Author: Mary Anne Butler

Announced back in December of 2020, Disney+ has released a new trailer for their upcoming “Star Wars: Visions” animated series. Japanese anime studios will tell all new original stories from the galaxy far, far away with 7 short films making up this beautiful project.This morning, a trailer was released, showcasing each of the upcoming chapters, and it looks absolutely gorgeous.An early description for the series reads: Seven Japanese anime studios bring their unique talent and perspective to Star Wars: Visions, a collection of animated Original Short Films.Kamikaze Douga, Geno Studio (Twin Engine), Studio Colorido (Twin Engine), Trigger, Kinema Citrus, Science…

Remember back when Jamie Foxx was announced as playing Spawn in a reboot feature film of the dark comic character? Yeah, that was….back in 2018? What’s kind of cool about Foxx for the role of Al Simmons is he’s actively been campaigning for it since 2013.That said…since 2018, there hasn’t been a lot of news on the project. Sure, Spawn creator and Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane has been on a hellish crusade to get it made, but it seems like “Spawn” can’t quite rise. McFarlane reportedly penned the first draft of a reboot script back in 2017, which was…

We are delighted to report the news that FX’s amazing vampire comedy series “What We Do In The Shadows” has been picked up for a 4th season! Based on the film of the same name from Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, the renewal news came along with a new trailer for season 3. Best part?The possible return in s4 of our favorite normal human bartender, Jackie Daytona. Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch), and Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) return Staten Island and the adventures of a modern vampire clan. Season 3 premieres Thursday, September…

Extremely popular manga and anime series “My Hero Academia” is the next title getting a live action adaptation. The big news from this past week is that Shinsuke Sato has been tapped to direct the project for Legendary Pictures. Sato’s credits include 2016’s live action “Death Note” projects (NO NOT NETFLIX’S), “Inuyashiki,” “Bleach,” “Alice in Boderland,” and the award-winning “I Am a Hero.”At present, “Academia” doesn’t have a writer attached. Kohei Horikoshi created the manga, which routinely tops best-selling lists since it was first published in 2014. You can watch the anime on Crunchyroll now.

This is one of those stories we are absolutely DELIGHTED to report on, because we REALLY want it to happen. Alex Proyas, “The Crow” director, has confirmed he’s currently developing a tv project based on another one of his darkly beautiful films- “Dark City.” While chatting with Bloody Disgusting during a recent press junket, Royas confirmed the project, and had this to say: “Dark City right now is really an intriguing one to me because we’re developing a series, a Dark City series…which we’re in the very early stages [of] but I’m having to reanalyze in order to construct a new story. I’m…

In a shocking but awesome turn of events, it would appear that the saga of Britney Spears and her conservatorship is at an end. Her father, Jamie Spears, has decided to voluntarily step down as conservator of Britney and her estate. According to TMZ, new court docs were filed earlier today. A statement from Britney Spears’ lawyers reads as follows: This is a major victory for Britney Spears. I announced in Court on July 14 that, after 13 years of the status quo, it was time for Mr. Spears to be suspended or removed as conservator and that my firm…

We’re getting ever closer to the (hopeful) release of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune,” and that means the Warner Bros. / Legendary marketing teams are really starting to ramp up. This morning, a new set of character videos were released by IGN, introducing audiences to who exactly the formerly of Caladan House Atreides really are. Covering Timothée Chalamet as Paul, Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto, Rebecca Ferguson as The Lady Jessica, Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, and Chang Chen as Dr. Wellington Yueh, the videos will explain a little more for those who have not read or…

Just when you thought Disney couldn’t possibly find another feature to remake and reboot, they pick “Home Alone.” Sure, a product of its time in the days before cell phones, this Chris Columbus-directed, John Hughes written, John Williams’ scored holiday film is one of the greats. Fight. Us. Which brings us to today’s news, confirming the reboot/remake coming exclusively to Disney+. Included was casting confirmations- Archie Yates (“Jojo Rabbit”) will be taking on the lead as Max Mercer, young boy left behind while his family vacations in Japan. Other confirmed cast include Ellie Kemper (“The Office,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), Rob Delaney (Peter from…

We are so very sorry to report the passing of a 50-year veteran of television, Una Stubbs, has passed away. Perhaps best known in recent years for her portrayal of Mrs. Hudson alongside Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch on BBC’s “Sherlock,” Stubbs was no stranger to British television. With notable credits including “Call The Midwife,” “Worzel Gummidge,” and “The Worst Witch,” Stubbs was well-known and respected in her field.   According to BBC, Stubbs’ agent said she had been ill for a few months, and died at her home in Edinburgh surrounded by her family. She was 84.

This morning, Netflix released the official cast list for the main 4 characters in their upcoming live action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” The news was shared by Albert Kim, who will be serving as showrunner, executive producer, and writer of the series.Here’s what he had to say: GORDON CORMIER (he/him) is AANG (12), a fearless and fun-loving twelve-year-old who just happens to be the Avatar, master of all four elements and the keeper of balance and peace in the world. An airbending prodigy, Aang is a reluctant hero, struggling to deal with the burden of his duties while…