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HBO Max May 2022 Schedule: New TV & Movie Release Dates

The full lineup for the new movie and TV titles coming to HBO Max this May 2022 has been revealed, which you can now check out below, along with the titles that are set to leave from streamer next month. This includes the series debuts of HBO’s romantic drama The Time Traveler’s Wife and HBO Max’s true-crime drama The Staircase as well as the return of the acclaimed comedy Hacks Season 2.

2021 films such as the coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen, the Keanu Reeves-led action sci-fi The Matrix: Resurrections, and M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller Old.

HBO Max May 2022 Additions

Available May TBA

George Carlin’s American Dream, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

PAUSE with Sam Jay, Season 2 Premiere (HBO)

Available May 1

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood, 2019

47 Ronin, 2013

Assassins, 2020 (HBO)

At Close Range, 1986 (HBO)

An Autumn Afternoon, 1962

The Big Sleep, 1946

Back

To School, 1986

Bottle Rocket, 1996

Calladita, 2020 (HBO)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 1968 (HBO)

Child 44, 2015 (HBO)

Chungking Express, 1994

The Color Purple, 1985

Conan The Barbarian, 2011 (HBO)

Devil in A Blue Dress, 1995

Dodes ‘Ka-Den, 1970

Domino, 2019 (HBO)

Downhill, 1927

Dragnet Girl, 1933

Early Spring, 1956

Early Summer, 1951

The End of Summer, 1961

Equinox Flower, 1958

Eraser, 1996

Fallen Angels, 1995

Floating Weeds, 1959

FRIDA, 2002 (HBO)

The Fugitive, 1993

Furry Vengeance, 2010 (HBO)

Gang Related, 1997 (HBO)

Good Morning, 1959

Hard Rain, 1998 (HBO)

Hart’s War, 2002 (HBO)

High and Low, 1963

Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius, 2001 (HBO)

Julie, 1956

Killers, 2010 (HBO)

Language Lessons, 2021

Love and Baseball, 2021

The Machine That Kills Bad People, 1952

Masters Of The Universe, 1987 (HBO)

The Missing, 2003 (HBO)

The New Guy, 2002 (HBO)

North Dallas Forty, 1979 (HBO)

Not Easily Broken, 2009

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, 2012

Poseidon, 2006

Red Beard, 1965

Ringo and His Golden Pistol, 1966

Rugrats Go Wild, 2003 (HBO)

Rugrats In Paris: The Movie, 2000 (HBO)

The Rugrats Movie, 1998 (HBO)

The Sapphires, 2012 (HBO)

Sense and Sensibility, 1995

Sliding Doors, 1998

St. Elmo’s Fire, 1985

The Stepford Wives, 2004 (HBO)

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, 2009 (Extended Version)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 1991 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)

Tokyo Twilight, 1957

Top Secret!, 1984 (HBO)

Transporter 3, 2008 (HBO)

Unbroken, 2014

Underworld, 2003

Underworld: Awakening, 2012

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, 2009

Welcome to the Dollhouse, 1995

W.E., 2011 (HBO)

What To Expect When You’re Expecting, 2012 (HBO)

The Wild Thornberrys Movie, 2002 (HBO)

You, Me and Dupree, 2006

Young Adult, 2011 (HBO)

Zathura: A Space Adventure, 2005

Available May 5

Las Bravas F.C., Max Original Season 1 Premiere

Queen Stars Brazil, Max Original Season 1 Premiere

The Staircase, Max Original Limited Series Premiere

Available May 6

Dear Evan Hansen, 2021 (HBO)

Entre Nos: Carmen and Alfred (HBO)

La Afinadora De Árboles, 2019 (HBO)

Available May 7

We Baby Bears, Season 1 Part C

Available May 9

Get Hard, 2015

Available May 10

Catwoman: Hunted, 2022

The Matrix: Resurrections, 2021 (HBO)

Sesame Street Mecha Builders Season 1 Part A

Robot Chicken Season 11 Part B

Available May 12

Hacks, Max Original Season 2 Premiere

Who’s By Your Side, Max Original Season 1 Premiere

Available May 13

Hank Zipzer, 2014

Old, 2021 (HBO)

Smalls, Season 4

Available May 15

The Time Traveler’s Wife, Drama Series Premiere (HBO)

Available May 17

Sesame Street Mecha Builders, Season 1 Part B

The Mule, 2018 (HBO)

Available May 20

Identidad Tomada, 2020 (HBO)

Available May 22

Fast Foodies, Season 2

Available May 23

Teen Titans Go! Season 7 Part B

Available May 26

Navalny

That Damn Michael Che, Max Original Season 2 Premiere

Tig n’ Seek, Max Original Season 4 Premiere

Available May 27

Blippi Special

Blippi Visits

Blippi Wonders

Blippi: Learn With Blippi

Ghost, Season 1

Ghost, Season 2

Stath Lets Flats

Available May 29

The Misery Index Season 3 Part B, 2021

Available May 30

Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Know, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

Available May 31

Miami Vice, 2006 (Extended Version)

Leaving HBO Max and HBO this May 2022:

Leaving May 14

Cry Wolf, 2005 (Extended Version) (HBO)

Leaving May 24

Cinderella Man, 2005 (Extended Version)

The 40-Year-Old Virgin, 2005 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)

Leaving May 25

Curious George, 2006 (HBO)

Two For The Money, 2005 (HBO)

Leaving May 27

Doom, 2005 (HBO)

Pride & Prejudice, 2005 (HBO)

Leaving May 31

27 Dresses, 2008 (HBO)

The Animal, 2001 (HBO)

A Perfect Murder, 1998 (HBO)

A Very Brady Sequel, 1996 (HBO)

Adult Beginners, 2014 (HBO)

Army Of Darkness, 1992 (HBO)

Billy Elliot, 2000

Bully, 2001 (HBO)

Changing Lanes, 2002 (HBO)

Clueless, 1995 (HBO)

Control Room, 2004 (HBO)

Cymbeline, 2014 (HBO)

Dead Heat, 1988 (HBO)

Dirty Pretty Things, 2002 (HBO)

Doctor Dolittle, 1998 (HBO)

Doubt, 2008

Dr. Dolittle 2, 2001 (HBO)

Enough Said, 2013 (HBO)

Extract, 2009 (HBO)

Fatal Attraction, 1987

Frontera, 2014 (HBO)

Gloria, 1999 (HBO)

Godsend, 2004 (HBO)

How To Be Single, 2016

Insomnia, 2002 (HBO)

Iris, 2001 (HBO)

It Takes Two, 1995 (HBO)

Killerman, 2019 (HBO)

Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man, 2005 (HBO)

Love And A .45, 1994 (HBO)

Mama, 2013 (HBO)

Mindhunters, 2004 (HBO)

Phone Booth, 2002 (HBO)

