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Hayao Miyazaki is set to present his final film later this week. The Studio Ghibli animated film, How Do You Live? will be the first of his films to ever release at IMAX, as well as other premium formats including Dolby Atmos, Dolby Cinema and DTS:X.As fans eagerly wait for the premiere of How Do You Live?, it is important to note that this will also mark Miyazaki's first film in a decade, becoming the most anticipated film coming to Japanese theaters in years. The animation master, now 82, worked alongside Toshio Suzuki for the film. Leading up to the release later this week, the studio had confirmed that there will be no trailers nor promotional materials for How Do You Live? ahead of the release as they do not want fans to go into the movie with preconceptions. Suzuki said in regards to...

Britain's first-ever UFC champion Michael Bisping is officially on board to star in Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, alongside returning actors Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr., according to The Hollywood Reporter.Bisping appeared in the original film, with a cameo as the character Connor. It's confirmed that Bisping will reprise the role in the forthcoming follow-up film.Den of Thieves 2: Pantera began filming in the U.K. and the Canary Islands in April. The sequel, which is written and directed by Christian Gudegast, will pick up where the original left off, following Big Nick as he traces down enemies on European streets and inches closer to catching Donnie (Jackson).The original movie, which followed a team of police officers attempting to seize a group of bank robbers, starred Butler, J...

As the premiere date for Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated biopic thriller film, Oppenheimer nears, the director has revealed that the film has "zero" CGI shots. Staying committed to the practicality of the historical nuclear tale, Nolan expressed his disinterest in using CGI to create an atomic spectacle. Taking on a realistic and major challenge of recreating the testing of an atomic bomb, Nolan spoke with Collider regarding the process. The film is an adapted story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. It tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, an American physicist who is known to be the father of the atomic bomb, played by Cillian Murphy. Perhaps the scenes in question include the ones that showcase the devastating ef...

Marvel fans are eager to know when the next Shang-Chi 2 film will be in the works. Simu Liu originally made his MCU debut in 2021 for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and since its release, fans have been wondering about a sequel. The actor recently took to Threads to share an update on the sequel which is currently in development. In a new Threads post, a fan asked for a status update on the highly anticipated second film, to which Liu responded, "Was told it would follow Avengers but that keeps pushing back due to circumstances beyond my control." He also added that he hopes "to have more concrete news to share soon."Liu did not expand on what "circumstances" that may be, however the delays are not unexpected from Disney. Recently, the Disney calendar has seen a slew of changes,...

The Super Mario Bros. Movie will soon be available for streaming on Peacock. The film premiered in April and went on to become a box office hit, surpassing $1.3 billion USD in sales worldwide.Peacock users will be able to watch the movie for themselves next month on August 3. In addition to the film itself, they’ll also have access to behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast and a “Field Guide” of bonus features. Completing the experience is a lyric video sung by Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy).Based on Shigeru Miyamoto’s Nintendo game of the same name, the film follows brothers Mario and Luigi who have started a plumbing business in Brooklyn. After going underground to fix a water leak, the two end up being sucked into a Warp Pipe, sending Mario to the Mushroom Kingdom and Luigi to the...

Jennifer Garner is rumored to reprise her role as Elektra Natchios for the upcoming Deadpool 3.The news was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, however details of the actress' involvement and any other future projects she may have with Marvel remain under wraps. Shawn Levy's title will be the first film to feature several Marvel Comics characters from the noughties that were once owned by 20th Century Fox, with Hugh Jackman also confirmed to return as Wolverine.Garner made two appearances as Elektra across two years — first for 2003's Daredevil alongside Ben Affleck, then the stand alone spinoff Elektra two years later. It remains to be seen whether any of the events from these two films will come into play in Deadpool 3, which is further fuelling the rumors of a multiverse angle.Els...

This post may contain spoilers for John Wick: Chapter 4.With how John Wick: Chapter 4 ended, it is uncertain how the next installment will begin. At the end of the film, John is presumed dead after a duel the freed himself from the High Table. In the third round of the duel, he is shot and appears to die on the steps of the Basilica of Sacré Coeur with a vision of his late wife, Helen. The ending cuts to the final scene between Ian McShane's Winston and Laurence Fishburne's Bowery King who are visiting John's grave. In the latest interview with Empire director Chad Stahelski revealed for the first time ever that the original ending was actually more concrete about John's outcome. He says, "We had a different ending. [The theatrical ending] was the ending Keanu and I wanted, but we shot a d...

Sister Irene is back again for revenge on demon Nun Valak in the newly-released trailer for The Nun 2, the latest entry in The Conjuring franchise. Coming four years after The Nun dominated box offices (grossing over $350 million USD), the sequel will see a multitude of fan-favorite characters return, alongside ample new ones, to continue the unholy tale in 1966 France.Storm Reid, of Euphoria and Suicide Squad fame, plays a new leading role in the film, while Bonnie Aarons returns as Valak and Taissa Farmiga reprises her role as Sister Irene. Additionally, Katelyn Rose Downey will join the cast as Sophie, and Anna Popplewell will play Marcella.In the trailer, Sophie expresses her concerns about the presence of an unwanted entity to Sister Irene upon her arrival at her school. "I saw a nun,...

According to the Paramount film's first official trailer, Bob Marley: One Love starts from what Bob Marley deems "the beginning" — not the start of his life, but rather the birth of his famous peace-making persona. Centering on the year-and-a-half stretch following the failed assassination attempt on Marley in 1976, the film chronicles the pivotal events that led up to his 1978 performance at Jamaica's One Love Peace Concert, offering audiences a closer look at the legendary reggae artist's life.The trailer opens with Marley, played by Kingsley Ben-Adir, who learned to play guitar solely for the film. "Reggae's a people music," he says. The visual then splices together critical moments, including performances and studio sessions, as well as personal encounters and shots of Jamaica. However...

World-renowned filmmaker J.J. Abrams speaks out about what fans can expect for Mattel's Hot Wheels film. The upcoming film will be one of many projects from the toy company that is currently in the works. The news of Abrams officially signing on to produce the live-action film at Warner Bros. arrived in April. Now, Abrams is giving fans a hint as to what to expect. Abrams revealed to The New Yorker in regards to the Hot Wheels film, "For a long time, we were talking to Mattel about Hot Wheels, and we couldn't quite find the thing that clicked, that made it worthy of what Hot Wheels — that title — deserved." He added, "Then we came up with something...emotional and grounded and gritty." Writers Dalton Leeb and Nicholas Jacobson-Larson are reportedly penning the script while Jeremy Renner, w...