Netflix has announced a release date for the anime series based on LeSean Thomas’ fantasy-adventure comic Cannon Busters. Created, directed and executive produced by Thomas, the 12 episodes will debut on the streaming service on April 1, 2019, arriving as part of an anime wave that includes Ultraman, Kengan Ashura and the second season of
Month: July 2018
The cast of Star Wars: Episode IX just gained a new member. The Americans star Keri Russell has joined the project ahead of production, which is due to start at the end of this month. Variety reports that Russell’s role calls for “action-heavy fight scenes,” though it’s unclear at this time if she will fight
Things are not looking so bright for Oliver Queen as he kicks off Season 7 of Arrow having just agreed to a plea deal with the FBI to protect the rest of his team. He has publicly admitted he is Green Arrow and pleaded guilty to a number of charges. The season ended with Oliver
The first in a series of new “Buddy Series” anime projects for popular superhero franchise Tiger & Bunny, Double Decker! Doug & Kirill will be hitting the airwaves in autumn 2018. The new series will follow slippery veteran detective Doug and his enthusiastic rookie partner, Kirill. Alongside the previously announced Mikami Satoshi as Doug and
Netflix has announced plans to test out yet another price tier. The “Ultra” streaming plan will test the waters to see if audiences are willing to pay more for content in an HDR format, or to have access to four Ultra HD streams. Netflix is testing two versions of the plan, but in both options, the Ultra
The short film anthology Modest Heroes has revealed a new teaser trailer that previews its ending theme! Titled “Chiisana Eiyuu”, the song is performed by Japanese singer Kimura Kaela. Having been the entertainment business since 2002, she made her debut as a professional pop and rock singer in 2004. Since then, she has released 7
The full Wednesday/Thursday schedules have been released for 2018’s Comic-Con International in San Diego. Among the highlights are presentations for comic book TV series like Iron Fist and Gotham, in addition to panels for upcoming cinematic genre fare, The Predator. On Wednesday, July 19, Warner Bros. Television will screen the world premiere of the upcoming
Disney’s purchase of the Fox assets is far from a done deal, but Marvel Cinematic Universe directors have long been fielding questions about how they would bring other Marvel properties, the licenses for which are not held by Disney, into the MCU. Such a question has fallen into the lap of Peyton Reed, director of
Over the course of nineteen films, Marvel Studios has yet to give a female hero top billing. That changes with the release of this week’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, which will see Evangeline Lilly’s Wasp get top billing as she makes her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. So, how does a studio like Marvel Studios inform
Netflix has picked up Freud, an Austrian crime drama that puts famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud hot on the trail of a serial killer in 19th century Vienna. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix will partner with ORF, Austria’s public broadcasting company, for the eight-part German-language series, releasing the show internationally. Production is set to
With Marvel Comics revealing more information on the Spider-Man-centric event, Spider-Geddon, a look back at the publisher’s September 2018 solicitations reveals two new heroes will enter the fray: Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben, and Spider-Man nemesis, Norman Osborn. Most fans know it was Uncle Ben’s death at the hands of a mugger that drove Peter to
Infinity Countdown: Darkhawk (by Chris Sims, Chad Bowers and Gang Hyuk Lim) has seen Chris Powell step up his superhero game, what with facing down the combined might of the Raptors, including Razor, the very one who gifted Chris the use of his cybernetic body in the first place. While Darkhawk’s adventure has been part
With Simon Kinberg’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix delayed three months for fine-tuning, star Sophie Turner admits that even she doesn’t know which elements are being reshot. The status of Fox’s X-Men franchise appears to be up in the air. Although Deadpool 2 scored big at the box office to become the third highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time,
Oliver Queen may be set for a long stint behind bars, as star Stephen Amell has debunked a rumor about Arrow‘s upcoming seventh season. With Queen locked up at the end of Season 6, fans were left questioning how it will be before Green Arrow is set free and back to defend Star City. Striking
The live action Gintama sequel film has finally revealed the last of its main cast! The first of the three cast members is actor Tsutsumi Shinichi, who will be playing the role of Matsudaira Katakuriko. Quite the influential character, Matsudaira is the head of the police department and the leader of the Shinsengumi. He does
