Jenna Coleman: “The Jetty”

“The Jetty”, the new live-action, Brit-produced crime drama TV series, created by Cat Jones and directed by Marialy Rivas, stars Jenna Coleman, streaming December 13, 2024 on Hulu:

“The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

France’s recently restored ‘Notre-Dame Cathedral’, features prominently in the 1831 gothic novel  “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame”, by Victor Hugo, adapted for a 1923 silent film starring Lon Chaney Sr,, a 1939 sound film with Charles Laughton and a 1956 feature starring Anthony Quinn:

‘From Here To Eternity”

"From Here to Eternity" is the 1953 Oscar winning feature, directed by Fred Zinnemann, based on the 1951 novel by James Jones, following three US Army soldiers, played by Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra, stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the attack on 'Pearl Harbor', December 7, 1941, with the film selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant": 

“Juvenile”

Image Comics’ “Juvenile #1, now available, is written and illustrated by Jesús Orellana:

“Rogue Heroes”

"Rogue Heroes",  the six-part live-action TV series from "Peaky Blinders" writer Steven Knight, directed by Tom Shankland, stars Connor Swindells, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Allen and Sofia Boutella streaming January 12, 2025 on MGM+:

“Indiana Jones and the Great Circle”

Despite actor Harrison Ford disappointing millions of fans by his promotion of Kamala Harris, Ford will next appear in the new season of the “Yellowstone” TV series prequel “1923”, the upcoming Marvel Studios theatrical feature “Captain America: Brave New World” and his likeness is used in the Bethesda video game “Indiana Jones and The Great Circle”, set between the films “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “The Last Crusade”, available December 9, 2024 for Xbox and PC:

Lily-Rose Depp: “Interview”

Actress Lily-Rose Depp ("Nosferatu”) poses for the December 2024 issue of “Interview” magazine, wearing Chanel, Ferragamo, Chloé and a whole lot more, photographed by Richard Kerns:

Nicole Kidman: “Hollywood Reporter”

 

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, star of the upcoming ‘erotic’ feature “Babygirl”, poses for  a special issue of “The Hollywood Reporter“, wearing Gucci, Wempe, Bottega Veneta and a whole lot more, photographed by Alique:

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown”

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown”, is a new video game, launching in 2025 for PC via Steam:

Top 10 Comic Books - November 2024

Sales numbers tracked worldwide, at stores selling American comic books during the month of November 2024, rank DC Comics "Absolute Superman" #1 as Number 1:

“The Lord of The Rings: The War of the Rohirrrim”

Sneak Peek the first 8 minutes from “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” animated fantasy feature, directed by Kenji Kamiyama, based on the novel “The Lord of the Rings” by J. R. R. Tolkien, starring Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Miranda Otto, Laurence Ubong Williams and Shaun Dooley, releasing December 13, 2024 in theaters:

“Public Disorder”

“Public Disorder”,  is a new Italian-produced live-action ‘riot police’ procedural TV series, directed by Michele Alhaique, adapting the novel by Carlo Bonini, starring Julia Messina, Francesco Buttironi, Aiman Machhour, Marco Giallini, Valentina Bellè, Pierluigi Gigante, and Adriano Giannini, streaming January 14, 2025 on Netflix:

“The Last Attack: Attack on Titan”

“The Last Attack: Attack on Titan”, directed by Yûichirô Hayashi, is the anime series' fifth compilation movie, retelling parts 3 and 4 of The Final Season of the “Attack on Titan” film series, based on the manga by Hajime Isayama, releasing theatrically in 2025  through a partnership between Sony Entertainment and Crunchyroll:

“28 Years Later”

The third live-action feature in Columbia Pictures’ apocalyptic “28 Days Later” feature film series, is titled “28 Years Later”, directed by Danny Boyle, starring Cillian Murphy, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Erin Kellyman, releasing June 20, 2025 in theaters:

‘Doctor Who: Joy To The World”

The new BBC-produced “Doctor Who” holiday TV special, directed by Alex Sanjiv Pillai is  titled “Joy to the World”, streaming December 25, 2024 on Disney+:

“Trailer Park Boys: Standing on The Shoulders of Kitties”

