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Netflix release Witcher TV screens: Geralt, Yennefer & Ciri

Jak Connor | Jul 2, 2019 2:00 AM CDT

Netflix has released a bunch of screenshots for their new upcoming series titled 'The Witcher', starring Superman actor Henry Cavill.

Netflix release Witcher TV screens: Geralt, Yennefer & Ciri

The screenshots have been released onto the official WitcherNetflix Instagram page and showcase Geralt of Rivia, Yennefer (Anya Cholatra) and Ciri (Freya Allan). Each of the images come with a caption, Geralts reads as follows: "I'm not a good man. I'm a Witcher." That is a beautiful way to simply sum up Geralts neutralness of being neither good nor bad.

The second image of Geralt says "I forge my own path. Bleed from my own mistakes. Destiny plays no part." This is a reflection on how Geralt feels in the books towards destiny playing no part in his story. Yennefers captions seems somewhat generic, and don't really reflect to much of her character in my own opinion. "My world is cruel and predictable. You enter, you survive, you die" and "Death comes for all of us, eventually. The only way to cheat it is to have a legacy."

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The Lord of the Rings TV show will film a 'huge' part in NZ

Jak Connor | Jul 1, 2019 3:00 AM CDT

A recent report has come out of the New Zealand Herald, detailing that Auckland has secured a large part of Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings filming.

The Lord of the Rings TV show will film a 'huge' part in NZ

The New Zealand Herald has said that Auckland has secured what has been described as a "huge" part of the filming for Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings TV show. To back up that claim, an Auckland films industry senior has said that at least two different New Zealand film production studios (Kumeu Film Studios and Auckland Film Studios) have already begun work on the series' filming locations.

This is the first we are hearing of the filming locations since it was rumored that Amazon would be using Scotland as a location. Since The New Zealand Herald says that Auckland has secured a "huge" part of the filming locations we can assume that not ALL filming will be done there and that some of the scenes will be shot elsewhere. If you are interested in what Amazon are cooking up for the Lord of the Rings TV show storyline wise, check out my breakdown article here.

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Pokemon Detective Pikachu available to own next month

Jak Connor | Jun 27, 2019 4:00 AM CDT

In May, Pokemon Detective Pikachu starring Ryan Reynolds hit cinema's. The movie was met with large amounts of fan support and now those fans will soon be able to own their very own copy of the film.

Pokemon Detective Pikachu available to own next month

The above Twitter post has been found on the official Pokemon Detective Pikachu Twitter page and has revealed that on the 23rd of July, Pokemon Detective Pikachu will be available to digitally download.

For fans that would prefer actually being able to gold the movie in their hands (physical form), Pokemon Detective Pikachu will become avaialble on Blu-ray on the 6th of August. If you wish to pre-order the film, head on over to the Pokemon Detective Pikachu website here.

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Rick & Morty season 4 episode premier at Adult Swim Festival

Jak Connor | Jun 26, 2019 5:00 AM CDT

Rick and Morty season 4 is being craved by fans, and the release of the fourth season is not even that far away for the mainstream. But for attendee's of the Adult Swim Festival, they will get a special early sneak peak.

Rick & Morty season 4 episode premier at Adult Swim Festival

According to an announcement from Deadline, the long-awaited fourth season of the hit TV show Rick and Morty will have a special showing at the Adult Swim Festival in Los Angeles. The Adult Swim Festival will be held across two days and run from Friday, Nov. 15 (Saturday) to Nov. 16. Deadline says that there will be a "never-before-seen screening" on the second day of the festival.

While Deadline doesn't mention whether or not this will be an early screening of the first episode of season 4, I have a sneaky suspicion this might be an early screening. Adult Swim has described this years festival event attractions as a "one-of-a-kind 360 degrees fan experience". Rick and Morty season 4 will debut sometime in November.

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Dragon Ball Super: Broly sequel in rumored preparation

Jak Connor | Jun 25, 2019 5:00 AM CDT

The release of Dragon Ball Super: Broly was welcomed by Dragon Ball fans across the globe, and we can see the support for the film was in strong form as it amassed 124.5 million in gross earnings. So how about a sequel?

Dragon Ball Super: Broly sequel in rumored preparation

In a recent interview with Akiyo Iyoku, the head of Shueisha's Dragon Ball Room, a sequel for Broly was brough up and Iyoku says the team is "steadily making preparations for the next Dragon Ball movie." While Iyoku doesn't reveal any specific details for the follow-up film, he does say that "things will probably head in a completely different direction next time around."

At the moment there has been no solidified release date for the next movie, but Iyoku does say that he is very excited for fans of the series/films to see "what's coming up next" as he believes "whatever comes next will be even more incredible".

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Toy Story 4 goes to infinity, and beyond in opening weekend

Anthony Garreffa | Jun 24, 2019 10:30 PM CDT

Now that Toy Story 4 is hitting cinemas we are finding out that the latest movie in the franchise has become the most successful in its opening weekend across the entire Toy Story franchise.

