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  • Brie Larson Joins ‘Fast and Furious 10’

    Brie Larson Joins ‘Fast and Furious 10’

    Fast and Furious is one of the longest-running and most successful franchises that Hollywood has ever seen and will go out in a blaze of glory with a two-part final installment. The film has recently added Jason Momoa as its main antagonist. Joining him is The Suicide Squad actor Daniela Melchior in a currently undisclosed role. Now it seems the franchise has found yet another superhero to join its ranks as Brie Larson has been confirmed for Fast 10. 

    Star and face of the franchise Vin Diesel took to Instagram, sharing a photo of him and Larson and confirming that she would indeed be joining the family. Details on just who she’ll be playing are still under wraps at this team, but we can assume she could be an ally of sorts for Dom and the gang. 

    Production on the final two installments of the franchise reportedly began back in January, with both films being shot back-to-back so that they can release consecutively in 2023 and 2024. Both films will be directed by franchise veteran Justin Lin, who previously directed Fast 9, Fast and Furious, Fast Five, Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, and Fast and Furious 6. 

    Fast and Furious 10 is currently set to hit theaters on May 19th, 2023, and will star Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, and Nathalie Emmanuel. It’ll be interesting to see just who returns for the franchise’s send-off and those who are believed to be dead may just crawl out of the shadows for one final appearance. 

    Source: Instagram

  • Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul Returning for ‘Better Call Saul’ Final Season

    Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul Returning for ‘Better Call Saul’ Final Season

    While it’s great to see characters return that isn’t always the case if it ends up forced. Sure, it’s great to see your favorites back but does it really fit into the story well. Better Call Saul has done a great job at bringing back some popular characters from its predecessor series, Breaking Bad. We saw fan-favorites like Mike Ehrmantraut, Nacho Varga, Gus Fring, Tuco Salamanca, and Hank Schrader make their return. Each served a purpose and overall added something to the series. It looks like they are kicking it up a notch with the upcoming finale.

    “Yo Mr White!” is something we never thought we would hear again as the series came to an end, as Walter White was presumed dead. It seems our luck may have changed as Peter Gould, co-creator of Better Call Saul, has confirmed that Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will indeed be reprising their roles.

    I don’t want to spoil things for the audience, but I will say the first question we had when we started the show was, ‘Are we gonna see Walt and Jesse on the show?’ Instead of evading, I’ll just say yeah.

    Peter Gould

    Gould continued on to discuss that how the pair return will remain a mystery until it happens, as not to spoil it.

    “How or the circumstances or anything, you’ll just have to discover that for yourself, but I have to say that’s one of many things that I think you’ll discover this season.”

    Peter Gould

    That is not all, as we did also get a new image of the duo teasing their return in the upcoming series.

    Their return will surely be interesting, as during the time this series takes place, Walter White has yet to “break bad” and amass his drug empire as Heisenberg. Its possible we could see them appear in a scene set during the events of the show that somehow fits into the story, but we’ll just have to wait and see.

    Source: Variety

  • ‘Kingdom Hearts 4’ Announced During 20th Anniversary Event, New Key Art Released

    ‘Kingdom Hearts 4’ Announced During 20th Anniversary Event, New Key Art Released

    It’s been a long wait for fans of the Kingdom Hearts franchise, but the big event has finally taken place. Many were hoping to see some kind of announcement on the franchise’s future after it took a vow of silence in 2021. Once the doors opened to the Japan-exclusive event, some have been sharing pictures from the event and it seems that the key art of the event gave us our first tease of a fourth entry in the franchise.

    While some doubted if the visual is actually teasing the fourth entry, even if the placement and showcase of Sora counting down with his various costumes seemed like an obvious hint. Luckily, it seems an announcement was done behind closed doors, but luckily @aitaikimochi shared some insights into what the announcement included.

    Shortly after, the official Kingdom Hearts account dropped the full trailer including all the announcements for the event, which offers our first glimpse at a very different version of the franchise taking place within Quadratum.

    It looks like quite the departure from what we’ve seen from the franchise so far, especially with a completely revamped art style and the modern setting hinted at by the Re:Mind DLC’s secret boss. We even get a glimpse of combat that remains a bit flowing but with more interactive elements. It also seems like it might be moving away from visiting multiple worlds but focusing on one singular location. So, perhaps Kingdom Hearts 4 is an open-world game. For now, that is sadly all we know.

