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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has found the date for the 94th annual Academy Awards ceremony, according to a new report from Deadline. 

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The 94th Academy Awards will be taking place on March 27, 2022, with nominations set to be revealed on Tuesday, February 8. According to Deadline’s report, the next Oscars will not be retaining the eligibility period that they had for 2021. Instead, the eligibility period will return to the standard December 31 deadline, resulting in a 10-month period instead of the extended 14-month period that the Academy opted for thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

While the award show will be earlier than it was in 2021, it’ll still be a bit later than fans of the show are used to watching it. This is because of a very unique circumstance that will see the Super Bowl being held in Los Angeles on February 6, and the Winter Olympics in Beijing running from February 4-20. According to the outlet, the logistics of running all three shows would simply be too much, forcing the Academy to push the 94th Academy Awards back as a result. 

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The 93rd Academy Awards saw major wins for some big films, including Nomadland taking home Best Picture, Chloe Zhao taking home the Oscar for Best Director, and a surprise Best Actor win for Anthony Hopkins. As theaters continue to open across the country and more movies prepare to launch throughout the year, the upcoming award show should have more than enough strong contenders despite a smaller eligibility period. 

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From the mind that brought you the award-winning films Mirai and Wolf Children, Mamoru Hosoda plans to bring another hit with his upcoming Belle anime movie. It was recently announced more actors have been added to the cast.

As revealed on the official Belle website (via Funimation), five more actors will be providing their voices to the upcoming film. This includes Sachio Nakao as Hatanaka, Fuyumi Sakamoto as Okumoto, Yoshimi Iwasaki as Nakai, Ryoko Moriyama as Yoshitani, and Michiko Shimizu as Kita. The five characters make up the choir team that looks after Belle’s protagonist, Suzu.

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While the voice actors for the movie’s main characters, Suzu and Ryu, have yet to be revealed, a pretty large portion of Belle‘s cast has been announced. Here is the cast so far:

• Ryo Narita as Shinobu Hisatake
• Shota Sometani as Shinjiro Chikami
• Tina Tamashiro as Ruka Watanabe
• Rina Izuta as Hiroka Betsuyaku
• Toshiyuki Morikawa as Justian
• Mamoru Miyano as Muitaro Hitokawa / Tokoraemaru
• Mami Koyama as Swan
• Kenjiro Tsuda as Jelinek
• Sachio Nakao as Hatanaka
• Fuyumi Sakamoto as Okumoto
• Yoshimi Iwasaki as Nakai
• Ryoko Moriyama as Yoshitani
• Michiko Shimizu as Kita

Belle: Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime is written and directed by Hosoda. The film’s crew also includes character designer Jin Kim (Frozen, Moana, Big Hero 6), as well as directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart of Cartoon Saloon (Wolfwalkers). It will be produced by Studio Chizu.

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Similar to some of Hosoda’s previous works, like Summer Wars or Digimon, it will explore humanity’s relationship with a virtual world. Studio Chizu says it is “…a tale of hope and courage that will be an inspiration for everyone around the world.”

Belle is scheduled for a July 16 release in Japan.

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The women of Fast & Fast get the spotlight in a new teaser heading into the release of F9

This October, get ready to explore relationships in the sci-fi thriller graphic novel Smart Girl. The story follows an abused android servant named Yuki who starts to think and act for herself which leads to problems. The comic comes from Fernando Dagnino (Wonder Woman) and Titan Comics. We’ve got a look down below for you to check out.

Yuki, un-affectionately called ‘scrappy’ by her owner, is a Smart Girl – an android servant used for everything from security and domestics to carnal pleasure. When she starts to malfunction, she is soon to be replaced and destroyed. But something in her changes, and Yuki doesn’t accept her end, instead, she becomes self-aware…

Taking a stand against her abusive master, Yuki goes on the run. Believed to be defective and hostile, she is hunted by Gorgona, and plans to fight back for the only thing that truly matters – her right to life and freedom.

Smart Girl is set to release on October 5 with pre-orders available now at local comic shops, Amazon, comiXology (affiliate link), and Forbidden Planet.

FX’s comedy series Breeders starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard has been renewed for a third season after wrapping Season 2 on May 17 (via Variety). Season 3 is expected to premiere in 2022.

