John Cena To Star In Looney Tunes Animated Hybrid Film
John Cena is set to star in a film featuring Looney Tunes characters adapting a 1990 New Yorker humor article titled “Coyote v. Acme.” Deadline was first to report about the upcoming project, which is expected to be a hybrid of animation and live-action.
In the original New Yorker piece, a lawyer representing Wile E. Coyote sues the Acme Company for “85 separate occasions…[in which] certain products did cause him bodily injury due to defects in manufacture or improper cautionary labelling… Mr. Coyote is self-employed and thus not eligible for Workmen’s Compensation.” Dave Green (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) will direct a screenplay from Samy Butch (Crown Prince)–though IMDb lists James Gunn as co-writer–in what is sure to be a fun and tongue-in-cheek film. No production start date or other cast information has yet been announced. It’s unclear if Cena will be playing or voicing an animated character.
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J.J. Abrams Is Producing A New Show About UFOs For Showtime
J.J. Abrams is set to produce a new four-part documentary series about UFOs. The series is simply titled UFO and will be made for Showtime.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, UFO will be executive produced by Abrams and directed by Mark Monroe and Paul Crowder. Monroe previously co-wrote the Oscar-winning doping scandal exposé Icarus, while Crowder worked as an editor on acclaimed documentaries such as Dogtown and Z-Boys and Sound City.
The synopsis for UFO states that the show will explore “what clandestine influence the American government, lucrative private companies, and the military may have in shielding the truth behind extraterrestrial phenomena to further their own agendas” as well as examining “the history of the phenomenon through cultural and political touchpoints, including shocking testimony from eyewitnesses across the country.” The show doesn’t have a premiere date yet.
The announcement of the new series couldn’t be more timely. Members of the Hou…
J.R.R. Tolkien's Own Lord Of The Rings Drawings Will Be Included In New Edition Of The Books
In addition to writing the epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings, author J.R.R. Tolkien sketched drawings for it, and they will be revealed more widely as part of a new edition of his work.
The AP reports that a forthcoming version of The Lord of the Rings novel trilogy will include “paintings, drawings, and other illustrations” from the author. This is the first time we’re getting to see his artwork (outside of a museum) since the books were published back in the 1950s.
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Karl Urban In Talks To Join Cast Of Mortal Kombat Sequel Film – Report
Karl Urban is reportedly in final talks to join the cast of the highly anticipated sequel to New Line’s 2021 blockbuster film Mortal Kombat. The Wrap was first to report that Urban is being considered to play Johnny Cage.
The sequel, which will be directed by Simon McQuoid and written by Jeremy Slater, will be produced by Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Broken Road Production’s Todd Garner, Simon McQuoid, and E. Bennett Walsh. Karl Urban, who is currently starring in Amazon’s hit series The Boys, is no stranger to blockbuster films, having appeared in Thor: Ragnarok, Star Trek, and The Lord of the Rings.
Released in April 2021, the first Mortal Kombat film was a violent and gritty adaptation of the popular video game series created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. Since its debut, the movie has been one of the top feature titles on HBO Max, garnering a massive audience. The post-credits scene of the original movie teased the inclusion of Johnny Cage in the upc…
Legend Of Zelda Producer Won't Say If Link And Zelda Are Dating, Is "Up To Player's Imagination"
The Legend of Zelda is (almost) always the story of Link and the titular Princess Zelda, but their relationship has never been explicitly spelled out in any of the franchise’s many installments. According to Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma, the development team wants to leave the relationship between the two iconic characters up to the imaginations of players.
In an interview with IGN, Aonuma was asked if Link and Zelda are, in fact, a couple in the latest game in the series, Tears of the Kingdom. In an interview earlier this year, Zelda’s English voice actress Patricia Summersett stated (before walking back her statements, claiming they were taken out of context) that Link and Zelda were in an “active” relationship, one with “a lot of care and a lot of listening.” That led to a lot of fans wondering what kind of relationship, exactly, the two characters shared.
