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Adding to the anticipation of the anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man, studio MAPPA has now released the third trailer for the upcoming series. Directed by Ryū Nakayama, the animated series is a faithful adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s popular manga serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump. The new trailer shares another look at the excessive gore-fueled action set to arrive, teasing scenes centered around the protagonist Denji. Crunchyroll acquired the streaming rights for Chainsaw Man and will simulcast the series from Japan, subtitled and dubbed, for more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Dubs will include English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French and German. Watch the third trailer for the Chainsaw Man anime set to premiere this Oc...

Olivia Newton-John has died at 73 years old, as confirmed by her husband John Easterling. Easterling shared a statement on the late artist’s Instagram account, “Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends. We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time.” He also asked that any donations be made to the foundation named after her, “Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer. Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer.” “Olivia is survived by her husband John Easterling; d...

Tom Cruise and producer Christopher McQuarrie are set to develop three new projects, with the Top Gun: Maverick staple set to star. Although Cruise is currently in the midst of filming Mission: Impossible 8, reports claim that he and McQuarrie are currently working on three new projects — “an original song and dance-style musical,” an action film “with franchise potential” and possibly a Les Grossman-focused — the studio executive character Cruise played in Tropic Thunder — title, however the latter may not be a full film and instead join other titles. In addition to the three projects, there is still the film Cruise and McQuarrie want to shoot in outer space with director Doug Liman, NASA and SpaceX. Production date for this groundbreaking title is yet to be confirmed, however. In related...

With season six of Rick and Morty releasing in just a little over a month, Adult Swim has dropped a short and sweet promo. While the first teaser for the upcoming season is short, it does give audiences a glimpse of what to expect in the adventures of Rick and Morty. In one clip in the teaser, Morty can be seen taking a yellow portal gun and entering into a universe where he realizes that Rick is no longer the most intelligent one around. The events of season six follow the shake-up of season five, opening the series to a whole new multiverse. With the fifth season ending with a question of redefining the multiverse, it left fans with several questions regarding the future of the duo. The adventure of Rick and Morty is slated to continue this Fall on Adult Swim starting on September 4 at 1...

adidas‘ music roster is stuffed with iconic artists of various genres, one of which is the global icon Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican legend has linked up with the Three Stripes for an array of sneaker collaborations atop the Forum, CL Response and the Powerphase, and now he’s schemed up a new activation that celebrates his creative journey. A select number of fans will receive the opportunity to hop on a flight to spend a night in Puerto Rico and then fly to New York to attend his concert at Yankee Stadium. The trip is representative of PR’s everlasting summers and the innate creativity has gotten Benito to where he is today. The plane is custom-wrapped with a baby blue and white color scheme and is embellished with an oversized Trefoil logo at the tail as well as “Bad Bunny” underneath the ...

Idris Elba and Universal Pictures are bringing one more summer thriller to close off the season later this month. The British actor stars in the new survival thriller, Beast directed by Baltasar Kormákur as Dr. Nate Samuels, a father who takes his two daughters on a journey to South Africa. The family later finds themselves being hunted by a rogue lion in the wild, a turn of events that forces the newly widowed Dr. Samuels to fight for his and his daughters’ lives. While this trip was meant to heal his strained relationship with his daughters, it has turned into one that tests his bonds with his girls in a fight for survival. Elba takes audiences on a behind-the-scenes look at filming, going in-depth as to what the film actually means. Producer Will Packer says that “Beast is a story about...

Just last week, Eiichiro Oda’s legendary One Piece manga officially broke a Guinness World Record. The ever-popular manga has surpassed 500 million copies published globally. Amongst the copies sold, 416,566,000 are sold in Japan with 100 million copies sold in areas outside of the origin country in 60 countries and regions overseas. In June 2015, the manga also set another record for selling 320,866,000 copies worldwide by December 2014. The major feat sees the manga receive the title of the “World’s Most Published Comics Series by a Single Author.” Recently, Oda took a one-month break in June to prepare for the manga’s “final saga,” returning on July 25. While the final saga is imminent, the One Piece franchise has recently released the One Piece Film Red in Japanese theaters last week w...

It has just been announced that Naoya Matsumoto’s Kaiju No. 8 manga will be adapted for anime. The popular Shonen Jump+ manga — published in English by VIZ Media — involves Kafka Hibino and Mina Ashiro as they attempt to join the Japanese Defense Force in order to protect the city from monsters known as kaiju. While Mina finds great success, Kafka contines to fail his placement and is left as a cleaner of the dead bodies of kaiju. Kafka’s life suddenly changes when a talking kaiju flies into his body and transforms him into “Kaiju No. 8.” There are currently no details on when the first episode will air, but there is a teaser from TOHO Animation which can be viewed above. Head over to the manga’s dedicated page for more updates. ／ 『#怪獣８号』アニメ化発表ビジュアル公開！ ＼ ▼公式サイトhttps://t.co/sVyCRT9345 ▼アニメ化...

Over the past decade and a half, Disney has managed to build the Marvel Cinematic Universe into a multi-billion dollar franchise with a massive global following while Warner Bros. struggled to keep its DC Extended Universe coherent and engaging, but the latter media giant’s CEO David Zaslav says that that’s about to change. During the company’s latest earnings call, Zaslav reassured both fans and Wall Street that the studio is hoping to emulate the success of Marvel Studios with its own decade-long roadmap and a dedicated team behind it. “You look at Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman — these are brands that are known everywhere in the world,” the executive emphasized. “We have done a reset. We’ve restructured the business where we are going to focus, where there is going to be a team...

Drake has officially received his first every Primetime Emmy Awards nomination. The Boy earned his Emmy nom as an executive producer of HBO‘s Euphoria, receiving the nod alongside fellow executive producers Adele “Future” Nur and Zendaya, the latter of whom is also nominated for lead actress in a drama and for two original songs. Other new nominees for producers include Selena Gomez as an executive producer for Only Murders in the Building, with Variety reporting that she is the first Latina to receive a nomination for a comedy series that she also starred in, along with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Yoko Ono for the Peter Jackson docuseries The Beatles: Get Back. Euphoria premiered its second season this 2022 and is currently nominated for a total of 15 Primetime Emmy and Creative Emmy ...

Giancarlo Esposito confirmed that he has spoken to Marvel executives and is hoping to portray Professor X in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. According to ComicBook, the revered actor shared his admiration of Marvel to the TikTok account @countdowncitygeeks as he subtly revealed that he’s had a meeting with the studio. “So, I have not worked for Marvel yet,” he said. “I’ve been in a room with them and talked with them, and to answer your question, I think what they do is on the lines of that mythological journey that Joe Campbell talked about, who happened to be a friend of George Lucas that George Lucas put into his stories. They do the same thing.” Esposito continued that out of all the casting rumors involving Magneto, Dr. Freeze and Professor X, he would love to play the X-Men staple. “P...

Following news that Lady Gaga has been confirmed for the Joker sequel titled Joker: Folie à Deux, a French term describing “shared madness by two people in close association,” early plot details have emerged suggesting that the film will take place largely in Arkham Asylum. Joker (2019) starring Joaquin Phoenix introduced the audience to a grittier take on the rise of the failed clown turned supervillain. The subversive approach paid off and the film was a massive success, becoming the first R-rated movie to gross $1 Billion USD at the box office. Now set to premiere on October 4, 2024, exactly five years after the release of the first film, Joker 2 promises to be very different with Lady Gaga potentially as Harley Quinn promising musical elements. At the end of Joker, Arthur Fleck (Joaqui...