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Five years after Game of Thrones premiered its eighth and final season, Kit Harington has opened up about what many thought was a “rushed” ending to the long-running fantasy drama.Harington, who played Jon Snow, reflected on the season finale, along with the recent shelving of a GoT spinoff, in a new interview with GQ.“I think if there was any fault with the end of Thrones, is that we were all so fucking tired, we couldn't have gone on longer. And so I understand some people thought it was rushed and I might agree with them. But I’m not sure there was any alternative,” Harington said about Game of Thrones’ finale. “I look at pictures of me in that final season and I look exhausted. I look spent. I didn't have another season in me.”“Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I think there were ...

More battles are set to ensue in the second season of Rurouni Kenshin. Set to premiere in October, the run is officially called Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran (Kyoto Upheaval).The first season was directed by Hideyo Yamamoto, and a new director, Yuki Komada, was appointed to helm the anime's second season. Composer Hideyuki Kurata, known for his work on Made in Abyss, led the musical effort.Rurouni Kenshin is based on the manga of the same name by Nobuhiro Watsuki, which originally ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump during the ‘90s. The manga was first adapted into an anime in 1996 before Liden Films offered a fresh take on the series last year.Set in 1878 during Japan’s Meiji era, Himura Kenshin is a former assassin turned rōnin, a type of wandering samurai. Kenshin, however, ...

Disney and Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine has officially crossed $1 billion USD at the global box office.The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-fronted film has earned a worldwide total of $1.029 billion USD from $494.3 million USD in North America and $535.1 million USD abroad. This marks the second Disney title of 2024 to hit $1 billion USD following Inside Out 2 ($1.558 billion USD), and is the 31st Disney film overall and 11th in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to achieve this feat.As Variety reports, Deadpool & Wolverine is on track to dethrone Joker's $1.07 billion USD record to become the highest-grossing R-rated film in history.Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast

Back in December, Netflix announced that it would be producing a One Piece remake anime that will go by the name of THE ONE PIECE. In a recent livestream by The One Piece Day '24, it’s revealed that the anime features a rather impressive production staff list.Netflix and WIT Studio have brought on Masashi Koizuka, the director of Attack on Titan to direct the series. Taking on the role of assistant director is Hideaki Abe, who has worked as an episode director for Jujutsu Kaisen and also as the key animator for projects such as Mob Psycho 100.With the premise of One Piece being adventure and action-heavy, veteran animators such as Ken Imaizumi (Boruto) and Shuhei Fukuda (My Hero Academia) are also on the list of credits. Takatoshi Honda, the animation director for The First Slam Dunk is al...

Following up on the last update that production has begun for Dr Stone: Science Future, the production team recently announced the anime’s final season is set to release in 2025.The previous season, Dr. Stone: New World, finished airing in December 2023. The last episode set the final arcs in motion as Senku and his crew began the first steps to their space program. Given the length and key events as explored in Boichi and Riichirou Inagaki’s Dr. Stone manga, fans have been concerned whether another two-part season will suffice to end the series.But with the latest announcement, it’s confirmed that Dr. Stone: Science Future will comprise three cours instead. Based on the pattern of past seasons, each cour will likely be split across different seasons, with each part comprising around 12 ep...

Tom Cruise's latest mission saw him hand over the Olympics flag from Paris to Los Angeles in yet another death-defying stunt.The actor and stuntman made a special appearance at both the closing ceremony in Paris and at the handover ceremony in Los Angeles, where the Olympic Games are set to take place in 2028. After jumping off the Stade de France and landing on the stage, he collected the Olympic flag from Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, hopped on a motorbike and rode through the streets of Paris — with H.E.R., who just performed the US national anthem in Paris, soundtracking his pursuit.Cruise then enters a massive plane and began to get ready for his skydive with the Red Hot Chili Peppers performing “By the Way” in the background. Upon landing in Los Angeles, he runs his way to the iconic Hol...

While Star Wars is experiencing an offseason of sorts, with Star Wars: The Acolyte concluding last month, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew was announced at the end of July as the next live action series to release. Details regarding the Jude Law-led show have remained sparse, until now, as the first trailer for the upcoming series has been presented as part of D23.Clocking in at under two minutes, the brief trailer begins with a look at suburban life, with Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) expressing his eagerness to explore the galaxy. From there, him and three other kids find themselves in more danger than they could've imagined as various action sequences preview the mayhem to come. Jod (Jude Law) enters the mix at the trailer's conclusion, seemingly using the Force to float a key into his hand, prompti...

Ahead of the highly-anticipated premiere of Arcane’s second and final season, Netflix has shared a sneak peek at what’s to come for sisters Vi and Jinx.The show’s first season left off with Jinx transforming a hextech gemstone into a rocket launcher, which she then aims at the Piltover Council. The act likely put an end to any sort of peace treaty between Piltover and Zaun, possibly foreshadowing a civil war between the two cities.In the opening of the teaser for the new season, Jinx is on the run through the alleyways of Zaun carrying a mysterious package, likely fleeing repercussions for her attack on the Piltover Council. When Jinx is attacked by a group of thugs, she drops the package but fortuitously, as she’s being cornered, the thugs are intercepted by Sevika’s sudden return.Based o...

Nearly a decade ago, Christopher Nolan premiered his sci-fic epic, Interstellar. With people on a near-future Earth facing potential extinction, a group of scientists travel through a wormhole near Saturn to seek out a new home for humankind.Upon its release in October 2014, Interstellar became an instant box office hit and went on to garner over $700 million USD, making it one of the highest-grossing movies of the year.In honor of the film’s upcoming 10th anniversary, Interstellar will be shown in 70mm IMAX prints in theater globally. Nolan has previously espoused his desire for viewers to watch his movies in IMAX, most recently while discussing Oppenheimer.“You rarely get the chance to really talk to moviegoers directly about why you love a particular format and why if they can find an I...

A new promotional teaser for MF Ghost has been released, confirming the anime’s second season release date as well as a new theme song.Adapted from Shuuichi Shigeno’s manga of the same name, MF Ghost is also known as the sequel of Initial D — a highly iconic and hugely successful Japanese street racing manga that inspired a series of era-defining anime, films and games.The first anime season of MF Ghost premiered on October 2023 and finished airing in mid-December. The final episode ended just as Kanata Rivington began his race on the Lake Ashinoko GT qualifying round. As hinted in the latest teaser video, the new installment appears to continue just where the last season had left off.The new theme song, "ROCK ME KISS ME feat. MOTSU" is a hyper-electronic track written and performed by Yu ...