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Tommy Chong will be reprising his role as Leonard “Leo” Chingkwake, Point Place’s local hippie and Foto Hut owner, for Netflix‘s That ’70s Show reboot, That ’90s Show. The Cheech and Chong stalwart confirmed his return to the series during a recent appearance on The Dark Mark Show, “They never gave me any instructions, so I don’t know if I’m supposed to be talking about it or not.” He continued, “I really don’t give a shit to tell you the truth. That’s what I’m known for…I’m back as Leo.” That ’90s Show will follow Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti’s daughter Leia Forman, portrayed by Callie Haverda, as she spends a summer at her grandparents’ in Point Place. While in Wisconsin, she meets an interesting group of friends including Ashley Aufderheide’s Gwen, Mace Coronel’s Jay, Maxwe...

The recent proceedings of the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard‘s trial has been a topic of converation in the past month. Recently, DC Films president Walter Hamada testified and revealed that the studio had considered replacing Amber Heard for Aquaman 2 over concern that she lacked chemistry with her fellow co-star Jason Momoa. While Heard was cast in the sequel, Hamada admitted that the studio contemplated whether or not to recast the role of Mera. According to Variety Hamada said, “Editorially they were able to make that relationship work in the first movie, but there was a concern that it took a lot of effort to get there.” Kathryn Arnold, a consultant in the entertainment industry, also testified during the hearing and revealed important plot details regarding Heard’s reduced role. Arnold ...

Netflix has dropped the official trailer for the Russo Brothers‘ upcoming film The Gray Man, starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. Based on the Mark Greaney’s book series of the same name, The Gray Man sees Gosling as CIA operative Court Gentry/Sierra Six and Evans as his former CIA cohort Lloyd Hansen: “The Gray Man is CIA operative Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling), aka, Sierra Six. Plucked from a federal penitentiary and recruited by his handler, Donald Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton), Gentry was once a highly-skilled, Agency-sanctioned merchant of death. But now the tables have turned and Six is the target, hunted across the globe by Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans), a former cohort at the CIA, who will stop at nothing to take him out. Agent Dani Miranda (Ana de Armas) has his back. He’ll need it.” ...

Bad Bunny opened up about his starring role in Sony and Marvel‘s upcoming El Muerto superhero film, sharing his excitement for the character and the doors it will open. In his latest GQ cover story, the Puerto Rican star explained why he thought El Muerto was “perfect” for him despite the character being less popular than other Latinx Marvel characters. “I grew up watching wrestling,” he said, and El Muerto happens to be a wrestler with generational powers. He added, “This role is perfect, and I know El Muerto is going to be epic. I’m a Marvel fan and the fact that I’m now part of this family still feels like a dream.” Bad Bunny also touched on the pressure he feels regarding the film, “Maybe, for some people, it’s different in that the higher they go, the less pressure they feel, bec...

Samuel L. Jackson is joining Chris Pratt in the upcoming animated Garfield movie. According to reports, the revered actor will be bringing a brand new character life: Vic, Garfield’s father. Pratt will be taking on the role of the titular character and the film will be directed by Mark Dindal of Chicken Little, while David Reynolds of Finding Nemo fame will be responsible for the script. The upcoming animated film will be the first in the Garfield franchise since 2009, following the direct-to-video movie Garfield’s Pet Force. Meanwhile, the live-action/computer animated hybrid films Garfield: The Movie and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties hit theaters in 2004 and 2006 respectively, with Bill Murray voicing the lasagna-loving feline. The upcoming Garfield film premieres November 22, 2023. El...

As promised, Marvel has delivered the highly-anticipated official Thor: Love and Thunder trailer. The trailer gives fans a greater glimpse at the return of Natalie Portman‘s Jane Foster to the Mighty Thor mantle and how herself and Chris Hemsworth‘s Thor navigate the power dynamics. This time around, audiences get a better look at Christian Bale as the titular villain Gorr the God Butcher and Russell Crowe’s portrayal of Zeus. In the previous teaser trailer, fans saw the return of Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista for portions o the film. In the fourth installment of the franchise, Thor embarks on a journey to find inner peace, however, his quest is interrupted when Gorr the God Butcher seeks the extinction of gods. He enlists Tessa Thompson’s King Valkyrie, Korg and his ex-girlfriend Jane Fos...

