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For fans of 2016’s The Accountant, Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal are set to return sequel to director Gavin O’Connor‘s unique action-thriller. During a recent appearance on Cinema Blend’s ReelBlend podcast, O’Connor said, “There will not be a Way Back sequel, but we are doing an Accountant sequel. We literally just closed that deal. We’re doing The Accountant again. Adding to the exciting news, the director noted that he wants to make a sequel to set up a trilogy series. “Yeah. Yeah. So, I’ve always wanted to do three because what, the second one’s going to be more with – we’re going to integrate his brother into the story,” said O’Connor. “So there’ll be more screen time for Bernthal in the second one. And then the third movie’s going to be, I call it, ‘Rain Man on steroids.’ The third mov...

Anime fans tuning into the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Paralympics have found a new obsession. During the Goalball competition section of the international multi-sport parasports event, team China’s Hu Mingayao drew an unprecedented amount of attention thanks to his resemblance to Gojo Satoru of Jujutsu Kaisen. Designed for athletes with vision impairment, the sport of Goalball sees teams of three try to throw a ball with embedded bells into the opponent’s goal. The game is centered around ear-hand coordination and originated as a rehabilitation exercise, able-bodied athletes are blindfolded while playing the sport. Aside from his striking spikey white hair, Hu Mingayao has a similar height and build to the special grade jujutsu sorcerer and a teacher at the Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical Colle...

Unfortunately for Tom Cruise fans, Paramount has now delayed two of the Hollywood actor’s upcoming films to 2022, along with the release of the highly-anticipated Jackass Forever. Initially slated for release all the way back in 2019, the sequel Top Gun: Maverick has now been pushed back once again, moving to May 27, 2022. The date was originally reserved for Cruise’s other blockbuster Mission: Impossible 7, which has now subsequently been delayed until September 30, 2022. As for those looking forward to the return of Johnny Knoxville and his gang of crazy misfits, you’ll have to wait just a little longer too. Jackass Forever was set to arrive on October 22, but Paramount has now pushed that date back by four months to February 4, 2022. Films from other studios scheduled to ...

IGN Entertainment has shared the first teaser trailer for Roland Emmerich’s upcoming disaster movie, Moonfall. Appearing across the introductory visual, the sci-fi film’s tagline gives way to an action-packed plot: “In the year 2022, the Moon will come to us.” After a mysterious force knocks the Moon out of orbit and into a destructive path towards Earth, the movie centers on NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Halle Berry), who believes she is capable of saving the planet. She enlists an astronaut from her past, Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson), and a conspiracy theorist, K.C. Houseman (John Bradley), to accompany her on a last-ditch space mission in an effort to halt the impending collision. Last week during CinemaCon, Lionsgate shared a first look at the film’s opening scen...

On-set videos taken by Liam Crowley of The Direct are teasing a huge car chase sequence for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Crowley shared the videos on social media which supposedly reveal the stunt double of Letitia Wright, who portrays Shuri, on a dirt bike and the stunt double for Danai Gurira, who portrays Okoye, in a muscle car. The pair are reportedly chasing a gray van, with Crowley adding, “The muscle car and dirt bike follow a motorcycle as they loop around for another shot.” In late August, Wright was injured while working on a stunt rig in Boston but the unspecified injuries were supposedly minor. “Letitia Wright sustained minor injuries today while filming a stunt for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” a Marvel spokesperson revealed. “She is currently receiving ca...

Just as Nia DaCosta’s Candyman tops the U.S. box office, the film’s writer Jordan Peele has now signed a deal with Universal to develop TV shows together. Reports indicate that deal will see a multi-year partnership between Universal and Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions banner to develop and produce various TV shows and series, building on their previous success with the two critically-acclaimed films Get Out and Us, both of which grossed over $500 million USD at the domestic box office. “The term ‘visionary’ is thrown around all too frequently in our business but in the case of Jordan Peele, it could not be more apt,” said Universal chairman Pearlena Igbokwe in a statement. “He brings a clarity of purpose as well as cultural specificity to everything he does, and audiences wor...

