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Things That You Need to Know Before Watching Nimona

February 26, 2024

Netflix just released the full animated film Nimona on its channel four days ago. The story centers on Ballister and his shapeshifting sidekick, Nimona.

Nimona was Blue Sky Studio’s last project before shutting down. Blue Sky Studios is the team behind the widely successful Ice Age series, Rio, and Spies in Disguise.

Due to economic uncertainty, Blue Sky Studios had to shut down before they got the chance to finish the project. However, previous employees at Blue Sky Studios still worked on the project to bring it to life.

The film had been in the works since 2015, and the release date originally scheduled for a 2022 release. Disney also rejected the film, stating that it contained LGBT themes, as revealed by an interview by three former Blue Sky Studios employees.

In a fortunate turn of events, Annapurna Animation picked up the project and brought it back from development limbo. The voice cast for Nimona includes Chloe-Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Frances Conroy, and Eugene Lee Yang.

The film received positive reception by the audience, scoring a high 7.5 in IMDb.

Watch the full film below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4CFWTYFRlw

Disney Plus’ new science fiction animated series Iwájú features a futuristic Nigeria

February 21, 2024

Disney just dropped a new trailer for its newest animated series Iwaju. Set in a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria, the animated series will explore themes of class divide and inequality.

Watch the trailer below:

The trailer reveals a young girl named Tola and her cyborg critter pet Otin. Otin is an Agama lizard, also called a rainbow lizard for their striking color patterns. Tola’s new cyber friend will be a hero of sorts as it becomes Tola’s protector.

Important to point out though: Disney did not animate Iwaju. The series is a collaboration between Britain-based company Kugali Media and Disney+. African artists, who comprise a majority of Kugali media, founded the company with the goal of telling African stories through animation and media.

Iwájú Series Poster

Iwaju’s creator, Ziki Nelson, takes inspiration from Lagos being a melting pot of cultures in Africa, and says that the city has a “distinct feel”.

The series will stream on Disney+ on February 28.

Marvel releases first trailer of X-Men ’97 the animated series

February 16, 2024

Marvel finally release the trailer the much awaited X-men 97 the animated series and the release date will be on March 20th on Disney+.

The trailer is started with final moment of Professor Charles Xavier, then the trailer quickly switched to what appears to be the opening theme of the series, then on the last 15 seconds of the video, Magneto appeared claiming that everything that Professor Charles have created “now belongs” to him.

You can watch the trailer below;

The series created by Beau DeMayo for the streaming service Disney+, it is based on the Marvel Comics superhero team X-Men. Produced by Marvel Studios Animation, with DeMayo serving as head writer and Jake Castorena as supervising director. A number of the original voice cast will reprise their role including Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann, George Buza, Catherine Disher, Chris Potter, Alison Sealy-Smith, Adrian Hough, Christopher Britton, Alyson Court, Lawrence Bayne, and Ron Rubin.

X-Men ’97 is scheduled to premiere on March 20, 2024, and its first season will beten episodes. A second season is already in development.

Ahsoka Season 2 in Development

January 11, 2024

It’s confirmed, there will be Ahsoka Season 2. This was mentioned in their announcement of “The Mandalorian & Grogu” film.

Considering where Ahsoka season 1 concluded, we can assume that the cast of the 1st season will return to reprise their role; Rosario Dawson (Ahsoka Tano), Natasha Liu Bordizzo (Sabine Wren), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Hera Syndulla), Ivanna Sakhno (Shin Hati), Eman Esfandi (Ezra Bridger), Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Mothma) and Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn. We can also expect some cameo by Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader.

The 1st season of Ahsoka is available on Disney+.

Marvel announces December 22 premiere of ‘What If…?’ Season 2

November 18, 2023

Marvel just announced that season 2 of ‘What If…?’ will this 22nd of December. Just like the first season, season 2 will have 9 episodes and each episode, the series will travel to different world throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe answering the series question – What if..?

Checkout the series trailer below;

Season 2 episodes are directed by executive producer Bryan Andrews with executive producer AC Bradley as head writer. ‘What If…?’ Season 2 will begin streaming on Disney+ this December 22nd.

Marvel Releases First Trailer for Echo Series on Disney Plus and Hulu on Jan. 10, 2024

November 4, 2023
Marvel Releases First Trailer for Echo Series on Disney Plus and Hulu on Jan. 10, 2024

Marvel Studios has released the first trailer for Echo, a new original series coming to Disney Plus and Hulu on January 10, 2024.

The series stars Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez, a deaf Native American vigilante who is skilled in hand-to-hand combat and marksmanship. Echo is a spin-off of the Hawkeye series, and will likely pickup where we last saw Echo in the series.

