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It’s official – Tito, Vic and Joey (TVJ) with Dabarkads are moving to TV5

June 7, 2023

After almost a week, Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon (TVJ) and the former hosts of Eat Bulaga signed a new agreement with MediaQuest Group to move to TV5.

This is what MediaQuest CEO Jane Basas said in their official press statement;

I’m honored that these pillars of the Philippine entertainment industry have agreed to work with us. Our partnership strengthens our ability to continue to deliver the best for Filipino viewers here at home and all over the world. I’m happy that Tito, Vic, and Joey will now call TV5 their home.

Dabarkads – Maine Mendoza, Pauleen Luna and Ryan Agoncillo confirmed the new deal by posting on their personal social media account a 20 seconds clip showing the letter “J” of TVJ transforming to the number “5”.

The deal may already be in the works, since Joey Deleon previous said that “We’re not signing off … we are just taking a day off!” at that time the trio announced that they are leaving TAPE and the rest of the staff, crew and hosts also sent their resignation to TAPE the next day.

The new show is scheduled to air on TV5 in July and it’s unclear what will be the title of new show, since rights to the name “EAT BULAGA” is still being being disputed by TVJ and TAPE. Considering the the large following of Tito, Vic and Joey, including the Dabarkads (Eat Bulaga’s mainstays); Paolo Ballesteros, Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Maine Mendoza, Pauleen Luna and Ryan Agoncillo, they can just name of the show anything they want and people will still watch them in droves.

Netizens reacts to the “new” Eat Bulaga! with their new hosts

June 5, 2023

It’s official… we have a Eat Bulaga hosts namely; Paolo Contis, Buboy Villar, Betong Sumaya, Alexa Miro, Cassy and Mavy Legaspi with a performance from XOXO, and today is their first live show since TVJ and, its hosts, crew and staff left TAPE, from the reaction above, it’s not a good start for our new “Dabarkads,” it may also be a career suicide for the new hosts, since they’ll get a ton of criticism from the loyal viewers who have been watching the noontime show for 44 years.

These online reactions are brutal!





















New Eat Bulaga hosts leaked and pics of new crew posted by TAPE CFO

June 4, 2023

A head of TAPE’s announcement, names of the new Eat Bulaga (EB) host have been leaked by Abante entertainment columnist Jun Lalin. In an article by Jun Lalin published on abante.com.ph, writer Jun Lalin named the new hosts of EB starting this Monday, 5th of June.

The purported hosts are; Paolo Contis; Kapuso Comedian aolo Contis; Alexa Miro – known to be the girlfriend presidential son na si Congressman Sandro Marcos; and former co-hosts of “It’s Showtime” Kuya Kim Atienza – who is reported to be hosting only on Saturdays.

Rehersal videos and photos of the new staff and crew have been posted by TAPE’s CFO Bullet Jalosjos and can be seen circulating on different Social Media Network. The new and rebranded EB can be seen this Monday, June 5th 2023.

It can be remember that Tito, Vic and Joey, as well as the staff and crew left TAPE last May 31, at the same time TAPE themselves release a statement that with “the full support of GMA 7 in making Eat Bulaga bigger, to bring more fun and excitement to every Filipino.”.

Of course we have to take these news with a grain of salt until everything is officially announced but from the reaction that I can see in the comments section, the new hosts, staff and crew needs to prepare themselves from all the bashing they’ll be receiving online.

Source: kami

Tape Inc. release statement regarding the departure of Tito, Vic and Joey

June 1, 2023

Tape Incorporated has officially release a statement regarding the departure of Tito, Vic and Joey. The statement was signed TAPE, Inc.’s president and CEO Romeo M. Jalosjos Jr., and director of Finance Seth Frederik Jalosjos Jr.

Here’s the full text of TAPE’s statement;

TAPE Inc. is saddened bythe turn of events yesterday, May 31 but we respect the decision of the hosts to leave Eat Bulaga and GMA 7 Network, which has been their home for 28 years.

We are grateful to the men and women who worked tirelessly for the past 43 years to make our noontime show number 1. The success of Eat Bulaga is not dependent only on three (3) people but on the collaborative efforts of its talents, crew and loyal viewers.

