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Lazarus, the highly-anticipated new anime project from Cowboy Bebop’s director, Shinichiro Watanabe, will now be looking at a release window in 2025.A year ago, the first teaser trailer for Lazarus premiered at Adult Swim Festival’s “Toonami on the Green” event. The teaser offered a glimpse into the anime’s characters and sci-fi premise, competing with an electronic and jazz soundtrack. Production will be headed by MAPPA, the studio responsible for animating spectacular projects such as Jujutsu Kaisen and the final season of Attack on Titan, while John Wick’s Chad Stahleski is onboard as the anime’s action director.Lazarus was originally set for a 2024 release. But at the San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, Adult Swim announced that the anime will premiere sometime in 2025. While no new visuals...

It is no surprise that Kevin Feige has a propensity for sequels when it comes to his MCU legacy. The Marvel head honcho recently spoke to Variety about his professional life in Hollywood and his future with Marvel.With Deadpool & Wolverine's imminent arrival in cinemas across the world, marking the MCU's 49th title across film and television, Feige recently received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Reflecting on his career and what he has accomplished, the 51-year-old expressed how watch films as a kid inspired him in his career today. He expressed the importance of sequels and shared, "I always liked the world-building and being able to return to characters. I was always excited for sequels. I was never cynical or rolling my eyes the way people still do today for some reason, ...

The first trailer for the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown starring Timothée Chalamet has been released. The highly anticipated film features Chalamet as the legendary folk singer-songwriter alongside Monica Barbaro and Elle Fanning.Directed by James Mangold and written by Mangold and Jay Cocks, the film focuses on Dylan's early days as a singer in New York City up until his iconic 1965 Newport Folk Festival performance. The trailer starts with a glimpse of culture-shaping NYC staple Hotel Chelsea which Dylan and many other musical legends of the time were known to frequent. From then we get many shots of Chalamet walking the streets of 1960s New York City while Chalamet's rendition of the 1963 song “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall" plays. The iconic Cafe Wha can also be spotted as Chalamet ...

In a recent interview with DiscussingFilm, Kevin Feige spoke about the return of Hugh Jackman's Wolverine in the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine film. To fans' surprise, he brought up how it potentially leaves an opening for the return of Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man to the MCU or even the Chris Evans' Captain America.Feige said on the Downey and Evans' comeback, "That's the key, right? How do you do it in a way that maintains what has come before, and in a great way? And we've been spending, you know, the last two-plus years figuring that out for Wolverine. So, what's to come? We'll see. We're just proud that we, I think, have figured it out for Wolverine. I think Hugh’s appearance and starring role in [Deadpool & Wolverine] is a great sign that it can be done — if great care is tak...

Omar Apollo is set to make his big-screen debut in Luca Guadagnino's forthcoming film, Queer, according to IndieWire. Written by Challengers screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes and adapted from William S. Burrough's 1985 novel of the same name, the movie also stars Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey.While much of the plot is still under wraps, here's what we know: Craig's character, William Lee, is an American expat and war veteran living in Mexico City in the 1940s. He enters a relationship with a younger man, Eugene Allerton (Starkey), who is said to be based on a man known as Adelbert Lewis Marker, who Burrough himself met while traveling through Mexico's capital city and ultimately inspired his novel, per the outlet. Apollo's role in all of this is currently unknown, though it's said to be "top-b...

After months of first-look photos (and just one brief teaser) circulating the internet, the first official trailer for the long-awaited Joker sequel, Joker Folie à Deux, has arrived at last. In the first look at the follow-up to the 2019 film, Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as Arthur Fleck – who, for the first time, finally meets someone who actually understands him.Enter Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. "When I first saw Joker, when I first saw you..." she recalls, mimicking his gunshot-to-the-head action."For once in my life, I didn't feel so alone anymore," she continues."For once in my life, I have someone who needs me," Fleck echoes her sentiment, serenading to the television screen in the Arkham Asylum.The film chronicles the origin stories of the dastardly duo, following them as they w...

As the anticipation for Arcane’s second and final installment continues to build, Riot Games has decided to bring more news related to this much-hyped IP. Alongside Fortiche and Melcher Media, the key contributors in bringing Arcane’s incredibly animated world to life, Riot Games has also joined forces with Insight Editions for a book release.Titled The Art and Making of Arcane, the book serves as a chronicle of everything behind the League of Legends-inspired series.  From never-before-seen artwork, early character designs to over 20 in-depth interviews featuring showrunners, directors, key animators, writers, game designers and musicians.Three editions will be offered, which include the Artifact Edition, Portfolio Editions and the Standard Edition. The Artifact Edition and Portfolio edit...

50 Cent and Drake linked up in Toronto and may have concocted a few ideas for TV.Fif took to Instagram to share a photo of him and The Boy at an event for two of his brands, teasing in the caption that they were "brainstorming" TV projects. "[M]e and @champagnepapi gonna get the [camera] rolling," he wrote, adding, "biggest ting on your TV." Neither one of them actually specified any additional details or confirmed any projects as of writing.Fans were evidently divided in the comments, with most detractors still referring to Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef. Some commenters applauded their alliance, however, writing that this could be a good money-making opportunity for the two artists.Check out the photo below and stay tuned for new announcements. View this post on Instagram A po...

Earlier this summer, Eric Kripke confirmed that The Boys would end with season five. Now, Karl Urban who plays Billy Butcher, has taken to Instagram to confirm tha the final season will release two years from now in 2026. In a heartfelt post shared to his Instagram account, Urban expressed his joy with working with co-star Jeffrey Dean Morgan, stating, "Working with the illustrious @jeffreydeanmorgan was the best part of my day every day. That's all @theboystv for now folks. See you in...2 years (wish it was sooner) for the final season on @primevideo." The post featured a couple of photos of Urban alongside Morgan behind-the-scenes of the recent season. In the fourth season, Urban starred alongside the main cast of Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer...

Netflix has offered another sneak peek for season two of Arcane with a near-one-minute-long official clip from the upcoming final installment.In the video, Yordle scientist Heimerdinger attempts to sneak back into his lab with Ekko. Following the events of the last season, Heimerdinger has settled in Zaun after leaving Piltover and the governing council. The two characters were briefly introduced to each other towards the end of season one, but in this teaser, it appears they’ve become better acquainted.While the teaser provides no hints on the reason why the two characters are sneaking back into the lab in Piltover, it offers a more lighthearted glimpse into the new season, which will mostly revolve around a serious storyline.Watch the new official clip from 'Arcane: Season 2' above. The ...

In a recent interview with BlackTree TV, Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige finally gave an update on the new Blade film. Mahershala Ali has been attached to the project since 2019, but the film has yet to begin production. The film recently saw its second director exit and movement on the project has been slow.Despite the case, Feige has now said that it is likely the new Blade film will be rated R, similar to the new Deadpool movie. When asked if Deadpool's approach has allowed the studio to pivot Feige responded, "I think that's right. I mean, for the last two years as we've been trying to crack that movie, the most important thing for us is not rushing it and making sure we are making the right Blade movie." He continued, "Because there were some great Blade movies years ago — they were al...