Kevin Smith’s last feature film, Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, had an interesting release. The movie was originally released as a two-night only Fathom Events screening before Smith and Jason Mewes took the film on tour with the Reboot Roadshow. The unique run ended up breaking records. In fact, the movie earned $93,520 from just one theater back in October of 2019, which is more than Avengers: Endgame ever earned in one screening....
Last month, Konami revealed that Pro Evolution Soccer will be going through a few changes, including a new title: eFootball. The free-to-play game will launch in the early fall, with more features being added in the following weeks and months. When the game debuts, there won’t be a lot for players to do, offering just local matches with teams like FC Barcelona, Juventus, FC Bayern, and Manchester United, as well as online matchmaking between console generations....
Buddy Murphy was one of the six wrestlers released by WWE last week. And while he’ll have to deal with the 90-day “No Compete” clause that prevents him from signing with another televised promotion until September, it looks like there’s already plenty of interest for the former Cruiserweight Champion. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported on Wednesday that “there have been a lot of interest from independent promoters in using all of the talents cut last week, but Buddy Murphy has been a name that a lot of promoters want to grab as there’s a feeling he could have a ton of ‘dream match’ bouts with top indy stars....
Nikki Bella and Brie Bella uploaded the latest episode of The Bellas Podcast this week and addressed the cancellation of Total Bellas as well as why the pair aren’t gearing up for a possible return anymore. News of the reality show ending on E! broke over the summer, though the sixth and final season will begin airing in late January 2022. Nikki explained (h/t Fightful), “When we were finishing up the last season, it was very hard on Artem (Chigvintsev) and I....
One Piece’s creator addressed the series’ ending with a special message for the 1000th chapter of the manga! The most recent issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine debuted the monumental milestone for the series as One Piece officially crossed the 1000 chapter mark, and to celebrate the huge release series creator Eiichiro Oda penned an emotional letter to the fans around the world celebrating the major milestone as well. With the series crossing such a massive number like this, Oda is fully aware that fans of the series are wondering how much closer we are to the end game these days....
While demand for PlayStation 5 remains quite high, the console is reportedly underperforming its PS4 predecessor in multiple regions, including the UK and Japan. According to industry analyst @BenjiSales, it seems that the reason for this is that Sony is failing to meet demand for more supply. In a follow-up Tweet, the analyst says that information for all regions is not yet available, and it’s possible that things could be different in some territories....
Red Dead Online players aren’t very happy with today’s update. It’s been a big couple of months for GTA fans between the release of GTA Trilogy and this month’s huge GTA Online update. The same can’t be said for Red Dead Redemption fans, who haven’t just had to watch GTA fans enjoy themselves the last two months, but the whole year. It’s been a very slow year for Red Dead Online, which seems to be slowly dying....
It turns out Spider-Man’s greatest enemy, Norman Osborn, had some help in becoming the nefarious Green Goblin. Spider-Man fans may remember that Osborn took a serum that affected his mind, turning him into the dangerous supervillain Green Goblin. Later, his son, Peter Parker’s best friend Harry Osborn, follows his father’s footsteps to become the new Green Goblin after his father’s supposed death. Harry later died, but now both Osborns are back, though not as they were before....
Star Wars fans have been hoping to see Ezra Bridger and Grand Admiral Thrawn be brought into live-action ever since witnessing their exploits in Star Wars Rebels, with the possibility of the characters having been cast seeming greater than ever, due to Star Wars: Ahsoka actor Rosario Dawson sharing casting news on her Instagram. Dawson shared a screenshot of a story about Mena Massoud and Lars Mikkelsen playing Ezra and Thrawn, respectively, to her Instagram story, understandably leading many to assume this was further evidence that such casting has already occurred....
With sadness ComicBook.com must report that celebrated comic book artist Steve Lightle has passed away. His son Matthew revealed the news on his father’s Facebook page, announcing that Lightle passed away on the morning of Friday, January 8 from cardiac arrest, later confirmed to be related to complications from COVID-19 by his wife. Lightle was best known to comic readers for his contributions to DC Comics titles including Legion of Super-Heroes and Doom Patrol....
