AIR an upcoming biographical film directed by Ben Affleck and written by Alex Convery. It follows the story of Sonny Vaccaro, a shoe salesman at Nike and he was able to sign Michael Jordan to a deal to wear their shoes. How Nike signed MJ have been featured in a number of news articles and documentaries, but will be the first time that the story will be told in a film.
AIR is the first film produced by Artists Equity, a production company owned by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The film is written by Alex Convery and just like what in says in the video, “Inspired by True Events.” The film stars Matt Damon and Affleck alongside Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Marlon Wayans, Chris Tucker, and Viola Davis. AIR is set to be released by Amazon Studios in theaters on April 5, 2023 and later in Amazon Prime.
Netflix just release the first series poster for their live action adaptation of One Piece. The poster is the picture of “Straw Hat” Luffy facing the sunset with his closed-fist right hand up in the air. Netflix’s One Piece series will have 10-episodes and will cover most, if not, all of East Blue Saga.
The casts for the Netflix’s Onepiece are;
Iñaki Godoy as Luffy
Mackenyu as Zoro
Emily Rudd as Nami
Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp
Taz Skylar as Sanji
No exact date as to their the One Piece series be available but as the poster suggests it will be release this year.
HBO officially announced that post-apocalyptic series – The Last of Us, has officially been renewed for Season 2. The announcement was made just after the release of episode 2. According to HBO, Episode 2 pulling in 22% more viewers on its opening night than Episode 1 – the largest week two audience growth for any HBO original drama ever.
HBO’s The Last of Us is based on the 2013 action-adventure game with the same name, by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It follows the story of Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl, Ellie, across a post-apocalyptic United States.
The Last of Us TV Series was created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, who also wrote and co-directed the video game. It stars Pedro Pascal as Joel, the smuggler who is accompanying Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey, a 14-year-old girl who is immune to the Cordyceps infection and may be the key to creating a vaccine.
HBO’s The Last of Us is a 9-episode series that is currently streaming on HBO Max every Sunday.
Queen of All Media, Kris Quino, Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino in real life, took to social media in sending her message for the 90th birthday of Former President Cory Aquino.
In her 10-minute Instagram video, Kris shared how she copes with four autoimmune diseases, showing how challenging her medical situation has been and also explain the conditions she is dealing with, even though she believes her mother can see everything from heaven.
Good news to all Disney Plus subscribers, since Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be available in the streaming platform on February 1st, 2023.
The film was first release last November 2022 and have been the #1 movie in the world for 5 weeks in a row. The film follows the leader of fictional country Wakanda and how they protect their country from invaders and those who try to steal their branium, after the death of Black Panther/King T’Challa’s death.
The film have won 80th Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress performed by Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda, and the 28th Critics’ Choice Awards, where the film has received six total nominations.
On February 1, the worldwide phenomenon arrives on @DisneyPlus.
Marvel Studios just dropped the latest trailer for the Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania.
The 138 seconds video (below), Kang is trying to seduce Scott Lang into doing something that Kang cannot do in the quantum realm. The trailer also gives us a quick look on what MODOK will look like in the film, which, in all honesty, he looks a terrifying and far from the goofy MODOK that have been portrayed in the comics and animations.
The tone of the trailer, specially the way they focus on Scott Lang at the end while battling Kang, we may see the death of another Avengers, which I’m hoping not the case.
We’ll know whether Scott Lang dies, and if the whole Lang and Pym family will be able to escape the ‘wrath’ of Kang and Quantum real unscathed, on 17th of February when the film hits the big screen.
Together with the new trailer, Marvel Studios also release a new movie posters that also includes the film’s tag line “Witness the beginning of a new dynasty.” which is a play to the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 6 movies Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
Directed by Peyton Reed, Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania will see the return of Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/ Ant-Man, Kathryn Newton (Cassie), Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne/Wasp, and Michael Douglas (Hank Pym) with Michelle Pfeiffer (Janet van Dyne). The film will also introduce the latest big bad boss of the MCU Kang the Conqueror played by Jonathan Majors and Corey Stoll as M.O.D.O.K.
Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania will be in theaters on February 17th, 2023.
Video of Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi’s Darna costume for the National Costume Round of the 71st Miss Universe have been trending and for a good reason. If incase you are interested to see what the other 83 candidates looks like in their National Costume, then you can watch the video below.
If you want to skip to the country of your choice, then you can click on timestamp below, as for Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi, you can just to time stamp 41:17.
Miss Universe 2022 coronation will on the 14th of January (morning of January 15 in the Philippines) at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi dons a Darna costume for the national costume round during the preliminary competition on Thursday, January 12, 2023.
In the preliminary competition of Miss Universe 2022, Miss Philippines Celeste Cortesi wore a different kinds of costume, instead of of the usual Filipino traditional dress, she walked onstage donning the Darna’s iconic costume in their signature red and gold bikini and boots. She also wore a matching golden backpiece in the shape of the Philippine sun.
The Darna costume was designed by Oliver Tolentino, the same designer of her preliminary evening gown. Celeste Cortesi’s Darna costume is a collaborative effort of MUPH, Ravelo Family, ABS-CBN and JRB Creative Production.
Miss Universe 2022 coronation will be held in New Orleans on January 14 (morning of January 15, Philippine time).
The 80th Golden Globes is now in the books and if you missed the live broadcast, then here’s a quick rundown on all winners from the 80th Golden Globes.
Here are all of the winners:
Television
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama: Kevin Costner, “Yellowstone”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama: Zendaya, “Euphoria”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Evan Peters, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Amanda Seyfried, “The Dropout”
Best Television Series Drama: “House of the Dragon”
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: “The White Lotus”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series: Julia Garner, “Ozark”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series: Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Paul Walter Hauser, “Black Bird”
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy:“Abbott Elementary”
Film
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Best Motion Picture – Drama: “The Fabelmans”
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language: “Argentina, 1985” (Argentina)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture: Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Best Original Song – Motion Picture: “Naatu Naatu,” Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj (“RRR”)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture: Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture: Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Best Motion Picture – Animated: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Austin Butler, “Elvis”
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Cate Blanchett, “Tár”
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Director – Motion Picture: Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”
Best Original Score: Justin Hurwitz, “Babylon”
Notable nomination; Even though she did not win, Dolly de Leon became the first Filipino talent to be nominated for a Golden Globe award. The nomination was for her role in the Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning film “Triangle of Sadness,” as an OFW who works as a crew of a luxury yacht and a one of the surviving crew when the ship capsized after a pirate attack.
Actor Noah Schnapp, known for his portrayal of Will Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things, just came out on Tiktok.
In a video where he is seen mouthing to an audio clip saying, “You know what it never was? That serious. It was never that serious. Quite frankly, will never be that serious.” He also wrote in the same video – “When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being scared in the closet for 18 years and all they said was we know.”
Netflix’s Stranger Things series, now in its 4th season, is a smash hit starring Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Winona Ryder and David Harbour, among other stars. The series first streamed in July 2016. All 4 seasons of Stranger Things are available now on Netflix.
After reports that Wednesday season 2 will not be stream on Netflix, the company has officially announced that there will be Wednesday Season 2, “only on Netflix.”
Prior to the renewal announcement, reports have surface that there will be second season of Wednesday but won’t be under the Netflix, since the IP of “The Addams Family” which includes “Wednesday” is owned by MGM, and now part of Amazon after it have been acquired for $8.5B.
It’s not surprising for Netflix to renew Wednesday, since the shows have been a runaway success for the streaming company. The company said that “the series broke the Netflix record for most hours viewed in a single week… twice. In the first week, it raked in 341.23 million hours viewed; in its second, 411.29 million hours viewed.”
Details about Wednesday Season 2 in terms of this its casting and plot after still unknown but we can assume that most if not all of season 1 casts will return to reprise their role.
