On December 22, we say goodbye to one of the only Marvel shows or films to get the multiverse right. Today, the trailer for season three of Marvel’s What If…? released, giving us our first look at the alternate reality mash-ups we’ll be delving into over the Christmas week.
Deadline reports that Hiro Murai will make his feature directorial debut with Bushido. The samurai movie will be financed by A24, who will produce alongside Square Peg and 2AM.
Not much is known about Bushido yet, only that it will be a “high-stakes action film set against the backdrop of feudal Japan.” I’m always down for more samurai movies, so I’m certainly not complaining. Murai will direct from a script by Henry Dunham (The Standoff at Sparrow Creek). The pair will also produce alongside Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen for Square Peg, and Julia Oh, Christine D’Souza, and David Hinojosa for 2AM.
Murai is best known for directing and executive producing Donald Glover’s Atlanta. He helmed more than half the series’ episodes. He’s also directed episodes of Legion, Snowfall, Barry, Station Eleven, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Murai has worked with Glover frequently; in addition to Atlanta and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, he’s also directed several music videos for Glover’s Childish Gambino persona, including This Is America. He also helmed Guava Island, the Amazon music film starring Glover and Rihanna.
Thanks to the success of FX’s Shōgun, samurai stories are getting bigger once again. Based on the novel by James Clavell, Shōgun was FX’s most expensive television series, but it paid off big time with rave reviews and an impressively large audience. It also took home Emmy Awards for Best Drama Series, Best Actor (Hiroyuki Sanada), Best Actress (Anna Sawai), and more. Although initially billed as a limited series, a second installment is in the works.
The official synopsis for Shōgun: “The 10-episode limited series is set in Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Producer Hiroyuki Sanada stars as Lord Yoshii Toranaga who is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him. When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, its English pilot, John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), comes bearing secrets that could help Toranaga tip the scales of power and devastate the formidable influence of Blackthorne’s own enemies — the Jesuit priests and Portuguese merchants. Toranaga’s and Blackthorne’s fates become inextricably tied to their translator, Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai), a mysterious Christian noblewoman and the last of a disgraced line. While serving her lord amidst this fraught political landscape, Mariko must reconcile her newfound companionship with Blackthorne, her commitment to the faith that saved her and her duty to her late father.” You can check out a review of Shōgun from our own Alex Maidy right here.
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Two people in California have filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft after the company turned off servers for 2014’s The Crew, an open-world racing game released on PS4 and Xbox One, making it impossible to play the game.
Two people in California have filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft after the company turned off servers for 2014’s The Crew, an open-world racing game released on PS4 and Xbox One, making it impossible to play the game.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has reached the level of cultural ubiquity where everyone wants to know everything about him, even the stuff no one but him and his urologist should know. A little over seven months after The Wrap reported, amongst other allegations, that one of the most successful actors in the history of…
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has reached the level of cultural ubiquity where everyone wants to know everything about him, even the stuff no one but him and his urologist should know. A little over seven months after The Wrap reported, amongst other allegations, that one of the most successful actors in the history of…
After conquering the DCEU, riding shotgun in the Fast and Furious franchise, and taking hackers to task in Netflix’s Heart of Stone, Gal Gadot is locked into a race against time in director Kevin Madonald’s The Runner, an upcoming thriller set up at Amazon MGM Studios. David Kosse produces through his newly established Rockwood Pictures, with Amazon MGM Studios holding the worldwide rights.
Macdonald, whose films include One to One: John & Yoko, The Last King of Scotland, The Mauritanian, and more, directs The Runner from a script by Mark Gibson (The Wild, Snow Dogs). According to Deadline, the plot finds Gadot playing “a high-powered attorney who must race through London, following the cryptic commands of a mysterious Caller, as she fights against time to save her abducted son.”
Before Gal Gadot laced up her sneakers for The Runner, she played the Evil Queen in Disney’s live-action adaptation of its first animated classic, Snow White. The enchanting (and visually questionable) take on Disney’s pioneering princess whistles in theaters on March 21, 2025. Marc Webb directs Snow White, with Rachel Zegler starring as the raven-haired beauty of the forest. Andrew Burnap plays Jonathan, while Lorena Andrea, Colin Michael Carmichael, and Ansu Kabia round out the primary cast.
Gal Gadot recently wrapped production for In the Hand of Dante, a crime drama directed by Julian Schnabel. The plot for the upcoming mystery starring Al Pacino, Gerard Butler, Martin Scorsese, Jason Momoa, John Malkovich, and Oscar Isaac revolves around a handwritten manuscript of Dante Alighieri’s poem “The Divine Comedy” makes its way from a priest to a mob boss in New York City, where Nick Tosches take it after he’s asked to verify its authenticity.
Details for Kevin Macdonald and Gal Gadot’s The Runner are scarce. We hear the movie involves Gadot’s character locked in a fight for her son with a mysterious stranger. While we’ve heard this story before, Macdonald and Gadot could add something new, taking the ticking time bomb approach differently. What do you think about the setup for The Runner? Are you excited to learn more? Let us know in the comments section below.
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While it launched to ‘Mixed’ reviews on Steam, Planet Coaster 2 still managed to impress long-time fans of Frontier Developments’ park management franchise. The game offers plenty of advancements to the series, such as crafting high-octane waterparks. It also provides greater control over its customization and…
While it launched to ‘Mixed’ reviews on Steam, Planet Coaster 2 still managed to impress long-time fans of Frontier Developments’ park management franchise. The game offers plenty of advancements to the series, such as crafting high-octane waterparks. It also provides greater control over its customization and…
With The Penguin season 1 just wrapping up on HBO last Sunday night, fans are turning their attention to the crime lord’s return in DC’s upcoming The Batman 2. Colin Farrell recently talked about his role in the movie and how the character might change following the events of the TV show.