Ten Shows Renewed By CW

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Its a good day for The CW fans as the network has announced Monday that ten of their current hit shows is getting renewed for the 2018-2019 season.

That includes all of CW’s DC superhero series including The Flash (Season 5), Arrow (Season 7), Legends of Tomorrow (Season 4), Supergirl (Season 4), and the latest addition to its superhero slate Black Lightnight (Season 2).

“As The CW expands to a six-night, Sunday through Friday schedule next season, we are proud to have such a deep bench of great returning series for 2018-19. By picking these ten series up for next season, we have a terrific selection of programming to choose from when we set our fall schedule in May, with more still to come,” said Pedowitz. “And I’m especially happy that we’ll continue to work with the incredibly talented casts, producers, and writers who create the series our fans are so passionate about.”

Others getting renewed are Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in it’s fourth season, Jane the Virgin in its fifth, Riverdale in its third, Dynasty’s second season as well as Supernatural, already the longest-running series in CW history, in its stunning 14th season.

Other shows waiting for their fate are “iZombie,” supposedly in its fourth season, “Life Sentence” which just recently debuted last month, and “The 100”.

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Teens Have Superpowers In Latest “The Darkest Minds” Trailer

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Based on Alexandra Bracken’s YA novel, 20th Century Fox’s science fiction thriller film “The Darkest Minds” has a new trailer showcasing teens with superpowers.

Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who co-directed Kung Fu Panda 3 with Alessandro Carloni, the trailer features a dystonian future where a plague killed many children while the few who survived developed special abilities. One of them is 16-year old Ruby Daly (Amandla Stenberg) who is learning how to control her powers as she escapes from a camp where the teens are rounded up.

“From the producers of Stranger Things and Arrival”, the film has obvious similarities to X-Men, which could potentially help visibility of The Darkest Minds. A new X-Men spin off “New Mutants” about teenage mutants held in secret facility was moved to a late summer 2019 release date. The film rights of that franchise is also owned by 20th Century Fox.

Written by Chad Hodge (Wayward Pines), the film also stars Harris Dickinson, Skylan Brooks, Mandy Moore, Gwendoline Christie and Patrick Gibson.

“The Darkest Minds” is set to unleash on August 3, 2018.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.

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Music Sales: Physical Beat Digital According To Latest Report

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For the first time since 2011, digital music downloads were outsold by physical sales by the end of 2017, according to a recently published report from The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

While the difference is relatively little in terms of percentage (physical sales were 17%, while digital downloads were 15% of the market share), that is still surprising, given the consumer market’s increasing propensity towards purchasing digital content in all forms of entertainment.

Video games, for example, have shown a trend in recent years towards a decrease in physical purchases and an increase in digital purchases. Here are the market share percentages for physical and digital copies of video game purchases from 2009 to 2016 according to Statista:
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James Wan To Work On “Tommyknockers” Film

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After last year’s hugely successful supernatural horror film “It”, Stephen King adaptations are a hot commodity again once again. This time, its “The Tommyknockers” that’s getting a big screen adaptation, with James Wan getting involved according to Hollywood Reporter alongside Roy Lee and Larry Sanitsky.

The trio seem like a perfect match. James Wan is a driving force behind the Conjuring franchise, Roy Lee produced King’s blockbuster “It” film, and Sanitsky executive produced “The Tommyknockers” two part television mini-series which broadcast on ABC in 1993.

But with King’s name attached, the novel’s popularity can stand on it’s own. Tommyknockers is an international hardcover best-seller, outselling even some of King’s bibliography such as The Shining and Carrie. That said, the author was not very fond of the book, at one point calling it “awful” during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine decades after its release.

Published in 1987, The Tommyknockers follows the story of a small town in Maine, where a dangerous gas emits from a spaceship uncovered in the woods. The gas transforms the town’s residents except for one man who is immune to it’s effects.

James wan is currently directing Aquaman, the sixth installment in the DC Extended Universe, set for release later this year.

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Colin Trevorrow Returning To Jurassic World

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With “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” set for release on this year’s summer, the producers of the franchise is already lining up a director for the “Jurassic World 3.”

“Colin Trevorrow is going write and direct the third Jurassic World story,” according to Steven Spielberg in a statement released on Entertainment Weekly. Spielberg’s latest film “Ready Player One” is out this weekend.

Trevorrow of course rebooted the Jurassic Park franchise with the massively successful 2015 film “Jurassic World.” That film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of all time, grossing $1.67 billion worldwide. Trevorrow’s last film, The Book of Henry, was not as well received both critically and commercially.

J.A. Bayona took over the director took over the reins as director for “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” after leaving directing duties in World War Z sequel though
Colin Trevorrow wrote the script with Derek Connolly (Kong: Skull Island.)

“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” stars stars Jeff Goldblum, Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Toby Jones, James Cromwell and is scheduled for release on June 22.

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The Fantastic Four Return To Marvel Comics

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The new monthly series will begin this August

As revealed by Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski in an official video from Marvel, FANTASTIC FOUR will return this summer in an all-new monthly series, written by Dan Slott (Amazing Spider-Man, Silver Surfer) with art by Sara Pichelli (Spider-Man: Miles Morales).