“Delighted that we’ve got three seasons,” said series showrunner and co-creator Simon Blackwell. “One more and it’s a pizza. This is such a superb team to work with, and it’s a pleasure and a privilege to make the show. I can’t wait to see what terrible and brilliant but let’s face it mainly terrible things will happen to the Worsley family in the next 10 episodes.”

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Breeders explores the parental paradox that you’d happily die for your children, but quite often also want to kill them. Season 2 also starred Alex Eastwood, Eve Prenelle, Joanna Bacon, Alun Armstrong, and Stella Gonet.

“Through two seasons, we’ve watched ‘Paul,’ ‘Ally’ and their children grow as a family in ways that are reassuring and sometimes concerning,” said Nick Grad, president of original programming for FX Entertainment. “Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard are brilliant as the flawed but devoted parents and we are glad that they, along with Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison, and the rest of the creative team and cast, are bringing the series back for a third season that will take us along for the next stage in this family’s journey.”

Breeders is produced by FX Productions, Avalon Television, and Sky Original Productions. Academy Award-nominee and double Emmy Award-winner Simon Blackwell (Veep, Peep Show, The Personal History of David Copperfield) is showrunner. The series is created by Blackwell, double Emmy Award and Directors Guild of America Award winner Chris Addison (Veep, The Thick of It, The Hustle), and Emmy and BAFTA-winning Martin Freeman (Fargo, Sherlock, Black Panther), who also stars alongside Daisy Haggard (Back to Life, Episodes, Black Mirror).

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Executive producers are Blackwell, Addison, Freeman, Richard Allen-Turner, Rob Aslett, David Martin, Jon Thoday, Toby Welch (Catastrophe, The Tunnel, Skins), and Michael Wiggs. Ben Palmer (Man Up, The Inbetweeners movie, Back) is co-executive producer and Dan Kay (The New Pope, The Salisbury Poisonings, Uncle) produces.

Breeders is available to stream on FXNOW and Hulu.

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Fans have been anxiously awaiting news regarding Dying Light 2, the second entry in Techland’s zombie apocalypse role-playing game. During a stream today focused on the game, the sequel was shown off even more and given a December 7, 2021 release date. 

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Now officially known as Dying Light 2 Stay Human, the sequel to the 2015 game has a much more expanded scope, bringing back many of its parkour and RPG gameplay elements into a world that’s much bigger, has many more choices for players to make, and includes tons of new environments and weapons to boot. During the “Dying 2 Know” stream, Techland detailed more of the game, alongside releasing a brand new trailer for the game that shows off much of the progress the game has gone through, including how events from the first game will set the stage for Dying Light 2 Stay Human. 

In the sequel, players will take on the role of Aidan Caldwell, a resident of one of the last bastions of mankind after 98% of the population has been lost to the virus that has turned people into zombie-like creatures. As you search for answers to your own past secrets, players will meet new characters, including a handful of new factions that can help shape the city that you inhabit. 

Alongside new characters and places to explore, new infected enemies are also present. Because the game takes place years after the original game, infected monsters have become mutated, resulting in much scarier and more dangerous foes to take on. Much like the original game, players will also have tons of decisions, with each of them being vital and having its own series of consequences. 

Techland also announced a series of special editions along with the release date for Dying Light 2 Stay Human. There are three different retail editions of the game, including the regular game, a Digital Deluxe Pack, and a Collector’s Edition of the game that includes a concept art book, a Steelbook case for the game, a UV flashlight, and a statue that features Aidan Caldwell fighting off infected monsters. 

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Dying Light 2 Stay Human is available for preorder now and will launch on December 7, 2021, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. 

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Christopher McDonald has been cast in Marvel’s Secret Invasion series currently in the works for Disney+.

Mark Wahlberg is headed our way, starring in the upcoming sci-fi flick Infinite that is being directed by Antoine Fuqua. The pic just got a straight to Paramount+ order, beefing up the draw of the new streamer. The film is described as “a high-octane sci-fi action film that delves into the concept of reincarnation through spectacular visuals and nuanced characters who must use memories and skills from past lives to ensure the future.”

