Pop Culture Headlines – Velma Series Gets Release Date By Andrew Ceco Read below for today’s headlines from the world of geek news, or listen along through Alexa or iTunes. If you like what you hear, be sure to leave us a 5-star review so we can continue to bring you up-to-date pop culture news! Gabriel Byrne Joins Ballerina EXCLUSIVE: The 2x Primetime Emmy nominated and Golden Globe winning Gabriel Byrne has closed a deal, we hear, to star opposite Ana de Armas in the ‘John Wick’ spinoff ‘Ballerina’ https://t.co/IkuG4PhozP — Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) December 20, 2022 Deadline shared a casting update for the John Wick spinoff Ballerina. Reportedly, Gabriel Byrne has joined the cast in an undisclosed role. There is no further news about Ballerina at this time. Pirates of the Caribbean Update Jerry Bruckheimer Has “Never, Ever Done It for the Money” https://t.co/Ldn7YZxrmo — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) December 19, 2022 In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Jerry Bruckheimer shared an update about Margot Robbie’s Pirates of the Caribbean movie. He said the script “needs a little more work” but a second script for an alternate Pirates movie focusing on a younger cast “is close” to a final draft. There is no further news about Pirates of the Caribbean at this time. Shazam! Casting Rumors Quelled Oooh, I really wouldn’t go believing everything you see on the internet. I’m Gucci, Ash. We all Gucci. 😎 https://t.co/684SarbP1P — Zachary Levi (@ZacharyLevi) December 20, 2022 Zachary Levi recently spoke up about recasting rumors for DC‘s character Shazam. He reassured a fan saying, “I really wouldn’t go believing everything you see on the internet.” There is no further news about Shazam! at this time. Velma Series Gets Release Date .@MindyKaling's #Velma Adult Animated Series Gets HBO Max Release Date https://t.co/2W0GBlUOpv — TVLine.com (@TVLine) December 20, 2022 According to TV Line, Mindy Kaling’s Scooby-Doo spinoff officially has a release date. After the release, two of the first season’s ten episodes will release each week. The Velma spinoff series will premiere on HBO Max on January 12. This has been your pop culture headlines! For more daily news updates, enable Pop Culture & Movie News- Let Your Geek SideShow on your Amazon Alexa device or listen through iTunes and get all the latest geek headlines in a convenient and timely fashion. Don’t forget to Let Your Geek Sideshow! Prev Article QUIZ: Which Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Are You? 12/23/2022 Next Article 6 Alternative Christmas Movies to Break Tradition 12/24/2022