Take a look at more footage from the live-action comedy feature, “Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Shitrockers Story”, directed by Charlie Lightening, as the latest film from the “Trailer Park Boys’, created by Mike Clattenburg, starring Mike Smith as ‘Bubbles’, Robb Wells as ‘Ricky’ and John Paul Tremblay as ‘Julian’, releasing December 6, 2024 in theaters:

“On Call”

“On Call” is a new 8-episode police procedural drama series, starring Troian Bellisario, Brandon Larracuente,  Erique La Salle, Lori Laughlin and Rich Ting, streaming January 9, 2025 on Prime Video:

“The Thing Remastered”

The 2002 video game “The Thing”, continuing the story of director John Carpenter’s terrifying sci-fi horror feature, has been restored and remastered, now available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC:

The Mask of “Fu Manchu”

The rights to Brit author Sax Rohmer’s oriental super-villain ‘Dr. Fu Manchu’, previously appearing in television, radio, comic strips, comic books and movies, is now in the public domain for a new series of 1930’s set mystery films:

“Big Trouble in Little China”

John Carpenter, the writer/director behind the classic martial arts comedy adventure "Big Trouble In Little China" (1986), starring Kurt Russell as 'Jack Burton', isn't too keen about the long-delayed sequel to his film, after being left out of the creative process. "They want a movie with Dwayne Johnson," said Carpenter. "that's what they want. So they just picked that title...":

Amy Adams: "Night Bitch"

Oscar nominee Amy Adams plays a 'weredog' in the upcoming horror comedy feature "Nightbitch", adapting the novel by Rachel Yoder, releasing December 6, 2024 in theaters:

Cancel Culture- December 2024

The TV production industry continues to rebound after previous  delays, although many series with great hopes, continue to disappear after only one season:

“Laws of Man”

“Laws of Man” is a new live-action thriller, written and directed by Phil Blattenberger, starring Jacob Keohane, Jackson Rathbone, Graham Greene, Kelly Lynn Reiter, James Urbaniak, Forrie J. Smith, Richard Brake, Dermot Mulroney and Harvey Keitel, releasing January 10, 2025 in theaters:

“Invincible”

“Invincible”, the ultraviolent animated superhero TV series, based on writer Robert Kirkman’s comic book title, starring Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, J.K. Simmons, Walton Goggins, Gillian Jacobs, Jason Mantzoukas, Zazie Beetz, Grey DeLisle, Zachary Quinto, Chris Diamantopoulos, Ross Marquand, Khary Payton, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Michael Richardson, Ben Schwartz, Clancy Brown, Jay Pharoah, and Melise Jow, streams Season 3, February 6, 2025 on Prime Video:

“The Wheel Of Time”

Season 3 of the live-action fantasy TV series "The Wheel of Time", starring Rosamund Pike, based on the best-selling books by Robert Jordan, streams in 2025 on Amazon Prime Video:

“Sonic The Hedgehog 3”

Take a look at more footage from the feature “Sonic The Hedgehog 3", based on the video games published by Sega, directed by Jeff Fowler, starring Krysten Ritter and Keanu Reeves, opening December 20, 2024 in theaters:

Ana de Armas: “Ballerina”

“Ballerina” is the new live-action ‘neo-noir’ thriller, directed by Len Wiseman 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, now releasing after delays, June 6, 2025 in theaters:

Eiza González; “GQ”

Actress Eiza González (“Wolf Man”) poses for the 2024 year end issue of “GQ” (Mexico) magazine, photographed by David Roemer:

More “Creature Commandos”

Take a look at more footage from “Creature Commandos”, the ultra-violent , R-rated 6-episode animated TV series, based on DC Comics characters, starring Frank Grillo, Maria Bakalova, Indira Varma, Zoë Chao, Alan Tudyk, David Harbour, Sean Gunn and Steve Agee, now streaming on Max:

“American Primeval”

“American Primeval” is a new circa 1857 ‘Old West’, gun-slinging live-action drama seties, created and directed by Peter Berg, starring Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Dane Dehaan, Shea Whigham, Kim Coates, Saura Lightfoot-Leon and Derek Hinkey, streaming January 9, 2025 on Netflix:

“The Fantastic 4: First Steps”

“The Fantastic 4: First Steps”, is the upcoming live-action, superhero feature, directed by Matt Shakman, based on Marvel Comics’ “Fantastic Four” by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, releasing July 25, 2025 in theaters:

