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Almost a month after it dropped its first teaser, Paramount+ has now unveiled the official trailer for the upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Worlds series. Slated to arrive next month, the new Star Trek series will span 10 episodes for its first season and follow the adventures of some of the franchise’s biggest names in the years preceding Captain Kirk’s era onboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. Star Trek: Discovery‘s Alex Kurtzman is back to work on the upcoming show alongside Akiva Goldsman and Jenny Lumet, with fan favorites Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, and Ethan Peck all reprising their roles as Captain Christopher Pike, Number One, and Science Officer Spock respectively. Joining them will be new cast members Jess Bush as Nurse Christine Chapel, Christina Chong as La’an Noonien-...

Almost a month after it dropped its first teaser, Paramount+ has now unveiled the official trailer for the upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Worlds series. Slated to arrive next month, the new Star Trek series will span 10 episodes for its first season and follow the adventures of some of the franchise’s biggest names in the years preceding Captain Kirk’s era onboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. Star Trek: Discovery‘s Alex Kurtzman is back to work on the upcoming show alongside Akiva Goldsman and Jenny Lumet, with fan favorites Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, and Ethan Peck all reprising their roles as Captain Christopher Pike, Number One, and Science Officer Spock respectively. Joining them will be new cast members Jess Bush as Nurse Christine Chapel, Christina Chong as La’an Noonien-...

Marvel has released a new 30-second teaser trailer for its upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness film. The most recent clip features never-before-seen footage of Elizabeth Olsen‘s character, Wanda Maximoff. She appears to give fans a greater glimpse into the conversation with Doctor Strange, discussing an imminent threat to the Multiverse. The teaser also shows a shot where Wanda and Wong appear to be fighting side-by-side against a new CGI monster, that has yet to be seen in the MCU before. It was also recently announced that the runtime for Doctor Strange 2 will be shorter than expected. The film was originally reported to run for two and a half hours, but it has an official runtime of two hours and six minutes. The film follows the consequences of the Spider-Man: No Way H...

Marvel has released a new 30-second teaser trailer for its upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness film. The most recent clip features never-before-seen footage of Elizabeth Olsen‘s character, Wanda Maximoff. She appears to give fans a greater glimpse into the conversation with Doctor Strange, discussing an imminent threat to the Multiverse. The teaser also shows a shot where Wanda and Wong appear to be fighting side-by-side against a new CGI monster, that has yet to be seen in the MCU before. It was also recently announced that the runtime for Doctor Strange 2 will be shorter than expected. The film was originally reported to run for two and a half hours, but it has an official runtime of two hours and six minutes. The film follows the consequences of the Spider-Man: No Way H...

Actress Estelle Harris — known for her works as Mrs. Potato Head in Toy Story and the mother of George Costanza in Seinfeld — has died at the age of 93. Just two days shy of her 94th birthday, Harris died of natural causes. Somewhat of a cult guest star in the Seinfeld series, Harris (Estelle Costanza) would often be portrayed alongside Jason Alexander (George Costanza) and in-show husband Frank Costanza who was played by Jerry Stiller. Her 27 episodes gave rise to numerous classic scenes and quotes like her first episode in season 4 where she comes home to find her son George touching himself. Her line, “I don’t understand you. I really don’t. You have nothing better to do at three o’clock in the afternoon? I go out for a quart of milk, I come home, and find my son treating his body like ...

In an interview with Access Hollywood this week, Jim Carrey confirmed that he is planning to retire from acting following his reprisal of Robotnik in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog sequel. The 60-year-old actor, who appeared on the show to promote the forthcoming film, was asked to respond to Dolly Parton‘s recent request for Carrey to play her former music partner Porter Wagoner in a future biopic. “Well, that’s a lovely thing,” he responded, “but I’m retiring.” Carrey then confirmed that he is “fairly serious” about his decision, adding, “It depends. If the angels bring some sort of script that’s written in gold ink that says to me that it’s going to be really important for people to see, I might continue down the road, but I’m taking a break.” He continued, “I really like my quiet...

Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman are slated to star in an upcoming dark comedy feature titled The Kill Room, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The thriller centers on three central characters — a hitman, his boss (Jackson) and an art dealer (Thurman) — who become entangled in a money-laundering scheme that ultimately transforms the killer into a fastly-famous figure who must navigate the art world with a cunning mind. Nicol Paone is directing the film based on a script written by Jonathan Jacobson. Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman and Jon Keeyes are producing under Yale Productions, with Anne Clements (Idiot Savant Pictures), Paone, Thurman, and Dannielle Thomas and Jason Weinberg from Untitled Entertainment. “Getting to make The Kill Room — an already incredible scr...

A year after its first season debuted, Pacific Rim: The Black is now back for its second and final season, and Netflix has just dropped the first trailer for the mecha-kaiju anime. Picking up where the first season left off, protagonist sibling duo Taylor and Hayley will continue on their journey to Sydney to find their long-lost parents. Piloting the scaled-down Atlas Destroyer training Jaeger, the two will take on a whole host of massive kaijus while crossing the barrens, aided by teenage assassin Mei and a mysterious boy they discovered at the end of the first season who’s able to transform into a kaiju. Giant monsters aside, you’ll also finally meet the new enemies teased in the last finale: a bloodthirsty cult named the Sisters of the Kaiju. Described as a group of zealots led by...

Paramount+ has now made the first episode of its Halo live-action series completely free to watch on YouTube. The new release comes a week after the series premiered on the streaming service, and luckily for fans of the franchise, it also coincides with the debut of its second episode, so if you like what you see on YouTube and want more content, you can go straight onto Paramount+ for more. Despite mixed reviews online, it also seems like Paramount isn’t making the episode free out of desperation. So far, Halo has already broken viewership records on the streaming platform, and it’s also listed as the most popular show of the week over on IMDB. While some fans criticized the show for its decision to unmask the Master Chief, the original franchise’s co-creator Marcus Le...

Having already created an anime series based on its massively popular Star Wars franchise, Disney is now looking to create more anime content for its streaming service Disney+. Calling anime a “focus area,” the company’s Japan head of animation Takuto Yawata says that he is confident the genre “will open a new door” for Disney+ and that “We have great expectations for producing local content. this includes completely new works from Japan.” He added that the integrity of the content will also be respected, and the shows won’t be changed to appeal more to western audiences: “We deeply respect the works of Japanese creators, and we will transmit them overseas just the way they are.” The comments come shortly after Netflix revealed its own viewership for anime across 2021. According to the com...

Disney+‘s upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series is moving its premiere from Wednesday, May 25, to Friday, May 27, Ewan McGregor announced in a video on Thursday. The series will now premiere with two episodes instead of just one, though it is unclear whether future episodes will drop on Wednesdays or Fridays in the following weeks. “Incoming transmission from Obi-Wan Kenobi,” Disney+ wrote on Twitter alongside McGregor’s announcement. Incoming transmission from Obi-Wan Kenobi… pic.twitter.com/Awk8rI3Ayh — Disney+ (@disneyplus) March 31, 2022 The Disney+ series will now compete for viewers with the first installment of Netflix‘s Stranger Things season four, which is scheduled to premiere that same day. Obi-Wan Kenobi will see McGregor and Hayden Christensen reprise their roles as Obi-Wan...

Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans are slated to star in an upcoming Apple Original Film titled Project Artemis, directed by Jason Bateman, Deadline reports. Evans confirmed the news via social media, writing that he is “very excited” about the upcoming project. Very excited!!! https://t.co/duEzfPCsF3 — Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) March 31, 2022 Rose Gilroy, daughter of writer-director Dan Gilroy and actress René Russo, penned the script. Meanwhile, Johansson is producing alongside Jonathan Lia and Keenan Flynn under their These Pictures production imprint. Bateman will produce under Aggregate Films. While plot details have not yet been disclosed, it is known that the story is set against the space race. Johansson and Evans have previously appeared together in several Marvel Studios mov...