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Gundam has released a promotional video as a part of the official unveiling of Japan‘s newest life-sized statue set to debut in Fukuoka later this year. Recently, NHK gave fans a closer look at the new Gundam statue, coming to Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Fukuoka in Spring 2022. The promotional video is in the format of a short anime clip posted to the Gundam YouTube channel seemingly showcasing the CG-animated version of the updated Nu Gundam figure. The Gundam can be seen firing off its single, long-range funnel at a capital ship prior to engaging in combat with a New Zeon Geara Doga unit. The anime short also shows off new details that will be seen on the physical statue, including a new rifle and an upgraded version of the Amuro unicorn emblem. The statue was initially announced in Su...

Spider-Man: No Way Home writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers recently revealed how they initially came up with the multiverse idea. In a recent interview with The Wrap, McKenna said that the villains were originally supposed to make an appearance at the end of the film in the post-credits tag scene. When it was first announced that Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios would reunite for the third installment of the franchise, many storyline ideas were put into place. McKenna shared their thought process stating, “We go, ‘OK, we know that we’re dealing with the fallout from that. What would happen? And that led us down different story roads that were not this story. And then, I don’t know if it was Kevin [Feige’s] idea, the idea of doing something with the other villains and teasing that...

Spider-Man: No Way Home writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers recently revealed how they initially came up with the multiverse idea. In a recent interview with The Wrap, McKenna said that the villains were originally supposed to make an appearance at the end of the film in the post-credits tag scene. When it was first announced that Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios would reunite for the third installment of the franchise, many storyline ideas were put into place. McKenna shared their thought process stating, “We go, ‘OK, we know that we’re dealing with the fallout from that. What would happen? And that led us down different story roads that were not this story. And then, I don’t know if it was Kevin [Feige’s] idea, the idea of doing something with the other villains and teasing that...

Chris Evans will reportedly play Gene Kelly in an upcoming film based on one of his own ideas. According to reports, the untitled movie is set in 1952 and will follow a 12-year-old boy working on the MGM lot. The unnamed child then creates an imaginary friendship with Kelly as he works on his next film. Evans will also serve as the film’s producer alongside Mark Kassen, Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman under T-Street Productions and John Logan, the latter of whom will also pen the script. The upcoming movie will see Johnson, Bergman and Evans reunite following Knives Out. The former MCU actor will voice Buzz Lightyear in Pixar and Disney’s forthcoming animated feature Lightyear, as well as star in Netflix and Joe and Anthony Russo’s adaptation of The Gray Man alongside Ana de Armas and Ryan Go...

Chris Evans will reportedly play Gene Kelly in an upcoming film based on one of his own ideas. According to reports, the untitled movie is set in 1952 and will follow a 12-year-old boy working on the MGM lot. The unnamed child then creates an imaginary friendship with Kelly as he works on his next film. Evans will also serve as the film’s producer alongside Mark Kassen, Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman under T-Street Productions and John Logan, the latter of whom will also pen the script. The upcoming movie will see Johnson, Bergman and Evans reunite following Knives Out. The former MCU actor will voice Buzz Lightyear in Pixar and Disney’s forthcoming animated feature Lightyear, as well as star in Netflix and Joe and Anthony Russo’s adaptation of The Gray Man alongside Ana de Armas and Ryan Go...

Sony Pictures has delayed the premiere date of Jared Leto‘s Morbius as the United States faces a surge in COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant. According to reports, the film adaptation of the famed Marvel Comics story will now hit theaters on April 1, 2022 instead of its January 28 date. This marks the sixth time Morbius was pushed back; the movie was initially slated to release on July 10, 2020 but was postponed to July 31 then March 19, 2021, October 8, 2021 and January 21, 2022 before its most recent schedule of January 28. Helming the Marvel Entertainment movie is Daniel Espinosa while Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal and Tyrese Gibson will join Leto in the cast. Morbius is set to premiere April 1. Elsewhere in entertainment, Daniel Craig has been honored th...

