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Ready for another season of Yashahime? Well, you’re in luck, as Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon: The Second Act is officially coming to Funimation, Crunchyroll, and Hulu this fall.
The official Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Twitter account revealed it would be premiering on the mentioned streaming services. However, a specific date has not been revealed. It is expected to make its debut in Fall 2021.
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LEGO has unveiled a new Spider-Man: No Way Home set, Spider-Man at the Sanctum Workshop, revealing potential plot details from the upcoming third installment in the Tom Holland-led Spider-Man films, expected to arrive in theaters on December 17, 2021.
Additionally, LEGO has shared Tony Stark’s Sakaarian Iron Man set, bringing Marvel Studios’ What If…? TV series to life. Details can be viewed below along with photos of the new Marvel sets!
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"Calm down, bro." This is the kind of excellent short film that launches the career of a talented filmmaker. Bruiser is an award-winning short film made by filmmaker Miles Warren, and it premiered at both the SXSW + Sundance Festivals earlier this year. After his father gets into a fight at a bowling alley, Darious begins to investigate the limitations of his own manhood. The film is an exploration into toxic masculinity, violence, and bullying, and how this is passed from generation to generat

The first trailer for Ferdinando Cito Filomarino’s new Netflix film Beckett has been released – check it out below.READ MORE: Malcolm & Marie review: John David Washington vs Zendaya in a delicious lockdown domesticThe political thriller, which stars John David Washington and Alicia Vikander, follows American tourist Beckett (Washington) who is at the centre of a manhunt following a car crash.
An official synopsis for the film reads: “While vac

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Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy is set to begin on Friday with the release of Fear Street Part 1: 1994. 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.
RELATED: Fear Street Part 1: 1994 Trailer Debuts Ahead of Friday Premiere
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The minds behind the popular manga Death Note are getting an anime adaptation of their manga Platinum End. Anime production company Pony Canyon revealed the first trailer for this upcoming series.In the trailer, we get a peak at its animation, as well as some of the action we can expect from Platinum End. While it is in Japanese, there are English subtitles that give a very brief description of what the show will be about. It states, “13 angels suddenly appeared and they choose the G

"Where rivers wandered, life could flourish… They have shaped us as a species." Dogwoof has unveiled the first official trailer for another stunning new documentary film titled River, a follow-up to the doc feature Mountain made by filmmaker Jennifer Peedom a few years ago. River is a cinematic and musical odyssey that explores the remarkable relationship between humans and rivers. Featuring text by Robert Macfarlane, with music by Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra (A

Jamie Lee Curtis is set to receive a lifetime achievement award at this year’s Venice Film Festival.READ MORE: John Carpenter: “We’ve been living in a real-life horror movie for the past four years”The actor will be awarded a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Sala Grande on September 8 before the out-of-competition world premiere screening of her new film Halloween Kills.
“I am incredibly humbled to be honoured in this way by the Venice International

BioWare and EA celebrated the tenth anniversary of Star Wars: The Old Republic with a livestream revealing its next expansion, Legacy of the Sith.
In the upcoming expansion, the war between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire is spreading to new territory as Darth Malgus travels across the galaxy for ancient relics. You return to Manaan, which offers a new base of operations for your faction, as the Legacy of the Sith‘s story unfolds. You’ll also make your way to Elom for a ne

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Hideo Kojima’s most recent game, Death Stranding, was a Sony-published title and was exclusively on the PlayStation 4 for around nine months before it came to PC (via a different publisher). However, it looks like Microsoft will likely publish his next title as the two reportedly just recently signed a publishing deal together.
According to GamesBeat, the two parties have “signed a letter of intent” that means Microsoft will publish a game fro

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Focus Features has slightly delayed the release date for Edgar Wright’s highly-anticipated psychological thriller Last Night in Soho. Originally scheduled for an October 22, 2021 release, the film has officially been pushed back a week later and is now slated to arrive in theaters on Friday, October 29, 2021, just two days before this year’s Halloween. Its new premiere date will see the Anya Taylor-Joy-led film going up against another horror feature in the form

Netflix UK has revealed its full list of new releases for July 2021 – see every film and TV show landing on the streaming service below.READ MORE: NME Recommends: the best hidden gems on NetflixNetflix originals arriving on the streaming platform this month include a film adaptation of the video game Dynasty Warriors and French action-comedy The Last Mercenary starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Original show Atypical returns for its fourth and final season, with Keir Gilchrist

