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If you’ve ever watched the 1986 Super Mario Bros. film The Great Rescue of Princess Peach! and wished it was available in more modern resolutions, you’re now in luck. YouTube channel Carnivol has spent the past few years painstakingly remastering the cult classic, working from VHS copies in the beginning before moving onto 16mm theatrical versions. While currently still unfinished, the project to upscale the movie into 4K has already cost them upwards of $20,000 USD. To complete the full remastering process, Carnivol is hoping to pass over the raw files to someone else who can take them to the finish line. As for those who are unfamiliar with the film, Super Mario Bros.: The Great Rescue of Princess Peach! was first released in 1986 in Japan. The movie follows Mario and Luig...

The trailer for Ridley Scott’s highly-anticipated historical drama The Last Duel has been released. Set in the grey-hued lands of 14th century France, the film tells the true story of an epic duel between the Norman knight Jean de Carrouges and his former friend and squire, Jacques Le Gris, after Carrouges’ wife Marguerite publicly accuses Le Gris of rape. If Carrouges is to fail, not only will he lose his life, but his wife will be burnt at the stake on the charge of false accusations. “The truth does not matter,” a woman tells Marguerite of her impending fate. “There is only the power of men.” Based on the book The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager, the film chronicles the narrative of the last officially recognized judicial duel fought in F...

Paramount Pictures has dropped off the first official trailer of Jackass Forever. The fourth film in Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze and Jeff Tremaine’s franchise, the trailer offers a peek at both the new and classic stunts the group will be pulling off, including being shot out of a cannon, getting slapped by a giant hand, fighting with a bull and receiving injuries. Jackaass Forever will feature the return of almost all of the original cast members including Knoxville, Steve-O, Jason “Wee Man” Acuña, Chris Pontius, Dave England, Ehren McGhehey and Preston Lacy, along with new additions Sean “Poopies” McInerney, Odd Future‘s Jasper Dolphin and Zach Holmes. Guests like Eric André, Chris Raab and Tony Hawk are also set to appear. The upcoming movie will mark the Jackass crew’s first ful...

Michael B. Jordan recently sat down on a podcast with Jemele Hill to discuss his latest film ventures and most notably his role as Killmonger in Black Panther. Jordan joins Spotify podcast Jemele Hill is Unbothered, first to discuss his most recent role in Without Remorse, an Amazon Prime exclusive remake of the classic film, The Thomas Crown Affair. The two dive into a discussion about what it was like for Jordan, a Black actor to play parts that are typically cast as White roles. Jordan made it very clear that he tries his best to avoid being typecasted and to say no to roles that do not advance his long-term vision for his career. Jordan was later asked whether or not Marvel fans will be able to see Killmonger return to the screens for Black Panther 2. The actor appears to not know...

Ahead of Dune‘s new IMAX trailer slated to drop later this week, Warner Bros. on Monday debuted a series of character posters for the upcoming sci-fi epic directed by Denis Villeneuve. The posters feature Timothée Chalamet as the young protoganist Paul Atreides; Zendaya as Chani; Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica; Jason Momoa as swordmaster Duncan Idaho; Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides; Javier Bardem as Stilgar; Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck; and Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. Absent from the poster series is Dave Bautista, who plays Glossu “Beast” Rabban. The Legendary Pictures film marks the latest attempt to adapt Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel into a feature film, following David Lynch’s take in 1984. The plot centers on Atreides, a noble’s bright son with an unprecedented...

As memes have gone beyond that Internet to become a universal language, online platform 9GAG has opened the world’s first “Meme Museum.” Taking over K11 Art Mall in Hong Kong, the online-to-offline exhibition celebrates the creativity of viral and humorous memes from the past and present. Showcasing over 100 memes, the “Meme Museum” features seven themed zones centered around the “Troll Face,” “Doge,” “Disaster Girl” and more. Guests can walk through the “In the Meme-time” retrospective, explore Internet culture from around the world through the “Meme-go-round,” become a meme in the instant “Meme Me” photo booth and get a temporary tattoo at the “Memeingful Tattoo Station.” The exhibition also features the “Beyond the Meme” sensory 4-D interactive experience and the launch of the world’s f...

