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Studio Ghibli and Lucasfilm have confirmed a crossover collaboration that takes anime fans to a galaxy far, far away. The Star Wars collaboration was initially teased earlier this week and now it appears that the animated project is already available on Disney+. Lucasfilm took to Twitter to announce the animated short, titled Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies. The Mandalorian‘s own “Little Yoda” seems to be the subject of the plotline, facing encounters from the dust bunnies from Spirited Away. The crossover not only sees Ghibli take on Star Wars, but the setting seems to incorporate one of the studios’ very own. Grogu’s first appearance was in the premiere episode of The Mandalorian. The little mascot quickly became a global phenomenon as he would train as a Jedi and become an integral part of...

With less than two weeks until Wednesday lands on Netflix, the hype and anticipation surrounding Tim Burton’s Addams Family spinoff continue to thrive. Not long after releasing the official opening sequence online, the showrunners dropped another promotional video for a preview and production insights on the show’s set and costume designs. The titular anti-heroine Wednesday Addams, played by Jenna Ortega, enrolls into Nevermore Academy — an institution that focuses on nurturing those with special abilities. Among its vast student bodies, the main cliques at Nevermore consist of vampires, werewolves, and gorgons with a variety of psychic abilities. Tim Burton spoke, “Part of the fun of the show was to create a school for outsiders. And Nevermore just really fit in the&nb...

Ash Ketchum is finally “the very best” like no one ever was as, after 25 long years, he has finally become the Pokémon world champion. Adding to his Pokémon League Championship from the Aloha region, the classic character can now add the Masters Eight Tournament of the Pokémon World Coronation Series to his resume. It has been a quarter century since the original 10-year-old Pokémon trainer character set out from Pallet Town with his reluctant Pikachu, where he has won the hearts of many across numerous generations. The character has faced some tough adversities through the years where he placed 16th in the Kanto region, Top 8 three times in 2002, 2005, and 2013 (Johto/Hoenn/Unova), and was even runner-up in the Kalos region in 2016. Finally giving Ash the win, his team of Lucario, Gengar,...

The highly anticipated fifth installment of Disney and Lucasfilm‘s Indiana Jones is slated to arrive in theaters a lot sooner than one may expect. Since its announcement earlier this year, fans have been eagerly waiting for the arrival of the film and updates for Indiana Jones 5. Director James Mangold has finally given fans a progress update, when one, in particular, took to Twitter to ask when audiences can expect “the next promotional piece” from the upcoming franchise film. Mangold responded, “Less than 30 days,” teasing that fans will likely see footage of the film by year-end. Disney currently has the film scheduled for release on June 30, 2023. The fifth sequel will be Harrison Ford‘s final portrayal of the titular Indian Jones character. Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen are ...

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Quentin Tarantino recently appeared on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show and shared his thoughts on the current film era. Tarantino named Once Upon a Time in Hollywood his best film ever made. He said, “For years people used to ask me stuff like that. And I would say something like, ‘Oh, they’re all my children.’ I really do think ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is my best movie.” The 2019 film was Tarantino’s most recent directorial feature and starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. At the time, the film grossed $374 million USD at the global box office and picked up 10 nominations at the 2020 Oscars. Fans may find Tarantino’s belief that Hollywood is his best film to be a surprise, considering his disdain for the modern era of film. In a recent conversation on his The Vi...

SZA is set to make a Saturday Night Live appearance as the musical guest for the December 3 episode, which will feature NOPE star Keke Palmer as the host. The two announced the news on their respective social media accounts, with SZA — who last performed as an SNL musical guest in 2017 — stating that she “plan[s] on acting a f*cking fool.” Meanwhile Palmer shared her excitement for her hosting debut, tweeting, “Y’all got y’alls wish… guess [who’s] hosting @nbcsnl? I’m so excited for usss yalllllll, couldn’t do it without you[.]“ SZA is currently preparing to release her highly-anticipated sophomore album, which will also mark her first full-length project since 2017. As for Palmer, she’s fresh off the success of Jordan Peele’s NOPE after it grossed a worldwide total of $171 million U...

As The Witcher franchise and its fans reel from the departure of Henry Cavill, who will be replaced by Liam Hemsworth as protagonist Geralt of Rivia, Netflix now previews its upcoming four-part prequel series, The Witcher: Blood Origin in a new teaser trailer. Taking place 1,200 years before the events of the original series, Blood Origin tells the story of the creation of the first Witcher as well as the pivotal “conjunction of the spheres” event when the realms of elves, men, and monsters merged into one. The trailer begins with a scene showing the calm before the storm as a sword-elf named Scian, played by Michelle Yeoh, performs a special ritual ahead of the violence. In the series, Scian, accompanied by her cohorts, embark on a mission to retrieve a magical blade stolen from her ...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever officially logs the second-biggest domestic box office debut of 2022 and the third-highest during the pandemic as it earned $180 million USD in its opening weekend. According to Variety, the film trails two other Marvel films; it follows Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness‘ record of $187.4 million USD for the biggest domestic box office debut of the year, and is at No. 3 for the pandemic era record behind the Doctor Strange sequel and Spider-Man: No Way Home‘s $260 million USD. In addition, Wakanda Forever broke the record for a November opening in North America and surpassed The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’s $158 million USD from 2013. Wakanda Forever addresses the death of King T’Challa as actor Chadwick Boseman died in 2020, which was initially a ...

Margot Robbie revealed that Disney has parted ways with a previously-planned Pirates of the Caribbean spin-off film that saw the actress reunite with Birds of Prey writer Christina Hodson, according to a new Vanity Fair interview. “We had an idea and we were developing it for a while, ages ago, to have more of a female-led — not totally female-led, but just a different kind of story — which we thought would’ve been really cool,” Robbie told the outlet about the proposed project with Disney. “But I guess they don’t want to do it.” Hypebeast reported in June 2020 that Robbie was set to star in the stand-alone, female-led Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Variety had confirmed that Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced all five Pirates films starring Johnn...