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Toei Animation’s latest teaser countdowns to the theater premiere for The First Slam Dunk, the long-awaited anime film based on Takehiko Inoue’s manga, Slam Dunk. Featuring Hanamichi Sakuragi – the protagonist of the original Slam Dunk series – the 15-second-long video depicts the redhead sporting his signature Air Jordan 1 “Bred” as he lonesomely shoots balls in the school’s gymnasium. In a montage-like edit, the teaser then cuts to a close-up of Hanamichi getting riled up amidst a match, and closing with a countdown announcement that marks 10 days away from the film premiere. This is the third character-focused countdown trailer for the film — the first countdown starred Hisashi Mitsui, MVP and starting shooting guard of Shohoku High School’s basketball team for the 14-day mark. While Sa...

With November coming to an end, Disney+ has unveiled its slate of new programming for December 2022. The final month of the year will see the premiere of National Treasure: Edge of History, the TV series spinoff of the Nicolas Cage-starring franchise, along with Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again. New episodes of shows like Willow, Raven’s Home and The Santa Clauses are also set to join the streamer. Check out the full list below. Coming To Disney+ December 2Akashinga: The Brave OnesHeroes of the MediterraneanPatagonia WingsThe Territory Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules – PremiereThe riotous antics of angst-ridden, disaster prone, middle school student Greg Heffley continue, focusing this time around on his complicated relationship with ol...

With his upcoming Avatar sequel, director James Cameron recently took a trip down memory lane with GQ. The Oscar-winning filmmaker recalled the casting process of his iconic Titanic film and how he almost did not cast Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet for their titular roles. He explained that DiCaprio originally refused to read for the part of Jack opposite of Winslet in a screen test. Cameron did not hae it and told the young actor, “You’re going to read, or you’re not going to get the part.” Cameron added, “There was a meeting with Leo and then there was a screen test with Leo.” He recalled, “The meeting was funny because I am sitting in my conference room, waiting to meet an actor. And I look around, and all the women in the entire office are in the meeting. They all wanted to meet Le...

Netflix has moved up the release date of the fourth season of You. The first half of the serial killer thriller’s newest season is now set to premiere on February 9, 2023 and its second half on March 9, 2023. Season four will see the return of Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg and is set in London, where he takes on the fake identity of Professor Jonathan Moore after leaving Madre Linda to search for Marienne, played by Tati Gabrielle. Joining Badgley and Gabrielle in the cast are Charlotte Richie, Lukas Gage, Tilly Keeper, Amy Leigh Hickman and Ed Speelers. You season four premieres February 9, 2023. London’s calling. Part 1 of You Season 4 shall now be arriving on February 9 with Part 2 following March 9 pic.twitter.com/TDmPDoFEIf — Netflix (@netflix) November 24, 2022 Elsewhere in enter...

HBO Max‘s prequel series for Dune has experienced a major shakeup right before filming has begun. Dune: The Sisterhood creator and writer Diane Ademu-John is stepping down as the show’s co-runner. Deadline was first to report with an exclusive. Ademu-John is said to remain creatively involved in the project for the prequel but is looking to focus on other commitments. Alison Schapker will now be the sole showrunner of the upcoming HBO Max series. The prequel series will star Emily Watson, Shirley Hendersen and Travis Fimmel. Dune: The Sisterhood is based on Frank Herbert’s classic novel and is set 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides. The plot follows the Harkonnen Sisters, played by Watson and Henderson as they face the challenges of the forces that threaten the future of hu...

As November comes to an end, HBO Max has unveiled its slate of new programming for December 2022. Next month’s list will be led by the premieres of new seasons of Doom Patrol, Random Acts of Flyness, Gossip Girl, His Dark Materials and Sort Of, along with the titles South Side, A Hollywood Christmas and the four-part documentary Branson. Meanwhile, December will mark the last month for subscribers to stream the likes of 2021’s Mortal Kombat, Fast & Furious 6, Thor: Tales Of Asgard and more. Check out the full list below. TITLES COMING TO HBO MAX IN DECEMBER: TO BE ANNOUNCED:Random Acts of Flyness, Season 2 Premiere (HBO) December 13:10 to Yuma, 195710,000 B.C., 2008Black Sheep, 1996Branson, HBO Original Docuseries Premiere (HBO)Burn After Reading, 2008Can’t Hardly Wait, 1998Cheech &...

Recent rumors regarding Marvel Studios‘ upcoming Phase 5 appear to point towards the possibility of Ryan Gosling or Alexander Skarsgård joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Direct recently reported that insider Daniel Richtman shared on his Pateron account that Marvel is currently eyeing someone to play a major villain in the MCU. The role calls for a leading male between the ages of 30 and 50. The antagonist is described to be “a conflicted and powerful villain” and compares himself to a version of an “evil Superman.” The role best resembles the role of Sentry in the MCU, slated to make his debut in the upcoming Thunderbolts film. Sentry is a 2000s-era superhero created by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee. Within the MCU, Sentry is known as Robert Reynolds, a young man who gained “powers of...

The first images from the upcoming Netflix Luther film has revealed an initial look at Idris Elba as the titular role of DCI John Luther. Elba reprises the role of Luther, which he played in the TV show over five series between 2010 and 2019 on BBC One. The film follows the character as he explores new terrain outside of London. In an interview with Empire, Elba talks about the new adventures of the detective, “We really peel the onion back here because we had the time and scale to do that. It also gives Neil [Cross] a lot more, you know, Luther-land to play with, in terms of where Luther can go, how he goes, what the landscape is.” Elba continues to explain the setting of the film, “We break out of the gritty streets of London, we take it outside of that a little bit. And that’s great. It...

Netflix has unveiled a new non-sequential show titled Kaleidoscope, an eight-episode anthology series following a crew of masterful thieves who work to unlock a vault for the biggest payday in history. Over the span of 25 years, the thieves devise a plan to make it through the world’s most powerful security team and the FBI. A special feature of the show allows viewers the freedom of choosing which of the eight episodes to start with, which are each coded with their own distinct color. “Being able to move around and watch different orders gives you a different viewpoint on the characters. There are questions that are going to be asked in one episode that are answered in another episode,” says producer Eric Garcia. “Similarly, there’ll be answers in an episode that you’re watching that you ...

As James Cameron‘s much-anticipated sequel Avatar: The Way of Water is slated to arrive next month, the epic adventure film is slated to open to at least $150 million USD domestically when it debuts in theaters. Variety has reported that early tracking sees the film on track to even reach $175 million USD or more during opening weekend. The film has been in the works for years, with Cameron’s perfectionism at the forefront of driving cinematic limits. His first Avatar film opened to $77 million USD in 2009. It later became of the largest box office phenomenons in history, grossing $2.7 billion USD globally. It was recently reported that due to how expensive the film was to make, it would only break even if it becomes the fourth or fifth highest grossing film in history. This means, it has ...

Keegan-Michael Key has reprised his role as Mr. Garvey, the substitute teacher in the memorable Key & Peele skit, for a new Paramount+ ad. Moving his classroom to Paramount Mountain, the ad sees Mr. Garvey taking roll call for both the streamer’s live-action and animated characters. As expected, he butchers the name of almost all of his students, including Blaze of Blaze and the Monster Machines, Blue from Blue’s Clues, Krum from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters and Dora from Dora the Explorer. To Mr. Garvey’s relief, one student actually responds positively to the roll call — Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle A-a-ron Donald. Watch the ad above. Elsewhere in entertainment, check out everything coming to and leaving Netflix in December 2022. Read Full Article