With just a few days to spare until its premiere, Netflix has released an explosive final trailer for Stranger Things Season 4 Vol. 1. The minute-long trailer introduces the kids’ Dungeons & Dragons team Hellfire Club, led by Dustin, who rolls a 20-sided die to decide their future. The group is also seen venturing into an ominous location of the Upside Down, filled with towering spikes and red storm clouds. Additional shots feature David Harbour‘s Jim Hopper seemingly staging a prison break from his confines in Russia. Season 4 is broken up into two volumes and begins six months after the events of the Season 2 finale. Each episode of Vol.1 will be noticeably longer than usual with an average runtime of 75 minutes. In addition to the familiar faces, the penultimate season will feature ...

Gearing up for the introduction of Marvel‘s first Muslim superhero on Disney+, the studio has released a new trailer for Ms. Marvel. The new trailer sees Kamala Khan, a Pakistani American teenager from New Jersey wield her superhuman abilities. Audiences can see the moment where Khan transforms from a teenager to a superhero and subsequently, the immediate effects it has on her life. The trailer provides a detailed snippet of her adjustment to superhero life, from her obsession with Captain Marvel to how she uses her powers. The beginning of the trailer sees Khan in conversation with the mosque’s priest as she explains that Captain Marvel would be able to convince everyone “how she’s good.” THe priest then responds, “Good is not a thing you are Kamala… it is a thing you do.” The moment dra...

Down With The King, the feature film debut of Freddie Gibbs, has received an official streaming and on-demand release date along with a brand new trailer. The Diego Ongaro-helmed movie is set to hit digital and on-demand on June 28, and stars Gibbs as disillusioned rapper Money Merc. His manager Paul, portrayed by David Krumholtz, sends him to a rural area to help him regain his interest in music, but it backfires once Merc realizes he prefers a much simpler life and announces his retirement. As Merc creates relationships with locals like Bob Tarasuk’s Bob, Sharon Washington’s Darlene and Jamie Neumann’s Michaele, Paul must try his best to lure his client back into the lucrative industry. In 2021, right after Down With The King held its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, HYPEBEAST spoke...

While LeBron James is not in the NBA playoffs this season, the King is still making noise despite being off the court. James recently took to Instagram story to remind fans of how Reebok once tried to give him $10 million USD to stop him from signing with Nike or adidas. Obviously backfired, James later signed a seven-year deal with Nike worth $90 million USD. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar reposted a post from Bleacher Report that noted LeBron James’ Nike deal “has a lifetime deal worth $1B.” Accompanying the repost on his Instagram stories, LeBron James wrote, “The doc is/will be insane!!” The “is/will” hyphenate sent fans in a frenzy, speculating that there might just be a LeBron James documentary regarding his Nike deal in the works. There is currently no concrete details revealed ju...

MTV officially announced a reboot of Jersey Shore, one of its most popular reality TV shows, with a brand new cast. However, the show’s original faces publicly shared that they are not on board with the idea of a revival. Original cast members Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, DJ Pauly D, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Jenni “JWoww” Farley, Vinny Guadagnino, Deena Cortese and Angelina Pivarnick all shared a joint statement on Twitter with the hashtag #WeAreJerseyShore, stating that they do not approve of a show that will “exploit” their origins and that fans should watch their ongoing spinoff: “As a cast that took a chance with a network in need, we put our most vulnerable moments on television for the world to see,” the statement begins. “We gave our all over the past 13 years, became a family a...

Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto has some words regarding Paramount+‘s TV adaptation of his video game. Earlier last week, Lehto took to Twitter to reveal his thoughts on the Halo TV show, commenting on how Paramount+’s plot has strayed far away from the original storyline of his characters. Between the years 1997 to 2012, Lehto worked at Halo‘s original franchise developer Bungie and was involved in the growth from the game as both its creative director and 3D artist. In a response to a fan comment who expressed their dislike for the new TV show adaptation, Lehto responded that he too was disappointed in the show, “I’m not sure where the inspiration for the show comes from now.” He even went as far as saying that the show was “not the Halo I made.” In a follow-up Tweet, a fan claims that Leht...