ENTERTAINMENT

Jeff Loveness, the writer of the upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and former writing staff on Rick & Morty, will reportedly be penning the script of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. Marvel did not release a comment but Deadline reports that Loveness will board the project with newly-revealed director Destin Daniel Cretton of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and producer/Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. While plot details are yet to be revealed, it was earlier confirmed that Jonathan Majors will portray the new supervillain Kang the Conqueror, who first appeared at the end of Loki season one and will have a bigger role in in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Avengers: The Kang Dynasty will mark the fifth installment in the Avengers franchise and will close ...

David Harbour is leading the cast of Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions’ Gran Turismo film adaptation. According to reports, the Stranger Things star will play the role of a retired driver who teaches a teenage Gran Turismo player to become a real-life professional racecar driver as his gaming skills previously won him a series of Nissan competitions. Neill Blomkamp of District 9 and Elysium fame will helm the film, which is based on a true story, while Jason Hall and Zach Baylin will pen the script. Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan of PlayStation Productions, along with Doug Belgrad and Dana Brunetti, are producing, while both Hall and Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi are serving as executive producers. “As one of PlayStation’s longest standing and most beloved franch...

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has reassured fans about his show’s spinoff, dubbed Squid Game: The Challenge, telling them they should not “take things too seriously.” Shortly after the 2022 Emmy Awards — where Hwang, the show and its cast took home historic wins such as Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the “Red Light, Green Light” episode, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Lee Jung-jae and more — Hwang revealed that he had already met with the creator of The Challenge. “I think that even though our show does carry quite a heavy message — and I know that there are some concerns of taking that message and creating it into a reality show with a cash prize,” he said. “However, I feel like when you take things too seriously, that’s really not the best way to go ...

Fat Joe will be serving as the host of an upcoming STARZ series executive produced by Diddy and LeBron James. According to reports, the still-untitled show will feature a documentary-style format and will see Fat Joe speaking to celebrities and “high-profile” guests, however a list of appearances were not revealed just yet. “We’re about to create the biggest and most culturally-relevant series on television,” he said in a statement. “With Puff, LeBron, the incredible team at STARZ and myself teaming up, you have a dream team that is guaranteed to produce TV gold. Hosting a show has always been a dream of mine and I’m thankful for everyone who helped make it a reality. I promise you that we’re going to push the envelope, deliver compelling interviews and provide pure entertainment. Do remem...

Since Netflix became one of the leading streaming giants of the decade, the platform has garnered a massive following due to its binge-watching model. Made famous for keeping the attention of its viewers, Netflix was able to remain competitive for many years. However, recently the company announced that it is suffering from nearly a million subscribers lost in Q2. A new era of streaming has dawned on the industry and it looks to revert back to the traditional forms of cable when content was split between many various competitors. In order to stay in the game, Netflix may also soon take on cable’s traditional releasing model to keep the attention of their audiences. Puck News reports that Netflix is considering returning to weekly episode releases for TV shows. In the publication’s new prof...

Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell surprised viewers at the 2022 Emmy Awards with a Good Burger reunion. The nostalgic moment took place with Kumail Nanjiani as he “worked” behind the bar, with Thompson — who hosted the ceremony — telling Nanjiani to take the order of one of the guests seated at the bar. The guest turned around to reveal that he was Mitchell who responded to Thompson, “You know what, can I get a Good Burger?” Both Mitchell and Thompson went on to happily hug on stage with the former stating, “Make it two Good Burgers.” The original 1997 Good Burger went on to become a cult classic after it became a favorite sketch on All That. Although the pair has reunited a few times to revisit the famed sketch, Thompson hinted in August that he and Mitchell are working on a sequel. Watch t...

Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle has dropped the official uncensored trailer for his upcoming star-studded film, Babylon. The film features Brad Pitt as the titular character joined by Margot Robbie, Tobey Maguire, Diego Calva, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart. Babylon is slated to be an American epic period comedy-drama set in 1920s Los Angeles. According to the official synopsis, the film is “A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.” Babylon is Chazelle’s first fil msince his 2018 cinematic project First Man with Ryan Gosling. Chazelle has been known for his work on 2014’s Whiplash and his 2016 Oscar-winning musical La La Land. In the midst of the...

Netflix has released the full trailer for Kenya Barris and Kid Cudi‘s upcoming series, ENTERGALACTIC. The animated story hears Cudi voicing a young artist named Jabari and Jessica Williams giving life to Jabari’s neighbor and photographer, Meadow. The trailer shows the pair meeting and hitting it off, but the whirlwind romance is quickly disrupted by the sudden appearance of Jabari’s ex-girlfriend: “Scott ‘Kid Cudi’ Mescudi and Kenya Barris join forces to present the television event ENTERGALACTIC, an original, immersive, animated story about a young artist named Jabari — voiced by Mescudi — as he attempts to balance love and success. Finding the latter brings Jabari a step closer to the former, when moving into his dream apartment introduces him to his new neighbor, photographer it-girl M...

Adam Sandler is making his way back on the road this Fall with the announcement of his 2022 standup tour. The iconic comedian and actor last took the stage in 2019, following the release of his Netflix special, 100% Fresh, which showcased his signature blend of musical and comedic performances. The comedy special hit the streaming platform a year before he went on tour and since then, Sandler has been a part of a multitude of projects with Netflix including Uncut Gems and sports drama Hustle. Sandler’s tour is expected to hit 15 cities across the United States and is said to feature a number of unannounced surprised guests. Adam Sandler’s 2022 comedy tour begins on October 21 in Allentown, Pennsylvania before making stops in Boston, Atlantic City, Tampa, Raleigh and more. The tour wraps up...

Officially announced at SDCC 2022 back in July, alongside a host of announcements at Disney‘s recent D23 Expo, Marvel Studios‘ offered a short film highlighting upcoming developments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Included in the clip was a first look at the new logo for Daredevil: Born Again. Building on the title card unveiled back in July, the new look reveals Daredevil’s new motif. The logo is set to be part of The Man Without Fear’s MCU costume and builds on the comic book look of the hero. The logo shows an encircled overlapping “D” motif representing the words “Dare” and “Devil.” Building up anticipation for the MCU debut of Daredevil, the hero already showed up in Spider-Man: No Way Home and will appear in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. The build-up is leading fans to believe that D...

Last week, Crunchyroll tapped the marching band of the USC Trojans to help share the news of the upcoming One Piece Film: Red rollout in the United States and elsewhere. While the Gorō Taniguchi film has already made its debut in Japan, Crunchyroll is following up on its recent announcement with more details on when anime fans can watch the One Piece Film: Red in theaters. After hitting theaters in Austria and Germany on October 13, One Piece Film: Red will head to Australia and New Zealand on November 3, followed by a release in the United States and Canada on November 4. Before the film even graces theaters, however, a handful of lucky fans in Australia and the U.S. will receive the opportunity to attend subtitled and dubbed premieres of the anime movie. These events will coincide with t...

Jacob Elordi is set to portray Elvis Presley in A24 and Sofia Coppola‘s next film, Priscilla. According to the reports, the upcoming film is based on Priscilla Beaulieu Presley’s memoir Elvis and Me and will see Cailee Spaeny star opposite Elordi as Priscilla. The book, which was published in 1985, is Priscilla’s own account of her relationship with Elvis, including their affairs, the effect of the Beatles’ music industry domination, their marriage and eventual divorce. Priscilla will mark Coppola’s first film since 2020’s On The Rocks, which starred Rashida Jones and bill Murray, and will be produced by the filmmaker, Henley, Lorenzo Mieli, Fremantle Company and American Zoetrope, while A24 will distribute the film in North America. Coppola’s frequent collaborators are also set to jo...