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‘Hellbound’ Director Eyeing ‘Train to Busan’ Third Installment

In light of the massive success of Netflix‘s Hellbound, the series’ creator Yeon Sang-ho recently spoke to Variety about his past and upcoming projects, and of course, the Korean director talked about the future of Train to Busan. When asked if he has any plans for a third zombie live-action film following Train to Busan‘s sequel/spin-off Peninsula, the director revealed that he has indeed thought about where the story would go following the 2016 and 2020 blockbusters. “Personally, I do have some ideas in terms of further development of what happens after Peninsula. But as for whether I will create that into a film, it’s something that I do want to do.” As to what that third film might entail, Sang-ho said that it’d sit tonally between both its predecessors. “I would say tha...

Sony Pictures and AMC Theatres To Give Away ‘Spider-Man’ NFTs to ‘No Way Home’ Advance Ticketholders

Sony Pictures and AMC Theatres are teaming up to offer an exclusive Spider-Man NFT to AMC Theatres Stubs Premiere & A List and AMC Investor Connect members in anticipation of Spider-Man: No Way Home. The NFT, which will be released via the WAX blockchain, will be given to members who purchase or reserve an opening day advance ticket. The artwork was designed by BAFTA and Lovie award-winning studio Cub Studios and will be limited to 86,000 NFTs only. Due to the expected high demand for No Way Home tickets, the NFT giveaway will only be valid for tickets purchased and used for December 16 showtimes at AMC theaters across the United States. Members must be the ones to purchase the ticket, have their AMC Stubs account number associated with the transaction and the movie ticket must be scan...

‘Shang-Chi’ Deleted Scene Reveals Wenwu’s Involvement With ‘Iron Man’

There’s no question that Tony Leung‘s stellar portrayal of Wenwu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was one of the most compelling aspects of the Marvel flick, but it now turns out that his character is more responsible for the creation of the Avengers than anyone would’ve imagined. As reported by Comicbook, a deleted scene from the recent movie showed Wenwu shortly after his wife Ying Li’s death, when he discussed his involvement with the Ten Rings division in Afghanistan and his meeting with Raza, the villain responsible for kidnapping Tony Stark during his trip to the Middle East. While Wenwu himself doesn’t specify if he was behind the kidnapping, he was nonetheless responsible for the terrorist group’s disruptive efforts in the region, which ultimately led to Tony ...

Watch the Teaser Trailer for ‘One Piece Film: Red’

One Piece has revealed its new movie, One Piece Film: Red , following the official launch of its 1000th anime episode. The project will be supervised by One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda himself, and directed by Goro Taniguchi who has worked on Mobile Suit Gundam, Code Geass, and according to Oda, was the first person in the world to animate the series’ main protagonist Luffy. The short teaser trailer above begins with a visual of a blank musical score with the grid lines dancing off the sheet to reveal a hand-drawn image of a new female character, accompanied by background narration that translates to, “will her voice bring forth eternal happiness… Or endless imprisonment?” In a hand-written message to fans, Oda says, “I am tired of drawing legendary old grandpas in movies! I want to draw a ...

EOne Reveals Hasbro TV Strategies Plans Including Monopoly Game Show and a Power Rangers Universe

In 2020, Hasbro made a historical $4 billion USD acquisition of Entertainment One. With the deal, Hasbro brought on then-HBO President of Programming, Michael Lombardo, to help ramp-up its TV projects. Since then, Hasbro has been working on a series of original ideas including developing scripted and unscripted content for fans. In a recent interview with Deadline, Lombardo has gone extensively into Hasbro’s stategic programming plans. In the past, EOne Television has already begun gearing up for potential universes for Power Rangers, Dungeons & Dragons as well as a scripted series for Magic: The Gathering. As for unscripted projects, Hasbro is planning on turning Monopoly into a reality gameshow as well as one for Mouse Trap and Guess Who?. When discussing the Power Rangers and Netfli...

‘Blue’s Clues’ Hosts Steve, Joe and Josh Reunite for Emotional Thanksgiving Day Parade Performance

This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade brought back the tradition in full force with a display of massive colorful floats. It felt like a pre-COVID Thanksgiving celebration as live spectators lined the city streets once more. One float, in particular, melted the hearts of Americans. Not only did the Blue’s Clues float feature a large float version of the blue animated puppy, but it celebrated 25 years of the Nickelodeon kids show by featuring the entire lineage of hosts — Steve, Joe, and Josh. Fans were already quite emotional when Steve Burns made a return for the anniversary video, but seeing all three hosts together singing along for Thanksgiving Day was a different level of nostalgia. Fans quickly took to Twitter to express just how big a deal this was, even going as far as to say ...