Overlapping with the serialization of the Hokkaido arc was completely by chance TOM (herein T): The Hokkaido arc of Rurouni Kenshin is currently in serialization, but can you tell us the details behind why you decided to produce this figure? Sakai (herein S): Max Factory celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2017, and we had the
Over the years, there have been many iconic Batmobile designs. From the Dark Knight Trilogy’s Tumbler to the Arkham video game series model and Tim Burton’s classic Batman ‘89 look, there are all sorts of Batmobiles fans can point to as their favorite. The Batmobile design seen in Sean Murphy’s Batman: White Knight comic series can easily
It sounds like when DC Universe launches this fall, the first season of Titans will debut with it. As announced last week, DC Comics’ premium streaming service, DC Universe, is scheduled to make its official debut this fall with actor Minka Kelly revealing Titans will be among the service’s launch lineup. In the upcoming live-action
Yesterday, Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best revealed he nearly committed suicide after the media backlash that torpedoed his career. Since Best’s post went live, the actor has received an outpouring of support from fans and other members of the film industry. Guardians of the Galaxy writer/director James Gunn joined the chorus, suggesting that toxic Star
Now that Solo has come and gone, fans have turned their attention towards the next big Star Wars release: Episode IX, the conclusion to the first Disney trilogy. While not much is known about the film, one of the filming locations for the project has come to light. According to English airship historian and Star Wars fanatic Trevor Monk, it
Nichoas Cage has had a long history with comic book movie roles — he was at one point attached to play Superman, he brought the Ghost Rider to life and he even played Hit-Girl’s father Big Daddy in Kick-Ass. Well now, it appears the actor might be adding a new role to his list of
The official Twitter account for The Walking Dead posted a cryptic statement that’s eating up fans as they struggle to figure out what it means. The tweet simply stated, “Don’t believe everything you hear.” Because the account is controlled by Skybound Entertainment, the entertainment company founded in 2010 by Robert Kirkman and business partner David
Showing off her sweet smile and beautiful Vintage Dress, Max Factory’s new 1/7 scale Hatsune Miku figure is sure to get fans pumped for her next concert! The highlight of this figure is obviously the shiny and stylish costume, which is the Vintage Dress module design from Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- F 2nd! The pearly
To mark the release of the iOS/Android version of Pokémon Quest, classic Pokémon jumped out to the streets of Harajuku in their adorable boxy forms! Pokémon Quest is a free-to-play game that was first released on the Nintendo Switch, amassing over one million downloads within its first days. Pokémon of the Kanto region star in
A remake of ’80s horror movie classic Child’s Play is on the way from It producers David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith. According to The Hollywood Reporter, MGM is fast-tracking the project, with production slated to start in Vancouver this September. Lars Klevberg — the Norwegian filmmaker behind the upcoming Polaroid — will direct, working off
Jeremy Renner may be making the jump from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the dark world of Spawn. The veteran Marvel actor has reportedly been approached to play fan-favorite detective Twitch Williams in Todd McFarlane’s upcoming Spawn reboot. While Renner’s involvement isn’t currently confirmed, he is in consideration for the part with McFarlane and producer
Subscription-video service Netflix is the most popular platform for watching television, according to a recent survey of U.S. consumers. The survey, performed by Wall Street firm Cowen & Co. and reported by Variety, puts Netflix ahead of not only cable and broadcast networks, but also subscription-based competitors YouTube and Hulu when it comes to entertainment
Man of Steel writer Brian Michael Bendis has confirmed that DC Comics’ upcoming summer Superman titles will be advertised via television commercials. It’s uncommon for comic book ads to appear on television, but, according to the writer, it is exactly what some comic book shops have been asking of publishers for years. RELATED: Is DC Universe’s
As surprising at it was that DC’s oddball superhero team the Doom Patrol will get its own live-action series, that was second to the news that the lineup will include Crazy Jane, a fan-favorite comics character introduced in 1989 by Grant Morrison and Richard Case. Now, however, we get the first idea of how she
AMC has reportedly chosen Community star Yvette Nicole Brown to replace Chris Hardick as moderator of The Walking Dead panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego. Brown, a Walking Dead devotee, is a familiar face to fans of the hit drama as a frequent guest on the after-show Talking Dead. The network has yet to