Princess Kaiulani, 2009 (HBO)

Pulse, 2001 (HBO)

Rubber, 2010 (HBO)

Speed, 1994

Stoker, 2013

Super Capers, 2009 (HBO)

The Answer Man, 2009 (HBO)

The Benchwarmers, 2006 (HBO)

The Conspirator, 2010 (HBO)

The Forgotten, 2004 (HBO)

The Good Doctor, 2011 (HBO)

The Grifters, 1990 (HBO)

The Italian Job, 2003 (HBO)

The Lawnmower Man, 1992 (HBO)

The Rules Of Attraction, 2002 (HBO)

The Witches Of Eastwick, 1987

The Wolfpack, 2015 (HBO)

The Wrecking Crew!, 2008 (HBO)

This Is 40, 2012

Troll Hunter, 2010 (HBO)

Two Lovers, 2008 (HBO)

“The Two Jakes”, 1990

Viva, 2007 (HBO)

War Horse, 2011

War On Everyone, 2016 (HBO)

World’s Greatest Dad, 2009 (HBO)

Wristcutters: A Love Story, 2006 (HBO)

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Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial: Ridiculous reality behind court circus

OPINION: Reality TV has gone back to where it all began: celebrity court cases.Move over Kardashians, Johnny Depp is now the star.The eccentric actor is giving the performance of a lifetime in his defamation trial against former...

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Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard: Heard admits to playing disturbing prank on Depp that went 'horribly wrong'

Amber Heard admitted that the poo in her and Johnny Depp's bed was a "horrible practical joke gone wrong", a longtime employee of Depp's has revealed in court.Starling Jenkins III, a chauffeur and security guard for Depp who first...

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Avatar: The Way of Water Images Show Off First Look at Upcoming Film

Following the official reveal of its title, Avatar: The Way of Water has also seen its first official batch of images released, teasing a trip to the waters of Pandora.

The images come courtesy of Twitter account T2BNLive, which is typically a source of news for the ongoings of Tollywood and Bollywood. Instead, they shared what are likely images from the first official trailer of the film, which is set to debut among showings of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

The shots depict various scenes on Pandora, with one showing various Na’vi exploring the water, one highlighting a whale-like creature in the water, and more.

Check out the new Avatar 2 stills below:

Avatar 2 Stills

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“Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, Avatar: The Way of Water begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure,” says the official synopsis.

The cast of the Avatar franchise includes Kate Winslet, Edie Falco, Michelle Yeoh, Vin Diesel, Jemaine Clement, and Oona Chaplin alongside a slate of young actors. Returning cast members include Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Joel David Moore, Dileep Rao, Stephen Lang, Matt Gerald, and Sigourney Weaver.

The sequel is currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on December 16, 2022

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Naomi Judd of music duo The Judds dies aged 76

Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76.The daughters announced her death on Saturday in a statement provided to The Associated Press."Today...

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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Review: A Rerelease That Brilliantly Skewers Rereleases

The Stanley Parable was remarkable in 2013 for its subversive and silly analysis of the video game medium. But with games like OneShot, Undertale, and Crows Crows Crows’ own The Beginner’s Guide, shows like Rick and Morty, and the two Deadpool films, meta storytelling self-referential media is much more prevalent now. It’s not as special, which could potentially work against The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. But this upgraded version of the original is smart enough to rib enhanced ports while also being a fantastic one itself, too.

Being a port means that Ultra Deluxe still contains the original 2013 version of The Stanley Parable. Many of these jokes hold up well since the things it is mocking are still present. It jabs at the meaningless nature of achievements and mostly serves as a commentary of the illusion of choice the medium offers. And since games still have achievements and offer up false choices, these barbs haven’t lost their sting, even if they aren’t quite as surprising as they were then. They’re still effective because of the quality of the writing and Kevan Brighting’s superb and boisterous performance as The Narrator where he emphatically bellows those well-written lines at the player.

The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe Review: A Rerelease That Brilliantly Skewers Rereleases

However, Ultra Deluxe doesn’t lose sight of being a rerelease. After players run through the base game a few times, a door labeled “New Content” opens up and leads to a segment that falls completely flat. The Narrator then calls out cheap video game developers for rushing out an expansion and is as profoundly disappointed as the player probably is.

But it’s all on purpose. This intentional and funny faceplant takes aim at the score of rereleases that flood the industry since many are just cheap ports of the exact same game. It even takes a shot at the buggy ones in a very Stanley Parable way (which has an excellent and rewarding payoff). Many hardly have anything new and are seemingly only meant to weaponize nostalgia, using as little as possible to squeeze money out of existing fans.

Ultra Deluxe knows this and pretends it is doing just that by disappointing them right off the bat and then defensively retreating to a physicalized manifestation of nostalgia complete with real glowing press reviews and awards the game won (and, cheekily, one it didn’t). It then shatters those rose-colored glasses by also offering up actual negative Steam reviews and, after accurately eviscerating the idea of them through an incredible monolog, it then decides to try and undo the damage done to the brand by its bad new content.

This “bad new content” is actually great new content in disguise since it is offering up what The Stanley Parable does so well: a biting and superbly written examination of the medium. By saying Ultra Deluxe is a slapdash port in a funny way and pointing out the ways in which these kinds of ports fail, it’s able to provide the content it jokingly pretends it doesn’t have since the jokes here are the content. It trades targeting the medium as a whole and the fake choices in it and hones in on rereleases instead. This change results in significantly fewer decisions to make and even though that means it doesn’t have many branches, it still works because the content that is here is built for serving other purposes.

The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe Review: A Rerelease That Brilliantly Skewers Rereleases

Yet it doesn’t just stop there. Its aforementioned attempt to make up for the broken promises of Ultra Deluxe leads to it tackling sequels and the ideas surrounding them, which opens up the door for tons of other well-constructed gags. It roasts follow-ups the same way it roasts rehashed ports by channeling its clever wit through an array of poignant jokes. All of its sequel ideas are terrible and gaudy, but, again, that’s the point. Through these ludicrously abysmal ideas, it further draws attention to the absurdity behind the game industry’s approach to sequels by dialing it up to 11 and is entertaining, if not downright hilarious, every single time.

And even though it isn’t a sequel in name, Ultra Deluxe basically is one. It adds some unexpected bits to the core The Stanley Parable experience, has whole new sections, and intelligently finds a way to reskin the base game near the end. All of this together does make Ultra Deluxe the ultimate edition it is advertised as, but enough of a sequel, too. Its hesitancy to slap a number on the box is seemingly explored through its anti-sequel segments. It’s almost as if Crows Crows Crows knew following up The Stanley Parable would be difficult, but wanted to do it anyway, knowing it could only get away with it if it had solid enough jokes and could hide it in something marketed as a port.

