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Netflix has released the official trailer of The Crown season five. The tense teaser gives fans a look at the brand new ensemble cast consisting of Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Dominic West as Prince Charles, Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne, Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles, Jonny Lee Miller as John Major, Salim Daw as Mohamed Al Fayed and Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed, and is a dramatization of the Royal Family’s reign during the ’90s: “As Queen Elizabeth II (Imelda Staunton) approaches the 40th anniversary of her accession, she reflects on a reign that has encompassed nine prime ministers, the advent of mass television and the twilight of the British Empire. Yet ...

Netflix‘s Cyberpunk Edgerunners, a TV series based on the Cyberpunk 2077 video game, was a breakout success across the board, topping the charts in 30 countries at the time of release and securing a near-perfect rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Thanks to the positive attention garnered by the series, the Cyberpunk 2077 video game received a massive growth in players, a much-needed infusion after losing many due to various bugs and technical difficulties over the last two years. With Season 1 of Cyberpunk 2077 wrapped up tidily with a heart-crushing ending, CD Projekt Red has confirmed that there will be no plans for a second season, revealing that it was always planned as a standalone project. “I personally would like to continue to work with Japanese studios to produce more anime in the future,...

Netflix has officially released new posters and the first look images of The Crown season five. The return of the fictionalized drama series will feature a brand new cast, led by Imelda Staunton as the late Queen Elizabeth II. Season five will be set in the early to mid-90s and will also see the addition of Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki as Prince Charles and Princess Diana, along with Olivia Williams, Lesley Manville and Jonathan Pryce who will play Camilla Parker Bowles, Princess Margaret and Prince Philip, Salim Daw as Mohamed Al-Fayed, Khalid Abdalla as Al-Fayed’s son Dodi, who died with Princess Diana in the car crash, and Humayun Saeed as Dr. Hasnat Khan. “What has been nice, and I hope I don’t prove them wrong, is people saying, ‘I’m really looking forward to seeing he...

Following his popular Netflix western The Harder They Fall, Jeymes Samuel is hard at work on his follow-up film, The Book of Clarence. According to Deadline, the forthcoming project is slated to star Atlanta‘s LaKeith Stanfield and Lupin‘s Omar Sy. Samuel will direct, produce and compose the movie based on a script that he wrote. At this time, plot details are largely unavailable, though it is known that it will take place in 29 AD, with Stanfield depicting Clarence. Notably, the project will arrive under the Legendary Pictures banner. James Lassiter, Shawn Carter and Tendo Nagenda are also set to produce, marking the second time the trio will join forces for a Samuel film, after their joint effort on The Harder They Fall. Samuel first announced the project in May, revealing...

Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle have dates for their co-headlining tour. Set to take place across seven dates this December, the comedians will kick off their engagement on December 1 in San Diego and will appear in Phoenix, Anaheim, San Jose, San Francisco and Sacramento before closing it out in Thousand Palms on December 14. The tour will take place just shortly after Rock finishes his solo engagements, and a week or so before Chappelle begins his three-date shows in Hollywood, Florida from December 27 to December 29. Check out the list of tour dates below. Live Nation’s pre-sale tickets will be available on October 20 while tickets for the general public will be available on October 21. Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle 2022 Tour Dates12/01 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena12/05 – Phoenix, AZ @ ...

After receiving an official poster accompanied by a release date, we now have the first trailer for Creed III. The third installment serves as the sequel to 2018’s Creed II and the ninth film in the Rocky franchise. It is also interesting to note that Creed III will also be Michael B. Jordan‘s directorial debut. Based on a screenplay by Keenan Coogler and Zach Baylin, adapted from a story they co-wrote with Ryan Coogler, Creed III chronicles Adonis “Donnie” Creed’s rise and places him in a testing situation brought on by his past. Jonathan Majors stars as Damian Anderson, a former friend of Adonis that comes back and is looking to claim everything Adonis has worked for. The cast also features Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Wood Harris, and Florian Munteanu, Rocky franchise creator Sylves...

Following the craze of studio MAPPA‘s anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man airing on Crunchyroll last week, the streaming platform announced that the English dub will be made available starting October 25 on Crunchyroll, with new episodes dropping every Tuesday at 12:30 PM Pacific Time. Mike McFarland – the ADR Director heading the English dub – has previously worked on other critically-acclaimed anime adaptations of  Attack on Titan and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The revealed English cast for Chainsaw Man currently includes Ryan Colt Levy as Denji, Suzie Yeung as Makima, Reagan Murdock as Aki, Sarah Wiedenheft as Power, and Lindsay Seidel as the fan-favorite character, Pochita. Other English voice actors will be revealed soon. Crunchyro...

Knives Out director Rian Johnson has publicly confirmed that Benoit Blanc, portrayed by Daniel Craig, is “obviously” gay. During a press conference at the London Film Festival, the filmmaker was asked about the possibility of Blanc being queer as a scene in the upcoming Glass Onion sequel suggested that the main character was living with another man. “Yes, he obviously is,” Johnson answered. “And there’s nobody in the world I can imagine in bringing me more joy for Benoit Blanc to be with,” he continued, referring to still-unnamed actor who cameos as Blanc’s partner. “No spoilers [but] who wouldn’t want to live with that person?” Craig chimed in. Glass Onion follows the return of Benoit Blanc as he’s tasked to solve a murder mystery on a private Greek Island owned by tech billionaire Miles...

Netflix has announced that it will start charging password-sharing fees in early 2023. The streaming giant broke the news during its recent quarterly earnings call, confirming that Netflix will put an additional fee on top of the user’s monthly subscription price if they share the account’s password with those who do not live in the same house. Although Netflix is yet to announce exactly when and which regions will be affected by this measure in early 2023, the company has actually already begun its crack down on password sharing — first in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru. Reports add that the fee’s exact number was not revealed, but could amount to around $3 USD or $4 USD if it follows the “one quarter of the basic rate” strategy. Those who are looking to get their own subscriptions can n...

While DC Films and Warner Bros. Pictures continue to develop the future of the DC Extended Universe, reports are now noting that director Matt Reeves is exploring a “Batman Universe.” Warner Bros. Discovery’s new position in the DC Universe is currently expected to see key players like James Gunn leading different live-action franchises, with Reeves potentially tasked to expand the world of The Batman. Already working on a Penguin and Arkham Asylum series, Matt Reeves is reportedly developing other spin-off films with writers and directors. Already offering his take on the Riddler, Penguin, and Joker briefly, Reeves is noted to be particularly focused on Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow, Clayface, and Professor Pyg. Stay tuned for more details regarding Matt Reeves’ potential “Batman Universe.” For m...

Sacha Baron Cohen, the star of the classic black comedy films Ali G Indahouse, The Dictator, Borat, and Brüno is reportedly appearing in the upcoming Disney+ series Ironheart as the powerful demon Mephisto. The various reports are confirmed by Cosmic Circus Editor-in-Chief, Lizzie Hill, who believes Cohen will be playing the dark lord who many fans have surmised has been plotting behind-the-scenes in multiple Marvel Studios Disney+ series including WandaVision, Moon Knight, and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. However, when asked about the hints, WandaVision, filmmaker Jac Schaeffer revealed that she never had Mephisto in mind when putting together the series. “He wasn’t ever part of our storytelling conversations. We were very clear that the big bad is grief. And then the external bad is Agatha...