Netflix’s live-action One Piece and Lego collaboration is finally available for pre-order, and it features four classic settings from season 1 and the East Blue saga alongside a treasure trove of Easter eggs. These locations include the Straw Hat’s Going Merry ship, Buggy the Clown’s Circus Tent, a hut from Luffy’s hometown, Windmill Village, the Baratie Floating Restaurant, where Luffy meets Sanji, and Arlong Park, where the season reached its...
Deep into the action of Len Wiseman’s action-thriller Ballerina, there’s a moment that clearly places the action within the continuity of the John Wick movies, starring Keanu Reeves as a former assassin who tries and fails to get out of the killer game. Ballerina protagonist Eve (Ana de Armas) eavesdrops as her patron (Anjelica Huston, credited only as “The Director”) meets with John Wick, who’s seeking sanctuary and aid, in...
After Australian actor Sophie Wilde starred as Mia, the (literally) haunted protagonist of Danny and Michael Philippou’s debut horror movie Talk to Me, the writer-directors promised her they’d work with her again — even though she wasn’t going to lead their follow-up, Bring Her Back. “We made a deal that she would appear in every single one of our films, in one way or another, as a cameo,” Danny Philippou told...
Marvel released a new trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps on Wednesday. And, sure, you can now buy tickets ahead of its July 25 release. But what’s more important than all that? Popcorn buckets, baby — especially when they give us our best look a character yet. Like many recent blockbusters, The Fantastic Four will be receiving a commemorative popcorn bucket in the shape of Galactus’ head. “The universe’s...
Blumhouse and developer Kinetic Games have joined forces to develop a film adaptation of horror game Phasmophobia. Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster production company will produce the upcoming movie in association with Kinetic Games. “We’re thrilled to officially announce that a Phasmophobia film adaption is in development – it’s a big moment for the whole Kinetic team, and the start of something really exciting,” said Daniel Knight, director of Kinetic...
Alan Tudyk is everywhere — you just haven’t seen his face much. Since his starring run on Firefly and the spin-off movie Serenity, he’s thrown himself into voice acting, recently reprising his Rogue One role as the sassy droid K-2SO on Andor, and playing a different robot opposite Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown in The Electric State. He’ll be playing yet another robot in James Gunn’s Superman, continuing a long...
Yang Li’s time-travel action-comedy Escape From the 21st Century is overstuffed with ideas. Some of them are big, weighty ideas, about human potential, regret, lost time, and the meaning of life. Some of them are much, much sillier, like the idea that playing enough Street Fighter 2 gives you superpowers. The movie is a frantic adventure centering on three awkward teenage boys who get exposed to a chemical spill in...
On Wednesday, Universal Pictures released the trailer for Wicked: For Good, the second installment of the film adaptation of the hit musical Wicked. This is the first extended look at the movie that covers the second half of the stage musical. Wicked: For Good is set for release on November 21, 2025, and it returns Ariana Grande to her role as Glinda, opposite stage and screen darling Cynthia Erivo as...
Allan Heinberg, the showrunner of Netflix’s adaptation of The Sandman, claims it was always the plan to condense Neil Gaiman’s 10 graphic novels into two seasons, and not a reaction to the sexual assault allegations against Gaiman. A reveal of the titles for the show’s final 12 episodes demonstrates just how much they’re cramming in, following arcs across multiple books and finishing with the spinoff Death: The High Cost of...
Netflix has announced the premiere date for Leviathan, the upcoming anime adaptation of the bestselling steampunk novel series by Uglies author Scott Westerfeld. Set in an alternate version of 1914, Leviathan explores a world on the brink of war, where mechanized war machines clash with genetically engineered beasts. The story follows a runaway prince, Aleksandar, and a daring girl disguised as a boy, Deryn, as they wind up aboard a...