Brendan Hunt, co-creator of the celebrated Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, has addressed the possibility of ending the show after its third season. Speaking to ComicBook, he revealed that they originally planned on having three seasons, but the audience reaction to the series could change that. “We’ve always seen it as a three-season situation. We still have a three-season story arc in mind, but the thing we weren’t prepared for when we were thinking three seasons, was the degree to which people would take to the show,” Hunt explained. “So, perhaps that intention will be challenged a little bit, but that’s where our head is at right now.” The first season of Ted Lasso was met with critical acclaim, earning several Golden Globe and Emmy nominations including Best Television Series – Musical or ...

Snoop Dogg‘s son Julian Broadus and Dr. Dre‘s son Curtis Young will star alongside Swizz Beatz‘s son Nasir Dean in the upcoming coming-of-age movie Charge It To The Game. One month following the announcement of Dean’s starring role in the film, TMZ reports that Young and Broadus are also slated to make their acting debuts in the forthcoming project. In the movie, which follows four best friends as they navigate the trials and errors of their adolescence, Young will play Kong, one of the friend’s older brothers, Broadus will be featured as Kong’s younger brother and Dean will take the role of Preach, one of the four friends. “This is my first movie and I wanted to get into acting… I always loved the art,” Young told TMZ. “It’s just an art form I’ve always loved. I’m playing a role...

Paramount Pictures has released the final trailer for Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, which showcases the long-awaited story of G.I. Joe’s most enigmatic team member. Starring Henry Golding, the trailer’s opening conflict showcases Snake Eyes professing that he’s not a murderer. Shortly after, he finds himself embraced by a group of 600-year-old Japanese warriors called the Arashikage, after saving their heir’s life. While there, he learns the ways of ninja warriors in addition to acquiring something he’s never had — a home. Soon after, when secrets and his past resurface, things become complicated for the G.I. Joe assassin. The movie also stars Andrew Koji as Storm Shadow, Úrsula Corberó as Baroness, Samara Weaving as Scarlett, Haruka Abe as Akiko, Tahehiro Hira as Kenta and Iko Uwais as Ha...

Shueisha‘s Weekly Shōnen Jump has now announced that Jujutsu Kaisen will be returning to serialization. The popular manga which debuted back in March 2018 recently went on a hiatus due to health concerns for writer and illustrator Gege Akutami. Despite Weekly Shōnen Jump’s editorial department calling for Akutami for quite some time, Akutami pushed on until this June looking to draw towards the conclusion of Jujutsu Kaisen as quick as possible. “Even if I say I’m feeling unwell, this isn’t a serious illness,” he added in his June statement. “Mentally things are functioning as normal, so don’t worry,” said Akutami. According to Weekly Shōnen Jump, Jujutsu Kaisen will be returning in its upcoming issue set to arrive August 2. 【連載再開のおしらせ】８月２日(月)発売の週刊少年ジャンプ３５号にて、#呪術廻戦　の連載が再開いたします。今後とも応援よろしくお願い...

Bill Murray has reportedly joined the cast of Wes Anderson‘s 11th film. The actor’s role and the title of the forthcoming movie are yet to be announced, however sources have claimed that production will begin this August in Spain. Filming was supposedly moved to Spain from Rome, and reports have stated that sets of desert landscapes were spotted in the town of Chinchón, southeast of Madrid. Tilda Swinton also previously confirmed her casting in the film and shared that while they are shooting on-location in Spain, “it’s not about Spain.” Anderson has not revealed any information about the movie either, adding that he’s “not ready to share any details” about the project yet. Murray and Swinton both appear in Anderson’s latest film The French Dispatch, which received a nine-minute standing o...