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For fans of Japanese street racing manga/anime series Initial D, new leaks now reveal that the sequel MF Ghost is set to receive an anime adaptation. Also written and illustrated by Initial D creator Shuichi Shigeno, MF Ghost was first serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Young Magazine back in 2017. The sequel set in the 2020s, a time where self-driving electric cars have replaced internal combustion vehicles. The story chronicles Kanata Livington (Kanata Katagiri)’s place in Japan’s MFG competitive internal combustion car racing league, founded by Ryosuke Takahashi. It is interesting to note, Kanata is trained by Takumi Fujiwara at the Royal Donington Racing School in the United Kingdom and drives the spiritual successor to the AE86, Toyota 86. The leaks reveal a promotional image that notes ...

The first episode of The Book of Boba Fett has just premiered on Disney+, and now the platform has dropped a behind-the-scenes clip for fans while you wait for its second episode to hit. Following Temuera Morrison‘s reprisal of the infamous bounty hunter, the new clip shows how the original actor of Jango Fett in The Clone Wars returns to don the iconic Mandalorian armor. “What he brings to the performance of Boba is just awesome,” says director Dave Filoni, while Robert Rodriguez added that he “brings all sides of himself when he plays the character. I think the audience is going to be surprised just how likable this character is because of Tem.” Morrison himself reflected on coming back to the character after so many years. “It was an exciting comeback,” he remarked. “It’s wear...

In a slew of Tweets, Ice Cube recently revealed the real reason why Chris Tucker quit the Friday franchise. The 1995 film was dubbed as a cultural phenomenon and grossed over nine times its budget of $3 million USD. At the box office, it made over $27 million USD, which allowed the film to grow into a franchise with its subsequent releases of Next Friday, Friday After Next and others. However, the other sequels did not garner the best reviews, which some have attributed to the fact that Chris Tucker left the films. After rumors surfaced that Tucker’s departure was due to money, Ice Cube took to Twitter to set the facts straight. Faizon Love, who played Big Worm on Friday said that he turned down a role in the sequel because he only made $2,500 USD. Ice Cube argued, “I didn’t rob no f**kin ...

Zack Snyder has now offered fans a first glimpse at what’s to come for his upcoming Netflix sci-fi project Rebel Moon. Currently in its early stages of production, the new film will be helmed by Snyder himself, who co-wrote it alongside Army of the Dead‘s Shay Hatten and 300‘s Kurt Johnstad. The plot will center around Kingsman and The Mummy actress Sofia Boutella, who’ll portray a young woman from a planet facing invasion by a dire force — probably the ominous figures featured in the concept art above. To save her home, Boutella sets off on a journey to neighboring planets in hopes of seeking out warriors that can help protect her colony. According to Snyder, the film will feel very much like the Krypton scenes in Man of Steel “but on the biggest steroids I can gi...

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has now addressed his portrayal of Morpheus in The Matrix Resurrections, explaining that he wasn’t trying to re-create what Laurence Fishburne had done but instead pay homage to his work. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actor spoke about how he came to approach the character, which combines the past of The Matrix franchise with a new dimension. “Definitely playing a character and portraying Morpheus it was my job not to give a literal impersonation of Laurence Fishburne’s performance as Morpheus but to understand that history,” he explained. ”I was fortunate enough to play a character who was aware of the history of the Matrix but also growing into his own, he had sort of a growth and a rebirth to go through for his own self. To me I loo...