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The heartwarming story of A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh is about to take a grisly turn in an upcoming horror film entitled Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. According to its IMDb page, Blood and Honey is being helmed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield and stars Craig David Dowsett as the titular children’s book character, Maria Taylor as Maria, Danielle Ronald as Zoe, May Kelly as Tina, Natasha Tosini as Lara, Amber Doig-Thorne as Alice and Chris Cordell as Piglet, to name a few. It is unconfirmed whether the other characters from Hundred Acre Wood — Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo — will be making appearances. This version of Winnie the Pooh is not to be confused with Disney’s licensed character, who is known for wearing a red shirt. On January 1, Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh universe, wit...

Amber Heard was close to being let go from Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom had it not been for co-star Jason Momoa, who reportedly fought to keep her on board. Earlier this week during the ongoing Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial, entertainment industry expert Kathryn Arnold claimed that both Momoa and film director James Wan were “committed to her” and “adamant” that Heard remain in the film. Arnold and Heard also alleged that the actress was almost fired from the sequel due to her controversial split from Depp, however DC Films president Walter Hamada clarified this, testifying that Heard almost lost her starring role as Mera due to concerns over a lack of chemistry with Momoa. Last week, Heard testified that Warner Bros. “didn’t want to include” her in the latest Aqua...

Included in the reveal of its August 2022 catalog, DC Comics shared that an upcoming issue of Detective Comics will receive a variant cover by Yoshitaka Amano. No stranger to comics, the artist responsible for Final Fantasy‘s distinct artwork has offered his talents for various titles in the past. Amano has provided variant artwork for comic titles like Superman Red and Blue, Harley Quinn, Suicide Squad and Batgirls. Yoshitaka Amano has prepared a stunning variant cover for Detective Comics #1093 depicting his take on Batman. The Caped Crusader is seen embracing a woman that is believed to be, occasional lover and enemy, Talia al Ghul. DC Comics notes that the variant cover will be quite rare, as retailers will need to order 25 issues of the standard cover to receive a single cover by Aman...

Included in the reveal of its August 2022 catalog, DC Comics shared that an upcoming issue of Detective Comics will receive a variant cover by Yoshitaka Amano. No stranger to comics, the artist responsible for Final Fantasy‘s distinct artwork has offered his talents for various titles in the past. Amano has provided variant artwork for comic titles like Superman Red and Blue, Harley Quinn, Suicide Squad and Batgirls. Yoshitaka Amano has prepared a stunning variant cover for Detective Comics #1093 depicting his take on Batman. The Caped Crusader is seen embracing a woman that is believed to be, occasional lover and enemy, Talia al Ghul. DC Comics notes that the variant cover will be quite rare, as retailers will need to order 25 issues of the standard cover to receive a single cover by Aman...

As the month comes to a close, Netflix has unveiled its slate of new programming for June 2022. In the coming weeks, subscribers will be able to watch the highly-anticipated season three premiere of The Umbrella Academy, the premiere of Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area, several comedy specials from the likes of Pete Davidson and Snoop Dogg and the sixth season of Peaky Blinders. June 2022 will also mark the last month subscribers can catch favorite films such as Happy Gilmore, Corpse Bride, Lady Bird and more. Take a look at the full list of titles coming to and leaving Netflix in June 2022 below. Coming to Netflix Coming SoonGlamour GirlsLunana: A Yak in the Classroom Avail. 6/1/22Anchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyDear JohnDumb and DumberEdge of Se...

As the month comes to a close, Netflix has unveiled its slate of new programming for June 2022. In the coming weeks, subscribers will be able to watch the highly-anticipated season three premiere of The Umbrella Academy, the premiere of Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area, several comedy specials from the likes of Pete Davidson and Snoop Dogg and the sixth season of Peaky Blinders. June 2022 will also mark the last month subscribers can catch favorite films such as Happy Gilmore, Corpse Bride, Lady Bird and more. Take a look at the full list of titles coming to and leaving Netflix in June 2022 below. Coming to Netflix Coming SoonGlamour GirlsLunana: A Yak in the Classroom Avail. 6/1/22Anchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyDear JohnDumb and DumberEdge of Se...

Four years after releasing its last chapter, Yoshihiro Togashi, the creator of the manga Hunter x Hunter, has announced that he’s once again working on the series. Published in the manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump beginning in 1998, the series follows a boy named Gon Freecss, who becomes a Hunter in order to track down his missing father. Along the way, he must defeat ​​fantastical creatures and specially-abled humans. When the manga was last published in 2018, Togashi was on chapter 390 and reportedly went on hiatus due to struggles with chronic pain. The creator announced his return on Twitter, sharing that four more chapters of Hunter x Hunter are currently in the works. The tweet has already amassed over one million likes. とりあえずあと4話。 pic.twitter.com/OwoB4ljp1x — 冨樫義博 (@Un4v5s8bgsVk9X...

Universal Pictures on Wednesday dropped off the official trailer for its upcoming survival thriller Beast, starring Idris Elba. Elba stars in the role of Dr. Nate Daniels, a newly-widowed husband who travels back to South Africa, where he first met his wife, with his two daughters — 18-year-old Meredith (Iyana Halley) and 13-year-old Norah (Leah Sava Jeffries). There, they visit a game reserve run by family friend and wildlife biologist Martin Battles (Sharlto Copley), where things begin to take a bloody turn. “What begins as a journey of healing jolts into a fearsome fight for survival when a lion, a survivor of blood-thirsty poachers who now sees all humans as the enemy, begins stalking them,” the official synopsis reads. The trailer previews the chaos that ensues, with clips reveal...

Apple is developing a live-action scripted series based on the popular manga Speed Racer, with J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot on board to executive produce, according to Variety. Ron Fitzgerald and Hiram Martinez will write, executive produce and serve as co-showrunners on the project, which has received a straight-to-series order from Apple. Notably, Martinez reportedly impressed Apple, Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television with his “exciting take” on the source material, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The live-action series has been in development for years under Bad Robot’s overall deal with Warner Bros, per THR‘s sources. The project arrived at Apple “some time ago” and its development has been “excruciatingly slow” since. Speed Racer, which was created by Tatsuo Yoshida and ad...

“Weird Al” Yankovic has partnered with Z2 Comics to produce an all-new graphic novel, titled The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic. The book, which was written by Yankovic himself, spotlights more than 20 tracks from the parody artist’s decades-long career with accompanying illustrations from a multitude of cartoonists. While Z2 did not disclose which songs will be included in the bound copy, the publisher did disclose that the featured cartoonists include Drew Friedman, Mike & Laura Allred, Bill Plympton, Aaron Augenblick, Peter Bagge, Sam Viviano, Steve Chanks, Danny Hellman, Felipe Sobreiro, Gideon Kendall, Michael Kupperman, Wes Hargis, Ruben Bolling and Fred Harper. “It’s such an incredible honor to see my song lyrics brought to life by some of my all-time favo...