It’s a defense mechanism that works because The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is crafty enough to pull it off. Even though the rudimentary visuals are undoubtedly dated, it works as a rerelease because of how accurately it translates the main game and brings it to new platforms. But it also functions as a faux sequel because of the amount of new content in it. Through its thoroughly engaging writing and cutting commentary, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is able to make fun of exactly what it is and get away with it, allowing the game to have its cake and eat it, too.

SCORE: 9/10

As ComingSoon’s review policy explains, a score of 9 equates to “Excellent.” Entertainment that reaches this level is at the top of its type. The gold standard that every creator aims to reach.

Disclosure: The publisher provided a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 copy for our The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe review. Reviewed on version 1.00 and 1.000.000, respectively.

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Netflix May 2022 Schedule: New TV & Movie Release Dates

The list for the new Netflix April 2022 movies and TV titles has been revealed, which you can view below, along with the titles that are set to leave the streaming service next month. This includes the highly-anticipated return of The Duffer Brothers’ hit sci-fi drama Strangers Things Season 4 and Love Death + Robots Vol. 3, as well as the series debuts of new Netflix originals The Lincoln Lawyer and The Pentaverate.

Next month will also see the world premieres of the new Netflix films including the comedy Senior Year starring Rebel Wilson, as well as the war drama film Operation Mincemeat.

Here’s What is Coming to Netflix in May 2022

Available May 1

3 Ninjas: Kick Back

40-Love

A River Runs Through It

Are You the One?: Season 6

Blippi Wonders: Season 1

Corpse Bride

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Den of Thieves

Dirty Harry

Empire State

Forrest Gump

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Hello, My Name Is Doris

Jackass: The Movie

Jackass 2.5

Jackass 3.5

John Q

Menace II Society

Once Upon a Time in America

Rambo

Rambo: Last Blood

Road to Perdition

Seven Years in Tibet

Soul Surfer

Summerland

The Gentlemen

The Lake House

U.S. Marshals (1998)

War of the Worlds

When Harry Met Sally

You’ve Got Mail

Available May 2

Octonauts: Above & Beyond: Season 2 – NETFLIX FAMILY

Available May 3

Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Available May 4

40 Years Young – NETFLIX FILM

The Circle: Season 4 – NETFLIX SERIES (New Episodes Weekly)

El marginal: Season 5 – NETFLIX SERIES

Meltdown: Three Mile Island – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Summertime: Season 3 – NETFLIX SERIES

Available May 5

Blood Sisters – NETFLIX SERIES

Clark – NETFLIX SERIES

The Pentaverate – NETFLIX SERIES

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go: Season 1

Wild Babies – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Available May 6

Along for the Ride – NETFLIX FILM

Marmaduke – NETFLIX FILM

The Sound of Magic – NETFLIX SERIES

Thar – NETFLIX FILM

The Takedown – NETFLIX FILM

Welcome to Eden – NETFLIX SERIES

Available May 8

Christina P: Mom Genes – NETFLIX COMEDY

Available May 9

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War — NETFLIX ANIME

Available May 10

Outlander: Season 5

Workin’ Moms: Season 6 – NETFLIX SERIES

42 Days of Darkness – NETFLIX SERIES

Brotherhood: Season 2 – NETFLIX SERIES

The Circle: Season 4 – NETFLIX SERIES (New Episodes Weekly)

Operation Mincemeat – NETFLIX FILM

Our Father – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

The Getaway King – NETFLIX FILM

Available May 12

Maverix – NETFLIX COMEDY

Savage Beauty – NETFLIX SERIES

Available May 13

Bling Empire: Season 2 – NETFLIX SERIES

The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri – NETFLIX SERIES

The Lincoln Lawyer – NETFLIX SERIES

New Heights – NETFLIX SERIES

Senior Year – NETFLIX FILM

Available May 14

Borrego

Available May 15

PJ Masks: Season 4

Available May 16

Blippi’s Adventures

Servant of the People: Season 2-3

Vampire in the Garden – NETFLIX ANIME

Available May 17

The Future Diary: Season 2 – NETFLIX SERIES

Available May 18

The Circle: Season 4 — NETFLIX SERIES (New Episodes Weekly)

Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Love on the Spectrum U.S. – NETFLIX SERIES

The Perfect Family – NETFLIX FILM

Toscana – NETFLIX FILM

Who Killed Sara?: Season 3 – NETFLIX SERIES

Available May 19

A Perfect Pairing – NETFLIX FILM

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib – NETFLIX FAMILY

The G Word with Adam Conover – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Insiders: Season 2 – NETFLIX SERIES (New Episodes Weekly)

The Photographer: Murder in Pinamar — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Rodrigo Sant’Anna: I’ve Arrived — NETFLIX COMEDY

Available May 20

Ben Is Back

F*ck Love Too – NETFLIX FILM

Jackass 4.5

Love, Death & Robots: Volume 3 – NETFLIX SERIES

Wrong Side of the Tracks — NETFLIX SERIES

Available May 22

ONE PIECE: New Episodes

Available May 23

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045: Season 2 – NETFLIX ANIME

Godspeed – NETFLIX FILM

Sea of Love – NETFLIX FAMILY

Available May 25

The Circle: Season 4 – NETFLIX SERIES (New Episodes Weekly)

Larva Pendant – NETFLIX FILM

Somebody Feed Phil: Season 5 – NETFLIX SERIES

Available May 26

Insiders: Season 2 – NETFLIX SERIES (New Episodes Weekly)

My Little Pony: Make Your Mark – NETFLIX FAMILY

Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series: Part 3 – NETFLIX FAMILY

Available May 27

Stranger Things 4: Volume 1 – NETFLIX SERIES

Available May 30

Mighty Little Bheem: I Love Taj Mahal – NETFLIX FAMILY

Available May 31

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 1

Here’s What is Leaving Netflix in May 2022:

Leaving May 1

Colony: Seasons 1-3

Hoarders: Season 11

WWII in HD: Season 1

Leaving May 3

StartUp: Seasons 1-3

The Clovehitch Killer

Leaving May 12

Eye in the Sky

Leaving May 19

Rosario Tijeras (Mexico): Seasons 1-2

Leaving May 23

Shot Caller

Leaving May 31

Battleship

Bill Burr: You People Are All the Same

Chloe

Closer

Coach Carter

Dennis the Menace

Downton Abbey: Series 1-6

Final Destination 3

Final Destination 5

Free Willy

Hairspray

Happy Endings: Seasons 1-3

Happy Feet

I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

New Year’s Eve

Sniper: Legacy

Stardust

Sucker Punch

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie

The Blind Side

The Devil’s Advocate

The Disaster Artist

The Final Destination

Top Gun

Wild Things

Zoolander

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Sam Raimi Reflects on Why Spider-Man 4 Didn’t Happen

Sam Raimi is getting ready for the premiere of his next film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but due to the massive success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Raimi’s past Spider-Man franchise is a big topic of conversation.

