BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

More “Bridgerton”

Sneak Peek Season 3 of the ‘Regency England' period romance TV series "Bridgerton", recently renewed for Season 4, adapting author Julia Quinn's novel, "The Viscount Who Loved Me", starring Phoebe Dynevor, now streaming on Netflix:

“Lost in Starlight”


“Lost in Starlight” is a new South Korea-produced animated feature, directed by Han Ji-won, starring Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung, streaming May 30, 2025 on Netflix:

‘The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball"


"The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball", created by Ben Bocquelet, produced by Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe and directed by Matt Layzell and Erik Fountain, is a 
continuation of the ‘BAFTA’ and ‘Annie Award’ winning series, in a mix of 2D, 3D animation, CGI, puppetry, photorealism and live action, launching in 2025 on Hulu:

“Dan Da Dan”

“Dan Da Dan”, the Science Saru animated TV series, adapting the Japanese manga comics written and illustrated by Yukinobu Tatsu, will premiere Season 2, July 3, 2025 on Crunchyroll, Hulu and Netflix:

“Game of Thrones: Kingsroad”



The new video game “Game of Thrones: Kingsroad”, using the character likeness and music from the HBO TV series “Game of Thrones”, will be available for free, May 21, 2025 on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, Windows Launcher, as well as on mobile devices Android and iOS:

“The Day The Earth Blew Up” Streaming


The full-length animated feature “The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie”, directed by Pete Browngardt, starring Daffy Duck’ and “Porky Pig’ (Eric Bauza), streams June 28, 2025 on HBO Max:

Monday, May 19, 2025

“Zootopia 2”



“Zootopia 2” is the new animated ‘buddy cop’ comedy sequel to the feature “Zootopia” (2016), directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Ke Huy Quan and Fortune Feimster, releasing November 26, 2025 in theaters:

“Alpha” in Theaters

“Alpha” is a new psychological horror feature, written and directed by Julia Ducournau, starring Mélissa Boros, Golfhisfteh Farahani, Tahar Rahim, Emma Mackey, Finnegan Oldfield, Louai El Amrousy, Jean-Charles Clichet, and Christophe Perez, opening TBA in 2025 in theaters:

More “Ballerina”


Take a look at more footage from “Ballerina”, the new live-action ‘neo-noir’ crime thriller, directed by Len Wiseman (“Underworld”) as a spin-off and fifth film in Chad Stahelski’s  “John Wick” franchise, starring Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Keanu Reeves, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, and Ian McShane, releasing June 6, 2025 in theaters:

“Predator: Killer of Killers”


“Predator: Killer of Killers” is a new CG-animated feature set in the ‘Predator’ universe, directed by Dan Trachtenberg (“Prey”), streaming June 6, 2025 on Hulu:

Adria Arjona in “Vogue”

Actress Adria Arjona aka “Bix Caleen’ in the ongoing “Star Wars” TV series “Andor”, poses for the May 2025 issue of “Vogue” (Turkey) magazine, photographed by David Roemer:

Zendaya: “Louis Vuitton”


“Dune” actress Zendaya poses for the ‘Cherry Drop’ theme, in ‘Chapter Three’ of the Louis Vuitton x Murakami campaign, available May 22. 2025, photographed by Inez & Vinoodh:

Sunday, May 18, 2025

“Infini-T Force”


Nakama Press will release “Infini-T Force” Vol. 1, written by Ukyou Kodachi and illustrated by Tatsuma Ejiri, uniting “Gatchaman”, “Tekkaman”, “Casshan” and “Hurricane”, “…in a nonstop collision of timelines, tech and tenacity”, available June 3, 2025:

“Gears of War” Movie



Netflix has confirmed a partnership with The Coalition to adapt the "Gears of War" video game universe into a live action feature, to be directed by David Leitch (“The Fall Guy”):

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps”

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” live-action, superhero movie, directed by Matt Shakman, based on Marvel Comics’ “Fantastic Four”  by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, releases July 25, 2025 in theaters:

“Wiseguy” Movie


A new “Wiseguy” movie is being developed by producers Sophie Cassidy and Jeff Katz, based on the 1987 CBS, Vancouver-lensed, Stephen J. Cannell crime thriller TV series, that starred Ken Wahl as an undercover agent for the ‘FBI’ and Jonathan Banks (“Breaking Bad”) as fellow “Agent Frank McPike’, who will return for the new film:

“Mr. Midnight: Beware the Monsters”

The Singapore-produced supernatural comedy TV series “ Mr. Midnight: Beware the Monsters”, stars Idan Aedan, Caleb Monk and Maxime Bouttier, now streaming on Netflix:

“Spartacus: House of Ashur”



The new “Spartacus” live-action prequel, stars actor Nick Tarabay, reprising his “Spartacus: Vengeance” role as the cunning gladiator 'Ashur’, with Lucy Lawless as ‘Lucretia’, Tenika Davis as ‘Achillia’, Jamaica Vaughan as ‘Hilara’,  Ivana Baquero as ‘Messia’, Leigh Gill as ‘Satyrus’,  Jordi Webber as Tarchon’, India Shaw-Smith as ‘Viridia’  and Claudia Black as ‘Cossutia’, airing Fall 2025 on Starz:

“Murder Drones”


The 8-episode animated web series “Murder Drones”, created by Liam Vickers for Glitch Productions.“…is captivating audiences with its unique blend of humor, horror and survival in a frozen post-apocalyptic world”, now streaming on Prime Video:

Happy 107th Birthday Rose !!!

