‘Darkwing Duck’ Reboot Ordered to Series at Disney+ With Mark Hamill, Seth Rogen in Lead Roles

 The "Darkwing Duck" reboot has been picked up for a full series by Disney+, according to Variety.

This news comes almost six years after Variety first reported that the project was in the works at the streaming service.

The new show will feature a voice cast that includes:

Mark Hamill as Drake Mallard, also known as Darkwing Duck, Seth Rogen as Launchpad McQuack, Lizzy Caplan as Gosalyn Mallard, Lilimar as Duckie, Dan Stevens as Glade McTowers, Tiffany Shepis as Rosa, Kathryn Newton as Firecracker, Teo Briones as Timb, Tyler Dean Flores as Pondsy, Katie Rich as Officer Shanks, and Nat Faxon as Officer Webb.

The official description says, "For the last 35 years, Darkwing Duck has been stuck in his worst nightmare: an alternate world that doesn’t know about his superhero adventures.

Now a rebellious teen named Duckie, who knows all about his past, arrives to pull this self-centered vigilante back into action.Together, this unlikely pair will become a dangerous force as they face old foes like Negaduck and Megavolt and reunite with allies Launchpad, Gosalyn, and Morgana to save the whole universe."

Sean Tretta and Borja Peña Gorostegui are the writers and executive producers of the reboot.

The show is also produced by Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Alex McAtee, and Gabby Grantham through Point Grey Pictures.Tad Stones, who created the original "Darkwing Duck" series, has consulted on the new project.

The Point Grey team said, "Disney said 'Let's get dangerous' and we said 'Hell yeah!'"

The original "Darkwing Duck" was created by Stones and ran from 1991 to 1992 for three seasons and 91 episodes.

It originally aired on The Disney Channel and ABC, and was also shown in syndication.The show featured the voices of Jim Cummings as Darkwing Duck, Christine Cavanaugh as Gosalyn, and Terry McGovern as Launchpad.

Stones said, "Like every other fan of the original show, I'm excited to see Darkwing getting dangerous again in a whole new series.

The new creative team has definitely increased the action and comedy without forgetting the Disney heart.This series puts DW in the tradition of heroes like Robin Hood, Zorro, and Sherlock Holmes, whose stories have been retold many times in different ways.They explored those characters by placing them in new times, new relationships, and even new worlds.No matter when or where, Darkwing Duck will appear in a cloud of blue smoke to grab the spotlight."

"Darkwing Duck" also had ties to another Disney animated series, "DuckTales," with Launchpad appearing in both the original "DuckTales" and its recent reboot.

Recently, Darkwing and Gosalyn also appeared in the rebooted show.In that version, Darkwing is a fictional character from an old superhero TV series.In Season 2, Mallard, the president of the Darkwing Duck fan club, gets the chance to become Darkwing in real life and starts fighting crime.Gosalyn was introduced in Season 3.

Robert Eggers To Direct ‘Olde English’ Romeo And Juliet Adaptation After Werwulf

 Robert Eggers has always made movies that are very serious, with deep themes and strong historical settings.It's almost surprising that he hasn't made a movie based on one of Shakespeare's plays yet.There's one that's kind of like that already — his Norse movie The Northman shares similar themes with Shakespeare's Hamlet.But even so, he hasn't made any direct adaptations of Shakespeare's plays until now.According to THR, Focus Features has won the rights to make a Robert Eggers directed version of Romeo And Juliet, beating out A24, Sony, and Warner Bros.

Eggers is known for his horror movies, like The Witch and The Lighthouse.

You might think he'd choose a more intense Shakespeare play like Titus Andronicus or Macbeth first.But THR reports that Eggers is making a version of Romeo And Juliet with a deal worth almost $80 million.The director is also planning to have the actors speak in Old English, which might mean the story is set in a different time and place than the original 14th century Italy.In fact, Eggers has already done a similar kind of forbidden love story that ends in tragedy with his movie Nosferatu.

Romeo And Juliet is set to be Eggers' next movie after his werewolf horror movie Werwulf, which comes out on New Year's Day 2027.

It's unclear where his other projects, like the Labyrinth sequel and a Christmas Carol movie with Willem Dafoe, stand right now.But we're really curious to see how Eggers will tell this famous story about love and death.Somehow, we think it might not be like Baz Luhrmann's version.

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Jensen Ackles to Star in Crime Thriller Series ‘Rules of Prey’ at MGM+

 Jensen Ackles is set to star in the thriller series "Rules of Prey," which has been approved by MGM+.

The show has eight episodes and is based on a book of the same name by John Sandford, who goes by the pen name John Camp.

This book is the first in a series of novels featuring Lucas Davenport, a former police detective.Production for the series is set to start this month in Toronto.It will premiere on MGM+ in the U.S., United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile.

The show follows Davenport (played by Ackles), who used to be a detective with the Minneapolis Police Department.

He is pulled out of hiding and back into law enforcement to investigate a series of mysterious murders that are meant to send a message directly to him.When a clever serial killer starts killing people in Minneapolis, Davenport, who is smart and unconventional, takes the case.This leads to a intense mental battle with a very smart enemy.As Davenport tries to understand the killer's strange moral code and personal anger, he has to outsmart a criminal who believes their fight is the ultimate challenge.

