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Apple Original Films is set to back Adam McKay‘s Bad Blood, which stars Jennifer Lawrence as the controversial Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. Based on John Carreyrou’s nonfiction book Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley, the feature film will chronicle the epic rise and fall of Holmes and her supposedly revolutionary health technology company. McKay is set to direct, write and produce Bad Blood, along with fellow producers Kevin Messick, Lawrence, Polsky and Will Ferrell. Holmes is notably the founder of the multi-billion dollar tech startup Theranos and promised to change blood testing by using only the same amount of blood from a finger prick. In 2015, Carreyrou exposed how the Edison, the company’s main device to run diagnostics tests, was not actually working ...

When news of Michael Keaton reprising his famous Batman role for the upcoming DCEU The Flash film was announced, fans were surprised to hear. His appearance on The Flash will mark the first time the actor will play the role in 29 years since he decided to walk away from the franchise in the middle of Batman Forever. The first two films, Batman and Batman Returns were directed by Tim Burton, however, the third installment saw Joel Schumacher take over. Variety reported that Keaton and Schumacher clashed heads over the vision for Batman Forever. Keaton gave an insight as to what originally drew him to the role, “It was always Bruce Wayne. It was never Batman. To me, I know the name of the movie is Batman, and it’s hugely iconic and very cool and [culturally] iconic and because of Tim Burton,...

The official website for the Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2 has revealed that staff has put up art installations with Easter eggs for the anime’s next five episodes in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. The giant wall installations of about 2 by 22.5 meters tease keyframes and production storyboards of scenes from episodes 76 to 80, with episode 76 titled “Condemnation” premiering on Japan’s primary public broadcasting network NHK on January 9. Crunchyroll and Funimation will also stream Part 2 of the Attack on Titan The Final Season as the anime airs for international fans streaming online. The highly anticipated season features a returning cast and involves a returning production team, including director Yuichiro Hayashi, scriptwriter Hiroshi Seko, and character designer Tomohiro Kishi. ...

Less than a month after the first season of Cowboy Bebop was released on Netflix, the streaming giant canceled the live-action leaving many fans disappointed. After it was announced that the show will not be returning for further seasons, fans took matters into their own hands and started an online petition and within days, it garnered 50,000 signatures. As of writing, the petition on Change.org has garnered over 91,000 signatures. The user who created the petition wrote that it was “for those people who want a second (or more) of the live action Cowboy Bebop. It wasn’t a direct copy of the anime but the world they put together was amazing and deserve a second season.” Netflix did not release an official explanation as to why the series was canceled. However, shortly after its release, Cow...

During Sony‘s CES 2022 press conference, Tom Holland appeared alongside film-studio chair Tom Rothman to unveil an exclusive preview for Uncharted. The visual, titled “Plane Flight,” sees Holland, who stars as video game adventurer Nathan Drake in the movie, fighting off enemies while hanging onto a flying plane. “We created a film that has a lot of heart, that pays respect to the games, but also gives fans and people that love the games something new and something refreshing,” said Holland at the conference. “It’s interesting in these big action movies, I often find that the heart and soul of the movie can be lost in the action. But what’s so nice about our movie is you have this very tangible relationship between Nate and [his mentor] Sully [Mark Wahlberg], which is really the heart of t...

The DC Universe might just be making some major changes after the release of the forthcoming The Flash film. As the debut date for the film approaches, the rumor mill for the film has been at an all-time high. Recently, Ezra Miller had to debunk rumors that The Flash will erase Zack Snyder’s DCEU films. Reporter Grace Randolph has provided an additional update to the rumors surrounding the film which has fans wondering about the possibility that it might be Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill‘s final hero appearance. In a Tweet she said, “#TheFlash Batfleck’s final appearance. Old footage of Cavill used on TV.” Randolph also noted other shifts in the new Justice League highlighting that “Supergirl is the new Superman” the return of Michael Keaton as Batman who is working with Black Canary and lat...

The DC Universe might just be making some major changes after the release of the forthcoming The Flash film. As the debut date for the film approaches, the rumor mill for the film has been at an all-time high. Recently, Ezra Miller had to debunk rumors that The Flash will erase Zack Snyder’s DCEU films. Reporter Grace Randolph has provided an additional update to the rumors surrounding the film which has fans wondering about the possibility that it might be Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill‘s final hero appearance. In a Tweet she said, “#TheFlash Batfleck’s final appearance. Old footage of Cavill used on TV.” Randolph also noted other shifts in the new Justice League highlighting that “Supergirl is the new Superman” the return of Michael Keaton as Batman who is working with Black Canary and lat...

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...

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...