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Netflix has unveiled its slate of new programming for August 2024.This month's list is led by the premieres of  The Umbrella Academy: Season 4, Terminator Zero anime, Emily in Paris Season 4: Part 1 and Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE, to name a few. Meanwhile, August will also be the last month for subscribers to catch the likes of Everything Everywhere All at Once, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Spider-Man up to Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and more.Coming To NetflixComing SoonThe Frog (KR) -- NETFLIX SERIESThe Frog is a suspense thriller revolving around the story of people whose peaceful lives are upended and thrown into uncontrollable incidents due to a mysterious guest who arrives in the middle of summer.KENGAN ASHU...

HBO has addressed the recent leak involving the Season 2 finale of House of the Dragon.The network acknowledged the validity of the leak in a statement: “The clips were posted after an unintentional release from an international third-party distributor. HBO is aggressively monitoring and removing clips from the internet, and fans can watch the episode in its entirety this Sunday night on HBO and Max.”Variety reports that the leak stemmed from a TikTok account that posted 14 separate videos equalling to around 30 minutes of footage from the season finale. The account was banned about three hours after the initial uploads, however the videos were able to make its way on to other social media platforms including X (formerly Twitter) and reddit. Additional information, such as the name of the ...

Just last week Marvel and Robert Downey Jr. made an announcement that shocked the comic world. Announcing his return to the MCU to play Victor von Doom aka Doctor Doom, the actor surprised crowds at Comic-Con as he confirms he will be in the upcoming Avengers films from the Russo Brothers. The Russo Brothers previously directed two of the most successful films for Marvel with Infinity War and Endgame. The brothers are also returning for the two new Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. Variety recently reported that sources close to the studio have said that the brothers will be receiving $80 million USD to direct both films. However, RDJ is expected to make "significantly more" for his return. The Russo brothers' deal is not expected to include back-end compensation but it contain...

Hwang Dong-hyuk's popular Netflix series Squid Game is coming to an end in 2025 with its third and final season. The streamer officially announced the news along with the December 26 premiere date of Season 2.The upcoming season will see Lee Jung-jae reprise his role as Player 456 and is set three years after the events of its inaugural season. "Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: look for the man in a sharp suit playing ddakji in the subway. But when his efforts finally yield results, the path toward taking down the organization proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to end the game, he needs to re-enter it," the official synopsis read....

In the first trailer for Greedy People, Joseph Gordon-Levitt portrays a local cop who stumbles upon a fortune after a 911 call goes wrong.Terry (Gordon-Levitt) is onboarding rookie cop Will (Himesh Patel) in the sleepy town of Providence, South Carolina. After responding to a 911 call, an accident leads to the duo discovering a million dollars at the crime scene.Rather than calling for backup, Will and Terry conspire to pocket the money for themselves, though the endeavor proves more difficult than they anticipated. “The community’s quirky residents are lured into the mad dash for cash — ranging from an expectant mom to a masseur to a shrimp company owner — and everyone learns just how far they are willing to go for the almighty dollar,” the film’s logline reads.Alongside Patel and Gordon-...

It's been a couple of weeks since Star Wars: The Acolyte wrapped up with a dramatic season finale, leaving Star Wars fans wondering when the next show will release. While hit series like Andor and The Mandalorian aren't expected to return just yet, the focus shifted to Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Initially announced at Star Wars Celebration in 2022 as a 2023 release, the show was postponed until 2024 and has finally received a release date today."The story of four kids who find themselves lost in the vastness of the galaxy trying to find their way home," serves as the plot according to Disney. Along the way, the group connects with Jod Na Nawood, Jude Law's character, who looks to serve as their leader. While we lack a proper trailer, footage was shared at Star Wars Celebration 2023 and LEGO...

It's official -- Kevin Hart has spoken and he knows exactly who he wants to play him in a biopic. In a recent interview with Vibe, Hart spoke about his upcoming film, Borderlands. During the interview, he was asked who he hopes to play him one day in a biopic. Hart responded that he hopes award-winning streamer, Kai Cenat would play him. The comedian has had a friendly relationship with the streamer over the past few months, even appearing on a Kai Cenat's livestream recently. On the topic of him playing Hart for a potential biopic, Hart believes that Cenat would give a "phenomenal" performance one day. Hart responded to the question humorously, "Is that where we are? 'Kevin, who do you want to play you?' Oh my goodness. I mean, when we get to that point, it’s definitely a great conversati...

Ahead of the release of Gladiator 2, director Ridley Scott spoke to Empire regarding what to expect in terms of action. Known for a long-list of epic battle scenes from films like 2005's Kingdom of Heaven to 2023's Napoleon, the filmmaker shares that the sequence he created for Gladiator 2 is larger in scale than anything he has done before. He told the publication, "We begin the film with probably the biggest action sequence I've ever done. Probably bigger than anything in Napoleon." The film stars Paul Mescal as Lucious, the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), who was the original film's antagonist. The first film came out in 2000 and followed Lucius as a young adult in Numidia. He finds himself back in Rome as a gladiator, with new enemies and reuni...

The trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season two has been revealed. Premiering during the show's panel at San Diego Comic-Con, the trailer gave fans a look at all of the large-scale action to come as the battle against Sauron continues. Prime Video teased in the official synopsis, "Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will." With a runtime of over three and a half minutes, the hefty trailer contains scenes of epic battles, magic, mass destruction, elves and a talking tree. The footage of the struggle for power over Middle-earth raises season ...

Just last month, Amazon Video revealed that it would be adapting SEGA’s long-running Yakuza game into a live-action TV series. While the game franchise is technically called Like A Dragon, it’s largely referred to simply as Yakuza.The streamer unveiled the first teaser for its forthcoming show, entitled Like A Dragon: Yakuza, at San Diego Comic-Con. While the preview doesn’t delve into plotlines, scenes from the underground are interspersed with close-ups of skin being tattooed. Viewers see glimpses of an extravagant party, a stack of cash and a man training to fight.The show takes place between 1995 and 2005 and focuses on Kazuma Kiryu (Ryoma Takeuchi) and his adventures through the fictional Kamurochō, based on Japan’s red light district. At Comic-Con, it was announced that Takeuchi woul...

In a new official trailer, Netflix confirms the Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance will be premiering this October.Taking place in Universal Century 0079 on the Gundam timeline, the new series centers around the One Year War on the European front and is told through the eyes of Zeon’s Red Wolf Squadron. Read the official synopsis below:In the initial stages, Zeon forces gain the upper hand with their powerful new weapon, the mobile suit. However, their inability to fully conquer Earth leads to a prolonged stalemate.Eleven months into the war, the Federation Forces captured a base in Zeon-occupied Eastern Europe. In response, a Zeon composite battalion is dispatched to reclaim the base. Among its members are Solari and her Red Wolf Squadron, a newly arrived mobile suit team from spac...

MAX has released the official trailer for the upcoming and highly-anticipated Batman spin-off series, The Penguin. The series, starring Colin Farrell is slated to arrive this fall. Those who attended Comic-Con this past weekend saw Gotham City return for DC's panel. Farrell joined the panel via Zoom, and was joined by director Matt Reeves as well as co-stars Cristin Milioti and Rhenzy Feliz and makeup designer Mike Marino. Reeves directed The Batman starring Robert Pattinson and is set to be working on its sequel. Sharing the new trailer, Farrell's Penguin is at the center of Gotham's crime scenes, shooting, stabbing and even dumping bodies. Aiming to gain control of the crime streets of Gotham Penguin finds himself entangled in a world of drugs at his Iceberg Lounge club. The trailer sees...