Things We Saw Today: It’s a Wrap For John Boyega on As-Yet-Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Film About 1960s Detroit Riot

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One of John Boyega’s most intriguing post-Force Awakens projects has been his casting in Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming, as-yet-untitled film about the 12th Street Riot in Detroit in 1967. Boyega took to Twitter to announce that he’s wrapped. According to Collider, “a press release from production house Annapurna Pictures described it as ‘a crime drama’ that ‘explores systemic racism in urban Detroit.'”

  • Hey, fans of 1990s PC games! Did you know that at one point Disney was going to create a Myst-themed theme park? Myst‘s creator, Rand Miller, confirmed this in a recent interview with A.V. Club. (via /Film)
  • Variety reports that, while there’s definitely been an increase in female participation on television in front of the camera, the industry is still woefully behind in hiring women to work behind it.
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  • Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will be available for Playstation 4 January 24, 2017. That’s the only piece of straightforward information discernible in the weird trailer they just released. (via Polygon)
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Some new photos from Assassin’s Creed, starring Michael Fassbender, have been released! To check out the full gallery, head on over to ComingSoon.net!

That’s all for today! What have you seen out there?

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