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  • Original ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Anime Heads to Netflix; Original Japanese Cast will Dub Live-Action Series

    Original ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Anime Heads to Netflix; Original Japanese Cast will Dub Live-Action Series

    The original Cowboy Bebop anime is heading to Netflix. The news was revealed by the streaming giant today with a short teaser from the classic anime. The anime will join the soon-to-be-released live-action series on Netflix. The live-action take stars John Cho as Spike, Mustafa Shakir as Jet and Daniella Pineda as Faye.

    Cowboy Bebop takes place in the year 2071 and tells of a cataclysmic event that forced humanity to seek shelter on surrounding moons and planets. Spike, a former member of the Red Dragon Syndicate, and the others work as bounty hunters who often find themselves in a mess of trouble. The series first debuted in 1998 in Japan before Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim premiered the series stateside in 2001.

    Entertainment Weekly was also able to confirm the original voice cast will return to debut the forthcoming live-action adaption by Netflix. Confirmed to return are: Koichi Yamadera as Spike, Taiten Kusunoki as Jet, Megumi Hayashibara as Faye, Norio Wakamoto as syndicate hitman Vicious, Gara Takashima as Spike’s love interest Julia, Tsutomu Taruki and Miki Nagasawa as TV hosts Punch and Judy, Takaya Hashi as the Teddy Bomber, Kenyu Horiuchi as Rester House sax player Gren, Masako Isobe as Spike’s former mentor Mao, and Romi Park and Hikaru Midorikawa as Vicious’ twin enforcers Shin and Lin.

    All 26-episodes of Cowboy Bebop are currently streaming on Hulu.

    The series will officially move to Netflix on Oct. 21.

    See you soon Space Cowboy…

    Source: EW

  • ‘Venom: Let There be Carnage’ Crosses $100 Million Domestically in 5 Days, Tying ‘Shang-Chi’

    ‘Venom: Let There be Carnage’ Crosses $100 Million Domestically in 5 Days, Tying ‘Shang-Chi’

    Venom: Let There be Carnage is continuing to dominate the box office.

    The sequel has officially crossed $100 million at the domestic box office after just 5 days in theaters. This ties it with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings for the fastest film to cross $100 million at the domestic box office during the pandemic. As if not impressive enough, the film also beat 2018’s Venom to the milestone, with the first film taking 6 days to do so.

    This year has been a difficult one for most blockbusters. While hitting $100 million would be easy in a pre-pandemic era, most films have struggled to achieve the feat this year. Marvel Studios’ Black Widow hit $100 million after 6 days in release (with the film also on Disney+ at the time), F9 took 8 days to hit $100 million and A Quiet Place Part II did so in 20 days.

    With little to no competition set to hit theaters this weekend, Venom: Let There be Carnage looks likely to rule the box office for a second weekend. The film was directed by Andy Serkis and stars Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson.

    Source: Deadline

  • ‘Shang-Chi’ Passes $200 Million Domestically

    ‘Shang-Chi’ Passes $200 Million Domestically

    Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has achieved a pandemic first.

    After topping the box office for four weeks, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has crossed $200 million at the domestic box office in its fifth week. The film officially crossed the mark on Thursday night, becoming the first film to achieve the milestone during the pandemic.

    Since being in theaters exclusively, Shang-Chi has secured countless box office records, with the most recent being surpassing Black Widow ($183.4 million) as the biggest movie of the year stateside. Black Widow, of course, was released simultaneously in theaters and through Disney+ Premier Access; it would finish its theatrical run at $183.4 million domestically and $379 million worldwide.

    As of right now, Shang-Chi is nearing $370 million at the global box office and may finally have some competition this weekend with the release of Venom: Let There be Carnage.

    Source: THR

  • ‘Venom: Let There be Carnage’ Earns $11.6 Million from Thursday Previews

    ‘Venom: Let There be Carnage’ Earns $11.6 Million from Thursday Previews

    Venom: Let There be Carnage is off to a an impressive start at the box office. Officially opening today, the film pulled in $11.6 million from Thursday previews. That is enough to best the first film, which took in $10 million during Thursday previews back in 2018. At the time, 2018’s Venom managed to break an October record with its opening numbers.

    Reports originally had the sequel on track for $60 million, however, with the preview numbers, it would seem Let There be Carnage is set to devour its competition.

    With strong word of mouth, Let There be Carnage could very well exceed the $60 million estimate and reach above $70 million in its opening weekend. Not only would that put it in line with the first film’s box office performance, pre-pandemic, it would also give it a shot at besting the openings of F9 ($70 million) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($75.4 million).

    Venom: Let There be Carnage is in theaters now.

  • Scarlett Johansson, Disney Settle ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit

    Scarlett Johansson, Disney Settle ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit

    Scarlett Johansson and Disney have settled the Black Widow lawsuit, with both parties stating they’re excited over future collaborations. Details of the settlement have not been made public.

    “I am happy to have resolved our differences with Disney,” Johansson said in a statement. “I’m incredibly proud of the work we’ve done together over the years and have greatly enjoyed my creative relationship with the team. I look forward to continuing our collaboration in years to come.”

    “I’m very pleased that we have been able to come to a mutual agreement with Scarlett Johansson regarding Black Widow,” Disney Studios chairman Alan Bergman said. “We appreciate her contributions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and look forward to working together on a number of upcoming projects, including Disney’s Tower of Terror.”

