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The Power Rangers franchise has been on the upswing in recent months thanks to a successful Re-Ignition toyline and three new comic series from BOOM! Studios, and fans were also excited about a live-action series in development for Disney+. Unfortunately, that live-action series has received an incredibly disappointing update, as the project is reportedly dead…

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the most successful Marvel movie in a very long time. It only took the movie six days to make over a billion dollars worldwide. Outside of its global success, it’s also on track to be the first film to earn a billion dollars from only North American audiences. Much of…

Playwright, director, producer, and writer Jason Neulander has adapted Robert Louis Stevenson’s seminal pirate adventure for a new multimedia extravaganza hitting shelves—and the stage—in September. Today, The Beat can exclusively reveal Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate’s Gold, a “live-action graphic novel” that combines theatrical performance with timed panel projections to bring each page to life.

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When the burgeoning streaming service first rushed to fill its roster with post-Avengers: Endgame content for a hungry Marvel fandom mourning the halcyon days of Iron Man and Captain America, audiences were certainly treated to some real live-action gems from Marvel Studios as the pandemic lingered and kept many people inside glued to their screens.

Canal+ revealed plans for a fourth live-action Paddington film on Tuesday, marking a strategic move to bolster its content repertoire with StudioCanal’s celebrated franchise. Chief Executive Maxime Saada stated that the film would be exclusively broadcast on Canal+ in France, six months post-theatrical release.