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The Fast & Furious franchise is gearing up for its tenth installment, but it appears that producer Neal Moritz wants to scale back the premise of the film. Over the years, the franchise has taken a turn to become one of the more outlandish action-driving series. In a recent interview on The Town with Matthew Belloni, Moritz discussed his hopes for the franchise and the direction he wants to take the next film. In particular, he hopes to “go smaller,” having sent Ludacris‘ character to space in F9. He explains, “Honestly, I think going forward I’d like to actually go smaller. And I’d like to kind of start to go back to where we started. I think that’s an interesting way to go. I like to zig and then zag. I like to try and do something different and I think that’s what audiences demand t...

The Batman, which recently reported a global box office of more than $750 million USD worldwide, officially launched on HBO Max on April 18. To get fans excited about the arrival of the film, the streaming service released the 10-minute opening scene which offers a first look at the film’s main antagonist, Paul Dano‘s Riddler, and the first action scenes of Robert Pattinson in the Batsuit. “Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman, striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies — Alfred Pennyworth, Lt. James Gordon — amongst the city’s corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance amongst his fellow citizens,” r...

As the release date for the fourth season of Stranger Things nears, Millie Bobby Brown has given fans a teaser of what to expect from Eleven. In the course of three seasons, audiences have seen Eleven grow out of her shell, learning to speak out, make friends and fight off monsters. Ahead of the two-volume release on Netflix, Brown says that fans will see Eleven at her darkest after the events of the third season that lefter her powerless. Brown explains to Entertainment Weekly, “You get to see Eleven in the darkest state she’s ever been. This has definitely been the hardest season I’ve ever filmed. And there have been some of the scariest, scariest things that I’ve ever seen as a human, which you guys will get to see, for sure.” Brown also adds, “That storyline of her as a young child was...

Jason Momoa is in final negotiations to star in an upcoming Warner Bros. live-action film based on the popular video game, Minecraft, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie, which is named after the aforementioned gaming title, will be directed by Napoleon Dynamite filmmaker Jared Hess. The film has been in the works for quite some time — Warner Bros. first announced the project in 2014 before sharing that Free Guy director Shawn Levy would helm the movie. The next year, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia‘s Rob McElhenney was confirmed to direct, though he left the project in 2018. Mary Parent and Roy Lee are producing, and Jill Messick will receive a posthumous credit for her work on the project prior to her death in 2018. Mojang Studios, the Swedish g...

According to reports, the Sega Genesis Streets of Rage franchise is now rumored to be adapted into a movie. Although no official deal has been made, John Wick creator Derek Kolstad has reportedly already written a script. dj2 Entertainment and Escape Artists, the producers behind the Sonic the Hedgehog films are set to produce the adaptation. The early 1990s Streets of Rage trilogy has been a cult favorite for decades, with retro gamers celebrating its aesthetic and iconic soundtrack. The franchise centers around several ex-police vigilantes combating a crime syndicate in a fictional, large American city. The heroes take part in combat ridding the city of crime from the organization that has corrupted the local government. Stay tuned for more details regarding the rumored Streets of Rage m...

Netflix has now announced plans to adapt the popular Exploding Kittens card game into an animated TV series as well as a mobile game. Announcing the new projects over on its media page, Netflix says that it’ll be turning the beloved card game into an “exclusive” mobile game that’ll launch sometime in May while an “adult animated series” will follow in 2023. The mobile game itself will simply re-create the classic Exploding Kittens experience on your smartphone or tablet but also introduce two new exclusive cards that’ll shake things up a bit. You’ll get both single-player and multiplayer modes and there’ll also be future card releases based on the show’s characters and events. On the animated series front, Netflix will be bringing on Lucifer‘s Tom Ellis and Charlie’s Angels‘ Lucy...

