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Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin has revealed that he has seen the new HBO spin-off series House of the Dragon. In a blog post, Martin expresses his excitement for the series provides his stamp of approval. He wrote, “Exciting news out of London — I am informed that shooting has WRAPPED for the first season of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON.” He reveals that he has seen rough cuts of a few of the ten episodes and is “loving them.” While he praises that “the writing, the directing, the acting all look terrific,” he agrees that there is still work to be done in terms of post-production. The events in the House of the Dragon are set 200 years prior to Game of Thrones making the show a prequel to the fantasy series. The story follows the House Targaryen with events leading up to the Targaryen c...

In the first teaser of Netflix‘s LeBron James-produced basketball film, Hustle, Adam Sandler delivers a love letter to basketball as a devoted scout. Hustle follows the story of a former professional basketball scout, played by Sandler, who embarks on the journey of remaking his career after he discovers an overseas player with great potential. The movie dissects the mental and physical lengths that both Sandler’s character Stanley Beren, and the player Bo Cruz, portrayed by Juancho Hernangómez, have to go through in order to get into the NBA and become a household name in America. The trailer shows Stanley giving a dramatic pep talk to Cruz, making sure that he truly loves the game or else there is no point in moving forward in their partnership. Sandler, who has been a long time fan of t...

According to reports, an extended version of Spider-Man: No Way Home could be hitting theaters next month. Although not much information has surfaced, a theatrical re-release of the Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios blockbuster could be part of a plan to break the $2 billion USD box office earnings mark. A re-release of Spider-Man: No Way Home could also help the movie move past its already impressive standing at the sixth-highest grossing movie of all time. Rumors of an upcoming extended version are based on info of a release in Indonesia and a potential premiere date of March 11. It is interesting to note, earlier this month news noted that the Blu-Ray version of Spider-Man: No Way Home would feature more than 100 minutes of additional content featuring Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock, Tobey ...

Paramount+ has confirmed that the helmet will be coming off for Pablo Schreiber‘s Master Chief in the upcoming Halo live-action series adaptation. In a recent interview with IGN, the show’s executive producer and 343 Industries’ studio head Kiki Wolfkill revealed that fans will indeed “see his face.” “I think we set out to tell a character story and a personal story,” she remarked. “And once we really got into what that story was, it became clear that you really needed to see the person in the armor and under the helmet.” She added that the face reveal will be a massive moment for fans of the franchise, who have waited two decades for the moment (despite his short face reveal in the games). “For some people, it’s been a moment 20 years in the making, and for other people, it is someth...

In celebration of the original anime and manga‘s 20th-anniversary, Square Enix has now launched a mysterious website for Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist. Named Vengeance Scar, the new page features a photo-realistic image of the anime villain with his signature red eyes, crossed scar on his forehead under a hood, and his heavily tattooed arm drawn and ready for transmutation. According to Anime News Network, the poster has also been featured on flyers handed out at movie theaters in Japan, although not much else is known about the project yet. Most importantly, there’s a countdown timer on the site that is set to end of March 2, and Square Enix is expected to reveal more about the 20th-anniversary project on the day, so fans should stay tuned for more updates to come. For th...

Sony‘s Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg-starring Uncharted is debuting atop the domestic holiday weekend box office with a total of $44.1 million USD. The sum was reportedly earned between Friday and Sunday and is expected to collect $52 million USD from 4,275 North American theaters by President’s Day. It also earned $55.4 million USD from the international box office and hit $139 million USD worldwide as of writing. “This is an excellent opening,” David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research said. “Action adventures based on video games are big movies and this weekend’s figure is nearly double the average for the genre… Budgets run high, so ‘Uncharted’ needs to connect in every market. So far, it is doing that.” In other Tom Holland news, an extended version of Spider-Man: N...

During the recent Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2022 event, the Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero producers Akio Iyoku and Norihiro Hayashida and director Tetsuro Kodama continued the build-up for the upcoming release. During the event, the trio shared a new snippet from the film showing the new character Dr. Hedo. Coming with any audio, the clip shares a new focus on the art style of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. The event also saw the official announcement of a North American release of the film that will follow the premiere in Japan. Finally, a “Super” visual was revealed showing characters new and old, along with Teen Goten and Trunks performing the fusion dance, teasing the appearance of Teen Gotenks in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is now set to premiere i...

Fresh off the news that Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin has officially seen HBO’s prequel House of The Dragon, the network also confirmed that there is “no guarantee” that other spin-offs will arrive in the future. In a recent conversation with TVLine, HBO’s Casey Bloys said, “I’m not motivated here by any sort of, ‘We need three Game of Thrones spinoffs. To state the obvious, we’ve got one Game of Thrones show greenlit, and that’s House of the Dragon. And we’re really excited about that.” He did admit that there were others that are currently “in development.” But ultimately he revealed that the network “will green light something when we feel like something is exciting and well done and tells a story that we care about.” Bloys continues, “So there’s no guarantee that anything’s...

Guinness World Records has just announced a new holder for the most Studio Ghibli items collected. Eloise Jéglot, also known by her model name Eloise Von Velvet and Ghibli collector name ghibli.fan.france, has been awarded the status for her 1,496 items owned. Releasing a video interview with the announcement, Guinness World Records covers her favorite pieces and what she looks for when collecting items from Studio Ghibli. Comparing herself to Kiki from Kiki’s Delivery Service, Jéglot goes on to describe that everything from the clothing, architecture, and music from the films is what captivates her and encourages her to continue to grow her collection. Check out her massive collection in the video above. In other entertainment news, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero teases teen Gotenks fusion...

When Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1984, it was thought to simply be a one-off comic. Since then, the series has exploded into a global pop culture phenomenon that has led to five television series, six feature films, numerous video games, along with toys and a line of merchandise. Goldin is currently auctioning one of the original 3,000 copies of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Issue #1 from 1984. The oversized 40-page comic is graded 9.8 with “White Pages” by CGC — ranked amongst 31 other copies that are the best kept in the CGC’s registry. As with many first installments, Issue #1 tells the origin story of the fabled Ninja Turtles, their enigmatic sensei Splinter, along with their arch-nemesis, Shredder. The listing currently has a bid o...

Walton Goggins has been cast in Amazon Prime Video‘s live-action Fallout series adaptation. While details of the veteran actor’s character were not revealed, Deadline reports that Goggins will take on a lead role as a Ghoul — a human or animal that have mutated due to prolonged exposure to radiation. He is the first actor to be announced in the cast. The Fallout series adaptation is expected to begin production in 2022 with Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner serving as showrunners. Amazon Prime Video, Kilter Films, Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks will all work in tandem while Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, Athena Wickham and Todd Howard will executive produce. Amazon Prime Video first announced the series adaptation in July 2020, with Nolan and Joy...

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