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A new trailer and poster have been released to promote the upcoming Japanese premiere of Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 – Sustainable Warfare, a compilation film based on the anime of the same name. The new trailer was posted by the official Bandai Namco Arts YouTube channel. SAC_2045 – Sustainable Warfare is a compilation movie that uses footage

McFarlane Toys’ latest figures of three iconic Spawn characters — Gunslinger Spawn, the Dark Redeemer and Soul Crusher — are now available for pre-order. The seven inch sculpts all cost $24.99 and boast McFarlane Toys’ usual high attention to detail along with up to 22 points of articulation. Each also comes bundled with various accessories. Gunslinger

While DC’s Vertigo Comics imprint is no more, its legacy lives on, through both its characters’ continued influence in the world of DC Comics, as well as the various Vertigo adaptations that have made their way to screens. Over the years, Vertigo titles have been adapted into a number of feature films and television series,

The world of Dragon Ball is constantly growing and adding new characters with every new arch, whether they are an ally or foe. Dragon Ball has been able to captivate its audience by developing specific personalities, abilities, and storylines for each of its characters. Aside from the two main protagonists, Goku and Vegeta, the Z Fighter

Production has officially wrapped on the seventh live-action Transformers film, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Rise of the Beasts director Steven Caple Jr. confirmed the news himself in a post to Instagram, sharing a new look at the film’s take on Optimus Prime in his truck form, which harkens back to the iconic Autobot’s Generation 1

Hajime no Ippo is a cornerstone of the sports anime genre, and now fans can watch more of the boxing-themed franchise thanks to Crunchyroll. Early this year the streaming service added Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! anime series and the Champion Road special to its expansive catalog, and Crunchyrolll recently announced that episode 76 of the series, “Boxer’s Fist,” and the

I Know What You Did Last Summer has found new life on Amazon Prime. The suspenseful TV series, loosely based on Lois Duncan’s 1973 novel and the 1997 slasher film of the same name, takes place on the night five teens hit someone with their car. Panicking and unsure of what to do, they dump

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, now streaming on Crunchyroll. Recently in Boruto, everyone’s favorite No. 1 Hyperactive, Knucklehead Ninja ninja has been going through the wringer. After experiencing multiple overwhelming defeats in a row against Jigen and then a reincarnated Isshiki Otsutsuki, things were already looking bad for the Seventh Hokage.

If there is one thing that anime fans hate, it’s filler episodes. Almost everyone can agree that filler is one of the more annoying parts of a series. Sometimes fans will even look for a way to skip the filler parts altogether. Despite the bad rep filler tends to have, it is an important part

Tom Welling says that filming scenes for Smallville that involved Clark Kent running at super speed started off quite dangerously. “I remember trying to figure out super speed. They were like, ‘We don’t know. Let’s figure it out,'” the actor recalled in an oral history of the show published by The Hollywood Reporter. “We did a

Ben Reilly, Peter Parker’s clone, aka the amazing Spider-Man, has a long and complex history. Having debuted in 1975, he would return in a huge way in 1994 and shake the foundations of Parker’s world. In the years since, he has become a massive fan-favorite character and features in numerous exciting comic events. RELATED: Scarlet Spider:

Rumors suggest that there may be plans for the Incredible Hulk to finally get a solo film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that will follow up on Mark Ruffalo’s appearance in the upcoming Disney+ She-Hulk series and will allegedly involve adapting the famous World War Hulk storyline from the comics. This would be a major

Actors building up a level of fame and familiarity with audiences can be a double-edged sword. While this comes with success, it can also constrain the types of roles that the actors play. Now, some actors excel only at playing a certain “type” of character, but others have a wider range. RELATED: 10 Best Westerns

The Halloween season gives the horror streaming service Shudder its annual time in the spotlight, and its latest original release V/H/S/94 is taking advantage of the seasonal boost to become the platform’s most successful movie premiere to date. Among Shudder’s original films, V/H/S/94 had an advantage in ascending the platform’s ranks: It’s a recognizable property with an established cult following

