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‘Pandora’: Priscilla Quintana To Headline The CW Summer Sci-Fi Action Series

Set in the year 2199, Pandora centers on Jax (aka Pandora), played by Quintana, a resourceful young woman who has lost everything after the death of her parents but finds a new life at Earth’s Space Training Academy where she and her friends learn to defend the Galaxy from threats, both alien and human. When secrets about the nature of her own identity begin to surface, she must uncover the truth, and whether she will be humanity’s savior or the instrument of its destruction.

No premiere date has been set. Much more info at the source.

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‘Ghost Rider’: Gabriel Luna to Star in Marvel-Hulu Series

Gabriel Luna is once again suiting up as Marvel’s Ghost Rider, but this time for Hulu.

Variety has learned exclusively that Luna will star in the recently announced Hulu live-action series based on the comic book character. This will mark the second time that Luna has played Ghost Rider, previously appearing as the character in the ABC-Marvel series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” However, sources stress that this will be a completely new iteration of the character in no way connected to the “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” storyline.

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Deathstroke Joins Titans Season 2

Esai Morales Will Play Slade Wilson, better known as Deathstroke in Titans Season 2 on DC Universe.

Slade Wilson is known for being DC's deadliest assassin. While serving his country, Slade became an elite soldier before government testing enhanced his physiology to near superhuman levels, putting him on a path of darkness and revenge. To his family, Slade is a father and husband, but to the rest of the world, he is feared by many as the infamous Deathstroke; selling his services to the highest bidder as the ruthless assassin that never gives up and never misses.

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‘El Gato Negro: Nocturnal Warrior’: Diego Boneta To Star In MGM TV’s Comic Book Adaptation

MGM Television is developing a television series based on Richard Dominguez’s Latino comic book series, El Gato Negro: Nocturnal Warrior. Diego Boneta (Luis Miguel: La Serie, Rock of Ages) is attached to star in the series as the titular hero and also will executive produce under his production company, Three Amigos. Joel Novoa (Arrow) will co-executive produce.

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There Will Never Be Another George Perez

If superhero comics have anything like Michaelangelo’s painting in the Sistine Chapel—awe-inspiring work that communicates celestial grandeur and human drama on a grand scale—it’s probably something drawn by George Perez.

A comic book legend, definitely. Don't worry, he's just retired. ;-)

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Siempre Bruja: Always a Witch | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

They say one's essence doesn't change. Carmen, a young witch from the past, travels in time to escape burning at the stake. But can she learn how to navigate...

It’s almost here! FEBRUARY 1st!

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Oscar Isaac in Talks to Join ‘Dune’ Reboot

Oscar Isaac is the latest star in negotiations to join Legendary’s “Dune” reboot, sources tell Variety. He will join a cast that includes Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgard, and Charlotte Rampling.

Isaac will play the father of Chalamet’s character in the movie.

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Rosario Dawson Set To Co-Star In Sony’s ‘Zombieland’ Sequel 

Rosario Dawson is set to join Zombieland 2, the next installment of the Sony Pictures post-apocalyptic zombie comedy that will feature original stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin. Ruben Fleischer returns to direct the sequel fresh off of the blockbuster success of Venom.

Written by original Zombieland scribes Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, the sequel centers on the comic mayhem that stretches from the White House and through the heartland. The zombie slayers must face off against the many new kinds of zombies that have evolved since the first movie, as well as some new human survivors. Most of all, they have to face the growing pains of their own snarky, makeshift family.

Zombieland 2 hits theaters October 11.

More at the source.

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Pedro Pascal has been tapped to star in the “Star Wars” TV series “The Mandalorian,” which is expected to premiere on the Disney streaming service, Disney+.

More at the source!

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'Marvel Rising' Star Cierra Ramirez Takes Pride in Representation on Women of Marvel 

Cierra Ramirez voices Super Hero America Chavez on "Marvel Rising," but it's not just another fun job for the young actress. Ramirez sat down with Lorraine Cink for Women of Marvel to discuss how exciting it is to provide the voice of a Latina hero, giving girls who look like her someone to look up to.

Watch the interviews at the source!!

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Star Wars: Diego Luna to Lead Spinoff Series

Diego Luna will star in a new “Star Wars” series for Disney’s upcoming streaming service. The show will be a prequel to “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”

Luna will reprise his role as rebel spy Cassian Andor, the cocky daredevil who helped Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso steal the Death Star plans in the hit 2016 movie. Given that film’s high mortality rate, a sequel would have been a difficult proposition.

“Going back to the ‘Star Wars’ universe is very special for me,” Luna said in a statement. “I have so many memories of the great work we did together and the relationships I made throughout the journey. We have a fantastic adventure ahead of us, and this new exciting format will give us the chance to explore this character more deeply.”

More info at the source.

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Arrow upgrades Kirk Acevedo to series regular for season 7

This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the Dragon will be sticking around on Arrow.

EW has confirmed that Kirk Acevedo, who plays big bad Ricardo Diaz, has been promoted to series regular in season 7, which premieres Monday. Green Arrow TV was the first to report the news.

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Latinx Kids Save the Neighborhood with Magic Hoodies in Jarod Roselló’s Red Panda & Moon Bear

At New York Comic Con today, Top Shelf announced a new all-ages graphic novel: Red Panda and Moon Bear, by Jarod Roselló. The comic is hitting stores next March.

The source page from Bleeding Cool has an error so here’s a link to the publication.

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If you watch Star Trek Discovery, don't forget to see the Short Treks while you wait for S2! The first one guest stars Yadira Guevara-Prip from Supernatural and its (sadly not happening) spinoff series Wayward Sisters. Yadira really rocks her character!

More info on the shorts here.

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The Question May Be Answered as Rosie Perez Joins Birds of Prey

Academy Award nominee Rosie Perez has been cast as Renee Montoya and will join Harley Quinn’s girl gang in the Margot Robbie film “Birds of Prey,” TheWrap has exclusively learned.

Montoya is a detective working for the Gotham City Police Department. Montoya is openly gay, and during The New 52 comics she took on a costumed identity, becoming the Question. The female superhero team-up film will be released on Feb. 7, 2020.

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‘Charmed’ Team Talks Exploring Brujeria and ‘Current Issues Without Lecturing the Audience’

“We have a real Latinx witch in our writers’ room,” executive producer Amy Rardin said at the Paley Fall TV Preview in Beverly Hills, Calif. Saturday. “Every culture has their own witchcraft traditions, and we really wanted to explore not just from a Salem witchcraft but all kinds of different witchcraft that happens all around the world.”

The reboot will showcase brujería, Latinx witchcraft, as the sisters (played by Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffrey and Madeleine Mantock) explore the magical abilities they discover they have in the series premiere.

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Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez to direct an episode of Charmed

“I’m very excited about that opportunity and obviously very excited that I get to do it with three Latinas,” Gina Rodriguez told Variety, which first reported the news. “It’s really f—ing awesome. It’s going to be really exciting to see what that journey is.”

Charmed stars Melonie Diaz, Madeleine Mantock and Sarah Jeffrey, and comes from Jane the Virgin showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman. It’s set to premiere Sunday, Oct. 14 at 9 p.m. ET on The CW.

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