Jensen Ackles is known for his charm and has worked with Amazon MGM Studios before, including his role as Soldier Boy in the Prime Video series "The Boys." He will return to that role in the prequel "Vought Rising," which is coming out in 2027.

He has also appeared in the series "Countdown" for one season.He is most famous for his 15-year run on the show "Supernatural," which aired from 2005 to 2020.

The first book featuring Lucas Davenport came out in 1989.

There are 36 books in total, with the most recent one being "Revenge Prey," published in 2026.

The series is created by Bruce Terris, who also acts as showrunner and executive producer.

Ackles will also be an executive producer.Charles Gogolak and Matt Leipzig from Modern Literary Arts are among the producers, along with Howard Braunstein, Michael Jaffe, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, and John Weber.John Sandford is also a co-producer.Daniel Sackheim will direct the first episode and the second episode, as well as be an executive producer.The show is produced by MGM Television and Take 5 Productions.

Terris is signed with CAA, Modern Literary Arts, and Lichter Grossman.

Ackles is represented by Gersh and attorney PJ Shapiro.Sandford is represented by CAA.Sackheim is represented by Independent Artist Group, Industry Entertainment, and Jared Levine.

Deadline was the first to report the series order.

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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Crosses $100 Million at the Box Office in a Stunning Underdog Comeback

Hollywood loves stories about underdogs, and this film has really shown what that means.It started as a movie that was finished but was going to be put away forever.But instead, it became one of the most surprising box office hits of the year.The studio almost kept it from being seen by anyone, but things changed.

The journey to show the film was unusual.

There were cancellations, a lot of people speaking up, and then a last-minute rescue that felt like a big twist.That story has made the film even more special for everyone who helped get it to the audience.

Recently, it was reported that "Coyote vs.

Acme" has made over $100,000,000 worldwide.That's a huge turnaround, especially since Warner Bros.had planned to never show it, mainly for tax reasons.The film mixes live-action and animation, based on a short story by Ian Frazier from 1990 that was published in The New Yorker.Warner Bros.stopped plans in 2023, but an independent company called Ketchup Entertainment stepped in and bought the rights for $50,000,000, giving the film a second chance.

This decision clearly worked.

Making over $100 million is way more than expected for a film the industry had already given up on, especially after Warner Bros.made it clear they weren’t confident in the project.The marketing team shared their excitement in a statement.They said they were proud to be part of the Ketchup team and that "Coyote vs.Acme" was a labor of love.They also thanked the Ketchup team for hitting the $100 million mark.

The film tells a new version of the classic Looney Tunes story where Wile E.

Coyote joins forces with a lawyer who got hurt in a billboard accident to fight against the Acme Corporation.The film was directed by Dave Green and written by Samy Burch, with James Gunn, Jeremy Slater, and Burch also contributing to the story.James Gunn also helped produce the film with Chris DeFaria, who has been a strong supporter of the film since the shelving controversy began.

Interestingly, "Coyote vs.

Acme" has now made more money than Warner Bros.' own sequel, "Practical Magic 2," which only made around $76,800,000.That's a bit ironic since Warner Bros.poured a lot of money into "Practical Magic 2" with big stars like Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman.Still, the film's path to success is complicated because its production budget was $70,000,000, and Ketchup paid $50,000,000 for the rights.Despite that, reaching $100 million is a big win for a project that many believed would never see the light of day.

The movie's big earnings show how much good can happen when both viewers and people in the movie business stand up to a studio's choice to hide a finished film.

For everyone who argued against the original plan to keep the movie on the shelf, seeing 'Coyote vs.Acme' make over $100,000,000 feels like real proof that their efforts made a difference.

Robert Eggers To Direct ‘Olde English’ Romeo And Juliet Adaptation After Werwulf

Considering his past work, which includes psychologically intense, thematically complex, and historically rooted period films, it's a bit surprising that Robert Eggers hasn't made a Shakespeare film before.

Although he did create a Norse epic, *The Northman*, which shares similar source material with Shakespeare's *Hamlet*, Eggers hasn't directly adapted any of the Bard's plays.That might change now.According to THR, Focus Features has outbid A24, Sony, and Warner Bros.to secure Eggers to direct an adaptation of *Romeo And Juliet*.

Eggers is known for his horror-themed films like *The Witch* and *The Lighthouse*, so it's easy to imagine he might have considered adapting a more violent or dark Shakespeare play first, like *Titus Andronicus* or *Macbeth*.

However, THR reports that Eggers' version of *Romeo And Juliet* has secured a near-$80 million deal with Focus Features.The filmmaker is already planning to add his own unique touch by having the actors speak in Old English, which could mean the adaptation is set in an earlier time and place than the original play's 14th-century Italy.

THR also notes that Eggers has previously explored themes of forbidden love and tragic deaths in *Nosferatu*, so *Romeo And Juliet* isn't a completely new concept for him.

According to THR, *Romeo And Juliet* will be Eggers' next film following the release of the werewolf horror film *Werwulf* on New Year's Day, 2027.

The exact status of his upcoming projects, including a sequel to *Labyrinth* and a *Christmas Carol* movie starring Willem Dafoe, is still unclear.But we're all very interested to see how Eggers will bring Shakespeare's famous tale of love and tragedy to life.We predict it won't follow the style of Baz Luhrmann's version.