    Source: Twitter

  • More ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Marvel Legends Leaks Offers Closer Look at Christian Bale’s Gorr

    More ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Marvel Legends Leaks Offers Closer Look at Christian Bale’s Gorr

    While we’re still waiting for any sign of life for the upcoming fourth entry of the Thor franchise titled Love and Thunder, merchandise dropped to offer our first look at the various additions to the franchise. We got our first look at Jane Foster’s transformation into Might Thor, and only a few hours ago the first look at Christian Bale‘s Gorr the God Butcher.

    While the toy itself only offered a glimpse of a very different interpretation of the character, the side covers of the Marel Legend collection have also leaked with our breast look yet, as provided by @lovethundernews. The line also includes Star-Lord’s updated design and even Thor’s rock-inspired outfit that seemingly has the Nine Realms printed on the shirt.

    There are some curious details with Gorr that stand out. He does have some seemingly scaly skin. So maybe we’ll see him transform throughout the film, as he becomes more and more inhuman as time goes on. His fingertips are also black, which could hint at some magic being involved with his ability. Who knows if it’s connected to Chaos magic as well.

    We know the Venom symbiote now exists in the MCU, but it seems unlikely that he’d already created the All-Black blade based on a little being from a different dimension. Speculation is going to be quite interesting going forward, as we get more from the upcoming release, which is still eyeing a July release without a trailer having been released so far.

    Source: Twitter via Facebook

  • ‘Thor: Love and Tunder’ Marvel Legends Wave Provides First Look at Gorr

    ‘Thor: Love and Tunder’ Marvel Legends Wave Provides First Look at Gorr

    Once again Marvel Studios has allowed the first good look of a character from an upcoming project to leak through collectibles. This time, fans get their first look at Gorr the God Butcher, who will be played by Christian Bale in this Summer’s Thor: Love and Thunder.

    The wave, which features 7 MCU-based characters and a Korg build-a-figure, gives fans their first detailed look at the villain as well as noting that Thor’s “Thunderstrike” costume will be referred to as “Ravager Thor.” It also features “King Valkyrie”, Star-Lord, Groot, Jane Foster’s Mighty Thor and the new Thor armor that has been present in much of the marketing for the film to date.

    From the wave, it seems that Bale’s Gorr will not be an exact adaptation of the character from the comics; in fact, the character seems to resemble the humanoid aliens from 2012′ Prometheus more so than his comic counterpart. Of course, it’s reasonable to assume that Gorr, like many MCU characters, could take on many forms over the course of the film, so this may not be his final look.

    Thor: Love and Thunder is set to strike theaters on July 8, 2022.

  • RUMOR: Arden Cho May Have Joined Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’

    RUMOR: Arden Cho May Have Joined Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’

    Netflix has been busy developing its live-action adaptations of popular animated series from all over the world. One of the biggest on their list is the upcoming adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, which will once again revisit the story of Aang, as he travels through the world to embrace his future as the Avatar while mastering all four elements. We got a good glimpse of the upcoming adaptation of the first season, but it looks like one more actress may have joined the production.

    According to Knight Edge Media, actress Arden Cho may have joined the production in an unspecific role. There have been theories about her potentially joining due to her being in Vancouver for a month filming an unnamed project. She shared this information on her official Twitter back in March.

    The actress made her big splash in the industry as Kira Yukimura on Teen Wolf, where she recently refused to return due to being only offered half the salary as her male co-stars. She’s gone on to have various guest roles on Castle, Hawaii Five-0, and even got a recurring role with Chicago Med.

    With it being unclear who she might be playing, there are quite a few roles to fill for the first season. We know that it’ll likely adapt Book 1 from the original animated series. So, she could have a role as part of the Fire Nation, who’s going to face off against the Northern Water Tribe. She may also be part of the Earth Kingdom and is a tease for what’s to come in the future. We’ll see if this rumor turns out true once we get a first look at the series.

    Source: Knight Edge Media, Twitter

  • Will Aqualad Appear in ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’?

    Will Aqualad Appear in ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’?

    Throughout the character’s long history, Aquaman has had quite a few sidekicks and partners that have helped him defend the seven seas with one quite recently taking the spotlight and becoming quite the fan-favorite. Jackson Hyde is all the rage these days in DC Comics’ Infinite Frontier and rightfully so, beloved by fans as he rises from obscurity to become the only other character to ever don the mantle of Aquaman and join the Justice League. 

