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Briefs : Black Adam, Lord of the Rings, Arrow & more!

Dwayne Johnson has announced that the long-gestating “Black Adam” movie will finally go before the cameras next summer. “Jungle Cruise” director Jaume Collet-Serra is directing the film, based on the not-so-moralistic adventures of a DC comic book staple. [More…]

Katherine McNamara has revealed the title of the “Arrow” spin-off series, and let us know when she starts filming it! (hint : it’s sooner than you think!) [More…]

Netflix just acquired a pitch for an untitled ensemble action adventure comedy, with Vince Vaughn attached to play one of the three major leads and “Couples Retreat” director Peter Billingsley producing. [More…]

“Arrested Development” alum Alia Shawkat has been cast in the upcoming FX pilot “The Old Man”. Starring Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow and Amy Brenneman, the series centers on Dan Chase (Bridges), who absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid since. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.[More…]

A “Game of Thrones” alum has been cast as the lead villain in Amazon’s new “Lord of the Rings” series, which takes place before the events of “The Fellowship of the Ring”. [More…]

Ozuna, the Latin trap and reggaeton singer, has been cast in an undisclosed role in the ninth “Fast & Furious”. [More…]

“Daredevil” director Mark Steven Johnston directs Heather Graham in a new Netflix original called “Love, Guaranteed”. Co-star Rachel Leigh Cook is responsible for the source material on which the concept is based. [More…]

A new promo for Fox’s “9-1-1 : Lone Star”, starring Rob Lowe, has been released.

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