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Black Widow Surpasses The Tomorrow War as the Most Pirated Movie of the Pandemic Era

Black Widow recently defeated Amazon Prime’s The Tomorrow War to become the most pirated movie of the pandemic era.

Katey Sagal to Star as Reclusive Country Music Star in Blumhouse Thriller for Epix Titled TATTERED HEARTS

Actress Katey Sagal (Married With Children, Sons of Anarchy) has signed on to star in the upcoming Blumhouse film Tattered Hearts for Epix. She will play a former country music star turned recluse in the thriller that is part of the series of movies Blumhouse Television is making for Epix.

“The movie will follow an up-and-coming country music duo who seek out the secluded mansion of their idol, Harper Dutch (Sagal). What starts out as a friendly visit devolves into a twisted series of horrors that force the friends to confront the lengths they’ll go to in order to realize their dreams.”

Brea Grant (12 Hour Shift, Pandora) will direct Tattered Hearts from a screenplay by Rachel Koller Croft. Jason Blum, Chris McCumber and Jeremy Gold of Blumhouse Television executive produce along with John Ierardi.

The news comes after the announcement that ABC has canceled Sagal’s series Rebel, but there has been talk that IMDb TV could order a second season of the show. Sagal also appears on the series The Connors.

Tattered Hearts is set to hit Epix in 2022.

via: THR

Netflix’s Fate: The Winx Saga Season 2 Begins Production

Netflix has announced that production on the upcoming second season of their live-action fantasy series Fate: The Winx Saga has officially begun in Ireland. The announcement also comes with the release of a brand new video which you can check out below, offering us a preview of the cast’s first table read for Season 2.

In addition, the streamer has also enlisted three new cast members for the new season in the form of Brandon Grace, Éanna Hardwicke, and Paulina Chávez. Grace is set to portray the role of Grey, with Hardwick cast to play Sebastian. As for Chávez, she has officially been tapped for the role of Flora, who in the animated series is one of the main leads and founding members of the Winx Club.

Calling all fairy fans and specialist stans!! Here’s a behind the scenes look at the start of production script read-through for Season 2 of Fate: The Winx Saga pic.twitter.com/Szy3UiUb8z

— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) July 20, 2021

Fate: The Winx Saga Season 2 is officially in production!

The returning cast gathered to meet new cast members Brandon Grace as Grey, Éanna Hardwicke as Sebastian and … Paulina Chávez as Flora!!! pic.twitter.com/4ro8hrdDkq

— Netflix (@netflix) July 20, 2021

Fate: The Winx Saga is coming-of-age series that follows the story of five unlikely friends attending Alfea, a magical boarding school in the Otherworld where they must learn to master their magical powers while navigating love, rivalries, and the monsters that threaten their very existence.

The live-action series stars Abigail Cowen as Bloom, Hannah van der Westhuysen as Stella, Precious Mustapha as Aisha, Eliot Salt as Terra, and Elisha Applebaum as Musa. It also features Sadie Soverall, Freddie Thorp, Danny Griffin, Theo Graham, Jacob Dudman, Eve Best, Robert James-Collier, Josh Cowdery, Alex Macqueen, and Eva Birthistle.

Fate: The Winx Saga is executive produced by Brian Young (The Vampire Diaries, Kyle XY), Iginio Straffi, and Archery Pictures’ Judy Counihan and Kris Thykier. Young will also serve as the showrunner. Principal Photography has already begun in Ireland.

The animated series was created by Rainbow Group CEO Iginio Straffi in 2004 and has been on-air for almost 15 years. Due to its massive success both in Europe and in the US, the series had produced a growing franchise consists of two spin-off series, merchandise, a fashion doll line, and video games.

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Was Yelena Dusted by Thanos’ Snap? Marvel Boss Says Fans Will Find Out Soon

During a Black Widow watch party on Twitter, Feige also discussed Red Guardian and more.

MSI Reveals New All-AMD Gaming Laptops

Last week, MSI revealed three brand-new all-AMD gaming laptops for gamers to enjoy. All of the models feature the MSI exclusive Cooler Boost 5 thermal solution with 2 fans and 6 heat pipes to keep things running cool under pressure. First, we’ll look at the new Alpha 15. This laptop features a new chassis design with a 5mm thin bezel, independent number pad, RGB backlit keyboard, and intuitive hotkeys. Inside, fans will find a Ryzen 7 5800H mobile CPU and a Radeon RX 6600M mobile GPU. This laptop features a Full HD (1920×1080) 15.6” screen with a 144Hz refresh rate, up to 64GB of RAM, and has 2 NVMe M.2 SSD slots for storage. The webcam is 720p at 30 fps. You’ll be able to buy the AMD-powered Alpha 15 from Costco this August.

