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Travel back to the nineties with everyone's favorite raunchy teddy bear; in Seth MacFarlane's ted prequel series, a follow-up to the Ted film franchise set to land on Peacock at the top of 2024, MacFarlane draws from his own teenage lore of growing up with his friends in Boston to deliver Ted and young Johnny a full backstory.In true Ted and John fashion, the duo does it all together. They go to school (which includes taking a sex education class...), attempt to talk to girls, and partake in smoking for the first time – before sitting down at a family dinner."The only thing that makes [being sixteen] tolerable is going through it with a friend, even if that friend is a has-been magical teddy bear with a foul mouth and a proclivity for drug use," MacFarlane explained in a release. "We were ...

First look images of Prime Video's upcoming Fallout TV series adaptation are here.The photos unveil a first look at some of the main characters, such as Ella Purnell's Vault Dweller Lucy, Aaron Moten's Maximus, Walton Goggins' The Ghoul and Kyle MacLachlan's Overseer Hank, Lucy's father and Overseer of Vault 33.Also making up the cast are Moisés Arias, Sarita Choudhury, Michael Emerson, Leslie Uggams, Frances Turner, Dave Register, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton, Rodrigo Luzzi , Annabel O'Hagan and Xelia Mendes-Jones. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy serve as executive producers alongside Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, who also wrote and serve as co-showrunners. Athena Wickham of Kilter Films also executive produces with Todd Howard for Bethesda Game Studios and James Altman for Beth...

A new trailer is out for Netflix’s Money Heist spinoff, Berlin. Based on the namesake character from the heist drama, the show looks back on Berlin’s glory days as an ambitious, plotting thief.Set long before he discovers his terminal diagnosis and joins in on the heist at the Royal Mint of Spain, Berlin, who is once again portrayed by Pedro Alonso, is simply chasing his love for a lofty payday. The mastermind has assembled a team to steal $44 million USD of jewels from Paris’ most prestigious auction house.He’s joined in the effort by cybersecurity expert Keila (Michelle Jenner), academic Damián (Tristán Ulloa), the wild Cameron (Begoña Vargas), locksmith Roi (Julio Peña) and gadget guru Bruce (Joel Sánchez).Berlin is helmed by the original Money Heist creator Álex Pina, alongside his col...

In a recent press conference in New Zealand, director James Cameron gave fans an update on Avatar 3. Currently still in post-production, Cameron calls the process hectic. Cameron told 1News chief correspondent John Campbell, "We're into a very hectic two years of post-production right now." He also confirmed the third sequel's release date, "So it will be Christmas of 2025." Earlier in June, Disney announced that the upcoming three sequels in the franchise will be pushed back, extending it into 2031. Originally, Cameron's additional Avatar films release two years apart from one another with the third expected to release in 2024. But now Avatar 3 is opening on December 19, 2025, Avatar 4 on December 21, 2029 and Avatar 5 on December 19, 2031. Based on the current timeline, the last film wil...

The initial reactions for Timothée Chalamet's highly anticipated Wonka are officially here. The prequel to the famous Charlie and the Charlie Factory has received its first round of critics. The film seems to have garnered and overwhelmingly positive review from most, winning over critics from all over. Directed by Paul King, the cast sees Chalamet star as the famous chocolatier. The film is set years before Wonka opened his world-renowned chocolate factory and follows the young man as he opens his first shop. The film also sees Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Matt Lucas, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman and Hugh Grant cast alongside Chalamet. Critics like Courtney Howard were taken by surprise, calling Wonka "a winning confection" and describing it as a film "with perfect amou...

Sony Pictures has released the official trailer for The Book of Clarence. Starring LaKeith Stanfield as Clarence, the trailer gives a glimpse of how he pretends to perform miracles in the attempt of becoming like Jesus of Nazareth and escape poverty. While he is conning those around him to believe in his "miracles," he does not have the intention of hurting anyone. With his newfound fame to elevate his level in society, he wants to make an important mark in the world, just as he sees Jesus doing. However, Clarence quickly learns that he has made enemies within the Roman Empire which sees his miracle making turn into a disaster. The biblical comedy film is directed by Jeymes Samuel and stars David Oyelowo, Omar Sy, Benedict Cumberbatch, RJ Cyler, James McAvoy, Alfre Woodard and more alongsi...

