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Following an exclusive clip released last month, Money Heist has revealed a new teaser trailer offering a 40-second preview of the final five episodes of the popular Netflix series. With the gang trapped in the Bank of Spain for more than 100 hours, the Professor at risk of being captured, and the army closing in, things are looking dire. With the Professor unable to be reached, the previous clip showed Palermo regaining power by force, insisting on moving the gold despite the concerns of the group. The teaser features narration from the professor saying: “I’ve lost people very dear to me, and I won’t let anyone else fall because of this heist,” played over short glimpses showing the army storming the bank, Lisbon in cuffs, and the professor cocking a pistol. Money Heist Part 5: Volume 2 i...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who was recently revealed as the second wealthiest man in the US and the world, has released his list of must-watch anime. Musk tweeted on October 14 expressing his excitement in being the action role-playing game Genshin Impact, to which machine learning engineer Pranay Pathole responded asking for Musk’s must-watch/favorite animes. Surprisingly, Elon responded with a list of seven anime movies and series titles. As an engineer and known lover of cyberpunk aesthetics, Evangelionand Ghost in the Shell picks come to no surprise. He also mentions Studio Ghibli films Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, as well as Makoto Shinkai‘s romantic fantasy movie Your Name, mystery thriller series Death Note and Full Metal Alchemist. Elon Musk’s followers also chimed in offeri...

Amazon Studios has shared the full-length trailer for its coming-of-age drama The Tender Bar, starring Ben Affleck and directed by George Clooney. The Tender Bar, Clooney’s follow-up to his Netflix sci-fi film The Midnight Sky, is based on novelist J.R. Moehringer’s 2005 memoir of the same moniker. The plot follows J.R. (Daniel Ranieri) a young boy growing up in Long Island who searches for a father figure at his uncle Charlie’s (Affleck) bar. While being raised by a single mother (Lily Rabe), J.R. discovers a passion for reading and writing that ultimately shapes the course of his future. The trailer transitions to reveal a teenage J.R. (Tye Sheridan), who attends Yale to pursue both his writing and romantic dreams. In the face of conflict, Charlie, who then appears slightly older and wis...

In Scott Derrickson‘s latest new horror thriller, Ethan Hawke plays a part-time magician and a full-time serial killer who specifically targets children. Hawke, who plays “The Grabber” is the evil protagonist of The Black Phone. The synopsis of the film follows a 13-year-old boy, Finney Shaw, who is abducted by a killer and trapped in a soundproof basement. All that is in the room is a disconnected black phone that hangs on the wall. Finney later discovers that when the phone rings, they can hear the voices of the murder’s previous victims. The voices assist Shaw in his escape, but not without challenges.” Finney Shaw is played by Mason Thames. Others in the caset include James Ransone, Jeremy Davies, E. Roger Mitchell, and Madeline McGraw. Derrickson also co-wrote the film with C. Robert ...

Netflix‘s smash-hit thriller series Squid Game has quickly become the most-watched show on the platform. With the first season garnering incredible attention, many fans have posed the question of whether or not there will be a second season. The series’ director, Hwang Dong-Hyuk recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter to give more insight into the future of the show. Hwang discussed how the main characters in the show were inspired by friends he has in real life. Particularly the likes of Seong Gi-hun, Cho Sang-woo and Il-nam, the director explains how he came up with these characters, “I infused myself into Gi-hun and Sang-woo’s characters quite significantly. Just like Gi-hun, after the failure of my movie, I had a time when I wasn’t able to make any money and I was supported financiall...

Netflix‘s Squid Game needs no introduction. The popularity of the show has transcended cultures and genres, even having the greatest of sports stars debating the events of the show. SPOILER ALERT: In a recent post-game press conference, Los Angeles Lakers‘ stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis gave their own insights on the season’s finale. James is seen chatting with AD about the polarizing finale that saw the protagonist Seong Gi-hun choose to go back to the game instead of getting on a plane to see his daughter. James can be heard asking AD if he finished the show, later weighing in on how he actually felt. He said, “I didn’t like the ending, though. I know they’ll start it off with a Season 2 but, like, get on the fucking flight and go see your daughter, bro. Like what are you doing?” T...

