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Showtime is developing a television series adaptation of The Kingkiller Chronicle, executive produced by Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winnerLin-Manuel Miranda(Hamilton), with acclaimed producer John Rogers (Leverage,The Player) serving as showrunner. Miranda will also compose music for the series, which is based on Patrick Rothfuss’s global bestselling contemporary fantasy trilogy. Produced by Lionsgate,The Kingkiller Chroniclewill be executive produced by Rogers, Miranda, Rothfuss, Robert Lawrence (Clueless,Die Hard with a Vengeance) and Jennifer Court (The Player)....

Mads Mikkelsen has addressed the rumors surrounding him possibly taking over for Johnny Depp inFantastic Beasts 3. It’s been a few weeks since Warner Bros. asked Depp to step down from the role of Gellert Grindelwald, andHarry Potterfans have been working overtime to figure out who will be taking on the role now. Colin Farrell was the immediate frontrunner, even though it was quickly pointed out that he technically wouldn’t work out, which means that it’s on to the next rumor....

Fans are incredibly eager to finally seeStar Wars: The Last Jedi, which arrives in theaters on December 15. Luckily, the wait is almost over and, for better of or for worse, you’re going to be in the theater for a long time once the movie is released.Star Wars: The Last Jediclocks in at two hours and 33 minutes, making it the longest movie in the history of the franchise. But according to Mark Hamill, that’s actually a good thing, going so far as to compare it toThe Godfather....

The new CBS legal drama television seriesMatlockstarsKathy Batesas Madeline Matlock, a 75-year-old woman who claims to be a bumbling, widowed former lawyer to land a job at a high-powered corporate law firm, Jacobson & Moss, where Madeline’s harmless-old-lady persona quickly endears Madeline to her new colleagues, including the firm’s three senior partners, who are completely oblivious to the fact that Madeline intends to destroy them. The pilot episode ofMatlock, which is a gender-flipping reboot of the originalMatlocktelevision series starring Andy Griffith as criminal defense lawyer Ben Matlock, unfolds as a fairly standard and occasionally boringtelevision legal drama, up until the pilot’s closing scenes, when virtually everything that Madeline has represented about herself is revealed to be a lie....

Back in 1988, instead of playing the product placement game, Eddie Murphy transformed McDonald’s Restaurant into McDowell’s forComing to America, one of the movie’s best jokes. If you’ve ever dreamed of visiting the spoof restaurant, you’re finally going to get your chance. A real-life version of McDowell’s is opening in the spirit of Halloween. You just have to live, or happen to be visiting Hollywood, this fall. Coming to America 2is currently in the works, withEddie Murphyand Arsenio Hall ready to reprise their iconic comedic roles from the hit 80s comedy....

TheMarvel Cinematic Universehas granted movie-goers an experience unlike any other. With a staggering31 films and counting, the MCU has provided us with a plethora of content to immerse ourselves in. From theAvengersfilms to individual trilogies like theCaptain AmericaandIron Manfranchises, there is no shortage of content to bring every hero together for the greater good. The MCU has cranked out big-budget blockbusters, many of which hold box-office records likeAvengers: Endgamewhich has been considered one of thehighest-grossing filmsof all time....

The troubles are continuing to pile up for Paramount Pictures. After a summer that was marred with underperforming, expensive movies for the studio, their parent company has now lowered their projected earnings for the year because of yet another movie that is expected toflop. After a ton of delays and production troubles, the expensive live-action and CGI comedy/action movieMonster Trucksis expected to tank when it finally gets released in January....

Welcome to today’s edition ofNerd Alert, where we have all the quirky, nerdy news that you crave in one convenient spot. What do we have in store for you on this fantastic Friday? You can check out “honest” posters for some of 2015’s biggest movies,Paul Ruddplays chess withStephen Hawkingand one industrious fan builds his own BB-8 for just over $100. But wait, there’s more! A uniqueJurassic Parkparkour video goes viral and a father builds an incredible DIYStar Trekplayset for his son....

Welcome to today’s edition ofNerd Alert, where we have all the quirky, nerdy news that you crave in one convenient spot. What do we have in store for you on this fantastic Friday?Friday the 13thgets mashed up withWeekend at Bernie’s,Dragon Ball Zgets a live action fan film andLiam Neesonteams up withStephen Colbertfor a Candy Crush movie parody. But wait, there’s more! Another mashup bringsStar Wars: The Force AwakensandIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiatogether, and a 30 for 30 parody shows howRockyBalboa ended the Cold War!...

Netflix is developing a series based on Jane Austen’s beloved novelPride And Prejudice (1995), with acclaimed author Dolly Alderton writing the scripts,Varietyreports. The book, originally published in 1813, explores the issues of love, marriage, and social class at the turn of the 19th century. Thestreamer previously adapted Austen’sPersuasionin 2022, starring Dakota Johnson. Alderton is expanding her TV credits with the project after adapting her bestseller,Everything I Know About Love,into a seven-episode series for both the BBC and Peacock in 2022....

Netflix has confirmed that a live-action series adaptation ofResident Evilis in the works, providing some plot details about the upcoming show. Previously adapted into a successful six-movie series by filmmaker Paul W. S. Anderson,Resident Evilhas its roots in video games as one of Capcom’s most popular franchises. Word of a new reboot series for Netflix has been floating around for a while, but now the streamer has revealed that the show will follow two Weskers over the course of two separate timelines....

Netflix presents the First Look at the feature filmWar Machine, starring Brad Pitt, Emory Cohen, Topher Grace, Anthony Michael Hall, Will Poulter, Lakeith Stanfield, Meg Tilly, Tilda Swinton, and Sir Ben Kingsley. This pitch-blackwar storytakes on hot-shot General Glenn McMahon, a man caught up in amodern war machinethat keeps on churning, seemingly to no end. An absurdist war story for our times, writer-director David Michod (Animal Kingdom) recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody - raising the specter of just where the line between them lies today....

A new, much longer trailer for the upcomingHBO Maxcomedy series,Our Flag Means Death, gives us our best look yet atRhys Darbyas Stede Bonnet, an aspiring pirate who ends up in much deeper water than he can possibly handle. Released byHBO Max’s YouTube channel, the latest footage fromOur Flag Means Deathpromises a ludicrously brilliant comedy that delightfully basks in its unusual setting. Our Flag Means Deathis a unique new comedy, and as bizarre as the events seem, the series is loosely based on the true adventures of 18th-century would-be pirate, Stede Bonnet....