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Eddie Murphy is renowned as one of the best comedians that has ever lived, and what better way to get him back into the stand-up scene than Netflix dangling $70 million in front of him.

While Murphy is currently known for his big screen appearances, the actor and comedian has previously had extreme success for his stand-up specials. Some of these specials such as Delirious and Raw are known as some of the greatest comedy specials of all time, and now the comedian might be stepping back into the stand-up field.

According to TMZ, Netflix is currently in talks with Murphy about producing an undisclosed number of comedy specials. TMZ says that Netflix has offered Murphy a staggering $70 million contract, now that's a laughable amount of money.

At this years Comic-Con we were introduced to the teaser trailer for Netflix's highly anticipated Witcher TV show. After the trailer was revealed, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich talked about what to expect in the series' first season.

According to Hissrich, the first season will be based on 'The Last Wish' which is a collection of short stories that is considered to be the first book in the international best-selling book series by Andrzej Sapkowski.

"The Last Wish was the first book I read, so--you know how, with anything, the first time you experience a world, you fall in love with it in a totally different way. I love all of the books, but that was really my entrance into the world. So yeah, I drew a lot from it" said Hissrich.

We are now in full Witcher hype mode as Netflix has released their official teaser trailer for their highly anticipated Witcher TV show.

The above video has been released onto the official Netflix YouTube Channel and introduces us to a world where the worst monsters are the ones we create. We can see characters such as Geralt of Rivia played by Superman actor, Henry Cavil. Yennefer, who is played by Anya Cholatra and Ciri who is played by Freya Allan.

From the trailer we can also see that Geralt is MASSIVE. Henry Cavill really did hit the gym for this role and it definitely shows. We also get some quick glimpses of some action and also a tease at an unknown monster. The show is based on the international best-selling book series and not on the CD Projekt RED masterpiece game franchise. If you are after some official screenshots, check out this link here. There is no known release date for the show as of yet.

So... Hollywood did a thing. The Broadway musical is now a new CGI-heavy movie with the first trailer to Cats released wiht some top-shelf names in the mix including Taylor Swift, James Corden, Ian McKellen, and Judi Dench. Just... check out the trailer:

It looks so beyond horrible it's not funny, mainly from the "cats" looking like weird cat-like humans because it is not fur, the actors aren't wearing suits. The eats, whiskers, fur, and tail are all added digitally. The cats are not proportioned to real cats or small humans, where in some scenes of the trailer the cat is unnaturally small on the bed, and even more so on a plate.

The CGI looks horrendous and makes the botch job the VFX team did on Superman's lip in Justice League look amazing, and that's saying something. Hell, it makes the movie version of Sonic the Hedgehog look incredible, something the team quickly understood from the reaction of the internet, and are now fixing.

Mortal Kombat fans will be able to rejoice at the most recent news regarding the upcoming Mortal Kombat Movie that is soon to be released.

If you didn't know, Adelaide will soon be home to its biggest movie production ever, the upcoming Mortal Kombat live-action movie. The movie is being directed by Simon McQuid and it will be bringing a fresh new take to Mortal Kombat. Recent news has now surfarced regarding the movies rating and according to Greg Russo, a screenwriter for the movie, the Mortal Kombat Movie will be R-rated and will feature the games' iconic fatalities.

Russo said on Twitter in the above comment, "Since it's already been stated by other members of the team, I'm gonna put this one to bed. MK WILL be R-Rated and for the first time EVER, FATALITIES will FINALLY be on the big screen (and no I'm not gonna say which ones) You'll just have to wait for the movie & see!!! ;)" The last news we heard about the Mortal Kombat Movie is that Fast & Furious 6's Joe Taslim has been selected to play Sub-Zero. We are now waiting on who will play Sub-Zero's counterpart, Scorpion. The Mortal Kombat Movie is expected to launch in theaters on March 5th, 2021.

