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Netflix is expanding its business ventures with a new series titled Calabasas from executive producers Kim Kardashian, Emma Roberts and Pretty Little Liars creator I. Marlene King. Set to bring more of Calabasas to the screens, Kardashian teams up with her American Horror Story co-star for the series, which is based on Via Bleidner's book, If You Lived Here You'd Be Famous By Now. The series follows a 16-year-old sheltered Catholic school girl who finds herself in unfamiliar territory when she transfers to Calabasas High. Kardashian is executive producing with King, her partner Lauren Wagner, Roberts Karah Preiss and Matt Matruski for Belletrist Productions and Alexandra Milchan. King is slated to write the script and take on the role as he showrunner. Calabasas has been a the setting for...

Ryan Gosling is set to star in a space adventure movie entitled Project Hail Mary, based on Andy Weir’s novel of the same name, Deadline reported.Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Project Hail Mary centers on schoolteacher and former molecular biologist Ryland Grace (Gosling) who wakes up from a coma on a spaceship afflicted with amnesia. Grace had been set on a mission to figure out a solution to a global dimming event, which would plunge Earth into an Ice Age in the next 30 years.After waking from his coma with no memory of the past, Grace must draw on his scientific knowledge to carry out the mission.Amazon’s MGM Studios bought the rights to Weir’s novel prior to its publication in 2020 for $3 million USD. Drew Goddard, who previously wrote the script for Weir’s other book-to-film...

Look Back, an upcoming anime film based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s popular one-shot manga has released its first official trailer. Fujimoto is best known for his second major serialized work, Chainsaw Man, which propelled him into both popularity and success as well as winning the Harvey Awards for Best Manga three times between 2021 and 2023.The original source for Look Back features a completely different mood and premise than Chainsaw Man. Published back in 2021, the 143-page standalone web manga follows the coming-of-age tale of Ayumu Fujino, a confident elementary schooler and her shut-in classmate, Kyomoto. The two first cross paths over a friendly rivalry upon discovering their shared love of manga creation, which eventually blossoms into camaraderie as they mature into their young adult...

Amazon’s post-apocalyptic Fallout series will be returning for a second run. The news arrives just a week after the series premiered on the streaming platform with an impressive 1.5 million households watching the first episode within five days of its debut.“Jonah, Lisa, Geneva, and Graham have captivated the world with this ground-breaking, wild ride of a show,” Amazon MGM Studios’ Jennifer Salke said, announcing the second season. “The bar was high for lovers of this iconic video game and so far we seem to have exceeded their expectations, while bringing in millions of new fans to the franchise.”Based on Bethesda’s long-running video game franchise of the same name, the live-action Fallout was helmed by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner and produced by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy...

Mark Zuckerberg has announced a new set of updates regarding Meta AI. For those still unclear to what extent Meta AI can be a part of your lives, the company has a new set of upgrades will help users become better acquainted with the function. With its new virtual assistant, the update makes Meta's entire group of apps even smarter, faster, easier and more accessible.Meta wants you to treat the AI tool as your own virtual assistant that is vailable across all of our apps including WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, Facebook, Messenger, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and soon Quest 3. To get it started, users can message Meta AI directly or in group chats by just tapping on the Meta AI blue circle icon whenever available. With the help of Meta AI, it can assist users in creating, connecting or get...

Netflix officially confirmed that The Witcher is coming to an end with season five.The news was revealed alongside the streamer's announcement that production for season four has begun, and that it will be filmed back-to-back with the final season. The last two seasons will adapt the rest of Andrzej Sapkowski's books — Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow and Lady of the Lake, with season four marking Liam Hemsworth's debut at Geralt of Rivia after taking over the role from Henry Cavill.“It is with huge pride that we begin shooting our penultimate Season of The Witcher with a stellar cast, including some exciting new additions, led by Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia," creator and showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich  said in a statement. "We’re thrilled to be able to bring Andrzej Sap...

Warner Bros. has officially released the trailer for the new M. Night Shyamalan thriller Trap, starring Josh Hartnett, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Marnie McPhail. Taking place at a pop star's concert, Hartnett leads the film and is see in the trailer in character with his daughter Jody at Lady Raven's concert. Midway through the show, Hartnett's character pops out to use the bathroom, only to see that there seems to be heavy police presence surrounding the concert venue and encroaching inside. He quickly learns that they are here after receiving a tip that a famed serial killer is on the loose and is at the concert venue. The plot twist, later reveals that Hartnett is the killer they are looking for as it cuts to a shot of him checking his phone and watching a live feed of a victim ...

Studio Ghibli will be awarded an Honorary Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival this May.The studio makes history as the first group to be awarded an Honorary Palme d’Or and will receive the prize alongside George Lucas, with the two joining the likes of Jane Fonda, Forest Whitaker, Tom Cruise, the late Bernardo Bertolucci, Harrison Ford and more. “I am truly honored and delighted that the studio is awarded the Honorary Palme d’Or,” co-founder Toshio Suzuki said in a statement. “I would like to thank the Festival de Cannes from the bottom of my heart. Forty years ago, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and I established Studio Ghibli with the desire to bring high-level, high-quality animation to children and adults of all ages. Today, our films are watched by people all over the world, an...

Park Chan-wook and Lionsgate Television are developing an English-language TV adaptation of the filmmaker's revered film, Oldboy.The South Korean director is set to produce the series alongside his producing partner Syd Lim, while Courtney Mock and Tara Joshi will oversee the project for Lionsgate Television. Additional details including the cast, plot and a possible release window are yet to be announced.“Lionsgate Television shares my creative vision for bringing ‘Oldboy’ into the world of television,” Park said in a statement. “I look forward to working with a studio whose brand stands for bold, original and risk-taking storytelling.”“Park is one of the most visionary storytellers of our generation, and we’re excited to partner with him in bringing his cinematic masterpiece to the telev...

Quentin Tarantino is no longer moving forward The Movie Critic as his 10th and final film. Deadline was the first to report that the acclaimed director has "simply changed his mind." Sources told the publication that for Tarantino is not looking to rewrite the script or revive the project and that he plans to make his final film a completely new project.Previously, the timeline for the film was pushed back due to another rewrite of the film. Brad Pitt was expected to be cast in the lead role. Tarantino had said before that the film would take place in the 1970s and was set to center around the life of a cynical film reviewer. He also previously said at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023, "I can’t tell you guys [anything] until you see the movie. I’m tempted to do some of the character’s mono...