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Fresh off his performance in Jordan Peele’s summer blockbuster Nope, Daniel Kaluuya has joined the voice cast of Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The sequel to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the film will see Kaluuya voice the character of Hobart “Hobie” Brown, a.k.a. Spider-Punk, who was introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #10 in 2015. Kaluuya joins a […]
María Salud Ramírez Caballero, the woman believed to have been the inspiration behind the character Mama Coco in the 2017 Disney and Pixar film Coco , passed away on Sunday. She was 109. Her death was confirmed via Twitter by Roberto Monroy, Secretary of Tourism for the Mexican state of Michoacan. Caballero died in her […]
A new report appears to shed some light on what caused the death of 60-year-old Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi. Stars & Stripes published a story on Tuesday about U.S. Army Maj. Robert Bourgeau, who was nominated by his command last month for the Soldier’s Medal, which is given to someone who displays an act of heroism outside of combat. Bourgeau […]
Velma is at last openly gay in HBO Max’s new animated movie Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo. Director/co-writer Audie Harrison’s Halloween-centric film finally cements a reality long known among many Scooby fans. The project was released on demand on Tuesday (it streams on Max starting Oct. 16) and clips circulating on social media show the Kate Micucci-voiced Velma swooning over costume designer Coco Diablo (Myrna Velasco), admiring […]
Tyler, the Creator will lend his voice as a guest star in Season 6 of the Netflix animated series Big Mouth. Tyler previously voiced characters in Lucas Bros. Moving Company, Axe Cop, and The Jellies!, which he co-created with The Bear standout Lionel Boyce. The multi-hyphenate recently wrapped up the Call Me If You Get Lost Tour, a […]
Entergalactic has landed. On Friday, Kid Cudi shared his new album and visual companion, giving fans exactly the sort of cross-platform experience he has long desired to create. “Entergalactic is everything I’ve always wanted to do, create a long-form visual companion to an album,” Cudi said when unveiling the Ty Dolla Sign collab “Willing to Trust” […]
Chris Rock’s Everybody Hates Chris will be reimagined as an animated series to be released via Paramount+ and Comedy Central. Announced Tuesday, Everybody Still Hates Chris is billed as a “reimagined animated version” of the Tyler James Williams-starring original, which aired for four seasons starting in 2005. “Chris Rock is one of the most gifted comedians […]
Pinocchio, previously described as a “lifelong passion project” for Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, was given a new teaser trailer on Wednesday. The voice cast for the film, directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson, is led by Ewan McGregor as Cricket and newcomer Gregory Mann in the titular role. Also contributing vocal talent are David […]
The record-setting box office success of Minions: The Rise of Gru isn’t without its mini-controversies. As you’ve surely seen on TikTok and elsewhere in recent days, particularly enthusiastic fans of the franchise have been showing up to their local theaters in uniformly well-suited throngs. This practice—formally known as the #Gentleminions trend—has resulted in a windfall […]
Chris Evans spoke candidly about criticism towards the same-sex kiss that’s featured in the Disney and Pixar animated film Lightyear. “The real truth is those people are idiots,” Evans told Reuters Television. “Every time there’s been social advancement as we wake up, the American story, the human story is one of constant social awakening and growth and […]