Wahlberg is joined in the cast by Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson, Jason Mantzoukas, Rupert Friend, Liz Carr, Toby Jones and Dylan O’Brien. Infinite is based on the book The Reincarnationist Papers by D. Eric Maikranz, and has a screen story by Todd Stein and a screenplay by Ian Shorr.

Here’s the full synopsis:

For Evan McCauley (Mark Wahlberg), skills he has never learned and memories of places he has never visited haunt his daily life. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, Evan is sought by a secret group that call themselves “Infinites,” revealing to him that his memories may be real—but they are from multiple past lives. The Infinites bring Evan into their extraordinary world, where a gifted few are given the ability to be reborn with their memories and knowledge accumulated over centuries. With critical secrets buried in his past, Evan must work with the Infinites to unlock the answers in his memories in a race against time to save humanity from one of their own (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who seeks to end all life to stop what he views as the cursed, endless cycle of reincarnation.

By 2022, Paramount+ has plans to release one original movie every single week. In addition to that, Paramount films that do go to theaters – like the upcoming A Quiet Place Part II and Top Gun: Maverick – will land on Paramount+ just 45 days after they hit theaters. Infinite is set to hit Paramount+ on Thursday, June 10th. Are you excited to check this movie out?

Searchlight Pictures has finally set the new theatrical release date for Wes Anderson’s long-delayed dramedy film The French Dispatch. Originally scheduled for a 2020 release, the star-studded film has now been scheduled to hit theaters on October 22, 2021. The date announcement also came with the release of a new The French Dispatch poster which you can check out below, featuring the statue of liberty waving its hands.

In addition, it has also been confirmed that the new Wes Anderson pic will be having its long-awaited world premiere in July at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where the competition jury will be headed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee. Following its Cannes debut, it will then be screened at the 59th edition of the New York Film Festival, just before its wide release.

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The French Dispatch Arrives in Theaters October 22, 2021
Official Selection 74th Festival de Cannes
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— The French Dispatch (@french_dispatch) May 27, 2021

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The French Dispatch is described as a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city centering on three storylines that bring to life a collection of stories published in “The French Dispatch” magazine.

The A-List ensemble includes Oscar winners Benicio Del Toro (Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Traffic), Adrien Brody (The Pianist), and Tilda Swinton (Suspiria, Michael Clayton) along with Oscar nominees Timothée Chalamet (Beautiful Boy, Call Me by Your Name), Bill Murray (Lost in Translation), and Owen Wilson (The Royal Tenenbaums).

Léa Seydoux (Spectre), Lyna Khoudri (The Blessed), Jeffrey Wright (Westworld), Mathieu Amalric (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Stephen Park (Fargo) are also starring in the film along with Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Christoph Waltz, Anjelica Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Henry Winkler, and more.

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The French Dispatch is written and directed by Wes Anderson from a story by Anderson, Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, and Hugo Guinness. The movie is independently financed by billionaire Steve Rales of Indian Paintbrush, who regularly backs Anderson’s projects.

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Hulu has found its “Iron Mike” for its upcoming limited series in Moonlight star Trevante Rhodes.

The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Rhodes will also executive produce the limited series called Iron Mike, which is set for eight episodes. The drama, which is being helmed by the I, Tonya team will go into Tyson’s life in and outside the ring. Tyson has previously been critical of the series due to him not being involved.

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Rhodes previously worked with Hulu on the streamer’s The United States vs. Billie Holiday film. He previously gained critical acclaim for his roles in Moonlight and Birdbox. I, Tonya screenwriter Steven Rogers created the upcoming Iron Mike series. Karin Gist (Our Kind of People) will serve as showrunner. Executive producers include Craig Gillespie, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerly, Entertainment 360’s Darin Friedman, Clubhouse Pictures’ Bryan Unkeless and Scott Morgan, and Rhodes.

A heavyweight boxing legend, Tyson has been a controversial figure for both his boxing career and personal life. Tyson was convicted of rape and served three years in prison as a result. After being released, Tyson attempted to regain his glory in boxing but failed to do so. Infamously, he was disqualified after biting Evander Holyfield’s ear. After several losses that damaged his legacy, Tyson retired in 2006. He recently returned for an exhibition match against Roy Jones Jr. and has rehabbed his image significantly in the past decade and a half, having appeared in The Hangover among other acting roles and hosting a popular podcast.

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