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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Returns To Netflix This Year With ‘Stone Ocean’

Tony Schaab - Senior Editor — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:28:02 +0000

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is one of the most well-known Japanese manga series of all time. Since its inception in 1987 as as serialized story in Japan’s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine, the series has grown to an impressive array of adaptations that include video games, spin-off mangas, light novels, several animated TV series, and even a live-action film. Netflix has revealed that the newest iteration of the series, ‘Stone Ocean,’ will be premiering globally on the streaming service this coming December. Check out the official series description and first teaser trailer: Florida, U.S.A, 2011 — After an accident while on a drive with her sweetheart, Jolyne Cujoh falls into a trap and is sentenced to fifteen years at the state-run maximum-security correctional facility Green Dolphin Street Prison—AKA “the Aquarium.” On the verge of despair, she receives a pendant from her father that causes a mysterious power to awaken inside of her. “There are things in this world that are more terrifying than death, and what’s happening in this prison is definitely one of them.” A message from a mysterious boy who appears before Jolyne, inexplicable events that occur one after another, the horrifying truth told to her by her father when […]

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George Clooney Looks To Save The Astronauts In New ‘Midnight Sky’ Trailer

Tony Schaab - Senior Editor — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:05:09 +0000

Even though this has been a rough year for cinema as we know it, it’s a nice reminder when we see new trailers that several films are still in various stages of post-production and that new movies can and do still exist to keep us entertained. On the science-fiction front, it’s seemed over the last decade or so that we’ve been gifted one large-scale “serious” genre film at per year: think ‘Gravity’ in 2013, ‘Interstellar’ in 2014, ‘The Martian’ in 2015, ‘Arrival’ in 2016, ‘Hidden Figures’ in 2017, ‘First Man’ in 2018, ‘Ad Astra’ in 2019. These are just examples, of course, but with the release of the first trailer for ‘Midnight Sky,’ it appears 2020 will at least be able to continue the trend. Based on the 2016 novel Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton, ‘Midnight Sky’ is directed by George Clooney, who also stars alongside Felicity Jones, Kyle Chandler, and others. Here’s the official description of the film, along with the trailer itself: This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine (George Clooney), a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully (Felicity Jones) and her fellow astronauts from returning home to Earth, where a mysterious global catastrophe […]

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Dominique Fishback Is “So Thankful” For Her Unique Character In ‘Project Power’

Jax Motes — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 11:00:22 +0000

Netflix’s latest original movie, ‘Project Power’ debuted over the weekend and was a huge success. (Netflix doesn’t release streaming numbers, but it was #1 for all three days.) The film stars Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, but it seems that the breakout performance came from Dominique Fishback, who portrayed aspiring rapper/drug dealer, Robin, who gets dragged into Foxx’s character, Arthur’s vendetta against the pharmaceutical company that is flooding the streets with a designer drug called Power, which gives users superpowers for a limited time. Fishback previously co-starred on the Emmy-nominated series ‘The Deuce’, sketch comedy series ‘Random Acts of Flyness’, and the period miniseries ‘Show Me A Hero’, all of which were released by HBO. She also appeared in the films ‘The Hate U Give’ and ‘Night Comes On’. But she seems particularly connected to her role as Robin, telling Variety: “I was so thankful to [screenwriter] Mattson Tomlin because she was really on the page already — we knew what she cared about, we knew who she loved, we knew her passions, we knew her fears. We really got a chance to see her heart on the paper so that just made it even more exciting for me to […]

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‘Project Power’ Tackles The Tricky Subject Of Police Corruption With A Superpowered Edge

Jax Motes — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 12:00:10 +0000

Netflix’s latest original film, ‘Project Power’, completely slipped under my radar, but it arrived this weekend, to strong streaming numbers (it’s currently #1), and is the latest example of a movie that was made prior to most of the current events of the last several months, yet somehow managed to perfectly tap into timely issues. Following the murders of African Americans George Floyd and Breona Taylor, among many others, at the hands of the police, rallies have called for the police to be defunded and dismantled. ‘Project Power’ filters that through a superhero lens, in a world where a corporation has flooded the streets with a designer drug that gives people superpowers, appropriately called “Power.” But the effects are unpredictable and don’t last long, so as in the case of most illicit substances, users have to keep going back for more. One such abuser is a cop himself, Frank Shaver (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). When he takes Power, it makes his skin impenetrable (see: Luke Cage). Thanks to Power, Shaver gets to be the “I play by my own rules” renegade cop that has been glamorized in films for years. But “Power” doesn’t just refer to superpowers or the drug itself. The […]

