Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is an “anime” the same way Justin Trudeau is the president of Canada. But if the series’ opening credit sequence is any indication, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is going to resonate with the North American otaku set when it hits Netflix on November 17th.
Somehow (see: the relentless passage of time) Loki season two is already two episodes out from its big finale. And this new teaser Marvel’s just dropped makes it seem like the Asgardian god of mischief (and friends) are going to be busy as hell keeping the universe from falling apart as this latest chapter draws to a close.
The second season of Amazon’s Invincible series feels plugged right into Hollywood’s current obsession with multiverses, but it’s taking notes directly from its classic comic’s source material.
After a long wait of more than a decade, Remedy returns to the Alan Wake series with an appropriately strange and scary sequel. Elsewhere, the hard-to-explain indie hit Dave the Diver is now on the Switch, Apple’s sci-fi drama Invasion just wrapped up its second season, and both Pain Hustlers (Netflix) and Five Nights at Freddy’s (Peacock) are now streaming.
It’s also a good time to catch up on Metal Gear Solid. Oh, and if you’re looking for something spooky to read, horror legend Junji Ito has a new collection out.
Marvel’s new Daredevil: Born Again Disney Plus series seemed to be in trouble earlier this month when the studio dismissed co-head writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman, and announced that it planned to bring on a proper showrunner to lead the project.
It wasn’t clear then just how long the hunt for a showrunner might take, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel has just tapped Dario Scardapane — who showran Netflix’s The Punisher — to step in.
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“The Star Beast” will air on November 25.
“Wild Blue Yonder” will air December 2.
“The Giggle” will air December 9.
All three episodes will air on BBC in the UK, and Disney Plus in the US and elsewhere. They’ll also mark the official return of David Tennant as the Doctor (it’s complicated), Russell T. Davies as showrunner, and Catherine Tate as the best of the modern companions, Donna Noble.
In the early days of Pokémon games, Pikachu used to be downright rotund by design, but the electric mouse gradually became skinner because that design was easier to animate.
Over the years, Nintendo’s alluded to Pikachu’s chunky past in a couple of clever ways, but none of them have been as delightful as the way the new Detective Pikachu animated short just says “screw it” and leans into that classic shunky Pikachu aesthetic.
Add Ted Lasso to the list of TV shows getting the Barbie treatment. Mattel’s offering three Barbie dolls based on the show’s wholesome characters. You can choose from Coach Ted, BFF Keeley, or the one I need, brick shith— err— AFC Richmond owner Rebecca Walton. The dolls are available right now, but it seems the Diamond Dogs have snapped them up already.
In a series of posts on X, the Screen Actors Guild announced yesterday evening that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers invited it back to negotiations.
AMPTP walked away from talks earlier this month over its demand for two percent of streaming revenue. According to Variety, the union has amended that to 57 cents per year, per subscriber.
Yesterday marked the 100th day of the strike.
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix plays like a joyride through Ubisoft’s vast library of classic video game IP.
