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Studio Ghibli Park in Japan is gearing up for its grand opening later this Fall with the official release of tickets available for purchase. The theme park is located in Aichi Earth Expo Memorial Park, which is just less than two hours away by train from the city of Kyoto. Coming in at approximately 17.5 acres, the park will feature three open areas and includes Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse. Visitors will be able to experience exhibits and artifacts from some of the studio’s most noteworthy films. The area will include a “Hill of Youth, which features an antique shop from Whisper of the Heart and recreated locations from The Cat Returns and Dondoko Forest from My Neighbor’s Totoro. This will also include a Totoro-themed playground. The other two areas include the Mononoke Village and the Valle...

Charlie Cox‘s return as Daredevil has long been requested by fans, and after a brief cameo as his Matt Murdock persona in Spider-Man: No Way Home, he’s finally going to put on the cowl again in the upcoming Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. However, the show’s head writer Jessica Gao has said that his appearance in the series won’t be as dark as that of Netflix. Speaking to The Direct in a recent interview, the creative said that they wanted to bring different characters into the world of She-Hulk and allow them to play by the show’s tone instead of being their usual personas. “Charlie (Cox) is so wonderful. He’s so game to do whatever, and he’s such a wonderful actor, and a wonderful human being,” Gao began. “What was so fun about bringing him and Daredevil into our...

Adult Swim has dropped off the official trailer for season six of Rick and Morty, providing a closer look at all of the intergalactic action packed into the new installment. The preview begins with Rick and Morty trapped against a wall while engaging in a laser gun fight with an unidentified enemy. “Paranoid” by Black Sabbath then begins playing at Rick’s request, before the visual flicks through a series of messy scenarios, including flying robots breaking through walls, Rick stating that the Sanchez/Smith family is about to “vanish from reality” and a massive alien invasion. If there’s one thing we can take from the trailer, it’s that there’s certainly no shortage of chaos in season six. The series, created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, stars Roiland as Rick Sanchez, Chris ...

Warner Bros. Pictures may be considering canceling the release of The Flash after all. The media giant originally planned on releasing the film in 2023 despite widespread criticism and backlash from fans revolving around Ezra Miller‘s recent controversy and run-ins with the law, but reports now suggest that Warner Bros. is reconsidering its position following the actor’s latest arrest for felony burglary in Vermont. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio is now looking at three possible options for The Flash. The first would be for Miller to seek professional help alongside his family in Vermont, eventually giving an interview to explain his recent behavior before doing limited press for the film. In the case that he refuses professional help, option two would see W...

In a recent interview with Collider, John Wick director Chad Stahelski revealed that the highly-anticipated John Wick 4 film will be the longest movie in the whole series. With John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum being the longest film so far at two hours and twelve minutes, the upcoming movie is expected to exceed the 131-minute mark, though reportedly not by too much. The increase follows an overall upwards trajectory as John Wick was 101 minutes and John Wick: Chapter 2 ran for 122 minutes.  When asked how the movie is developing so far, Stahelski revealed that they’re ahead of schedule. “We’re on the final stretch for picture lock, and then we have our VFX music. But this is the furthest along I’ve ever been, this much in post,” Stahelski mentioned. “We love the music that we’ve ...

Timothée Chalamet and Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino have dropped off a new teaser for their upcoming horror film, Bones and All. The movie, which is slated for a world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, is based on the novel of the same moniker by Camille DeAngelis. The coming-of-age film chronicles a romantic, cross-America road trip, during which Lee (Chalamet) and Maren (Taylor Russell) express their love for one another in a cannibalistic form. The short teaser reveals several tender clips of Chalamet and Russell, along with shots of the lovestruck duo running in the desert. Guadagnino recently spoke to Deadline about the film’s deeper meaning, stating, “There is something about the disenfranchised about people living on the margins of society that I am dra...