Netflix has decided to take a step into the suicide prevention area by removing one of suicide scenes from one of this most popular TV shows.

Netflix has taken to their official Twitter page to announce an update for 13 Reasons Why. According to the post, Netflix has "heard from many young people that 13 Reasons Why encouraged them to start conversations about difficult issues like depression and suicide and get help - often for the first time. As we prepare to launch Season 3 later this summer, we've been mindful about the ongoing debate around the show."

"So on the advice of medical experts, including Dr. Christine Moutier, Chief Medical Officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, we've decided with creator Brian Yorkey and the producers of 13 Reasons Why to edit the scene in which Hannah takes her own life from Season 1."

Remembering back to May, we learned that the design of Sonic in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie was not good enough for fans. In response to Sonic's design, the movies director understood that a design change had to happen, and now we are hearing about what they have in-store.

The first trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie was released back in May and was met with heavy criticism by fans as Sonic's design was somewhat unsettling. Paramount and director Jeff Fowler took the criticism on-board and delayed the movie by about three months with a goal of changing Sonic's design to better accommodate fans desires. According to Tim Miller talking to Variety, a producer of the movie, "I think fans will be pleased" with Sonic's re-design.

Miller also touched on how everyone responded to fans criticism, saying "Look, I was with fans and so was Jeff. When the s**t hit the fan, I went over there and said, 'The most important thing to do, man, is say, 'I f**ked up. He'd already sent a tweet out an hour before I got there. He's a good man. It was exactly the right way to handle that. The fans have a voice in this too. There's a right way to listen." Many fans, including myself were extremely happy to hear that the decision was to postpone the movie so the studio had time to rework Sonic.

If you have been out of the loop Netflix has released the third season for Stranger Things, it's now currently available to stream and boy has it been popular.

Stranger Things Season 3 released back on the 4th of July, and since the release the new season has truly taken off. According to Netflix's official Twitter account, the new season has been viewed by 40.7 million Netflix accounts in just the first four days since its release.

This is a staggering amount of viewers and Netflix has even come out and said that it has broken the record for "more than any other film or series in its first four days". Netflix also has said that "18.2 million have already finished the entire season." If you are interested in checking out the new Stranger Things season, click this link here.

A recent interview with Game of Thrones writer George R.R Martin has revealed some details about the coming Game of Thrones prequel TV show that is currently in the works.

According to the interview with Martin which was conducted by Entertainment Weekly, the prequel TV show will be shining a light on the land of Westeros before the seven kingdoms were formed. Martin touches on the subject, saying "But if you go back further then there are nine kingdoms, and 12 kingdoms, and eventually you get back to where there are a hundred kingdoms--petty kingdoms--and that's the era we're talking about here."

As the prequel show predates the events that we saw in the Game of Thrones by thousands of years, this means that the Lannisters and Targaryens houses haven't even been formed yet. As well as dragons haven't come into existence, which raises the question 'what will we see?'. Martin says that "Obviously the White Walkers are here--or as they're called in my books, The Others--and that will be an aspect of it. There are things like direwolves and mammoths."

Back in early May we started to hear rumblings of a new Mortal Kombat movie beginning preparation for filming, now recent news has surfaced regarding who is to play as Sub-Zero.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Joe Taslim who is known for his roles in The Raid and Fast & Furious 6, has now been selected to play as Mortal Kombat's Sub-Zero. Since we first started hearing about the new Mortal Kombat movie, this is the first actor who has been officially casted. Now one of the burning questions that remain is who is going to be 'getting over' to the set to play Sub-Zero's counterpart, Scorpion.

If you were wondering if this Mortal Kombat movie would be a continuation of the last one that was released (Mortal Kombat Annihilation released in 1997) then I can tell you that its not. This new Mortal Kombat movie will bring a fresh new take to the franchise, essentially being a reboot of what we already know. The specifics for the films direction have not be released, and there isn't that much information available as of yet.