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Tig Notaro Will Replace Chris D’Elia In Reshoots For Zack Snyder’s ‘Army Of The Dead’

Jax Motes — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:53:38 +0000

Zack Snyder’s zombie heist movie, ‘Army of the Dead’ will undergo reshoots with one role completely recast. Stand-up comedian and actor Tig Notaro (‘Transparent’, ‘Star Trek: Discovery’) will replace Chris D’Elia, who has been accused of sexual misconduct involving underage girls. He has denied these accusations. These reshoots will take place as soon as it is determined to be safe under COVID-19 guidelines. It appears that Notaro will mostly be filmed using a green screen to digitally insert her into existing footage. ‘Army of the Dead’ was set to arrive on Netflix in winter 2020, but due to COVID-19, it has been pushed back to 2021. Initial filming was completed and it was in post-production before this announcement arrived. Dave Bautista heads up the ensemble cast which also includes Ella Purnell, Ana De La Reguera, Theo Rossi, Huma Qureshi, Omari Hardwick, Hiroyuki Sanada, Garret Dillahunt, Matthias Schweighöfer, Raúl Castillo, Nora Arnezeder, and Samantha Win. Snyder co-wrote the screenplay with Joby Harold (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword), and Shay Hatten (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum). According to Snyder, the movie kicks off in Las Vegas, which has been walled-off from the zombie hordes with the use of shipping containers. […]

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Series Creators Have Quit Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Live-Action Remake

Jax Motes — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:44:53 +0000

Original creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are no longer affiliated with Netflix’s live-action adaptation of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’. DiMartino posted an open letter on his website, which read in part: “Many of you have been asking me for updates about the Avatar live-action Netflix series. I can finally tell you that I am no longer involved with the project. In June of this year, after two years of development work, Bryan Konietzko and I made the difficult decision to leave the production. “When Bryan and I signed on to the project in 2018, we were hired as executive producers and showrunners. In a joint announcement for the series, Netflix said that it was committed to honoring our vision for this retelling and to supporting us on creating the series. And we expressed how excited we were for the opportunity to be at the helm. Unfortunately, things did not go as we had hoped.” DiMartino went on to refer to this as “the hardest professional decision I’ve ever had to make, and certainly not one that I took lightly, but it was necessary for my happiness and creative integrity. ” It definitely sounds as though the project Netflix wanted isn’t […]

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Hilary Swank Brings The Drama To The Trailer For Netflix’s ‘Away’

Jax Motes — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 00:54:03 +0000

Netflix’s new series ‘Away’ brings a different approach to science fiction, as it seems to be more focused on family drama, as opposed to action. And that should come as no surprise, as it was created by Andrew Hinderaker, a former writer and story editor of ‘Pure Genius’ and ‘Penny Dreadful’, and is executive produced by ‘Friday Night Lights’ and ‘Parenthood’s Jason Katims. Jessica Goldberg, who also wrote for ‘Parenthood’, and created the Hulu series ‘The Path’, serves as showrunner. Two-time Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank brings the real star power as astronaut Emma Green, part of the crew of a spacecraft making the first manned voyage to Mars. ‘The Good Wife’s Josh Charles portrays her husband, Matt, and Talitha Eliana Bateman plays her teenage daughter, Alexis, whom Emma leaves behind to make this perilous journey. This is Netflix’s description of ‘Away’: Commander Emma Green leaves behind her husband and daughter to lead an international crew of astronauts on a perilous three-year mission to Mars. The cast also includes Ato Essandoh as Kwesi (a botanist and first-time astronaut), Mark Ivanir as Misha (a veteran Russian cosmonaut and engineer), Ray Panthaki as Ram (the Indian medic, co-pilot, and second-in-command), and Vivian Wu […]

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Netflix Acquires ‘Fear Street’ Trilogy From Disney; Will Release Them Next Year

