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Netflix has announced its latest price adjustment, marking the first-ever increase for its ad-supported plan and raising rates across all U.S. subscription tiers. The changes, effective immediately, reflect the streaming giant's continued investment in exclusive programming and live content expansion.The ad-supported tier, introduced at approx. $7 USD per month in 2022, will now cost approx. $8 USD. The standard ad-free tier sees a notable increase, rising approx. $3 USD to around $18 USD per month, while the premium plan jumps $2 USD, reaching around $25 USD.The announcement comes amid unprecedented growth for Netflix, which reported its largest quarterly subscriber gain ever. The platform added 18.9 million new users in the final quarter of 2024, doubling analyst expectations and reachin...

A24 has dropped off the bizarre trailer for Mark Anthony Green's directorial debut, Opus.The upcoming horror film stars The Bear's Ayo Edebiri as Ariel, a young writer who gets invited to enter the remote compound of pop icon Alfred Moretti (John Malkovich) after his disappearance 30 years ago. With the story of a lifetime at the tip of her pen, Ariel accepts the invitation but finds herself surrounded by the star's cult of "sycophants and intoxicated journalists." As it turns out, Moretti has some big, "twisted" plans for his new body of work.Joining Edebiri and Malkovich in the cast are Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Stephanie Suganami and Tatanka Means. The film is set to premiere at the Midnight section of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival later this month.Watch the t...

Kanye West, renowned for his visionary projects and unpredictable announcements, has revived one of his most ambitious ideas, "DROAM", a conceptual city rooted in innovation and sustainability. As anticipation builds for his upcoming album, BULLY, Ye took to Instagram to share the framework for this futuristic urban concept, sparking curiosity among fans and skeptics alike.Initially envisioned as a self-sustaining city in the Middle East, "DROAM" showcases Kanye’s unique ability to merge creativity, functionality and aesthetics. His recent Instagram post offered a glimpse into the project’s ethos, highlighting architectural philosophies and community systems. The accompanying image depicted a minimalistic, open space, emphasizing accessibility, efficient spacing and a “primitive, naturalis...

Disney and Marvel Studios have officially released a thrilling new trailer for Captain America: Brave New World, coinciding with the launch of ticket sales for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)'s next big entry.The latest trailer provides an exciting look at the film's action-packed narrative, highlighting the evolving relationship between Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), the new Captain America and Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (Harrison Ford), now serving as President of the United States. Viewers are teased with thrilling moments, including a standout scene where Wilson's vibranium shield slices through the wing of a plane mid-flight, as well as hints of President Ross's dramatic transformation into the formidable Red Hulk.Tickets for Captain America: Brave New World are on sale now, with t...

James Cameron recently sat down with Empire Magazine to give fans an look inside what they can expect for Avatar 3. Titled Avatar: Fire and Ash, the film is the follow-up to the 2022 film Avatar: The Way of Water.Cinematic icon James Cameron shares with Empire a selection of concept artworks for the upcoming film, giving a fans a visual teaser of what can be expected in the next chapter of the Sully story. As audiences ask questions of where Jake and Neytiri's family will go next and who they will meet along the way. In an interview with the publication, Cameron has also revealed that in one of the concept art pieces titled "Ash Clan," where a fearsome figurehead seems to fly over the lands on a four-winged creature, Cameron explained, "Varang is the leader of a people who have gone throug...

Pixar Animation Studios is venturing into new territory with Win or Lose, the studio’s first original TV series. The show tells the intertwined stories of eight characters as they gear up for a championship softball game. From anxious players and helicopter parents to a lovesick umpire, the series delivers a heartfelt and humorous exploration of the moments that shape us, both on and off the field.Directed, written and executively produced by Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates, Win or Lose highlights the idea that every perspective tells a different story. Each episode focuses on a single character’s viewpoint, offering a fresh lens on the shared experience. To reflect the emotional depth and humor of its narrative, the series employs a mixed-media animation style, bringing the characters' dr...

Netflix has officially dropped the premiere date for the fifth and final season of You. Starring Penn Badgley as the titular Joe Goldberg, You is slated to return this spring on the streamer.According to Netflix, the official description of the final episodes reveal, "n the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires." Alongside the official premiere date, Netflix also dropped a short teaser clips taking audiences back to Mooney's bookstore where Joe seems to reminisce about everything that has led to this point, "Here we are, together again, back to where it began," Joe said. He adds, "And the one constant, the one thing that has always ...

PlayStation Productions and Sony Pictures have released the full trailer for the Until Dawn film adaptation, which arrives just in time for the game's 10th anniversary.The upcoming horror take is helmed by David F. Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation, Lights Out) and written by Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle series, The Nun series) and Blair Butler. The first thing fans of the game will notice is that while Until Dawn is set in the same world as its source material with the involvement of Wendigos, it does not follow the storyline nor feature the same cast of characters.This new group of friends return to Blackwood Mountain a year after Melanie, the sister of Clover, disappeared. They get brutally murdered, but find themselves being forced to relive the horrific events of the evening with differe...

Disney+ and Marvel have debuted the full trailer of its highly-anticipated Daredevil: Born Again series.Set for a March 4 premiere, Born Again sees the return of the original Netflix cast: Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D’Onofrio as Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Elden Henson as Franklin “Foggy” Nelson, Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Marianna-Fisk, Wilson Bethel as Benjamin “Dex” Poindexter and Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/The Punisher.The trailer sets up the story with Fisk, now the Mayor of New York, sitting in a restaurant across Murdock who has retired from being Daredevil after “a line was crossed.” However, the lawyer is forced to return to his vigilante ways as a new villain, Muse, begins terrorizing the city and his fellow yet brutal vigilante White T...

Critically acclaimed filmmaker M. Night Shyamala is in hot waters for an alleged copyright case that accuses him of copying an independent film for making the Apple TV+ series Servant. Shyamalan went to trial on Tuesday as Italian-born director Francesca Gregorini is suing him and the studio for $81 million USD over allegedly copying stealing key elements from her 2013 independent film The Truth About Emanuel. Gregorini' attorney Patrick Arenz showed jurors a clip of both projects in his opening statement, arguing that they both follow the story line where they depict "a delusional mother who cares for a doll as though it is a real baby, and a nanny who is complicit in the delusion." He told the jury, "This is a simple case. There would be no Servant without Emanuel." Gregorini sued the st...

Squid Game 2 has officially amassed over 152.5 million total views, making it the third most-watched season on Netflix ever. The series only falls behind the black comedy, thriller Wednesday starring Jenna Ortega and the first season of Squid Game. Wednesday garnered 252 million views while the first Squid Game recorded 265 million.Just four days after the second season's premiere, the show hit 68 million views in four days, making it the streamer's biggest TV debut ever. Just a week later, it reached 126.2 million views just under two weeks, spending another week sitting atop the non-Englis TV top 10 list. Fans went back to watch the first season, causing Season 1 to resurface at the No. 3 spot. The series starring Lee Jung-Jae now has two of Netflix's top spots. This week, Netflix announ...