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Bong Joon Ho’s latest feature film — sci-fi comedy Mickey 17 — is coming soon, and its first trailer has just been released. The highly-anticipated film is Bong’s first directorial effort since 2019’s Parasite, which secured a best-picture win at the 2020 Oscars, and stars Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun and Mark Ruffalo.Mickey 17 is adapted from Mickey 7, a 2022 novel written by Edward Ashton. Set in outer space, the plot will follow interplanetary colonist Mickey Barnes, played by Pattinson, as he takes on a new occupation as an “expendable.” Mickey becomes tasked with the fictional society’s most life-threatening missions, but the kick is that he is repeatedly cloned anytime he dies on the job. The tone of the trailer may lead viewers to believe that Ho has cooked up a conventional sci-fi...

The true crime network behind the Quiet on Set, the documentary exposing the toxic behind-the-scenes environments on child TV shows, has a new project in the works. Investigation Discovery (ID) has announced a docuseries on the “rise and fall” of Sean “Diddy” Combs.“As accounts of sexual assault, abusive behaviors, and other disturbing claims surface, the doc traces the story of this self-proclaimed Bad Boy, unraveling allegations of a pattern of depravity,” says ID, which will be working with the same producer from Quiet on Set, Maxine Productions.The news arrives just a day after Combs was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan courthouse and is being held without bail.The series, which has yet to r...

Netflix has officially dropped the trailer for its upcoming NBA-focused docuseries, Starting 5. The series follows five of the league's biggest superstars, including LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Edwards and Domantas Sabonis.The series gives fans a closer look at the daily regiments of each NBA star, giving a behind-the-curtain look at their training, motivations and journey to greatness as they push pass injuries and balance prioritizing family and establishing a legacy. Directed by Susan Ansman, Trishtan Williams, Peter J. Scalettar and executive produced by Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, Philip Byron and Randy Mims (for UNINTERRUPTED); President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Vinnie Malhotra and Ethan Lewis (for Higher Ground); and Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz an...

Following up on their last tour in 2022, the Deftones' highly anticipated return to the stage has been announced to begin in early 2025. The North American tour will see the band play in major venues across the US, from Madison Square Garden in New York City to the Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA. With opening support from bands The Mars Volta and Fleshwater, the tour boasts a total of 24 shows. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Deftones (@deftones)Ahead of the 2025 tour, the band will headline their fifth annual Dia De Los Deftones festival on November 2 at Petco Park in San Diego, CA. Last year the band invited a diverse line-up including on-the-rise rap star Doechii and hyperpop pioneer 100 Gecs. For the 2024 festival, the band has enlisted fellow alt-icon Duster and Bristol-based...

Did you see a flying UFO in Ibiza last month? American actor Will Smith did, and he solved the mystery alongside Ushuaïa Entertainment founder Yann Pissenem. The duo came together to manage a legendary stunt on Spanish territory, building excitement for the world's first Hyperclub, UNVRS. The clip shows Smith following the mysterious UFO through the roof of Pissenem's new club venue, seeing the actor enter a large-scale space under construction. Opening next summer, UNVRS will be the island's biggest innovative luxury nightclub, covered by a transparent dome-shaped structure. View this post on InstagramA post shared by [UNVRS] (@unvrsibiza)UNVRS will revolutionize Ibiza's iconic nightlife scene with ground-breaking music and entertainment. Combining dynamic nightclub and arena events, UNV...

Mugler is finally getting its own documentary, one that delves into both the history of the Parisian label founded by Manfred Thierry Mugler, and the maison’s new vision under creative director Casey Cadwallader. Inside the Dream: Mugler is an hour-long feature directed by Matthieu Menu, the same mind behind Dior’s 2023 fragrance documentary. While immersing viewers in the 50-year long history of Mugler’s boundary pushing couture moments like the “Chimère” mermaid dress, the film will also take audiences behind the scenes of Cadwallader’s SS24 presentation. Never-before-seen archival footage from Mugler’s early days will be presented in conjunction with behind-the-scenes footage of recent moments like Zendaya’s arrival at the Dune: Part 2 red carpet wearing the cyborg-esque FW95 “Maschinen...

Cillian Murphy stars as a small-town coal merchant Bill Furlong in the first trailer for Small Things Like These. Based on Claire Keegan’s 2021 novel of the same name, the Irish drama follows Furlong as he discovers a dark secret being kept by the town’s nuns.“While working as a coal merchant to support his family, he discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent — and uncovers truths of his own — forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church,” the film’s logline reads.More specifically, the story is rooted in Ireland's Magdalene Laundries, asylums that forcibly held “fallen women” – often those who were deemed promiscuous by Roman Catholic standards.Rounding out the main cast are Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, ...

The suburban life simulation game The Sims is being made into a movie. Launched in 2000, the Electronic Arts franchise has accrued a cult following for its relaxed sandbox-style gameplay as players control virtual people in an open world known as SimCity.Amazon MGM is helming the project, while Kate Herron, director of Loki on Disney+, is directing the film. The Sims team at Electronic is producing alongside LuckyChap and Vertigo Entertainment.For fans of The Sims, a movie has been a long time coming. 20th Century Fox acquired the rights to make a film back in 2007 but never pursued the project.The Sims is among the best-selling game franchises of all time, with over 200 million copies sold globally.Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast

A24 is bringing back some of its best horror films to theaters for Halloween.The "Eerie Series" will kick off on October 1 with Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer, starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Barry Keoghan. The week after will play David Lowery’s A Ghost Story with Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara, followed by Edward Shults’ It Comes at Night with Joel Edgerton on the week of October 15 then the Nicolas Cage-starring Dream Scenario on October 22. Closing out the series will be Ari Aster's horror masterpiece Hereditary, which hits the silver screen on October 29.Tickets for A24’s Eerie Series will be available via the Regal Cinemas website for $8 USD.Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast

Netflix has shared a fresh teaser for the second installment of Castlevania: Nocturne, confirming the animated series’ return in 2025.The first season finished airing back in October 2023 and in just ten days, Netflix announced the renewal for the series. Castlevania: Nocturne is the sequel to Kevin Kolde and Clive Bradley’s Castlevania series, which concluded with four seasons in 2021.Season One ended with Richter and his group being on the brink of defeat against Erzsébet Bathory. Brief but suspenseful, the new teaser opens with the voice of Alucard saying, “I could use some help, Richterm,” as he emerges from the darkness — picking up from where the previous season had left off. Read the official synopsis below:Now joined by the legendary Alucard, Richter Belmont and his band of vampire...