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Ahead of Star Trek: Picard‘s season two finale this week, Paramount Plus has announced the cast for the third and final season of the series. In a teaser led by Patrick Stewart, who reprises his role as Jean-Luc Picard in the series, Paramount Plus revealed that six Star Trek: The Next Generation stars — LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis and Brent Spiner — will join the cast for Picard‘s final chapter. Notably, Frakes, Sirtis and Spiner have previously appeared in episodes of the series over the last two seasons. The announcement, which was made on April 5, or Star Trek‘s “First Contact Day,” marks the first time that Paramount Plus has confirmed that the series will end with season three, though several actors had previously sha...

The 74th Emmy Awards will take place on Monday, September 12 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, the Television Academy and NBC announced on Wednesday. The ceremony, which rotates between ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC each year, typically airs on a Sunday; however, in years when NBC has broadcast rights, the ceremony occurs on Monday as the network airs NFL games on Sunday evenings. One week prior to the awards ceremony, the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards will take place on Saturday, September 3, and Sunday, September 4. Following the event, an edited presentation will air on September 10 at 8 p.m. ET on FXX. NBC has not yet announced who will host or produce the 2022 Emmys, nor has the network disclosed the event’s location. Nominations for this year’s ceremony will be unveiled on Tuesday, July 12. The show’...

Rob Lowe and his son, John Owen Lowe, are set to star in an upcoming Netflix comedy series titled Unstable. The show, which was co-created by the Lowes and Santa Clarita Diet showrunner Victor Fresco, will follow an introverted son (John Owen Lowe) who must work for his highly-successful, free-spirited father (Rob Lowe) at a leading biotech firm in order to save him from a catastrophe. Netflix says that the series is inspired by John Owen’s punchy relationship with his father on social media. “We are very excited to be working with Victor, Rob and John Owen,” said Tracey Pakosta, Netflix’s head of comedy, in a statement. “The three of them — and their wildly funny, smart sensibilities — are a perfect fit for our growing slate of scripted comedies.” John Owen Lowe has previously a...

Focus Features on Wednesday shared new character posters for The Northman, Robert Eggers‘ upcoming Viking revenge epic. The new imagery sees Alexander Skarsgård as Amleth, Nicole Kidman as Queen Gudrún, Anya Taylor-Joy as Olga, Björk as The Seeress, Willem Dafoe as Heimir the Fool and Ethan Hawke as King Aurvandil. Each poster features the film’s tagline, which reads “Conquer Your Fate,” alongside captivating, straight-faced shots of each character. “The legend begins April 22,” Focus Features wrote on Twitter alongside the new promotional shots. The legend begins April 22. Alexander Skarsgård is AMLETH. #TheNorthman pic.twitter.com/g1ImJUaPPS — Focus Features (@FocusFeatures) April 6, 2022 The film, which takes place in 10th-century Iceland, is “an epic revenge thriller that explores...

According to reports, Dark Horse Comics is now readying the release of the 41st compiled book volume of Berserk in English. The upcoming release of the long-standing manga will be the publisher’s first Berserk release since the death of creator Kentarou Miura on May 6, 2021, due to acute aortic dissection. The 41st manga volume was released in Japan back in December and follows the manga’s 40th volume, released back in 2018. Priced at $15 USD, the volume is set to arrive in trade paperback for the first time with a two-sided color poster insert. The 41st volume features the final chapters by Miura, currently, the future of Berserk has been undecided Take a look at the cover for the English release set to hit comic stores November 9 and bookstores November 22 below. Berserk Volume 41 news a...

HBO has dropped off the official trailer for season three of Barry, its Emmy-winning dark comedy series starring Bill Hader as the titular character. The show returns to screens after three long years and sees Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler), Barry’s former acting coach, close up his acting workshop following the death of his girlfriend, Detective Janice Moss. This leaves Barry at a loss as he is forced to leave acting — his newfound passion after attempting to leave his life as an assassin — behind, and forces him to dig deeper into his life as a hired gunman. He then finds out that there was more to his old life than he realized and is now forced to make the right choices. Joining Hader and Winkler are cast regulars Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan, Sarah Burns and recurring...