Due to the subpar response to Marvel's Phase 4, it was reported that the studio is considering reassembling the original six Avengers actors for a new film. Amongst those six is of course Chris Evans who played the titular role of Captain America, aka Steve Rogers. With the recent rumor mill in full force, Evans appeared on The View, addressing the potential of his return. According to TheWrap, Evans suggested that the rumors are not impossible. While it seemed that Evans bid farewell to the role in 2019 when Steve Rogers' story appeared to have ended with Avengers: Endgame, Evans is not closing the door on a return. He claims that he has not been contacted by the studio, though he has heard of the reports, "You know, I always see those reports too, and it's news to me. I think every coupl...

With November coming to an end, Max has unveiled its slate of new programming for December 2023.The holiday season will see the arrival of the theatrical production of Spirited Away: Live on Stage, as well as premieres of Oprah and The Color Purple Journey, Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning, Time Bomb Y2K and the season finales of Max originals Julia, Bookie and Rap Sh!t. December will also mark the final month for subscribers to stream the Annabelle franchise, several Final Destination titles and more.Check out the full list below.Coming To MaxDecember 19 (2009)Anna and the King (1999)Behind Enemy Lines (2001)The Biggest Little Farm (2019)Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)The Box (2009)Clear and Present Danger (1994)The Color Purple...

Director Taika Waititi has finally given fans a preview of what is to come for his Star Wars film. Sharing his vision for the upcoming movie, Waititi said that he is not looking to rush the project and wants to get it right for legacy fans. He said on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Yeah, I've been developing that for a few years. But, I think, with any film, but that one in particular, it's something I'd really like to get that one right. So I don't wanna rush it. It's just going to bobble along on the side. It's exciting." He also shared with fans, "I want to capture that joy and the entertainment of those early ones. The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi. Yeah, so I'm trying to figure that out... It'll happen!" In terms of how he will be injecting his signature flair in the film, ...

Mark Cuban is leaving Shark Tank after 11 years.The entrepreneur announced his departure in a recent appearance on All the Smoke, "I love it because it sends the message the American dream is alive and well." He also touched on how the show has trained multiple generations of entrepreneurs from any part of America, in turn inspiring kids to put in the effort in launching their businesses. "That's what happens, right? Now we've got people coming on saying I watched you when I was 10 years old. I'm like, f*ck. But we're helping them right? I've invested in, I don't know how many hundreds of companies," Cuban said. "On a cash basis, I'm down a little bit, but on mark to market meeting, the companies are still in operation. I'm way up."ABC has yet to officially announce Cuban's departure.The D...

Following the confirmation of the WandaVision spinoff series Agatha: Darkhold Diaries back in 2021, Marvel has now released the first teaser preview of what is to come. The series follows the story of Kathryn Hahn's character Agatha Harkness. Centering around Agatha, brings Hahn back, a villain from the comics who first debuted in The Fantastic Four. However, Agatha ended up becoming Wanda's opposite in the series. Agatha becomes the first villain to get its own project at Marvel other than Loki. Since WandaVision ended, the series starring Hahn has been in development, going through a number of titles and release date changes. In 2021, it was called Agatha: House of Harkness.WandaVision's head writer Jac Schaeffer returns as the screenwriter and executive producer on the series. The promo...

A major update has been announced regarding the live-action Naruto adaptation from Lionsgate.According to Variety, Tasha Huo — who was named one of the 10 screenwriters to watch — has signed on to write the feature film adaptation. Plot details and additional information were not revealed, but the report did explain that Huo recently wrote the script for and will serve as a showrunner on Netflix's animated Tomb Raider series. “Adapting iconic characters or IP makes the writing of it easier, because the passion for writing it is already there,” she said. “I’m so inspired by these characters already that it’s exciting to just take a part of their journey and try to tell that fun story in a way that would appeal to me as a fan.”Rumors of a live-action Naruto adaptation can be traced as far ba...