Jax Motes — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 21:59:49 +0000

‘Fear Street’ was a project that was set into motion by 20th Century Fox before it was acquired by Disney, but it seems it was far along enough that Disney allowed it to be finished. Originally, Fox planned to release ‘Fear Street’, based on R.L. Stine’s older-skewing horror novels as three theatrical movies, one month apart, starting this past June. Obviously, that didn’t happen. Now it appears that ‘Fear Street’ won’t get a theatrical release at all, as Netflix has reportedly acquired the films from Disney. Netflix has announced that ‘Fear Street’ will be part of an initiative called The Summer of Fear, next year. Netflix plans to stick to the one-month-apart release plan. In 1994, a group of teenagers find out that the terrifying events that have occurred in their town of Shadyside, Ohio may be connected to each other, and that they may be the next targets. The other movies will be set in 1978 and 1666, but will wrap up back in 1994. The 1978 movie sounds like a summer camp slasher movie, which fits the time period, while the 1666 story, reportedly involves witches. All three will be tied together in one over-arching story. Reportedly, all […]

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‘The Umbrella Academy’: Justin H. Min Says He’s The “Luckiest” Cast Member And Teases Possible Season 3 Evolution

Jax Motes — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:00:13 +0000

SPOILER ALERT: If you have no finished ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2, this article includes massive SPOILERS so turn back now or proceed with caution. Justin H. Min, a.k.a. Ben Hargreeves (RIP), wasn’t a series regular in Season 1 of ‘The Umbrella Academy’, and wasn’t even sure if his character would return for S2. Luckily, not only was he brought back, but bumped up to regular status and given a larger role in the overall story. But by the end of the season, it looked as though Ben was gone for good, and actually, THAT Ben probably is. But at the very end of the last episode, viewers caught a glimpse of a new Ben, whose life’s trajectory took a different path, thanks to the Academy’s journey back in time. Min teases a little bit about what fans can expect IF ‘The Umbrella Academy’ returns for a third season: “Yeah. Honestly, I think I’m the luckiest cast member. In Season 1, I didn’t have to deal with any of the pressures that all of my other cast members had to deal with, with bringing these iconic, beloved comic book characters to life. There was so much pressure for all of […]

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I Heard A Rumor, That Emmy-Raver Lampman Took A Spill In The Snow While Filming ‘The Umbrella Academy’ S2 Finale

Jax Motes — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 18:00:03 +0000

The climactic battle of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2 took place on the Cooper farm in rural Texas, outside of the Dallas city limits, which was covered in picturesque snow. While ‘The Umbrella Academy’ is often visually stunning, this snow dusting was a happy accident. The cast and crew did not know it was going to snow, yet it looked great on film, so they rolled with this natural development. And Emmy Raver-Lampman (Allison) literally rolled with the weather, as she slipped in her four-inch heels thanks to the unexpected ice and snow. “We all have such a good time on set, and when you’re doing stunts at such an extreme level, it’s inevitable that someone’s gonna trip, or whatever. I don’t mean that our stunts aren’t safe. They’re extremely safe. I just mean that there’s always the clumsy individual, which is usually me. “And so, all of Episode 10 being set in the snow actually had to be written in, after the snowstorm hit. It added such an amazing element to the season, but it was such a beautiful mishap. Of course, none of us were dressed for snow. I was in a cape with my arms out and […]

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‘The Umbrella Academy’: Justin H. Min Doesn’t Even Know Details About How Ben Died

Jax Motes — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:00:27 +0000

SPOILER ALERT: If you have no finished ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2, this article includes massive SPOILERS so turn back now or proceed with caution. There is still at least one question viewers still have after ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2: How did Ben die? All fans know is that his death led to the group disbanding. This is actually a question that is never answered in the comic books. Then again, as the actor that plays him, Justin H. Min pointed out, Ben or Ben’s ghost doesn’t appear as a character in the comics. That’s one way that the show differs from the source material. When asked about Ben’s death by Collider‘s Christina Radish, Min stated: “Oh, Christina, you know I can’t tell you that.” Ben was not a series regular during S1, but was more heavily featured in S2. Then, in the final scene, he is shown to still be alive, thanks to the Umbrella Academy’s time-travel mucking changing history. “I know some stuff. That’s all I’m able to say, or I’ll be sent to Netflix jail. I will say that I appreciate the ambiguity and the mystery behind it. You get into that in Season 2, particularly […]

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‘The Umbrella Academy’: Emmy Raver-Lampman & Ellen Page Discuss Their Topical S2 Storylines

Jax Motes — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 11:00:03 +0000

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains information that may be considered SPOILERS for ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2, so if you are not through binging, proceed with caution or turn back now. ‘The Umbrella Academy’ is one of the more humorous superhero projects, but that doesn’t mean that it shies away from serious and even timely topics. Season 2 kicks off with Allison arriving in Dallas in 1960, still mute after being injured by Vanya in S1. She stumbles into a cafe for help, only to be informed that the establishment is for “Whites Only.” Over time, Allison finds herself deeply entrenched in the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, married to a charismatic activist, Raymond Chestnut (Yusuf Gatewood). And after her disastrous romantic relationship with Leonard Peabody a.k.a. Harold Jenkins (John Magaro) in S1, Vanya finds romance in an unlikely partner, unhappy Texas housewife and mother to an autistic son, Sissy Cooper (Marin Ireland). Emmy Raver-Lampman (Allison) and Ellen Page (Vanya) discussed the relevance of their ’60s set season to issues facing society today. Raver-Lampman stated: “It is driving home a point that there is still so much work to be done. Having Allison be part of the civil rights movement and […]

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‘The Umbrella Academy’: Showrunner Steve Blackman Peels Back THAT Major Reginald Hargreeves Reveal

Jax Motes — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 15:00:29 +0000

SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t yet finished ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2, this article contains a MASSIVE SPOILER! Turn back now or proceed with caution! ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2 included plenty of twists and turns and squeezed in a ton of revelations that further fleshed out S1 including what happened to at least one of the other kids born on October 1, 1989? What (or who) inspired the kids’ robotic “Mom?” Where did Pogo come from? But perhaps one reveal that viewers didn’t even know they were supposed to be wondering about is the true origin of Reginald Hargreeves (Colm Feore), the eccentric, hardnosed millionaire that adopted seven of the mystery kids– even though he seems to HATE children– and raised them to be the dysfunctional family forced to save the world from total annihilation… twice. He seemed fairly cut-and-dry, but some of his behavior and abilities are odd upon reflection. I mean he had an intelligent talking chimpanzee and built a completely life-like robot to raise his kids with the tenderness he could not produce himself. He sent his #1 son, Luther (Tom Hopper), to live on the moon, essentially to get him out from under his feet. […]

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‘The Umbrella Academy’: Who Are The Sparrow Academy? (SPOILER ALERT!)

Jax Motes — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:00:12 +0000

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains SPOILERS for ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2, so if you haven’t watched all of it yet, turn back now or proceed with caution. Things seemed a little too good to be true at the end of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ S2. The Handler (Kate Walsh) had been killed by the last Swede, and the Commission was, for the time being, in the benevolent hands of Herb (Ken Hall). With the apocalypse averted, the Hargreeves kids returned to 2019, but as usual, time had been disrupted by their shenanigans again. The first major change is that their father, Reginald Hargreeves was alive. But that was just the setup. They soon discovered that they had been replaced by The Sparrow Academy, fronted by a still-alive Ben (Justin H. Min). Who are The Sparrow Academy? Well, as most know, ‘The Umbrella Academy’ is based on the comic book series written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá. Surely the answer lies in the source material, right? Except it doesn’t. The Sparrow Academy, or The Sparrows, have just debuted in the comic. The explanation of who they are will be explained in Way and Bá’s next series. Way spoke […]

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‘The Umbrella Academy’: Kate Walsh And Designer Christopher Hargadon Discuss The Handler’s Jackie Kennedy And Insect-Inspired Wardrobe

Jax Motes — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 20:01:56 +0000

SPOILER ALERT: Some of this information may be considered SPOILERS for ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2, so proceed with caution. Kate Walsh debuted as The Handler in the latter half of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 1, and fans of hers were a bit startled at how “unrecognizable” she was, with her famous red hair hidden by a gray wig, and decked out in crisp 1950s-60s style garments. But S1 could hardly prepare viewers for The Handler’s sartorial evolution (explosion?) in S2. The Handler took an even bigger role in the sophomore installment (despite her apparent death in S1), and Walsh’s wardrobe went fully Effie Trinket along the way! The role of The Handler was written for a man, so when Walsh was cast, series creator and showrunner Steve Blackman didn’t have a preconceived idea of how she should look, so he told costume designer Christopher Hargadon that he could “do whatever you want to do with hair, makeup, and costume.” Hargadon dove all in! Hargadon referenced magazines and photos from the early ’60s (S2’s primary setting) and worked closely with Walsh herself to cook up her new Kentucky Derby-meets-the-Apocalypse looks. Hargadon’s greatest period style inspiration was Jacqueline Kennedy, but with […]

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