“I started my adventures in the Marvel Universe with a freaked-out Reed Richards, the Watcher and the Silver Surfer,” Slott told The New York Times in an interview. “I’ve wanted this for so long.”

“We’ve been waiting for the right creators to come available for this book,” Cebulski revealed during Marvel’s official announcement. “Fantastic Four is not an easy team to draw – The Thing is the big orange rock guy, Reed can move in all kinds of directions, Johnny is on fire when he flames on, and Sue, when she is invisible or not, you still have to make her presence felt in each panel — and Sara can just do that like nobody else.” For more information about Fantastic Four, check out Marvel.com and be sure to stay tuned for more news throughout the week on This Week in Marvel, Women of Marvel and Earth’s Mightiest Show.

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First Trailer For “The House with a Clock in its Walls” Released

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“Things are quite different here,” says Jack Black’s character in the new gothic fantasy horror film from director Eli Roth, “The House with a Clock in its Walls.”

The film tells the story of a 10-year-old orphan Lewis Barnavelt (Owen Vaccaro) who moves to live with his warlock uncle Jonathan (Jack Black). The trailer shows him being welcomed by his next-door neighbor Mrs. Zimmermann (Cate Blanchett) who turns out to be witch.

Based on the 1973 novel of the same name by John Bellairs and illustrated by Edward Gorey, the film was adapted by Eric Kripke (Supernatura, Revolution, Timeless).

Though included by many as part of the “splat pack,” a collection of filmmakers known for extreme violence and gore in their horror films, the film is in fact produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment which of course is responsible for plenty of family-oriented films. The source novel itself was intended by Bellairs for children.

Writer Kripke recently tweeted along with the trailer’s release: “When I was 10, I fell in love with this book. The only fan letter I ever wrote was to its author. It’s one of the main inspirations for #spn. Now we got to make it into a movie. Dreams do come true. If you like #spn, see where it all began.”

Also starring Kyle MacLachlan *Twin Peaks), Colleen Camp (Clue) and Renée Elise Goldsberry among others. “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” is set to premiere on Sept. 21.

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New “Avengers: Infinity War” Posters Released

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Marvel Studios rolls out more promotional materials today for its upcoming tentpole “Avengers: Infinity War,” releasing a series of colorful new posters a few weeks before the film’s release.

The posters prominently features many of of the film’s characters, led by Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth).

Missing in these new posters however, is Avengers main character Hawkeye. The character is also absent on recently released TV spots and other promos, prompting many to conclude that the character maybe exiting the team in some way. Hawkeye came back from brief retirement in Captain America: Civil War.

Intended to be the sequel to 2012’s Marvel’s The Avengers and 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, the film will brings the superheroes together once again to stop Thanos (played by Josh Brolin) who arives on earth to collect the Infinity Stones.

Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, the Marvel superhero ensemble is scheduled for release on April 27, 2018, with a sequel set for next summer on May 3, 2019.
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Weezer Singer Rivers Cuomo Releases First Official Solo Single

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Weezer’s lead singer Rivers Cuomo has recently made his debut as a solo artist with a new solo track , “Medicine for Melancholy”. The new release is his first official single outside of the band and contains lyrics written in the hopeless-romantic style that much of the Weezer discography is known for.

“No reason for me to struggle/Just be there when I wake up/You’re my medicine for melancholy/Let me take you in,” Cuomo sings, portraying a depressed character whose unhappiness is alleviated by a newfound romance. Musically, the song carries a more relaxed, ethereal vibe compared to what is typical for Weezer.

While this is his official debut, Cuomo’s solo discography include his home demos and segregated material: Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo , Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo , Not Alone – Rivers Cuomo and Friends: Live at Fingerprints, and Alone III: The Pinkerton Years.

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Trailer For Latest Noir Thriller “Terminal”

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After her acclaimed performance in “I, Tonya”, Margot Robbie is back as a David Lynch-inspired femme fatale in the latest “Terminal,” an upcoming drama thriller film from first-time feature director Vaughn Stein who also wrote the script.

The story follows two hit men on a mission to for a criminal mastermind. Along the way, they encounter Robbie’s character Annie who may be more involved in the mission than they know. Max Irons (The Riot Club) and Dexter Fletcher (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) co-stars as the two hit men. Simon Pegg , Mike Myers and British model and actress Jourdan Dunn are also in the film.

“There is a place like no other on Earth, a land full of wonder, mystery and danger. Some say to survive it you need to be as mad as a hatter, which luckily I am,” says Robbie’s Annie in the trailer.

Robbie is enjoying great success lately, with her last lead role earning her an Oscar nomination for playing the infamous figure skater Tonya Harding in “I, Tonya.” The film won her co-star Allison Janney the Best Supporting oscar win.

Produced by Highland Film Group, the film is set to be released by RLJE Films on May 11, 2018.

Here is the film’s official synopsis:

In the dark heart of a sprawling, anonymous city, TERMINAL follows the twisting tales of two assassins carrying out a sinister mission (Max Irons and Dexter Fletcher), a teacher battling a fatal illness (Simon Pegg), an enigmatic janitor (Mike Myers) and a curious waitress leading a dangerous double life (Margot Robbie). Murderous consequences unravel in the dead of night as their lives all intertwine at the hands of a mysterious criminal mastermind hell-bent on revenge.

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