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Our favorite Yuppie RoboCopJeremy Stronghas been cast asJonas Salk, the investor of the polio vaccine in BRON and 21 Laps’ new featureSplendid Solution. Based on theJeffrey Klugernovel of the same name, the film will be written byGillian Weeks, and produced byFree Guy’sShawn LevyandDan Levinefrom 21 Laps Entertainment. Strong will also serve as an executive producer, joined byAaron L. Gilbert,Brady Fujikawa,andAshley Levisonon behalf of BRON. Splendid Solutionwill follow the incredible true story of Jonas Salk’s noble quest to cure polio as the illness ravaged the United States....

Two familiar faces from the DCEU are popping back in forJustice League. As part of an official press kit for Warner Bros.’ upcoming release slate for the 2017 year, a cast list for the superhero team-up namesJesse EisenbergandConnie Nielsenamong the roster. Eisenberg already made his first appearance as Lex Luthor inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and the film’s ending and teaser-y deleted scene seemed to solidify his reemergence in the follow-up: after the DC Holy Trinity foiled his Doomsday plans, he kept spouting about how “the bell has been rung and cannot be unrung,” on top of his Apokolip-tic vision of villain Steppenwolf, reportedly played byCiaran HindsinJustice League....

When Netflix sends you an email telling you that they’ve added a TV series or movie you might be interested in, you at least take a look at it, right? Such was the case with the arrival of the new (to the platform) anime seriesKakegurui: Compulsive Gambler. We glimpseda teaser for the serieslast August, but that’s the last we’d heard of it. The premise sounded good, the animation looked solid, and if it was anything like the platform’s recent release ofDEVILMAN: crybaby, then it’d be worth a watch....

Larsa Pippenwasalready in hot waterdue to her behavior onThe Real Housewives of MiamiSeason 6, and it may just get worse forthe reality personality.The Traitorsstarwas previously married to basketball starScottie Pippenand now she has been mentioned in a lawsuit against him that claims that he and his brother,Carl T. Pippen, sexually assaulted her and harrassed a woman. Infiles obtained byThe Blast,Chyvette A. Valentineclaims that she was a previous girlfriend of Pippen, and names the former Chicago Bulls player’s family....

On October 14, The CW hosted an event for the launch of its new fall season, which also showcasedShethority, an online collective that provides a positive space for all women to discuss the unique challenges of the female experience in today’s world, and debuted the #CWOpenToAll initiative that reinforces the network’s commitment to inclusion and representation. Collider was invited to hang out on the red carpet to chat with the arriving talent, where we got a few minutes to get some scoop fromLegends of TomorrowactressTala Asheand co-showrunnerKeto Shimizu....

Dirty money leads all the way back toGary OldmanandAntonio Banderas, andMeryl Streepis here to clean it up inSteven Soderbergh’s new dramedy,The Laundromat. The first trailer for the upcoming awards-contender and Netflix film gives us a great look at the tone of the flick and just what it’s all about. Despite the rather generic and misleading title, itself a stand-in for a global money-laundering scheme worth hundreds of millions of dollars, this story is based on the real-life scandal of the Panama Papers, in which millions of documents related to one law firm handling more than 200,000 offshore accounts were leaked to the press....

STX Films has released the first trailer forMile 22, the upcoming thriller fromLone SurvivorandDeepwater HorizonfilmmakerPeter Berg. The film starsMark Wahlbergas an operative from the CIA’s most highly prized unit, who is tasked with retrieving and transporting an asset through 22 life-threatening miles of dangerous territory. This is Berg’s first straight action movie since 2012’sBattleship, and it’s something he’s quite good at as evidenced by other films likeThe Rundownso it’s kind of nice to see him back in this mode....

Lara Croft is headed back to theaters, and she looks more rough-and-tumble than ever in a new batch of images. Oscar-winningDanish GirlactressAlicia Vikanderstars as the iconic video game character, reimagined in keeping with the 2013 video game reboot. A 21-year-old bike courier in East London, Croft refuses to follow in her father’s entrepreneurial footsteps, leaving behind her old life in search of the mythical island where her father disappeared. Roar Uthaug(The Wave) directs the action adventure, and it sure looks like there’s going to be plenty of pulse-pounding action and stunt-driven sequences from the new bach of images Warner Bros....

Droughtlander is still lasting for quite a bit longer, asOutlanderwon’t return for Season 4 on Starz until November, but every additional snippet we get helps! The now-American adventures (in North Carolina) of Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) will be very different from what we’ve experienced with the show before, but the themes will certainly be familiar. The trailer released today (during an event for Heughan’s new movieThe Spy Who Dumped Me) teases plenty of adventures, mystery, and time-traveling for the duo, as well as some acknowledgement that they are indeed aging a bit (silver hair for Claire!...

There’s a point in most long-running serialized dramas where the writers are stretching to find some new external pressure to put on its central characters. Maybe this necessitates a location change. Maybe you get a recognizable actor to play the Big Bad for a season. Or maybe you just keep doing the same thing over and over again and hope no one will notice. With the third season of the Netflix original seriesOzark, however, the conflict is turned inward....

Spartan super soldier Master Chief still has a fight to finish inHaloSeason 2, but the iconic character’s actor in the series,Pablo Schreiber, is engulfed in another battle after some recent comments about the space marine he portrays. WhileSeason 1 ofHaloshattered records for Paramount+as one of its most-watched original shows, it’s no secret that hardcore fans of the beloved video game series weren’t satisfied with the adaptation and the numerous changes it made to the source material....

Thanks to the domestic debut ofPaddington in Peruthis past weekend, but mostly thanks to the film’s outstanding performance in the United Kingdom,the Paddington trilogyhas now passed a massive milestone at the global box office. Based on the children’s books byMichael Bond, the franchise debuted a decade ago, and currently comprises three films, with plans fora fourth installmentbeing put into motion recently. Since the character originates from the U.K., the Paddington films have always been more popular in Europe than in North America, but that hasn’t stopped the trilogy from overtaking some of the biggest franchises of all time....

Gladiators are set to clash, asRoland EmmerichandMarco Kreuzpaintner’s latest television show,Those About to Die, began production today at Cinecitta Studios in Italy. Based on screenplays written byRobert Rodat, the series is described as a drama set in the complex and corrupt world of ancient Rome’s spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition. The series introduces an ensemble of characters from all corners of the Roman Empire who collide at the explosive intersection of sports, politics, and dynasties....