Lakeshore Records is set to release Virgin River — Music From the Netflix Series digitally on July 9, and decided to offer fans an exclusive sneak peek at the soundtrack via two tracks titled “Virgin River Main Title” and “Running Low” from the Virgin River soundtrack
“Virgin River Main Title” is composed by Jeff Garber, who has been with the series from the start, and “Running Low” is a Shawn Mendes cover performed by SYML. Garber’s orchestrations anchored by acoustic guitar and piano, provide a natural, richly pastoral backdrop to the beloved Netflix series. Also included on the album are four cover songs performed by SYML, Phillip LaRue, Chance Peña and Dresage x AG. Season 3 of the series premieres on Netflix July 9.
Virgin River follows a nurse named Melinda Monroe that seeks a fresh start and moves from the business of Los Angeles to a remote Northern California town. She winds up being surprised by who she finds there.
Check out the first track, “Virgin River Main Title,” by Jeff Garber below:
The second track, “Running Low,” is a Shawn Mendes cover by SYML:
After almost an entire decade, the character Dawn and her Pokemon Piplup will be returning to the latest entry in the Pokemon anime series. A new trailer and visual have been revealed for the new arc.
The upcoming “Summer Special Episodes” for the Pokemon Master Journeys: The Series will see Ash Ketchum and the gang head to the Sinnoh region. Megumi Toyoguchi will once again provide Dawn’s Japanese vocal track. She will be featured in the July 23 and 30 episodes of the series, marking the first time she has been in the anime since the “Black and White” arc nine years ago. It has not been announced if Emily Jenness will return for the English dub. You can check out the trailer and visual below.
Known as Pocket Monsters in Japan, Pokemon Journeys: The Series initially premiered in November 2019. It then came to the west via Netflix in June 2020 with the first 12 episodes. The streamer adds episodes quarterly. The next batch of episodes will be rebranded to Pokemon Master Journeys: The Series. There are currently 48 episodes available to stream right now.
The Pokemon anime series has seen a lot of delays due to the pandemic. Pokemon Journeys: The Series delayed its slate in April 2020, but eventually resumed airing new episodes in June 2020. The 23rd film based on the popular franchise titled Pocket Monster Koko also received a delay last year. It is scheduled to come to the west as Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle sometime this year.
Id Software announced its most recent entry in the first-person shooter franchise, Doom Eternal, will be receiving a single-player horde mode in lieu of its previously announced Invasion Mode. Additionally, the developer plans to refresh its current multiplayer mode Battlemode.
An important update on the development of DOOM Eternal from id Software Executive Producer Marty Stratton. pic.twitter.com/RPfhek2crI
The shift in focus was announced in an update from id Software executive producer Marty Stratton. As written in the update, the cancellation of the Invasion Mode is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the shift to working remotely. Additionally, the creation of the new Doom Eternal horde mode is due to the fan feedback on both The Ancient Gods expansions, and master levels.
Stratton also mentioned that Battlemode is getting a bit of a rework, including more a competitive structure, a new map, gameplay improvements, and balance updates. Information on both the new Doom Eternal horde mode and Battlemode updates is expected to be revealed at this year’s QuakeCon, which is currently scheduled for August 19 through August 21.
Here is what Stratton said in the update about the upcoming changes:
“As many are aware, we intended to release a free Invasion Mode update for the game; however, the unforeseen consequences of the pandemic and remote working impacted the progress of development for this addition. Over this time, we have also seen and heard how many of you enjoy the range of gameplay and combat available in the expansions and master levels. With these factors in mind, we have decided to redirect our focus from Invasion Mode to creating a totally new single-player horde mode. We’re confident this horde mode will offer you more of the diversity and challenge you’re looking for in the game. In addition, the team continues to work on a refresh of BattleMode that includes a more competitive, rank-based structure, a number of gameplay and balance updates and another new map. We expect to share more information at QuakeCon in August.”
