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Due to COVID-19, movie theaters have been struggling to get back to normal with many closing in the past year and being unable to maintain a steady flow for weekly film releases. As cinemas became a less frequent stop for movie lovers, cinephiles turned to streaming platforms to rediscover vintage classics or new releases. While audiences have been able to return to the theaters to watch releases on the big screen, they are still facing hardship to get back to pre-pandemic numbers. In a recent interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, critically acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino made his case for movie theaters, hoping to persuade fans to support the cinema. Tarantino could be heard saying, “TV is good…but it’s also a disposable experience. There is an aspect about it being dispo...

In a recent interview with Total Film, Tom Holland divulged that the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home is not as light-hearted as the previous films. Specifically, Holland hints to fans that, “People will be really surprised about is that it’s not fun, this film. It’s dark and it’s sad and it’s going to be really affecting. You’re going to see characters that you love go through things that you would never wish for them to go through.” Holland seemed to be excited that he was able to discover another side of Peter Parker, tapping into another dimension as an actor. When speaking about this version of Peter, Holland said, “He’s always really positive. He’s always like, ‘I can fix this. I can do this.’ Whereas in this film, he feels like he’s met his match. He’s like, ‘I don’t know what to do...

From Gundam, Avatar, Cowboy Bebop, and even One-Piece, Netflix has been on a roll in creating live-action renditions of some of the most iconic animes. Now, fans of Yoshihiro Togashi’s ’90s Weekly Shōnen Jump classic YuYu Hakusho have reason to celebrate as it has just been announced that a live-action adaptation is slated for a December 2023 release. The live-action will see Teru Morii as producer, Kazutaka Sakamoto as executive producer, while ROBOT will be working on the production. The story follows Yusuke Urameshi, a troublemaking teen who is killed when saving a child from oncoming traffic. His good deed permits him to return to his living body where he lands a job as “Underworld/Spirit Detective” from Koenma, son of the Underworld’s ruler, King Enma. Yusuke eventually joins forces w...

Netflix has officially responded to Carole Baskin‘s lawsuit regarding the streaming platform using footage of her for the sequel of Tiger King. In an attempt to stop Netflix’s launch of the second Tiger King, Baskin has taken matters to court but was denied by the federal judge hours after having filed the lawsuit. Basking reported that Netflix has used “unauthorized” footage of herself and her husband in the new upcoming episodes. However, according to Deadline, the judge presiding over the case, Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington, denied Baskin of her request for a temporary restraining order and even deemed that the footage used by Netflix does not “cause any immediate harm that cannot be compensated with monetary damages.” Netflix and Royale Good Productions have spoken out about th...

Sony Pictures has announced a lineup of merchandise collaborations in advance of the highly-anticipated release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Directed by Jason Reitman, the new movie follows a mom and her two kids who discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the legacy that their grandfather left behind. Expanding on the film’s toy line, Hasbro has created children’s renditions of the proton blaster, Ecto-1 vehicle and figurines of characters from the 1980s version of the film. For adults, the toy company has plans to develop a plasma proton pack at its innovative HasLab. Crowdfunding for the project began on October 27 and remains open over the next month until December 12. Epic Games has already introduced a series of Ghostbusters quests in Fortnite, but more movie-t...

Paramount Pictures has now delayed both Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and the upcoming Star Trek movie. According to reports, no specific reasons were given by the production studio as to why both blockbusters have been pushed back, but it’s likely that Star Trek‘s release date has been moved in order to accommodate the new premiere for Rise of the Beasts. The latter was originally slated to hit theaters on June 24, 2022, but is now delayed by almost a whole year until June 9, 2023, while the former has been moved from the second date to December 22, 2023. The new dates come despite Rise of the Beasts completing production earlier last month. At the time, director Steven Caple Jr. celebrated its wrap with a new image at Optimus Prime in his vehicle form following the...

