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The Upside Down heads to Japan for Stranger Things anime spinoff

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It seems that Netflix and The Duffer Brothers are taking Stranger Things outside of Hawkins as according to What’s on Netflix, the streamer is reportedly working on an anime series titled Stranger Things Toyko.There are few details concerning the series, but the site offers a brief synopsis: “An encounter with the Upside Down evolves into a […]

HBO’s The Last of Us will be less violent than the video games

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If you’re familiar with The Last of Us, the brutality is often a selling point. The games are pretty violent, but it’s all in service to the story and often ups the emotional weight. But for many, it’s a bit gratuitous at times. That’s why the creators behind HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us […]

Avatar: The Way of Water joins the billion dollar club at the worldwide box office

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James Cameron has another billion-dollar movie on his hands as Avatar: The Way of Water has now surpassed that figure at the global box office in 14 days.This movie is now the sixth film to achieve that milestone in its first two weeks of release and the first movie to hit a billion since Top […]

Rian Johnson is “p*ssed off” about including Knives Out in Glass Onion title

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Rian Johnson is never one to hold anything back, especially when it comes to his own movies, and in one of his latest hot takes, Johnson sat down for an interview with The Atlantic to look at his new movie, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.The film’s very long title came up, and Johnson offered […]

The Little Mermaid director on reinventing Prince Eric for the live-action movie

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As we near The Little Mermaid, many fans are awaiting what director Rob Marshall does with Halle Bailey’s Ariel. But a large group of people are hoping for a complete revamp of Prince Eric – the love interest from the 1989 animated original.For decades, Eric has been mocked for his bland personality and has little […]

Hideo Kojima on the Death Stranding movie and video game adaptations

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It’s fair to say that any major studio would want to tackle an adaptation of Death Stranding, the hit video game from Hideo Kojima.The 2019 game was a massive success and even spawned a sequel awaiting a release. So, seeing the odd stylings of Kojima and his Death Stranding universe on the big screen made […]

Mary Elizabeth Winstead reportedly playing Hera Syndulla in Star Wars: Ahsoka

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As we board the hype train for Star Wars: Ahsoka, fan favourite acrtess Mary Elizabeth Winstead is now confirmed for the Ahsoka series, which has been rumored for quite some time, and will reportedly star as Twi’tek pilot and Rebel commander Hera Syndulla in a new report from Bespin Bulletin.Syndulla was briefly spotted in a […]

Zachary Levi addresses the state of DC Studios ahead of Shazam! sequel

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It must feel stressful if you’re an actor in an upcoming DC Studios film. Left and right, movies are getting canceled, actors are having cameos removed, and the future of the DCEU-era characters feels a bit murky. That’s why Zachary Levi took to social media to address Shazam! and what the future holds for him.The […]

Black Adam budget skyrocketed after $70 million reshoots

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Black Adam, starring Dwayne Johnson, is joining the ranks of some of the most expensive movies of all time. Sadly, the film won’t be as successful as entries like Avengers: Endgame or even the newly released Avatar: The Way of Water.In a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, the DCEU production saw its budget hit […]