We are happy for the full support of GMA 7 in making Eat Bulaga bigger, to bring more fun and excitement to every Filipino.

We want to assure the pulic and the supporters of the show through its sefment tha we are committed to provide quality entertainment.

It is unfortunate, but life must go on. As with life, we have to accept changes but we have a duty to every Filipino.

Abangan ninyo ang mga bagong magpapasaya at magpapatibok ng ating mga puso. Aasahan nin ang mas masaya, mas nakakaaliw at HIGIT PA SA ISANG LIBO’T ISANG TUWA na Eat Bulaga. Patuloy ang Dabarkads na maglilingkod para sa inyo, mga Kapuso MULA APPARI HANGGANG JOLO AT SA BUONG MUNDO.

Ang pag-ali ng mga hosts at hindi dahilan para tumigil ang pag-ikot nang mundo.

It appears that they will continue producing the noontime show without the trio and from the latest development, all of its remaining hosts and staff will also leave TAPE inc..

Remaining Eat Bulaga! Host also left TAPE Incorporated

June 1, 2023

A day after Tito, Vic and Joey (TVJ) announced their departure to the noontime show, the remaining hosts, writers, sales, production and camerament also sent their resignation letter to Romeo Jalosjos Jr., President and CEO of TAPE inc.

They wrote;

The resignation letter was shared by Pauleen Luna on her IG account, who is also one of the mainstay and wife of Vic Sotto.

Celebrities and former host react to Tito, Vic and Joey’s departure from Eat Bulaga

June 1, 2023

Tito, Vic and Joey dropped a bombshell yesterday by announcing that they’re leaving the Eat Bulaga after 44 years of hosting the noontime. Now celebrity and former EB host are reacting to the news.



































The general sentiments is that everyone who became part of Eat Bulaga, be it long or short, is that it made a big difference in their personal and professional life.

GMA Network issue statement regarding the departure of Tito, Vic and Joey from Eat Bulaga

May 31, 2023

After Tito, Vic and Joey announced their departure from Eat Bulaga, GMA Network officially release a statement;

We are saddened by today’s unexpected turn of events with regard to Eat Bulaga. GMA has been the home of Eat Bulaga for many years and we still have a block time agreement with TAPE until the end of 2024 for the noontime slot. Together with all the Filipino fans, we pray for a smooth and swift resolution of their issues.

Maraming salamat sa patuloy na suporta, mga Kapuso.

GMA have been the home of Eat Bulaga since 1995 and under contract until 2024. It’s unclear what will happen to the show or if Tape Inc. will still continue producing even without the founding host trio. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

Tito, Vic and Joey bid farewell to Eat Bulaga after 44 years

May 31, 2023

The trio of Tito, Vic and Joey just confirmed that will be leaving Eat Bulaga, the longest running TV show in the Philippines, after hosting the said show for 44 years.

The departure of Tito, Vic and Joey have been brewing for a month when rumors of an Eat Bulaga! rebranding/takeover and the trio getting fired—broke out amid financial losses by its producer Tape Incorporated owned by Jalosjos family.

Here’s the full text of their official message that was posted on the show’s official Facebook page @EBdabarkads.

“PUMASOK PO KAMING LAHAT NGAYONG ARAW PARA MAGTRABAHO PERO HINDI PO KAMI PINAYAGAN NG NEW MANAGEMENT NA UMERE NG LIVE.

JULY 30, 1979 PO, NANG SIMULAN NAMIN ANG EAT BULAGA… 44 YEARS NA PO ITO NGAYONG TAON.

KAYA NAMAN LUBOS ANG AMING PASASALAMAT SA MGA NAGING TAHANAN NAMIN – ANG RPN9 FOR 9 YEARS, ABS-CBN FOR 6 YEARS, AT ANG GMA FOR 28 YEARS.

SALAMAT DIN SA LAHAT NG ADVERTISERS MULA 1979 NA NAGMAHAL, NAGTIWALA AT SUMUPORTA SA AMIN…

GANOON DIN SA INYO, MGA DABARKADS – SA MGA MANONOOD – SA INYONG PAGMAMAHAL SA PROGRAMANG NAGING BAHAGI NG INYONG TANGHALIAN.

