Month: June 2021

Promotion for Loki is at a fever pitch ahead of its premiere, but for longtime fans, many of whom are celebrating Pride, one specific promo was a showstopper. As the promo reveals, the TVA’s profile of Loki confirms several intriguing details about the mythic mischief-maker. But where it asks for “sex,” the field where bureaucratic
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After her dramatic exit from the Teen Titans, Crush forges her own path in Mariko Tamaki, Amancay Nahuelpan, Tamara Bonvillain and Ariana Maher’s Crush & Lobo. In addition to fighting crime on her own, the series finds her struggling to balance her social life and navigating a complicated relationship with her father Lobo, the intergalactic bounty hunter. DC’s
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In 2014, Warner Bros. announced an ambitious film slate for the DC Extended Universe, featuring some of the comics publisher’s best-known heroes, including Wonder Woman, Shazam, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash. However, the critical and commercial failure of 2017’s Justice League resulted in some pretty major restructuring for the DCEU. As a result, Barry Allen has not yet
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Eric Kripke, showrunner for Amazon Prime’s The Boys, discussed what went into the costume design for Jensen Ackles’ character Soldier Boy, a World War II hero and the first Supe created by Vought Industries. In a statement via Amazon, Kripke talked about Soldier Boy’s outfit, saying, “When I cast Jensen as Soldier Boy, the first thing I said was,
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Isabelle, a female Shih Tzu-style dog, was first introduced to the Animal Crossing series in New Leaf but has since fast-tracked her way to becoming one of Nintendo‘s biggest characters. Isabelle is also the fictional head of the Animal Crossing Twitter page, keeping players up to date with the latest happenings in New Horizons and the series in
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A new rumor suggests Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will not only feature Namor the Submariner but that he’s already been cast. According to The Illuminerdi, Tenoch Huerta will play Namor in Wakanda Forever. Huerta’s past credits include Narcos: Mexico and Spectre. It’s also said that the film will include Namor’s fellow Atlanteans Namora and Attuma. RELATED: Michael B. Jordan Reveals
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A petition is demanding Amazon Prime Video not put any nudity in its upcoming Lord of the Rings television series — and it’s getting some support. Posted to Change.org, the petition points to the news that producers of LOTR hired intimacy coaches and have asked that actors be comfortable with nude scenes in casting calls. It also notes that J.R.R. Tolkien’s work is “truly
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Sports-themed shonen manga and anime are quite popular in Japan, with notable works including Haruichi Furudate’s Haikyuu!! and Takehiko Inoue’s Slam Dunk. However, when it comes to international fanbases, sports-themed series aren’t as popular despite having the perfect mixture of battle shonen-like competitions and emotional storytelling. From an international standpoint, shonen sports anime and manga are
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Soap operas are best known for their melodramatic themes and continuous plot threads, but the television form also hosts a unique visual style. Their cheap production requires constraints on set design and lighting, causing them to look different from other forms of television. And while some viewers may not notice the differences, a Season 2 episode of Friends parodying the genre made
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Spice & Wolf is a classic anime that commits to its mature, cozy fantasy aesthetic in ways no other series has before or since. However, as is the case with any old anime with such a reputation, newcomers might not know how to approach this saga. There have been multiple adaptations of Isuna Hasekura’s light novels, and not
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The world of Dark Souls took several cues from the late Kentaro Miura‘s seinen manga, Berserk. Berserk is set in a dark fantasy world following the struggles of a lone mercenary named Guts, a one-eyed, one-armed warrior wielding a massive sword and an arsenal of weaponry who slaughters demons at every turn. The Dark Souls franchise takes a huge amount
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Though its ratings never made it into a massive success, ABC‘s The Wonder Years was still a classic to many and is considered a quintessential sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s. This reputation was bolstered by its somewhat landmark production style, eschewing sitcom conventions such as laugh tracks and multiple cameras to create a
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Water polo-themed anime Re-Main has announced additional cast members in addition to revealing info on the opening and ending theme songs! The new cast members are: Hikaru Midorikawa as Shogakukan High School water polo club coach Akimitsu Bizen, Natsuki Hanae as Rikka Academy water polo club member Takeshi Toyama, Mahiro Takasugi as Rikka Academy water
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Hasbro launched a new Marvel Legends five-pack that includes everyone’s favorite pint-sized X-Men member, Wolverine, and four of the superhero character’s biggest rivals. The Marvel Legends Series 6-inch Wolverine vs Villains 5-pack includes Wolverine, Marvel’s Omega Red, Marvel’s Cyber, Marvel’s Callisto and Jason Wyngarde. RELATED: Wolverine and X-Force Battle Hellfire Gala Party Crashers (Preview) RELATED: Hasbro
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