GMA just dropped the mega trailer of the much awaited Voltes V: Legacy. The mega trailer is a 5 mins clip showing the evil alien empire Boazanians invading the world. It also gives us a glimpse of Camp Big Falcon, the Voltes team in their iconic uniform and Voltes V Robot fighting Boazania beast robot.
Chōdenji Machine Voltes V or just Voltes V, follows the story of the Armstrong brothers and their two friends as they defend the world against the evil alien invaders the Boazania lead by Prince Zardoz.
Three brothers Steve (Miguel Tanfelix), Big Bert (Matt Lozano), and Little Jon Armstrong (Raphael Landicho), and their friends Jamie Robinson (Ysabel Ortega) and Mark Gordon (Radson Flores) join forces to defend the Earth from humanoid aliens, known as Boazanians, who plans to invade the planet and launch their beast fighters all over the world.
“Voltes V: Legacy” is directed by Mark Reyes and written by Suzette Doctolero. The series features actors Miguel Tanfelix, Matt Lozano and Raphael Landicho as the Armstrong brothers, Steve, Big Bert and Littke Jon; Radson Flores as Mark Gordon and Ysabel Ortega will play Jamie Robinson, to complete the Voltes Team. Dennis Trillo will play as their missing Boazanian Scientist Father Ned Armstrong and Carla Abellana as Mary Ann, the human mother of the Armstrong siblings.
Martin del Rosario will play Prince Zardoz, leader of the Boazanian force invading world with Liezel Lopez as Zandra, Epi Quizon as Zuhl and Carlo Gonzales will play as Draco. Also in the series are Gabby Eigenmann as Commander Robinson, Albert Martinez, Christian Vasquez, Carlos Siguion Reyna, Jamie Wilson and Max Collins.
Voltes V: Legacy is reportedly consist of 80 episodes and will start airing on GMA Network in the second quarter of 2023.
The original Voltes V anime was first broadcast in the Philippines in 1978, on GMA Network with English dubbing. It was later banned by then-President Ferdinand Marcos on August 27, 1979, citing “harmful effects on children” with four remaining episodes being unaired. After the 1986 People Power Revolution that resulted to Marcos’ removal from office, the anime was reaired on Philippine television in the 1980s to 2010s.
We all know that there will be a 10th installment of Fast & Furious, which is aptly called Fast X with a reported release date of May 19, 2023. Now Vin Diesel just revealed that the first trailer of Fast X is scheduled for release in less than 2 months which is more or less by end of January 2023 or by mid Feb of next year.
Since the death of Paul Walker (Brian O’Conner), the Fast & Furious films shifted their focus on the Toretto family and in Fast X, they will introduce Abuela Toretto, portrayed by Rita Moreno, known for her work as West Side Story, Slums of Beverly Hills and the 1956 classic ‘The King and I.’
Fast X is directed by Louis Leterrier and several cast members reprising their role, including Vin Diesel as Dominic “Dom” Toretto, Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz, Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto, Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges as Tej, Nathalie Emmanuel as Ramsey and Sung Kang as Han Lue. Charlize Theron will return as the antagonist Cipher and Helen Mirren as Queenie. Jason Momoa will be the new villain Dante, who will be working with Theron’s Cipher, and Brie Larson (MCU’s Capt. Marvel) as Tess.
The premise of Fast X on Wiki did not provide any details but I’m sure we’ll know more once we see the trailer.
Now that all the numbers are in, it was time to give the bag to the winners for this years Metro Manila Film Festival. The movie Deleter dominated the MMFF 2022 Gabi ng Parangal bagging 7 awards including the Best Picture, Best Actress (Nadine Lustre), Best Director (Mikhail Red) and much more.
Even though Deleter received the most awards, Nanahimik ang Gabi is the film that have the most nominations at 13, while Deleter and Mamasapano both received 11 nominations. Movies that won multiple awards are Deleter (7 awards won); Nanahimik ang Gabi (winning 5 awards); Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told (bagging 4 awards) and My Father, Myself (taking home 3 awards).
