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Marvel Bringing Four Shows To Netflix Starting With Daredevil; Building To ‘The Defenders’ Event Remember the report that Marvel wasdeveloping four new live-action TV showswith the intent to partner with a non-traditional TV outlet to present them? The deal has been revealed, and the basic terms are that Disney and Marvel are setting up shows for Netflix based around four characters:Daredevil,Jessica Jones,Iron Fist, andLuke Cage. Those characters will each get a 13-episode series, and over “multiple years” the shows will build towards what will basically be a TV version ofThe Avengers, with the capper being a miniseries featuring Marvel super-groupThe Defenders....

Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ Has Already Been Renewed For A Second Season There’s still more than a month until the first season of Netflix’s newGame of Thrones-style fantasy seriesThe Witcherdebuts, but the streaming service apparently likes what they’ve seen so far, because they’ve already given the show a second season. ShowrunnerLauren S. Hissrichconfirmed the news on Twitter this morning, sharing that Geralt (Henry Cavill), Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri (Freya Allan) will return for more adventures in a second season....

New ‘Flatliners’ Trailer: Some Nasty Side Effects… From producerMichael Douglascomes a remake ofFlatliners. Based onJoel Schumacher’s 1990 film, the premise appears to be more or less the same with some modern touches. It’s a fine movie that doesn’t quite live up to its premise, so unlike a lot of cases, a remake here makes sense. So far, based on the marketing, it doesn’t look likeNiels Arden Oplev’s (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) movie is bringing a whole lot new to the table – except for a strong cast....

New ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Photo Provides Our First Good Look At The King Of Apes Ever since the first teaser trailer forKong: Skull Islanddebuted at San Diego Comic-Conthis past summer, the buzz about the action adventure reboot of the classic 1933 movie monster has been fairly non-existent. There was a little peak of excitement when aposter popped up at New York Comic-Conwith some ties to the 2014 reboot ofGodzilla, but then things quieted down again....

Page 2: Charlie Brown, Teller, Jungle Book, Doctor Who, Spaceballs, GoT, Haunted Mansion, John Landis, Anchorman Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Bootleg DVD of the Day: ‘Sean Conneryvs....

Return To Santa Carla, California With ‘The Lost Boys’ Sequel Comic It’s a little surprising we haven’t heard about a remake ofThe Lost Boysyet. We’ve seen two direct-to-DVD sequels to the film (both starringCorey Feldman), butJoel Schumacher’s vampire film is certainly well known enough to make someone see dollar signs in a potential update. Before that inevitable day comes, Vertigo Comics is bringing us a sequel toThe Lost Boysthat follows the film’s original surviving characters....

Small-Screen Stream: ‘Sharp Objects’ And Other Complex Women On TV (Welcome toSmall-Screen Stream, a feature where we share the best television shows streaming and where you can watch them.) The premiere ofSharp Objectsinspired me to do something a little different with this week’s streaming column. Watching Amy Adams in HBO’s incredible new miniseries made me yearn for other complex, layered, broken female characters, ones who don’t fit into the neat little boxes where women in media so often reside....

Superhero Bits: ‘Hawkeye’ Canine Actor Has An Instagram, ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Virtual Premiere & More Why is there a differentDeadshotin the upcomingSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguegame? When isThe Falcon and the Winter Soldiercoming to Disney+? Did you know the dog playingPizza DoginHawkeyehas their own Instagram? What didChristopher Nolanhave to say about partly inspiringTom Hardy’sBaneperformance? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. A visionary new age of television begins....

Superhero Bits: ‘Infinity War’ Already Breaking Records, Steppenwolf’s Bare Butt, Dora Milaje Comic & More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Want to make your ownBlack PantherBarbie doll ofShurifor your kids? When do the finales of all the DC TV shows air? Are you ready for theDora MilajefromBlack Pantherto get their own comic? What ticket sales record didAvengers: Infinity Waralready break? Did you know you can see Steppenwolf’s bare butt in a scene fromJustice League?...

Superhero Bits: Batman: Bad Blood, Daredevil, Captain Marvel, Harley Quinn, Spider-Man Does the animatedBatman: Bad Bloodfeature look good? What doesFireflylook like on the next episode ofGotham? How doesRonda Rouseyhope to win the role ofCaptain Marvel?How did someone create a realMjolnirthat can only be lifted by one person? Get all this and more in today’sSuperhero Bits. Sufficiently Advancedcreated a realMjolnirwith magnets and a fingerprint scanner to prank people on the street....

Superhero Bits: Captain America: Civil War, Batman V Superman, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, The Flash Want to see the logo forCaptain America: Civil War? What’s the latest rumor aboutWonder WomaninBatman v Superman? Has Marvel revealed some Easter Eggs inAvengers: Age of Ultron? IsJim Leereleasing an awesomeBatmanexclusive atSan Diego Comic-Con? Will Marvel reinvent itslef again afterSecret Wars? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits. Jeremy Renneristweetingfrom the set ofCaptain America Civil War,including thiscool logo....

Superhero Bits: Man Of Steel, Doctor Strange, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Kick-Ass 2, Red 2, The Wolverine Everyone in America is celebrating the 4th of July but, if you’re reading this, maybe you want some Superhero Bits to go with your barbecue. We’re happy to oblige. Want to see a new July 4th centricMan of Steelcommercial? Did that movie make it even harder to continue the DC Universe? What happens in the first part of Marvel’sDoctor Strangemovie?...

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, Man Of Steel, Amazing Spider-Man, The Incredibles, Beyonce Want to see a sensual image ofCatwomanfromThe Dark Knight Rises? How about a behind the scenes featurette onThe Avengers? Which character didJoss Whedonforce himself to cut from the film? What doesBeyoncelook like dressed asSpider-Man? Have props fromMan of Steelrevealed one of the film’s story lines? DoesBrad BirdthinkThe Incrediblescan exist in the Marvel universe? How does one of theMan of Steelactors describe the film’s tone?...