After years of development, HBO has finally released a teaser for its prequel series, It: Welcome To Derry, which will debut this fall. The series is developed by It and It: Chapter Two director/screenwriter duo Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti, with Andy set to direct multiple episodes of the series. “Set in the world of Stephen King’s ‘IT’ universe, IT: WELCOME TO DERRY is based on King’s ‘IT’ novel and...

Netflix has had huge success with video game adaptations including Arcane, The Witcher and Devil May Cry. Now the streaming giant is turning to the world of mobile gaming with an animated series based on Supercell’s Clash of Clans. Fletcher Moules, who directs Clash of Clans’ animated videos, will serve as showrunner. Rob Weiner, whose credits include episodes of Futurama, 30 Rock and Arrested Development, will work on the writing....

This summer… you will believe… more people could make the terrible mistake of visiting a Jurassic Park! But in Jurassic World Rebirth, they’re at least doing it classic Michael Crichton style. Directed by Gareth Edwards (Rogue One, Godzilla) and written by famed screenwriter David Koepp (whose dozens of credits include Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park), the new movie finds mercenary Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson) on a mission to a Jurassic Park...

Dan Trachtenberg proved the fun of sending a predator back in time by setting 2022’s Prey in 1719. Now he’s sending the alien hunter on a history tour in Predator: Killer of Killers, which has a fresh trailer out today. Co-directed by Trachtenberg and Josh Wassung, the animated anthology film features three storylines showcasing the best fighters humanity has to offer. There’s a Viking warrior and her young son on...

The premiere of Dandadan season 2 is nearly upon us, and to get the fans’ blood pumping for more, a new trailer reveals what’s in store for Momo and Okarun, as well as the new opening theme by AiNA THE END. Season 2 is set to explore the arrival of the Avatar of Hatred, a malevolent force that’s finally been unleashed after it secured a physical host. With his appearance...

Fans of the Final Destination movies know there isn’t a lot of continuity, apart from each new sequel returning to the basic concept: Someone has a premonition of impending disaster and uses it to save the lives of people who would have died in that disaster, but death finds convoluted ways to claim them anyway. Even more than in more horror franchises, there aren’t legacy characters to check in on,...

Much like the gaming industry, entertainment has long been at war with piracy. But while gamers often turn to piracy to preserve titles lost to digital delistings or scarce physical copies, anime and manga fans, especially in earlier eras, relied on illicit means simply to access the content. Before widespread licensing, piracy played a crucial role in spreading anime and manga’s popularity, ultimately attracting major players like Netflix, Crunchyroll, Hulu,...

After a 14-year hiatus, the Final Destination horror franchise returns to theaters on May 16 with Final Destination: Bloodlines. In the first five Final Destination films, death itself creates Rube Goldberg machines out of everyday objects, constructing freak accidents to kill people who previously escaped its grasp. The latest iteration puts a new spin on the formula by making death’s wrath a generational curse. Directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B....

Netflix is looking to David Leitch to direct its Gears of War film, with the two parties currently in negotiations, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Outside of helming the film, the Deadpool 2 director and his wife, Kelly McCormick, are attached to the film as producers through their company 87North Productions. The outlet also reports that Jon Spaihts, known for his work on Dune, Doctor Strange, and Prometheus, is penning...

Rihanna’s new single “Friend of Mine” has song of the summer written all over it, if you are like me, and only value tracks written for Smurf cartoons that aspire to be the next Trolls. I am sad to report to the haters that “Friend of Mine” is, unquestionably, a bop. Since hearing the words “Rihanna is Smurfette” in 2023 I have been greatly anticipating Paramount Pictures’ new 3D-animated Smurfs...