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  • Denzel Washington Is Poised to Sign On for Gladiator Sequel

    Denzel Washington Is Poised to Sign On for Gladiator Sequel

    Denzel Washington is in “final negotiations” to co-star in the Gladiator sequel, per a new news report at Deadline. Paul Mescal is already signed on to the film, and Ridley Scott is returning to direct. Additionally, two vets of the original film, costume designer Janty Yates and production designer Arthur Max are also on board.…


  • The Last Count of Monte Cristo Brings Afrofuturism to the Classics

    The Last Count of Monte Cristo Brings Afrofuturism to the Classics

    Alexandré Dumas’ classic The Count of Monte Cristo gets an incredibly vibrant sci-fi update as author Ayize Jama-Everett and illustrator Tristan Roach take the novel out of the 1800s and into the far future. Inspired by both the original novel and Dumas’ own Black heritage, the graphic novel explores a world that has been destroyed by…


  • The Cloverfield Franchise Will Continue… Eventually

    The Cloverfield Franchise Will Continue… Eventually

    Cloverfield, the 2008 found-footage creature feature, has received a surprising number of sequels that have had very little to do with each other but are still in the same universe. I’ll be honest; I don’t understand it, but Deadline reports that there is a new Cloverfield franchise film in the works, this time with Babak…