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According to reports, Netflix has decided against renewing its live-action Resident Evil series for a second series. Effectively canceling the show, the eight-episode series premiered July 14 and is loosely based on Capcom‘s Resident Evil survival horror game franchise. Directed by Bronwen Hughes at Constantin Film, Resident Evil stars Lance Reddick, Ella Balinska, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, and Paola Nunez. Debuting around the same time as Stranger Things‘ latest season, Resident Evil garnered 72.7 million hours viewed to rank #2 in its first week on Netflix. Dropping to #3 with 73.3 million hours viewed in its second week, and completely out of the top 10 in its third week. The show also received a rather negative reception, with a 55% average critic rating and 27% ave...

The release dates of the Aquaman and Shazam! sequels have been delayed once again. According to reports, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will now premiere on December 25, 2023 while Shazam! Fury of the Gods will take over Aquaman 2’s old date of March 17, 2023 instead of its December date. Both films will see franchise leads Jason Momoa and Zachary Levi return as the titular superheroes. The Hollywood Reporter adds that the delays could stem from Warner Bros. Discovery‘s plans to “out the marketing and distribution costs associated with releasing a studio tentpole.” The parent company’s new CEO David Zaslav is supposedly prioritizing cost-cutting measures and is more interested in Warner’s theatrical films over streaming. Elsewhere in entertainment, a script of The Batman 2 is repor...

The highly-anticipated live-action Pinocchio film is slated to hit Disney+ in early September. Gearing up for the beloved classic to come to live in the all-new live-action, Disney has released an extended two-minute trailer to introduce Tom Hanks titular role as the wooden boy’s father and creator, Geppetto. In the trailer, fans get a chance to see Geppetto and Pinocchio come together. Cynthia Erivo plays The Blue Fairy who grants Pinocchio’s wish, bringing him to life. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Jiminy Cricket and attempts to guide the wooden boy as he faces a life of adventure and temptations. The trailer is backdropped by the original track “When You Wish Upon a Star” from the 1940 animated film. The trailer also revealed Luke Evans as the Coachman as the main non-CGI antagonist. Disney’s...

Aquaman director James Wan has now confirmed previous rumors that the upcoming sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is being delayed. Announcing the news over on Instagram, Wan revealed that the new release date for the film will now be on Christmas day of 2023, and while there hasn’t been confirmation yet elsewhere, rumors are also suggesting that Shazam! Fury of the Gods will be taking over its previous premiere date of March 17, 2023. While it’s no doubt disappointing for fans of the DCEU to learn of the delays, Wan did offer a new look at some of the sequel’s concept art as consolation, posting illustrations of fantastical forests and mountain ranges as well as big-scale battles and underwater conflicts. “Here is a small glimpse of some artwork into the big, epic wor...

After being confirmed to portray the main villain in the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa back in March, fans of the franchise can finally take a first look at Chris Hemsworth‘s character thanks to new set images that have surfaced. As you can see below, the Thor actor takes on a very different look from the roles he’s portrayed so far, with long gray hair running down over his shoulders as well as a large beard on his face. Of course, he’s also dressed in the heavy-metal-styled post-apocalyptic aesthetic that’s signature to the Mad Max series. According to the synopsis of the film, Furiosa will center around the titular character’s origin story when she’s taken away from the Green Place of Many Mothers by a Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. As th...

While Umbrella Academy just announced its fourth and final season, the show’s creator Steven Blackman, already has a new project in the works. Blackman will be adapting the action RPG Horizon Zero Dawn into a series for Netflix. Launched in 2017 from Guerilla Games and Sony, Horizon Zero Dawn follows a hunter named Aloy on her journey to discover more about her past in a world that’s been overrun by machine creatures. Blackman confirmed that Aloy will be a main character in the adaptation. He’ll be working with his writing partner Michelle Lovretta to expand the IP into a fully-fledged show. Horizon Zero Dawn is an exceptionally well-crafted game with wonderful characters not often seen in the rank-and-file of the gaming world,” Blackman told Netflix’s Tudum. “Guerrilla Games has created a...

