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As Pete Davidson said goodbye to the Saturday Night Live stage with his final rap video parody, Eminem made a special appearance and gave his very honest comments on the comedian’s long-running gag. In the midst of Davidson’s “Forgot the Dre” parody honoring show creator Lorne Michaels, Em calls out the comedian from behind the camera and suspiciously asks if this is another parody or “tribute or something.” The young actor confirms that this is the third parody he’s done as the rapper so far, to which Em replied, “I would just stop…yeah, they all suck.” Confused, Davidson asks if the rapper dislikes the idea of the parody or only him as a person, but the rapper has evidently had enough and simply tells him to stop. Davidson tries one last time to convince Em that the parodies are done bec...

To celebrate National Streaming Day, Disney+ has released a new official trailer for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Baymax! The six-episode series is a sequel to 2014’s Oscar-winning film Big Hero 6, offering fans another chance to interact with the benevolent Michelin Man-looking healthcare robot. In the trailer, Baymax is roaming the streets of San Fransokyo as he searches for citizens in need of assistance. However, his robot expressions are often lost in translation as he slowly learns to socialize. “I thought it would be fun to do a Disney+ series with Baymax interacting with normal folks,” said series creator Don Hall. “In each of our six episodes, Baymax just wants to help someone—and a lot of times they don’t want to be helped. He sets out to fix a physical issue that he’s identifi...

Pete Davidson is set to exit Saturday Night Live after the show’s 47th season later this weekend. Davidson will be joined by Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon and Kyle Mooney. News of their departure signals that the long-running program is ready to make a great change in its casting and recalibrate the show before the next season to introduce new players. Both McKinnon and Bryant have been staples at SNL since they joined the cast in 2012, breaking the mold with their impressions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Senator Ted Cruz, respectively. Mooney joined in 2013 and has since hit the ground running with his signature offbeat sketches. Davidson joined the cast relatively unknown but has become an underrated presence throughout the years. All four cast members have become mainstays for the program ov...

Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman recently spoke with Deadline, giving fans an update on what to expect next from the Spider-Man and Spider-Verse franchise. Rothman spoke about Spider-Man’s place in Sony’s various franchises stating, “Uncharted, Jumanji, Spider-Man. We have our Marvel business, which breaks into three tranches.” He reveals that Sony is “currently at work on two Spider-Verse sequels to our Oscar-winning animated movie, with Lord and Miller.” Besides plans for growing the animation franchise, Rothman also revealed that he hopes to continue the Spider-Man franchise for a fourth installment. The Sony executive said, “We hope to get working on the next Spider-Man movie.” Rothman is referring to the next MCU Spider-Man film helmed by Sony and Marvel Studios together. When asked...

One week prior to the hotly-anticipated return of Stranger Things, Netflix has dropped off the first eight minutes of season four in a new sneak peek clip. The preview sees Dr. Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine) attempting to conduct routine testing on another superhuman child in the same facility that Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) was held in. Between sounding alarms, haunting screams and signature, chilling nose bleeds, the introduction promises an on-the-edge-of-your-seat season ahead. The visual also revealed that the season will be released in two parts — the first volume, arriving May 27, will include seven of nine total episodes, and the second installment, which releases on July 1, will offer up the remaining two episodes. Notably, this season’s episodes are much longer than past i...

Seven years following his highly-acclaimed Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller has returned to direct Three Thousand Years of Longing, an epic romance movie starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton. The trailer, which was released on Friday, sees a bright scholar named Alithea (Swinton) encounter an imprisoned Djinn (Elba), who offers to grant the intellectual three wishes in exchange for his freedom. Based on A.S. Byatt’s 1994 short story The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye, the film sees Alithea and the Djinn travel through time and develop unexpecting feelings for one another. Miller is directing the film based on a script he co-wrote with Augusta Gore, while Doug Mitchell is co-producing with the filmmaker. The movie, which was first announced in October 2018, experienced several d...

