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Megan Thee Stallion has inked a major first-look deal with Netflix to produce a new series and various other projects, according to Deadline. “I’ve always had a passion for telling creative and entertaining stories, so I’m thrilled about this partnership with Netflix,” the rapper said in a statement. “Venturing into production is the next step in my journey as an entrepreneur and I can’t wait to bring all my ideas to life and for my Hotties to watch.” Megan is no stranger to television — the musician has starred as a judge on HBO Max‘s ballroom competition series Legendary and appeared in guest roles on series including NBC’s Good Girls and Sarah Cooper’s Netflix comedy special. Within the new deal, Megan will act as creator and executive producer for a new series and miscel...

HBO Max on Thursday unveiled the official poster for the upcoming Harry Potter reunion special, titled Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts. The poster sees stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson reunite in Hogwarts’ decorated Great Hall, alongside a multitude of familiar faces from the franchise. “A moment 20 years in the making,” HBO Max captioned the poster on Instagram. “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: #ReturnToHogwarts is streaming on HBO Max New Year’s Day.” Aside from Radcliffe, Grint and Watson, the reunion is set to include Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley), Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange), Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy), Gary Oldman (Sirius Black...

As we enter the last two weeks of 2021, Netflix has unveiled its slate of programming for the first month of the upcoming year. Subscribers can look forward to the premiere of Ozark Season 4, Part 1, Hype House, and the documentary focusing on Neymar entitled The Perfect Chaos. Fan favorites and classic such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Nacho Libre, Paranormal Activity, Taxi Driver and Troy will also make their way to the streaming service in January 2022. Meanwhile, next month will be the last month subscribers can catch titles like the entire Twilight saga, Snowpiercer, The Bling Ring and more. Take a look at the full list of titles coming to and leaving Netflix next month below. Coming to Netflix Coming SoonAll of Us Are Dead – NETFLIX SERIESA zombie virus breaks out fast ...

Chadwick Boseman‘s brother recently claimed that he thinks his brother, the late actor would have wanted Marvel to recast his role as Black Panther. Just last month, HYPEBEAST reported that fans across the world have been petitioning to recast T’Challa for the MCU. Derrick Boseman shared that despite the fact that Marvel’s top executives are leaning towards not recasting and preserving Chadwick’s legacy out of respect, Derrick said that Chadwick understood that T’Challa “was bigger than one guy” and that he “knew the power of the character.” Derrick added, “There’s so much power in seeing a Black king” on screen and that it has positive effects on the “African-American youth.” He argues that by not recasting the role, Marvel is “depriving Black kids of a role model.” He also called T’Chall...

Your Name. and Weathering With You director Makoto Shinkai has unveiled the title of his first movie in three years, Suzume no Tojimari. Set for a Fall 2022 release, the upcoming film follows the liberation and growth of a young girl named Suzume, who travels around Japan to close doors that promise calamity and destruction: “Suzume, a 17-year-old girl who lives in a quiet town in Kyushu, meets a young man on a journey “looking for doors.” Suzume follows him to a ruin to a dilapidated building in the mountains and finds a free-standing, undisturbed door t as if “it” alone were saved from devastation. Suzume feels drawn by an invisible power and reaches out to the door… Soon, doors all over Japan start opening one after another. The doors that opened must be closed to shut out calamity that...

Spoilers ahead. Hawkeye directors Amber Templemore-Finlayson and Katie Ellwood have teased more cameos for the Marvel Disney+ series. In a recent conversation with Radio Times, the directors discussed Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova character’s appearance in the latest episode of Hawkeye. Templemore-Finlayson said, “We love keeping little secrets like that, because I think the fans really like the reveals when they do see them. And then they get to experience it new and as a surprise, so it’s always more fun.” She continued, “I think we have the easy job. It’s the poor actors who just can’t say a word about it. I feel for them because some people that we knew couldn’t tell anyone they were even in a Marvel thing.” Ellwood chimed in and also said, “It’s fuzzy, but I think if you just keep wat...

*SPOILERS AHEAD* Ahead of the December 17 official United States theatrical premiere of Spider-Man: No Way Home, a leak of a mid-credits scene from the movie has now surfaced. The mid-credits scene for Marvel Studios‘ upcoming blockbuster serves as an homage to the post-credits scene from Venom: Let There Be Carnage. The post-credits scene from the recent film centered around Eddie Brock and his Venom symbiote teased an upcoming meeting with Peter Parker/Spider-Man. The mid-credits scene from Spider-Man: No Way Home shows Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) reportedly having a conversation with his alien symbiote. The two go back and forth while discussing the universe (MCU) that they are visiting. After an encounter with the barmen, Eddie makes his leave but a small droplet of the Venom symbiote...

The Library of Congress has unveiled the 25 films selected to join the National Film Registry. Among the selections are Star Wars Episode VI — Return of the Jedi, which drew the most public votes, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Disney’s WALL•E, the biographical film Selena starring Jennifer Lopez as the late Tejana star, 1971’s The Murder of Fred Hampton, The Flying Ace from 1926 and more. “Films help reflect our cultural history and creativity — and show us new ways of looking at ourselves — though movies haven’t always been deemed worthy of preservation. The National Film Registry will preserve our cinematic heritage, and we are proud to add 25 more films this year,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. “The Library of Congress will work with our partners in the f...

Universal Pictures has officially announced the delay of Fast & Furious 10. The tenth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise is also directed by Justin Lin who served as the lead for the final film. While it has not been confirmed who will be in the cast, franchise alums including Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel and Sung Kang are expected to reprise their respective roles for the upcoming films. The franchise first began in 2001 and has released nine films since then. The previous one, F9: The Fast Saga starred Cardi B, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and John Cena. Throughout the films, the plots have continuously been based on Gary Scott Thompson’s characters and have travelled across the globe from London to Tokyo t...

The second season of Loki has been announced ever since the last episode of its first season aired, and looking forward to what’s to come for the beloved God of Mischief, the titular antihero’s actor Tom Hiddleston has reflected on his experience with Loki’s redemption story throughout the Disney+ series. “I understand the audience sees good in Loki — they want him to get past his internal and external obstacles,” Hiddleston told Variety in a recent interview. “They want him to repair that relationship with his brother and step into the hero that he can be.” Explaining the effect Sylvie (his female variant) had on him, the British actor continued: “He realizes, ‘Actually, I can choose my path and choose to do the right thing. Or I choose, at least, not to repeat the same old tricks th...

The recent cancelling of Cowboy Bepop has not deterred Netflix from taking on more live-action adaptations of animes. It has just been announced that the Mega Man script announced back in 2018 will be coming to life on the streaming platform. Supermarché, as well as Chernin Entertainment and Netflix, will all be taking part in this task for the live-action of Capcom‘s Rockman character. Many fans are iffy on this one, as much as they would like to see Mega Man exposed to a new generation of fans, history has shown us that these live-actions are very difficult to pull off. In other entertainment news, Spider-Man: No Way Home receives a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes. Read Full Article

During the recent Tsuburaya Convention 2021 livestream event, Tsuburaya Productions shared a new teaser for Studio Khara‘s Shin Ultraman. Additionally, the upcoming film received a release date after its initial 2021 release was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The new teaser shows Ultraman rising from a cloud of smoke before dramatically delivering his signature finisher, the Specium Ray. It is interesting to note that the early looks at Ultraman do not show the hero sporting his familiar color timer. The teaser ends with a retro title card inspired by the materials associated with the original TV series created back in 1966. Watch the new teaser for Shin Ultraman above and look for the movie to release in Japanese theatres May 13, 2022. For more entertainment news, The Matrix: Resurrect...