Continuing to expand on the roster of Korean series offered on its streaming platform, Netflix has now released the first trailer for the upcoming zombie horror All of Us Are Dead. Co-directed by Lee Jae-kyu and Kim Nam-soo with Chun Sung-il as writer, the new series is based on a popular webtoon named Now at Our School, which follows a group of students trapped in their educational institution when a zombie outbreak occurs. As the synopsis suggests, the group will have to come together to defend themselves from this zombie invasion of their high school until rescuers come for them. Joining Lee, Kim and Chun on the 12-episode season will be cast members Park Ji-hoo, Yoon Chan-young, Jo Yi-hyun, Lomon, and Yoo In-soo. Check out the new trailer above while you wait for its global premie...

Jujutsu Kaisen has launched an official collaboration with Coca-Cola, debuting a commercial for the new Jujutsu Kaisen 0 feature film, which recently premiered in theaters across Japan with the second-biggest opening in Japan box office history. The new studio MAPPA film is set before the events of the main story and follows student Yuta Okkotsu, who becomes a sorcerer under the guidance of Satoru Gojo in order to learn to control the Cursed Spirit of his childhood friend Rika. Since the main story protagonist Yuji Itadori will not appear in the film, as it takes place a year before he is introduced to sorcery, he is seen watching a fight scene from Jujutsu Kaisen 0 before he’s punched by the plush training bot from the original anime series. In addition to the commercial, collaborative Co...

Keanu Reeves has long been a Hollywood fan-favorite for his gracious personality, kindness, and generosity. Just two months ago, the John Wick star gifted all the guys on his stunt team a Rolex Submariner each in thanks for their work on the franchise, and now he has revealed that he donated 70% of his earnings from the original 1999 The Matrix to cancer research. According to The New York Post, Reeves made a total of $45 million USD for the global blockbuster, but decided to give away $31.5 million USD of that sum to fund leukemia research. At the time, the actor’s younger sister was fighting the disease and so the issue was close to his heart, but even after her recovery, Reeves continued his philanthropic work in the field, establishing a private fund back in the early 2000s f...

A year and a half after its first season debuted on Netflix, Steve Carrell‘s comedy series Space Force is finally back for a second season, and the streaming giant has now offered fans a first look at what’s to come. Picking up from where the first season left off, the new season will bring back Carrell alongside his good friend John Malkovich, as well as Ben Schwartz, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Lisa Kudrow, Alex Sparrow, Don Lake, Noah Emmerich and Jimmy O. Yang. The show is helmed by Carrell’s long-time collaborator Greg Daniels from The Office and is yet another workplace comedy that follows four-star Air Force general Mark R. Naird as he leads the newly-formed Space Force, burdened by the White House to put Americans back on the Moon in a space race against other countries. No ...

Keanu Reeves is reportedly in talks to star in Hulu‘s series adaptation of Erik Larson’s 2003 book, The Devil In The White City. If the two parties reach a deal, this will mark the actor’s first major US TV role. The Devil In The White City follows the true story of Daniel H. Burnham, the architect of Chicago World’s Fair in 1893, and Henry H. Holmes, a doctor who is widely considered as the first modern serial killer who created his “Murder Castle” on the fair grounds. Leonardo DiCaprio first bought the book’s film rights in 2010, and initially meant for it to become a feature film with Paramount with Martin Scorsese at the helm. The famed director is still attached to the project and will serve as an executive producer alongside DiCaprio, Rick Yorn, Sam Shaw, Jennifer Davisson and S...

Just a day after Tessa Thompson’s selfie in full Valkyrie armor leaked online, alleged official artwork from Thor: Love and Thunder have now surfaced as well, giving fans a closer and more detailed look at both Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman‘s Thors. Pictured below, the two illustrations clearly showcase the new armor suits the two characters will be donning in the upcoming fourth installment of the God of Thunder’s own franchise. On the original Thor’s side, he can be seen wearing the same flowing red cape but his suit takes a big departure from his previous appearances throughout the MCU, this time taking on a royal blue and gold color scheme. As expected, he’s now wielding the new Stormbreaker axe. Naturally, Jane Foster will be fighting with Mjolnir instead, as she gears up w...