Netflix has just revealed when JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean will be released. Following a trailer that showed the series’ first female “JoJo” character — Jolyne Cujoh — Netflix has taken to Twitter to announce that STONE OCEAN will premiere on December 1. The debut will see all first 12 episodes releasing at once and involve main character Jolyne Cujoh as she finds herself in prison for a crime she did not commit — this all takes place 10 years after Golden Wind. Check out the official announcement below. 【アニメ「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ストーンオーシャン」新PV4種公開！！】 新PV〜空条徐倫〜公開！！ 2021年12年1日（水）より、Netflixにて第1話～第12話まで 全世界独占先行配信開始！！2022年1月7日（金）よりTOKYO MX他にてテレビ放送開始予定！！ ▶︎https://t.co/qnaTGeYuvD#jojo_anime pic.twitter.com/amPfHhBno1 — TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』公式 (@anime_jojo) November 9, 2021 配信の速さは世界一ィィィ！ 『ジョジョ...

50 Cent has offered a first look at Eminem as Richard “White Boy Rick” Wershe Jr. in the Starz TV series Black Mafia Family (BMF) — but not before flaming Starz for accidentally leaking the episode. Fif didn’t mince his words as he blamed Starz for the fumble, tweeting, “Starz is a shit show, they better sell it fast. They put the f*cking BMF show on, then took it down. what network does shit like that? They just ruined the anticipation of The episode i directed, I WORKED HARD ON THIS. I can’t work with these people anymore.” He then shared screencaps of Em as White Boy Rick and thanked him for being part of the series, “Episode 7 of BMF is the best work i have done directing to date.I’m disappointed that STARZ handled this so poorly. I used my personal relationships to make things ha...

Netflix has just revealed further details regarding its upcoming live-action adaptation series of One-Piece. On top of the teased script and the reveal that Netflix is working directly with creator Eiichiro Oda, there hasn’t been too much info until now. In a massive reveal, Netflix has just tweeted the main cast of the Straw Hat crew for the upcoming series. -Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy-Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro-Emily Rudd as Nami-Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp-Taz Skylar as Sanji Fans can expect the first delivery to arrive in the form of 10 episodes. Check out the tweets below for a greeting message from the Straw Hat Pirates. Welcome to Netflix Straw Hats! @InakiGodoy, @mackenyu1116, @emilysteaparty, @itsbookofjacob and Taz Skylar. pic.twitter.com/sLwsJlO37P — ONE PIECE(ワンピース) Netflix ...

Will Smith has unpacked his previous sentiments of jealousy toward Tupac in his new memoir, Will. In the book, the actor explains that he felt “tortured” by the Tupac’s close relationship with his now-wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who the renowned rapper first met at the Baltimore School for the Arts in the 1980s. “Though they were never intimate, their love for each other is legendary – they defined ‘ride or die,’” he writes. “In the beginning of our relationship, my mind was tortured by their connection. He was PAC! And I was me.” He goes on to say that Tupac possessed a “fearless passion” that he describes as “intoxicating” and a “willingness to fight and die for what he believed was right.” “Pac was like Harry [Will Smith’s younger brother] – he triggered the perception of myself as a cowa...

For the Netflix Festival Japan 2021 event, the streaming platform delivered the “New Live-Action Japanese Lineup” video which previews a number of series coming in the near future. Included in the range is the first look at Season 2 of the live-action adaptation of Haro Aso’s Alice in Borderland manga. Premiered back in 2020 in 190 countries, the show was once the most viewed live-action series in Japan last year and ranked in Netflix’s top 10 in 40 countries and territories worldwide. The Japanese survival thriller is centered around friends Ryōhei, Karube and Chōta, who find themselves transported to a parallel world devoid of people and forced to participate in survival games and find their way back. Staring Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Yuzuha Usagi, Alice in Borderland is directed by ...

Just in time for the holidays, one lucky Elf fan will now be celebrating the holiday the most festive way possible. Prop Store recently auctioned of the most iconic holiday film costumes. Will Ferrell‘s Buddy the Elf costume was expected to sell between $27,600 to $41,000 USD. However, it exceeded expectations and the winner of the bid paid an astounding $296,702.66 USD for the iconic outfit. The outfit features a green pointed hat that comes with a yellow pleated sash and red feather. A matching green tunic lined with a white fur collar and cuffs, as well as a pair of yellow stockings and black leather, curled toe shoes are included in the offering. Each piece of the outfit is labeled with a costume tag that reads, “Mr. Ferrell.” However, the shoes are labelled “02 Buddy.” Will Ferrell, w...