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According to reports, Tom Holland is not set to reprise his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-man Freshman Year. Announced on Disney+ Day last year, the animated series came alongside news of Marvel Studios’ continued animation development with X-Men ’97, Marvel Zombies, and Season 2 of What If…? Spider-man Freshman Year is set to chronicle the events before Spider-Man’s debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his appearance in Captain America: Civil War. The series is set to explore more of the web-slinger’s comic book origin stories, a part of the character that has been hinted at but largely missing from the MCU. Despite being a prequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming, Tom Holland will not be lending his voice to the project amidst uncertainty about the actor’s future in the ...

According to reports, Tom Holland is not set to reprise his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-man Freshman Year. Announced on Disney+ Day last year, the animated series came alongside news of Marvel Studios’ continued animation development with X-Men ’97, Marvel Zombies, and Season 2 of What If…? Spider-man Freshman Year is set to chronicle the events before Spider-Man’s debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his appearance in Captain America: Civil War. The series is set to explore more of the web-slinger’s comic book origin stories, a part of the character that has been hinted at but largely missing from the MCU. Despite being a prequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming, Tom Holland will not be lending his voice to the project amidst uncertainty about the actor’s future in the ...

Jordan Peele briefly opened up about possibly creating a sequel to his directorial debut Get Out, stating that there is a chance it will be made. Speaking to the Associated Press in a new interview for his upcoming film NOPE, which hits theaters July 22, the filmmaker shared that he receives a lot of questions about whether or not he will create a followup to Oscar-winner. “Never say never,” he said. “There’s certainly a lot to talk about left. We’ll see.” Peele added that he’s still on the path of creating movies “that grapple with big societal issues” even with three of them already in his arsenal, “I feel like I’m off to the races. I just don’t know if I could limit how many films I have that are me. I’m starting to lose sight of what I would be doing if I wasn’t doing movies like this....

Desus & Mero will not be returning for a fifth season, Showtime confirmed after much speculation. In a statement, the network revealed that hosts Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will be parting way to pursue “separate creative endeavors moving forward.” The network continued, “Showtime’s late-night talk show Desus & Mero will not be returning for a fifth season. Its final episode aired Thursday, June 23.” Rumors of the show’s demise hit its apex last week when Mero reportedly wrote that their famed podcast, which has been inactive since November 2021, is also done for. “PODCAST DONE ENJOY THE BACK CATALOG MY PALS,” the co-host commented. Meanwhile, Desus replied to a fan on Twitter who responded to the screenshot of Mero’s comment and wrote, “the hive deserved better than this ending. ...

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has shared his thoughts on the future of linear TV, meaning, the classic system where a viewer watches a show when it airs on its original channel. “It’s definitely the end of linear TV over the next five to 10 years,” Hastings said during an investor’s call on Tuesday while talking about Netflix’s subscriber results for Q2. Although Netflix lost nearly a million subscribers in Q2, it continues to come out on top as the biggest streaming service in the world. The loss was also less than half of the two million subscribers that Netflix predicted it would drop in by June 30. Despite the loss, Netflix touted its engagement in a letter to shareholders, noting that “in the U.S., which is one of the most competitive markets in the world, we drew more TV viewing tim...

HBO has shared the first official trailer for House of the Dragon, the platform’s upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series based on George R.R. Martin‘s novel Fire and Blood. The show, which takes place 200 years prior to the events of the original Game of Thrones series, follows the tumultuous decline of the House of Targaryen and the start of the Targaryen civil war. Specifically, the battle ensues between siblings Aegon II and Rhaenyra, who fought for the throne following their father’s passing, and heightened tensions pit Westeros’ houses against each other. House of the Dragon stars Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen, Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen,  Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Emma D’Arcy as P...

