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Chris Pratt-Led ‘Cowboy Ninja Viking’ Gets A 2019 Release Date Cowboy Ninja Vikingdoesn’t have a director that we know of, but comic book adaptation has a release date. In June of 2019,Chris Prattwill be part-Cowboy, part-Ninja, and part-Viking, playing a powerful assassin with the skills of all three warriors. He’s not the only “triplet” in the world, though, or at least that’s the case inA.J. LiebermanandRiley Rossmo’s graphic novel. Below, find out theCowboy Ninja Vikingrelease date....

Comedy Legend Carl Reiner, ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ Creator And ‘Ocean’s 11’ Franchise Star, Has Died At 98 “Every morning, I pick up my newspaper, get the obituary section, and see if I’m listed. If I’m not, I’ll have my breakfast.” This is the morning routine of comedy legendCarl Reineras detailed in the HBO documentary filmIf You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast. Unfortunately, the creator ofThe Dick Van Dyke Show, director ofThe Jerk, and co-star of theOcean’s 11franchise has passed away at 98....

Cool Stuff: Reebok’s New Ghostbusters Sneakers Bring Something Strange To Footwear Shelves Hot on the heels of a “Jurassic Park"sneakers collaborationthat was 65 million years in the making, Reebok is releasing another pop culture inspired wave of sneakers this month, and they’re bound to create mass hysteria. Last fall, Reebok releasedtwo pairs of sneakersinspired by the “Ghostbusters” jumpsuits and Ecto-1. This year, they have a line of “Ghostbusters” sneakers that takes cues from some of the ghosts and goop from the franchise....

Finding Magic Mike Trailer: HBO Max Is Looking For The Next Great Male Stripper Happy International Men’s Day! HBO Max has unveiled a new Max Original (as series produced for the HBO Max streaming service are called) in the form of a seven-episode competition series with exotic male dancers putting on their boogie shoes and dancing for dollars. “Finding Magic Mike” drops Thursday, December 16, courtesy of Eureka Productions and Warner Bros....

George R.R. Martin Comments On The ‘Game Of Thrones’ Finale And Teases A Different Ending For The Books — But Not Really The fires are out and the ashes have fallen, andGame of Thronesis over. But the story continues, in the form of HBO prequels, and of course, the book series that started it all:George R.R. Martin’sA Song of Ice and Fire. The author of the novels upon whichGame of Thronesis based offered his emotional reaction to the ending of the show in a new blog post, which closed out an important chapter in Martin’s life — but may be teasing a new chapter from the books....

How ‘X-Men’ Completely Changed The Design Of ‘The Mummy’ The titular movie monster in Universal’s reboot ofThe Mummyis already drastically different than any previous incarnation because this is the first time the undead terror has been played by a woman.Sofia Boutellais the monster at the center of the movie, however, the original plan wasn’t going to be all that innovative. But thanks to a decision made by theX-Menfranchise, the entire design ofThe Mummywas changed....

Jaws On ‘Roids: The Gargantuan Shark Movie MEG Is Moving Foward…Again “Tonight, we’ll grill some tuna, have a lil’ vino, somekissy kissy, it’ll be great!” In my opinion,MEGhas maintained dibbs on “Award for Best Boner Shorts Concept Art” for a few years running. The 80-foot prehistoric pissed off shark movie–think death metal toJaws’s hep jazz–needs to happen no matter what. Recently,The L.A. Timespublished an update about the feature adaptation of authorSteve Alten’s 1997 page turner, that also rewindsMEG’s stint in Hollywood production hell....

Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person In The World Inducted Into The Criterion Collection “The Worst Person in the World” is coming to the Criterion Closet. Joachim Trier’s Norwegian dark comedy-drama has swept the festival circuit and picked up multiple awards, including the Best Foreign Language Film award by the New York Film Critics Circle, and a Best Actress award for its star, Renate Reinsve, upon its debut at Cannes Film Festival....

Joe Shuster Fetish Art Book Becomes Basis For Film Comic book creators typically chronicle secret identities rather than harboring them. But earlier this year a book of fetish art created in the 1950s by Superman co-createrJoe Shusterwas published, purporting to shed light on his ‘secret identity’ as an artist who did more than just Superman. According to Craig Yoe’s bookSecret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman’s Co-creator Joe Shuster, Shuster was the man behind a series of fetish comics calledNights of Horror, produced while he was in dire financial straits due to lawsuits over Superman copyrights....

Keanu Reeves Describes Samurai Film ‘47 Ronin’ A Quasi-Western About “Revenge And Impossible Love” Keanu Reevesis currently shooting the epic period samurai film47 Ronin, directed by acclaimed commercial director andRidley ScottprotegeCarl Erik Rinsch. Based on a true 18th Century Japanese story, the film follows a band of samurai swordsmen who are shamed into becoming the titular ronin — a Japanese word meaning lord-less samurai, and must avenge the death of their master....

Keanu Reeves To Star In And Produce Henry’s Crime Months ago,The Playlistmentioned thatSacha Gervasi, producer and director ofAnvil! The Story of Anvilhad written a film calledHenry’s Crime, and thatKeanu Reeveswas attached to star. (Reeves is evidently a big fan of Gervasi’s rock doc.) Now the trades have finally confirmed the deal, and Reeves will start work on the film in November. VarietycallsHenry’s Crimea romantic comedy, which with Reeves in the lead doesn’t do much for me....

Michael Mann’s ‘Heat’ Prequel Will Come Out Next Year, As A Novel Over a year ago,Michael Mannsigned a deal to launch Michael Mann Books. On the list of priorities from the start wasa prequeltoHeat. Detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino), Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro), Chris Shihirlis (Val Kilmer), and Nate (Jon Voight), they’re all a part of the book along with other familiar characters. Mann is co-writing the prequel withReed Farrel Coleman(“Where It Hurts”)....

Mobile Game ‘Summoners War’ Getting Animated TV Show; Watch A New Short Film The popular mobile role playing gameSummoners Waris about to expand its reach into a whole new medium. Skybound Entertainment, the production company ofThe Walking DeadcreatorRobert Kirkman, has teamed up with South Korean developer Com2us, the makers of the mobile game, “to produce several adaptations, including an upcoming animated TV series”, according to a press release. Learn more about theSummoners WarTV show and watch a new short film featuring several of the franchise’s notable characters below....