Marvel’s “NYX’

Marvel Comics new ongoing title “NYX’, now available, is written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lansing, with illustrations by Francesco Mortarino and covers by Sara Pichelli, with cover variants by Pablo Villalobos, Rogê Antônio, Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau, JeeHyung Lee and Peach Momoko: 

“The Colors Within”

“The Colors Within” is a new anime feature, directed by Naoko Yamada, starring Libby Rue, Kylie McNeill, Eddy Lee, Eileen Stevens, Hinano Kuzukawa, Eden Harker, Maxine Wanderer and Lani Minella, opening January 24, 2025 in theaters:

Gillian Anderson: “The Salt Path”

“The Salt Path” is a new Brit-produced dramatic feature, directed by Marianne Elliot, based on the book by Raynor Winn, starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, releasing internationally April 25, 2025 in theaters:

“The New Look”

“The New Look”, is a live-action drama series, created by Todd A. Kessler following fashion designers ‘Christian Dior’ and ‘Coco Chanel’ through the World War II occupation of Paris and its aftermath, now streaming on AppleTV+:

“Sakamoto Days”

The new Japanese-produced animated TV series “Sakamoto Days”, adapting the manga comics by Yuto Suzuki, stars Tomakazu Sugita, Nobunaga Shimazaki and Ayane Sakura, streaming January 11, 2025 on Netflix:

“Die Hart 3: Hart To Kill”

“Die Hart 3: Hart to Kill", the next season of comedian Kevin Hart’s action TV series, streams free, December 13, 2025 on The Roku Channel:

Daisy Ridley: “Cleaner”

“Cleaner”, directed by Martin Campbell, is a new Brit-produced live-action feature, starring Daisy Ridley and Clive Owen, releasing February 25, 2025 in theaters:

“Bleach: Rebirth of Souls” in 2025

The new action video game, “Bleach Rebirth of Souls”, based on the manga series by Tite Kurosawa, launches March 21, 2025 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam:

Alexandra Daddario: “Mayfair Witches”

Take a look at Season 2 of the "Mayfair Witches", live-action adaptation of author Anne Rice' supernatural novel trilogy "Lives of the Mayfair Witches", starring Alexandra Daddario, airing January 5, 2025 on AMC and AMC+:

“The Wild Robot” Streaming

“The Wild Robot” animated science-fiction feature, is directed by Chris Sanders, starring Lupito Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu, Matt Berry and Ving Rhames, now streaming on digital platforms and available in 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray:

“Mind Wave” Digital

 

"Mind Wave” is a new ‘tech conspiracy thriller’, directed by Leon Lee, starring Harry Han, Liz Cha, Steve Thackray, Ian Kim and James Lew, available December 6, 2024 on streaming platforms:

“The Order”

“The Order” is a new crime thriller, directed by Justin Kurzel, based on the 1989 book “The Silent Brotherhood” by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt, starring Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, Alison Oliver and Marc Maron, releasing December 6, 2024 in theaters:

“Flight Risk”

 “Flight Risk” is a new live-action suspense thriller, directed by Mel Gibson, starring Mark Wahlberg, Topher Grace and Michelle Dockery, opening January 25, 2025 in theaters:

“The End”

“The End” is a new live-action musical feature, directed by Joshua Oppenheimer starring Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, George MacKay, Moses Ingram, Bronagh Gallagher, Tim McInnerny and Lennie James, releasing December 6, 2024 in theaters:

“Presence”

“Presence” is a new ‘psychological thriller’ feature, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Lucy Liu, Julia Fox and Chris Sullivan, releasing January 17, 2025 in theaters:

“I’m Still Here”

The new, award-winning live-action political drama feature “I'm Still Here”, directed by Walter Salles (“On The Road”), based on the biographical book by Marcelo Rubens Paiva, stars Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, and Fernanda Montenegro, opening January 17, 2025 in theaters:

‘Mermicorno: Starfall”

“Mermicorno: Starfall”, a new anime TV series based on the Tokidoki unicorn-mermaid characters, streams January 16, 2025 on Max:

“Dragon Ball Daima”

The new “Dragon Ball Daima’, anime TV series, directed by Yoshitaka Yashima and Aya Komaki based on characters created by Akira Toriyama, the streams an English dub version, January 10, 2025 on Crunchyroll: