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The first trailer is out for I Wanna Dance With Somebody, an upcoming Whitney Houston biopic. Slated to premiere this December, Sony bills the film as “no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice.” Naomi Ackie stars in the feature as the iconic American singer. The actress is known for her role as Bonnie in Netflix’s popular drama series The End of the F***ing World, among other projects. Alongside Ackie, Stanley Tucci portrays record producer and executive Clive Davis, who is credited with helping launch Houston’s career. The real Clive Davis, meanwhile, is serving as a producer on the film. Additional cast members include Ashton Sanders as Houston’s husband, Bobby Brown, Tamara Tunie as her mother and Clarke Peters as her father. Nafessa Williams will ...

At the beginning of the year, TOHO animation’s SPY x FAMILY took the world of anime by storm with extremely positive feedback from fans. Featuring the picturesque Forger family that is anything but normal, SPY x FAMILY dives into the hidden sides of oneself as Loid, Yor and the incredibly cute Anya all carry secret unique backgrounds. In the latest trailer for Part 2 of Season 1, various scenes are presented with some featuring the Forger family’s newest member, Bond. Picking up where Part 1 left off, there’s sure to be plenty of action packed moments and adorable family bonding. Another key inclusion in the trailer is the show’s new opening theme song. Japanese alternative rock group BUMP OF CHICKEN adds to its lengthy list of theme song performances with “SOUVENIR,” an energeti...

Timothée Chalamet has quickly become a household name as he began establishing himself as a young actor in Hollywood. Chalamet has made splashes within the industry, proving he is the hottest young actor in the mainstream at the moment with leading roles in high-profile projects like Call Me By Your Name and Dune. Recently, Chalamet was made the first male cover star for British Vogue. In his interview with Edward Enniful, the young actor revealed his best-kept advice from fellow actor, Leonardo DiCaprio. As DiCaprio passes his wisdom and the metaphorical baton to the 26-year-old, he told Chalamet his number one career rule, “No hard drugs and no superhero movies.” Chalamet alludes that he has taken the advice to heart, as he continues to work on major roles. He is currently slated to hit ...

Netflix has dropped an official trailer for its upcoming docuseries, Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga. The new three-part series follows the events of the stock market upset that occurred during the pandemic when a group of internet-savvy investors banned together on Reddit to essentially, take down the rich. The docuseries breaks down the events step-by-step so audiences can understand just how the whole GameStop debacle came about. Many of the interviewees in the series explained what got them to invest in the stocks in the early days of COVID. A subreddit thread called WallStreetBets was created for those who were beginning to learn the ins and outs of trading. After hearing that GameStop was going to financially crash, the members of the platform began to push for the idea to flood the ...

It looks like Stranger Things director Shawn Levy might just be working on a twist to make things in Hawkins, Indian that much more interesting. Levy spoke with Variety‘s Marc Malkin at the Emmys red carpet earlier this week and discussed the upcoming Strange Things Cinematic Universe. Levy said, “Yes, we are building out the STCU, and now that I’m spending time with [chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment] Kevin Feige, I’m learning a lot about how to manage a universe. So I’m taking those skills and applying them to the STCU.” Levy is also slated to direct the upcoming third Deadpool film with Ryan Reynolds. When asked if there could potentially be a crossover between the two entities, Levy gave fans a surprising answer, “Funnily enough, [Deadpool star] Ryan [Reynolds] and I were ...

Variety has officially confirmed that Amazon has green lit a sequel series for Blade Runner. The live-action limited series will be titled Blade Runner 2099 and is set to have begun development in February. Ridley Scott, who has signed on to executive produce the series, initially revealed that the show was in the works in November 2021. Minimal plot details have been shared, however, the title suggests that the events of the series will occur 50 years after the events of Blade Runner 2049, the 2017 sequel to the original Blade Runner. The cast for the new series has yet to be announced and may just be one of Prime Video’s most ambitious projects to date. The new sequel series is expected to be the largest-scale genre show Amazon will work on in recent years. There is currently no word on ...

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...