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Disney+ has finally announced a release window for the premiere of Ms. Marvel. Little is known for now about the upcoming series, but fans can expect some form of origin story for the Pakistani-American shapeshifter Kamala Khan, who’ll be portrayed by Canadian actress Iman Vellani. Following her MCU debut on Disney+, she’ll also make her way onto Captain Marvel’s second film The Marvel, which will feature Khan, Carol Danvers, and Monica Rambeau, who made her own introduction back in WandaVision. “It’s interesting, and something we thought about and worked through a lot, which was how do we get each of these really big, exciting heroes space in a two-hour film,” The Marvels director Nia DaCosta previously said. “Captain Marvel has a history from the first film, Kamala will have he...

South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae, best known for his role as Seong Gi-Hun in Squid Game, has been announced as Gucci‘s newest global brand ambassador. Seong Gi-Hun’s announcement follows Jung Ho-yeon‘s appointment as brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton earlier this year and the confirmation of Squid Game Season 2. In a recent interview, Squid Game creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk promised viewers, “Gi-Hun will come back, and he will do something for the world.” In the meantime, Lee Jung-jae is currently working on his directing debut for the action-drama Hunt, in which he also stars. The upcoming film is set to release later this year and follows an NSA agent chasing after a North Korean spy. Also joining Gucci as a brand ambassador is South Korean actress Mina Shin from My Girlfriend is...

After a two-year wait following the premiere of its first season, Netflix has finally released the first teaser trailer for Season 2 of the popular anime series Ultraman. Featured above, the short clip offers fans a glimpse at some of the new characters joining the show, including three new Ultraman suits Jack, Taro and Zoffy to reunite all six Ultra 6 Brothers. Other plot details remain scarce at this point, but it’ll likely continue the storyline from where season one left off, with both the introduction of new enemies like Ace Killer and the return of old foes such as Adad. The first season’s co-directors Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki will both return for the new season, again joined by Production I.G and Sola Digital Arts. Music will be composed by Nobuko Toda and Kazuma Jinno...

If you needed more reasons to subscribe to Microsoft‘s Xbox Game Pass, the company has now teamed up with anime streaming platform Crunchyroll to offer you a 75-day free trial if you subscribe to the games service’s Ultimate edition. During the period, you’ll have access to Crunchyroll’s Mega Fan tier, allowing you to watch whatever you like from its library of more than 1,000 anime titles. You’ll also be able to stream on four separate devices and view content offline as well. Unfortunately, the promotion only applies to new Crunchyroll customers and so those who are currently already subscribed will not be able to get 75 days off your subscriptions for free. As you’d expect, the free trial is also set to auto-renew so you’ll have to cancel it before the period ends if you decide not to c...

The upcoming Disney+ series Star Wars: Andor starring Diego Luna is set to premiere in Q4 2022. According to reports, the announcement was made during the Walt Disney Company’s Q4 2021 earnings call. An exact month was not confirmed, however fans can expect the series to hit Disney+ between the months of July and September as that is supposedly the way Disney schedules it quarters. Andor will see Luna reprise his role as Cassian Andor from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and will take place five years before the film. Earlier this year, the actor teased that “familiar faces” will make appearances on the show, “I can tell you about this project like no other because I can’t spoil the ending if you’ve seen [Rogue One] already. No matter what I say, I can’t ruin the ending.” Stay tuned for a tra...

Spoilers ahead for Squid Game. The director of the Netflix Korean drama that took over the world has finally unveiled how he chose the ending for Squid Game. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the alternate ending he had in mind for Gi-hun, better known as Player 456. In the interview, Hwang revealed that he did have a different narrative for the show which saw Gi-hun actually get on the plane to see his daughter, leaving the temptation of the game behind. Hwang said, “We actually wrestled between two different scenarios for the ending. There was one, the other alternate ending, where Gi-hun would get on the plane and leave. And then there was of course the one where he would turn back and walk towards the camera. We constantly asked ourselves, is it...

Shortly after Netflix‘s reveal of the official cast for the live-action adaptation of One Piece, the creator of the manga source material, Eiichiro Oda, has offered his thoughts on the casting. Since the casting news, fans of the popular franchise have shared divisive opinions regarding the actors set to play Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji. In his official statement, Oda revealed that he has been working closely with Netflix and Tomorrow Studios on the casting. Subtly noting the difficulties of working with Hollywood, the creator emphatically declared “These are the people who will be our Straw Hat Pirates!” Going on to express his excitement and confidence in the live-action adaption of One Piece. Although no release date has been set by Netflix, filming of the show is now set to tak...

Director James Gunn recently took to Twitter to confirm to Marvel fans that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has officially begun filming. Gunn originally helmed the first two films of the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy and is set to work alongside the franchise’s veterans Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan and Zoe Saldana, as seen in the picture he posted to Twitter. Will Poulter who is playing Adam Warlock and Chukuwudi Iwuji are newcomers to the Galaxy film and are also seen in the photo. Gunn wrote on Twitter, “It’s been a strange & long & at times challenging journey to get here, but the obstacles along the way have only made this moment more blissful. Back on set with my Guardians family for the first day of shooting #gotgvol3.” Pratt also too...

Due to COVID-19, movie theaters have been struggling to get back to normal with many closing in the past year and being unable to maintain a steady flow for weekly film releases. As cinemas became a less frequent stop for movie lovers, cinephiles turned to streaming platforms to rediscover vintage classics or new releases. While audiences have been able to return to the theaters to watch releases on the big screen, they are still facing hardship to get back to pre-pandemic numbers. In a recent interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, critically acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino made his case for movie theaters, hoping to persuade fans to support the cinema. Tarantino could be heard saying, “TV is good…but it’s also a disposable experience. There is an aspect about it being dispo...

In a recent interview with Total Film, Tom Holland divulged that the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home is not as light-hearted as the previous films. Specifically, Holland hints to fans that, “People will be really surprised about is that it’s not fun, this film. It’s dark and it’s sad and it’s going to be really affecting. You’re going to see characters that you love go through things that you would never wish for them to go through.” Holland seemed to be excited that he was able to discover another side of Peter Parker, tapping into another dimension as an actor. When speaking about this version of Peter, Holland said, “He’s always really positive. He’s always like, ‘I can fix this. I can do this.’ Whereas in this film, he feels like he’s met his match. He’s like, ‘I don’t know what to do...

From Gundam, Avatar, Cowboy Bebop, and even One-Piece, Netflix has been on a roll in creating live-action renditions of some of the most iconic animes. Now, fans of Yoshihiro Togashi’s ’90s Weekly Shōnen Jump classic YuYu Hakusho have reason to celebrate as it has just been announced that a live-action adaptation is slated for a December 2023 release. The live-action will see Teru Morii as producer, Kazutaka Sakamoto as executive producer, while ROBOT will be working on the production. The story follows Yusuke Urameshi, a troublemaking teen who is killed when saving a child from oncoming traffic. His good deed permits him to return to his living body where he lands a job as “Underworld/Spirit Detective” from Koenma, son of the Underworld’s ruler, King Enma. Yusuke eventually joins forces w...