Doom Eternal‘s Invasion Mode was a previously announced post-launch mode that would allow players to join another player’s game and control enemies. However, it seems that challenges arose due to the pandemic last year, which led to its cancellation.
Stratton’s update also talks about Doom Eternal‘s most recent update, simply titled “Update 6.” This came alongside the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of the game that enabled ray tracing.
A new US trailer has been released for the strange and quirky comedy Mandibles from French musician/filmmaker Quentin Dupieux. The film premiered last year at the Venice Film Festival to rave reviews. The film stars Adèle Exarchopoulos, Grégoire Ludig, Bruno Lochet, Coralie Russier, India Hair, David Marsais, with Dave Chapman as “La Mouche” (aka The Fly).
The film is simply described as, “Jean-Gab and Manu, two simple-minded friends, find a giant fly stuck in the trunk of a car and decide to train it to earn money with it.” This looks wonderfully weird and funny. Check out the trailer and poster below, and watch Mandibles in select US theaters and on VOD starting July 23rd, 2021.
The anime genre is filled with demons, ghosts, mecha, and more. While we love all those things, getting a new perspective and mythology in a show is always welcome. Trese brings us stories and monsters from a Filipino comic of the same name. This anime-inspired show does a lot in six episodes, including solving murders, fighting ancient spirits, and talking to sewer trolls. There is a lot of great stuff here but it falls a bit short of being amazing.
Trese follows a young woman, Alexandra Trese, who works on solving crime during the day and solving supernatural crime at night. Alexandra is a powerful character that is both complex and simple to understand. Shay Mitchel, from Pretty Little Liars, dubbed her in English and carries the weight fairly well throughout the show. The plethora of other human and spirit creatures are actually quite impressive. However, I wish the humans were a bit more unique and dynamic, but they are probably that way to balance the wacky and creative supernatural creatures.
The story in the show covers the Trese three comics, combining, adding, and subtracting various parts. I would’ve loved to see another five to ten episodes to round out the lore, deepen relationships, and further the story, but things wrap up nicely here. I was also surprised at how complex the drama got in the show, people betraying others, secrets being revealed, and more like that. While I wish that certain parts of her past and the spirit world were explored more, they’re explained enough to get through the show.
The last thing to address here is the animation and style. At first glance, the show looks very average in its quality and design. But after seeing some action and killer creatures, there are a lot of visual treats throughout the six episodes. It isn’t Attack On Titan, Castlevania, or One Punch Man, but things look really nice overall.
This first season of Trese seems like a great jumping point, and I’m happy to see Netflix put in the money to try out a new show like this. I would love to see where the show could lead, but as of now, it is just testing the waters with a well-contained story. Trese is a great thing to sit down and binge in a night if you like horror, crime, or anime.
Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy has begun with the release of Fear Street Part 1: 1994 today. The film follows a group of Shadysiders as they discover a terrible curse that haunts their town. The first streaming release stars Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Maya Hawke, Ashley Zukerman, Darrell Britt-Gibson, and more.
ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief spoke with Fear Street stars Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, and Benjamin Flores Jr. about their lead roles, getting to feel like a 90s kid, and the depiction of forbidden romance. Check out the video below or read the full transcript.
Tyler Treese: Kiana, the characters really feel like friends and family in the films. Did you do much off-screen in order to really strengthen that bond?
Kiana Madeira: We did a lot off-screen. It wasn’t necessarily to strengthen the bond, but I think it kind of happened naturally. For example, when we first started filming, we went to a KISS concert that happened to be in Atlanta at the time, which was also really cool because KISS is very nostalgic and old-school and so are these films. So that was just the first outing that we had as a cast, and we had such a blast there. Yeah, that kind of set the tone to how much fun we all had together. It didn’t feel like we were forced to hang out, which was nice. We genuinely wanted to hang out with each other, and I think that just helped contribute to the chemistry that we have on screen.
