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EXCLUSIVE: We’re hearing that Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe is heading back to San Diego Comic-Con after sitting out Hall H last year. While there haven’t been any concrete plans made yet in regards to the lineup, it’s an important year for the MCU in the wake of Avengers: Endgame wrapping up a number of…

The Hero Nation Index is a Monday round-up of news from the genre sector (sci-fi, fantasy, superheroes, horror, and animation). Since the very first Star Trek mission aired on NBC in September 1966 the far-future brand has been defined as much by its “family” dynamic and crew ensembles as by its sci-fi concepts and…

The Wonderfilm Media Corporation announced today that Amityville 1974 has been given the green light to begin principal photography in November with its story of the real-life rampage murders that would became the background story for author Jay Anson’s 1977 bestseller The Amityville Horror and the numerous films that…

It’s been nearly a month since the grand finale of Game of Thrones. Some people liked it, others didn’t and when it comes to the cast, some of them have feelings about how their characters said goodbye. Lena Headey, who plays Westeros’ favorite heartless and petty Cersei Lannister, has some thoughts on her character’s…

MILD SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of the third and final season of Marvel’s Jessica Jones, which launched on Netflix today.  "I have to tell you, I feel incredibly proud of what was done," states Marvel's Jessica Jones executive producer Melissa Rosenberg firmly of the third and final season that…

There was a record breaking Stanley Cup game on last night, Instagram is down right now and a potentially historic NBA Finals match-up comes to the small screen tonight, but social media and sports aren’t the only arenas where the action is this week. The third and final season of Marvel's Jessica Jones launches on…

Blumhouse Productions has set Sophia Takal to direct a remake of the 1974 slasher film Black Christmas with a script written by Takal & April Wolfe (Widower) wrote the script. Blumhouse is producing for Universal and shooting soon in New Zealand. Imogen Poots (Green Room), Aleyse Shannon (Charmed), Brittany O'Grady (St…

The just-released trailer for Doctor Sleep, the Warner Bros. sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, is not for the meek – but neither is the notion of making a sequel to a Kubrick film. If the finished film (in theaters on Nov. 8) is as intriguing and as deftly executed as its first official trailer, Doctor Sleep…

Syfy has set its sights on a DC Comics fan-favorite. Syfy and Warner Horizon Scripted Television confirm they are developing Lobo (working title), a live-action screen version of the intergalactic rogue. A deal is in place for Emmett J. Scanlan, who plays the character of Lobo in Krypton Season 2, to star in the…

The just-arrived trailer and key art for Pennyworth expands the already considerable screen history devoted to Batman-centric mythology with a prequel tale set in England in the 1960s that focuses on young Alfred Pennyworth, the future Batcave stalwart and manservant to Bruce Wayne. The 10-episode, one-hour Epix drama…

EXCLUSIVE Natalie Gumede has been cast as a recurring guest star on the DC Universe original series Titans in the role of Mercy Graves, the formidable bodyguard and ruthless right hand to the megalomaniacal Lex Luthor. The official character bio from the show’s producers: “Mercy Graves is the ruthless, cunning, right…

Skybound Entertainment and Universal Pictures said Tuesday they are developing Oblivion Song, a movie based on Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici’s sci-fi comic book series. Sean O'Keefe, who penned the upcoming Peter Berg-Mark Wahlberg pic Wonderland, will write the script. Published by Skybound and Image Comics, Ob…