Here are the complete list of winners for MMFF 2022 Gabi ng Parangal;
Best Picture: Deleter
2nd Best Picture: Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told
3rd Best Picture: Nanahimik Ang Gabi
Best Actor: Ian Veneracion, Nanahimik Ang Gabi
Best Actress: Nadine Lustre, Deleter
Best Director: Mikhail Red, Deleter
Best Supporting Actor: Mon Confiado, Nanahimik Ang Gabi
Best Supporting Actress: Dimples Romana, My Father, Myself
Best Screenplay: Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told
Best Production Design: Nananahimik Ang Gabi
Best Sound: Deleter
Best Musical Score: Greg Rodriguez III, Nanahimik Ang Gabi
Best Child Performer: Shawn Niño Gabriel, My Father, Myself
Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award: Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told
Gender Sensitivity: My Teacher
Best Original Theme Song: “Ang Aking Mahal,” Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told
Best Visual Effects: Deleter
Best Editing: Nikolas Red, Deleter
Best Cinematography: Deleter
Stars of the Night: Ian Veneracion, Nadine Lustre
Marichu Vera-Perez Memorial Award: Vilma Santos-Recto
Best Float: My Father, Myself
At the same time, Nadine’s agency Viva Artists Agency posted their congratulatory post for the all awards that the film Deleter won.
Marvel studios just release first official movie poster of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. In a true spider-fashion, the poster features an unmasked upside-down Miles Morales and appears to be dividing “Spider-People” into two groups.
On his left are the “Spiders” who are friendly with Morales which includes Gwen Stacy/Spider-Gwen, Scarlet Spider and Spider-Punk; while on his right are the “Spiders” who attacked Morales as shown in the trailer released last Dec 14th, which includes Spider-Man 2099, the pregnant Jessica Drew/Spider-woman. We also see other spiders like Spider-Cop, Spider-Man Unlimited, Spider-Man India, Takuya Yamashiro (a.k.a. the Japanese Spider-Man), Spider-Woman, Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man.
It’s still unclear why the other “Spider=people” are aggressive towards Miles Morales but it appears to be related to the “multiverse” and this “new threat.”
If you missed the first trailer of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, then go and watch it here.
Miles Morales returns in Spider-Man: Across the #SpiderVerse, coming to theaters June 2023. 🕸️ Take a peek at the brand-new poster! https://t.co/JOBDP40N0I
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, from a screenplay by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, and David Callaham. The film cast includes Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson. Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya. Jason Schwartzman, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez. Greta Lee. Rachel Dratch, Jorma Taccone. Shea Whigham and Oscar Isaac.
In a tweet, James Gunn explained why they’re changing Henry Cavill as Superman, saying that the new Superman that they have in mind “will be focusing on an earlier part of Superman’s life, so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill.” He added that they’re a big fan of Henry Cavill and that they’re exploring “a number of exciting possibilities to work together in the future.’
Peter & I have a DC slate ready to go, which we couldn’t be more over-the-moon about; we’ll be able to share some exciting information about our first projects at the beginning of the new year.
Since becoming co-chairpersons and CEOs of DC Films, all eyes are on James Gunn and how he can build a connected DC universe that can rival the MCU. It looks like James Gunn wants to start fresh in his vision of a connected DC universe.
Acapella group Pentatonix just release the new music video (above) of Christmas In Our Hearts, which features Lea Salonga. The collab is included in Pentatonix’s yuletide album “Holidays Around the World,” where they also teamed up with other industry big names such as Meghan Trainor, Lang Lang, Lea Salonga, Hikakin and Seiken.
Warner Bros. Pictures just release the teaser trailer of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Not much is revealed in the 74 second teaser, since the video shows that Barbie is a gigantic woman in the real world.
The film stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken respectively, with a supporting ensemble cast that includes Will Ferrell as the CEO of Mattel, Simu Liu, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Michael Cera, Issa Rae, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman, and Kate McKinnon.