Two commissioned reports from WarnerMedia have claimed that bots and fake accounts/users were behind the fan-led social campaign to release Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Rolling Stone obtained copies of these reports and revealed that at least 13% of the accounts that contributed to the conversation surrounding the Snyder Cut were considered fake, with that number three to five percent higher than experts say are ordinary for trending topics. While there were still real and authentic users demanding for the release of the film, these accounts “were amplified by a disproportionate number of bogus accounts.” The report continued, “One identified community was made up of real and fake authors that spread negative content about WarnerMedia for not restoring the ‘SnyderVerse.’ Additionally, thr...

Netflix has announced they are bringing Sam Raimi‘s iconic Spider-Man trilogy to its platform, with subscribers in the United States able to start watching it on the streaming platform starting from August 1. The announcement was revealed in a tweet showcasing a meme from 2002’s Spider-Man, which features Kirsten Dunst‘s Mary-Jane Watson and Tobey Maguire‘s Peter Parker, with the caption, “He said our Spider-Man trilogy is coming to Netflix on August 1!” Raimi’s trilogy was released in 2002, 2004 and 2007, and saw Maguire’s Spider-Man battle Green Goblin, Doc Ock and Uncle Ben’s killer Flint Marko/Sandman, Harry Osborn and Venom. Maguire eventually suited up as Spider-Man again for the Tom Holland-led Spider-Man: No Way Home.  He said our Spider-Man trilogy is coming to Netflix o...

It took nine movies and 42 years for Star Wars to finally confirm that Leia Organa is force sensitive and has had Jedi training, but fans were nonetheless delighted to see a young Leia and Luke sparring during a flashback of their early training days. In the film, we see both youngsters wielding blue lightsabers just like their father Anakin used to, but in a piece of The Rise of Skywalker concept art now released by the film’s concept artist Adam Brockbank, it turns out the original intention was for Leia to carry a purple lightsaber, just like Mace Windu did. “Realize I’d posted the last image before so here’s an earlier version of the same scene,” Brockbank wrote in the caption of his Instagram post. While it might seem like an homage to Samuel L. Jackson‘s character from the prequ...

Universal Pictures has released the first official trailer for Halloween Ends. The upcoming slasher will pick up where 2021’s Halloween Kills left off, with Jamie Lee Curtis’ original heroine Laurie Strode continuing her personal fight against Michael Myers. The one-minute trailer shows Laurie and Michael violently facing off against each other, with the latter also haunting the other residents of Haddonfield. It also plays into the nostalgia of the beloved franchise, with scenes from the older films being weaved into the recent trilogy. Halloween Ends will mark the third and final film in the Halloween franchise’s latest trilogy, following Halloween Kills and 2018’s Halloween. They serve as a direct continuation of the original 1978 film, and is set 40 years after Laurie survived Michael’...

Roku has shared a first look at Quinta Brunson as Oprah Winfrey in WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story where she will be starring alongside Daniel Radcliffe as the titular character. The still shows the Abbott Elementary star and character sporting a brown dress and waist belt with her hair styled similarly to Winfrey’s, while Radcliffe wears an unbuttoned Hawaiian with a necklace made of what seems to be small versions of certifications of his records. Brunson is the latest actress to be announced as a cast member, joining Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna, Rainn Wilson as radio broadcaster Dr. Demento and Julianne Nicholson and Toby Huss as Yankovic’s parents. “Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don’t take lightly, and I’m honored to finally share with the world the absolutely...

Roughly a month and a half after the Toys Story spin-off film hit theaters, Lightyear is now making its way onto Disney+ for those who wish to enjoy the experience in the comfort of their own homes. Scheduled to hit the streaming platform in August, the film stars Marvel Cinematic Universe star Chris Evans as the titular character, along with a cast that includes NOPE‘s lead actress, Keke Palmer, Ratatouille‘s Peter Sohn, Thor: Love and Thunder director and actor Taika Waititi, Orange is the New Black‘s Dale Soules and Uzo Aduba, and the original Westworld‘s James Brolin. The story itself takes a meta approach to the wider Toys Story setting, with Lightyear appearing to be a film within the animated universe that Andy used to watch before he acquired Buzz Lightyear...