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Animal Crossing's Bunny Day Event Is Thankfully Shorter This Year
Bunny Day is just around the corner again in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Nintendo has made some tweaks to this year’s event. The holiday itself falls on April 4, but different kinds of eggs have already begun appearing in the game in the days leading up to it. Fortunately, they won’t be around for nearly as long this year.
As Nintendo detailed in a post on Switch’s News channel, this year’s Bunny Day will only run from March 28 to April 4. That’s much shorter than last year’s event, which ran for nearly two full weeks, from April 1-12. Players were quick to share their frustrations about Bunny Day across social media at the time, taking issue not only with poor Zipper T. Bunny (who is just doing his job), but also the prevalence of eggs.
The eggs in particular were a common cause for complaint. Throughout the event, different types of eggs would be hidden in trees, rocks, the ground, and the ocean and river. These could be used to craft special Bunny Day furniture…
Lies Of P Review – No Strings Attached
There’s no shortage of Souls-likes vying for our attention, but only one can claim to put a dark and twisted spin on the everlasting story of Pinocchio. Developed by South Korean studio Neowiz Games, Lies of P presents a very loose retelling of Italian author Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. This grim reimagining, combined with a striking Belle Epoque-infused setting, ensures that Lies of P’s aesthetic stands apart from other Souls-likes, including From Software’s own. Bloodborne is still a clear inspiration, as its tonal atmosphere and combat design call to mind the cosmic horror masterpiece, leading to it feeling overly derivative at times. Still, Neowiz also implements just enough originality for Lies of P to eke out its own identity, even if it’s as thin as a puppet string.
The story sees you take on the role of P, a lifelike puppet who wakes up amidst the carnage of a puppet-led invasion of the fictional city of Krat. If you’re f…
Indiana Jones vs. Han Solo- Who Would Win In a Fight- Harrison Ford Does Not Care
Actor Harrison Ford is known for playing the action heroes Han Solo from Star Wars and Indiana Jones from the Indiana Jones series. But which character would win in a fight? Ford said in an interview with Esquire that Star Wars fans ask him this question a lot.
We will likely never know the answer, and Ford doesn’t care anyway.
“Well, they usually ask me, ‘If there was a fight between Han Solo and Indiana Jones, who would f**kin’ win?'” he said. “And I say [voice rising, fingers drumming], ‘Me, asshole! I don’t want to f**king make sh** up like that. I mean, what are you asking me that crap for?'”
Ford is known for his particular temperament and character, so the wording of his response here isn’t out of the ordinary and very much true to the legend of Harrison Ford.
Ford returns to the big screen for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which releases on June 30. It’s expected to be Ford’s last time playing the character, ending a run tha…
Madame Web Trailer's "He Was In The Amazon With My Mom" Line Is An Internet Hit
The recently released Madame Web trailer introduces an origin story setup for the eponymous character along with multiple Spider-Woman characters–including Sydney Sweeney as Julia Carpenter. But what people might remember the most from the video is Dakota Johnson’s delivery of a line by Cassandra Webb: “He was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died.”
The internet quickly turned the Madame Web dialogue into a meme. For instance, people shared how hilarious the line is when coming from other famous movie characters, like Luther in Mission: Impossible or even at the end of Chinatown. Check out some of our favorites below:
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M. Night Shyamalan Met With Steven Spielberg To Discuss Indiana Jones Ideas
After the success of The Sixth Sense, director M. Night Shyamalan met with Steven Spielberg to discuss ideas for the fourth Indiana Jones movie (which would later become Kingdom of the Crystal Skull). The director, in promoting his new movie Old, spoke to Collider about this meeting.
Shyamalan said Raiders of the Lost Ark is his favorite movie of all time, so getting to meet with Spielberg was “a dream.” As for his idea for the fourth Indiana Jones movie, Shyamalan said, “I did have a take,” but it was early days and it never materialized.
“They were bouncing ideas off of me. So everyone had different ideas of what to do. When you say that, I have in my head, it’s a green notebook, and I had this idea. It was a darker idea,” he said.
“I had an idea. I hadn’t pitched it to them or anything like that, but I had an idea,” he said. “While I know it is a longshot that we’ll ever get to see his green notebook filled with his ideas, hopefully one day he’ll post them on h…