Next, we’ve got the Bravo 15. Inside this beast, you’ll find the Ryzen 5 5600H CPU, Radeon RX 5500 GPU, 16GB of RAM (supports up to 64GB), and 512GB SSD (1 NVMe M.2 slot). The screen matches the same specs as the Alpha 15, but the overall size is a little smaller which helps lower the wait by roughly 0.5 lbs. The Bravo 15 is now available from Sam’s Club for $899.

Finally, the Delta 15 will be available from Best Buy by the end of July and is even lighter and more powerful. This laptop features a Ryzen 5000 H-series CPU, a Radeon RX 6700M GPU, up to 64GB of RAM, 2 NVMe M.2 slots, and is the smallest one of the bunch. In addition, the screen is Full HD, but with a 240 Hz refresh rate. It just looks so sleek, too!

Director Neill Blomkamp Developing Multiplayer Video Game

Sci-fi director Neill Blomkamp was originally set to direct movie based in a shooter video game series — Halo — and now he’s developing a shooter video game, sans the film part. The unnamed game in question is a multiplayer shooter with narrative elements, but no further details were revealed.

The flood gates are finally open: @NeillBlomkamp, the Oscar-nominated director of District 9, Elysium and Chappie, joins Gunzilla Games as the Chief Visionary Officer. Find out more in the @IGN article: https://t.co/b6v2ltoEx3

— Gunzilla Games (@GunzillaGames) July 20, 2021

In an interview with IGN, the District 9 and Chappie director spoke about joining new German developer Gunzilla Games as chief visionary officer. It sounds like a vague role, but it appears like he would be giving his experience directing films and translate it into video games. He even said it was like “an egalitarian version of being a film director.”

Blomkamp seemed to have high hopes for the shooter. He stressed that “player agency and the ability for players to just interact with it in a shooter environment” was the top priority, as nebulous as that statement is. Worldbuilding and narrative, two features not typically associated with multiplayer games, were also important to him. He reminisced that he spent about 95% of his time thinking about the worldbuilding for his film Elysium to tell the 5% the viewer sees, which is a mentality he wants to carry over to this game.

He didn’t reveal much else but did state that is still fascinated by science fiction; something that’s pretty evident when looking at his filmography. Blomkamp also cited Remedy’s Control, a Game of the Year contender that originally released in 2019, as a “fascinating” game. Its environmental destruction, ray tracing capabilities, and “really interesting design language” were highlights, but it’s not clear if these will carry over into whatever Gunzilla is creating.

Blomkamp also spoke about what he thinks of the video game medium and how it is the next dominant form of entertainment that he wants to get in on. He said he looks at passive forms of media like books or television shows as something that will always be there, but “highly interactive” pieces of media will be more alluring. While he did admit that he did not have game design experience, he thinks that he has “other expertise” that can still pay off and “potentially make the game interesting.”

As was previously stated, Blomkamp was originally set to direct a Halo movie, but the project fell through as studio funding stopped. He did, however, direct a few Halo shorts that were collectively called Halo Landfall. That seven-minute collection is on YouTube.

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Gotham’s Victoria Cartagena is Renee Montoya in Batwoman Season 3

According to Deadline, Victoria Cartagena (Manifest) is returning to the DC Universe as she officially joins Javicia Leslie in the upcoming third season of The CW’s Batwoman. Cartagena has been tapped to portray the series regular role of DC hero Renee Montoya, a character which she previously played in Fox’s Gotham.

I guess #Reneemontoya and I have some unfinished business So very excited to join this new group of talented artists, writers & crew who are doing their thing over here! They have welcomed me wholeheartedly! Grateful, humbled, hype AF… #batwoman #fullcircle https://t.co/eeNCmptT7v

— Victoria Cartagena (@VickiCartagena) July 20, 2021

The outlet notes that Batwoman‘s Renee Montoya will be a different version of Gotham‘s Renee Montoya. The character is described as a former GCPD officer who left the force when she could no longer stomach the corruption inside the department. She now runs the “freaks division,” which hasn’t seen a lot of action… until now. Righteous and pragmatic, and LGBTQ+, she’s a woman with a very personal (and mysterious) mission to help clean the streets of Gotham in the right way, by whatever means necessary.

Batwoman is currently led by Javicia Leslie as Ryan Wilder, the one who took up the mantle of the Scarlet Knight from Kate Kane. Season 2 had concluded its run last month, where it also debuted Wallis Day (Krypton) as the new Kate Kane following the surprising exit of Ruby Rose.

