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HBO’s House of the Dragon season two episode one, The Burning Mill, starts out with an open field. Knights from House Bracken are standing around until knights from House Blackwood confront them due to the boundary stones. We find out that the Brackens have declared for the Greens while the Blackwoods for Team Black. The […]

The biggest highlight on Peacock may be the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris, but there are also gladiators, bears and the story of the gone-too-soon Amy Winehouse coming this July. Roland Emmerich’s 10-episode drama series Those About to Die explores the ancient and deadly gladiatorial arenas as well as the inner workings of imperial Rome. […]

Apple TV+ will be introducing six new original projects premiering this July. July 10 Rashida Jones plays Suzie in Sunny, an American expat in Kyoto, Japan. Her life gets turned upside down when her and husband and son disappear after a mysterious plane crash. Her husband’s company sends her Sunny (voiced by Joanna Sotomura), part of […]

There’s a wide variety of offerings from a summer camp under the sea to angels this July on Paramount+ reported by Comicbook.com SpongeBob and friends attend Kamp Koral, in this prequel and spinoff series. This second season sees the return of the younger versions of the SpongeBob SquarePants characters as they attend summer camp. New […]

With July only a few days away, Hulu has movies and series galore on offer, as reported by Comicbook.com. Two popular animated shows are coming back to the streaming platform. First up is Marvel’s Hit Monkey, returning for a second season. The animated series’ unexpected return, since all other Marvel animated projects were cancelled at […]

July offers quite a handful of premiering movies on Prime Video, according to Comicbook.com If you’re into action films, Jason Statham’s The Beekeeper will becoming to Prime Video. It follows the story of a former operative, Statham’s Adam Clay, who sets out on a brutal revenge rampage when his kind-hearted landlady commits suicide after she’s […]

For the third straight day, Netflix has announced more casting news for its hit live-action adaptation of One Piece’s second season. According to a Deadline exclusive, Callum Kerr of Monarch is taking on the role of Smoker, Fear Street’s Julia Rehwald will be playing Tashigi, Rob Colletti will be Wapol and Ty Keogh will play […]

July means the Descendants on Disney+. The streaming platform will also host Sharkfest and new Bluey minisodes, according to its website. Now that she’s become Headmaster of Auradon Prep, former Villain Kid Uma (China Anne McClain) has decided to invite another VK – Red (Kylie Cantrall), the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts from […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently released the list of their latest 487 invitees. According to the Academy, the class of 2024, is composed of 44% women — a 4% increase from last year — and 41% from underrepresented ethnic and racial communities, 7% up from last year. Of the 487 invited, […]

According to the court documents filed June 21 obtained by People Magazine, Michael Jackson had debts totaling more than $500 million when he died in 2009. Before his death, the King of Pop had gone through a six-hour rehearsal at the Los Angeles Staples Center for his This Is It residency at London’s O2 Arena. […]

Emma Roberts called out how the nepo baby label tends to focus on mostly women when she sat down for Bruce Bozzi’s Table for Two podcast. “Why is no one calling out George Clooney for being a nepo baby? I feel like young girls get it harder with the nepo-baby thing. I don’t really see […]

And the One Piece season two casting keeps on coming. Netflix’s hit live-action One Piece just announced that it has added three more actors to join the series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show, based on the highly acclaimed manga and anime series of the same name, just announced the cast for Baroque Works […]

Ryan Reynolds thought Deadpool 3 was dead, according to Vanity Fair. The first two films, released in 2016 and 2018, collectively earned $1.5 billion worldwide. The Merc with a Mouth was also a breath of fresh air in the world of comic book superhero movies, more irreverent and raunchy than his peers, and ultimately proved […]

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling weighed in on the recently announced showrunner and director for the upcoming HBO series adaptation of the beloved wizard’s story. “I’m truly thrilled to announce our director and writer, both of whom I interviewed as part of the production team. Both have a genuine passion for #HarryPotter, and having read […]

The production company created to develop Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan’s books, Mythomagic, has released a statement on Threads saying that they currently do not have a deal in place with Disney for The Kane Chronicles. “Development can mean lots of things. The whole point of our production company Mythomagic is to develop Rick’s books […]

It may only be just a week, but July hosts Discovery’s Shark Week on Max, according to the Warner Bros. Discovery (the streaming platform’s parent company). Not only that, we’ve got Kite Man: Hell Yeah debuting this month, as well as Hollywood icon Faye Dunaway’s documentary. Let’s delve into the inner workings of the Wild […]

Netflix will celebrate the coming month with the return of Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, according to What’s on Netflix. And since the Olympics will begin in July as well, the streaming platform has at least two sports reality series that delves into the lives of athletes preparing for the biggest games […]

Netflix has just announced the new actors joining the live-action One Piece second season, Variety exclusively reported. Daniel Lasker, a Zimbabwean actor who starred in the Max series Raised by Wolves will be playing Mr. 9, Camrus Johnson of The CW’s Batwoman is Mr. 5, South African Jazzara Jaslyn of Netflix’s Warrior will play Miss […]

“Oh to be a fly on the wall…” You could be when Robert Zemeckis’ Here comes out. Based on Richard McGuire’s 2014 graphic novel of the same name, Here only has one point of view. The camera is in one position. Think of the camera — and therefore the point of view — as that […]

The Hollywood Walk of Fame website just announced the class of 2025. These celebrities come from the world of movies, television, music, live theater/performance, radio, and sports. They were selected to receive the iconic stars by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s Walk of Fame Selection Panel. The actors, musicians, hosts and athletes were chosen from […]