Barbie The Movie is scheduled to be in theaters on July 21, 2023 and it is directed by Greta Gerwig and co-written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach.
Sony Pictures just release the official trailer of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and watching it bring out a lot more questions than answers.
Like, why the hell did all those “Spider-People”, including Spider-Man 2099, attacking Mile Morales and Gwen Stacy? And why kind of threat would it take for all those “Spider-People” to come together? Also, why is it only Miles and Gwen, to some degree “Peter Parker,” are the only ones who doesn’t know what really is happening in the “multi-verse”? No matter what the answers are, it looks like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is going to be a great film.
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson. Screenplay by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and David Callaham. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be in theaters June 2, 2023.
Unless you’re living under a rock, you know that Jenna Ortega is the hot new star from Netflix’s Wednesday, an Addams’ Family spin-off. So it’s not surprising if an artists uses Ortega’s likeness as his/her art piece, which is what artist Josh Clements (@clements.ink) just did by posting a fanart of Jenna Ortega as MCU’s White Tiger.
Josh Clements’s fan art shows that Jenna Ortega donning the white suit against a red silouhet New York skyline, with her jade green eyes and claws, a reference to the color of Jade Tiger Amulet, the source of White Tiger’s power.
Created by Brian Michael Bendis (writer) and Alex Maleev (artist), Angela del Toro/White Tiger, is a 4th character to use the name White Tiger. Angela del Toro/White Tiger is the niece of the original White Tiger, Hector Ayala and an FBI agent.
It’s been reported that White Tiger will appear in the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again series but the reports have been confirmed by Marvel or Disney.
It looks like we are getting one last Indiana Jones film from Harrison Ford, as Lucas Films release the official trailer of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. The 1 min 45 secs run time of the trailer seems short when you consider that not much is revealed in the trailer.
In the video, we can hear the voice of Indy’s old friend Sallah (played by John Rhys-Davies), asking if missed their old adventurous and dangerous life, then an old and retired ‘Prof’ Jones immediately replied “those days have come and gone.”
Trailer have all the element of a classic Indiana Jones film; the catchy music, the humor and the usual trip to an unknown Middle Eastern nation.
In 1969, American archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones lives against the backdrop of the Space Race. Jones is uneasy over the fact that the U.S. Government has recruited former Nazis to help beat the Soviet Union in the competition to make it to space. His goddaughter, Helena, accompanies him on his journey.[2][3] Meanwhile, Jürgen Voller, a NASA member and ex-Nazi involved with the moon-landing program, wishes to make the world into a better place as he sees fit.
This will be the 5th Indiana Jones film and at the age of 80, Harrison Ford looks great in the video and its unclear if this film will be used to expand the Indiana Jones franchise, so that new character can take over or explored.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is scheduled to be in theaters on June 30th 2023. Harrison Ford will reprise his role as the legendary archaeologist, it is directed by James Mangold and co-written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and James Mangold.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will also star;
Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Helena, Jones’ goddaughter
Antonio Banderas as Renaldo, a friend of Indy
John Rhys-Davies as Salleh
Mads Mikkelsen as Jürgen Voller, a former Nazi during World War II who has been hired by NASA and seeks to use the Apollo moon landing program for his own gain
Shaunette Renée Wilson as Mason, a government agent
Thomas Kretschmann as Colonel Weber, a Nazi working with Voller in 1944.
Toby Jones as Basil, an ally of Jones
Boyd Holbrook as Klaber, Voller’s nefarious right-hand man in 1969.
Marvel just release the official trailer of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, which the studio first release at Brazil Comic Con.
The trailer (below) focuses on the origin story of Rocket and his Otter friend Lylla, we also saw a glimpse of how Will Poulter’s Adam Warlock looks like and Chukwudi Iwuji portrayal of the High Evolutionary, a scientist specializing in evolution and who in the comics is Rocket’s creator. We can also see that Gamora is back as well as a “beefy” Groot, similar to the one we saw in the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.
