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‘Spider-Man 3’ will be a huge homecoming of sorts

By Reel 360 Dec 10, 2020

While there has been no official title or plot released by either Marvel or Sony, and production has been underway for about a month, it is looking more and more like Spider-Ma...

Streaming

‘Stranger Things’ adds Freddy Krueger & more

By Reel 360 Nov 23, 2020

New nightmares are coming out of Hawkins, Indiana, and they are about to get much worse because Freddy Krueger himself is joining the Stranger Things fray as one of eight new c...

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Framestore provides 230 VFX shots for ‘The Crown’

By Reel 360 Nov 16, 2020

Crown Framestore King. Or Queen. Having recreated Heathrow in the 1960s for the third series of The Crown, Framestore has returned to Netflix’s royal drama, providing VFX wor...

Streaming

What a witch – Krysten Ritter to star in ‘Night Books’

By Reel 360 Oct 16, 2020

Netflix is developing an adaptation of J.A. White's horror-fantasy children’s story Night Books. And former Marvel Jessica Jones and Breaking Bad star Krysten Ritter wil...

Chicagoan Harry Lennix joins Army of the Dead cast

By Reel 360 Oct 2, 2020

Acclaimed Chicago native Harry Lennix, Jr. (The Matrix, Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman) has joined the cast of Netflix's upcoming anime series, Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas....

In memoriam

Lost in Space producer Kevin Burns dies of cardiac arrest

By Reel 360 Sep 29, 2020

He was considered the "Keeper of the Flame" for all things Irwin Allen. Beloved by Lost in Space fans, television producer Kevin Burns, known for his work on the 2006 Pos...

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Akil’s ‘Girlfriends’ to premiere On Netflix

By Reel 360 Sep 10, 2020

Netflix today announced a new partnership with prolific writer/producer/director Mara Brock Akil (Girlfriends, The Game, Being Mary Jane, Black Lightning) to create new origina...

The Craft

‘Lost in Space’ Season 3 to begin filming next week

By Reel 360 Sep 6, 2020

Production on the third and final season of Netflix's Lost in Space is prepping for for filming to resume now that COVID safety measures have ben met. What’s on Netflix repo...

Sarah Cooper nabs Netflix standup special

By Reel 360 Aug 12, 2020

Best-selling author and comedian Sarah Cooper will bring her unique talent to Netflix with Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine, a variety special full of vignettes dealing with ...

In memoriam

Daisy Coleman of ‘Audrie And Daisy’ commits suicide

By Reel 360 Aug 8, 2020

Daisy Coleman, who stood as a role model and advocate for victims of sexual assault after being raped at 14, has died by suicide. She was 23. Daisy's mother, Melinda Coleman, m...

The Emmys

‘Watchmen’ lead all Emmy noms with 26

By Reel 360 Jul 28, 2020

Netflix dominated the 72nd Emmy nominee count on Tuesday with 160 nominations, setting a new record for the most nominations for a single network or streaming platform. HBO ...

Netflix offers 1000 months of free subscription

By Reel 360 Jul 20, 2020

How do you win it? By obtaining the highest score in an original The Old Guard videogame, where you play as a Labrys-wielding immortal and defeat hordes of enemies. What's an i...

Celebrity

Charlize Theron has no interest in dating right now

By Reel 360 Jul 10, 2020

Sorry suitors, calm down and look elsewhere. May we suggest Megan Fox? Actress Charlize Theron, who now appears in Netflix's The Old Guard, sat down with E!'s Scott Tweedie,&nb...

Indie Film

How ‘Malcolm & Marie’ was secretly filmed during COVID

By Reel 360 Jul 9, 2020

Who knew what Sam Levinson was up to during quarantine, which incidentally is still a good idea with COVID-19 spiking in California. The creator of HBO's Euphoria shot a sec...

INTERVIEW

Jay Nelson on ‘Da 5 Bloods’ short documentary

By Colin Costello Jul 6, 2020

Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods is enjoying a spectacular run on Netflix. The film, currently at 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, is about four African American vets who battle the forces of ma...

DuVernay, Kaepernick team up for Netflix series

By Reel 360 Jun 30, 2020

The adolescent life of all-star athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick will come to television screens around the world in Colin in Black & White, a new scripted limited se...

National

Brands react after a weekend of Floyd protests

By Colin Costello Jun 1, 2020

As America raged this past weekend, making it loud and clear that it has had enough of police brutality targeted at Black people, major brands, networks and ad agencies took to...

Jessica Alba to star in ‘Trigger Warning’ for Netflix

By Reel 360 May 19, 2020

Jessica Alba, whose past credits include James Cameron’s Dark Angel, Sin City, and Fantastic Four will star in a new thriller for Netflix called Trigger Warning. The new ...

Film

Johnson and Blunt star in ‘Ball and Chain’ for Netflix

By Reel 360 May 19, 2020

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt will star in the husband and wife superhero film, Ball and Chain for Netflix. This re-teams the two, who will appear next summer in the Disney fi...