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According to reports, South Korean Internet service provider SK Broadband has filed a lawsuit against Netflix. SK Broadband’s decision to take legal action follows increased network traffic and subsequent maintenance work with the international success of Squid Game and another South Korean drama named D.P. The increasing popularity of Netflix’s content has caused its data traffic handled by SK to jump 24 times from May 2018 to 1.2 trillion bits of data processed per second as of September. Starting in 2018, Netflix began using SK Broadband’s dedicated line for large amounts of data-heavy, high-definition video to deliver content to viewers in Korea from servers in Japan and Hong Kong. The streaming platform has noted that it will be thoroughly reviewing the issue raised by SK Broadband, s...

After four years since its first teaser, Walt Disney World Resort has finally announced the opening date for its highly anticipated Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel, with plans to open bookings later this month. The new experience will come as a two-night stay at a hotel simulating a massive starship environment where you’ll find plenty of characters from the epic franchise dotted across its numerous attractions and activities, including lightsaber training sessions, drinks at the Sublight Lounge, droid racing, and building model spaceships. All packages also include access to the Galaxy’s Edge theme park so you can enjoy your daytime there. “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is a first-of-its-kind vacation experience that goes beyond anything Disney has created before,” a statement fro...

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HBO has unveiled the first look images for season two of The Righteous Gemstones. The hit comedy series, which is created, written and executive produced by Danny McBride, is set to return for a nine-episode second season this winter after two years: “THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work. Season two finds our blessed Gemstone family threatened by outsiders from both the past and present who wish to destroy their empire.” Reprising their roles as the Gemstone family are John Goodman as Dr. Eli Gemstone, the patriarch, McBride as Jesse, the oldest son, Adam DeVine as Kelvin, the youngest son, Edi Patterson as Judy, the middle child and only daughter, Cassidy Freeman as Amber, Eli’s wif...

Shudder has unveiled a brand new trailer for the upcoming Thai-Korean horror film, The Medium. Helmed by Shutter filmmaker Banjong Pisanthanakun and produced by The Wailing director Na Hong-jin, The Medium follows a documentary team to Northern Thailand as they capture Nim, a shaman, and Mink, her niece, who begins showing signs as the area’s next shaman. Over time, however, Mink’s bizarre behavior becomes more extreme and begins to hint at something more sinister. Sawanee Utoomma stars as Nim, while Narilya Gulmongkolpech and Sirani Yankittikan take on the roles of Mink and Noi, the mother of Mink, respectively. The Medium was released in South Korea this past summer and is currently the sixth highest-grossing Korean film of 2021. It was also the winner for Best Film at Beyond Fest during...

Cary Joji Fukunaga and Daniel Craig‘s No Time To Die is projected to become the first film during the pandemic to internationally earn more than $100 million USD without the China market. According to reports, the 007 movie is looking to earn approximately $112.9 million USD during its opening weekend at the international box office. It initially earned $51.4 million USD from September 29 to October 1, then added $27.2 million USD on October 2 across 54 Universal and MGM international markets. No Time To Die premiered in the U.K. earlier last week and raked in $6.7 million USD. No Time To Die marks Craig’s last stint as James Bond and he shared his words of appreciation in an unearthed clip. “A lot of people here worked on five pictures. I know there are a lot of things said about wha...

Marvel revealed a new trailer for Eternals on Sunday, providing deeper insight into the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s first LGBTQ+ family, led by Brian Tyree Henry’s Phastos. While a new threat called “The Emergence” takes place, the new trailer shows Sersi and Ikaris’ reunion with Phastos, during which they meet his husband and son for the first time. Phastos’ husband is currently unnamed, though he is said to be an architect and played by actor Haaz Sleiman. Additionally, the new footage features Don Lee’s Gilgamesh showcasing his powers in a fight against a Deviant — one of several creatures that the Eternals must protect humanity from. Directed by Nomadland‘s Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao, Eternals centers on a circle of immortal characters who must fend off such trea...

Netflix has established a $5.4 million USD scholarship at Howard University to honor the late actor, director, writer and alumnus Chadwick A. Boseman. The Chadwick A . Boseman Memorial Scholarship will cover all four years of tuition at the university’s College of Fine Arts, which was renamed after the actor earlier this year. The scholarship will be awarded for the first time this fall, with one scholarship being presented to one member of each current class year. The scholarship’s first recipients are: freshman Sarah Long (musical theatre), sophomore Shawn Smith (acting), junior Janee’ Ferguson (theatre arts administration) and senior Deirdre Dunkin (dance). Following the inaugural awards, the scholarship will be presented to one incoming freshman who exemplifies exceptional skill in the...

Netflix‘s Squid Game has taken over the world since the release of the show on the streaming giant. In just a few days, the show instantly became a viral sensation and became one of the biggest shows ever. First arriving to Netflix in September, the Korean-language show follows a group of people who were recruited by a mysterious organization to compete in life or death games. TikTok user Youngmi Mayer recently took to the social media platform to claim that the English subtitles have completely altered the meaning of the original script. Mayer, who is fluent in Korean said, “The dialogue was written so well and zero of it was preserved.” She gives a series of examples, including one where a character in the series tries to convince others to play the game with her. The caption read, “I’m ...

Venom: Let There Be Carnage has scored the biggest domestic opening during the COVID-19 pandemic with $90.1 million USD. According to reports, the Sony title dethroned the $80.8 million USD U.S. and Canada debut of Black Widow to set a new record, as well surpassed its 2018 predecessor’s opening of $80.2 million USD. “For us, Venom: Let There Be Carnage absolutely validates our exclusive theatrical window strategy,” Sony President, Motion Pictures Group Josh Greenstein said. “If you look at the history of theatrical, the obituaries have been written many times, and they’ve always been wrong. We had confidence in the theatrical experience, confidence in our big valuable IP, and took full advantage and had the patience to weather all of this. That strategy is paying off, which we’re happy ab...

Announced as part of the 50th-anniversary celebrations for the Kamen Rider series, we now have a first look at Hideaki Anno‘s Shin Kamen Rider. Set to release in 2023, the reboot of the original 1971 Kamen Rider series continues the Evangelion creator’s “Shin Trilogy,” following 2016’s Shin Godzilla and the soon-to-be-released Shin Ultraman. The first look comes in the form of a duo of teaser trailers and the announcement of Sosuke Ikematsu to star as protagonist Takeshi Hongo/The First and Minami Hamabe role as Ruriko Midorikawa. The teaser trailers serve as recreations of the opening sequence from the original 1971 series with in-depth looks at the redesigned Cyclone motorcycle and look of Kamen Rider, The First. Following the story of the source material, Shin Kamen Rider will chronicle...

Sam Raimi‘s directorial decision for Spider-Man 3 left a lot of fans disappointed, and many do not remember the conclusion of Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy fondly. The scene that baffled most fans was when Peter Parker strutted down the street in his emo-alter ego. This particular scene and Venom’s hasty introduction in the film saw fans give the film negative criticism. After receiving so much backlash in 2007, Raimi has finally opened up about the mental challenges he has faced when he decided to return to Marvel to direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. He told Collider: “I didn’t know that I could face it again because it was so awful, having been the director of Spider-Man 3. The Internet was getting revved up and people disliked that movie and they sure let me know about it...