The tone of the film (or at least this new trailer), is giving a different jive from the previous GOTG films, since there are a number of instances in the trailer where we see the Guardians in tears and injured, of course there’s still the brand of comedy.
It has been reported that will be James Gunn last project with Marvel, since he will be moving to DC Studios as the co-chairpersons and CEOs, a position that he shares with Peter Safran.
The Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 will be in theaters on May 5th, 2023 and will see the return of Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Zoe Saldaña as Gamora, Bradley Cooper as Rocket and Vin Diesel as Groot, Will Poulter as Adam Warlock. Sean Gunn will also reprise his role as Kraglin Obfonteri, a member of the Guardians and Yondu Udonta’s former second-in-command in the Ravagers, and Maria Bakalova voices Cosmo the Spacedog.
Disney Plus streaming service is now available in the Philippines and at the same time, folks at DisneyMusicAsiaVEVO Youtube channel dropped the official Tagalog versions of 6 of Encanto’s most beloved songs; the opening “The Family Madrigal,” to the groovy tune of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” What’s great about these tagalog versions is that it’s not the word for word translation but the right kind of Tagalog translation.
Leia, Rowena N. Raganit, Encanto – Cast – Ang Pamilya Madrigal (From “Encanto”/Tagalog)
Cathy Go – Pag Nagigipit (From “Encanto”/Tagalog)
Kayo (From “Encanto”/Tagalog)
Wag Ikuwento Si Bruno (From “Encanto”/Tagalog)
Leia, Kenz Ancero – Ano Pa’ng Kaya Ko? (From “Encanto”/Tagalog)
Leia – Nas’an Ang Milagro Ko (From “Encanto”/Tagalog)
The localized version of Encanto is now available in Disney Plus.
Here’s some good news for all E’heads fan who cannot attend their reunion concert this 22nd of December, because the band just announced that their Huling El Bimbo – Eraserheads Reunion Concert will livestream by iWantTFC.
The most-awaited reunion of Filipino rock icons, ERASERHEADS!
It’s pay-per-view and there’s an early bird rate of $23.99 or around ₱1,360.80, for those in Saudi Arabia the early bird rate will be SAR 104.99, which will be available only until by the end of November.
Last Wednesday, Nov. 24th, the official facebook page of Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) released the official movie posters of all MMFF 2022 entries.
Deleter
Family Matters
Labyu with an Accent
Mamasapano
My Father Myself
My Teacher
Nanahimik ang Gabi
Partners in Crime
All 8 movies will be in theaters from 25th of December 2022 to 7th January 2023.
After it failed to reach an agreement with China’s Netease Games, US gaming giant, Blizzard Entertainment will suspend most, if not all of its services in China starting this January 2023. Both Netease Games and Blizzard Entertainment where not able to extend their 14-year licensing agreement, since started 2008.
It’s unclear how failed extension will affect both companies and but all is not lost, since Blizzard’s mobile game Diablo Immortal will continue operating under a separate agreement with NetEase.
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 16, 2022– Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it will be suspending most Blizzard game services in mainland China due to the expiration of the current licensing agreements with NetEase, Inc. on January 23, 2023. This includes World of Warcraft®, Hearthstone®, Warcraft® III: Reforged, Overwatch®, the StarCraft® series, Diablo III®, and Heroes of the Storm®. Diablo Immortal® co-development and publishing is covered under a separate agreement between the two companies.
Blizzard Entertainment has had licensing agreements with NetEase since 2008, covering the publication of these Blizzard titles in China. The two parties have not reached a deal to renew the agreements that is consistent with Blizzard’s operating principles and commitments to players and employees, and the agreements are set to expire in January 2023.
We will suspend new sales in the coming days and Chinese players will be receiving details of how this will work soon. Upcoming releases for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Hearthstone: March of the Lich King, and season 2 of Overwatch 2 will proceed later this year.
