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A new official visual for Lazarus has been unveiled via the project’s official X account. First announced in summer 2023, Lazarus is an upcoming sci-fi anime series by Shinichiro Watanabe, the legendary director of Cowboy Bebop.Set against a vibrant purple backdrop, the new visual features a striking tricolor palette. At the center of the is an unidentified packaging, where its contents have spilled all across the floor. The contents are depicted as white and pearl-like, with a group of hands scattering around the suspicious packaging. The accompanying caption reads “The impactful visual of the painkiller "Hapuna" that spreads around the world as a miracle drug with no side effects but causes death within three years of taking it has been released 💊” — hinting at the pearl-like con...

With December coming to an end, Netflix has shared its slate of new programming for January 2025.Next month's list is led by the release of Back in Action, which stars Cameron Diaz in her first movie role in 10 years alongside Jamie Foxx. Also joining the January slate are the likes of I AM A KILLER season six, SAKAMOTO DAYS, season four of Single's Inferno and The Recruit season two. January will also mark the final month for subscribers to stream the likes of Monk, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, 21 and 22 Jump Street and more.Coming To NetflixComing SoonFake Profile: Season 2 (CO)-- NETFLIX SERIESDetermined to break Miguel's hold on her, Camila starts a new life with David. But a string of mysterious murders threatens to destroy their happy match.Lovers Anonymous (TR) -- NETFLIX SERIESCem, scarre...

Kraven the Hunter, Sony Pictures' Marvel superhero spin-off starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been a box office bomb on opening weekend. Taylor-Johnson played Spider-Man's notorious foe in the lead role as the film raked in way below expectations with just $11 million USD at the box office for opening weekend. The staggering numbers have garnered the film's title of being the worst debut for any Sony-Marvel film. Earlier this year, Madame Web made $15.3 million USD. Kraven the Hunter also landed some of the franchise's lowest-ever critic and audience scores with a 15% on Rotten Tomatoes and "C" grade on CinemaScore. The film was Sony's third Spider-Man adjacent adaptation of the year. In October, the studio released Venom: The Last Dance starring Tom Hardy. The franchise has proven to be c...

Snoop Dogg is returning to the big screen, starring in and co-producing The Last Man, a sci-fi adventure directed by acclaimed filmmaker Luc Besson. This marks their second collaboration, following the 2006 animated film Arthur and the Invisibles. The project will be produced through Snoop's Death Row Pictures banner, in partnership with Besson and Virginie Besson-Silla of EuropaCorp.While plot details remain largely confidential, The Last Man is rumored to be a post-apocalyptic narrative inspired by classic sci-fi influences like Planet of the Apes and Snoop's own song "Last Man Standing." The film is expected to blend Besson's signature mix of sci-fi, comedy and action-reminiscent of his cult classic The Fifth Element.Scheduled to begin filming in 2025, The Last Man promises to be an inn...

A revival of the beloved Malcolm in the Middle TV series is officially in the works over at Disney+.Variety reports that the series will return with original creator Linwood Boomer, with Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek all reprising their roles as the Wilkerson family — son Malcolm, father Hal and mother Lois, respectively. The official logline reads, “Malcolm (Muniz) and his daughter are drawn into the family’s chaos when Hal (Cranston) and Lois (Kaczmarek) demand his presence for their 40th wedding anniversary party.”The upcoming revival will feature a total of four new episodes.“‘Malcolm in the Middle’ is a landmark sitcom that captured the essence of family life with humor, heart and relatability,” said Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television. “Its hilarious ...

A Barbie 2 sequel is reportedly in the works from director Greta Gerwig and co-writer Noah Baumbach.Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that a sequel to the highly-successful film is currently in its "early stages," with Gerwig and Baumbach settling on a story that they can discuss with Warner Bros. Another source claims that the two will be "passing [the script] back and forth as they typically do" in order to get work started. There was no mention of the involvement of lead star and producer Margot Robbie.Representatives for both Warner Bros. and Gerwig and Baumbach denied the rumors, however. “There is no legitimacy to this reporting,” the pair's rep said, with the Warner Bros. rep adding, “THR’s reporting is inaccurate.”Stay tuned for any official announcement.Click here to view full g...

Tangled has become the latest Disney film to receive a live-action rendition. Set to be in progress at the studio, Disney has confirmed that filmmaker Michael Gracey, who also directed The Greatest Showman, is leading the live-action with a script by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. Robinson has been credited for Netflix's campy dark comedy Do Revenge as well as Thor: Love and Thunder and the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot. Disney is reimagining the 2010 animated movie that was inspired by the Brothers Grimm story of princess Rapunzel, known for her magical long hair. In 2010, the film was an animated and musical hit and saw Mandy Moore voice Rapunzel. The plot followed the princess who was eventually rescued from her secluded tower by an outlaw named Flynn Rider. At the time, the flim ga...

As confirmed via One-Punch Man’s official channels, the highly-anticipated anime will premiere its third season in 2025, coinciding with the animated series’ 10-year anniversary.Season 2 was officially released in 2019 and shortly after it ended, it was announced that production for Season 3 had also commenced. No progress updates have been unveiled ever since. In March, an unprecedented trailer was dropped, reassuring fans that the series is still in production.Per previous announcements, J.C. staff will continue to animate the series. Fan receptions were mixed when the studio first picked up the project from Madhouse in 2019. J.C.Staff’s Season 2 presented notable differences both in animation quality and pacing, especially when pitted against the critical acclaim of Season 1. However, c...

Friday Night Lights, the fan-favorite, nostalgic football show from the 2000s is officially getting a reboot at Peacock. Currently under development at NBCUniversal, the official logline for the new series reads, "Following a devastating hurricane, a rag tag high school football team and their damaged, interim coach make an unlikely bid for a Texas High School State Championship becoming a beacon of light for their town." The new series will see the return of Jason Katims, who was the original series' showrunner and executive producer. The original director and executive producer Peter Berg is also returning alongside original executive producer Brian Grazer. Friday Night Lights first aired in 2006 and went on for five seasons. The series was inspired by the 1990 novel of the same name by ...

Tom Holland has officially launched his new production company Billy17 alongside his brother Harry Holland and Will South. The group has signed a production deal with Sony Pictures and the trio is set to release an original project together to kick off the partnership.Under Billy17, the trio have been developing a film titled Burnt. Academy Award winner Rodney Rothman is set to pen the script, but so far, the plot details have been kept under wraps. The film is expected to see Tom Holland star. Tom and his team at Billy17 are also set to be producing an adaptation of Graeme Simsion's bestselling novel The Rosie Project with Sony Pictures. Alongside Amy Pascal, Billy17 will also be producing an adaptation of The Winner, a novel by Teddy Wayne which also has Tom attached to starring. In an o...

Sam Mendes' upcoming Beatles biopics may have found its Paul McCartney in Paul Mescal.The casting news was revealed by Gladiator II director Ridley Scott, who told Christopher Nolan after a screening of the sequel that stars Mescal in one of the lead roles. When Scott told his fellow filmmaker that his next project will be the thriller The Dog Stars, Nolan asked if there's any truth to the rumor of Mescal's casting in the upcoming film. “Yes,” Scott answered via THR, but quickly changed his tone. “Maybe. Paul is actually stacked up, doing the Beatles next. So I may have to let him go.”Nothing is confirmed as of writing, however Mescal previously told Entertainment Tonight that "it would be a dream come true" for him to be part of the project. “It would be an incredible story to be attached...