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POTD: Neill Blomkamp Teases Personal ‘Alien’ Room AfterDistrict 9, ElysiumandChappiedirectorNeill Blomkampteased concept artfrom anAlienfranchise movie that he’d been working on outside of 20the Century Fox, the studiodecided to pick up the sci-fi sequel, and it’s now supposed to be his next project. Since then, Blomkamp has only teased one more piece of concept art, and while there’s been some talk about this new movie disregarding the events ofAlien 3andAlien Resurrection, it’s not entirely clear how the new film will settle in with the previous chapters of theAlienfranchise....

Simon Pegg Starring In Psycho Comedy ‘A Fantastic Fear Of Everything’ The latest project to starSimon Peggisn’tStar Trek 2. It isA Fantastic Fear of Everything, but don’t just label it as a comedy. It is a ‘psycho comedy,’ according to the trade report on the project. What does that mean? The central character, to be played by Mr. Pegg, is “a children’s author turned crime novelist whose research into the lives of Victorian serial killers turns him into a paranoid wreck, especially when a Hollywood executive decides he wants to make a film out of his findings....

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Lightsabers, Jedi Robes, Sith Artifacts & More Merch Coming To Disney’s Online Store Since the opening ofStar Wars: Galaxy’s Edgeat the Disneyland and Disney World theme parks, there has been a collection of Star Wars merchandise that you can only get within the park shops. But with Disneyland still closed and Disney World not operating at full capacity, Disney theme parks aren’t selling nearly as much merchandise as they usually do, so they’re releasing some of it onto Disney’s online shop for the first time ever....

Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Side Effects’ Gains Catherine Zeta-Jones, Loses Financier Megan Ellison There are some changes going on withSteven Soderbergh’s planned filmSide Effects. The past couple months have seen reports of SoderberghditchingThe Man From UNCLEand taking up theSide Effectsscript byUNCLEandContagionscreenwriterScott Z. Burns. In the past couple weeks there have been reports that Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Productions would financeSide Effects, with Open Road (The Grey) set to distribute after Summit decided not to pick up the film....

Stop And Go Trailer: A Covid-Era Comedy Invites You On A Wild Road Trip Remember early 2020? Back when we all had plane tickets and plans that involved other people who weren’t wearing masks? Yeah, me neither. So prepare for a flashback, because the upcoming release of “Stop and Go” is inviting us back to the early pandemic days of 2020. No worries, it’s not nearly as depressing as it sounds — “Stop and Go” is a comedy about two sisters searching for direction in life and banding together to embark on an adventurous road trip....

Superhero Bits: ‘Black Panther’ Is Most Googled Movie Of 2018, ‘Spider-Verse’ Box Office Projections & More Want to see what’s in store forArrow, SupergirlandThe Flashwhen all the shows return in January? What isAquaman’s Rotten Tomatoes score? How much mightSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Versemake this weekend? What is one fan trying to accomplish with the addressAvengersEndgame.com? Want to hear a track fromSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Silver And Black Rumors, Nebula’s Past Is Much Darker Than We Know & More Which summer comic book movie took home the mostTeen Choice Awards? What otherMarvel Comicscharacters might be appearing inSilver and Black? Why don’tThe Defendersmeet in the premiere of the new series? Why didGeoff JohnsleaveMarvel ComicsforDC Comics? What darkness is left unrevealed aboutNebula’s past in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Wyatt Russell Suits Up As Captain America, Fanmade ‘Marvel Zombies’ Trailer & More Want to see a fanmade trailer for a prospectiveMarvel Zombiesmovie? How about someFalcon and the Winter Soldierset photos withWyatt Russellsuited up asCaptain America? Will you get some new Funko POPs of the villains fromBatman ReturnsandBatman Forever? Want to listen to a message fromJohn ConstantinefromDC’s Legends of Tomorrow? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

Thank The Maker! George Lucas Is Getting A New Star Wars Action Figure, But He’s Not Wearing Plaid We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. George Lucas is undoubtedly best known as the creator of “Star Wars.” Now the maker of the iconic sci-f saga is becoming one of his own creations with Hasbro releasing an official George Lucas action figure in honor of the 50th anniversary of Lucasfilm....

The Book Of Boba Fett Fixes One Of The Mandalorian Season 2’s Strangest Mistakes The second season of “The Mandalorian” brought thesurprise appearance of Luke Skywalker. However, since Mark Hamill has aged quite a bit since filming “Return of the Jedi,” a hefty amount of visual effects were required in order to bring back the young Jedi Master. Unfortunately, as talented as the VFX artists at Industrial Light & Magic have been time and time again, their digitally de-aged version of a younger Mark Hamill wasn’t nearly as impressive as it should have been....

The Boys: Diabolical Trailer: Heroes Get A Bad Name In This Animated Spinoff Series Superheroes might be all the rage these days, but “The Boys” remains one of the few examples that actually involves superheroes showing all their pent-up rage. The original live-action Amazon series, led by Jack Quaid (most recently in the news forjoining Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”) and Karl Urban, burst onto the scene in July of 2019 and never looked back....

The Daily Stream: Drive Is The Ultimate Sleek And Sexy Neo-Noir (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you may stream it.) The Film:“Drive” Where You Can Stream It:Amazon Prime The Pitch:Action and romance never looked so good together, y’all. Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 “Drive” is one of the smartest and sexiest neo-noir films to date....

The Mandalorian Vs. Boba Fett: Hallmark Edition Thisweek’s episode of “The Book of Boba Fett"is an interesting one for essentially being an episode of “The Mandalorian.” A Mando-only guest appearance, it teases our shiny chrome bounty hunter spending some future quality time in Boba Fett’s neck of the woods, while in this episode he gets a new ship outfitted and makes something special for one adorable green space baby. Since we don’t have any deeper insight into Boba Fett but we have caught up with Mando, it’s a great time to step back and take stock of the pair’s iconic hallmarks....