The official trailer for the upcoming South Park TV film been released. In a description reported by The Hollywood Reporter, South Park: The Streaming Wars is set to follow the character Cartman who appears to get into a “battle of wills” with his mom. In the trailer, Cartman can be heard yelling “I’m not comfortable living in a f***ing hot dog!” As he threatens to run away from home he said, “I can’t do this any more Mom – if you won’t listen to me, then I really don’t have a choice.” South Park‘s first made-for-TV film premiered last November and was titled Post Covid. It was later followed by The Return of Covid which aired in December. Recently, South Park also announced that it would host a 25th anniversary live performance for one night only at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison,...

HBO has officially announced a fourth season for Bill Hader‘s dark comedy series, BARRY. Production for season four is set to begin this June in Los Angeles, will Hader directing all eight episodes. He will also continue to serve as series co-creator and executive producer alongside Alec Berg. “Bill, Alec and the entire cast and crew delivered an exquisite third season of BARRY, it’s a masterful blend of laughs and suspense,” Amy Gravitt, executive vice president of HBO Programming, said in a statement. “I’m so happy to announce that we are picking up the fourth season.” BARRY’s third season premiered in late April and sees the return of the Emmy-nominated and winning cast regulars Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan, Henry Winkler and Sarah Burns, along with recurring cast...

A Monopolygame leak seems to have caused Stranger Things‘ creators the Duffer Brothers to be quite disappointed. Leaks online of the official Monopoly game for the shoe appeared to have revealed key details regarding the plot of the forthcoming fourth season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix was not too thrilled with the mishap, but the Duffer Brothers have revealed that the streaming giant nor the Monopoly creators consulted with them on the game. Both brothers have longed valued secrecy for the series and were said to have had a “total meltdown” regarding the situation. A Reddit thread revealed that a customer purchased the board game that featured the leak at a “nationally recognized retailer.” While many retailers are still selling Stranger Things Monopoly sets tied to prev...

Riverdale will officially end with the final season coming on The CW. The seventh and last season is set to debut midseason of 2023. Mark Pedowitz, chairman of the CW, announced on Thursday morning and said that he believes “seven years is the right amount.” Riverdale star, JK Apa, has also taken the opportunity to comment on the upcoming and final season, claiming that he promises the show will conclude with a bang.  “I am a big believer of giving series that have had a long run an appropriate send-off. We had a long conversation with Roberto [Aguirre-Sacasa] yesterday, and he is thrilled with the decision,” Pedowitz said. “We are going to treat the show in the manner it deserves. It’s been an iconic pop culture star, and we want to make sure that it goes out the right way.” The show...

A teaser for Mad Max creator George Miller‘s newest film, Three Thousand Years of Longing, has been released. Based on A.S. Byatt’s 1994 short story The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye, the 20-second teaser sees Tilda Swinton as Dr. Alithea Binnie and Idris Elba as Djinn, a magical entity who offers the academic three wishes for his freedom: “This presents two problems. First, she doubts that he is real and second, because she is a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The Djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually she is beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both.” Augusta Gore co-wrote the screenplay with Miller, while Doug Mitchell co-produced alongside the director. The film was first announ...

After teasing Netflix‘s Daredevil character several times in its own projects, Marvel Studios has officially greenlit a Daredevil series for Disney+, according to Variety. The Disney+ show, which will be written and executive produced by Matt Corman and Chris Ord, will mark the first of the Netflix Marvel projects to receive an entirely separate but continued show. Before going to Disney+, Marvel’s TV projects, which were previously led by Jeph Leob, landed on Netflix under a massive deal. Among them were Daredevil, Jessica Jones, The Punisher and Iron Fist. Daredevil, which proved to be popular on Netflix and lasted three seasons, starred Charlie Cox in the lead role of Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil. Cox reprised the role for a cameo in 2021’s Spider-...