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Syfy and USA have shared a brand new trailer for its forthcoming horror series, The Legacy of Chucky, during its panel at Comic-Con@Home. A followup to 2017’s Cult of Chucky, the TV series stars Zackary Arthur as Jake Webber, who is described by Child’s Play franchise creator Don Mancini as “a 14-year-old gay boy who’s bullied and sort of lost after the recent death of his mother.” After purchasing Chucky at a yard sale, he seemingly begins to succumb to the evil doll’s influence as Chucky begins a series of murders that reveal the town’s “deep hypocrisies and hidden secrets.” “One of the things I wanted to do was bring [the franchise] back to its Child’s Play roots and have the protagonists [be] kids,” Mancini told EW. “But since, with the first couple of movies, we’d already delved into ...

In an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience last week, Joe Rogan accused Saturday Night Live of being a “den of thieves” that stole ideas and material from not only writers but also performers. Speaking to Shane Gillis during his podcast — who himself was fired from SNL after past racist remarks he had made surfaced — Rogan claimed that “By all accounts, that place is a den of thieves,” reflecting on his earlier conversation with Jim Breuer, who was a cast member on the show from 1995 to 1998. “You hear Jim Breuer’s account of the climate in that place and it’s horrific,” he continued. “They’re all stealing from writers, they’re stealing from performers. If you’re a writer and you submit your packages, the higher-up writers will steal your shit, according to Breuer.” “If ...

Netflix has dropped its official trailer for its new six-part documentary series, Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami. The show is set to follow up the 2006 film, Cocaine Cowboys and will similarily focus on the rise of coke in Florida and its drug war. Netflix stated that the docuseries will be mainly about “the South Florida traffickers indicated in one of the largest drug cases in U.S. history.” The Kings of Miami dives deeper into the stories of Cuban exiles Salvador “Sal” Magluta and Augusto “Willy” Falcon. Both Sal and Willy were supposedly America’s greatest distributors for Colombia’s biggest drug cartels. It has been alleged that the pair brought in more than 75 tons of cocaine into the U.S in the 1980s. The synopsis from Netflix reads, “The high school friends built a reputed $2 ...

Lee Isaac Chung has reportedly exited the live-action adaptation of Makoto Shinkai‘s revered anime film, Your Name. The Minari filmmaker was announced as Your Name.’s director in September 2020, joining producers and distributors Paramount Pictures, Toho and J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot. The studio is now supposedly “acting fast” to replace Chung, who was already named the second director after Marc Webb’s departure in 2019. Previous reports have stated that Your Name. will have a “Western viewpoint” and will replace the original plot of a boy and girl living in Tokyo and Gifu to a boy from Chicago and a Native American girl in a rural town. Abrams is a big fan of the 2017 film, and he acted fast to acquire the rights. Stay tuned for more info on the Your Name. adaptation. Elsewhere in entertain...

Riding her success from In the Heights, Afro-Latina actress Leslie Grace has now been cast as the titular superhero in DC, Warner Bros. and HBO Max’s upcoming Batgirl. According to Deadline, the new film will feature Grace as Barbara Gordon, daughter of Commissioner Gordon, who’ll be donning the cowl for this iteration. She’ll be joined by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah as co-directors, with Christina Hodson penning the script and Kristin Burr producing. The project will also make its debut exclusively on HBO Max, making it one of the first DC properties to do so. Plot details remain scarce at this point, but reports suggest it’ll likely premiere in 2023. “With Batgirl, we hope to take the audience on a fun ride and see a different side of Gotham,” said Burr earlier this yea...

At the recent San Diego Comic-Con virtual event, Toei Animation delivered a teaser video for the upcoming Dragon Ball Super anime film. Coming after an early announcement, the 21st film for the Dragon Ball franchise teaser reveals the official title and character designs. Titled Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, Toei will be employing different animation technology to offer fans a new visual expression. The panel of Masako Nozawa (voice of Goku), Akio Iyoku (executive producer of the Dragon Ball series and editor for series creator Akira Toriyama) and Norihiro Hayashida (producer of the television anime and movies for the Dragon Ball series) delivered a look at Goku rendered in the new display along with one of the new characters set to appear. Additionally, updated designs for Piccolo, Pan a...