The trailer shows Maya struggling with her identity and her place in the world. She is haunted by the death of her father, and is determined to find out who is responsible. The trailer also shows Maya using her skills to fight crime and protect her friends and loved ones. We also see Wilson Fisk a.k.a. Kingpin surviving the gunshot by Lopez during Hawkeye and ending up blind in one eye.

Echo Series Poster

Echo is a highly anticipated series, and the trailer has generated a lot of excitement among Marvel fans, since appearing in the Hawkeye series. The series is expected to be one of the biggest Marvel Studios releases of 2024. Echo will debut on Disney+ and Hulu on Jan. 10, 2024.

Disney Plus to increase subscription plan in the Middle East

November 4, 2023

Disney Plus, the popular streaming service, has announced a price increase for its subscription fee in the Middle East. The new pricing will take effect starting 21 November 2023. This means all the existing users signed up on or before 17 October 2023 and set to renew every month, will be charged at the revised subscription prices starting 21 November 2023. If the payment fails, the billing retries that happen on or after 21 November 2023 will be billed at the new price.

The monthly subscription fee for Disney Plus in the Saudi Arabia increase from SAR 29.99 to SAR 39.99. The annual subscription fee will now be SAR 354.99. The price increase appears to be part of the company’s plan to “accelerate profitability for the business.”

Below will be the new price plan of Disney Plus subscriptions in the Middle East;

Compare to Netflix’s Standard plan of SAR 43/month, the new SAR 39.99/month price of Disney is still low.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be available on Disney+ on 2nd of August

July 18, 2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the final installment of Guardians of the Galaxy film trilogy will be available for streaming on Disney+ starting this 2nd of August. The announcement was made on the official twitter account of the streaming service. The film’s arrival to the streaming service comes three months after its theatrical release in April 2023.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 follows the Guardians as they try to save the life of Rocket after being injured by Adam Warlock, following the event of Volume 2. As of July 16, 2023, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 earned $843.3 million at the box offices worldwide.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan and Pom Klementieff, reprising their roles from the first two film with Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel as the voice actor for Rocket and Groot.

The film also features Sean Gunn as Kraglin, Chukwudi Iwuji as the High Evolutionary, Will Poulter as Adam Warlock and Maria Bakalova as Cosmo the talking space dog with telekinetic power. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is directed by James Gunn, this will be the last film that Gunn will be working under Marvel and before moving to DC Studios as the co-chairpersons and CEOs.

Disney release the official trailer of Ahsoka

July 13, 2023

Disney just release the official trailer of Ahsoka, giving us a glimpse of the most anticipated series on Disney Plus scheduled for release this August.

The series follows former Jedi and former padawan of Anakin Skywalker, as she hunts down Grand Admiral Thrawn, played by Lars Mikkelsen, who is currently in the unknown regions of space as seen in the Star Wars Rebels series finale. Together with Ahsoka, we also see Sabine Wren, played by Natasha Liu Bordizzo, with General Hera Syndulla, portrayed by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, providing support from the New Republic. We also see Genevieve O’Reilly reprising her role as Mon Mothma, the Chancellor of the New Republic.

The series will connect The Mandalorian’ and ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ where we first saw Rosario Dawson, playing the titular role. Ahsoka, a Star Wars Original series will debut the first 2-episode of the series this 23rd of August on Disney+.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will on Disney Plus on 1st of February

January 16, 2023

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.

Disney Plus to launch in the Philippines on November 17th

October 22, 2022

Here’s great news for Filipino Marvel Fans, Disney and Star Wars Fans, since Disney Plus will soon be available in the country.

According to What’s On Disney Plus Youtube Channel (video below), Disney Plus will be available in the Philippines starting November 17th.

There will be two plans available;
Mobile Plan:

  • P159 a month
  • P1,150 a year

Premium Plan:

  • P369 a month
  • P2,950 a year

Subscribers can sign up start November 17th via DisneyPlus.com or thru the Disney+ app.

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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.

Marvel drops official trailer of Spider-man: No way Home

November 17, 2021
Marvel drops official trailer of Spider-man: No way Home

Marvel just release the much awaited official trailer of Spider-man: No way Home. The new trailer provided more details and context than the teaser trailer that Marvel released last August.

In the video (above), we get the confirmation that Dr. Strange is the reason why the multiverse is in shamble and why there are a number of Spider-man villain like Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, Electro and Sandman, “visiting” Peter Parker.

All 4 villain could become the founding members of the Sinister Six of this Spider-verse/MCU, considering Adrian Toomes a.k.a. Vulture was already introduced in the previous film and Rhys Ifans Curt (Connors/Lizard). We can also include Venom, if the post-credit scene of ‘Venom – Let there be carnage’ is to be believed.

There is no clue on the “rumored” cameo of the other Spider-man; Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, but even without the 2 Spider-man, the trailer gave us peek on the scale of film, which Director Watts is comparing it to Avengers: Endgame.