LUBOS DIN ANG AMING PASASALAMAT KAY MR. TONY TUVIERA SA PAGKAKAIBIGAN AT PAGIGING BAHAGI NG AMING PAMILYA… AT HIGIT SA LAHAT, SA PANGINOONG DIYOS NA KAHIT KAILAN HINDI NIYA KAMI PINABAYAAN.

HINDI NA PO NAMIN ISA ISAHIN PA ANG LAMAN NG AMING PUSO.

ANG HANGAD LANG PO NAMIN AY MAKAPAGTRABAHO NG MAPAYAPA, WALANG INAAGRABYADO, AT MAY RESPETO SA BAWAT ISA.

SIMULA NGAYONG ARAW, MAY 31, 2023, KAMI PO AY NAGPAPAALAM NA SA TAPE INCORPORATED.

KARANGALAN PO NAMIN NA KAMI’Y NAKAPAGHATID NG TUWA’T SAYA MULA BATANES HANGGANG JOLO AT NAGING BAHAGI NG BUHAY NIYO.

MARAMING SALAMAT PO SA INYONG LAHAT. HANGGANG SA MULI…

SAAN MAN KAMI DALHIN NG TADHANA, TULOY ANG IS AG LIBO’T ISANG TUWA.”

Marvel announces release dates of Loki Season 2 and Echo

May 18, 2023

We know that it’s coming and now Disney has officially announced the release date of the second season of Loki and Echo. In a single twit, Marvel Studios announced that the second season of Loki will be this 6th of October 2023, while the Daredevil spin-off “Echo,” that will star Alaqua Cox to reprise her role as Maya Lopez/Echo, will be this November 29th.

Loki Season 2

In their announcement, Marvel explained that the second season of Loki will “pickup where Season 1 left off, after the death of He Who Remains, Loki is back at the TVA, but Sylvie, and Mobius and Hunter B-15 don’t know who he is.”

Echo

Here’s what Disney said about the new series;

The new series tells the origin story of Maya Lopez, whose ruthless behavior in New York City catches up with her in her hometown. She must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.

The series was originally scheduled for release mid-2023 but Marion Dayre, producer of the series, stated in December 2022 that Echo series will have a late 2023 premiere.

Disney drops the teaser trailer of Ahsoka

April 9, 2023

Disney just dropped the teaser trailer of Ahsoka, a spin off series from The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett.

The character Ahsoka Tano was first introduced in the Star Wars Universe as the Jedi Padawan of Anakin Skywalker, she then appeared as a supporting character in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the subsequent animated television series (2008-2014; 2020).

The live action version of Ahsoka was first seen in the Disney+ series ‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘The Book of Boba Fett’, portrayed by actress Rosario Dawson, she will reprise the role in the series.

Ahsoka the series will be in Disney+ this August 2023.

One Piece anime series will soon be available in Netflix Philippines

April 5, 2023

One Pience the anime series will be available for streaming on Netflix Philippines this coming 15th of April. This was announced by the official Facebook page of Netflix Philippines.

Once piece was only available on selected region including Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. It’s unclear if all One Piece episodes will be available including TV Specials, OVA and shorts will be available, since in Netflix Japan only 13 seasons are available while in Netflix US only 10 seasons or a total of 325 episodes can be streamed.

One Piece follows the story of Monkey D. Luffy and his gang of wacky pirates as they look for the legendary treasure One Piece and become the new king of the pirates.

Watch the new trailer of Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion only on Disney+ this 21st June

April 4, 2023
Watch the new trailer of Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion only on Disney+ this 21st June

Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion, an Original series, is streaming June 21 on Disney+.

Secret Invasion original series will be 6-episodes long and will star Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury from the MCU film series, along with Ben Mendelsohn as Talos, with Cobie Smulders, Martin Freeman, and Don Cheadle. The series is created by Kyle Bradstreet and directed by Thomas Bezucha and Ali Selim.

Secret Invasion original series is part of Phase Five of the MCU and will be on Disney+ this 21st June.

Netflix Philippines announces new pricing for Basic and Standard Plan

February 21, 2023
Netflix Philippines announces new pricing for Basic and Standard Plan

Netflix Philippines just announced a new pricing for its Basic and Standard Plan in the country that will take effect this 21st of February 2023.

From ₱369 per month, the new price for the Basic Plan will now be ₱249 per month, and Standard Plan will now be ₱399 from ₱459 per month. The new price changes will apply to both new and current subscribers. The Basic and Standard Plan are basically the same plan except that the Standard Plan will offer Full HD (1080P) resolution, while the Basic Plan only have HD (720P).

The price adjustment appears to be Netflix PH answer to the increasing competition in the country, since subscription to other streaming service available in the Philippines offer a much lower monthly plan.

Checkout the first poster for Netflix’s live action adaptation of One Piece

February 1, 2023

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’s The Last of Us will return of Second Season

January 28, 2023

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.

Complete list of winners from the 80th Golden Globes

January 11, 2023

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.

Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp comes out as gay

January 7, 2023

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.”

@noahschnapp

I guess I’m more similar to will than I thought

♬ original sound – princessazula0

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.

Netflix officially renews Wednesday for Season 2

January 7, 2023

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.”

The shows renewal also comes with video announcement from the series official twitter account hinting for “more torture.”

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 releases the Mega Trailer of Voltes V: Legacy

January 2, 2023

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.

Jenna Ortega as White Tiger in Daredevil Born Again

December 12, 2022
Jenna Ortega as White Tiger in Daredevil Born Again

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.

Stranger Things 5 premier episode of will be called ‘The Crawl’

November 9, 2022

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.

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.

Marvel announces ‘Secret Invasion’ original series and official trailer

September 12, 2022
Marvel announces ‘Secret Invasion’ original series and official trailer

Here’s another series – Secret Invasion, that I’m excited about, since this will feature 6 hours of Nick Fury.

Premise of the series going something like this; A faction of shapeshifting aliens, the Skrulls, have infiltrated all aspects of life on Earth. The series is taken from Marvel’s eight-issue limited series with the same name and several tie-in books.

Secret Invasion original series will be 6-episodes long and will star Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury from the MCU film series, along with Ben Mendelsohn as Talos, with Cobie Smulders, Martin Freeman, and Don Cheadle. The series is created by Kyle Bradstreet and directed by Thomas Bezucha and Ali Selim.

Secret Invasion original series is part of Phase Five of the MCU and will premiere on Disney+ in early 2023.

Netflix renews Umbrella Academy for a 4th and final season

August 27, 2022
Netflix renews Umbrella Academy for a 4th and final season

Netflix just renew the Umbrella Academy for its 4th and final season. The announcement was made two months after releasing season 3.

The Umbrella Academy is an American superhero streaming television series based on the comic book series of the same name written by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse Comics. Created for Netflix by Steve Blackman and developed by Jeremy Slater, it follows the story of a dysfunctional family of super powered sibling who reunite to solve the mystery of their father’s death and the threat of an imminent apocalypse. All 3 season of Umbrella Academy are now available on Netflix.

HBO Max renews House of the Dragon for a Second season

August 27, 2022
HBO Max renews House of the Dragon for a Second season

After releasing its first episode, HBO announced that it has renewed the House of the Dragon for a second season. According to reports, the first episode “The Heirs of the Dragon” drew a combined nearly 10 million viewers on television and HBO Max.

The GoT prequel is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, which is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and focuses on rise and fall of House of Targaryen. Season 1 of House of the Dragon premiered last August 21, 2022, and will have 10 episodes.

Metro Magazine cover features Jane de Leon clad in the icon Darna suit

August 21, 2022
Metro Magazine cover features Jane de Leon clad in the icon Darna suit

Metro Magazine, the country’s premier fashion magazine just gave us a full view of Jane de Leon wearing the icon Darna suit. Jane de Leon’s Darna is a project that have been in project for a long time, there were even reports that the project have been cancelled due to a very high production cost. The new Darna series aired in ABS-CBN this month and scheduled to release at least 5 episodes.