That’s great. Olivia, Sam and Deena, they have this kind of taboo relationship, but it’s not really the one that one would expect. It’s that it’s a Shadysider with a now Sunnyvale resident, and then later on we see a more dated view on that relationship. Can you speak to the romantic elements and what it really added to the film?
Olivia Welch: Since day one of working on the movies and even in pre-production, Leigh always discussed with us, that these are horror movies, but love is in the center of them. That’s so important and having like two women at the lead of this movie that survive and fight for each other was so integral to the story and something that we all really wanted to honor and respect and show on-screen. I think it was really cool for us to do the love story in ’94 and then the love story in ’66. So that history repeats itself and there are things and prejudices that have been set in society long, long ago and that they reverb throughout history and how toxic that is. In the same way of our stories, it’s the love that these two people have for each other is what overcomes those elements. So it was really something that we were so thoughtful about and really cared about so much and fostered throughout the movies. I hope people see those parallels in the two films
Benji. I know you’re a lot more outgoing than your character in the film, but he references the Konami code a few times and he has a really fun scene playing Castlevania. Are you much of a gamer yourself and how much fun was it getting a taste of being a 90s kid?
Benjamin Flores Jr.: Oh, first of all, it was amazing. It was so fun. Like I loved wearing the outfits. I love just using the lingo. Using all the props and stuff. It was amazing being a 90s kid. I really miss it. But, yeah, no, I’ve never really been a gamer up until we were in quarantine. Then I was just like, what else is there to do? I’m just going to keep playing games all day and then it became a problem. So then I had to dial back on that. But no, I’m working on it. I’m getting my feet back on the ground, but no, I’ve never been a gamer.
Madhouse, the studio behind popular anime series The Irregular at Magic High School and One Punch Man, announced it is producing an original anime film titled Goodbye, DonGlees! The main staff members and the first key visual for the upcoming film have been revealed and along with a 2022 release date.
Animation production will hail from Madhouse, who has worked on several notable anime features and series like Ninja Scroll and Death Note. Distribution will be handled by Kadokawa.
Goodbye, DonGlees! will be directed by Atsuko Ishizuka whose notable works include No Game, No Life Zero, and Supernatural: The Animation series. They have also worked on other projects like Persona 4 Golden. Character design will be handled by Takahiro Yoshimatsu, who has worked on several well-known projects like Trigun, Hunter X Hunter, and Overlord.
While details are slim, here is a description of the film (via Crunchyroll):
The film depicts the miracle-like encounter of the “DonGlees” boys. At the end of an adventure with friends that began during an unusual summer vacation, the boys arrive in Iceland—the land of flames and ice. What “treasure” have the boys found by looking at themselves and transcending the world…!
The official website for Goodbye, DonGlees! is now live. While it doesn’t feature much just yet, it does have a preview of the film’s first key visual. Additionally, there is an official Twitter account that will surely have updates for the film. You can check out the key visual for yourself below.
The war for Eternia culminates in Masters of the Universe: Revelation, an innovative and action-packed animated series that picks up where the iconic characters left off decades ago. After a cataclysmic battle between He-Man and Skeletor, Eternia is fractured and the Guardians of Grayskull are scattered. And after decades of secrets tore them apart, it’s up to Teela to reunite the broken band of heroes, and solve the mystery of the missing Sword of Power in a race against time to restore Eternia and prevent the end of the universe.
Creator Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy) serves as showrunner and executive producer. The series, produced by Mattel Television, is written by Marc Bernardin (Castle Rock, Alphas), Eric Carrasco (Supergirl), Diya Mishra (Magic the Gathering), and Tim Sheridan (Reign of the Supermen).
Susan Corbin (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe) produces. Executive producers also include Frederic Soulie (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), Adam Bonnett (Descendants), Christopher Keenan (Justice League, Batman Beyond), and Rob David (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe). Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) serves as composer, with animation for the series done by Powerhouse Animation (Castlevania).
