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Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, and Edgar Wright to re-team for The World’s End

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In a Deadline exclusive, Mike Fleming reports that the final installment of the so-called “Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy,” the celebrated collaboration between director Edgar Wright and actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (following Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz), will begin production in December. The project, titled The World’s End, is expected to be […]

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“Law & Order: SVU” renewed, NBC picks up other Dick Wolf properties

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According to Deadline, “Law & Order” junkies will see their favorite franchise on TV for at least another year. NBC has renewed “Law & Order: SVU” for a 14th season. The network has also ordered Law & Order honcho Dick Wolf’s new series “Chicago Fire,” which will take a look at adventures of the men

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Kick-Ass 2 eyeing production in August, with Never Back Down‘s Jeff Wadlow directing

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In news that should make the fanboys of Earth squeal with glee, Deadline‘s Mike Fleming is reporting that Kick-Ass 2 is very close to happening at Universal Pictures, supporting source author Mark Millar’s recent claim that the project could become a reality as soon as this summer. The current plan at Universal, which is taking

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30 Rock, Community, Parks and Recreation could return with short seasons

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According to Nellie Andreeva of Deadline, critical and cult favorite NBC sitcoms 30 Rock, Community, and Parks and Recreation are all likely to be renewed, pleasing small but dedicated numbers of fans. But there could be a catch. Andreeva reports that all three series are likely to get short orders, meaning that the number of

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Arnold Schwarzenegger to star in action-thriller from Training Day writer David Ayer

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He’ll be back, all right. Despite speculation that his marriage-imperiling love-child with a nanny might put the kibosh on his post-Governorship return to Hollywood, 64-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger has lined up quite a list of upcoming projects. In addition to four others already in the works, it was announced today that Schwarzenegger would star in Ten, an action-thriller

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James Cameron: I’m only making Avatar films from now on

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James Cameron’s Avatar was a spectacular financial success, the highest grossing film ever if inflation isn’t taken into account. That considered, it’s perhaps not a surprise that Cameron might not want to venture out of that comfort zone ever again. In a recent interview with the New York Times, Cameron indicated that the remainder of

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