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Netflix's highly-anticipated live-action rendition of Eiichiro Oda's classic anime ONE PIECE is right around the corner — and anticipation for its release is building. The streamer's live-action take on the highest-grossing manga of all time will follow the same story of the Straw Hat Pirates' treacherous trek to treasure, and, in a top-tier bit of fan service, it's been announced that it'll pay tribute to the series' lengthy history by bringing in the original Japanese voice actors to dub over their respective characters.At this year's Anime Expo in Los Angeles, One Piece revealed that original voice actors Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Kappei Yamaguchi, Akemi Okamura and Hiroaki Hirata will serve as the dub voices for Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, Nami and Sanji, respectively. The live-action serie...

The official trailer for the fourth part of the final season of Attack on Titan has been released. The anime took to Twitter to reveal the teaser, giving fans a glimpse of what to expect for the finale. Studio MAPP animates the highly-anticipated finale of Attack on Titan is animated under Yuichiro Hayashi. The trailer was shown early at the MAPPA and Crunchyroll panel at Anime Expo 2023 and is narrated by Armin, featuring English subtitles. The third part of the finale aired as a one-hour special on March 3 with Crunchyroll streaming the anime along with Hulu. The transcript of the trailer unveils a teaser to the plot which reads, "I was racing Eren and Mikasa...racing to the tree on the hill. I felt so good just running. In that moment, this thought just entered my head that maybe I had ...

This past weekend, Disney's fifth installment of the adventurous Indiana Jones franchise hit the theaters. However, despite the anticipation surrounding the film and the return of Harrison Ford as the titular explorer, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny saw an underwhelming $60 million USD box office opening in the domestic market.The film was said to be one of the most expensive films ever, costing $295 million USD to make and included CGI-technology that de-aged Ford. The decades-old franchise now requires a major feat for it to become profitable in its theatrical run. The weekend was a disappointing one for films at the box office. DreamWorks and Universal's $70 million USD budgeted family film, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken debuted with $5.2 million USD while The Flash from DC contin...

Netflix has dropped off the teaser for Sly, the upcoming documentary focusing on the life veteran actor Sylvester Stallone.Directed by Thom Zinny of Springsteen on Broadway fame, Sly promises to be a "retrospective documentary" that "offers an intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor-writer-director-producer, paralleling his inspirational underdog-story with the indelible characters he has brought to life." The one-minute teaser sees Stallone admit that he has regrets, as well as touch on greatness, failures, his rise to fame and the price to pay when it comes to filmmaking.Watch the teaser above. Sly premieres this November on Netflix.Elsewhere in entertainment, check out a behind-the-scenes look at Tom Cruise risking his life in one of the world's "most dangerous sports" for Mission: I...

The world has seen Tom Cruise put his body through major stunts, like jumping off buildings and planes from high altitudes, but his upcoming seventh installment of the titular franchise, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One will see the actor pull of one of the most dangerous stunts yet. In a new featurette from Paramount Pictures, the studio takes audiences behind the scenes of how Cruise prepped for "one of the most dangerous sports in the world." Revealing that he had been training for years, Cruise had to learn how to speed-fly. Director Christopher McQuarrie clarifies, "While it may look similar, speed-flying is not skydiving. Skydiving is fairly predictable. Speed-flying is very unpredictable." For those who are unfamiliar with the sport, speed-flying is more similar to para...

It's only fitting that ONE PIECE, highest-grossing manga of all time, see the highest budget for a Netflix streamer yet. According to reports from Daily Dose of Anime, Sportskeeda and others the live-action adaptation of the beloved anime tale was given a whopping $18 million USD budget for each episode, $3 million USD more than that of smash hits like Game of Thrones or The Mandalorian.The whopping budget hints at promising things for the 10-episode series, as well as series creator Eiichiro Oda himself serving as the executive producer. Oda shared in a message earlier this year that Netflix "promised" not to launch the series until Oda was satisfied with it.Netflix's highly anticipated take on the classic manga story embodies the same storyline: viewers follow the Straw Hat Pirates along...

The second official trailer for Dune: Part Two has arrived, offering a closer look at what to expect on the harsh desert planet of Arrakis in the forthcoming sequel. Chronicling the next chapter in Frank Herbert's novel of the same name, the Denis Villeneuve-directed pic will center on Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), as he seeks revenge against the Emperor (Christopher Walken) alongside Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen.Aside from Chalamet, Walken and Zendaya, Dune: Part 2 stars Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.According to an official description, Dune: Part Two will explore "the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen ...

Apple TV+ on Thursday revealed the official premiere date for season three of the Emmy, SAG and Critics Choice Award-winning drama series The Morning Show, alongside a slew of first-look images. The next installment of the fan-favorite series, which will include 10 episodes, is slated to debut on Wednesday, September 14, with two episodes.Starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, both of whom are also executive producers on the show, the third season will pick up after the pandemic-era cliffhanger that the second season ended on. The official logline reads, “This season, the future of the network is thrown into question and loyalties are pushed to the brink when a tech titan takes an interest in UBA. Unexpected alliances form, private truths are weaponized, and everyone is forced to...

Idris Elba has opened up about how the "disgusting" racism turned him off from the role of James Bond.In a recent appearance on the SmartLess podcast, the actor shared that he was first very excited about the idea of becoming the next 007 — but then "it became about race," and the topic turned sour. “The truth is, I was super complimented for a long time about this,” Elba said. “I was like, ‘This is crazy!’ James Bond…We’re all actors and we understand that role. It’s one of those coveted [roles]. Being asked to be James Bond was like, ‘Ok, you’ve sort of reached the pinnacle’. That’s one of those things the whole world has a vote in.”“Essentially, it was a huge compliment that every corner of the world except from some corners, which we will not talk about, were really happy about the ide...

Earlier this year, Naruto's late father, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, was chosen by fans as the top choice in the worldwide character popularity poll "Narutop 99," in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Naruto franchise. Topping the poll, creator Masashi Kishimoto is now set to draw an original short manga centered around Minato.Minato Namikaze's one-shot manga will be featured in this year's 33rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine set to realize July 18. The 33rd issue this year also marks the 55th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump. The upcoming release will serve as the first one-shot from Masashi Kishimoto in seven years, the last being Naruto Gaiden ~Michita Tsuki ga Terasu Michi~ (Naruto Side Story ~The Path That the Waxing Moon Illuminates~) in April 2016.C...