In a recent interview with Moviepilot, Raimi was asked about what a potential fourth entry in the Spider-Man franchise would have looked like. According to Raimi, they did have a script ready for the film, but due to a combination of Raimi feeling that he compromised on things for Spider-Man 3 and the script not being ready, it just never came to be.

“Oh yeah, we had a script years ago and we were actively working in pre-production. It’s just … it became a thing where there was a deadline and I didn’t want to make something that was less than great. I thought I had compromised a bit on Spider-Man 3 and I wanted to really pay the audience back on Spider-Man 4 and make the best Spider-Man of all. And I couldn’t get the script together in that amount of time. So I told Sony, ‘I think it’s best if you go ahead with your planned alternate Spider-Man storyline, because I don’t want to let the audience down.’”

When it comes to potentially making another film in the Spider-Man franchise, Raimi said that while he may not have seen it happening in the past, with the arrival and inclusion of the multiverse into the world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, anything is possible.

“I didn’t think it was possible, but after jumping back in with the Multiverse, I realized that anything is possible now, so I’m completely open to it.”

Raimi’s next film will be Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which sees the return of Benedict Cumberbatch as he reprises his role as Dr. Stephen Strange. This time the Sorcerer Supreme will be joined by Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff, who has finally transformed into the Scarlet Witch during the WandaVision finale.

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Ubisoft Teases Skull & Bones Update After Gameplay Leaks

A video of the unreleased pirate game Skull & Bones leaked online late on April 28. And in response, Ubisoft is seemingly promising an update on the long-awaited, multiplayer-focused title.

This footage that popped up on Reddit (which has since been taken down but can be found on ResetEra) consists of four minutes taken from a technical test that Ubisoft just allegedly sent out invites for. The clip appears to be ripped directly from Ubisoft’s promotional materials, as it features a narrated tutorial video detailing many of the game’s mechanics, which the publisher does for almost all of its releases.

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— Skull & Bones (@skullnbonesgame) April 29, 2022

Following the leak, Ubisoft took to social media, essentially acknowledging the footage as real by telling fans to “keep [their] eyes on the horizon” in a new tweet featuring a brief clip from the game. It’s unclear exactly what Ubisoft is teasing, but it seems as if the company is at least getting ready to talk more about the game that has been in development since 2013. However, Ubisoft might have already been building up to talking about the game regardless of the leak since its site was rebranded earlier this week.

According to the video, players will start out the game as a bit of an underdog pirate with the end goal being to become the most infamous pirate ever to sail the seas. In order to accomplish this, users will need to raise their infamy, which seems to operate like levels in this game. Infamy can be raised by completing contracts, exploring, digging up treasure, or by taking down other opponents.

Much like other pirate games, players will also need to keep careful watch over their ship and everything in it. They’ll be able to stock up prior to the launch of an expedition, and will need to make sure they have enough cargo and rations in order to keep their ship and crew healthy enough to prevent disaster, or a mutiny, which can seemingly happen if the crew becomes too tired, hungry, or damaged.

Online multiplayer is also a main focus in Skull & Bones, and looks to operate similarly to a game like Sea of Thieves, with players constantly surrounded by other players. Passing ships can either choose to peacefully drift by or launch attacks, setting off a battle that will lead to one crew commandeering a ton of loot and cargo. Many of these gameplay features are awfully similar to the ones that insider Tom Henderson tweeted out in September 2021, including the Indian Ocean setting.

Skull & Bones has had a tumultuous development even before its 2017 reveal. It started out as an add-on for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag that changed to keep up with the times and was pushed multiple times. According to a Kotaku report, there seems to be many reasons — from bad management to lack of clear direction to it having muddled design — behind its delays, but it appears as though it is finally sailing over the finish line and will reappear before players in due time. And the time is supposed to be sometime between 2022 and 2023.

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Marvel Studios Reshuffles 2023 Release Dates for The Marvels and Ant-Man 3

Marvel Studios and Disney are changing up their 2023 release schedule by moving around two highly-anticipated films.

The big change is that The Marvels and Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania have swapped places. The Marvels, which was originally set to release on February 17, 2023, will now release on July 28, 2023. Meanwhile, Ant-Man 3 has been moved up from the July date to February 17, 2023.

In Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly will once again share top billing as Scott Lang/Ant-Man and Hope van Dyne/Wasp, respectively. They were both last seen by fans during Avengers: Endgame. The film will also feature the return of Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer as they reprise their roles as Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne. It’s still unclear if Michael Peña’s fan-favorite Luis and David Dastmalchian’s Kurt would also be back for the sequel as well.

The third installment will also introduce MCU newcomer Kathryn Newton (The Society, Freaky) as she now takes over the role of Cassie Lang, a character previously portrayed by Abby Ryder Fortson in the first Ant-Man films and Emma Fuhrmann in Endgame. Lovecraft Country star Jonathan Majors have also been cast as Marvel villain Kang the Conqueror, while Ghostbusters star Bill Murray is also expected to appear for an undisclosed role.

Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania is once again being directed by Peyton Reed from a screenplay written by Jeff Loveness, who is best known for writing the Emmy-winning episode titled “The Vat of Acid Episode,” on Rick and Morty.

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Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial: What to expect when Heard takes the stand

Amber Heard is expected to take the stand next week as the first witness for her defence in the blockbuster defamation trial instigated by her ex-husband Johnny Depp.The Aquaman actor could begin her testimony in the Fairfax County...

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Andrew Garfield Responds to Spider-Man: No Way Home Fake-Butt Claims

During an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers earlier this year, Spider-Man: No Way Home star Tom Holland set off an internet frenzy by teasing that one of the three Spider-Man actors (himself, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield) was wearing a fake butt inside of their costumes.

In a new interview with Seth, Andrew Garfield has acknowledged the rumors, and denied it was him that was sporting any fake modifications.

“All I know is that I am totally unmodified,” Garfield said when the topic was brought up. “And that’s all I can share.” When asked about why Garfield believes Holland would put that information out there, Garfield joked that Holland was just very good at marketing, and couldn’t help himself when it came to dropping bits of information.

“He’s just stirring the pot, old Tom. He can’t help himself,” said Garfield. “There’s an expression that we have in entertainment, which is that we want to put bums on seats. We want to get the audience sat and paying their tickets. Tom is pretty great at creating the subgenres of games for you all while you’re in the cinema going, ‘Well, that butt doesn’t look real.’ ‘Tobey’s looks like it might be real.’ ‘Could Andrew have that much a–? Maybe. Potentially.'”

Spider-Man: No Way Home is led by Tom Holland as the beloved titular wall-crawler, along with Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange. It was directed by Jon Watts from a screenplay written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. It also stars Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Tony Revolori, and Hannibal Buress (Tag) along with Sony’s Spider-Man Universe alums Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Willem Dafoe, Jamie Foxx, Thomas Haden Church, and Rhys Ifans.

