Fruits Basket has set the release date for its third and final season with a new poster! You might have noticed how in recent years that many anime projects have returned with brand new adaptations. One leading this trend was a new take on Natsuki Takaya’s Fruits Basket, which set out to be a much more faithful anime to the complete series rather than the first one that had its own original ending 20 years ago....
Jeff Hardy has officially hit free agency, according to a report from PWInsider. Hardy was released by the WWE back in December following a sudden departure from the ring during a live event in Texas, which prompted the company to request Hardy check himself into rehab. The company cut ties once he declined, but it was later revealed that Hardy not only passed WWE’s final drug test on his way out but that the promotion attempted to get him back into the fold within weeks before offering up a Hall of Fame induction, which he turned down....
Junji Ito’s Uzumaki is set to land on Adult Swim later this year, with Production IG teaming up with the Cartoon Network programming block in order to bring to life what might be the greatest adaptation of the horror mangaka’s works, and it seems as if Ito will be receiving some brand new statues that bring to life some of his creepiest creatures. Outside of Uzumaki, Ito has spent years creating some of the scariest monsters and abominations that have ever made their way to pop culture, and these statues from Unbox Japan highlight how terrifying Ito’s mind can be....
WWE will return to Madison Square Garden on March 5 for a WWE: Road to WrestleMania event. The house show was brought up at the beginning of this week’s Monday Night Raw as Paul Heyman confirmed that Brock Lesnar will have to defend the WWE Championship on that show. Lesnar’s opponent has been listed as Bobby Lashley for over a week and Heyman continued to push that idea but also hinted that he’ll find a replacement in the event that Lashley cannot pass the concussion protocol from the injury he suffered at Elimination Chamber....
Rumors of a Donkey Kong animated film have been circulating following the announcement of Seth Rogen’s role in Illumination’s Super Mario movie. Well, it seems that might not be the only thing Donkey Kong fans have to look forward to, as Nintendo insider @SamusHunter2 has hinted that a new game could also be in development. This is not the first time we’ve heard rumors about a new Donkey Kong game for Nintendo Switch, and @SamusHunter2 points out that the big ape could be getting a bigger focus....
It’s quite an exciting time to be a Spider-Man fan! Not only is Spider-Man: No Way Home hitting theaters in less than two weeks, but today saw the long-awaited first look at Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2, which is expected to be split into two parts. Part One is set to feature the return of Shameik Moore as Miles Morales and Hailee Steinfeld as Spider-Gwen and will include the debut of Issa Rae as Spider-Woman....
That’s a wrap on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ first season. The news that the Star Trek: Discovery spinoff series officially finished principal photography came on Monday with a message from series star Anson Mount. Mount plays Christopher Pike, captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise before James Kirk. He addressed the fans who campaigned to make the series happen after seeing Pike, along with Ethan Peck’s Spock and Rebecca Romijn’s Number One, in Star Trek: Discovery’s second season....
The Ancient Magus’ Bride has debuted the first trailer and cast additions for its new anime project! Kore Yamazaki’s original manga series first had its anime adaptation run back in 2017-2018, and the 24 episode series was such a hit that fans have been wanting to see more of the WIT Studio produced anime ever since. Surprisingly, fans will be getting that wish fulfilled soon enough as The Ancient Magus’ Bride has confirmed it will be returning for a new OAD (original anime disc) project coinciding with the release of Volumes 16-18 of the manga in Japan....
Hopefully the third time is the charm for the XFL, but the new league is about to receive its best shot yet thanks to Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Dany Garcia, and RedBird Capital Partners, and now the XFL is getting a slick new logo as part of this new era. The Rock revealed the new XFL 2023 logo, a sleek and modern looking design featuring white text on a black background, but he wasn’t done, as he also revealed a new video spotlighting the vision and goals of this newest iteration of the XFL, and you can find both in the posts below....
The Marvel Cinematic Universe will get a new God of Thunder when Thor: Love and Thunder premieres in theaters next year, and new set photos are showing how Natalie Portman’s return as Jane Foster will shake up the MCU in a major way. Marvel Studios is currently in production on the latest film in the Thor franchise, which will see Portman reunite on-screen with Chris Hemsworth’s Thor and team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy....
