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Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson is gearing up to star in a Peacock series based on his own life. The comedy series, titled Bupkis, will feature half-hour episodes that depict a “heightened, fictionalized version of Pete Davidson’s real life,” according to the company. The show “will combine grounded storytelling with absurd elements from the unfiltered and completely original worldview for which Pete is well known.” The series comes from Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video and Universal Television banner, under which the SNL standout has worked for decades. Dave Sirus and Judah Miller, both of whom previously worked with Davidson on The King of Staten Island, will join the project as writers alongside the star. The trio will executive produce the series with Michaels,...

Bad Bunny is joining the Sony–Marvel universe as El Muerto/Juan Carlos Estrada Sanchez. The news was announced during Sony’s panel at Cinemacon, with Bad Bunny surprising the crowd. Reports state that the El Muerto project will be Marvel’s first standalone film with a Latin superhero lead, and that Bad Bunny “took matters into his own hands” in regards to finding which Spider-Man character will be the best for him. El Muerto was saved by Spider-Man when the former faced his oppressor el Dorado: “El Muerto traveled to New York City and approached J. Jonah Jameson to set up a charity event: A wrestling match, in which el Muerto would fight Spider-Man. Jonah organized the match, hoping that el Muerto would defeat and unmask Spider-Man. El Muerto and Spider-Man both attended the match, a...

Sony has announced new movies for its Venom and Ghostbusters series. The studio will reportedly be developing Venom 3, marking Tom Hardy‘s third appearance as Eddie Brock following 2021’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which earned $502 million USD at the global box office, and 2018’s Venom, which earned $856 million USD. Sony is also working on a direct sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which earned $200 million USD globally and starred Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace and Paul Rudd while original cast members Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts reprised their roles from the original series. During the announcement, Sony also shared footage from upcoming films such as Kraven the Hunter, The Equalizer 3, the Whitney Houston biopic I Wa...

Netflix‘s Michael B. Jordan-produced coming of age superhero drama has officially been canceled after just two seasons. The announcement was first revealed by series star Sammi Haney who shared the news on Instagram. She wrote, “Sad to say that Raising Dion is CANCELED. Thank you for all of the amazing support we got from all of our wonderful fans! Season 2 was a success, equal to Season 1, even if just looking at how many people watched all of it and wanted a season 3!” Later, Variety confirmed that the show has indeed ended before the arrival of its third season. The show follows a young boy named Dion, in a coming-of-age story that sees him manifest his power into superhero-like abilities. The show first premiered on Netflix in 2019 for season one and season two arrived on the platform ...

Justin Lin is no longer directing Fast X, but will remain attached to the film as a producer. According to reports, he stepped down from his duties as director just a few days after production for the 10th Fast & Furious film began, supposedly due to creative differences. There seems to be no negative feelings from Lin’s side according to the statement he shared regarding his exit: “With the support of Universal, I have made the difficult decision to step back as director of FAST X, while remaining with the project as a producer. Over 10 years and five films, we have been able to shoot the best actors, the best stunts, and the best damn car chases. On a personal note, as the child of Asian immigrants, I am proud of helping to build the most diverse franchise in movie history. I will fo...

Marvel Entertainment has released yet another promotional teaser leading up to the cinematic release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. In this particular promo spot, The clip begins with an image of Doctor Strange, along with images of other characters set to appear in the sequel including Wong and Scarlet Witch. The voice of The Ancient One plays over the images, and can be heard saying, “This universe is only one of an infinite number, Mr. Strange.” The Ancient One was famously played by Tilda Swinton and first made here appearance in the franchise in 2016. Her quote seems to caution Doctor Strange of the darker road ahead, once again warning against “dark places where powers older than time lie ravenous and waiting.” She then asks, “Who are you in this vast multiverse, Mr....

Lana and Lilly Wachowski are now auctioning off some of their collection of iconic film props and collectibles to raise money in support of trans youths. Employing the aid of Potter & Potter Auctions, the Wachowskis have now created a catalog for their “Enter the Matrix: The Wachowski Collection,” which features a whole variety of highly covetable film props including Cyphus’ Lightning Rifle from The Matrix, the latex ears and gravity boots worn by Channing Tatum in Jupiter Ascending, a Neo-Seoul speeder from Cloud Atlas, a Segway from Speed Racer, and prop guns from Sense8. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund, which then distributes the money across numerous organizations supporting the group in Florida, Arkansas, T...

Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore has continued to hit an all-time franchise-low despite its overall No. 1 ranking internationally for the third consecutive weekend. In its third weekend, the film captured $3.4 million USD in the global IMAX box office, pushing its total to $18.7 million USD. In North America, it made $1.6 million at IMAX box office with international IMAX numbers hitting $1.8 million USD to push the global sum to $12 million USD. It is unsurprising that the film has not captured the attention of fans after the creator J.K. Rowling‘s public attack against the trans community. The film also features Ezra Miller, who recently found himself in hot waters and was arrested in Hawaii for assaulting a woman. The series also saw a major shift after the franchise replaced the...

A24 has released the official trailer of Bodies Bodies Bodies, the upcoming dark comedy from director Halina Reijn. Set to premiere on August 5, Bodies Bodies Bodies stars the likes of The Hunger Games staple Amandla Stenberg, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan breakout star Maria Bakalova, The Hobbit and Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Lee Pace and Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson: “When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game goes awry in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong.” The film first premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival 2022 and is produced by David Hinojosa, A...

Despite also receiving a theatrical release, Matt Reeves’ The Batman still proved to be a success on streaming services as it logged the second-highest first week viewership for a theatrical film on HBO Max. According to reports, Warner Bros. announced that the Robert Pattinson-led film was streamed by 4.1 million Smart TV households during its first week on HBO Max. It falls behind Mortal Kombat’s 4.3 million figure from Spring 2021 but is considerably higher than Warner Bros.’ HBO Max releases in 2021, including The Suicide Squad’s 3.5 million households, Wonder Woman 1984 and The Matrix Resurrections’ 3.2 million each, Dune’s 2.3 million and Zack Snyder’s Justice League’s 2.2 million. Over in theaters, The Batman has so far been Warner Bros.’ most successful movie since 2019’s Joke...

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Next mont’s list is led by the two-episode premiere of the highly-anticipated Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi, which will see the likes of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen reprising their roles as the titular character and Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. Meanwhile, the first week of May will premiere the season finale of Marvel‘s Moon Knight, which stars Oscar Isaac in the lead role. Take a look at the complete list of programming for May 2022 below. Coming to Disney+ May 4 Life Below Zero (S18) Disney Gallery: The Book of Boba Fett – PremiereDisney Gallery: The Book of Boba Fett explores the behind-the-scenes story of the legendary bounty hunter’s return to Tatooine with mercenary Fennec Shand, seeking to claim the territory once run by Jabba the Hutt. In this insightful new special, fi...