Toy Story 4 goes to infinity, and beyond in opening weekend

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the projections for Toy Story 4's opening weekend were much higher at $165 million, much less than the $118 million that it did in its opening weekend. If we compare this to Toy Story 3 from 2010 opening with $110.3 million, Toy Story 4 is performing quite well and is yet another win for both Pixar and Disney.

Pixar is no stranger to flying way above inifinty, and beyond with The Incredibles 2 pulling a huge $182.7 million in its opening weekend, Finding Dory with $135.1 million and is just behind Shrek the Third and its $121.6 million -- Toy Story 4 comes in just behind with $118 million. Toy Story 4 is also the third movie to open at over $100 million in 2019, behind Avengers: Endgame and Captain Marvel -- both Disney owned movies.

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Russell Crowe turned down Aragorn role in Lord of The Rings

Jak Connor | Jun 21, 2019 4:00 AM CDT

The Lord of The Rings movies by Peter Jackson are some of the best fantasy movies on film, so imagine turning down the role of one of the lead characters Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Russell Crowe did, and he doesn't loose sleep over it either.

Russell Crowe turned down Aragorn role in Lord of The Rings

In a recent interview with Howard Stern, Russell Crowe discussed some of the movies has turned down in his career and how some of those movies would of defined more of his career. One of those movies was Peter Jackson's Lord of The Rings films, as Crowe explained to Stern that "I didn't think Peter Jackson actually wanted me on the film; I think he was forced into talking to me. There was a moment in time where everybody wanted me in everything."

He continued to explain: "And he's a fellow New Zealander; so I can hear his voice. I'm talking to him on the phone. And it's like, I don't think he even knows what I've done. My instinct was that he had somebody else in mind, which turned out to be Viggo Mortensen. And he should be allowed to hire the actor that he wants." Stern mentioned after the explanation that Crowe was actually offered 10% of the movies gross earnings, which would of obviously made him quite wealthy considering how much the movies grossed over time.

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Marvel talking with Keanu Reeves on EVERY MCU movie it makes

Anthony Garreffa | Jun 20, 2019 12:13 AM CDT

Keanu Reeves truly is The One, as he is hot-as-hell right now starring in the incredibly successful and equally awesome John Wick trilogy, he has a huge role in one of the most-hyped games ever in Cyberpunk 2077, and now Marvel is talking with him about everything.

Marvel talking with Keanu Reeves on EVERY MCU movie it makes

In an interview with ComicBook.com, Marveu Studios president Kevin Feigi said that the company has been talking with Keanu on "almost every film we make". Feigi added: "We talk to Keanu Reeves about... I don't know when, if, or ever he'll join the MCU, but we very much want to figure out the right way to do it". Rumor has it that Keanu could be involved in The Eternals, something we should hear about soon if it happens.

Keanu is already one connection away from Marvel Studios in that he stars in Toy Story 4 which is about to open, which is made by Pixar and also owned by Disney, just like Marvel Studios.

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Netflix buys Ubisofts The Division film with Jake Gyllenhaal

Jak Connor | Jun 11, 2019 4:32 AM CDT

E3 2019 - Netflix have snapped up a brand new exclusive that will eventually come to their platform, 'The Division' starring Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Netflix buys Ubisofts The Division film with Jake Gyllenhaal

During the Ubisoft E3 2019 press conference, we learned that Netflix will be the platform to bring fans the upcoming Division movie. At the moment there is no solidified release date, but we do know that David Leitch will be taking the reins as the movies director. Leitch has also directed the upcoming 'Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw' and was a producer for the John Wick.

Writing wise, The Division movie will have Rafe Judkins who is also working on the upcoming Uncharted movie that is starring Avengers: Endgame and Spiderman actor Tom Holland. Back in 2016 Ubisoft spoke out about The Division movie, saying "In addition to starring in the film, both Chastain and Gyllenhaal will be a part of the development process through their production companies, Freckle Films and Nine Stories, respectively. The pandemic-stricken streets of The Division are filled with countless stories of love, loss, treachery, and heroism, but we'll have to wait to find out what avenues the film will explore." At the moment, there isn't a known release date for The Division movie.

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Uncharted Movie starring Tom Holland releases Dec 18th, 2020

Jak Connor | Jun 7, 2019 5:00 AM CDT

Naughty Dog's Uncharted series is one of the titan franchises on PlayStation, and has served as a staple franchise in action/cinematic video games. What about a fully-fledged movie though?

Uncharted Movie starring Tom Holland releases Dec 18th, 2020

Uncharted fans can release their excitement scream now as that very thing is happening and Sony have confirmed it. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony's Uncharted movie starring Spider-Man actor Tom Holland will be released in cinemas around the world on December 18th, 2020.

The movie is directed by Dan Trachtenberg, Jonathen Rosenberg and Mark Walker are the last known people to write the screenplay draft. At the moment there is no confirmed information on how the movies will relate to the video games, all there is to go off of is that the movies will be centring in on a young Nathan Drake, hence Tom Holland being casted back in 2017.

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