Saturday, May 17, 2025

“Mountainhead”



“Mountainhead” is a new satirical comedy feature written and directed by  Jesse Armstrong (“Succession”) starring Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, and Ramy Youssef, streaming May 31, 2025 on HBO Max:

“The Batman: Part II”


The feature sequel “The Batman Part II”, to be written and directed by Matt Reeves, director of “The Batman” (2022), is now targeting an October 1, 2027 theatrical release:

“Mermicorno: Starfall”


Season 2 of the “Mermicorno: Starfall” anime TV series based on unicorn-mermaid characters, is now streaming on HBO Max:

Sydney Sweeney: “Americana”


Actress Sydney Sweeney stars in the new R-rated crime thriller “Americana” written and directed by Tony Tost, opening August 22, 2025 in theaters:

“Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow” Leak


Take a look at leaked set footage of an axe-swinging fight involving DC Studios “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow”, directed by Craig Gillespie, starring Milly Alcock (“House of the Dragon”),  as ‘Kara Zor-El’,  the cousin of ‘Superman’, adapting the 2021-2022 eight-issue miniseries by writer Tom King and illustrator Bilquis Evely, told from the perspective of ‘Ruthye’, an alien girl Kara meets, looking for justice:

Natalie Portman: “Fountain of Youth”


Actress Natalie Portman (“Fountain of Youth”), poses for the May 2025 issue of “Porter” magazine:

“Eddington” in Theaters



“Eddington” is a new ‘contemporary Western’ feature, written and directed by Ari Aster, starring Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell, Micheal Ward and Austin Butler, releasing July 18, 2025 in theaters:

Dakota Johnson: “Materialists”


Actress Dakota Johnson (“Materialists”), poses for the May 2025 issue of “Elle” (UK) magazine, wearing Ralph Lauren, Manolo, Ferragamo and a whole lot more, photographed by Tom Schirmacher:

“Percy Jackson and the Olympians”


The next season of the live-action fantasy TV series "Percy Jackson and the Olympians", directed by James Bobin, starring Walker Scobel, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Dior Goodjohn, Charlie Bushnell, Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, Megan Mullally, Olivea Morton and Timm Sharp, streams December 2025 on Disney+:

Friday, May 16, 2025

New “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”

The new “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” TV series reboot, to be directed by Chloé Zhao (“Eternals”), stars Sarah Michelle Gellar reprising her role as ‘Buffy Summers’ and Ryan Kiera Armstrong as her new ‘introverted, high school assistant’ streaming in 2026 on Hulu:

“Cleaner” Streaming



“Cleaner”, directed by Martin Campbell, is a new Brit-produced live-action crime feature, starring Daisy Ridley and Clive Owen, streaming June 13, 2025 on HBO Max:

“Mickey 17” Streaming


Mickey 17”, the R-rated live-action, outer space, science fiction feature, based on the 2022 novel “Mickey 7” by Edward Ashton, is directed by Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho, starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun and Toni Collette, streaming May 23, 2025 on HBO Max: 

“Nautilus”


"Nautilus", the France-produced, 10-episode live-action TV series inspired by author Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", previously streaming on Amazon Prime, is directed by Michael Matthews, starring Shazad Latif, Georgia Flood, Thierry Fremont, Céline Menville, Richard E Grant, Anna Torv and Noah Taylor, premiering June 29, 2025 on AMC and AMC+:

Thursday, May 15, 2025

“The Brutalist” on HBO Max


“The Brutalist”, Oscar-winning ‘historical drama’ feature, directed by Brady Corbet stars Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach de Bankolé and Alessandro Nivola, streaming May 16, 2025 on HBO Max: 

“Bridgerton” - Season 3


Take a look at upcoming Season 3 of the 'Regency England' period romance "Bridgerton", adapting author Julia Quinn's novel, "The Viscount Who Loved Me", starring Phoebe Dynevor, streaming May 16, 2024 on Netflix:

“A Breed Apart” in Theaters



“A Breed Apart” is a new live-action thriller, written and directed by Griff and Nathan Furst, starring Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Riele Downs, Zak Steiner, Page Kennedy, Joey Bragg, Troy Gentile and Hayden Panettiere, releasing May 16, 2025 in theaters:

“Murderbot” Streaming


“Murderbot” is a new live-action, dark comedy, ‘killer robot’ TV series, written and directed by Chris and Paul Weitz based on Martha Wells’ book series, “The Murderbot Diaries”, starring Alexander Skarsgård, Noma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian, Sabrina Wu, Akshay Khanna, Tattiawna Jones and Tamara Podemski, streaming May 16, 2025 on AppleTV+:

Rosamund Pike: “The Wheel of Time”


Actress Rosamund Pike (“The Wheel of Time”) poses for the June 2025 issue of “Harper’s Bazaar” (UK) magazine, wearing Dior, SS Daley, Simone Rocha and a whole lot more, photographed by Emma Summerton:

Eiza González: “Fountain of Youth”



Actress Eiza González (“Fountain of  Youth”) poses for the latest issue of “Flaunt” magazine, wearing Ferragamo, David Yurman, Tag Heuer and a whole lot more, photographed by Kat Irlin:

“Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra” in 2026


“Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra”, is Marvel Games new narrative-driven, ‘open world’ four-player action-adventure video game, based on the 2010 Marvel Comics title “Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers”, now releasing in 2026 for all gaming platforms: 

“Sakamoto Days” - Part 2


The Japan-produced animated TV series “Sakamoto Days”, adapting the manga comics by Yuto Suzuki, stars Tomakazu Sugita, Nobunaga Shimazaki and Ayane Sakura, streaming Season 1, Part 2, July 14, 2025 on Netflix: