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BeforeThe Batmanbecame Matt Reeves’ origin story project for DC’s cape crusader, the film, titled the same, was going to be a continuation toJustice League (2017)within theDC Extended Universe. The film would have featured Ben Affleck reprising his role in the film, while also being attached to it as the director. AndSlade Wilson/Deathstroke would have featured as his nemesis. Snyder brought inJoe Manganielloto portray the character and Affleck, who was attached toThe Batmanas the director, had shot test footage with the actor, donning his iconic costume with the signature mask....

Keanu Reeveshas joined the anticipated new EPIX Original Documentary,Deep Web, as narrator. From directorAlex Winter, the film chronicles one of the most important and riveting digital crime sagas of the century - the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the 30-year-old entrepreneur recently convicted of being ‘Dread Pirate Roberts,’ creator and operator of online black market Silk Road. This is the first timeKeanu ReevesandAlex Winterhave worked together since 1993’sFreaked, which followed their co-starring roles in the successfulBill and Ted’films....

NBC has renewedLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitfor a record breaking Season 21. The renewal makes the show TV’s longest-running primetime live-action series in history, even beating outLaw & Order, which ran for 20 seasons from 1990 to 2010 andGunsmoke, which ran from 1955 to 1975. Additionally, Mariska Hargitay’s Lieutenant Benson is now the longest-running character in a primetime live-action series. Hargitay has won both a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for her performance on the hit show....

WithSaved by the Bellcontinuing to remain popular all these years later, it is hard to believe that anyone would have managed to go through their lives without seeing an episode. Apparently though, such a task is not only possible, but has been achieved by one of the leads of the show, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, who played Zack Morris. Realising the error of his ways, Gosselaar has teamed up withZack Morris is Trashcreator Dashiell Driscoll to watch the series for the first time in a new podcast series from Entercom’s Cadence 13....

Marvel Studios is gearing up for more Disney+ originals to fill in its Phase Four release slots. The studio has hired television writer and acclaimed editorial publisher, poet, and playwright, Chinaka Hodge as head writer for its upcoming Phase Four seriesIronheart. The series will serve as an origin story of Riri Williams, a young inventor who develops her own suit of armor, inspired by the deeds of Tony Stark, and takes on the mantle of Ironheart....

The thing to remember is that the internet is not representative of the attitudes of general audiences, many of whom are not invested enough in the issue to participate in online polls but would still fork over cash for any new offering from the Mouse Empire. At the end of the day, the fact remains thatMulanis not very high on the must-see list ofDisney fans, considering the original animated movie was itself not as big a hit asThe Lion KingorAladdin, sointerest in the live-action movieis also lower....

A NASA scientist has come to the conclusion that our reality is an elaboratehologramcreated by an alien race. Dr. Rich Terrile, the director of the Center for Evolutionary Computation and Automated Design at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has said that we can all be the creation of a cosmic computer programmer as opposed to a God. The theory is backed by other scientists, but also has its detractors as well. Maybe as the late Bill Hicks said “we’re all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves” is true....

Netflix’s latest sports comedy, which debuted late last month, is off to a flying start.Running Point, starring the talented Kate Hudson in its lead role, was renewed for a second season just one week after its release. Given that Netflix takes its time to analyze the numbers before renewing a series, theincredibly quick renewal ofRunning Pointstands as a testament to the faith that the streamer has in the series. Created for screens by Mindy Kaling, alongside Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen,Running Pointcenters on the Gordon family and their legacy in professional basketball....

Over in Egypt, a new big budget documentary about Cleopatra has been announced as a direct response to the controversialQueen Cleopatradocuseries on Netflix. Produced by Jada Pinkett Smith,Queen Cleopatrahas been criticized by Egyptians over its casting of Black actress Adele James as the late ruler. Critics argue that Cleopatra was of European descent and it’s a “violation of the country’s media laws” to portray her as Black. The Egyptian governmental agency called the Supreme Council of Antiquities previously dubbed the Netflix doc as a"falsification of Egyptian history and a blatant historical fallacy....

NewRambo: Last Bloodstory details have reportedly been leaked online. They build off of the previous knowledge about the sequel that we had, but take them a lot further. John Rambo is retired and living on a ranch in Bowie, Arizona and is suffering from some pretty major PTSD, according to the new plot details. This would make sense considering all of the stuff that Rambo has seen and experienced in his life....

The magic of translating iconic animated characters into live-action is a herculean task that demands the touch of a seasoned professional. ForOne Pieceon Netflix, that touch belongs to none other than the head of prosthetics, Jaco Snyman. And for fans ardently waiting for news on the much-anticipated second season, Snyman has hinted at the design and potential portrayal of the beloved Tony Tony Chopper. The adaptation ofOne Pieceto the live-action genre has been no less than an ambitious venture....

Power Book II: Ghost picks up shortly after the earth-shattering events of “Power” as Tariq St. Patrick grapples with a new world order: his father dead and his mother, Tasha, facing charges for the murder her son committed. Not to mention the academic rigors of the Ivy League university Tariq is attending to earn his inheritance. Truly on his own for the first time in his life, Tariq is forced to split his time between school and hustling to pay for Davis MacLean, the fame-hungry defense lawyer who is Tasha’s only hope of getting out of jail and escaping prosecution by newly minted U....

Katy O’Brianmay be one of the newest additions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing as Quantum Realm freedom fighter Jentorra inAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.Still, she has previously appeared in another big Disney-owned franchise. After appearing as the Comms Officer in four episodes ofThe Mandalorian, O’Brian didn’t believe she would be returning to the Star Wars series again. She addressed her surprise in a recent interview withCollider. She said: “A complete surprise … The thing about The Mandalorian is you never know what’s gonna happen....