Star Wars: Andor fans are in for a treat. Star Diego Luna, who plays the titular Cassian Andor, said this weekend at the ACE Superhero Comic Con 2024 that we may be seeing familiar faces from Rogue One in the upcoming second season, The Playlist reported. He said, “I can tell you, ‘Rogue One’ is […]

Focus Features recently released the official teaser trailer for its upcoming Robert Eggers movie, Nosferatu. The video begins with a crying Ellen Hutter (Lily Rose Depp), hands clasped in prayer, chanting, “Come to me. Come to me. Hear my call,” in front of a window. The scene then shifts with her laying on her back […]

It’s been almost 15 years since we had Shrek on theater screens and almost a quarter of a century (!) since we were introduced to the ogre Shrek (Mike Myers) Donkey (Murphy) and Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz). However, we will be seeing the trio again, according to Collider. Shrek is back! While promoting his upcoming […]

The Bear is back… and even earlier, with all 10 episodes of season three premiering on Hulu at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT Wednesday, June 26, Deadline reported. FX moved up the third season premiere by three hours. This means that territories that don’t get Hulu can also watch the newest season on Disney + […]

New on-set photos of David Corenswet’s DCU Superman and Edi Gathegi’s Mister Terrific were just posted on Cleveland.com’s X (formerly Twitter) account. It was only a little over a month ago that DCU co-CEO James Gunn revealed the new Superman suit on Threads. However, in the photo he shared, David Corenswet was seated, pulling up […]

Jennifer Lawrence is set to star and produce Apple Original Films and A24’s murder mystery feature, The Wives, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Academy Award-winning actress will serve as a producer alongside Justine Ciarrocchi, her partner at their production banner Excellent Cadaver. Joining the producing team are Tony Award nominee Jeremy O. Harris and […]

The second episode of House of the Dragon season two, Brothers in Arms, starts with the bokeh of flickering wall torches… in complete silence. We then see a maid with bloody clothes on one hand and the other literally red-handed. Sound of muffled screaming accompany castle residents being led down the stairs and into the […]

There are five new projects to enjoy on Netflix this weekend. There’s gangsters, a female commando, a forensic detective, a nostalgic father-and-daughter moment and golf anime. What’s New to Netflix this Weekend (June 21-23, 2024) June 21 Gangs of Galicia – The seven-episode Spanish series follows the story of a lawyer Ana (Clara Lago) who […]

Taylor Swift is about to conquer one the biggest cultural phenomena to come out after 2020: TikTok, according to The Washinton Post. The social media platforms has built an in-app experience to celebrate the pop superstar’s Eras Tour. It will offer users to add digital profile frames as well as their own in-app friendship braces […]

Hollywood has lost a light with the death of The Hunger Games star Donald Sutherland,who played Coriolanus Snow in the movie seriesThe Primetime Emmy and two-time Golden Globe-winning actor was 88 years old when he passed away after a long illness. He earned his Emmy win in 1995 for outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries […]

Pixar has been on a high lately with the recent success of its animated sequel Inside Out 2. However, that hasn’t always been the case. In recent years, especially after the pandemic, the studio has been in a slum from 2022’s Lightyear and Turning Red, 2021’s Luca and 20202’s soul. Chief creative officer Pete Docter […]

Lost, the seminal science fiction television series of the early aughts, was aired 20 years ago today. The series, created by Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2010. Lindelof and Carlton Cuse served as show runners. The show was filmed on entirely on location in Oahu, Hawai’i. […]

One of the most highly anticipated characters in the long-awaited season two of HBO’s House of the Dragon was Cregan Stark. When the first episode premiered Sunday, we caught a few scenes with the Lord of Winterfell and Prince Jacaerys (Harry Collett). But who exactly is Cregan Stark? In the show, he’s played by Tom […]

It’s full steam ahead for the live-action version of Disney’s Moana. Deadline reported. However, only Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is reprising his role as Maui. There are currently four names announced to play the live-action version of the characters. Catherine Laga’aia will play the titular character. As for the rest of her family, her father […]

The Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has just started production and is returning to a familiar place: Belfast, Northern Ireland, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The upcoming series also released a first look of Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall on set in Northern Ireland’s capital, home to Game […]

Netflix recently announced that it’s launching an entertainment venue with “immersive experiences” called the Netflix House. Netflix House is billed as “an experiential venue” that will allow fans to walk around a Bridgerton replica set while listening to an orchestral version of Ariana Grande’s thank u next. Or you can pretend to compete in the […]

By now, you should’ve already seen the long-awaited premiere of HBO’s House of the Dragon season two. If you haven’t, then SPOILER ALERT! because a lot happened. So you’ve seen episode one and you have questions, starting with why? Why did they not show Jaehaerys being murdered? Showrunner Ryan Condal answered that in an interview with Variety. […]

When House of the Dragon premiered its first ever episode, it didn’t have the title sequence with its iconic graphics that its predecessor, Game of Thrones, was known for. Instead, it was revealed in the second episode. With the season two premiere, the production team delivered in the first episode. While most shows have intros […]

Legendary actor Sir Ian McKellen has been rushed to the hospital after he fell off the stage during the battle scene in The Player Kings at the Noël Coward theatre in London, the BBC reported. The 85-year-old actor was in the middle of a fight scene when he fell. It has not been reported if […]