Created by writer Mars Ravelo and artist Nestor Redondo, Darna follows the story of Narda who becomes the titular superhero after swallowing a white stone that fell from the sky. Darna is directed by master director Chito S. Roño with Avel Sunpongco and Benedict Mique, Casts of the series are Zaijian Jaranilla as Ding, Narna’s younger brother with actress and former Darna Rio Locsin, Iza Calzado plays the original Darna from Planet Marte, who later pass on the magical stone to her daughter Narda before dying in battle.

The cast also includes Paolo Gumabao, Simon Ibarra, Young JV, Zeppi Borromeo, Marvin Yap, Yogo Singh, L.A. Santos, Joj Agpangan, Mark Manicad, Richard Quan, Dawn Chang, Viveika Ravanes, Eric Fructuoso, and Jeffrey Santos.

For more reading, go to Metro Magazine to read its featured article – Flying High: The Rise Of Jane De Leon As The Iconic Darna

Netflix introduces cast of Adam’s family spin-off Wednesday

August 17, 2022
Netflix introduces cast of Adam’s family spin-off Wednesday

Netflix just revealed the first look and main cast of their upcoming Adam’s family spin-off series Wednesday. The black and white photo of the maincasts was shared by the streaming’s official social media accounts.

Jenna Ortega will play the title role Wednesday, who previously shared a short video of her character on her Instagram account. Ortega will be joined by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán, who will play her bizarre but lovable parents Morticia and Gomez, and Isaac Ordonez will take the role her brother Pugsley.

Netflix said that “the new series, the iconic spawn of the Addams family is on her own for the first time — and things get predictably gothic. After she’s expelled from her “normal” human high school over an incident involving piranhas (yes, you read that correctly), Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) is sent away to Nevermore Academy, a school for, shall we say, unique students. What she discovers there is a tantalizing, bloody murder mystery — and maybe, just maybe, a few friends as odd as she is.”

Other cast members of the Wednesday series includes;

  • Gwendoline Christie as Nevermore Academy school administrator Larissa Weems
  • Christina Ricci as Nevermore dorm mom Marilyn Thornhill (who played Wednesday in the ’90s Addams Family films)
  • Riki Lindhome as Dr. Valerie Kinbott
  • Jamie McShane as Sheriff Donovan Galpin
  • Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin
  • Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus
  • Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Otinger
  • Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair
  • Naomi J. Ogawa as Yoko Tanaka
  • Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay
  • Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe
  • Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems
  • Victor Dorobantu as Thing

Wednesday Addams and the Addams Family is created by American cartoonist Charles Addams, the series was created by Michael Gough and Miles Millar, the first season of the series were directed by Tim Burton. Wednesday will be available for stream on Netflix this coming fall.

Marvel Studios releases Ms. Marvel Official Trailer will be on Disney+ this June 8th

March 16, 2022

Marvel just release the first trailer of the coming Disney+ series, Ms. Marvel, starring Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan a.k.a. Ms. Marvel. A diehard Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) fan, when Khan discovers she has superpowers, she immediately use it to stop any supervillain who plans to take over Jersey City.

The trailer also show the changes in her superpowers like shooting purple energy beams, forming shields and plus creating a giant fist which is a reference to her comic book counterpart.

Here’s what the Marvel said about the new Ms. Marvel series;

Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel is a new, original series that introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero mega fan with an oversized imagination—particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. Yet Kamala feels like she doesn’t fit in at school and sometimes even at home—that is, until she gets super powers like the heroes she’s always looked up to. Life gets better with super powers, right?

Created by Sana Amanat, G. Willow Wilson, Stephen Wacker, Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie, Kamala Khan first appeared in 2013’s Captain Marvel #14 and the first Muslim Marvel character to have her own series. Ms. Marvel will be on Disney Plus on the 8th of June 2022.

Netflix releases the trailer of Lost in Space Final season

November 12, 2021

Netflix just release the trailer for the last season of Lost in Space.

The trailer (below) appears to be teasing the battle between the surviving humans and the army of robots but Will’s link to his robot friend could be the key to their survival.

Netflix’s Lost in Space is the adaption of the 1965 series of the same name, created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS.

The first two season are now available on Netflix and all episode of the 3rd and final suasion will be available for streaming on Dec. 1st, 2021.