Spider-man: No Way Home is Directed by Jon Watts, will star Tom Holland (Peter Parker/Spider-man), Zendaya (MJ), Benedict Cumberbatch (Dr. Stephen Strange), Jacob Batalon (Ned Leeds), Jon Favreau (Harold “Happy” Hogan) and Marisa Tomei as Aunt May Parker. Also in the movies are Alfred Molina (Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus), Jamie Foxx (Max Dillon/Electro), Willem Dafoe (Norman Osborn/Green Goblin), Thomas Haden Church (Flint Marko/Sandman) and Rhys Ifans (Curt Connors/Lizard).

Spider-man: No Way Home will have an exclusive release in theaters December 17th.

Pixar drops Lightyear teaser trailer and movie poster

October 28, 2021

Pixar and Disney just drop the teaser trailer of Lightyear, a film about the origin story of Buzz Lightyear — the hero who inspired the toy and not the the Buzz Lightyear toy (voiced by Tim Allen), that Toy story have come to known and love.

The trailer starts with Buzz Lightyear as one a member of the Space Ranger, being launch into space and around the surface of the sun. Then later we can see Buzz with an android cat and his fellow Space Ranger fighting space aliens, we also see a glimpse of the ‘iconic’ green spacesuit in its entirety. The trailer ends with the now famous catchphrase, “To infinity and…”

The sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans.

Together with the trailer, Pixar also released the film’s poster that features that iconic spacesuit complete with its green color theme.

Lightyear was first announced during the December 2020 Disney Investor Day presentation. Chris Evan will be the voiced behind Buzz Lightyear, Tim Allen was the voice of Buzz the toy in Toy Story films. The film is directed by Angus MacLane and Galyn Susman as its producer.

Lightyear is expected to be exclusive to theaters in the summer of 2022 and then later on Disney plus.

Marvel release official poster of Hawkeye Original Series, a head of November 24 debut

October 25, 2021
Marvel release official poster of Hawkeye Original Series, a head of November 24 debut

Marvel studio just release the official Hawkeye series poster that will start streaming on Disney+ on November 24th. Disney will release the first 2 episode of the series, similar to what they did when they release the first two-episode of WandaVision last January 15, 2021.

The series is set right after the events Avengers: Endgame, Hawkeye original series will revolve around the introduction of Kate Bishop as the new Hawkeye, and her place in the the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Hawkeye will be a six-episode series and will star Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye, Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop / Hawkeye, Vera Farmiga as Eleanor Bishop, Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez/Echo and Florence Pugh reprise her role as Yelena Belova from the MCU Black Widow film.

Hawkeye original series will start streaming on Disney+ on November 24th.

Marvel release another trailer for Eternals, ahead of Nov. 5th release

October 4, 2021

Marvel just released a new Eternals trailer (below). The 3-seconds video are a combination of an already released clips and new clips, where we can see our heroes in their ‘ordinary’ house and the family they they’ve built in the modern time.

Marvel’s Eternals will star Gemma Chan as Sersi, Richard Madden as Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, Salma Hayek as Ajak, Lia McHugh as Sprite, Don Lee as Gilgamesh, Angelina Jolie as Thena, Barry Keoghan as Druig and Kit Harington as Dane Whitman/Black Knight.

It is directed by Chloé Zhao, and Kevin Feige and Nate Moore as the producers. The film will in theaters on November 5, 2021.

Disney drops Hawkeye series poster and trailer, will stream on November 24th

September 13, 2021
Disney drops Hawkeye series poster and trailer, will stream on November 24th

Disney just drop the ‘Hawkeye’ series poster and trailer, the next original series that will be available on Disney+ this November 24th.

The trailer (embedded above) gives us a good idea on what the series will be all about and of course, the introduction of the new Hawkeye, Kate Bishop to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The series is set right after the event Avengers: Endgame, and will focus on the development of Kate Bishop, from a goofy-wannabe-vigilante to someone who can carry the role of ‘Hawkeye.’

Series Poster

Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye will be a six-episode series and will star Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye, Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop / Hawkeye, Vera Farmiga as Eleanor Bishop, Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez/Echo and Florence Pugh reprise her role as Yelena Belova from the MCU Black Widow film.

Watch the New Trailer of Black Widow

April 5, 2021
Watch the New Trailer of Black Widow

Disney just release a new trailer of the movie Black Widow. The film have been delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. The film will be available in theaters this July 9, 2021 and on Disney+ with Premier Access on the same day.

Set before Avengers’ Infinity War; Black Widow features Natasha Romanoff’s bloody history and her life as a deadly assassin.

Black Widow stars Scarlett Johansson reprising her role as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, David Harbour as the Red Guardian/Alexei Shostakov, O-T Fagbenle as Mason and Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff.