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Adding to the anticipation for The Matrix: Resurrections, we now have new posters for the fourth installment in the beloved series. Teasing the emerging conflict between man and machine in the Matrix, the posters offer another look at the new and returning cast together. Mainly centered around stars Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, director Lana Wachowski‘s reboot film is expected to introduce The Matrix to a new generation while being a long-awaited arrival for fans. The first poster introduces the “RETURN TO THE SOURCE” tagline of the film with a young Morpheus, Neo and Trinity in the front and two new characters behind them. The new additions are reportedly set to bring Neo back into the fight for the Matrix, reminding him of his past life an...

After Marvel announced its plans to reboot Blade back in 2019, many speculated whether the original star Wesley Snipes would reprise his role for the MCU. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Marvel decided to recast the vampire hunter by bringing on Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali for the role, and now Snipes has opened up about his feelings towards the decision. Speaking to Yahoo‘s Kevin Polowy, the actor revealed that he had actually spoken to Ali about the upcoming project and there’s no bad blood between them. “We spoke. The issue of him being cast wasn’t between us, I’m cool with that,” Snipes said before explaining that he’s not feeling too bad about not returning as the character. “I don’t walk around as Blade, so I’m not attached to the character like that. I feel no emotional lo...

Netflix has confirmed that it has picked up the new 10-episode comedy series, Blockbuster starring Randall Park. The series, created by Vanessa Ramos and David Caspe and written by Jackie Clark, is set in the last remaining Blockbuster Video store in Oregon. Deadline has called the irony of Netflix producing the series to be symbolic due to the complicated history between both video giants. While Netflix was originally an underdog in the movie rental industry, it has long surpassed Blockbuster as it becomes the streaming giant it is today. The series was originally set to be an NBC comedy-drama nad explores “what it takes – and more specifically who it takes – for a small business to succeed against all odds.” Uni TV’s head of comedy Jim Donnelly said, “We’re so happy to be strolling the a...

In support of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut, Netflix has partnered with public performing arts schools across the country to empower the next generation of performing artists. Miranda recently released the film Tick, Tick… Boom, based on a musical of the same name written by American composer Jonathan Larson, the mind behind the musical Rent. The adaptation, available on Netflix, stars Andrew Garfield, Robin de Jesus, Alexandra Shipp, Joshua Henry and Vanessa Hudgens. Five participating public schools and organizations — Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts in Dallas, Baltimore School for the Arts in Baltimore, ChiArts in Chicago, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts in Los Angeles and TADA! Youth Theater in New York — created...

RZA has officially revealed that as part of Wu-Tang Clan‘s film and television venture, a third project is on the way, this time focusing on one of the group’s icons, Ol’ Dirty Bastard. The group’s ventures first began with Showtime’s Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men which was a four-episode TV documentary that took a look back on the hip-hop group’s career, showing never-before-seen archival performances and footage of the crew. Hulu also produced an original series featuring Ashton Sanders, Shameik Moore and Dave East, titled Wu-Tang: An American Saga. In a recent interview, RZA discussed the upcoming documentary on Ol’ Dirty Bastard stating, “The documentary was to capture the story as best we can in the reality of it, and then the TV series was to dramatize it. The third tier of the plan,...

Sony Pictures has revealed a Venom: Let There Be Carnage extended post-credits scene of Eddie Brock, and his symbiote Venom, watching the sunset together on the beach. “The film is a love story, but not the love story you might think,” said the sequel director Andy Serkis. “It’s very much about the extraordinary relationship between symbiote and host. Any love affair has its pitfalls, its high points, and low points; Venom and Eddie’s relationship absolutely causes problems and stress, and they have a near-hatred for each other, but they have to be with each other—they can’t live without each other. That’s the companionship—love things that relationships are really about.” In the romantic scene above, the duo are seen discussing plans for their heroic future after having wreaked havoc in t...

The highly anticipated League of Legends Netflix series Arcane has turned out to be a great success scoring a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomato’s Tomatometer and a 98% audience score. With a combination of stunning animation, a captivating storyline, and an exciting soundtrack/sound design, LoL fans and non-players alike have been thoroughly impressed by the six episodes released so far. As the tension between Piltover and Zaun teeters on the brink of all-out war, the Part III teaser shows Jinx continuing her Hextech testing and following orders from the Zaun underground’s head honcho Silco, while Vi seeks revenge on the villain for brainwashing her sister. Seen forming an unlikely alliance with Piltover’s new Councilor Jayce, Vi is given the prototype Hextech gauntlets as the two set off to b...

With just a month to go before its theatrical release, Searchlight Pictures has now dropped the full trailer for Guillermo del Toro‘s latest psychological thriller Nightmare Alley. Helmed by the Oscar-winning The Shape of Water director alongside screenwriter Kim Morgan, Nightmare Alley follows a charismatic con-man named Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) who ends up partnering up with a mysterious and seemingly menacing psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) in order to manipulate a business tycoon (Richard Jenkins). The three are joined by an all-star cast including Willem Dafoe, Rooney Mara, Toni Collette, Ron Perlman and David Strathairn. Check out the full trailer above while you wait for the film’s release on December 17. Elsewhere in entertainment, Wesley Snipes says he feels “no e...

American rock band The Grateful Dead is getting a biopic and Jonah Hill has been cast as the iconic lead guitarist and vocalist, Jerry Garcia. The upcoming work is set to be directed by Academy award-winning director and producer Martin Scorsese, the mind behind films like Taxi Driver, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Irishman and more. The forthcoming movie has been set in motion by Apple, which owns the Grateful Dead catalog, and will see Hill and Scorsese as co-producers. Screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, in addition to Rick Yorn of LBI Entertainment, have also signed on to the project, according to Deadline. The Grateful Dead bandmembers Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Garcia’s daughter Trixie Garcia will also serve as executive producers. The new m...

Hulu has released the first official trailer for its upcoming limited series Pam & Tommy, which stars Lily James as Pamela Anderson and Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee. Helmed by I, Tonya director Craig Gillespie, the forthcoming show will chronicle the relationship of the Baywatch star and Mötley Crüe drummer after their wedding in 1995, the birth of their children and the leak of their honeymoon sex tape by Rand Gauthier, portrayed by Seth Rogen, and Uncle Miltie, portrayed by Nick Offerman. The trailer teases how Gauthier and Miltie got their hands on the private tape and their plans to publicly release it, along with the stronger impact the tape initially had on Anderson as compared to Lee. Also joining the cast is Taylor Schilling as Erica Boyer, the late former pornographic actress a...

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk is now getting his own documentary over on HBO. Directed by renowned photographer and director Sam Jones and produced by the Duplass Brothers, Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off will follow the life and career of the Californian athlete, most known for being the first person ever to complete a documented 900 trick back in 1999 among his various other accolades. Deadline reports that the feature will have “unprecedented access to hawk, via interviews and never-before-seen footage” along with guest appearances from big names in the sport, including Stacy Peralta, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Neil Blender, Andy MacDonald, Duane Peters, Sean Mortimer and Christian Hosoi. “I’ve been enamored and fascinated with Tony Hawk...

With the month quickly coming to a close, Disney+ has unveiled its slate of programming for December 2021. Next month’s list is led by the premiere of The Book of Boba Fett, which marks the first live-action Star Wars title since the second season of The Mandalorian. The forthcoming series will see Temuera Morrison portray Boba Fett while Ming-Na Wen will return as Fennec Shand. Other releases to watch next month are the new animated film Encanto and the season finale of Hawkeye. Subscribers can also check out seasonal offerings like Christmas… Again?! and Mickey & Minnie Wish Upon A Christmas, along with fan favorites such as Edward Scissorhands, Tron Legacy and more. Take a look at the full list of new Disney+ titles below. Coming to Disney+ December 1Disney InsiderHawkeye – Epi...