the 2016 Presidential election."Well I don't have a title, but the season we begin shooti...

2/16/2017 10:09 AM EDT  | Read More

FlickDirect Fans Can Win A FREE Digital HD Copy of Bright Ligh...
Carrie Fisher's death stunned the world and sent Star Wars fans into a state of grief.  However, nobody felt her loss more than that of her mother, Debbie Reynolds and the world was shocked when less than two days later she passed away as well.  HBO honored these t...

2/15/2017 5:22 PM EDT  | Read More

Apple Announces Original Programming
Apple has thrown their hat in the ring of TV programming, announcing the release of their first two series Planet of the Apps and Carpool Karaoke.Trailer for both series were released at the Recode Media conference where producers Ben Silverman (Planet of the Apps) and Ben W...

2/14/2017 11:58 AM EDT  | Read More

Trump Fake News Story Released to Promote A Cure for Wellness
"Fake news" is the buzz phrase as of late, and it didn't take long for Hollywood to take advantage of it.  New Regency and Fix will be releasing the psychological thriller A Cure for Wellness, on Friday, and has used fake news as part of heir marketing str...

2/13/2017 10:05 PM EDT  | Read More

Fox Renews Lucifer for Third Season
Fox has announced that they have renewed their hit drama series Lucifer for a third season.Fox Broadcast Co.'s entertainment president, David Madden, said, "Lucifer is one of those rare shows that starts strong out of the gate, and just keeps getting better and better....

2/13/2017 3:52 PM EDT  | Read More

Teen Sleuths Find Hidden Treasure in The Adventure Club
If you were a kid in the 80's, you were most likely a fan of the movie Goonies and the Indiana Jones series. Fast forward almost 20 years, and if you like scavenger hunts, National Treasure is a movie you've watched more than once. Now, for the next generation o...

2/11/2017 8:40 PM EDT  | Read More