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Tom Hanks has a unique perspective on World War II given his memorable work starring in Saving Private Ryan (1998), executive producing the 2001 HBO limited series Band of Brothers and the upcoming AppleTV+ limited series Masters of the Air His latest will be as host, narrating a new 20-part documentary series for A+E Networks'[...]

The film focuses on the last days of World War II, when Germany, desperate for any last grasp to defeat the allied powers, formed together the German Navy and the last remaining U-Boats, for one last mission to attack the United States homeland Luke and Murray spoke to Bleeding Cool about how the film came[...]

 Almost immediately after this news hit the web, anyone in the world with internet access simply Googled the name and were shocked to find out that Gunther Stark was not only a real person but was in fact a Nazi military Commander in World War II who died in 1944  So did WWE immediately trash[...]

Two powerhouses in actors Robert Downey Jr and Matt Damon are in talks to join the upcoming Christopher Nolan World War II biopic Oppenheimer about the development of the atomic bomb It would be the director's second film to focus on that era following 2017's Dunkirk about the famous battle and Allied evacuation Deadline Hollywood[...]

ABLAZE publishing released a preview of their new horror series He Who Fights With Monsters, which takes readers on a harrowing action-adventure set amidst the carnage of World War II The first issue is released on September 7th. "He Who Fights With Monsters #1" cover, ABLAZE Publishing The new horror series is written by Francesco Artibani with[...]

Independent video game developer SuperIndie Games has officially launched a new title for devices with PC, Mac, and Linux operating systems. Hex of Steel is a hexagonal grid-based strategy game that puts you in the hot seat in the midst of World War II The game covers all fronts, and its editor system allows the recreation[...]

Zhang Yimou, one of China’s premier filmmakers and director of classics like Raise the Red Lantern, Ju Dou, Shanghai Triad and Shadow, has made his first

 This afternoon, we were given our first look at the upcoming Blu-ray and Digital release, Justice Society: World War II  The film is the latest in WB's animated films based on DC Comics but is the first to star the Golden-Age team of the Justice Society. The Justice Society Ready For Battle[...]

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington is done with Jon Snow and Jon Snow-type roles, saying the world has no place for them anymore.

Hitler and the Nazis were the subjects of many comic books published during World War II — which should come as no surprise to anyone Many of the heroes we have today, and several that were lost to time, were created to fight the Nazi's within the pages of their respective comics Several of the[...]

AMC's The Terror: Infamy is trading the hidden horrors of the first season's 19th-century Northwest Passage for the very real, visible horrors of American-run Japanese internment camps during World War II, and viewers are now getting their first official trailer for the series' return Co-created by Alexander Woo (True Blood) and Max Borenstein (Kong: Skull[...]

Leon Morin, Priest takes place in a French town during World War II. The trailer of Leon Morin, Priest alone reveals how shockingly similar it is thematically to Fleabag Series 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaMF9GI_t5EVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: LÉON MORIN, PRIEST (1961) – Trailer (Criterion) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaMF9GI_t5E) Both Fleabag and Leon Morin, Priest featured a heroine dealing with[...]

Netflix is enlisting Bradley James (Merlin, Damien, Netflix's Medici franchise) to take lead on The Liberator, the streaming service's four-part animated World War II drama series based on Alex Kershaw's book The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey Based on exclusive reporting from Deadline Hollywood, the project stems from writer Jeb Stuart (Die Hard,[...]

Meanwhile, Karl and Freddie are swarmed by Soviet tanks. World of Tanks: Citadel #2 cover by Isaac Hannaford World of Tanks: Citadel #2 is a World War II and tank nerd's dream comic It is 20 straight pages of German and Soviet tanks blowing one another up, and attention is paid towards the real-world tank facts The[...]

Other comic book publishers may currently be focusing on "fresh starts," but one publisher still cares about "legacy." Heading in the opposite direction from the current grim and gritty Archie comicsverse, Archie plans to publish a new mini-series set during World War II by Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn, Peter Krause, Kelly Fitzpatrick, and Jack Morelli[...]

There are more vibrant colors to liven up the book in spots, which is appreciated. World of Tanks: Citadel #1 is a solid and engaging World War II story centering on tank crews and the Russian front The book is paced well, has a solid sense of humor, and the characters are enjoyable This one gets[...]

Joseph Heller's classic novel Catch-22 is making its way to the small screen, with George Clooney set to direct and star in a six-part limited series for Paramount Television and Anonymous Content. Co-written by Luke Davies and David Michôd and directed by Clooney and Grant Heslov, the project is looking at early 2018 to begin shooting. Set in[...]

A new trailer and poster has been released for period war drama Darkest Hour, which stars Gary Oldman as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during the early days of World War II It centers on Churchill's response to the aggression of Adolf Hitler and the German army. In addition to Oldman, the film features Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn, Stephen Dillane, and Kristin Scott Thomas[...]

The Magneto Testament is a phenomenal piece of storytelling — haunting, emotional, beautiful, and one of the best pieces of comic book literature out there.

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] It's Stalingrad in 1943, and instead of the waning days of World War II, it's the apocalypse itself The dead have risen and are swarming the streets of the city A woman, an infamous sniper known as Mother Russia, picks the innumerable horde off one by one until she spots a small child wandering[...]

Coming out of The Family Video Gamers channel this week, it appears Activision will be taking Call Of Duty back to its roots by returning the game to World War II Yes, that old wartime gaming trope that everyone including your sister has beaten a dozen times over is coming back to one of the longest running titles[...]

Quite the opposite. Rather than being a partial colour 200 page book for $39.99, as solicited, it is now a full colour 240 page for $34.99. Here's the bumf…. This book showcases comics about Superman, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and other characters and (their creators) helping to fight World War II. The home front during World War II was[...]

Since its premier, Uber has received mostly rave reviews from critics and already has seen the formation of a solid fanbase, even with only six issues published. At the panel Gillen revealed his obsession with portraying World War II in a way that would accurately and respectively depicts the widespread violence and political aggression of the[...]

Matt Campbell writes for Bleeding Cool:  Kickstarter is a launching point for many new independent comic books, and one of the latest comic books to enter

Kieron Gillen's Uber #0 met with excitement and sell outs at its debut in comic shops one week ago.  Within hours of its release, the hard to find covers