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Catwoman: Lonely City #1, on sale now The DC Multiverse has plenty of visions of Gotham City’s future. From Dark Knight Returns to Batman Beyond or the timeline of Future State, all of them paint a picture of what Gotham could become in the years after the original Batman is

Frieza’s race from Dragon Ball Z is one of the galaxy’s most powerful species — an unnamed people (often referred to as Frost Demons) of asexual bruisers who are more than powerful enough to wipe out entire planets all on their own. However, there are also disadvantages to their biology that have revealed themselves over

The anime adaptation of Yasuhisa Hara’s popular historical manga Kingdom is getting a fourth season. The new season will premiere as part of Funimation‘s Spring 2022 anime season. Set during the Warring States period of Chinese history, Kingdom follows Xin, a slave boy who dreams of becoming a great general, and Ying Zheng, the young Qin king who dreams of

Halloween is the annual holiday synonymous with monsters, ghosts, ghouls, and all forms of the supernatural. In the DC Universe, things are no different, even if these themes are common all year-round. Over the years, the publisher has released an annual Halloween-themed anthology putting the heroes and villains in some terrifying situations. RELATED: 10 Terrifying Horror

With the first trailer for Home Sweet Home Alone having just dropped, there are hidden references and characters scattered throughout that nod to previous Home Alone movies. Although the first two Home Alone films are the most remembered, Home Sweet Home Alone is actually the sixth installment in the franchise, meaning there are a lot of possible returning

Star Wars: Visions is a new anime anthology on Disney Plus that takes the Star Wars universe and tells nine different stories. Some of the best and brightest studios of the anime industry gave viewers new stories that expand upon the lore of Star Wars, and needless to say, it is a hit. One of the

A new piece of fan animation puts the characters of Toy Story into a version of Squid Game that is overseen by a vengeful Sid. The animation was uploaded to Instagram by video content creator Mark Cannataro. The animation places Andy’s toys, such as Buzz Lightyear and Woody, into the first of Squid Game‘s deadly trials. In a game of

When it comes to long-form storytelling, retcons are inevitable. At times, retcons erase a plot development that did more harm than good. In other instances, something gets retconned to make way for a new plot beat. RELATED: Deathloop: 5 Ways It’s Better Than Dishonored (& 5 Ways It’s Worse) Video game series have been using retcons for

In the era of the PlayStation 2, few shooters occupied players’ time more than SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs. Developer Zipper Interactive brilliantly capitalized on the at the time popular tactical shooter genre popularized by Tom Clancy games like Rainbox Six and Ghost Recon and delivered a grounded third-person shooter that wowed fans and critics alike.

Eternals co-star Gemma Chan opened up on how the film’s characterization process elevates the importance of its proudly multicultural superhero cast without falling into the trope of tokenism. “You know what, it feels like, we talked about this quite a lot,” Chan explained at the Eternals world premiere. “When we kind of met each other and had worked together for a bit, we

Charlie Cox has once again addressed the rumors that he will return to play Daredevil in a future MCU film or TV show. During an interview with Jessica Shaw on SiriusXM, Cox waded into the waters regarding all the rumors that he’ll be reprising the role in an upcoming Marvel Studios project. “What happens in

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Oats Studios Volume 1, Episode 2, “Firebase,” streaming now on Netflix.  Marvel has had some exemplary small screen successes with their Avengers and Defenders offshoots, but their mutant properties have typically been a bit more tortured. In part this has been due to a fractured creative universe, which has

Bardock takes center stage in this month’s new chapter of Dragon Ball Super, and many fans were surprised with the manga’s portrayal of the character. Both “Goku” and “Bardock” trended on Twitter worldwide for several hours following the release of the new chapter, as fans discussed Dragon Ball Super‘s more compassionate take on Goku’s father.

When it comes to horror manga, there’s perhaps no bigger name than Junji Ito. Known for stories featuring natural, cosmic and grotesque body horror, Ito’s works such as Uzumaki and Gyo turn everyday concepts and situations into truly terrifying experiences. He obviously had his influences, however, and there’s no more unsung hero of manga than Kazuo Umezu