In a previous report, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures are already actively beginning to develop their next Spider-Man film together.

The film currently holds a worldwide gross of over $1.8 billion at the box office.

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Ballerina: Ana de Armas-Led John Wick Spin-Off Sets Filming Start Date

During Lionsgate’s recent CinemaCon presentation, the studio has finally announced that production on the first John Wick spin-off film Ballerina is expected to begin sometime this summer. It has also been confirmed that Golden Globe nominee Ana de Armas has officially boarded the project as its female lead.

The project was first announced in 2019, following the theatrical debut of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, where it gives us our first look at the Ballerina assassins who are being trained by the Ruska Roma syndicate led by Anjelica Huston’s character.

Ballerina focuses on a young female assassin who seeks revenge against the people who killed her family. It will be directed by Len Wiseman from a screenplay written by Shay Hatten (Army of the Dead). The movie will be overseen by James Myers for Lionsgate. The spin-off is produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Keanu Reeves, and Chad Stahelski. In John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, John (Keanu Reeves) comes across what could be the titular ballerina, or, at least, where the new character likely comes from.

Lionsgate is currently in post-production for John Wick: Chapter 4, which is slated to hit the theaters on March 24, 2023. The studio is also working on the prequel series The Continental, which will be debuting on Starz as a three-part limited series.

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Interview: Director Martin Campbell Discusses the Liam Neeson Action Thriller Memory

ComingSoon’s Jeff Ames was able to speak with acclaimed director Martin Campbell about his new action-thriller, Memory. The film, which releases this week in theaters, stars Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce, Monica Bellucci, and Ray Stevenson.

“When Alex, an expert assassin, refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization, he becomes a target. FBI agents and Mexican intelligence are brought in to investigate the trail of bodies, leading them closer to Alex,” says the official synopsis. “With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with severe memory loss, affecting his every move. Alex must question his every action and whom he can ultimately trust.”

Jeff Ames: What was it about this project that attracted you to it?

Martin Campbell: Well, there was actually a Belgian film that was shot in 2003. A few years ago, I happened to see the DVD and I thought it was terrific. I thought it could adapt to America, to the U.S./Mexico border. It was a perfect project for that. I managed to get the rights and get a script written and get Liam Neeson, who said yes. Based on his name, of course, we got the money for the film. That’s the history of it.

How tricky is it to make a character like Alex Lewis — who is, by all accounts, a very bad man — appealing to audiences? He does traverse some tricky moral territory.

That’s a very good point. First, you hire Liam Neeson. That’s the first thing you do. Like Tom Hanks, he has a lot of empathy. He just has a relationship with the camera that makes you like him, much like Tom Hanks. How could you not like these guys? And you’re right, his profession is pretty horrible. He’s a hitman. He kills people for money, and he doesn’t ask questions about who he’s killing until our movie where he’s asked to kill a 13-year-old girl — he refuses to do it.

Essentially, when he chooses to team up with Guy Pearce to see justice done, you like him. Very early on, you’re kind of on his side. Even when he’s dealing with his brother, which is a very nice scene between the two characters — Alex goes to the home and his brother has Alzheimer’s — he’s looking at himself, basically. It’s a mirror. He’s seeing himself. That’s where he’s going to end up. All of those elements go to helping you like the guy, despite a profession that is pretty horrible.

In that same vein, the film deals with some pretty heavy subject matter — sex trafficking, you mentioned the U.S./Mexico border. How do you spin all of that into an enthralling narrative, because ultimately people have to watch the movie, right?

I’m not quite sure. All I can say is just be honest with the script. We have a good script from Dario Scardapane, who did a lot of episodes of The Bridge. So, he understood the border issues and how to strike that balance with all the dark subject matter. You’re right, it’s a tricky balance. I guess what happens is you get actors like Liam and Guy Pearce and Monica Bellucci.

I also do a lot of preparation on movies, certainly with the script and tracking the story. Tracking the arc of the Alzheimer’s progression in Liam’s character and so forth. I just hope the mixture and balance of the movie works out well.

Well, you certainly strike a perfect tone. This is a dark film, but also a pretty awesome action thriller with Liam Neeson. Speaking of which, having directed a number of action scenes over the years, do you find it more difficult to come up with new ways to create awesome action, or is it just something you can do in your sleep at this point?

You can never do it in your sleep. You have to keep the action in keeping with the character. Action for action’s sake is boring, no question. You have to balance the action. For example, in a movie called The Foreigner with Jackie Chan, I absolutely refused to let him do his usual style — you know pulling out the tablecloth, or fighting with a ladder, all of which he does brilliantly. But because the character was military-based, the action had to be very different to what he normally does. The same goes for Memory. It’s all character-related.

With Liam, because he’s 68 — and that’s what he is in the movie, there’s no question he’s getting to the end of his career. He even tells his boss at one point that he wants out. And his boss tells him, “There’s no getting out for people like us. You’ll end up with a bullet to the head.” The characters and relationships are what intrigue me in the story.

How much of your work is improvised on the spot? Was there a moment in Memory where you threw something in at the last second that ended up enhancing a scene?

There are always moments you can throw in — happy accidents are what we call them. Somebody trips over a chair or whatever it may be. But I did a lot of work with Guy Pearce. We went through the script, changed lines and broke the scenes down and asked if there was a better way to do this, or a better way to tell the story.

For example, a scene where Harold comes in and Guy’s playing billiards. He’s been ordered back by the boss. He has to go back to Mexico, and he refuses. He’s got to stay here. That whole scene was originally written outside of Guy’s apartment and the dialogue was completely different. We reworked it and Guy is very good at coming up with ideas based on what the scene is about. We reworked the dialogue. It’s an entirely different scene than what was written. That’s the kind of thing that we do. It’s saying the same thing that was originally intended in the script, but it’s just improving upon the original. Once the characters are set, they kind of dictate the way the scene is played.

One of the interesting elements of the film is that the good guys are forced to obey the rules while Alex can dish out swift justice. In that regard, do you consider him the hero of the story?

Not really, no. It’s true there’s always a Mexican liaison guy, for obvious reasons — they’re on the border. And they’re obviously dealing with a lot of Mexicans. So, that’s a fact, that’s the way these things work. Harold’s character, rather like Guy’s, they’re all sort of attuned to the corrupt system that lets these people — these wealthy white people — get away this sort of thing. And of course, both Harold and Vincent, that’s Guy Pearce, they have obviously had tragedy in their lives which governs the outcome of how they deal with the ultimate end of this story, which is very different from the original by the way. Really, it comes from two honest cops dealing in a corrupt system that have decided to draw a line in the sand. All of those themes are really interesting.

