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Marvel Comics has just revealed further variant covers for Spider-Man‘s 60th anniversary. Set for an April debut, each cover takes on some of your favorite Marvel superheroes and villains suited up as Spidey. Some of the artists behind the covers include Dan Jurgens, Kaare Andrews, Rahzzah, Kyle Hotz, Declan Shalvey, and Pete Woods, to name a few. These brand-new costumes all pay homage to six decades of New York’s Wall-Crawler. Some of the Marvel characters featured are: Mary JaneCaptain MarvelCarnageIron ManEmma FrostShang-ChiSilkSilver SurferThorVenom Stay tuned to Marvel Comics for exact release dates. In other entertainment news, The Batman shares two new posters featuring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz. Read Full Article

With the first month of the year coming to a close, Disney+ has unveiled its slate of programming for February 2022. Next month’s list is led by the premiere of the Proud Family reboot, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, the series finale of The Book of Boba Fett and Ryan Reynolds’ Free Guy. Subscribers can also expect new episodes of Marvel Studios Assembled focusing on Hawkeye and Eternals, plus the premiere of The Wonderful Winter of Mickey Mouse. Take a look at the full list of movies and TV shows coming to Disney+ next month below. February 2 The Chicken Squad (S1, 4 episodes)The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress The Book of Boba Fett – Chapter 6The Book of Boba Fett, a thrilling Star Wars adventure teased in a surprise end-credit sequence following the Season 2 finale of The Mand...

HBO Max has just dropped the first trailer for Taika Waititi‘s long-awaited pirate comedy series Our Flag Means Death. Based loosely on the story of Stede Bonnet, the series follows the aristocrat-turned-pirate as he leads a group of “gentlemen pirates” across the Caribbean, eventually confronting the infamous Blackbeard. Of course, it’s yet unknown how faithful the series will be to actual history, where Bonnet finds himself partnering with the terrifying pirate leader before the two ultimately fall out and hunt each other down for revenge. Aside from directing, Waititi himself will also be starring as Blackbeard alongside Rhys Darby as Bonnet, with Leslie Jones, Fred Armisen, Kristian Nairn, Nathan Foad, Nat Faxon, and Ewen Bremner rounding out the cast. David Jenkins will work as s...

Amazon on Wednesday announced that its upcoming Lord of the Rings series will be titled Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The multi-season drama series, which is set during Second Age, thousands of years prior to the happenings of The Lord of the Rings, will center on the creation of the rings of power and the story of how they were divided among Middle-earth peoples, according to the announcement. “This is a title that we imagine could live on the spine of a book next to J.R.R. Tolkien’s other classics. The Rings of Power unites all the major stories of Middle-earth’s Second Age: the forging of the rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the epic tale of Númenor, and the Last Alliances of Elves and Men,” co-showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay said in a statement. “Unt...

Parasite and Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho is working on a new movie and may be teaming up with Robert Pattinson for the project, The Hollywood Reporter wrote. The Warner Bros. film is based on the upcoming novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton, which comes out on February 15. Billed as “The Martian meets Multiplicity,” the book follows an expendable clone named Mickey7 who is sent on an expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Upon returning, he learns that he was presumed dead and has been replaced by a duplicate of himself called Mickey8. Bong will both write and direct the film. He will also produce the project through his production company Offscreen alongside Dooho Choi for Kate Street Picture Company and Plan B. Pattinson is in talks to star. Production would follow his highly-an...

Apple TV+ has now released the first official trailer for Severance, its upcoming sci-fi thriller executive produced by Ben Stiller and casting Parks and Recreation veteran Adam Scott. Almost reminiscent of an episode of Black Mirror, Severance follows Scott’s character Mark, an office worker who elects to undergo a surgery that splits his memories between work and personal life. While things seemingly go smoothly following his procedure, one of his closest colleagues suddenly go missing, kicking off a series of events that pushes Mark to question both his work and personal identity. Joining Scott on the cast are Christopher Walken, John Turturro, and Patricia Arquette, with Dan Erickson being the show’s creator. For those interested, check out the trailer for Severance...

Willem Dafoe has expressed interest in portraying a “Joker imposter” character alongside Joker star Joaquin Phoenix. In a recent interview with GQ UK, the Spider-Man staple revealed that he “fantasized” about the role. “There is something interesting about, like, if there was a Joker imposter. So it would be possible to have not duelling Jokers but someone that [claims] to be the Joker that isn’t the Joker,” he said. Dafoe added, “And that kind of opens up the possibility of an interesting story, particularly if you had Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker, and then you had someone who was either imitating or riffing off what he did. I fantasised about that. But other than that I am not talking to anybody [about it], you’re the first one.” The celebrated actor recently reprised his role as Norman ...

Forbes has just compiled a list of the highest-paid YouTubers of 2021. With household names like MrBeast, Jake Paul, and Ryan Kaji, the list ranges from $54 – $16 million USD, with the total reaching $300 million USD from the top-10 list. The list shows the influences that these young celebrities have, raking in more than some of the biggest Hollywood A-listers These estimated earnings were deduced using pay estimates from data on Captiv8, SocialBlade, and Pollstar, before taxes, and management/legal fees. Check out the list below: 1. MrBeast – $54 Million USD2. Jake Paul – $45 Million USD3. Markiplier – $38 Million USD4. Rhett and Link – $30 Million USD5. Unspeakable – $38.5 Million USD6. Nastya – $28 Million USD7. Ryan Kaji – $27 Million USD8. Dude Perfect – $20 Million USD9. Logan Paul ...

Netflix has now offered fans a first look at Vikings: Valhalla. The upcoming series is a spinoff of the Vikings series on the History Channel and follows the conquest of Leif Eriksson, possibly the most famous Viking who has ever lived. According to the show’s synopsis, more than 100 years after the events of the original show, tensions rise between the Vikings and English royalty while the former is torn internally between conflicting Christian and pagan faiths. Eriksson will be played by Sam Corlett, alongside Frida Gustavsson, Leo Suter, Bradley Freegard, Johannes Haukur Johannesson, David Oakes, Laura Berlin and Caroline Henderson. Jeb Stuary serves as both showrunner and executive producer with Morgan O’Sullivan, Michael Hirst, Sheila Hockin, Steve Stark, James Flynn, John Weber,...

Highlighting creatives who embody the energy of Pharrell William’s brand, Billionaire Boys Club has teamed up with Conway the Machine for the third episode of its web series, Heart&MindTv. To celebrate the premiere of this episode, Billionaire Boys Club has also released a 6-piece Heart&Mind II capsule collection. The new episode gives a behind-the-scenes look at the founding GRISELDA Records member’s journey in the music industry while connecting it to the idea that “Wealth is of the heart and mind. Not the pocket.” By forming a collective with Westside Gunn and Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine was able to chart his own path for success as an emcee. Overcoming adversaries like putting Buffalo, New York on the hip-hop map and surviving a near-fatal experience that left him par...