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Jung Ho-yeon from the psychological thriller Squid Game is now the most followed Korean actor on Instagram.  Jung’s follower count has soared from 400,000 before the launch of the series to 14.7 million at the time of writing. Playing the role of North Korean defector Park Hae-soo in what’s on track to become the most-watched show on Netflix, Jung won over the hearts of fans in her very first acting role. Making her name as a fashion model, Jung worked hard to prepare for her role as a storied pickpocket. “I watched a lot of documentaries about North Korean defectors. I also practiced speaking in a North Korean accent with a teacher, and studied a lot,” Jung told W Korea. Jung was initially hesitant about herself as an actor and playing Sae-Byeok in the movie, but quickly grew in...

Funimation has revealed an English-dubbed trailer for My Hero Academia‘s third anime movie, World Heroes’ Mission. The film debuted in Japan on August 6 and sold approximately 720,000 tickets on its opening weekend alone, and has become the highest-earning film in the franchise. The film will now premiere in over 1,500 theaters in the US, UK, Canada, and Ireland on October 29, and Australia and New Zealand on October 28. Spanish and Portuguese dubbed films will also screen in Latin America. Funimation has revealed that those who watch the film in theaters on opening weekend — from October 29 to 31 — will receive a 76-page My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Vol. W Specialty Manga Booklet featuring exclusive manga. Contents will include an original scenario, an interview with past and p...

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Ben Affleck‘s feelings towards his time shooting Justice League with Joss Whedon have long been made public, but the actor has now revealed that reprising his role for DC Comics and Warner Bros.‘ upcoming The Flash movie with Ezra Miller was a much more pleasant experience. Speaking to Variety, the actor said that “It was a really nice way to revisit [Batman] as the prior experience had been difficult.” He continued to say that it was “really fun” and that he “had a great time” before jokingly saying “I’m probably under some gag order that I’m not even aware that I probably just violated and I’m now going to be sued.” Diving into more details about the actual production, Affleck also showed admiration for his co-star Miller, who plays the titular character in the film, as well as...

Netflix has unveiled the trailer for Dave Chappelle‘s upcoming comedy special, The Closer. The promotional visual sees the Mark Twain Prize winner driving his truck down a rural road as Morgan Freeman delivers an intuitive narration. “Five specials in this many years, how do you close a body of work that profound? I couldn’t imagine the enormity of the pressure. And then, he looks as if he’s about to say something… What could he possibly have left to say?” Freeman asks before Chappelle abruptly stops the car. Evidently annoyed, the comedian looks to the passenger seat where Freeman is and yells out, “Will you shut the f*ck up, Morgan Freeman?” The Closer rounds out Chappelle’s body of work on Netflix following The Age Of Spin, Deep In The Heart Of Texas, Equanimity, The Bird Revelation and...

Despite recently noting he has no immediate plans to develop a second season of Squid Game, writer/director Hwang Dong-hyuk appears to have changed his mind sharing a rough plan for a follow-up. Speaking with The Times, Hwang noted that if he were to develop Season 2 of the hit Netflix series, he would like to explore “the issue with police officers.” Adding, “While I was writing season one, I thought about the stories that could be in season two if I get to do one—one would be the story of the Frontman.” The potential season would presumably see a focus on the Frontman being a former police officer and how it lead to his role in Season 1. “I think the issue with police officers is not just an issue in Korea. I see it on the global news that the police force can be very late on acting on t...

In tandem with the launch of ticket sales for The Last Duel, 20th Century Studios has unveiled the opening scene of the Ridley Scott-directed epic, which stars Jodie Comer, Matt Damon and Adam Driver. Based on the book The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jagger, the film centers on a duel-to-the-death between the Norman knight Jean de Carrouges (Damon) and squire Jacques Le Gris (Driver), who is accused of raping the former’s wife. Their battle will decide whether Carrouges’ wife Marguerite (Comer) will be killed for lying, or if she was telling the truth. The opening visual shows Comer’s character getting dressed during a rainy day ahead of the life-or-death duel, while Carrouges and Le Gris assemble their armor under tents in a Parisia...

Squid Game has arguably been one of the most unexpected blockbuster hits for Netflix this Fall season. Since its debut, the Korean survival series has become an instant hit, becoming the streaming giant’s number one show in 90 countries, including in the United States. In a recent report, Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s global TV head, shared that he is quite optimistic of the possibility of a second season of Squid Games. Though the second season is not confirmed, Bajaria notes creator Hwang Dong-hyuk’s current progress stating, “He has a film and other things he’s working on. We’re trying to figure out the right structure for him.” Just last week, Tad Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer revealed that Squid Game is on track to becoming the streaming platform’s biggest series ever, surpassin...

Netflix has just confirmed the production of Extraction 2 over at its Tudum event with a new teaser trailer, along with the return of Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, Sam Hargrave as director and the Russo brothers as producers. A Netflix original, Extraction first debuted on the streaming platform back in 2020 to massive popularity, becoming the company’s top streamed original film by May the following year with 99 million views. The plot centered around Hemsworth’s character of Rake, a highly trained mercenary tasked with extracting the son of an Indian drug lord from kidnappers in Bangladesh. While the film ended on what appeared to be Rake’s death, a post-credit scene suggested that the warrior had somehow survived his gunshot wound and subsequent plummet into a river, alt...

HBO has officially revealed the first teaser trailer for House of the Dragon, a prequel series to Game of Thrones. The series tells the story of House Targaryen, and is set two centuries before the events of Game of Thrones. Showcasing the first official footage from House of the Dragon, the trailer also gives a first look at previously announced cast members such as Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen Olivia Cooke as Lady Alicent Hightower and Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen. The trailer begins with a voiceover, saying, “Gods, kings, fire and blood,” before concluding that, “Dreams didn’t make us kinds. Dragons did.” Interspersed through footage from the series, text adds the context within which it is set, explaining that “200 yea...

HBO Max on Tuesday shared a first-look visual at Peacemaker, the highly anticipated spin-off series to James Gunn‘s The Suicide Squad. Peacemaker stars John Cena as the titular character, a merciless costumed killer who makes it his duty to achieve peace at all costs. The Gunn-directed series, which marks the first title in the DC Extended Universe, centers on Cena’s Christopher “Peacemaker” Smith, who is informed that a superhero named Peacemaker does not exist in the events following The Suicide Squad. Steve Agee, Danielle Brooks, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma and Chukwudi Iwuji also star in the spin-off show. He’s got the looks, the car, and the best sidekick ever — all in the name of peace. An exclusive clip from @DCPeacemaker has just been debuted by #HBOM...

A Russian actress and film producer arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, where they have plans to film the first movie in orbit. Actress Yulia Peresild, 37, and producer Klim Shipenko, 38, joined cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, 49, on a Soyuz MS-19 spaceship, which took off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan. After rounding the Earth twice, the capsule approached the ISS, where Shkaplerov took over the vehicle’s controls to manually dock the spaceship. Peresild and Shipenko will reside on the station for 12 days, during which they will film scenes for an upcoming movie titled The Challenge. The film’s plot centers on a Russian doctor, depicted by Peresild, who is sent to space in order to treat a sick cosmonaut. Shkaplerov will live on the station...