Annual cosplay event World Cosplay Summit takes place every year in Nagoya, Aichi and attracts top cosplayers from all over the world. This year, however, an unexpected star came from closer to home – Aichi prefecture’s very own governor, Omura Hideaki. Omura has a long history of cosplay throughout his official career, having previously attended
The producers of ABC’s Lost have issued an apology to actress Evangeline Lilly after she stated in an interview that she felt “cornered” when partially nude scenes were written for her character. As reported by Deadline, creators and executive producers J.J. Abrams, Jack Bender, Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof have issued a joint statement apology
Fans of Young Justice have been getting excited for the surprising new season of the fan-favorite DC teen superhero show. Now, the creators behind the series have revealed which comics viewers should check out before the series returns. During an interview with Comicbook.com at Comic-Con International in San Diego, series co-creator Greg Weisman (Gargoyles) said “Batman and
Casting announcements for the TV adaptation of the Vertigo comic series Y: The Last Man have been steadily rolling in, but one key character won’t need to be cast at all. Ampersand the capuchin monkey will be portrayed mostly through special effects, said FX CEO John Landgraf in an interview with /Film. Ampersand’s role in the
Marvel Animation’s Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors animated film is being supported by a series of animated shorts called Marvel Rising: Initiation, that is set to launch on August 13th. Ahead of the release of these shorts, Marvel has been dropping little featurettes about the characters and Dove Cameron’s Ghost-Spider got hers just recently. Ghost-Spider, of
Mission: Impossible — Fallout reigned supreme at the box office, again. The critically acclaimed sequel solidified another milestone this weekend as it proved to have the best sophomore showing out of every entry in the series, thus far. According to Box Office Mojo, the Tom Cruise-led action vehicle raked in another $35 million, bringing its
Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke is one of the greatest animated films of all time and artist Jim Lee has provided his own version of the titular character from the film. During a live Twitch stream this past Sunday, Lee illustrated San, also known as the eponymous Princess Mononoke, from the Miyazaki classic. The 1997 Japanese film
A great deal of what has made Venom such a major success over the years has been the design of the character that his co-creator, Todd McFarlane, gave the character back when he debuted in Amazing Spider-Man #299 (Venom’s other creator, David Michelinie, came up with both Eddie Brock and the concept of the symbiote
When writer Charles Soule and artist Steve McNiven reintroduce Logan to the Marvel Universe in the Return of Wolverine, his newly-titled #HotClaws won’t be the only new addition. Soule revealed in an interview with CBR the primary villain for the miniseries will be a new antagonist named Persephone. When asked if Return of Wolverine will be told through Logan’s
Earlier this year, it was announced that FX and Marvel were no longer moving forward with their plans for an animated Deadpool series. Now, the Chief Executive Officer for FX, John Landgraf, has commented on the show’s demise. The initial reasoning behind the cancellation was revealed to be due to creative differences between all parties.
Engines at full, Patrick Stewart is returning to the role that made him an international superstar on Star Trek. After months of speculation, Stewart confirmed through his Twitter account that he is indeed making it so and reprising his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. The official Star Trek Twitter account confirmed the return of Captain Jean-Luc
Jhonen Vasquez, creator of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac and Invader Zim, has posted a new, cryptic image of Johnny to his Twitter page, and it’s got his fans squeeing. Posted late last night and pinned to Vasquez’s Twitter profile, the image is a pixelated .gif of the titular Johnny’s silhouette, standing still and silent and
Nearly six months after its initial release, Marvel Studios’ Black Panther has crossed yet another major milestone at the domestic box office. As of today, Black Panther is now only the third film (ever) to cross $700 million at the domestic box office — not adjusted for inflation — joining only Star Wars: The Force
There’s a double whammy of American Horror Story news as FX confirms a tenth season of the horror anthology has already been ordered and that Jessica Lange will return for the upcoming American Horror Story: Apocalypse. Starting back in 2011 with American Horror Story: Murder House, the show has charted everything from insane asylums to haunted hotels, freak shows
Apart from Solo: A Star Wars Story‘s underwhelming performance at the box office, the recent entries in the Star Wars universe have all gone on to gross over $1 billion globally, with 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens taking the top spot at just over $2 billion. However, when looking at the box office numbers of the four films within