Just as Netflix‘s Ultraman anime returns to the platform for its second season, the beloved franchise has now confirmed a third and final season. Announced via a teaser trailer for the CG anime, Tsuburaya Productions and Netflix reveal that Ultraman will finally be drawing to a close with a third season that’s due to be released next year, although no precise date or window has been confirmed just yet. The short clip depicts the show’s main protagonist Shinjiro struggling and defeated on the ground, his armor heavily damaged while the series’ narrator Koji Ishizaka calls out “Ultraman, stand up!” and “There is one more response from Ultraman,” hinting at a colossal battle that’ll form one of the character’s biggest challenges in the show so far. Other details regarding the final ...

A fan has now regained his Guinness World Record by watching Spider-Man: No Way Home 292 times at the cinema. The feat was achieved by Florida’s Ramiro Alanis, who previously held the world record for watching Avengers: Endgame 191 times. Unfortunately for him, the record was subsequently broken by Arnaud Klein, who managed to watch Kaamelott: First Instalment 204 times. Hoping to win his record back, Alanis has now managed to watch No Way Home a staggering 292 times. Spending roughly $3,400 USD on tickets alone, Alanis has now spent 720 hours watching the film between December 16 last year to March 15 this year, equating to roughly 30 full days. In order to fit that amount in such a short period, he even started watching them back to back, at one point viewing the...

Netflix‘s popular animated anthology series Love Death + Robots has officially announced its release date for Volume 3 with a new teaser trailer. The series of short films, produced by Tim Miller, Jennifer Miller, and Joshua Donen first debuted in 2019 with an 18-episode first season followed by an eight-episode second season. It’s reported that Volume 3 will feature eight episodes once again, though the figure has yet to be confirmed. Dubbed by many as The Twilight Zone of this generation, the provocative episodes are under 20 minutes in length and show a variety of different animation styles under the central themes of the title— Love, Death, and Robots. The new teaser labels the show as Netflix’s “11-Time Emmy Award-Winning Problem Child,” in contrast with opening clips of the platform’...

Marvel Studios has released a trailer for its sequel to 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok. In the new film, Thor: Love and Thunder, fans will see the Avenger bring together a crew to take down Gorr the God Butcher. Taking place after the events of Avengers: Endgame, Thor appears to have abandoned the action of his Avengenger lifestyle and now lives in relative isolation. “I want to choose my own path, live in the moment,” he says in a voiceover. “My super hero-ing days are over.” His plans come to a halt, however, thanks to galactic killer Gorr, who aims to bring about the extinction of the gods. Alongside Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Tessa Thompson stars as king of New Asgard Valkyrie and Natalie Portman as Thor’s ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who is undergoing cancer treatment in tandem with coming into the...

Josh Brolin recently appeared on the Happy Sad Confused podcast and revealed that he was once in contention to play Batman for Zack Snyder. Brolin, who is known for his role as Thanos in the MCU and Cable in Deadpool 2 explained that he was interested in playing the Caped Crusader before Snyder settled on Ben Affleck, who made his debut as the iconic character in the 2016 Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice film. Brolin explained that he was eager to play the role if Snyder did not go with Affleck, “That was his decision — that wasn’t my decision. That was his decision.” The Oscar-nominated actor also added that the role intrigued him because he tends to gravitate towards projects with a risky element to them, “Something that is set up to not work at all, or to work flyingly — I like those...

Steph Curry stars in the new teaser for Jordan Peele‘s forthcoming horror film, NOPE. The quick, 30-second visual sees the NBA star practicing his skills in a basketball court located in what seems like desert ranch. Curry attempts a shot but the power goes off, causing the ball to hit the rim and bounce off into the distance. Curious about the sudden events, the athlete follows the ball out of the gym and watches it shoot up to the sky, prompting Curry to put his hood on, shake his head and walk the other while saying “Nope.” Peele’s NOPE stars Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Barbie Ferreira, Brandon Perea and Michael Wincott. Plot details remain under wraps as of writing, but based on the previous trailer, it is likely that aliens and other extraterrestrial beings will be promi...