Netflix is gearing up for the release of a new set of The Seven Deadly Sins movies, and has released the first character designs from the upcoming The Grudge of Edinburgh movies! Although the original manga series has come to an end, the story has continued with an official sequel series following a completely new set of characters. But the final moments of the full anime had teased a much more promising continuation with Meliodas and Elizabeth confirming their romance, and now a new set of movies heading to Netflix is teasing that we will actually get to see an adventure all about their child....
Tony Hawk had another run-in with a fan that didn’t recognize him. It’s become a routine on social media as the skateboarder constantly gets mistaken for someone else. Sometimes, like today, with the correct ID and everything. A girl at a coffee shop saw Hawk and asked him “has anyone told you that you look like Tony Hawk?” Well, the legend joked that he sometimes wrote about the phenomenon. The barista laughed it off and gave him his coffee, but then another patron leaned over and said he really did look like Tony Hawk....
Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has announced a brand-new event called Thrillseekers which will feature a new Arenas map, weekly rewards, and a bunch of new cosmetics. While the cosmetics and various rewards will certainly be appreciated by players, it is the new Arenas map, Overflow, that is the most exciting aspect of the event by far. Arenas, a new permanent mode added during the latest season, features a 3v3 team battle on a smaller map sectioned out from the normal maps and has proven to be fairly popular....
Blade Runner: Black Lotus has debuted the first poster for its mysterious new anime series! Adult Swim and Crunchyroll are collaborating on a number of original anime projects that will begin releasing within the year, and one of the most mysterious is the brand new story set within the Blade Runner universe, Blade Runner: Black Lotus. Partnering with Alcon Entertainment, this new 13 episode series takes place between the events of Blade Runner and the Blade Runner 2049 sequel....
DC’s Infinite Frontier publishing initiative is now in full swing, and it’s bringing some gradual updates to some of our favorite heroes and villains. That has especially been the case within the pages of Nightwing, with the series’ new creative team of Tom Taylor and Bruno Renaldo bringing a fresh take on the world of Dick Grayson. That has included the debut of an adorable and unexpected sidekick for Nightwing, a three-legged puppy that he rescued in the series’ most recent issue....
Disney+ has launched its new service Star, the general entertainment content brand being offered to Disney+ users in overseas markets. The addition of Star will give Disney+ users overseas access to a much wider array of content from Disney, 20th Century Fox, Fox TV, FX, ABC, Searchlight Pictures and more. With that new wider breadth of content will also come enhanced controls, as Disney+ and Star will offer overseas users an updated User Interface that includes mature content options for Disney+....
Mo Willems brought The Storytime All-Stars to HBO Max and Cartoon Network. The acclaimed children’s author is producing a number of programs and those platforms have exclusive rights. The first one is subtitled Don’t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime! Along with that entry is Mo Willems Story Time Shorts. Both of the shorts are available to stream right now. Willems delivered some delightful animation that will be gorgeous enough to entice younger audiences (while mild enough for parents to endure repeated viewings....
Filmmaker John Carpenter initially made a name for himself for his writing and directing accomplishments with films like Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, and The Fog, but part of the success of those experiences was their scores, which Carpenter himself also crafted. While he might not have directed any feature films since 2010’s The Ward, Carpenter has kept busy by crafting original albums and by taking those albums on world tours....
After an extensive production and a variety of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, director Colin Trevorrow took to Twitter to confirm that Jurassic World: Dominion has completed its sound mixing, signaling that work on the project had come to an end. This update might come as a surprise to audiences, given how few updates or official looks at the project that have been unveiled, outside of a brief tease of footage ahead of screenings of F9....
While there were a lot of shocking developments in the second half of Lucifer’s fifth season, there were none as painful as the death of Dan Espinoza (Kevin Alejandro). Thanks to manipulation by Lucifer’s (Tom Ellis) brother Michael (also Ellis), Dan ended up murdered while trying to solve a homicide. But instead of going to Heaven, Dan ended up in Hell because he hadn’t fully resolved his feelings of guilt at the time of his death....