It turns out that Ronda Rousey is a huge fan of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill films, if a recent interview is anything to go by. While promoting her new movie Mile 22, Rousey revealed she would love nothing more than the chance to play the grown-up version of the Bride’s daughter, B.B., who was introduced in the
While Scott Snyder is offering up new teases for that big 2019 DC Comics crossover event, Justice League fans should have nothing to fear in the mean time — the prolific writer says he plans to stay onto the recently-relaunched comic series for “at least” 50 issues. “Just for clarity: I’m on Justice League for
John Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks and Productions, announced today the network is picking up Devs, a new mini-series for 2019 by Ex Machina writer and director Alex Garland. Garland will executive produce with his Annihilation and Ex Machina collaborators Eli Bush and Scott Rudin as well as Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich of DNA
The fourth season of FX’s hit crime drama series Fargo just added some major, if unexpected, talent to its lineup. It was announced today that actor and comedian Chris Rock will play a crime boss in the upcoming season, which is slated to begin production in 2019. The fourth season of Fargo will chart an
The long in-development sequel to 1996’s Space Jam may have just found a new director for the project. Warner Bros. is reportedly in advanced talks with Terence Nance to helm Space Jam 2 replacing previously attached director Justin Lin (Star Trek Beyond). Nance currently serves as writer, director, star, and executive producer of the upcoming HBO
Three decades after its debut, The Simpsons still has plenty of life left in it, according to Fox Television Group Chairman and CEO Dana Walden. The beloved animated comedy enters its 30th season this fall, no announcement has been made about its future beyond that, in part because of Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s
Detective comedy series City Hunter has confirmed its new movie’s premiere for Sep. 8, 2019! A new visual and trailer were released alongside the announcement, offering fans a glimpse into a series that has been dormant since 1999. Though it has been over 30 years since the first TV anime series for City Hunter first
Popular girl band project BanG Dream! has officially begun accepting applications for the voice of Rinko Shirokane, a member of the franchise’s J-rock band Roselia. Though fans are familiar with her original voice actress, Akesaka Satomi, she announced in June 2018 that she would discontinue her singing career due an unexpected case of hearing loss.
Matt Reeves has been hard at work on his upcoming film The Batman. The director spoke about the film at the Television Critics Association press tour, revealing that the script could be finished within a few weeks. “We are working on getting our draft in the next couple weeks,” said Reeves. “Right now, my head
Jason Statham will soon join forces with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for the upcoming Fast and the Furious spinoff movie, Hobbs and Shaw. The film, helmed by director David Leitch (John Wick, Atomic Blonde), will feature the two actors reprising their respective roles of ex-DSS agent Luke Hobbs and mercenary Deckard Shaw. According to Statham, the
Keep the Aqours idols with you by wearing these Love Live! Sunshine!!-themed glasses! Fans can choose between designs based on three units: CYaRon!, AZALEA, and Guilty Kiss. The frames themselves are made by established eyewear company Yabushita Group. The simple square shape is stylish and unisex, and each version features a colorful design inspired by
The latest Fate/Grand Order Servant to be summoned to the Nendoroid realm is Caster/Merlin! Every tiny detail has been captured and transformed in true Nendoroid style, right down to Merlin’s distinctive hairstyle. He also comes with both his sword and staff, which can be wielded separately or together as well as two interchangeable face plates!
The upcoming Spider-Geddon event from Marvel will bring together all the remaining Spider-heroes, but one of them, the mech-based hero known as Sp//dr, won’t see their original creator come along for the ride. Jake Wyatt, the artist who originally created Peni Parker and her Sp//dr mech, was slated to do the art for Edge of Spider-Geddon #2 (which focuses
Holographic virtual assistant robot Gatebox has announced that it will launch a mass-produced model starring official character Azuma Hikari! Designed by Mino Tarou ( LovePlus, Tokimeki Memorial ), Hikari has been with Gatebox since the beginning as the “perfect wife” for its users. Gatebox first released the robot with a limited run of 300 in
A reboot of the cult-classic horror-action series Buffy the Vampire Slayer was announced in July, with Monica Owusu-Breen (Midnight,Texas) set to serve as executive producer and showrunner for the new series. However, according to Fox Television Chairman and CEO Gary Newman, the reboot is still in the early stages. RELATED: Joss Whedon’s Buffy: The Vampire