ENTERTAINMENT

AMC has greenlit a six-episode anthology series titled Tales of the Walking Dead, slated to debut on AMC and AMC Plus in summer 2022. Each episode will run one hour long and take place inside the world of The Walking Dead, with both new and pre-existing characters. Channing Powell, who played a major role in writing and producing The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead, will assume the role of showrunner, working alongside The Walking Dead‘s chief content officer Scott M. Gimple. “The Walking Dead is a show that made television history and attracted an army of passionate and highly engaged fans,” said Dan McDermott, president of original programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios, in a statement via Variety. “We see so much potential for a wide range of rich a...

Continuing to deliver anime takes on Rick and Morty, Adult Swim recently tasked celebrated studio Sola Entertainment for a new Japanese short. Titled “The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara,” the 11-minute clip features animation production by Sola Digital Arts Inc. and CGI by Yamato Works, Inc. While Masaru Matsumoto of Sola Entertainment directed the project with a script by Naohiro Fukushima and music composition by Tetsuya Takahashi. With voice actors Youhei Tadano and Keisuke Chiba reprising their roles as Rick and Morty, Adult Swim describes the short, “Rick’s toaster is broken. To repair it, he and Morty must go to Akihabara to find the perfect screw, and battle an old rival along the way.” Watch Sola Entertainment’s Rick and Morty anime short “The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara” befo...

Disney+ is now reportedly working on a film documenting Walt Disney‘s journey to creating Disneyland, “the happiest place on Earth.” According to Deadline, the project will be helmed by David Gordon Green, who has just come out of directing the highly anticipated Halloween sequel Halloween Kills. Joining him will be Disney veteran Evan Spiliotopoulos, whose previous works include The Jungle Book 2, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, Beauty and the Beast‘s live-action remake, Snow White and the Huntsmen, and Hercules. Jason Reed — who spent a year developing the project prior to pitching it to Disney — will be producing under Cavalry Media’s banner. Disneyland first opened its doors on July 17, 1955, and was called Mickey Mouse Parks at the time. The ...

Paramount Pictures has dropped the first trailer for Scream, the fifth installment in the franchise directed by Matthew Bettinelli-Olphin and Tyler Gillet. Marking the return of the Ghostface killer, the latest film reunites several top-shelf players from the original Scream 25, including Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox, each of whom have reprised their respective roles in several sequels. Helmed by the duo who directed Ready or Not, the movie also stars newcomers Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Jasmin Savoy Brown and Sonia Ammar. The visual begins with the classic thriller narrative of a home-alone woman who is terrorized and killed after receiving a call from a masked murderer. Bou...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 director James Gunn has now confirmed rumors that Will Poulter will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Adam Warlock. Rumors first surfaced in a report from Deadline suggesting that the Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Midsommar and The Revenant actor would star in Gunn’s upcoming third film based on the popular band of misfit superheroes. Adam Warlock has long been teased to enter the MCU, with many believing he would join the roster back in 2017’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.  While the character didn’t make it onto the silver screen at the time, a reference to his birth was made in the movie during the post-credits scene, and fans will be delighted that the cosmic being will finally join in on the fight. After news broke out,...

Following in the footsteps of Riot and its animated projects with Netflix surrounding League of Legends, Epic Games is now also looking to create shows based on its own video games, announcing the creation of a new entertainment division within the studio. According to a new report from The Information, the developer has officially opened a new branch within its company focusing specifically on creating scripted video programming in an effort to further expand into the media industry and find new sources of revenue after its efforts in mobile gaming has been thwarted by Apple in a recent lawsuit. The move also comes following the addition of three top LucasFilm employees to the company, including former VP of physical production Jason McGatlin, who now acts as the president of Epic’s ...

