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Crunchyroll has announced that the second season of Hell’s Paradise will be available to stream simultaneously with the anime’s Japan broadcast.At the annual Jump Festa 2025 event back in fall, a new promotional trailer was unveiled, while also confirming the Hell’s Paradise Season 2’s release window as January 2026.Based on Yuji Kaku’s popular manga of the same name, Hell’s Paradise is a dark fantasy action and psychological thriller set in Japan’s Edo period. Produced by acclaimed animation studio MAPPA, the series’ first season premiered in April 2023. Shortly after the season finale in late June, the studio announced that production had begun for the next cour.The 45-second-long clip offers a glimpse into the events as well as the fates and upcoming battles that await Gabimaru, his fel...

Oscar-winner Questlove has been tasked to direct a new documentary focusing on 50 Years of SNL Music for the NBC. The three-hour special is set to be titled, Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music and will be celebrating the past five decades at Saturday Night Live.As per the project logline, the film will "feature untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years." It will also include over 50 interviews featuring some of the industry's biggest stars and performers including Bad Bunny, DJ Breakout, Elvis Costello, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Dave Grohl, Debbie Harry & Chris Stein, Mick Jagger, Dua Lipa, Darryl DMC McDaniels, Tom Morello, Kacey Musgraves, Olivia Rodrigo, MC Sha-Ra...

Dune: Prophecy has officially been renewed for a second season at HBO. The news was announced in a virtual press conference earlier this week, just days before the first season comes to an end on Sunday, December 22. The prequel series is set 10,000 years prior to Denis Villeneuve's Dune film. Continuing to follow the origins of the Bene Gesserit, also known as the secretive order of powerful witches behind Arrakis' politics, the series is inspired by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's novel Sisterhood of Dune. The series follows the Valya Harkonnen, who is the leader of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood and played by Emily Watson, as well as Olivia Williams' Tula Harkonnen. Both team up to fight the forces that threaten humankind and are ancestors from evil House Harkonnen. The house later ...

Paramount Pictures continues to bet big on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. As Sonic the Hedgehog 3 premieres in theaters around the world this. week, the studio is already putting forward plans for a fourth film. The third franchise film is expected to hit $55 million to $60 million USD at the North American box office for opening weekend, shaping up to be a sure win for the next film. Globally, the film has had an 87% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes and has proven to be a family favorite. The first two films of the franchise garnered $725.2 million USD and caused over $180 million USD in global consumer spending from digital and entertainment purchases. The Paramount+ spin-off series Knuckles has also been popular since the release earlier this year.The first three films saw Jeff Fowler ...

Following DAN DA DAN’s season finale yesterday, it has been confirmed that the critically acclaimed and genre-defying anime will return for Season 2 in 2025.The upcoming season will dive into a new chapter, continuing from the shocking cliffhanger that left fans eagerly awaiting more. A new official visual has also been revealed, capturing a sense of tension and unease that will entail the next installment.The image features the ominous presence of Evil Eye, whose unsettling gaze appears to have landed on Jiji. The background is filled in a vivid purple, laced with splashes of hot pink that appear in a flame-like pattern. The colors, along with the composition, amplify the anticipation of the intense, relentless battles that lie ahead for Momo, Okarun, Jiji, and Turbo Granny.Adding further...

Song Kang-ho is officially joining the cast of BEEF season two.Deadline reports that the Parasite star has been cast in the Netflix anthology series as a guest star, appearing alongside the main cast comprised of Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, Charles Melton, Cailee Spaeny and Youn Yuh-jung. Details about Song's characters are yet to be announced.BEEF season two will follow the story of a young couple who witnesses “an alarming fight between their boss and his wife,” which then “[triggers] chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.” It was previously confirmed to have a total of eight, 30-minute episodes, with A24 and creator and showrunner Lee Sung Jin set to return, while Jake Schreier and season one stars Steven Yeun and Ali...

James Gunn has unveiled the first official trailer for his highly anticipated Superman, marking a new chapter in DC's cinematic universe.The two-and-a-half-minute minute first-look expands upon the preview given in the teaser trailer, which offered fans their first glimpse of the iconic hero in action, with Superman soaring above Metropolis's cityscape, accompanied by a slowed-down rendition of John Williams' classic Superman theme. The trailer opens with a shot of Superman lying down immobile in the snow, blood spilling out of his mouth. Krypto begins to run toward his owner about halfway through the clip, as the fallen hero utters "Take me home."The upcoming film explores Superman's journey to balance his Kryptonian roots with his human upbringing, promising a grounded yet inspiring narr...

A24 has dropped the official trailer for Alex Scharfman's Death of a Unicorn.The upcoming black comedy film stars Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega as father Elliot and daughter Ridley who accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while driving to a weekend retreat led by his wealthy boss, Richard E. Grant. Upon finding out that the duo are hiding a mythical creature in his car, Elliot's boss seeks to exploit the unicorn's miraculous curative properties. However, the unicorn doesn't seem to be the same kind of loving and graceful creature humans have painted them to be.Also joining Grant, Rudd and Ortega in the cast are Will Poulter, Téa Leoni and Anthony Carrigan. Scharfman produces alongside Lucas Joaquin, Tyler Campellone, Drew Houpt, Lars Knudsen, Tim Headington and Theresa Steele Page, while John ...

Netflix has officially dropped the trailer for the upcoming Avicii documentary. The late DJ/producer shares the story of his life in his own words in the new project titled, Avicii - I'm Tim. Featuring narrations from the artist himself, fans get a glimpse of the "Levels" and "Hey Brother" hitmaker. Telling the story of how a shy boy from Sweden became one of the most beloved musicians in the world, the documentary is emotional. Avicii died by suicide in April 2018 in Muscat, Oman at the age of 28. Through the documentary, fans will get a chance to catch a glimpse of his story through home movies, private archives and follow his career all the way up to his tragic end. Directed by Henrik Burman, the film sees conversations with family, artist colleagues and best friends as they peel back t...

Disney has released another teaser trailer for the upcoming live-action film Lilo & Stitch. In an adorable new clip that tugs at the audience's nostalgic heartstrings, the teaser shared on social media and YouTube sees Stitch paying homage to The Lion King as he is lifted into the air like Simba in the opening scene. The caption for the video reads, "Long live the...King?" The new trailer for the reimagination of the animated classic also features the original series' iconic theme song, "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride," playing in the background. As Stitch is lifted in the air, he appears to be wearing floaties and squirms away, making a splash on the beach as he falls to the sand. At the end of the clip, Stitch crawls on screen and greets the audience with a "Hi."The teaser trailer debu...

Lil Wayne has responded to Kendrick Lamar's mention of him in "Wacced Out Murals," the opening track of Kendrick's surprise album GNX. Released on November 22, the song references Wayne’s disappointment over not being chosen to headline the Super Bowl LIX halftime show, a coveted spot that ultimately went to Kendrick.The Super Bowl, scheduled for February 9, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in Wayne's hometown of New Orleans, has been a source of tension. In September, Wayne publicly expressed his frustration, saying the decision "hurt a whole lot" and that he wasn't "mentally prepared for a letdown." Kendrick addressed this in GNX, rapping: “Used to bump Tha Carter III, I held my Rollie chain proud/ Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down.”Despite the candid nature of Kendrick’s lyric, W...