You’ve mentioned the superb cast, so how did this amazing ensemble come together?

Well, Liam got the film set up. Once you get Liam, you get your film set up, basically. He loved the part; I think because it was something different for him. It had a little more nuance and depth perhaps than he had done in the past for a little while. He was very attracted to playing a bad guy. Liam is the ticket to getting a load of other great actors, which is what we did.

What made you cast these actors for these specific roles?

Well, I’ve always admired Guy Pearce. He never put a foot wrong, no matter what the movie. He’s terrific. And Monica makes that part way more interesting than perhaps what was written, if you see what I mean? And Ray Stevenson is all cop, who also has his different loyalties. There’s a big separation between the FBI and the local police. There’s a sort of turf war between them, which, by the way, was in the original film. Different police force than what it is in America, but that conflict was there in the original film. I think we developed it a little more than the original film and did a good job.

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Clip Features Gargantos Battle

The first Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness clip from Marvel Studios’ long-awaited Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel has been released, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Xochitl Gomez. The film is scheduled to make its debut on next week, May 6.

The 62-second clip offers us an extended look at the battle between Doctor Strange and Gargantos, which has been heavily teased from past trailers.

Doctor Strange battles Gargantos in this exclusive clip from #DoctorStrange in the Multiverse of Madness. @DrStrange #NationalSuperheroDay pic.twitter.com/0nDPA79WEq

— IMDb (@IMDb) April 28, 2022

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness sees the return of Benedict Cumberbatch as he reprises his role as Dr. Stephen Strange. This time the Sorcerer Supreme will be joined by Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff, who has finally transformed into the Scarlet Witch during the WandaVision finale.

“In the film, the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before,” reads the synopsis. “Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.”

Joining Cumberbatch are returning MCU alums Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, and Rachel McAdams, who are reprising their roles as Karl Mordo, Wong, and Dr. Christine Palmer, respectively. It will also feature the introduction of the live-action debut of Marvel hero America Chavez, who will be portrayed by newcomer Xochitl Gomez (The Baby-Sitters Club).

The film is directed by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy) from a script written by Emmy-winning scribe Michael Waldron (Loki). The sequel is expected to tie into the events from WandaVision, Loki, and Spider-Man: No Way Home. It is executive produced by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige.

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The Summer I Turned Pretty Poster Sets Premiere Date for Teen Drama

Prime Video has revealed the first official poster for its upcoming series adaptation of The Summer I Turned Pretty, based on To All the Boys I Loved Before author Jenny Han’s young adult romance novel of the same name. The teen comedy drama will be available for streaming on June 17.

The Summer I Turned Pretty will be led by Lola Tung, Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Alfredo Narciso, and Minnie Mills, with Colin Ferguson and Tom Everett Scott.

“The series is a multigenerational drama that hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship,” reads the synopsis. “It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer.”

The Summer I Turned Pretty is executive produced by Jenny Han, Gabrielle Stanton, Karen Rosenfelt, Hope Hartman, Mads Hansen, and Nne Ebong, with Han and Stanton serving as showrunners. The series is a co-production of Amazon Studios and wiip.

In addition to this Prime Video series, Han is also showrunner and an executive producer on the Netflix TV spin-off of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, centering around Lara Jean Covey’s youngest sister, Kitty.

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Antonia Salib Discusses Transforming into Taweret for Moon Knight

Antonia Salib portrays Taweret, an Egyptian Goddess in Disney+’s ongoing series Moon Knight. In a recent interview with Marvel about her character, Salib discussed the difficulties of filming scenes as a giant hippopotamus and more.

“[The character] was a complete surprise. I knew I was auditioning for Marvel Studios and I knew it was for a lead — an Egyptian woman,” Salib said of her character. “They kind of gave me a fake name, and they had a dummy script. It was only once I was about to meet the director, and the casting team, they just mentioned, ‘By the way, you’re going to be a CGI hippo.’ I was like ‘OK, sounds great, let’s do it!’”

When it came to portraying the character, Salib had to get used to the process of filming with motion capture in mind. In order to accomplish the size and scale differences of Taweret, Salib had to wear large platform shoes, as well as some of the costume pieces of the Egyptian goddess.

“I wore these huge platform shoes … they were [supposed] to be hippo feet,” said Salib. “There was this gorgeous scarab, and hieroglyphs carved into my costume. It was kind of a big breastplate that I wore around my neck. And I had several layers of feathers that plumed out. She’s a very fashionable goddess. [I had] these brilliant bracelets, and it was just beautiful, all gold. The joy of having this incredible costume, and these beautiful sets, was just that it really helped elevate me to this godly hippo status so that I rise to the role.”

Moon Knight stars Golden Globe winner Oscar Isaac as Steven Grant/Marc Spector, marking the fan-favorite superhero’s live-action debut. It also features Ethan Hawke as Arthur Harrow, F. Murray Abraham as the voice of Khonshu, May Calamawy as Layla, and the late Gaspard Ulliel as Midnight Man.

“It follows Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, who becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life,” says the official synopsis. “Steven discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc’s enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt.”

Based on the character created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin, Moon Knight hails from head writer and executive producer Jeremy Slater (The Umbrella Academy). The episodes are directed by acclaimed filmmaker Mohamed Diab, along with Synchronic duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.

Executive producers are Isaac, Diab, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, Grant Curtis, Trevor Waterson, and Rebecca Kirsch.

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Michael Chaves to Direct WB’s Untitled The Nun Sequel

According to Bloody Disgusting, Michael Chaves is returning to The Conjuring Universe. Chaves has officially signed on to direct Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema’s long-in-development The Nun sequel. Chaves first collaborated with James Wan and The Conjuring team with 2019’s standalone spin-off The Curse of La Llorona, and also worked on last year’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.

Chaves will be directing the untitled The Nun follow-up from a screenplay written by Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg, based on Akela Cooper’s latest draft. Further details about the untitled horror sequel’s plot and characters are still under wraps. Production is expected to begin later this year.

The film is produced by James Wan and Peter Safran, with Gary Dauberman and Michael Clear serving as executive producers.

The Nun was directed by Gary Dauberman. It starred Demian Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, and Bonnie Aarons. The film was a box office hit with a worldwide gross of over $360 million, making it the highest-grossing film of the franchise.

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Sailor Moon Anime to End With Two Films Next Year

During a program celebrating the Sailor Moon anime’s monumental 30th anniversary, it was announced that the final Sailor Moon manga arc will be adapted as a two-part anime film. Titled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie, the two-part movie will adapt the Shadow Galactica arc of the manga and will release in Japan in early summer 2023.

Both films will be directed by Tomoya Takahashi for Toei Animation, with the scripts being written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu. The poster for the film was unveiled as well, which you can see below. An official website also went live, but keep in mind that it’s entirely in Japanese.

