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Quentin Tarantino recently spoke to Billions co-creator Brian Koppelman about a promise he made to his mother after she disparaged his childhood dream of being a screenplay writer. In a new episode of The Moment, the filmmaker shared that he vowed to his mother, Connie Zastoupil, that she will never receive a “penny” from his success in the film industry after she scolded him for writing screenplays instead of focusing on school. Zastoupil reportedly had “a hard time about [Tarantino’s] scholastic non-ability,” with the director adding that “in the middle of her little tirade, she said, ‘Oh, and by the way, this little ‘writing career’ — with the finger quotes and everything — this little ‘writing career’ that you’re doing? That s*it is f*cking over.” Tarantino continued, “When she s...

Quentin Tarantino recently spoke to Billions co-creator Brian Koppelman about a promise he made to his mother after she disparaged his childhood dream of being a screenplay writer. In a new episode of The Moment, the filmmaker shared that he vowed to his mother, Connie Zastoupil, that she will never receive a “penny” from his success in the film industry after she scolded him for writing screenplays instead of focusing on school. Zastoupil reportedly had “a hard time about [Tarantino’s] scholastic non-ability,” with the director adding that “in the middle of her little tirade, she said, ‘Oh, and by the way, this little ‘writing career’ — with the finger quotes and everything — this little ‘writing career’ that you’re doing? That s*it is f*cking over.” Tarantino continued, “When she s...

Season five of Adult Swim‘s Rick and Morty is wrapping up, but this time with an hour-long episode.  A brief teaser clip has also been released, alluding to what’s coming in the extended episode. The teaser showcases Morty re-filling the portal gun before he talks with Rick about replacing him. Rick then pulls down his “wheel of better things than Morty.” After giving it a spin, the wheel lands on Two Crows, after which Rick states “you’re fired.” The other options on the whacky wheel include Garbage Goober, Bag of Meat, Gene with Donkey Brains, Kyle 2.o and more. The finale is set to premiere Sunday, September 5 at 11:00 pm EST. Check out the short teaser for the episode below. [embedded content] Recently, Adult Swim released an anime episode of Rick and Morty. The 15-minute episode ...

Netflix has released the first trailer for Midnight Mass, an upcoming, seven-episode limited horror series from the creator of The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor, Mike Flanagan. The series takes place on Crockett Island, an isolated island community where existing tensions are heightened after a disgraced man (Zach Gilford) and a charming priest (Hamish Linklater) arrive on the scene. Following Father Paul’s appearance on the island, a series of seemingly miraculous events occur; however, it quickly becomes evident that those unexplained marvels come at a price. Flanagan introduced the series in a letter, writing, “As a former altar boy, about to celebrate 3 years of sobriety, it’s hard not to see what makes this so personal. The ideas at the root of th...

Bam Margera has filed a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures, MTV, Johnny Knoxville and more, alleging illegal dismissal from the upcoming Jackass Forever film. The lawsuit was filed by Margera and his loan-out company, Bam Margera Inc., in Los Angeles Superior Court. In addition to the aforementioned defendants, the group also includes Jeffrey Tremaine, Adam Spiegal a.k.a. Spike Jonze, Dickhouse Entertainment, Gorilla Flicks and others. The lawsuit intends “to seek redress for Defendants’ inhumane, abusive and discriminatory treatment of [Margera], and for their wrongful termination of him from the Jackass franchise he created.” Among the primary claim of wrongful discharge, the lawsuit also alleges violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, fraud, breach of contract, and intentional...

Netflix has just released a new trailer for The Witcher’s anime spinoff film. The first series of the Medieval-set fantasy drama followed a mutated monster-hunter named Geralt, portrayed by Henry Cavill, on his quests throughout an eerie landmass deemed “the Continent.” The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf will serve as a prequel to the live-action series, delving into the origin story of Geralt’s mentor Vesemir, a young witcher, and how monster hunters like him are created. Played by Kim Bodnia, Vesemir will also appear in the live-action series’s second season. The trailer follows a shorter teaser released last month and previews a compilation of fight scenes and encounters with new supernatural monsters. The spinoff comes from Studio Mir, which animated most of the Avatar spinoff The Lege...

The next chapter for the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime has just been officially revealed. Titled JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, this story takes place 10 years after the events of Golden Wind where Jolyne Cujoh, the first female “JoJo,” is sent to prison for a crime she didn’t commit. Through the trailer, we see that she gets a visit from her father Jotaro Kujo as he attempts to spring her from jail while awakening her string-based stand, Stone Free. The anime will faithfully capture Hirohiko Araki‘s manga version which ran on Weekly Shonen Jump from 2000 to 2003 for a total of 17 volumes. Produced once again by David Production, fans can expect JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean to release on Netflix this coming December. Check out the official trailer above. In other entertai...

After its announcers struggled to identify and pronounce “Gundam” during a speed climbing event, BBC Sport posted an image showing the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam statue on Twitter over the weekend. But the caption accompanying the photo received some unwanted attention from fans of the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics came to an end. Reading “Just when you thought speed climbing was frightening enough, you now need to impress a Transformer too at #Tokyo2020!,” many were quick to point out how wrong the statement was. The BBC‘s sports platform had thought that the lifesize RX-0 Unicorn Gundam located in Tokyo’s Odaiba district was a Transformer. The tweet received 2.2K comments, 20.3K retweets and 20.5K likes from fans pointing out the obvious mistake. Following the response...

With phase four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on its way, fans are in for three more films and two TV shows before the year ends. As production has resumed for many of these Marvel projects, there have been numerous MCU leaks that have given fans a small glimpse of what to expect during Phase 4. The latest of leaked photos show Christian Bale portraying Gorr the God Butcher in the fourth installment of the Thor franchise, Taika Waititi‘s Thor: Love and Thunder. The film has recently completed its principla shooting and photos have shown that Loki will be making a reappearance in the movie. However, it is not till now that Bale’s character has been exposed. Christian Bale is set to play the supervillain Gorr the God Butcher. When the news was first announced, many thought it to be unexpe...

Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson are joining forces to host a comedy event in New York City benefitting several 9/11 charities. The special, titled NYC Still Rising After 20 Years: A Comedy Celebration, will feature a slew of top-shelf comedians, including Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Colin Jost, Tom Segura, Wanda Sykes, Colin Quinn, Dave Attell, Jay Pharoah, Jimmy Fallon, John Mulaney, Ronny Chieng, Michael Che, and Amy Schumer on September 12 at Madison Square Garden. “We wanted to put on a fun celebration to honor this great city’s resilience,” Stewart and Davidson said in a joint statement. “It’s nice to be able to do this with friends and people we love.” Both comedians have personal connections to the 2001 terrorist attack’s devastation — Davidson’s father Scott Matthew Davidson, a New Yo...