‘Earthworm Jim’ Is Coming Back With a New TV Series

More than a decade after even its HD remaster was released, the nostalgic Earthworm Jim is finally making a comeback, this time in the form of a television show. Developed by Interplay Entertainment, the upcoming series will follow Jim as he navigates through the galaxy and fights off his foes all in search of his home planet: Earth. Aside from familiar faces, the show will also introduce brand new characters, breathing new air into the almost 30-year-old franchise. “I remember loving Earthworm Jim as a kid,” said the project’s lead Michel K. Parandi. “And there’s so much potential in this story universe: a galaxy full of animals battling for power. Jim is an earthworm in a universe where Earth is nothing more than a myth. His struggle to find meaning is surreal and comical, but it’s ...

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ New Poster Brings Its Villains to the Fore

With less than a month until its release date, the highly anticipated Marvel Studios flick Spider-Man: No Way Home has now dropped another new poster, this time showcasing all of the main villains of the upcoming movie. Just like you’ve seen in the recent second trailer, the poster features almost all of the Sinister Six, including Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin, Jamie Foxx’s Electro, Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus, Thomas Haden Church’s Sandman, and Rhys Ifan’s Lizard. Of course, right in the center is also Tom Holland’s Spider-Man himself accompanied by his Benedict Cumberbatch’s Dr. Strange and Zendaya’s MJ. With the multiverse now in play, there’s also been rumors seemingly confirmed by on-set photos that both Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield will be reprising their roles as the tit...

Yeon Sang-ho Reveals Plans for ‘Hellbound’ Season 2

Hellbound is currently the most-watched series on Netflix, jumping to the first position in world rankings in just 24 hours. While the six-episode series has only been out for a week, fans are already asking for details regarding season 2. In an interview with Huffpost KR, Hellbound director Yeon Sang-ho said the sequel will follow the original model, releasing first as a webtoon, and later in video. The cartoon will release sometime in the second half of next year, and there are currently no specific plans for season 2 filming. As the intellectual property rights for Hellbound belong to Sang-ho and his fellow cartoonist Choi Gyu-Seok, if Netflix decides not to do season 2, there is a possibility it will be done through other platforms. However, this is quite unlikely due to the show’s bre...

‘Super Mario Bros.’ Co-Producer Says Chris Pratt Is “Phenomenal” as Mario

Super Mario Bros. film’s co-producer has given fans an update on how Chris Pratt is settling into his role as Mario. Chris Meledandri, who is co-producing with creator Shigeru Miyamoto, has offered high praises for the voice actor. In a recent interview, Meledandri revealed, “All I can tell you is the voice that he’s doing for us in Mario is phenomenal. I can’t wait for people to hear it.” He was later asked if the iconic line, “It’s-a-me! Mario!” would be a component to Pratt’s voice acting to which he responded that it is “not the tenor of the performance.” But, Meledandri did note that it was “covered” in the film and there is “definitely [a] nod to that.” Pratt stars alongside other cast members including Charlie Day as Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Jack Black as Bowser, Se...

Disney Seems to Have Scrapped ‘Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic’

Disney may not be going forward with Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic after all. Originally announced back in December last year, the new Star Wars project would follow the adventures and missions of New Republic soldiers during the same time period as The Mandalorian, with Gina Carano’s Cara Dune highly likely to have made an appearance before the actress fell out with Disney. Unfortunately for fans of the Star Wars universe, it now seems that Disney has given up on the project altogether, instead, taking some of its core story arcs and inserting them into the other numerous series currently in development. Back in May, Variety had reported that “A third announced spinoff, Rangers of the New Republic, is not currently in active development,” and now Lucasfil...

Jared Leto Snorted “Lines of Arrabbiata Sauce” To Prepare for ‘House of Gucci’ Role

In order to play the role of Paolo Gucci in Ridley Scott‘s House of Gucci, Jared Leto revealed that he “did it all” — including inhaling Italian spicy sauce pasta. In a recent interview, the method actor explained that he put in a lot of work to take on the role of the former Gucci VP: “I did it all. I was snorting lines of arrabbiata sauce by the middle of this movie. I had olive oil for blood. This was a deep dive I did. If you took a biopsy of my skin, it would come back as parmesan cheese! This is my love letter to Italy. There was a lot of work and preparation, and yes, I had an Italian accent and I enjoyed and embraced that, and lived in that space as much as I could, and for as long as I possibly could. I climbed into that creative cave and came out through the bowels and intestines...