It seems that after the success of Shang-Chi, Canadian actor Simu Liu is making his way from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Springfield as a guest star in a key role in The Simpsons storyline. The titular MCU martial artist is slated to bring back Lisa Simpson’s “perfect future boyfriend.” Liu will be voicing adult Hubert Wong and guest star in the forthcoming episode, “When Nelson Met Lisa.” The episode will air as a part of season 34 of The Simpsons. Liu will join the recurring cast of Joe Mantegna as mob boss Fat Toy and Melissa McCarthy as Homer Simpson’s kid rival. In an interview with Deadline, co-showrunner Matt Selman who is also the executive producer and writer said, “I’m excited about Season 34. It’s probably the best 34th season of any show you’ve ever seen. We have two Hallo...

Returning to his first film role in three years since his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, Johnny Depp joins the cast of Jeanne du Barry, assuming the role of King Louis XV, a controversial figure who ruled over France between 1715 to 1774. The movie began shooting last month in Paris and the Île-de-France region, and production company Why Not Productions has revealed an image of Depp in full costume as an early teaser for fans. The film follows Jeanne, the daughter of an impoverished seamstress who despite her status, uses her intellect and allure to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress following the infamous Madame Pompadour. French filmmaker Maïwenn co-wrote the screenplay and will play the titular role of Jeanne. The film will be distrib...

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has received an official premiere date. The upcoming film is set to hit theaters on December 20, 2024 as confirmed on its official Twitter account, “Running faster, flying higher, and punching harder. #SonicMovie3 hits theatres on December 20, 2024.” Ben Schwartz also seemingly confirmed his return as the voice of the famed Sega character, tweeting, “HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! #SonicMovie3 IS COMING TO THEATRES ON DECEMBER 20, 2024!!! AHHH!!!” Plot details for the third installment remain under wraps. Fans can expect Tails and Knuckles the Echidna to return for the sequel, however it has not been confirmed whether Colleen O’Shaunnessey and Idris Elba will reprise their voice acting roles; however, Elba will still be voicing Knuckles in a spinoff. Running faster, flying hig...

Set to debut in Marvel Studios‘ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Dominique Thorne will continue to develop the Riri Williams/Ironheart character in the Disney+ television series, Ironheart, coming late 2023. Last month, we received a first look at the hero’s MK1 suit which features a prototype-like design similar to Iron Man’s first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But now we have another look at the suit on the set of Ironheart. The bulky nature of the suit is attributed to it being designed by the 15-year-old genius engineering student with materials stolen during her time at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on scholarship. The look of Ironheart is expected to be refined with subsequent MK models, just like Tony Stark’s progression through the MCU....

Nicholas Hoult and Anya Taylor-Joy star as a wealthy couple in the trailer for Searchlight Pictures’ upcoming film, The Menu. The couple is ready for a lavish evening out at an ultra-exclusive restaurant. After being ferried to dinner via private boat, they’re sat down with ten other guests, ready to dig into the creations of the mysterious Chef Slowik (Ralph Fiennes). “He’s not just a chef. He’s a storyteller,” Hoult tells Taylor-Joy. “The game is trying to guess what the overarching theme of the entire meal is going to be. You won’t know until the end.” While the meal is intended to function as a puzzle, where guests have to try to figure out its theme before the night’s over, it quickly takes a dark turn and leaves Hoult and Taylor-Joy fighting for their lives. After guests are shocked ...

Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman has now debuted as the most-streamed series on Netflix, topping the charts so far in August. According to new numbers published by the streaming giant, the long-awaited first season was streamed for 69.48 million hours across the globe, putting it at the very top of the list of the most-streamed shows between August 1 and August 7. The achievement becomes even more impressive when taking into account that The Sandman only launched on August 5, meaning it accrued almost 70 million hours in watch time over just two days. Based on the dark fantasy comic written by Gaiman, The Sandman follows Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams who forms one of the seven Endless alongside Destiny, Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, and Destruction. Throughout the show, he confr...