This conclusion to Sailor Moon comes after Pretty Guardians Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie premiered on Netflix last June after three seasons of Sailor Moon Crystal. The previous two-part film covered the “Dream” story arc of the series and can be viewed alongside Crystal on Netflix now.

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Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: Court hears Heard's promised charitable donation fell well short

Amber Heard has been accused in court of paying less than half of what she promised to donate to charity out of her US$7m ($10.7m) divorce settlement from Johnny Depp.Depp is suing his ex-wife for defamation over a column she wrote...

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Logo Officially Revealed

Activision already confirmed that Infinity Ward was developing a follow-up to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. And today, the company revealed the logo for the title that is aptly named Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

The new era of Call of Duty is coming. #ModernWarfare2 pic.twitter.com/HMtv2S6Nlz

— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) April 28, 2022

The official Call of Duty account simply tweeted a hashtag with the game’s title, a picture of its logo with the signature Modern Warfare green hue, and a sentence saying a “new era” was coming for the series. The post didn’t contain any bits about the game or the new Warzone experience that’s also in the works.

There’s not much other official information about the game, but it is likely about to all burst open, given all the leaks and reporting. Some professional football players have seen the game behind closed doors and some influencers have reportedly been able to play the game. Insider Tom Henderson also said a reveal was planned for late May, which seems to line up with these teases.

Henderson also had a detailed report about the game in November 2021. In it, he said that the game will feature “weapon jamming, a new morality system, gore, revamped AI, and more.” Video Games Chronicle also revealed (alongside Henderson) that it was Modern Warfare 2 in September 2021, which was well before Activision spoke about it. The game, according to VGC, will be based around Columbian drug cartels and grittier than the 2019 entry.

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Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: Howard Stern calls Depp a 'huge narcissist'

Howard Stern has slammed Johnny Depp as a "huge narcissist" amid the actor's ongoing defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard. During his SiriusZM radio show on Monday the veteran talk show host said, "The reason he wanted...

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Melissa McBride Exits The Walking Dead Spin-off Based on Carol and Daryl

The Walking Dead star Melissa McBride is no longer set to star in a planned Carol/Daryl spin-off series, according to a recent report from Variety.

The series, which was initially announced in September 2020, was set to star both McBride and Norman Reedus. Reedus was set to reprise his role as fan-favorite character Daryl Dixon. No reason for the abrupt exit was given, however, so it’s unclear as to why McBride has decided to no longer appear.

Reddus and McBride both appeared in the initial season of The Walking Dead, and the characters of Daryl and Carol have remained throughout the series, surviving various encounters with the zombie-like monsters found in the show. Along the way, their characters became fan-favorites, with fans praising the chemistry that Reedus and McBride had together. That chemistry is what partially led to the development of the spin-off series.

The Carol/Daryl spin-off series is just one of many planned series set to be based on The Walking Dead, with a spin-off focused on Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan and Lauren Cohan’s Maggie also in the works. The episodic anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead, as well as the ongoing Fear the Walking Dead, are also still on AMC’s plate going forward.

The Walking Dead currently stars Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Cailey Fleming, Josh McDermitt, Christian Serratos, Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand, Khary Payton, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. It also features Nadia Hilker, Lauren Ridloff, Cooper Andrews, Callan McAuliffe, Eleanor Matsuura, and Cassady McClincy.

It is based on Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard’s comic series of the same name. Kirkman also executive produces the series along with Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, David Alpert, Joseph Incaprera, Gale Anne Hurd, and Denise Huth. Angela Kang has also returned as the showrunner for the final installment.

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Learn Italian in Clip From the Live-Action Way of the Househusband Film

Sony Pictures has released a comical clip from the upcoming live-action The Way of the Househusband movie that is based on the manga of the same name. In the video, the titular househusband, Tatsu, has to ask the head of a local real estate company, Kondō, for neighborhood association fees. Kondō proceeds to act like a mafia boss, shooting off Italian phrases throughout the conversation.

Set to open in Japan on June 3, The Way of the Househusband: The Movie has actors from the live-action series reprising their roles, like Hiroshi Tamaki as Tatsu, Haruna Kawaguchi as Miku, and Jun Shison as Masa. Series director Tōichirō Rutō is also returning.

“A former yakuza legend leaves it all behind to become your everyday househusband,” reads the official synopsis. “But it’s not easy to walk away from the gangster life, and what should be mundane household tasks are anything but! He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him ‘the Immortal Dragon.’ But one day he walked away from it all to walk another path—the path of the househusband! The curtain rises on this cozy yakuza comedy.”

MORE: The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting Gets VTuber to Sing Its Ending

An anime adaptation of The Way of the Househusband is currently available to stream on Netflix.

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Watcher Trailer: Maika Monroe Has a Stalker in IFC Films’ Thriller Pic

IFC Films has released the official Watcher trailer for its forthcoming thriller drama, which stars Maika Monroe. The film had its world premiere earlier this year at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and is currently slated to debut in over 500 theaters on June 3 followed by its VOD release on June 21.

Watcher stars Maika Monroe (It Follows), Karl Glusman (Nocturnal Animals), and Burn Gorman (The Dark Knight Rises). Chloe Okuno is directing the film from a screenplay she co-wrote with Zach Ford.

“In the film, Julia joins her husband when he relocates to his family’s native Romania for a new job,” reads the synopsis. “Having recently abandoned her acting career, she finds herself frequently alone and unoccupied. One night, people-watching from her picture window, she spots a vague figure in an adjacent building, who seems to be looking back at her. Soon after, while alone at a local movie theater, Julia’s sense of being watched intensifies, and she becomes certain she’s being followed — could it be the same unknown neighbor? Meanwhile, a serial killer known as The Spider stalks the city.

Watcher is produced by Roy Lee and Steven Schneider of Spooky Pictures, Derek Dauchy, Mason Novick, John Finemore, Aaron Kaplan, and Sean Perrone. James Hoppe, Elizabeth Grave, Ben Ross, Rami Yasin, and Gabi Antal are executive producers.

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Taika Waititi touring South in search of possible filming spots

A prominent Kiwi director has been larking about the south as he scouts for possible filming locations in the area.The globetrotting Hollywood darling Taika Waititi posted on his Instagram story about visiting Larnach Castle in...

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Officer: 'No injuries' on Amber Heard after fight with Johnny Depp

May 27, 2016, was the day that Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's marriage went from private misery to a public, career-killing spectacle.Heard, who had just filed for divorce, arrived at a Los Angeles courthouse that day to seek a temporary...

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Harry Styles reveals why he was ashamed about his sex life

Harry Styles once felt ashamed of his sex life. The Watermelon Sugar star has opened up in a new interview to reveal he once felt ashamed of his sex life and admitted it "felt like the only thing that was mine." Daily Mail reported...

