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Some big Witcher news has just been revealed by none other than Henry Cavill on the future of the Netflix show. The Geralt of Rivia actor has just announced that Liam Hemsworth will be replacing his role for Season 4. While many fans have voiced their loyalty to Cavill’s portrayal of the White Wolf, understanding that this move is most likely a result due to his obligation as Superman in upcoming DC films, there is still excitement in seeing how Hemsworth fills the boots of Geralt. Cavill’s Instagram post read, “My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and alas, I will be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4. In my stead, the fantastic Mr Liam Hemsworth will be taking up the mantle of the White Wolf. As with the greatest of literary ch...

HBO is looking forward to working on more Game of Thrones spinoff following the success of House of the Dragon. Speaking to Vulture, Casey Bloys of HBO and HBO Max shared that although their next project will most likely be the second season of the show, they will be developing more spinoffs with George R. R. Martin when he finds a story he “is happy with.” He continued, ”I try not to comment too much [on] development, so there’s not a whole lot to say, other than when we find the story that George is happy with and we’re happy with, we’ll move forward.” When asked about whether HBO will be releasing a spinoff every year, the exec simply said, “Well, let’s see.” He added, “That would be nice. That would be nice.” The season one finale of House of the Dragon became HBO’s most-watched s...

Quentin Tarantino has responded to Kanye West‘s recent claims regarding Django Unchained, wherein the YEEZY head alleged that the filmmaker had stolen the film’s original idea from him. Speaking to Jimmy Kimmel, Tarantino refuted the claims and said that “there’s no truth to the idea,” adding that he already had plans for Django Unchained before he even met Ye. “Okay, well, there’s nottruth to the idea that Kanye West came up with the idea of Django, and then he told it to me and I go, ‘Hey, wow, that’s a really great idea. Let me take Kanye’s idea and make Django Unchained out of it.’ That didn’t happen,” he confirmed. The filmmaker did reveal, however, the West once had the idea for a “giant movie version” of College Dropout and briefly shared the idea of “Gold Digger” music video the ar...

In recent news, James Gunn, director, and screenwriter of Guardians of the Galaxy and Suicide Squad, along with his producer Peter Safran were named as co-chairmen for DC studios. According to Collider, Gunn and Safran have plans to create a more coherent universe for DC, which will apply to future productions. As indicated, movies that have already begun production will most likely be excluded from the new DC Extended Universe (DCEU). This mainly affects the highly anticipated Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux — as it was slated months ago to release in October 2024. The movie will most likely remain separate from Gunn’s DCEU in the future. Speculations have also been made concerning the possible exclusion of other spin-offs that also set ...

By now, the buzz from the release of Black Adam has received global recognition as Henry Cavill made an appearance and reprised his role of the titular superhero character, Superman. In a recent tweet, Dwayne Johnson, who played the protagonist in the most recent DC Comics film, revealed that he had in fact “fought for years” to bring back Henry Cavill as superman for the big screens. Johnson took to social media to celebrate Cavill’s return and shared that he never took “no” for an answer, “They always said no. But for [producers] Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia & myself ‘no’ was never an option. We can’t intelligently & strategically build out our DC Universe without the greatest superhero of all time. Because for us, the fans will always come first.” In another Tweet, Johnson responde...

Netflix has revealed the first teaser trailer for The Pale Blue Eye, an American horror mystery film set in the United States Military Academy, West Point in 1830. Starring in the film is Christian Bale as former detective August Landor who was enlisted to investigate the gruesome murder of a cadet. To help him with the case, Landor partners with a young Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling), who grows up to become one of America’s most renowned short-story writers and poets. The film is based on Louis Bayard’s novel published in 2007 and is directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart) with Bale also serving as producer. The Pale Blue Eye marks a reunion for Cooper and Bale who have already worked together on two movies. Also starring in the film are Lucy Boynton, Gillian Anderson, and Robert Duv...

Another teaser has dropped for Netflix and Junji Ito‘s highly anticipated horror anime series, Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre. Posted on the project’s official website, the latest teaser reveals the anime’s opening animation and theme song, “Paranoid” performed by MADKID which includes credits to key staff, followed by 15 seconds of additional footage from the series itself. The anime will be produced by Studio DEEN, which is known for its popular adaptations of the horror series, When They Cry as well as the first Fate/stay night anime. Key staff from the previous Junji Ito “Collection” TV anime will also return to work on this new adaptation —Shinobu Tagashira will reprise his role as director and character designer, while Kaoru Sawada will retur...

Amazon Prime has released the new official trailer for season three of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. The trailer reveals snippets of John Krasinski‘s return as the eponymous CIA agent, this time going rogue. The series returns for its third season after a three-year hiatus and is set to drop all-eight episodes on the December release. This new season begins with Jack finding himself on the run from the CIA. On the quest to prevent a devastating global conflict, Jack is acutely aware that he faces life or death situations. Wendell Pierce and Michael Kelly return and reprise their roles of James Greer and Mike November, while the show also features newcomers like Nina Hoss as Czech President Alena Kovac and Betty Gabriel as CIA Rome Station Chief Elizabeth Wright. Earlier this year, Hypebeast repo...

Studio Ghibli has officially given an update to its final film with critically acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki. The Film Stage reports that the upcoming film, which is titled How Do You Live?, is almost complete and ahead of schedule. Studio Ghibli president Koji Hoshino said that the film has “progressed very smoothly,” however fans should not expect a release date for the film anytime soon. Producer Toshio Suzuki adds, “We are still hand-drawing everything, but it takes us more time to complete a film because we’re drawing more frames.” The upcoming How Do You Live? film is said to feature a much larger animation team than Studio Ghibli has ever worked with before. Suzuki said, “Back when we were making [1988’s] My Neighbor Totoro, we only had eight animators. Totoro we made in e...

Ye’s Donda Academy has abruptly shut its door for the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year, according to an email sent to parents from the Southern California school’s principal Jason Angell via The Times. On Wednesday evening, Angell alerted the Academy’s families of its closure with the following message: “At the discretion of our founder, Donda Academy will close for the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year effective immediately.” “Our leadership team will be working diligently to assist all families during this transition, ensuring that every scholar has what they need to succeed in their next community in a prompt and gracious manner,” Angell added. Donda Academy is a largely mysterious and controversial entity. Opened in 2021, the unaccredited Christian school requires ...