Author: The DHK

We’re about to reveal some hidden talents with Radha Mitchell and Jesse Spencer for “Last Days of the Space Age”, and maybe get their Aussie cards revoked? You may know Mitchell from her roles in “Silent Hill” or “Olympus Has Fallen,” and Spencer from “House” and “Chicago Fire.” Both are taking on a story close to home (ish) in this telling of the tale of the time Skylab came crashing into the lives of Western Australians.   More about “Last Days of the Space Age”: Starring Mitchell and Spencer, “Last Days of the Space Age” is an eight-part dramedy series…

We chatted with “Solar Opposites” creatives Mike McMahan and Josh Bycel about wrapping up season 5, a bevy of things to watch to help you prepare for season 6, and discuss all things Halloween (including best candy, handing out chili, and sexy cat costumes). This contains spoilers for season five of “Solar Opposites” and also becomes delightfully chaotic. More about Solar Opposites Halloween Special 2: Spooky stuff is afoot when the SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN starts to take over Korvo’s life. More about “Solar Opposites”: A team of four aliens escape their exploding home world only to crash land into a…

We chatted about spooky season, childhood fears, and “The Sandlot” with the “Monster Summer” gang including director David Henrie and actors Noah Cottrell, Lilah Pate, Julian Lerner, and Abby James Witherspoon.  Henrie also shares what lessons he learned as a child actor on “Wizards of Waverly Place” that he applied to directing young actors in this film. He’ll be returning to Waverly Place on October 29th with “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” in which he and Selena Gomez both serve as executive producers. More about Monster Summer: When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his…

Writer, director Bernardo Britto joins to talk about his new film “Omni Loop,” film school advice, and going from animation to live action. We chatted with Bernardo about the importance of mentorship and storytelling, as well as life experiences informing filmmaking. Also the sci-fi origins and iterations of the film. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Omni Loop A quantum physicist (Mary-Louise Parker) finds herself stuck in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to live. When she meets a gifted student (Ayo Edebiri), they team up to save her life – and…

Turns out it IS easy being old if you’re “Howl’s Moving Castle,” which returns to theaters for its 20th anniversary this year! GKIDS has brought some of Studio Ghibli’s greatest films back to the big screen this year for Studio Ghibli Fest 2024. Also celebrating major milestones are “Kiki’s Delivery Service” which turns 25, and “Pom Poko” which will be a whopping 30 years old. Earlier this year some of the other classics including “Spirited Away” and “Princess Mononoke” also returned to theaters. There’s nothing quite like seeing these magnificent films in their full glory. Both the English dubbed versions…

In case you missed it at Gamescom: Prime Video announced they’re bringing us a new adult-animated anthology series: “Secret Level.” Amazon MGM Studios is partnering with Blur Studio (the force behind “Love, Death + Robots”) to bring us 15 episodes. They’ll be drawing from “Armored Core,” “Concord,” “Crossfire,” “Dungeons & Dragons,” “Exodus,” “Honor of Kings,” “Mega Man,” “New World: Aeternum,” “PAC-MAN,” PlayStation, “Sifu,” “Spelunky,” “The Outer Worlds,” “Unreal Tournament,” and “Warhammer 40,000.” According to Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM studios ““Secret Level weaves a tapestry of iconic games across multiple mediums, to tell a series of unique and…

We chatted with “Jackpot!” screenwriter Rob Yescombe about his journey from writing for video games to writing for features. We also lament the casting for some of his unreleased “Star Wars” games from LucasArts, and swap interview horror stories.  Listen on Apple Podcasts More about “Jackpot!” In the near future, a ‘Grand Lottery’ has been newly established in California – the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim (Awkwafina) moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket. Desperate to survive the hordes of jackpot hunters, she reluctantly…

We had the opportunity to talk to a whole bunch of Bradys for “Wayne Brady: The Family Remix.” They’re shedding light on what a modern mixed family looks like with their new series on Freeform. Everyone knows Wayne Brady — actor, comedian, host, singer and preeminent multihyphenate of this generation — but there’s more to the man seen onstage. What happens when such an iconic entertainer peels back the curtain on the realities of an unexpected life? In “Wayne Brady: The Family Remix,” Brady has turned the term “modern family” on its head. He’s still best friends with his ex-wife, soulmate…

You’re about to get facehugged in more than one way, as the Alien franchise is debuting a new VR game later this year, “Alien: Rogue Incursion.” We had the opportunity to speak to the team from Survivos at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) about bringing the game to life. The story is written by Alex White, who is no stranger to writing within the “Alien” universe. This experience was a little different though, “This is very much working to a specification. You know, when I arrived some elements of the story were already set for me. So it was interesting because…

At San Diego Comic-Con 2024 (SDCC), we had the opportunity to chat with Mondo Senior Creative Directors Hector Arce and Peter Santa-Maria to delve into what makes their collectibles top of the line. Interview has been edited for length and clarity. DHK: What are some of the design challenges working with existing IP? Peter Santa-Maria (PSM): It depends on what work, what your goal is when you do something like that. Is your goal to make something that’s an accurate representation of what you see on screen or on a page, or is it a stylized something? So at our…