The Pokémon tabletop card game has radically evolved since its debut, but Nintendo’s Game Boy adaptation is still a phenomenal crash course in learning how to play.
Directors Danny and Michael Philippou’s gen-z horror Talk to Me has proven to be a surprise hit for A24, and the studio’s hoping that the brothers will be able to recreaste that box office magic with a newly-announced sequel. No word yet on what the sequel will be about or when it might debut, but the first film’s still in theaters now.
Following in the footsteps of previous Pokémon games like Sword and Shield, and Arceus, a new digital-first, animated series inspired by Scarlet and Violet is in the works.
Similar to Pokémon: Twilight Wings and Pokémon: Hisuian Snow, Pokémon: Paldean Winds introduces new trainers whose adventures are similar to those featured in the games, and the trailer makes it seem like the four-episode-long series will follow them all across Paldea when it hits the Pokémon Youtube channel on September 6th.
Though the South Korean entertainment industry’s exploitation of its workers is well documented, writers and production workers attached to Korean Netflix projects have spoken out about how the streamer’s making things even worse for them.
The success of shows like Squid Game might make it seem like on-screen talent fares better, but in a new report from the LA Times, the Korea Broadcasting Actors Union claims that Netflix won’t even meet with them to discuss the pay inequality that makes it hard for supporting actors to make ends meet.
The AMPTP’s refusal to meet the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild where they are is why Hollywood’s double labor strike is still on, and the double strike is part of why Sony took Beyond the Spider-Verse off its schedule of movies set to premiere next year.
There’s still no word on when Beyond the Spider-Verse will hit theaters. But in the meantime, Sony and IGN have shared the first 10 minutes of Across the Spider-Verse — presumably to tide folks over.
Lionsgate’s new dark comedy from director Joachim Back plays more like a lengthy ASMR video starring Jon Hamm.
For those who’ve been patiently waiting to take in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City from the comfort of their own homes, the movie is finally making its way to Peacock on August 11th — the very same day it’ll also be available to download digitally or buy as a Blu-ray or DVD.
