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Updates From Fantastic Four: First Steps, and More

Plus The Odyssey's cast continues to grow with the arrival of a Shōgun star.
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Get a look at Popeye’s latest turn as the public domain horror du jour in Popeye the Slayer Man. Sam Heughan is ready to bid farewell to Outlander. Plus, Alien: Earth casts a whole host of guest stars to be menaced by its xenomorph threat. Spoilers get!

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps

A Reddit post claiming to have a series of concept art images from the film showcases an array of visualisations for Sue Storm’s powers as the Invisible Woman, as well as early looks at the Silver Surfer and the film’s take on Sue and Reed’s son, Franklin Richards.


The Third Parent

Deadline reports Rob Lowe, Roselyn Sanchez and Crispin Glover are attached to star in the film adaptation of the popular creepypasta, The Third Parent, with the latter playing the villainous Fourth of July boogeyman, Tommy Taffy.


The Odyssey

Deadline additionally reports Shōgun‘s  Cosmo Jarvis has joined the cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in a currently undisclosed role.


Popeye the Slayer Man

Thanks to Bloody-Disgusting, the first five minutes of Popeye the Slayer Man are now available to watch on Youtube.

 


Alien: Earth

Deadline also reports Richa Moorjani, Karen Aldridge, Enzo Cilenti, Max Rinehart, Amir Boutrous, Victoria Masoma, Tom Moya, Andy Yu, Michael Smiley, Jamie Bisping and Tanapol Chuksrida will “guest-star” on Alien: Earth in various, undisclosed capacities.


Outlander

Sam Heughan revealed he’s wrapped filming the final season of Outlander in a new Instagram post.


Common Side Effects

Finally, Frances is investigated by the FBI in the trailer for next week’s episode of Common Side Effects. 

 


 

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