TikTok user @laurenzazzles decided to honor Tony Stark after his death in Avengers: Endgame with a Hamilton parody. @LaurenGallaway posted it to Twitter and MCU fans had some emotions to work out. Sung from the perspective of Morgan Stark, the singer lays out what happened after her father perished saving the world and bringing back half of the world’s population after The Blip. It’s a funny joke about legacy when it comes to the Avenger that everyone is still missing....
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is speeding it’s way into theaters next month, and we’re getting hit by a barrage of new looks at the film. When tickets went on sale for the film, we received a new trailer for the film, but it didn’t reveal much about the next Marvel Cinematic Universe project. Now, Marvel Studios has released a new international TV spot for the Doctor Strange sequel, and it certainly sets up some interesting things with Scarlet Witch....
Sometimes, certain elements of a 2021 news story sound like Mad Libs in the best possible way. The latest example — which combines fast food icon Taco Bell, musician and rapper Doja Cat, and Image Comics’ hit comic series Saga — is no exception. Doja Cat’s song “Get Into It (Yuh)” was recently showcased in an advertisement for the chain restaurant, which shows two cosplayers of Marko from Saga crossing paths on a subway platform, before one becomes compelled to go visit Taco Bell instead and get the Double Steak Grilled Cheese Burrito....
Following the unprecedented success, and continued #1 status, of Encanto, the next logical step for a major win for The Walt Disney Company is pretty clear, franchising. It seems to already be in the cards for a follow-up, especially after CEO Bob Chapek used some specific verbiage when talking about the film, calling it the “launch of a new franchise.” Since then there’s been no further talk about sequels, spinoffs, or TV shows set in this world but that hasn’t stopped fans from speculating....
Anthony Mackie is addressing Sam Wilson’s controversial comics history ahead of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Marvel had a press conference before the Disney+ series got underway. For those who don’t know, Sam Wilson used to be a street hustler earlier in his comics incarnation, before being “reformed” and becoming a sidekick to Captain America. That blaxploitation angle is kind of hard to see now, but Mackie sees it as an opportunity to improve on that bedrock....
The stock price of GameStop and other “meme stocks” jumped overnight after Robinhood and other stock trading platforms announced they would resume “limited” trading of certain restricted stops today. As of press time, GameStop’s stock price is nearing $350 a share, all but erasing the massive drop in price during yesterday’s tumultuous day on Wall Street. GameStop and other “hot” stocks chosen by retail investors on the Reddit board /r/WallStreetBets all received price bumps overnight after Robinhood, a commission-free trading app, announced that it would allow for “restricted” purchases of stocks it had previously de-listed due to market volatility....
Last week, GTA Online players were able to check out eight new stunt races, and this week, Rockstar Games is continuing the car theme in the game’s latest update. Starting this week, Land Races created by Rockstar will now offer triple rewards. Players looking for a new car can also check out discounts on multiple vehicles. The Karin Kuruma (Armored), Pegassi Reaper, Pegassi Osiris, Vapid FMJ, and Pegassi Tempesta are all 40% off, while the Imponte Ruiner 2000 is 35% off....
One of the many details that was nearly front and center from the trailer for Marvel’s Hawkeye was a major surprise in the form of the MCU’s first musical, an in-universe Broadway show based on Captain America called Rogers: The Musical. Seemingly a parody of Hamilton and other musical hits, shots of ads for the show are seen in the street on Hawkeye while some bits of a performance can also be seen in the trailer....
Earlier today, the sad news broke that actor Liz Sheridan had passed away at age 93. Sheridan was best known for playing the nosey neighbor, Raquel Ochmonek, on ALF as well as Jerry Seinfeld’s mom, Helen Seinfeld, on Seinfeld. Throughout her career, Sheridan appeared in many other iconic television shows including Archie Bunker’s Place, St. Elsewhere, Newhart, Moonlighting, The A-Team, One Day at a Time, Who’s the Boss, Hill St. Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Family Ties, and Murder, She Wrote....
A Johnny Depp and Amber Heard documentary is going to air on Discovery+. The news comes as the legal battle between the former couple bubbles in the background. Discovery’s two-part effort will be handled by Optomen. Johnny vs. Amber is shaping up to be a massive draw for the streamer as fans of Depp are eager to see the case in a new light. In the documentary, there will be interviews with lawyers representing both sides of this case and people close to the situation....