Netflix has released the official trailer for its upcoming anime The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. The trailer sees a young Vesemir, voiced by Theo James, tracking down a witch as the air amongst him changes and his surroundings begin to turn against him and his fellow monster hunters. The anime series explores the origin story of Vesemir, a rogueish monster hunter who has escaped his life of poverty with the help of Deglan. He is largely successful at slaying various monsters, however, it appears that his luck has turned when faced with a contract hunt for a witch named Tetra, who is voiced by Lara Pulver. Others joining the cast include Mary McDonnell and Graham McTavish. The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf hits Netflix on August 28. The anime series gives fans of the fantasy franchise ...

In an interview earlier this year, Army of the Dead director Zack Snyder told us that he had a great time working with Netflix — which he sees as part of the future of cinema — so it comes as no surprise that the two forces are joining once again to make a sequel for his popular zombie heist film. The announcement of the sequel comes shortly after an anime spin-off and prequel film named Army of Thieves have already been confirmed by the director and the streaming giant, the latter of which is scheduled to arrive later this year and follows Matthius Schweighöfer’s safecracker character Ludwig Dieter in the early days of the zombie outbreak. As for the sequel itself, Snyder will once again be working with Shay Hatten, the co-writer for the original film. On top of confirming a seq...

Earlier last month, Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel spoke to Men’s Health about his feud with co-star Dwayne Johnson, suggesting that he was responsible for the latter’s exceptional performance in the films due to his “tough love,” and now Johnson has finally responded to those comments. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter to promote his upcoming film Jungle Cruise with Emily Blunt, Johnson was asked about Diesel taking credit for his performance. “I laughed and I laughed hard,” he responded. “I think everyone had a laugh at that. And I’ll leave it at that. And that I’ve wished them well. I wish them well on Fast 9. And I wish them the best of luck on Fast 10 and Fast 11 and the rest of the Fast & Furious movies ...

Michael B. Jordan and his Outlier Society company might be working on a Superman project for HBO Max. According to reports, Outlier Society hired a writer to pen the script of what sources state could be a limited series. The Superman project supposedly focuses on Val-Zod, the second Kryptonian “who took on the mantle of Superman after the Kal-El of his reality was killed in an invasion of Earth-2 by Darkseid and his army of Parademons.” Jordan will be producing and possibly star in the series, however his commitment as the lead actor is still under wraps. Jordan previously shot down rumors about his involvement in Ta-Nehisi Coates and Warner Bros.’ Superman project, which will be a reimagining of Clark Kent. “It’s smart of DC to grab Ta-Nehisi to go ahead and adapt that project,” he said....

Though fans were unable to attend the opening ceremony for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Japan still managed to put on quite the show — complete with the parade of nations, which enlisted an orchestrated video game soundtrack, a performance with human Olympic pictograms and an awe-inspiring drone show. Near the end of the opening event, a fleet of 1,824 drones rose above the stadium and illuminated the night, forming the official symbol of the Tokyo Games. The drones then smoothly transitioned into the shape of the Earth, shining the appropriate colors to map out each continent. A reworked rendition of John Lennon‘s “Imagine” then echoed across the stadium as the assembled drones slowly rotated in unison. ? Drone appreciation post! ? 1,824 drones light up the sky above the Olympic Stadium as th...

Titane, the winner of the esteemed Palme d’Or prize at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, has received an official U.S. release date. Julia Ducournau’s horror film is set to premiere on October 1 with NEON distributing the movie stateside. Titane stars Agathe Rousselle and Vincent Lindon and “revolves around a woman who has sex with cars after growing up with a metal plate in her head from a car accident.” The cast also includes Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh, Mara Cisse, Marin Judas, Diong-Kéba Tacu, Myriem Akheddiou, Bertrand Bonello and more. Ducournau made history as the first female director in 28 years to win the Palme d’Or, and Cannes jury president Spike Lee also caused an unforgettable commotion when he prematurely named the winner during the post-event press conference. The Ame...