“We’re immensely grateful for the passion our Chinese community has shown throughout the nearly 20 years we’ve been bringing our games to China through NetEase and other partners,” said Mike Ybarra, president, Blizzard Entertainment. “Their enthusiasm and creativity inspire us, and we are looking for alternatives to bring our games back to players in the future.”
Partnership like this is not uncommon in the gaming industry, since Riot Games partnered with Chinese gaming company Tencent distribute League of Legends in the country before the Chinese company acquired Riot Games for around $400 million.
Kentaro Miura’s Berserk (1997) anime series will soon be available on Netflix. The twenty-five episodes anime series was produced by Nippon Television and VAP, animated by Oriental Light and Magic (OLM), and directed by Naohito Takahashi.
The series follows Guts a mercenary warrior, as he joins mercenary group called the Band of the Hawk, led by their ambitious and charismatic leader, Griffith and his dream to rule a kingdom of his own.
Even though Berserk’s 1997 anime series was released on DVD and Blu-Ray, it next to impossible to get your hands, specially after Kentaro Miura death. In 2012, the Golden Age arc was adapted into an anime film trilogy; The Egg of the King and The Battle for Doldrey, were released in Japan in February and June 2012, and the third film, The Advent, was released in February 2013. Then in 2016, a second 24-episode anime series adaptation.
No word yet if the trilogy films and the 2016 series will also be available in Netflix but I guess will know soon enough.
The official trailer (below)of John Wick: Chapter 4 just dropped. From the 2 and a half minute video, it will feature Samurai and Wild West-styled combat, and everything in between. The video also showed us, who he (John Wick) needs to take down in order to defeat the High Table and gain his freedom.
The film was original scheduled for a May 21, 2021 released, but was postponed due to the pandemic. The film is directed by Chad Stahelski, and written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch.
John Wick: Chapter 4 will be in theaters March 24th, 2023.
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) uncovers a path to defeating the High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.
Starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, and Ian McShane.
Toei Animation / Dandelion Animation Studio just drop the first full trailer (embedded below) of The First Slam Dunk, an upcoming Japanese computer-animated sports film directed and written by Takehiko Inoue. The film is based on the Slam Dunk manga series written and illustrated by Inoue. The First Slam Dunk is scheduled to be released theatrically in Japan in December 2022.
The 74-second video initially show two kids playing basketball in the play ground, then quickly shows the five starting members of Shohoku High School – Sakuragi Hanamichi, Akagi Takenori, Miyagi Ryota, Rukawa Kaede, and Hisashi Mitsui – in a huddle and playing basketball, then a slam dunk before the clip ends.
Here’s the translated description of the video;
Movie “THE FIRST SLAM DUNK” released on December 3, 2022
Long Feature Film “THE FIRST SLAM DUNK”
Release in Japan: December 3 2022
[Work information]
Original story/screenplay/director: Takehiko Inoue
Director: Naoki Miyahara, Katsuhiko Kitada, Akio Ohashi, Yasuhiro Motoda, Fumihiko Suganuma, Yu Kamatani
Character design: Takehiko Inoue, Yasuyuki Ehara, CG director: Daiki Nakazawa, Animation director: Yasuyuki Ehara
Art Director: Kazuo Ogura Color Design: Shiori Kosei Director of Photography: Shunsuke Nakamura Editing: Ryuichi Takita Sound Director: Koji Kasamatsu
Animation Producer: Kazuhiro Nishikawa Producer: Toshiyuki Matsui
Netflix just revealed the title of the first episode of Stranger Things Season 5, which is aptly called The Crawl. The streaming company made the announcement thru their social media accounts and the image in the post appears to be the script for the series.
To close out #StrangerThingsDay, very excited to reveal that the Stranger Things 5 premiere episode is titled…
Aside from the title, no other details have been released by the Netflix and The Duffer brothers, previously said that the 5th season of the Stranger Things will be shorter and could be as big as “Return of the King” and will just focus on the original characters.
The 5th season of the Stranger Things is expected to start production by 2023 but no announcement for the release date. Stranger Things Season 1 to 4 is available on Netflix.
