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Mel Gibson has been officially cast in the upcoming John Wick prequel television series The Continental. According to Deadline, the Lethal Weapon veteran actor will be joining the Lionsgate Television Group project to play a character named Cormac, although little is known about him for now. The series itself will bring the audience back to New York City in the ’70s and follow a young version of the Continental’s owner Winston Scott. While he’s portrayed by Ian McShane in the movie franchise, the actor has said he won’t be reprising the role for the tv series, although he might do voiceovers. “What we’re exploring in The Continental is the young Winston and how it came to be that he and his team of confederates found their way into this hotel which we have met for the f...

Netflix has dropped a new teaser for the upcoming live-action series Cowboy Bebop. Titled “The Lost Session,” the short video features special edition footage from a separate adventure that will not be shown in the series. The visual sees bounty hunter Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) battling a slew of enemies as part of a conquest for “a new bounty on the line.” The teaser shifts between scenes with colored effects and moving transitions while upbeat music underscores the action before Valentine interrupts the final fight scene by saying, “Hey nut buckets, there’s no payout if you shoot him in the face.” The visual concludes with comedic banter between Spiegel and Black, who bicker about who is at fault for losing the aforementione...

In a new teaser, Netflix announced that the fourth and final season of Ozark will premiere on January 21, 2022. The first seven episodes will land on the streamer on the aforementioned date, and the second seven-episode half of the season will arrive later in the year. “There’s no turning back now. Ozark Season 4 Part 1 premieres January 21, 2022,” Netflix writes on its social media channels alongside the sneak peek video, which elusively sets the scene for the upcoming installment. There’s no turning back now. Ozark Season 4 Part 1 premieres January 21, 2022. pic.twitter.com/QHEWnwLszL — Netflix (@netflix) October 19, 2021 Ozark follows the Byrde family’s journey away from their everyday suburban Chicago life to their risky criminal enterprise in the Ozarks, Missouri. Set i...

With November 2021 just a few weeks away, Disney+ has officially unveiled its slate of upcoming programming. Next month’s list is led by the series premiere of Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye on November 24 and the arrival of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings on November 12. Fans can also expect the new Jungle Cruise to hit the streamer, alongside a new short from The Simpsons, The Beatles: Get Back and a few holiday offerings to kick off the Christmas season. Take a look at the full list of movies and TV shows coming to Disney+ in November 2021 below. November 3 Amphibia (S3, 5 episodes)Dino Ranch (S1, 7 episodes)Photo Ark (S2)Storm Rising (S1)Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. – Episode 109 “Scutwork” November 5 Alvin And The Chipmunks: ChipwreckedJingle All The WayJingle All The Way 2Prep &am...

In a recent Hero Nation podcast, Jamie Lee Curtis revealed that she is teaming up with American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy on a new Netflix limited series. Titled Outfielder, the series is est to follow the story of then 19-year old Los Angeles Dodger Glenn Burke, who gave the first-ever recorded high five in 1977. In regards to how the partnership first sprouted, Curtis is heard saying in the podcast, “Ryan is producing a project I’ve been trying to get made as a producer for over ten years. I’ve had the rights to a project of the life of the man who invented the High Five.” The first recorded high five took place on October 2, 1977 when Dusty Baker hit his 30th home run in the final game of the regular season. The events of the first high five were chronicled in a short documentary...

Disney will be postponing the release dates of several titles and the highly-anticipated Marvel sequels of Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Thor and more. According to reports, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will now premiere on May 6, 2022 instead of March 25, Thor: Love and Thunder will premiere on July 8, 2022 instead of May 6, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will premiere on November 11 instead of July 8, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will premiere on July 28, 2023 instead of February 17, The Marvels has been moved to early 2023 and an untitled Marvel project will premiere on November 3, 2023 instead of October 11. Disney also removed several features from its 2023 schedule, including an untitled live-action project, two untitled Marvel titles and one 20th Century project...

Disney has now officially delayed all three of its upcoming Marvel films originally slated for release in 2022. According to a new report from Variety, the media giant has been forced to push back all three release dates due to production delays snowballing from the COVID-19 pandemic. As the outlet points out, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become so intertwined that any delay in one film would almost definitely result in a domino effect. For now, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has been moved back from March 25, 2022 to May 6, taking the spot previously slated for Thor: Love and Thunder. The fourth installment of the God of Thunder’s storyline will now release on July 8, with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to premiere sometime in November. Further down t...

HBO Max has shared the official teaser trailer for its upcoming original series Peacemaker, written and directed by James Gunn and starring John Cena. The three-minute visual, which debuted at this year’s DC FanDome, promises that the show will “explore the origins of the character that John Cena first portrayed in James Gunn’s 2021 film, ‘The Suicide Squad‘ – a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.” It also gives a first look at the rest of the main cast including Danielle Brooks as Adebayo, Freddie Stroma as Vigilante, Jennifer Holland as Harcourt, Steve Agee as Economos, Chukwudi Iwuji as Murn and Robert Patrick as Auggie Smith. Gunn wrote all eight episodes and directed five, including its series premiere, a...

Despite the film’s release date still being two years out, Shazam! Fury of the Gods has now shared a behind-the-scenes look over at DC FanDome, offering a look at what appears to be a massive production. Returning as the titular hero will be Zachary Levi alongside Asher Angel as his non-superhero personality Billy Batson, both joined by Jack Dylan Grazer, Djimon Hounsou, Rachel Zegler, Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu. David F. Sandberg is also coming back to direct the sequel after a successful origin movie. While information revolving around the sequel’s plot remain scarce at this point, we do know that it’ll pick up where the original film left off, which Batson’s foster family now all wielding the power to transform into superheroes. Neither Mirren’s Hespera nor Liu’s Kalypso are charact...

Superman is officially moving away from its motto “Truth, Justice and the American Way.” DC Comics‘ chief creative officer and publisher, Jim Lee announced at the DC FanDome virtual event that the Man of Steel’s motto will now be “Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow.” In a recent press statement, the company explained their decision stating that the change is meant “to better reflect the storylines that we are telling across DC and to honor Superman’s incredible legacy of over 80 years of building a better world.” The motto featuring “American Way” was revived in the 1950s after the Second World War. Later in the ’60s, the motto shifted to “Truth, Justice and Freedom” on the cartoon series, The NEw Adventures of Superman. Eight months ago, DC Comics’ Batman/Superman #16 utilized a differe...