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5 Classic Godzilla Films Added to Midnight Pulp, Digimon Invade RetroCrush

Digital Media Rights, the parent company of the RetroCrush and Midnight Pulp streaming services, announced that some exciting Godzilla and Digimon films have been made available on their platforms.

Midnight Pulp has added the Godzilla, The Uncut Japanese Original (Gojira), Mothra vs. Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Hedorah, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, and Godzilla vs. Megalon to their library. Midnight Pulp is described as “one of the country’s largest distributors of American horror, cult and thriller films and TV shows” on their website.

Meanwhile, RetroCrush (described as “the streaming service dedicated to the Golden Age of anime” on their site,) has added five of the six Digimon tri. films to their library.

Though Digimon Adventure tri.: Reunion, Digimon Adventure tri. Determination, Digimon Adventure tri.: Confession, Digimon Adventure tri: Loss, and Digimon Adventure tri.: Coexistence are currently available, Digimon Adventure tri.: Future is set to come out on RetroCrush in the next two weeks, allowing fans to experience the entire tri. series.

Additionally, certain content from the TokuShoutsu streaming service will also be added to RetroCrush through its various applications for Smart TVs, Google Play, iTunes, and Xbox.

Just recently, RetroCrush went ahead and launched a live-action section filled with live-action anime and manga series and documentaries. This comes after Cinedigm came to an agreement to acquire Digital Media Rights and their streaming services.

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Universal’s Wicked Musical Movie Gets Split Into 2 Adaptations

Universal Pictures has officially announced that Jon M. Chu’s long-in-development film adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked will now be divided into two parts, in order to accommodate its massive story and remain true to its source material. Both movies will have a Christmas release date, with the first one arriving on December 25, 2024, while the second hits the theaters on December 25, 2025.

Chu took to Twitter to share his statement about the announcement, where he shared the reason why the film adaptation has to be split into two parts. With this development, the In the Heights filmmaker promises to bring more depth to the beloved characters’ story.

“As we prepared this production over the last year, it became increasingly clear that it would be impossible to wrestle the story of Wicked into a single film without doing real damage to it,” Chu said in a statement. “As we tried to cut songs or trim characters, those decisions began to feel like fatal compromises to the source material that has entertained us all for so many years. So we decided to give ourselves a bigger canvas and make not just one Wicked movie but TWO!!! With more space, we can tell the story of Wicked as it was meant to be told while bringing even more depth and surprise to the journeys of these beloved characters.”

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Based on Gregory Maguire’s bestselling novel and the Tony-winning stage musical, The Wicked movies will tell the untold story of the Witches of Oz be led by Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. It will be directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay written by the musical’s book writer Winnie Holzman and three-time Oscar-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz.

The film adaptations will be produced by Marc Platt through his Universal-based Marc Platt Productions. Senior Executive Vice President of Production, Erik Baiers and Vice President of Production Development Lexi Barta will oversee the project on behalf of Universal Pictures.

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Netflix’s Drifting Home Teaser Trailer Proves You Truly Can’t Go Home

Netflix has released a new trailer for the upcoming anime film, Drifting Home.

This Drifting Home teaser trailer gives us a look at the various main characters, like childhood friends Kosuke and Natsume, as they live out their carefree childhoods and explore the condemned apartment building they used to live in. The teaser then shows the kids suddenly waking up in the apartment to find it drifting in the sea, and the various emotions and friendship-testing challenges that come as a result of this peculiar phenomenon.

Check out the Drifting Home trailer below:

“Kosuke and Natsume have been friends since childhood, but their relationship begins to strain in sixth grade after Kosuke’s grandfather Yasutsugu passes away. One day during their summer vacation, Kosuke and his classmates sneak into an apartment complex that is scheduled to be demolished, and rumored to be haunted,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “Both Kosuke and Natsume grew up there, so the place holds a lot of memories for them. There, Kosuke stumbles into Natsume and is asked if he knows about the mysterious Noppo. But suddenly, they get caught up in a mysterious phenomenon. When they regain consciousness, they see a vast ocean before them. As the apartment complex drifts in a mysterious sea with Kosuke and the others on board, they band together to try and survive. There are tears and fights, and maybe even reconciliation. Will they be able to return to their previous world? A summer farewell journey begins…”

MORE: One Piece Film Red Video Shows New Designs of Supporting Characters

Drifting Home features the voice talents of Mutsumi Tamura (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean), Asami Seto (Jujutsu Kaisen), Daiki Yamashita (My Hero Academia), Yumiko Kobayashi (Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World), Inori Minase (The Quintessential Quintuplets), and Kana Hanazawa (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba).

Drifting Home releases on Netflix on September 16, 2022.

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Sega Delisting Several Classic Sonic Titles From Digital Storefronts

In preparation for the upcoming release of Sonic Origins on June 23, Sega has announced that a number of classic Sonic the Hedgehog games will have their standalone digital versions delisted from most online stores.

The titles set to be delisted on May 20 are Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD. These are all of the games that will be included in the upcoming Sonic Origins collection. The only exceptions are the Sega Ages versions of Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and 2, which will stay available on the Nintendo Switch, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, which will continue to be available through Nintendo Switch Online +.

This planned removal may tie into several other Sega games that are reportedly also leaving PlayStation Now in May. Though Sonic CD is the only Sonic Origins-related title to be taken down (given it’s the only game currently on the service that’s part of the upcoming collection), a number of other prominent Sonic entries are being pulled. This includes both Sonic Adventure titles, Sonic Generations, and Sonic Mania, as well as titles from other Sega franchises like the Yakuza series and House of the Dead.

This situation brings to mind when Rockstar Games did the same thing with multiple Grand Theft Auto entries before the bumpy launch of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. Rockstar did apologize, but only the original PC versions made their way back to the platform.

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TNT & TBS Scripted Programming Development Axed by Warner Bros. Discovery

In a pivot after the merger of both companies, Warner Bros. Discovery has cut all scripted programming development at both TBS and TNT.

According to the report from Variety, the WarnerMedia cable channels will no longer develop any additional scripted content. This isn’t entirely a surprise as both channels’ original slates had shrunk over the past few years, but both networks both had marquee scripted shows, such as The Last OG and American Dad on TBS, and Snowpierecer on TNT.

The future of its current slate of scripted is currently unknown, although Miracle Works and Chad both have additional seasons set to air and American Dad just got renewed for two additional seasons last year from TBS. Meanwhile, Snowpiercer has been renewed for a fourth season, while TNT’s only other scripted show, Animal Kingdom, is ending in June.

This is yet another shift in the decision-making of the company post-merger. CNN+ was immediately axed just shortly after its launch and now there’s talk of moving some HBO Max releases to theaters as well. There’s also a supposed overhaul of DC Entertainment coming, so expect more changes to come in the future..

We’ll make sure to update the article if any additional information comes out on this move by Warner Bros. Discovery.

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