Marking National Coming Out Day (October 11), DC Comics has announced that Jon Kent, the son of the original Superman Clark Kent, is bisexual. The upcoming fifth issue of the comic book Superman: Son of Kal-El sees Jon enter into a relationship with reporter Jay Nakamura. In a recent interview with IGN, writer Tom Taylor says, “Over the years in this industry, it probably won’t surprise you to hear I’ve had queer characters and storylines rejected. I felt like I was letting down people I loved every time this happened.” He comments on how the present time is “very different” than what the environment for comics has been a decade ago stating, “When I was asked if I wanted to write a new Superman with a new #1 for the DC Universe, I knew replacing Clark with another straight white savior cou...

Netflix has officially released the trailer for the third and final season of Narcos: Mexico. After the arrest of Diego Luna’s character, Felix, next season’s stage is set to showcase other cartels emerging throughout the plotline. The new trailer focuses on the conflict that now sees Tijuana claimed by the Guadalajara cartel. The end to season two makes way for the emergence of cartel bosses from Sinaloa, Tijuana, and Juárez, looking to step up to replace the previous departing narco, Felix Gallardo. While the first two seasons highlighted the fall of Gallardo, also known as the Godfather of the Guadalajara cartel, the third season’s synopsis states that it will “examine the war that breaks out after Felix’s arrest.” Pandamonium ensues as other cartels struggle to survive the growing viol...

Marvel Studios has revealed a new clip for Eternals, its latest upcoming film set to debut in less than a month. The 30-second clip features narration from Salma Hayek‘s Ajak beginning with a recap of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame reminding fans of how Thanos erased half of the universe’s population before the Avengers brought everyone back. The following scene includes additional dialogue from Ajak saying: “Humanity once believed we were Gods, with what this planet now faces they will believe again.” The teaser ends with Richard Madden‘s Ikaris shouting “Eternals assemble” and Thena saying “We fight,” referencing past moments from The Avengers films. Eternals will showcase two timelines, one from the character’s earliest days 7000 years ago, and the other in the present, fo...

In celebration of the film’s 67th birthday, Toho International will be rolling out an exclusive premiere of the long-awaited 4k restoration of Godzilla. Beginning on November 3, the same day the monster made his 1954 debut in Toho’s Gojira, the remastered version will be shown at Alamo Drafthouse cinema locations across the country. The restored film hasn’t been released in the U.S. or Japan yet, so the screenings will offer fans new and old a fresh look at the influential classic. In addition to showings of the remastered Godzilla, select Alamo Drafthouse locations with show other films featuring the character, including Godzilla vs. Hedorah and Shin Godzilla. come November 5. The following week, a double feature will introduce two films in the Godzilla franchise to the U.S. for the first...

Only a few months after the final episode of Keeping Up with Kardashians aired, drawing to a close 20 seasons with the iconic family, Kim Kardashian West has already made her return to television, this time as the host of Saturday Night Live. The reality star took the stage in a hot pink jumpsuit, observing that she was surprised when showrunners chose her for the gig. Regardless, she wanted to prove to viewers that she has more to offer than her appearance. “I’m so much more than that reference photo that my sisters showed their plastic surgeons,” she joked. Kardashian West then poked at Kanye and Caitlyn Jenner’s past political campaigns by pretending to profess that she would be running for president. “We can’t have three failed politicians in one family,” she said. She went on to make ...

According to reports, Netflix has now ordered a spinoff of Fox‘s hit series That ’70s Show. Titled That ’90s Show, 10 episodes of the series are now being developed by the streaming platform with original creators Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner writing and executive-producing alongside their daughter Lindsey Turner. Fans of the That ’70s Show will be happy to learn that Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp, who played parents Red and Kitty Forman have signed on to reprise their roles. Helping launch the careers of Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Topher Grace and more, That ’70s Show served as a staple of Fox programming in the late ’90s-early 2000s with eight seasons and 200 episodes (1998-2006). Catch the synopsis of Netflix’s That ’70s Show spinoff, That ’90s Show below. “Hello, Wisconsin! ...