Larva Labs has signed an official deal with United Talent Agency (UTA) which means the highly popular CryptoPunks NFT will be receiving film, TV, video games and other media representation. Other NFTs in Larva Labs’ repertoire include Meebits and Autoglyphs and are also expected to receive media representation. The agency is set to represent the crypto-art projects allowing Larva Labs to be some of the first crypto-native IPs to seek mainstream content deals. As NFTs become an area of focus in Hollywood, CryptoPunks could become some of the very first pieces to make the jump away from traditional media. CryptoPunks is one of the most highly notable NFTs on the market and have quickly gained popularity when auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s garnered a lot of attention for their s...

A new film and documentary in the Paranormal Activity franchise are set to premiere this Halloween on Paramount+. The plot of the upcoming title remains under wraps, however a statement from ViacomCBS Streaming confirmed that fans should expect a “reimagining” of the franchise. “A new Paranormal Activity from Paramount Players should bring fans an unexpected reimagining of the beloved horror franchise,” Tanya Giles, Chief Programming Officer, ViacomCBS Streaming, said during a TCA press event. “We’ll also be launching a documentary on the making of the Paranormal Activity feature. Both of which will be coming to the service in time for Halloween.” The new Paranormal Activity is helmed by William Eubank, written by Christopher Landon and stars Emily Bader, Roland Buck III, Dan Lippert ...

Netflix is bringing the beloved comedy series Seinfeld to its streaming service, beginning October 1. In anticipation of the release, Netflix dropped a trailer on Twitter, lauding the series as “a spectacular, breathtaking, outrageous 180 episode premiere.” All 180 episodes of Seinfeld hit Netflix on October 1 pic.twitter.com/H73RZvNUw9 — Netflix (@netflix) September 1, 2021 Netflix has been updating its roster of classic sitcoms, including 30 Rock and Saved By The Bell, alongside a number of reboots, including a live-action Cowboy Bepop series. Several other popular shows, like The Office and Friends, are no longer available to stream on the site. In addition to the show returning to Netflix, the official Seinfeld soundtrack has been made available ...

The Netflix live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop is now receiving both a prequel novel and a comic book series. According to new reports, the highly-anticipated series featuring John Cho as Spike Spiegel will be getting its very own prequel novel named Cowboy Bebop: A Syndicate Story: Red Planet Requiem, authored by the show’s writer Sean Cummings and revolving the adventures of a young Spike and Vicious. On top of the novel, there’ll also be an original comic book series from Titan Comics. Lucifer‘s Dan Watters will be writing while Lamar Mathurin will be illustrating. Split into four issues, the comics will feature never-seen-before content set in the Cowboy Bebop universe and based on Netflix’s live-action adaptation. A collection of all four issues will also be re...

Earlier this summer South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker announced that they signed a new deal with ViacomCBS and MTV Entertainment Studios to bring the franchise to Paramount+. The deal included 14 films to the streamer in addition to six more seasons of the television series. In a recent Paramount+ panel, ViacomCBS’ Tanya Giles confirmed that the first two installments of the South Park film will debut before the end of 2021, with two films coming out every year until 2027. Similar to the recent “South ParQ Vaccination Special” and “The Pandemic Special,” audiences can expect plot layouts akin to these episodes. With the six additional seasons, South Park is set to hit 30 total seasons. The move to Paramount+ gives the show and its creators a different way of reaching new audie...

Peacock and Will Smith have officially announced the lead actor of its upcoming The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot — West Philadelphia native and songwriter, singer, rapper and basketball player Jabari Banks. Smith gave the news to Banks himself via video call, the young actor spinning around in his chair in surprise. “I’m ready. I’m so ready, y’all. I’m ready to bite down,” he said, further explaining that his dad first sent him a link to the news of the reboot and that his agent sent him the casting call two months after. Banks also shared an old photo of him from high school where he and his friends dressed up as the cast of Fresh Prince, adding, “The way this show has impacted me and my life… It’s incredible to hear you say that.” BEL-AIR will be a modern take on the ’90s sitcom and wi...