Just a few days after its long-awaited premiere, HBO’s House of the Dragon has been confirmed for a second season. The Game of Thrones prequel debut garnered 10 millions viewers, making it the largest starting viewership for a series in the streamer’s history. Since then, the show has drawn in 20 million viewers in the United States alone. For those who have yet to stream, House of the Dragon is based on George R. R. Martin’s Fire & Blood novel series, which takes place 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. The show chronicles the story of the House of Targaryen and the family’s subsequent fall from power amid the tense Targaryen war of succession. George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal are the show’s co-creators and executive producers. The main cast of the series includes Padd...

Netflix has released a sneak peek at its upcoming Noah Baumbach film adaptation of the classic Don DeLillo novel of the same name. The novel was first published in 1985 and it received global attention as it dissects the way modern technology has inescapably impacted human society. While it is now three decades past the events of the novel and today’s technology is much different than what it was in the ’80s, the notion can still be interpreted in the present day. The cryptic teaser trailer introduces Adam Driver as Jack Gladney, a professor of “Hitler Studies” who appears to grapple with life, death and the concerns of day-to-day life. His wife Babette is played by Greta Gerwig and Don Cheadle plays Driver’s colleague Professor Murray Siskind. While Jack searches of a way to be happy in t...

A new A24 horror movie is coming to screens near you. The latest film is titled I Saw the TV Glow and is set to arrive from writer and producer Jane Schoenbrun. A24 is partnering with Fruit Tree Productions to bring the film to life. They have put together a cast that includes many musicians including Fred Durst, Lindsey Jordan from Snail Mail, King Woman and Danielle Deadwyler. Also part of the cast are Amber Benson from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ian Foreman, Michael Maronna, Connor O’Malley, Emma Portner and Danny Tamberelli. The film, which has already wrapped production, has not yet announced a release date, however, a very bare bones synopsis does keep fans guessing. The plot information leaves much to the imagination of audiences and can only hold fans over with a short descriptionst...

Half a year after announcing the project back in February, Netflix has now found its director for the upcoming BioShock film adaptation. Helming the upcoming movie will be I am Legend director Francis Lawrence, whose other works include four of the five titles from the Hunger Games franchise and the Apple TV+ series See. He’ll be working alongside Logan and Blade Runner 2049 scriptwriter Michael Green to create the BioShock film in partnership with both 2K Games and Take-Two Interactive. Other details revolving around the project remain scarce at the moment, but Netflix’s description suggests it’ll likely be a direct adaptation of the first game from the beloved horror series, leaving room for subsequent sequels to come as well. There’s also no release date fo...

British actor John Boyega who quickly became an international breakout star from his role as Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, has officially confirmed that he will not be returning to the franchise. While the galactic franchise has been a major success across LucasFilm, it is not enough to make Bodega stay to reprise his role as Finn. In a recent interview with SiriusXM, he spoke with John Fugelsang and explained just why he is ready to step away from Star Wars. He said, “At this point, I’m cool off it. I’m good off it. I think Finn is at a good confirmation point where you can just enjoy him in other things, the games, the animation. But I feel like [Episode] VII to [Episode] IX was good for me.” Boyega continues to add, “To be fair, [with] the allies that I’ve found within Joel Tayl...

Following the news of Warner Bros. Discovery shelving the highly anticipated Batgirl film, directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have claimed that they no longer have access to the footage from the film. The film, which was originally meant to be released on HBO Max, has been at the topic of controversy. Now, El Arbi has spoken to SKRIPT, revealing more information regarding the reason why Batgirl was pulled. He said, “The guys from Warners told us it was not a talent problem from our part or the actress, or even the quality of the movie. They told us it was a strategic change. There was new management, and they wanted to save some money.” Fallah added that he was disappointed, “First, when I heard the news, I was shocked, I didn’t know how to react. I wanted to break stuff, cry, even l...