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Following the widespread success of the Halo franchise, which has grossed upwards of $10 billion USD across its projects its titles since the 2001 launch, it only made sense to keep growing. That led to the creation of the Halo TV series, which made its debut in March of 2022 on Paramount+. Now the series is back for more as the streaming service has released the official trailer for season two of Halo.With striking visuals of intergalactic battles, the new trailer offers a sneak peek of action-packed and emotional visuals that line the story. "Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. As humanity’s best hope for winning the war, John-117 discovers his deep connection to a mysterious alien structure that holds the key to humankin...

The highly anticipated Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black has unleashed its first trailer – and while the revered songstress may be hard to emulate, actress Marisa Abela does a pretty convincing job.As Winehouse's "Back to Black" plays in the background, Abela strolls the streets of London, bouncing from the stage to the tattoo parlor to her childhood home.  "I don't write songs to be famous. I write songs because I don't know what I'd do if I didn't," Abela opens the trailer, mirroring the late singer's aesthetic to a tee. "I want people to hear my voice and just forget their troubles."Per the film's official logline: "Back to Black is a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking studio album, Back to Black. Told from Amy’s pers...

After over two decades of questioning who No Face is, Spirited Away fans finally got Hayao Miyazaki's answer.SoraNews24 reports that the filmmaker and Studio Ghibli co-founder shared his answer via the social media account of Kinyo Roadshow, the primetime Friday night slot for movies on Nippon TV, which is also the station that acquired Studio Ghibli in October 2023. Miyazaki's explanation was revealed while Kinyo Roadshow live tweeted some lesser-known facts about Spirited Away as it aired the film as its first TV event of 2024:“Who exactly is No Face? Director Hayao Miyazaki says, ‘There are many people like No Face in our midst…it’s the type of person who wants to latch on to others but doesn’t have a sense of themselves. They are everywhere.’ No Face exists without a sense of self and ...

A new Paul Thomas Anderson film is on the way and its shaping up to be one of the most expensive of his career. According to Variety, Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn are now attached to the untitled film. They are joined by Regina Hall and Warner Bros. is expected to produce the film.It has long been rumored that DiCaprio and Penn will be in the film and now the news has been confirmed. The filming is set to start this month in California, where most of Anderson's projects have unfolded. Not much is known of the film, however, the movie is slated to have a contemporary setting. Much of the details are kept under wraps, so much so that Warner Bros. wanted to keep its producing role a secret. Insiders have noted that the project is nearing $100 million USD in budget. Anderson h...

The Walking Dead staples Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira return as Rick and Michonne in the trailer for the upcoming spinoff, The Ones Who Live.The limited series will continue the intertwined storylines of the original show's main characters. Season 10 saw Michonne leaving Alexandria to look for Rick, who many presumed was dead in season nine after blowing up a bridge to save the group from a horde of zombies. In The Ones Who Live, the pair are hoping to be reunited once again. “Kept apart by distance. By an unstoppable power. By the ghosts of who they were. Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead … and ultimately, a war against the living," the official description reads. "Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike ...

Most of us remember U.S.A. for Africa's 1985 "We Are the World" performance, spearheaded by the initiative's big-name musicians including Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan –  but what many of us are unaware of is "We Are the World"'s "untold story," what actually went down behind-the-scenes at Henson Studios to pull the track together. Netflix's The Greatest Night in Pop documentary compiles never-before-seen archival footage from the 46 musicians behind the song, as well as present-day interviews to provide a firsthand look at the making of the influential performance.Directed by Bao Nguyen, the doc includes interviews from Richie and Springsteen along with Smokey Robinson, Cyndi Lauper, Kenny Loggins, Dionne Warwick and Huey Lewis. Some of the pr...

The official trailer for the second season of HBO's Tokyo Vice series is here.Debuting February 8 on Max, season two will feature a total of 10 episodes and will premiere with two episodes in its first week. Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe will return as American journalist Jake Adelstein and Japanese detective Hiroto Katagiri, respectively:"Loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein’s first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat, season two of the series, filmed on location in Tokyo, takes us deeper into the city’s criminal underworld as Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) comes to realize that his life, and the lives of those close to him, are in terrible danger."Joining Elgort and Watanabe in the main cast are Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, Ayumi Ito, alongside...

Kaitlyn Dever is joining the second season of HBO's The Last of Us series adaptation as Abby.As per The Hollywood Reporter, Abby is described as "a skilled soldier whose black-and-white view of the world is challenged as she seeks vengeance for those she loved.” Dever was a fan favorite for the role of Ellie due to her resemblance to the character and reportedly even auditioned for the role, but was not given the part as producers wanted a younger actor; it eventually went to 20-year-old Bella Ramsey.“Our casting process for season two has been identical to season one: we look for world-class actors who embody the souls of the characters in the source material,” showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann said in a joint statement. “Nothing matters more than talent, and we’re thrilled to ha...