Netflix’s thriller You has been renewed for a fourth season. Days ahead of the show’s highly-anticipated season three debuts, the streaming platform has announced that there is still more to come from Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley). Based on the books “You” and “Hidden Bodies” by Caroline Kepnes, the show was developed for Lifetime by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble, premiering on the network in 2018. The series moved to the streaming platform as a Netflix Original for its third season, which arrives this Friday, October 15, following Joe and Love (Victoria Pedretti) as they relocate to a California suburb to raise their first child. Alongside Badgley and Pedretti, Saffron Burrows will reprise her role as Love’s mother, Dottie, in season three. Meanwhile, Shalita Grant, Travis Van Winkle, Dylan...

With the massive phenomenon that is Netflix‘s Squid Game, people around the world are finding ways to capitalize on the trend. A hotel in the Gangwon Province of South Korea has done just that, hosting their own real-life version of the show without the killing. The Korea Times has reported that St. John’s Hotel in Gangneung is holding the event, marketing it as a realistic take on the popular Netflix show. The winner is expected to take home 5 million won (approximately $4,178 USD). Everyone is welcome to join, with the cost to register per person at 10,000 won ($8.39 USD). As one may assume, the event has garnered much attention, leaving no slots left to book. Similar to the start of the show, those who are competing will be given a mysterious business card featuring a phone number. Part...

Netflix Asia’s top executive MinYoung Kim dives into the reason why Squid Game became a smashing success in record time. Kim joined the streaming giant in 2016 as one of the company’s first content hires in Asia. As VP of Content for Asia, Kim’s responsibilities entail overseeing Netflix’s general content across Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and Australia/New Zealand. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Kim revealed, “The reason Squid Game has such great meaning for us internally is that it’s perfect evidence that our international strategy has been right.” She continued, “We’ve always believed that the most locally authentic shows will travel best, so having a show that’s about really authentic Korean games and characters become really big not only in Korea but...

The original Cowboy Bebop anime series is coming to Netflix. The full show will be available to stream beginning October 21, providing viewers just under a month to binge all 26 episodes of the anime ahead of Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop debut on November 19. Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, Cowboy Bebop first premiered in Japan in 1998 and later became the first anime to air on Cartoon Network‘s Adult Swim in the U.S. in 2001. The show is set in the year 2071, following an Earth-shattering event that forced civilizations to colonize surrounding moons and planets. There, the Inter Solar System police draws up a new contract system that allows bounty hunters to turn in criminals for rewards, which ultimately serves as the plot’s focal point. It is unknown whet...

Disney+ has given fans a first look at its upcoming docuseries The Beatles: Get Back. Directed and produced by Peter Jackson, the filmmaker behind the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, the three-part series follows the making of the band’s 1970 album Let It Be, a record that had the working title of Get Back. The series is based on over 55 hours of restored footage and 140 hours of audio, much of which has never been seen before. It also features live footage from the band’s final public performance, a surprise 42-minute rooftop concert for the album at London’s Savile Row. In making the docuseries, Jackson explained wanting to offer an alternative perspective to the prevailing narrative that The Beatles members were hardly speaking to one another during the creation of the album, wh...

Netflix has released the first trailer for Colin in Black and White, an upcoming six-part series that will delve into Colin Kaepernick‘s childhood. The visual introduces the former NFL player as the narrator, while a younger version of himself, played by Jaden Michael, dreams about becoming a quarterback. In the face of racism and bigotry, Kaepernick learns that he must embrace his identity as a Black man in order to achieve his goals. “In high school, I faced a lot of different challenges from sports, to my family, and other parts of my personal life, which a lot of viewers may be able to relate to,” said Kaepernick of the collaborative project with filmmaker Ava DuVernay in a statement. “But I also faced obstacles as a Black kid growing up in a white family in a white community...