After teasing the new Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Revealed Chronicles CG anime earlier last month, the official Gundam.info YouTube channel has now dropped the first six-and-a-half-minute episode titled “EPISODE DEVISE,” unveiling Setsuna’s latest version of his formidable Exia. Unlike the other anime arcs in the franchise, Revealed Chronicles will not be a full anime, instead, creating snippets of CG action that shine more light on previously undiscussed anecdotes, including the mystery behind the GN Drive and its missing link with the massively powerful Double Drive. Each mini-episode will revolve around one of these stories that set out to fill some of the plot gaps plaguing the original two seasons of Gundam 00. Setsuna aside, his other Celestial Being teammates will also rece...

A month out from the film’s release, Marvel Studios has shared another trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange. The minute-long video opens with a dark and gloomy Sanctum Sanctorum before cutting to Rachel McAdams’ Christine Palmer walking down the aisle in a wedding dress as Strange watches on. Strange suffers from a recurring nightmare of the Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, portrayed by Elizabeth Olsen, speaking on the event of her missing sons. The inclusion of the character may mean a continuation of her storyline from the Disney+ series WandaVision. “Strange, the fate of the multiverse depends on us,” Strange’s mentor Wong, played by Benedict Wong, tells him. The trailer goes on to tease a showdown between Strange and ...

To mark the 25th-anniversary of the Pokémon anime series, the franchise took to Twitter to share a promotional video celebrating its long-standing run. Debuted in Japan on April 1, 1997, the anime recently received a one-hour special to commemorate the anniversary. The clip focuses on Ash Ketchum, known as Satoshi in Japan, and his journey throughout the show’s span. Starting his adventure in the Kanto Region’s Pallet Town, Ash traveled the Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova and Kalos regions to achieve his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master. Aside from meeting friends along his way, Ash also caught an array of Pokémon, which are highlighted in the video. It is important to note that the video features the anime’s first opening theme song “Mezase Pokémon Master” by Rica Matsumoto, the Japa...

Serving as the first trading card brand dedicated to pop culture and entertainment, Fanatics‘ zerocool has releaseda set for Jackass. Curated by Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine and Sean Cliver, the collectible trading cards immortalize the pioneers of viral videos and contemporary American slapstick humor. the first set of cards in partnership with a major entertainment franchise from zerocool, the collectibles capture absurd stunts, Jackass cast members and collaborators. Names featured include Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Wee Man, Rachel Wolfson, Machine Gun Kelly, Tyler the Creator, Tony Hawk and many more. From now until April 7, 9 p.m. EDT, Fanatics’ zerocool Jackass Trading Cards will be available via auction on zerocool’s website. The direct-to-consumer approach ensures market-based p...

In a recent Saturday Night Live sketch, Pete Davidson and Gunna appeared in a sketch that pays homage to films that are around the one hour and 30 minute mark. The premise of the sketch saw the stars sit around a TV looking for “a really short movie” to watch. Davidson can be heard saying, “Three hours, 47 minutes? Bro, you must be crazy. No thanks, Imma watch a short-ass movie like Driving Miss Daisy.” Netflix responded to the SNL video on social media with the caption, “Good idea,” alongside a newly created link for “Short-Ass Movies” . It appears that SNL and Davidson have spoken it into existence as viewers can now use this link to look for films that are under the one hour and 40 minute mark. Take a look at the sketch below. good idea https://t.co/PIIix3MZUK https://t.co/lyJmpuGBko — ...

Director and creator of the popular Netflix K-drama Squid Game, Hwang Dong-hyuk has revealed that he is working on a new project that is “much more violent” than his last. Variety reported that he is currently developing a new film with a working title, Killing Old People Club or K.O. Club. The storyline is inspired by a novel written by Umberto Eco, a well-known Italian essayist and intellectual. In a current conversation at MipTV, the director, alongside producer Jun Young Jang at February Films, revealed that he has already written a 25-page treatment about the project. He calls the project “another controversial film” and even alluded that “it will be more violent than Squid Game.” The creator is slated to write the second season of Squid Game, which he hopes will stream on Netflix by ...