The series currently stars Rachel Skarsten as Alice, Meagan Tandy as Sophie, Nicole Kang as Mary Hamilton, and Camrus Johnson as Luke Fox/ Batwing. In addition, Robin Given have also been cast to join the third season as Jada Jet.

Based on the characters from DC, Batwoman is from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television with executive producers Greg Berlanti, Caroline Dries, Geoff Johns, and Sarah Schechter.

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Space Jam 2 Comes Under Fire for Leaving Character Designer Uncredited

Character designer Dave Alvarez wasn’t credited for his work on Space Jam: A New Legacy, prompting another outcry from fans on social media.

Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life Trailer Previews Disney+ Animated Series

Disney+ has released the official Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life trailer for their forthcoming animated series, starring everyone’s favorite mischievous chipmunk brothers. The video, which you can check out in the player below, teases the titular duo’s big and crazy adventures. It also gives us a preview of the other classic Disney characters that are set to appear including Pluto and Donald Duck. The series is expected to debut new episodes weekly starting on July 28, exclusively on Disney+.

Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life centers around two tiny troublemakers, Chip and Dale, trying to live the good life in a big city park while having giant-sized, sky-high adventures. Nervous worrier Chip and laid-back dreamer Dale make the perfect odd couple: they’re best buddies and they drive each other nuts. In their perpetual pursuit of acorns, these ultimate underdogs are joined by Pluto, Butch, and other iconic Disney characters as they face down bullies great and small.

Filled with laugh-out-loud cartoon comedy, wacky adventures, and heartfelt storytelling, the animated series will consist of 12 episodes, with each one comprised of three seven-minute stories. It hails from Xilam Animation, executive producer Marc du Pontavice, and director Jean Cayrol as Director, with Vincent Artaud serving as the series composer.

Interestingly, Disney is also currently working on a live-action/CGI hybrid film adaptation of Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers, which is still set for a spring 2022 release. The upcoming will feature the voices of Saturday Night Live alums Andy Samberg and John Mulaney as the titular duo. Production is currently underway.

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Why We Didn’t End Up Seeing a Cameo From Iron Man or Hawkeye in BLACK WIDOW

Fans had a good long time to wait around and speculate about what we would see in the film Black Widow. It was scheduled to be released last year amid the beginning of the pandemic, but it saw one pushback after another, and we finally got to see it over a year later. While we waited, fans threw out ideas of Taskmaster’s identity, as well as who, if any, of the Avengers would be showing up to make cameos in the film.

The two top contenders for who we thought we might see were Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, and Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton/Hawkeye. Barton and Natasha/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) had made reference to their time in Budapest together in other films, so this felt like a natural assumption, and I think fans just knew Tony was still alive during this time, and with his being the leader of the Avengers, they were hopeful we might see him again, even if it were just to feed into Captain America: Civil War.

But in the end, the film focused only on Natasha and her “family,” and the film’s writer and director each spoke out to explain why.

In a recent interview with CB’s Phase Zero podcast, writer Eric Pearson explained the confusion surrounding the Iron Man rumors, saying:

“I feel bad for the person who asked me this the other day because I said ‘there was never any discussion,’ but I do remember now that one version of the script prior to me literally had written into it ‘The end moment of Civil War with Tony and Natasha,’ but it was old footage. It would have been, ‘Hey audience, remember where we are, we’re going to key off of this moment of her.’”

He went on to add:

“I remember when those rumors came out I was in London in our War Room office and I just looked around and was like ‘Are we? Am I supposed to be? I have the script right here, Tony Stark’s not in it.’ Everyone was like ‘No, no.’…I don’t know where it came from unless somebody got a very old version with this kind of scene, which wasn’t even a new scene. I don’t know, I don’t know where it came from.”

It makes sense why they didn’t just throw that in. Everyone knows what happened next, and the scene may have just stolen focus from the film. As far as why we didn’t see Hawkeye either, the film’s director Cate Shortland explained to Total Film:

“Initially, there was discussions about everything, about all of the different characters. What we decided was, and I think [Marvel Studios boss] Kevin [Feige] was really great, he said, ‘She doesn’t need the boys.’ We didn’t want it to feel like she needs the support. We want her to stand alone. And she does.”

It would have been a little more sensical to integrate Hawkeye rather than Iron Man, but it also makes total sense that if Clint were trying to lie low, he would not have gone to hang out with another Avenger. The film ended up being really good, and Natasha did stand on her own, while highlighting the star power of Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova.

Would you have liked to have seen Iron Man or Hawkeye make an appearance in the film?