Gladiator II is the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 blockbuster drama Gladiator. Set more than 20 years after the events of the first film, the sequel looks to be a return to the action, drama, and scope that made its predecessor so beloved. The film’s cast includes Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal and Connie Nielsen, the latter of whom also appeared in the original. Although the cast is full of well-known actors, the center Gladiator II The character is Lucius Verus played by relative newcomer Paul Mescal. Mescal appeared in his first feature film in 2021, but has already received…
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Ultraman: Ascension is the latest in a long line of IP media, however, Netflix’s new version of the series doesn’t require viewers to know an immense amount of knowledge to enjoy it. It introduces new protagonist Ken Sato, who takes on the mantle of Ultraman from his father. The news comes from co-directors Shannon Tindle and John Aoshima, who previously collaborated together on the 2016 film. Kubo and the Two Strings. Although many projects in Ultraman franchise focused on fighting kaiju, Ascending focuses more on your protection. After a fight with the kaiju Gigantron, Ken discovers a newborn baby from…
Aldis Hodge is bringing another iconic character to life and brings Isaiah Mustafa along for the ride Cross. Although he has been working since he was a child, Hodge found his first major success with a key role in the TNT series. To enjoywhich he would repeat repeatedly in his sequence Redemptionand achieving increasing success with everything from Straight from Compton to The Invisible Man and One night in Miami…. Hodge has also been steadily building his filmography behind the camera, serving as a producer on Cross as well as co-writing and producing the sci-fi thriller Parallel with his brother,…
The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2 is set to premiere in spring 2025, and the latest NYCC trailer proves that Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan led TWD the spinoff is far from exhausting its narrative resources. After Maggie and Negan successfully rescue their son Hershel without having to go to war with the Croat, Negan chooses to stay behind and work for the Croat’s boss, Dama. With Season 2 expanded to 8 episodes after Season 6, it will be interesting to see how the latest circumstances will affect Maggie’s attempted truce with the man who killed her husband.…
Christopher Landon is reuniting with the folks at Blumhouse for another twisty, thrill ride in To tear down. Landon’s collaborative history with the independent production studio began in 2010 Paranormal Activity 2becoming the Paranormal Activity The franchise’s main writer on almost all subsequent installments, including directing the 2014 spinoff The Markedand although he was not part of the team in the original last installment, but would return to Next of kin. In addition Paranormal ActivityLandon also made a name for himself with the Happy death day films and Strangeas well as Netflix’s supernatural comedy We have a ghost. In To…
Never let go is a post-apocalyptic horror movie that centers on a mother and two sons who live in a cabin in the woods. The family has been haunted by an evil spirit for years, finding sanctuary only in their home and each other. However, when one of the brothers begins to question the existence of the evil a terrifying fight to survive after the family’s bond is broken. Halle Berry delivers a haunting performance, becoming more intense and menacing as the movie plays out. Percy Daggs IV and Anthony B. Jenkins are brilliant as her twin sons who begin…
The world is still a bit weary of generative AI, and understandably so given the spread of misinformation in modern times, but the entertainment industry has already found some exciting uses for it. Treefort Media founder Kelly Garner has unveiled an iPhone app called Storyrabbit that incorporates AI as an exciting new lens through which to discover more about the world as you step into it. Storyrabbit allows a user to select any location on a map, or simply turn on their location services, to hear stories from that location based on various preferences, and to drop further down rabbit…
Melissa Barrera has become a fan favorite in the horror space thanks to her work on Scream franchise and recent cult success Abigailbut his latest entry into the canon is another animal entirely. Your monster is part romantic comedy and part (as expected) monster movie, written and directed by Caroline Lindy as her film debut. Barrera plays Laura Franco, an aspiring actress who finds a monster living in her closet after experiencing a mountain of heartbreak. After an accident that interrupts her Broadway dreams and a breakup that crushes her spirit, Laura encounters a monster (played by Tommy Dewey) who…
Iconic anime director Shinichirō Watanabe is back with a new look at the future in Lazarus. After making his debut with Macros PlusWatanabe found his greatest success in the original Cowboy Bebop anime, serving as creative lead and director of the beloved space western anime and its theatrical film. He would find success with the likes of Samurai Champloothe anime adaptation of Children on the slope and Carole and Tuesday on Netflix, among others. With LazarusWatanabe returns to the science fiction genre and sets the story in 2052, in which a utopian society has been formed. During this period, a…
Leslie Uggams is back as everyone’s favorite blind companion in Deadpool and Wolverine. Before joining Fox X-Men sub-franchise, Uggams was arguably best known for her work on the original Roots miniseries, for which she earned an Emmy and Golden Globe nomination, as well as her Tony-winning turn in Hallelujah, baby! and his music career in general. At the time of starring in the first Dead Pool as the blind roommate of the titular hero, Al, Uggams also began to resurface with his recurring role in Empire as the mother of Terrence Howard’s Lucious Lyon. Deadpool and WolverineThe story begins six…