    Johansson filed suit against Disney back in July when the studio failed to work with her over her compensation for Black Widow. While she was paid $20 million for the film, Johansson was also due back ends based on the film’s box office numbers, which were impacted when Disney released the film in theaters and on Disney Plus Premiere Access the same day.

    Source: THR

  • ‘Eternals’ Actor Haaz Steiman Celebrates the Film’s LGBTQ+ Representation

    ‘Eternals’ Actor Haaz Steiman Celebrates the Film’s LGBTQ+ Representation

    When it comes to Marvel Studios’ Eternals, there are many reasons to be excited.

    Not only is the film directed by Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao, but it will also feature the studio’s first LGBTQ+ couple on the big screen. For LGBTQ+ fans who have sought representation in the MCU, this is a big deal. After the studio received pushback following its “first” gay character in Avengers: Endgame, Eternals will include a gay couple raising a family together. For actor Haaz Steiman it’s all incredibly exciting.

    Haaz will play the husband to Brian Tyree Henry‘s Phastos, something worth celebrating in its own right. However, the duo will also be seen raising a child together on screen and kissing – something not seen often in big Hollywood films, especially superhero ones. In a new interview for Out magazine, Haaz teased his excitement over the film.

    I feel lucky, and I’m grateful. And…I don’t want to sound arrogant, but I feel like Marvel, they were very smart to cast me in it. Because I got to humanize the hell out of it. I got to humanize an LGBTQ+ family and show how beautiful they are.

    Haaz Steiman

    Eternals is about a race of immortal beings with superhuman powers who have secretly lived on Earth for thousands of years, reunite to battle the evil Deviants. The film is written by Chloé Zhao, Ryan Firpo and Kaz Firpo. It will hit theaters exclusively on November 5th.

  • Diego Luna Confirms Production Has Wrapped on ‘Andor’

    Diego Luna Confirms Production Has Wrapped on ‘Andor’

    Production has wrapped on the Disney+ Star Wars series, Andor.

    The news was confirmed by actor Diego Luna in a recent interview with Deadline. “I had the chance to work with a team that I couldn’t be more proud of and admire more,” Luna said. “It’s a hard-core moment to be out there shooting, and we were really lucky. We’re done with the shooting now and getting it ready for audiences to see it.”

    Like many Hollywood productions, the coronavirus impacted production on the Star Wars series. Andor was initially set to kick off filming in 2019, then it was delayed to June 2020, right in the midst of the pandemic. Filming finally kicked off in November 2020 and wrapped in August 2021.

    “I can tell you about this project like no other because I can’t spoil the ending if you’ve seen Stars Wars: Rogue One already”, he teased. “No matter what I say, I can’t ruin the ending.”

    The 12-episode series, which Luna also executive produced, is expected to hit Disney+ in 2022.

    Source: Deadline

  • The CW is Rebooting ‘BABYLON 5’ With the Original Showrunner

    The CW is Rebooting ‘BABYLON 5’ With the Original Showrunner

    The CW is rebooting Babylon 5 with original showrunner J. Michael Straczynski and Warner Bros. Television.

    The new project is said to be a “from-the-ground-up reboot” of the critically acclaimed series which launched in the 90s. Per the announcement, the new series will focus on John Sheridan (played by Bruce Boxleitner in the original series). The character is an Earthforce officer with a mysterious background. He soon finds himself assigned to Babylon 5: a five-mile-long space station in “neutral space.”

    Sheridan’s arrival at Babylon 5 will ultimately result in a conflict with another civilization that’s million of years ahead of Earth. It’s this conflict that’ll put the Babylon 5 crew in the line of fire while making them humanity’s best hope for survival.

    Straczynski will executive produce through his JMS banner for Warner Bros. Television. This is a return to the small screen for Straczynski, who also previously worked on Netflix’s Sense 8 with the Wachowski sisters.

    A release date for the Babylon 5 reboot has not yet been unveiled.

    Source: Deadline

  • Chris Hemsworth Reteams with Russo Brothers for ‘EXTRACTION 2’

    Chris Hemsworth Reteams with Russo Brothers for ‘EXTRACTION 2’

    Chris Hemsworth is officially returning for Extraction 2.

    Netflix announced the news during its Tudum event earlier today. Also returning is director  Sam Hargrave, as well as producers Joe and Anthony Russo. The first film was written by Joe Russo and proved to be a massive hit for the streaming service.

    Hemsworth’s Tyler was thought to have died at the end of the first film when his character was shot and fell into the water, where it was thought he drowned. However, Tyler managed to survive despite it all. In the official teaser, which you can see below, Netflix tagged the teaser as #RakeLives before revealing the sequel was coming “soon.”

    A release date has not yet been announced for Extraction 2.

  • Netflix Unveils First Look at ‘THE SANDMAN’

    Netflix Unveils First Look at ‘THE SANDMAN’

    During its TUDUM event, Netflix unveiled the first look at its upcoming adaption of The Sandman. To introduce the first look, Netflix brought in creator Neil Gaiman and series lead Tom Sturridge, with Gaiman referring to the series as the definitive adaption of his work.

    Along with the first look, Netflix unveiled a series of posters for the series.

    The Sandman does not yet have a release date on Netflix.