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DC Comics announced on Friday that The Batman star Paul Dano is writing a comic book based on his infamous villain character’s origins, titled Riddler: Year One. The comic label took to social media to announce the forthcoming book, revealing that it will hit stores in October. “Unmask your first look here,” the official DC Comics account wrote, with a teaser image featuring a pair of glasses resting on top of miscellaneous files reading the title of the book. A new Riddler comic book hits stores this October with RIDDLER: YEAR ONE. Written by Paul Dano, unmask your first look here and see #TheBatman only in theaters now. pic.twitter.com/OVuIw7QEO0 — DC (@DCComics) March 18, 2022 DC Comics has not revealed an exact release date or plot details for the book, nor has the company sh...

Squid Game‘s Jung Ho-yeon is officially joining the cast of Alfonso Cuarón’s upcoming Apple TV+ thriller series, Disclaimer. According to reports, the South Korean actress and model will portray the role of Kim, who is described as an “ambitious, hardworking, and eager-to-please” character who knows that she will get her “big break” working for Catherine Ravenscroft, the “successful and respected television documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the concealed transgressions of long-respected institutions” and is played by Cate Blanchett. Jung joins the previously-announced cast of Blanchett, Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen and Kodi Smit-McPhee. The series is based on Renee Knight’s novel of the same name; Disclaimer follows Catherine Ravenscroft as she finds a bo...

Netflix has unveiled the official release date for its live-action adaptation of the popular video game, Resident Evil. The new series is different from Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, which is an anime adaptation of the survivor horror video game that debuted last summer on the streaming platform. The live-action series is set to take place 14 years after a virus caused an apocalypse. The show stars Lance Reddick as Albert Wesker – the villainous police captain set out to destroy humanity, Ella Ballinska, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph and Paola Nuñez. While not much detail has been revealed regarding the new live-action show, Deadline reports that Andrew Dabb will executive produce and write the show. The plot appears to follow Jade Wesker as she fights to survive in a wo...

Pete Davidson will no longer be joining the crew of Blue Origin‘s next space flight after the launch date was rescheduled, the company has announced. While the takeoff for the company’s rocket was originally slated for March 23, it was pushed back by six days, now scheduled to launch on March 29. “Blue Origin’s 20th flight of New Shepard has shifted to Tuesday, March 29. Pete Davidson is no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission,” Blue Origin’s tweet read. “We will announce the sixth crew member in the coming days.” Blue Origin’s 20th flight of New Shepard has shifted to Tuesday, March 29. Pete Davidson is no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission. We will announce the sixth crew member in the coming days. — Blue Origin (@blueorigin) March 18, 2022 The five remainin...

After scoring the second-biggest pandemic-era opening weekend, The Batman has now gone on to surpass the $500 million USD milestone at the global box office. According to reports, the Warner Bros. and DC Comics film has now raked in $258.3 million USD domestically and another $247 million USD across the globe, bringing its grand total to $505.8 million USD. The Robert Pattinson-starring film is Warner Bros.’ biggest release since 2019’s Joker, where Joaquin Phoenix‘s Oscar-winning portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime brought in $335 million USD in the U.S. alone. At its current projection, The Batman will cross that figure in the coming weeks as well, although compared to other titles in the Caped Crusader’s franchise, it’ll probably face difficulty catching up to both of Chris...

Ashley Walters and Kano recently sat down for an interview with NME to discuss what fans can expect for the second season of Top Boy. The show, which originally launched in 2011, introduced the U.K. to a fictional estate in Hackney across two intense, four-part seasons. After its cancelation, Netflix picked up the show for its platform, garnering major interest from a global audience including high-profile rapper, Drake. Ahead of the release, Walters and Kano discussed the premises of season two. Last season, the show explored the effects of gentrification, xenophobia and the impact of government immigration policy. Topics of homophobia and social status were also discussed. Kano, who also goes by Kane Robinson, said, “I wouldn’t say we have an obligation [to talk about these things], but ...

The Weeknd continues to make a splash in career highlights the past three years and this time the Toronto-crooner is checking one more item off his bucket list. Earlier this month, The Simpsons announced that the singer will be making an appearance in the iconic cartoon series. Earlier this week, The Weeknd gave fans a sneak peek at what to expect for his animated tween cartoon character. The image showcases his character Orion Hughes in skinny jeans and a black t-shirt under a pink and purple jacket. The character sports the singer’s signature hairstyle and is seen sitting with Bart on a skate ramp at sunset. The caption read, “Look who’s dropping in on The Simpsons on this Sunday.” The Weeknd retweeted the image with the accompanying statement, “dream come true” followed by three yellow ...

Netflix has dropped off the official trailer for The Pentaverate, an upcoming comedy series starring Mike Myers that centers on a secret society with five members. The trailer arrives shortly after Myers created an official Instagram account, where he has posted several images with fives in them, including NYC’s 5 train, a five-dollar bill, a Five Guys store and more. Myers notably takes on eight different roles in the series, which will arrive with six half-hour episodes, alongside a cast that includes Ken Jeong, Keegan-Michael Key, Debi Mazar, Richard McCabe, Jennifer Saunders and Lydia West. “What if a secret society of five men has been working to influence world events for the greater good since the Black Plague of 1347?” Netflix’s official description reads. “As this new series ...

Samuel L. Jackson has hinted that he is open to returning to the Star Wars franchise as Mace Windu. In a recent podcast episode of Happy Sad Confused, Josh Horowitz asked Jackson if a spin-off series might be coming. The actor responded saying, “Definitely. There’s a huge history of people with one hand returning in the Star Wars franchise. The only person I’ve ever said that to about coming back was Bryce Dallas Howard, ’cause I just did a movie with her and she directs episodes of The Mandalorian.” He also shared what he told Howard, “You think you might be able to hook a brother up? I mean you like me, right? I’ll learn to lightsabre left-handed. Come on, hook me up.” Jackson’s Windu character appeared in all three of the “prequel” films between 1999 and 2005. It was recently rumored th...

When it comes to male pregnancy, the West had Junior and the East had Eri Sakai’s manga Kentarō Hiyama’s First Pregnancy (Hiyama Kentarō no Ninshin). Both are comedies and deal with opposite-sex childbearing, but this is where the similarities end. Netflix has just revealed the trailer for the live-action remake of the manga titled He’s Expecting. The story revolves around Kentarō Hiyama — played by Takumi Saitō — where, in a world where males have a 1/10 chance of becoming pregnant without human intervention, Kentarō Hiyama must deal with his newly changed life as a salaryman, especially since male pregnancy is stigmatized. Along with his wife Aki Seto — played by Juri Ueno — they must face the event together while making friends in similar situations along the way. Due to the mature and ...