    It was recently announced that HBO Max would be developing an origin series for the character with Charlize Theron set to produce. The HBO Max series will be an adaptation of the Young Adult novel You Brought Me The Ocean by Alex Sanchez and Julie Maroh. The project looks to be in early development and, as of this writing, does not have a writer, director, or star attached. It’s also unknown if the series will be set within the DC Extended Universe and whether we could see Jackson team up with Aquaman. However, a report from last year may give us some clarity on that front.

    Back in October of 2021, CinemaReviewed took to Twitter to spill some information on the upcoming film Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom. In that tweet, the site revealed Aqualad would make his live-action debut in the film. What makes this more interesting is that in the very same tweet the site also noted that there were plans for a solo series that was in development at HBO Max.

    https://twitter.com/reviewedcinema/status/1447346151829622788?s=21&t=YwPvocRixL9FyOW4ySV3zQ

    What makes things more interesting is that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is set to play a larger role in this film, reprising his role as David Kane, aka Black Manta. The character in the comics, however, is known as David Hyde and also just so happens to be the father of Jackson. Manta had a brief encounter with a woman named Lucia, a Xebellian refugee, which is where Jackson gets his Hydrokinesis. Being able to explore more of who Manta is and his past could be the way they introduce Jackson into the DCEU.

    We don’t know a whole lot about Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom plot-wise as the film has been delayed from its December 2022 release date to Mar. 17th, 2023 in order to make sure its visual effects are the best they can be. 

    SOURCE: Twitter

  • Den Den Murphy Episode 16 – Chapter 1045 & Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Set Photos

    Den Den Murphy Episode 16 – Chapter 1045 & Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Set Photos

    Luffy has gone full Looney Tunes in One Piece chapter 1045,a s Suki and Joe discuss the chapter, as well as all the fun new looks at the upcoming Netflix series.

  • ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ Speeds Past Expectations to Potential $70M Domestic Opening

    ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ Speeds Past Expectations to Potential $70M Domestic Opening

    It looks like Sonic the Hedgehog is a bonafide box office draw now, as the sequel has become the first true giant family film to release at the box office. At this rate, the film is on its way to $67M, but could even pull in around $69M at the domestic box office. It nabbed an impressive $26.5M on Friday in 4,234 theaters across North America, which also includes its still impressive $7M from Thursday previews. As such, it is currently already $10M ahead of its predicted income and if it keeps up the momentum could go even further.

    It’s also one of the few films to manage to top its predecessor, which managed to open to $58M back in 2020. The benefit was that they managed to roll out the film right before the pandemic hit. While the Ben Schwartz-led project wasn’t able to keep up the usual momentum, it still performed quite well and it’s great to see that the success carried over into the latest entry. As of now, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is definitely taking the top spot for the weekend.

    Other films struggled a bit this weekend, as Michael Bay‘s Ambulance didn’t quite muster enough energy, as it pulled in $3.2M on Friday. It currently is on its way to making $8.1M over the weekend even with its strong push via IMAX and premium formats. Morbius wasn’t doing much better, as it faced a massive 70% drop in its second weekend and seemingly lost all momentum after the negative word-of-mouth with it getting one of the lowest CinemaScore for a Marvel film.

    Source: The Hollywood Reporter

  • First Look at ‘Jurassic World Dominion’s New Dinosaur “Giga”

    First Look at ‘Jurassic World Dominion’s New Dinosaur “Giga”

    Every new entry of the Jurassic World franchise comes with some fun additions, such as a brand new dinosaur that makes the life of our favorite character’s a living nightmare. When the first film was released back in 2015, we met the Indominus Rex. We even got the next evolution of that species in the sequel Fallen Kingdom with the Indoraptor. The third entry, Jurassic World Dominion, will continue that very tradition with the introduction of the new Giganotosaurus, or “Giga” for short.

    Unlike the genetic hybrids, this dinosaur is based on one that existed during the late Cretaceous era. Director Colin Trevorrow shared his approach with this new dinosaur and what inspired the way it’ll play throughout the story. And, in a surprising take, it seems that the Giga is meant to be Jurassic World‘s Joker.

    I wanted something that felt like the Joker. It just wants to watch the world burn.

    Colin Trevorrow
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    The design looks great, and it seems that it’s going to cause a lot of trouble for our extended cast of new and veteran actors in the franchise. Fallen Kingdom ended with the dinosaurs being sent out into the open and escaping their island, which was being destroyed by an active volcano. It’s unclear if this might end the franchise as they capture all dinosaurs once more, or perhaps a new park is established on the mainland to keep them in check. It’ll be interesting to see how the franchise comes together in the upcoming third entry.

    Source: Empire