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Wes Anderson's newest short film THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR is hitting Netflix this year.The streamer confirmed that the Venice Film Festival title will premiere on Netflix this September 27, and is an adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1977 story of the same name. THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR stars Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley and Richard Ayoade and follows "a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling."THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR hits Netflix on September 27, following its premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 1.Elsewhere in entertainment, Rick and Morty season seven has a release date.Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast

The seventh season of Rick and Morty has received a release date on Adult Swim.Set to return on October 15, the upcoming season will feature a total of 10 new seasons and will be available to stream in 2024. A press release read, “Rick and Morty are back and sounding more like themselves than ever! It’s season seven, and the possibilities are endless: What’s up with Jerry? EVIL Summer?! And will they ever go back to the high school?! Maybe not! But let’s find out! There’s probably less piss than last season. ‘Rick and Morty,’ 100 years! Or at least until season 10!”“It’s happening,” Adult Swim President Michael Ouweleen said in a statement. “Thanks to the talent of the entire show team, we can all enjoy 10 new episodes that yet again raise the bar for comedy and animation. This season prov...

Dune: Part Two has officially been delayed to 2024. The Timothée Chalamet-starring story of Paul Atreides has been pushed back due to the on-going WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Due to these strikes, the actors may not do press. Warner Bros. made the announcement earlier this week after Variety exclusively reported last month that the film sequel is slated for a 2024 release date. Other films like the Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has been pushed back another month. However, other titles like Wonka and The Marvels are expected to keep its release dates. Both Warner Bros. and Legendary are optimistic that next year's spring is still ideal for releases. Sony is the other major studio delaying several of its films amid the strikes. Last month, the company pushed back Kraven the Hunter, Ghostbus...

Barbie has arguably been the movie of the summer. Not long after the Greta Gerwig film hit $1.18 billion USD, making it the highest grossing live-action by a female director ever, the Margot Robbie-starring film is now officially the highest grossing film of 2023 in North America. The movie surpasses The Super Mario. Bros Movie, which collected $574 million USD domestically. Barbie, on the other hand, has already generated $575.4 million USD.As of now, the Mattel fantasy comedy starring Robbie and Ryan Gosling has crossed $1.3 billion USD globally and is slated to surpass Mario's $1.35 billion USD soon as the biggest worldwide release of the year. In 2023, only these two films have crossed the $1 billion USD mark and neither were superhero adventures or sequels of popular franchises.For it...

Euphoria creator Sam Levinson has shared an update on the show's upcoming third season.In the recent Elle cover story of lead actress Zendaya, Levinson briefly shared that season three of the successful HBO series will be a "film noir" from the perspective of Zendaya's Rue, and will “explore what it means to be an individual with principles in a corrupt world.” He also opened up about working with the actress stating that “[s]he’s the most competitive person I know, in a good way," and is "constantly growing as an artist and always seeking a challenge." Levinson added, "She’s never complacent."An official release date or plot for season three is yet to be announced, and there is talks of a time jump following the end of season two. The upcoming season will also not see the return of staple...

After a little over three years since it was first teased, the Prime Video live-action adaptation of Bethesda Game Studios' wildly popular Fallout, is expected to see a premiere sometime in 2024 -- under the vision of Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the creators of HBO's Westworld.Since it was first announced, we've seen leaks about who will be starring in lead roles, like that of Walton Goggins and early looks at the set featuring a Super Duper Mart distressed to fit the game's dystopic atmosphere.In a previous statement on the live-action adaptation, Nolan and Joy shared "Fallout is one of the greatest game series of all time. Each chapter of this insanely imaginative story has cost us countless hours we could have spent with family and friends. So we’re incredibly excited to partner with T...

Following the reveal of the trailer for Netflix's Rebel Moon, the streaming giant announced that it will also be releasing another Zack Snyder director's cut. Different from his cut of the Justice League, the special cut is of the epic space sci-fi is meant to give fans more insight into the plotline.In an interview with Tudum Snyder said, "The director's cut is close to an hour of extra content, so I think it's a legitimate extended universe version. You really get to see a lot. It's just more painted-in all the way." He added, "The director's [cut] is a settle-in deep dive, which I have notoriously done throughout my career. I don't know how I got into this director's cut thing, but what I will say about it is that, for me, the director’s cuts have always been something I had to fight fo...

Bad Bunny makes an appearance in the new trailer for Prime Video’s Cassandro. Directed by Roger Ross Williams, the biopic stars Gael García Bernal as famous gay wrestler Saúl Armendáriz, also known as Cassandro.Set in the early 1980s, Cassandro lives in Texas but frequently competes in lucha libre matches in Mexico. After connecting with a new trainer, he pivots to competing as an exótico, a campy male wrestler who fights wearing feminine costumes.Bad Bunny's cameo sees him appear alongside Bernal. While the storyline of his character, Felipe, isn’t known, it’s possible he plays the potential love interest of Cassandro.The singer is no stranger to wrestling, having competed in WWE a few times himself. He’s also been building out its acting resume as of late, most recently having appeared i...

Netflix has officially released the teaser trailer for the first part of Zack Snyder's epic sci-fi film. The first part, which is titled A Child of Fire, lands on the streamer at the end of the year. The sci-fi epic follows the story of a young woman named Kora who is played by Sofia Boutella, who is on a mission to search for fighters to help fight off an impending invasion by rule Regent Balisarius, who is played by Fra Free. In the official plot description Netflix shares, "When a peaceful colony on the edge of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, Kora, a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite with her in making an impossible stand against the Mother...

Netflix has unleashed the official trailer of its forthcoming thriller-mystery Reptile. The movie will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, expecting a glorious reception starring Justin Timberlake and Benicio Del Toro. The Reptile trailer follows Detective Tom Nichols, who investigates a gruesome murder in his town, taking part in an immersive search to hunt down the man or woman responsible. Benicio Del Toro goes into an investigative rabbit hole after the killing of a young real estate agent while also uncovering chaos in his personal life. Justin Timberlake plays the victim's mourning husband, discovering his wife killed in cold blood. Clueless actress Alicia Silverstone takes on the role of Del Toro's wife, aiding in the investigation alongside Eric Bogosi...

Dexter Reed and Ed are back, Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell have reunited in the first teaser for Good Burger 2. Serving as a sequel to the 1997 classic, Good Burger, the reunion between the All That sketch comedy members is set to hit Paramount+ this fall.Good Burger 2 sees the reunion of Dexter Reed and Ed after twenty-six years. According to reports, the film "follows Dexter Reed (Thompson) and original cashier Ed (Mitchell), as they reunite in the present day at fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a hilarious new group of employees. Of course, the duo and new group of coworkers deliver the iconic line, "Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger."Watch the teaser for Good Burger 2 hitting Paramount+ sometime this November.For more entertainment news, "Suga" Sean O'Malley TKOs A...

With less than 10 days to go until the One Piece live-action series make its debut, Netflix has dropped another promotional video to amp up the show’s hype. In offering a behind-the-scenes look at the Hollywood production, the near-4-minute-long video also details how each of the actors fit their respective roles of the Straw Hats Crew.In the video, Franz Spilhaus, the series’ stunt coordinator pointed out the stunt-driven nature of the show. Whether in Eichiro Oda’s original manga or in the long-running TV anime, One Piece is undoubtedly an adventure story that’s packed with action and dynamic battle sequences. Some of the craziest fight scenes are carried by Zoro and Luffy. On this topic, Spilhaus noted that Mackenyu (who plays Zoro) is “very well-versed at katana work,” and has “a style...