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Pack your bags — HBO's The White Lotus season three is officially set to premiere February 2025.As per Variety, the news was confirmed by Warner Bros. Discovery global streaming chief JB Perrette during Wells Fargo's tech and media conference. The upcoming third season, which follows the dark comedy format of its predecessors, is set to take place in Koh Samui, Phuket and Bangkok in Thailand. Joining the cast are Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Dom Hetrakul, Tayme Thapthimthong, Walton Goggins and BLACKPINK's LISA, while Natasha Rothwell will reprise her role as Belinda.In addition to The White Lotus, Perrette announced that Euphoria season three is aiming for a return in 2026 as production is scheduled to begin in January 2025. Meanwhile, The Last of Us season ...

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Mattel following the debacle that saw the company mistakenly print a URL to a pornographic site on a special-edition Wicked dolls packaging. Filed by a South Carolina resident, court documents stated that the the lawsuit was launched after she purchased the toy for her young daughter who then visited the x-rated website that seemingly had "nothing to do with the Wicked doll." The toy company mistakenly printed a similarly-titled website for the the adult-entertainment site Wicked Pictures as opposed to the actual film web page. The plaintiff has alleged that Mattel did not offer a refund and believes that her child suffered "emotional distress" after the misprint led to her entering the pornographic website.The lawsuit reads, "These scenes were...

Disney has officially dropped the official trailer for its upcoming live-action remake of Snow White. Starring Rachel Zegler, who plays the titular princess, her vocals shine through in tandem with the seven dwarfs and Gal Gadot as she makes a villainous return as the evil queen. Directed by Marc Web, the film is the latest Disney remake of the 1937 animated classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Sharing the familiar story arch, the plot follows Snow White as she navigates life after the jealous and wicked queen, who is also her mother, orders her murder. As she runs through the forest, escaping the evil queen, she receives help from seven dwarfs in a cottage.Zegler had her film breakout role in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story. She now returns to the big screens to star alongside Gado...

Team Roc, the social justice division of JAY-Z's Roc Nation, is set launch its true crime podcast Corruption Uncovered on December 6.The upcoming podcast will be hosted by journalist Josie Duffy Rice and focus on the criminal justice system in Kansas City, Kansas, investigating "the longstanding allegations of corruption" that have been made against its police department. Corruption Uncovered is set to dissect the trial of former KCKPD detective Roger Golubski, who was facing federal charges for extorting and raping Black women and teenagers, as well as include interviews with survivors, impacted families, community members, attorneys and national and local activists. However, Golubski was just found dead in an apparent suicide on the first day of his federal civil rights trial.Earlier thi...

As the end of the year nears, Oxford University Press has once again revealed the Word of the Year. For 2024, "brain rot" comes out on top as becoming a worldwide public discussion after much analysis Oxford Press's language date.According to the dictionary, brain rot is a noun and defined as, "Supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as a result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration." The term "brain rot" received over 37,000 votes and was gained prominence this year. As society is dealt with the overconsumption of excessive low-quality online content, the term "brain rot" has been a common one when discussi...

Disney's Moana 2 has taken a the crown with a Thanksgiving box office record. The Polynesian animated film recorded a $221 million USD debut over the course of the five-day holiday frame. Moana 2 breaks the previous record set by 2019's Frozen II which had a $125 million USD debut and 2013's Hunger Games: Catching Fire at $109 million USD. This marks the largest five-day debut in history, also overtaking Universal's The Super Mario Bros. Movie behemoth in 2023. The three-day tally also marks the best start for Walt Disney Animation. So far, the sequel hit far above early estimates of $135 million to $145 million USD. Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman said in a statement, "This is a moment to celebrate, and we’re thankful to all the moviegoers and fans who’ve helped make this a ...

Fast X: Part 2, the upcoming installment in the Fast & Furious universe, could be arriving by Spring 2026.Vin Diesel himself teased the news on Instagram, sharing a photo of him and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the process. “I got universal in one ear saying we need FastX2 by March 2026! I have Comcast in the other ear saying we need two movies to be the Finale!" he wrote in the caption, further stating that his and Johnson's character are due to reunite and put their beef to an end. "Then the writer on Fast Five sent me this image and said we need to see DOM and HOBBS resolve their differences. I just want to get back to real street racing, practical stunts… and a reunion of that beautiful brotherhood. Happy Thanksgiving…”While neither the release date nor Johnson's return have been o...

Following news of joining the cast of Peaky Blinders, Barry Keoghan enters a new era as he is set to play the famous drummer Ringo Starr in the new The Beatles film from Sam Mendes. After several months of speculation Keoghan's role was confirmed by Starr himself when he spoke to Entertainment Tonight. He said, "I think it's great. I believe he's somewhere taking drum lessons, and I hope not too many." Deadline was the first to report of plans of casting which saw rumors of Paul Mescal circling the role of Paul McCartney, with Harris Dickinson to play John Lennon, and Joseph Quinn to portray George Harrison. Casting details have not yet been confirmed but Sam Mendes is confirmed to lead the film. His vision is to create four separate, interconnected theatrical films of each of the members ...

Netflix welcomes Player 456 back to the game. Dropping its official trailer for the second season of Squid Game, the streamer reveals new challenges in a death match for the ages.The second installment of the Korean thriller series sees Player 456 played by Lee Jung-Jae return as the titular character as he fights to survive in the competition and tries to put an end to the games all while saving lives. Since he has experience playing these games, he tries to coach the other 455 participants through the fatal "Red Light, Green Light" game, though his instructions were ignored. The trailer gives audiences a glimpse of Player 456's struggle as he leads the group to fight against the guards to survive the next wave of deadly challenges. Returning alongside Lee is Wi Ha-jun as Hwang Jun-ho, an...

Following the release of Omar Apollo's song "Te Maldigo" as part of the singer's acting debut in Luca Guadagnino's Queer, A24 has released a final trailer offering a deeper look into the surreal gay romance.At the start of the trailer, eager fans finally get more previews of Omar Apollo's role in the movie, including a sensual scene with Daniel Craig. However, furthermore, viewers get a proper glimpse at Drew Starkey and fs blossoming relationship as William Lee and Eugene Allteron, respectively. Queer is Guadagnino’s adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ famous novel detailing the hedonic and romantic pursuits of a gay American expat in 1950s Mexico City.The new trailer shows more of the surreal touches Guadagnino is bringing to the screen, as well as scenes from the duo's trip through Sout...

Riot Games and Netflix's League of Legends series Arcane may have officially wrapped up, but the video game developer already has three new TV series in the works.The news was confirmed by Arcane showrunner Christian Linke, who told streamer Necrit94 that the one of the three shows already began pre-production about a year ago. "Noxus, Ionia, and Demacia are getting shows and are [the] next steps in this cinematic universe," he further revealed. "We're far from done, we're really going wide, we're looking at every region and we really now have the ability to build a slate to tell new stories and continue others."(Spoilers ahead for those who are yet to finish Arcane season two): Additional plot details about the next three shows are yet to be revealed, but with the conclusion of the storie...