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To celebrate “Goku Day” (May 9), also known as “Piccolo Day” by fans, as the character declared May 9 as the day he conquered Earth, Dragon Ball has released a wearable version of the Namekian’s signature cape cloak. Accompanying his headdress and purple garb, Piccolo’s cape cloak has served as an integral part of his character design, beloved by fans for its distinct nature. Measuring 145 cm in length and 110 cm in width with extending shoulder pads, the faithful recreation comes in a pure white tone with anime-accurate bunching effects. The structured look of the cape also features a neck collar to offer striking framing around the face. The extended cape portion hangs low to complete Piccolo’s signature Demon Clothes look. Available via raffle until May 15, check out the official post o...

After initially dropping it as an Easter egg for diehard fans, HBO has now released the first trailer for Westworld‘s fourth season online along with a release date. Scheduled to arrive on the platform this June, the new season will bring back Dolores’ actress Evan Rachel Wood as well as the series’ other main cast members, including Thandie Newton, Tessa Thomspon, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright and Aaron Paul. The plot will pick up where season three left off, with the Man in Black showing up to cause chaos when everything seemed calm. Co-creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are back once again to run and write the show, with the latter telling Deadline earlier last year that in the upcoming season “you’re going to see some new worlds that I think are really fun and you’re going to s...

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has now achieved one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s biggest opening weekends ever, but aside from celebrating the film’s success, director Sam Raimi has also spent some time reflecting on his past Marvel-related project, looking back at why 2007’s Spider-Man 3 received more mixed reviews than the previous two installments of his trilogy. Speaking to Fandom in a recent interview, Raimi was asked about Tobey Maguire‘s now-infamous dance sequence after he was infected by Venom and began transitioning into a darker version of Peter Parker. “Well, we meant it to be funny, actually. It was Peter Parker’s version — this lame kid — of what it must be like to be his evil self. But he’s so whipped,” the director explained. “He’s so out of it ...

The team behind Netflix‘s 2017 hit American Vandal is now back together again for a brand new mockumentary revolving around a fictional League of Legends esports team for Paramount+. Titled Players, the new mockumentary reunites Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, a duo best known for their work on the two seasons of American Vandal. The two have now shifted their focus onto the world of esports, working with Riot Games to create a series following the journey of the fictional League of Legends team “Fugitive: and its lead player Creamcheese, who sets his eyes on winning a championship follow years and years of struggling losses. To help him on the endeavor, the team brings in a new prodigy by the gamer tag of Organizm, but things get heated up between the new recruit and Creamcheese, caus...

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has now raked in $450 million USD on its opening weekend. According to new figures from Deadline, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe installment featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen has earned the second-biggest opening weekend for any Hollywood title during the pandemic era, bringing almost half a million dollars globally, with $260 million USD from the international box office overseas. The film is now also the fourth-largest opening weekend for Marvel Studios, sitting just behind Avengers: Endgame and Infinity War as well as the recent Spider-Man: No Way Home. On a like-for-like basis, the figures for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is only 17% behind No Way Home, and a strong...

When it comes to some of hip-hop’s greatest hits, Canadian producer Noah “40” Shebib knows a thing or two about creating the right sound. In his new mini-documentary, Shebib returns to his Toronto roots and reflects on how the city has become an important backdrop to his work in the music industry. Shebib has been instrumental in some of the world’s most popular songs and has worked alongside major industry tastemakers including Drake, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, Alicia Keys and more. The two-time Grammy award-winning producer has released a short film in partnership with Native Instruments to give fans a glimpse of the work and process behind-the-scenes of his biggest and most successful projects. The mini-documentary shows never-before-seen scenes and archived footage that chronicles his early rel...

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness may have just hit the theaters, but Marvel is already looking ahead to Thor: Love and Thunder. Now lead star Chris Hemsworth has shared one of the most detailed looks yet of his costume for the God of Thunder over on Instagram. Featured down below, Hemsworth shared a still of him and co-star Natalie Portman on the social media platform, both dressed in their Asgardian warrior outfits that’ll take center stage in the soon-to-be-released Thor: Love and Thunder along with a captain poking fun at the recent Met Gala and the outfits other actors and talents wore for the event. Hemsworth can be seen in an all-new suit that now takes a blue and gold spin on the beloved Avenger, while Portman’s Mighty Thor dons armor that much more resembles Th...

Prior to the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Patrick Stewart‘s voiceover in an early trailer sent fans in a frenzy, eagerly awaiting the return of Professor X. Stewart seemingly said goodbye in the 2017 film, Logan when his character dies. However, when Disney purchased 20th Century Fox in 2019, it gave the character new life for the rebooted Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a recent interview with Stewart, he talked to Variety about returning to the role, “I was grateful for it, because I could think refreshingly about who he was and how he related to others. Just like Star Trek: Picard, I was a little unsure at first if it was a wise thing to do. Given that Logan had been such a powerful movie and we watched him die in Hugh Jackman’s arms. So having seen [Doctor Stra...

As Netflix wraps up its Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival in Los Angeles, the streaming service revealed that it will be premiering the shows performed by some of the biggest comics. In the coming weeks, subscribers can expect the shows of Pete Davidson entitled The Best Friends, Amy Schumer‘s Parental Advisory, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin’s Ladies Night Live, a Bob Saget tribute, Snoop Dogg‘s F*cn Around Comedy Special and more. The Netflix Is a Joke festival was comprised of 295 shows and 336 comedians across over 35 venues in Los Angeles — ranging from the Comedy Store and the Laugh Factory to the Dodgers Stadium, the Forum and the Hollywood Bowl — along with more than 260,000 tickets sold. Check out the full list of shows coming to Netflix between May and June 2022. May 19 – The Hall: Hon...

After playing exclusively in theaters during Disney-Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness over the weekend, the teaser trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water is now available to watch online. The preview for the 20th Century sequel travels above and below Pandora’s bright blue water, introducing new whale-like creatures and showcasing the franchise’s signature flying creatures, Toruk, which were introduced in the first movie. “Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, Avatar: The Way of Water begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure,” reads the officia...

Marvel’s popular series Moon Knight has absorbed fans across the globe. Not every viewer, however, has paid close enough attention to notice a series of QR codes scattered across the season. In a new interview with Variety, Moon Knight executive producer Grant Curtis revealed how editors discreetly hid QR codes in the background of scenes, with the codes appearing in the first, second and fifth episodes of the season. Viewers who scan the codes are taken to a Marvel website hosting a weekly free webcomic featuring the titular character. One comic dates back to his first rendering in print in 1972. if you scan the QR code on the wall it takes you to a free digital comic of moon knight’s first appearance in werewolf by night! #moonknight pic.twitter.com/gbuGFwrmRp — regan ☥ (@FlSTOFKHONSHU) ...

Netflix has dropped off the official trailer for volume three of its popular animated anthology series Love, Death + Robots. The preview promises nine stories, each of which will fall into the genres of sci-fi and horror, and an abundance of fantastical animal characters — in the two-minute visual alone, we see giant crabs, fighter rats, astronaut cats and cyborg bears. Notably, the upcoming third installment marks producer David Fincher’s first time directing animation. According to an official description, “terror, imagination and beauty combine in nine new episodes which stretch from uncovering an ancient evil to a comedic apocalypse, telling startling short stories of fantasy, horror and science-fiction with trademark wit and visual invention.” Fincher is producing alongside Tim M...