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Elizabeth Bank’s second directorial feature for Universal, Cocaine Bear, has officially outlined its main cast, and it includes some big names. This cast!! Dream team. #CocaineBear #KeriRussell @OsheaJacksonJr #RayLiotta #AldenEhrenreich @jessetyler pic.twitter.com/fjMfaTWa9B
— Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) July 1, 2021RELATED: Sing 2 Trailer Teases Illumination’s Star-Studded Animate

As unlikely as it seemed a few weeks ago, more and more evidence keeps piling in about a new Dead Space. And while it may not be a sequel, it seems like this rumored game is a remake of the original Dead Space.
RELATED: Dead Space YouTube Channel Updates Profile Pic After 8 Years of Inactivity
GamesBeat first reported on this remake. The Dead Space rumors floating around seemed to point to it being a reboot, but this title appears to be a remake that is essentially also rebooting the

For the past years, Kill Bill director Quentin Tarantino has been entertaining the idea of possibly making a third installment to the iconic martial arts films. In previous interviews, the Oscar-winning filmmaker has also been open to sharing what some of his ideas on a potential Kill Bill: Volume 3 would look like. This includes wanting to see Vernita Green’s own daughter go up against Uma Thurman’s The Bride/Beatrix, with Vivica A. Fox even recommending Emmy winner Zendaya to play

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms was only announced a few weeks ago and now it finally has its first trailer, which you can find below. The film is still coming on August 31, 2021 on both digital and physical storefronts.
RELATED: Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms Release Date, Details Revealed
The trailer quickly goes over the basic synopsis, which had already been revealed. Shao Kahn invades and now the Mortal Kombat tournament will determine the fate of all rea

Co-created by Stan Lee, Don Rico & Don Heck, Black Widow made her first appearance in 1964's Tales of Suspense #52, published by Marvel Comics. Introduced as an antagonist for Iron Man, Natasha Romanova was a Russian spy who later defected to the United States, becoming an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a member of the Avengers. In 2010, the character (renamed Natasha Romanoff) made her film debut in John Favreau's Iron Man 2, played by Scarlett Johansson. She has since appeared in six Marvel mo

"Little Q has given me so much more than I deserved." Well Go USA has released an official US trailer for the adorable Chinese / Hong Hong drama titled Little Q, from filmmaker / film editor Law Wing-Cheong. Adapted from the Japanese novel Goodbye, Khoru, following a guide dog and his conflicted master. A story about the life of the dog Quill (nickname Little Q): the interaction between Little Q and the puppy raisers, the guide dog trainer, and the newly blind dessert chef Lee Po Ting, played b

Tilda Swinton has been cast in the upcoming new Wes Anderson film which is set to begin filming in Spain this year.READ MORE: Every Wes Anderson movie ranked in order of greatnessIt was reported last year that Anderson would be working on a new romantic film set in Rome, but earlier this year plans changed and the movie’s location was reportedly moved to Spain.
Confirming the new location and her involvement in the film, Swinton told Variety that although the movie is shooting in Spai

Amazon Studios has released the first Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time trailer for the upcoming global debut of the highly-anticipated fourth and final installment to the Evangelion films. This record-breaking Japanese anime film is scheduled to make its debut on August 13 in over 240 countries and territories (excluding Japan), exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
In celebration of the film franchise’s conclusion, the first three movies titled Evangelion: 1.11 Your Are (Not) Alone,

Today, EA unveiled EA Play Live Spotlight, a new series that aims to connect players to the games they love and people who make them. The series will start on July 8 and end on July 20, just two days before EA Play Live.
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The series is set to kick off next week and continue throughout the month of July, with EA hosting five different broadcasts made up of four individual Spotlights and one main show.

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HBO Max has enlisted another acclaimed actor to join its forthcoming limited series adaptation of The Staircase. Deadline brings word that Emmy nominee Michael Stuhlbarg has officially signed on for one of the leading roles in Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohn’s true crime miniseries, based on the real life story of Michael Peterson, who was convicted of murdering his second wife in 2003. Stuhlbarg is set to portray the role of David Rudolf, the crimina

Sony Pictures has released a brand new Hotel Transylvania: Transformania trailer for the upcoming final installment of their hit animated franchise, starring Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez. This comes after the studio has just recently pushed back its theatrical release date from July 23 to October 1. Its current release will pit Transformania against another animated sequel in the form of The Addams Family 2 as well as New Line Cinema’s The Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints

A technical update for followers of FirstShowing who have been subscribed to our email newsletter already. Google's Feedburner service has officially shut down (as of July 2021) and after more than a decade of using this service, we've switched to a different email service. FirstShowing is now using Follow.it - visit our FS feed here. You can subscribe on the website and/or subscribe to updates via email, too. This will replace our Feedburner daily newsletter emails and we have imported all the

AMC has revealed a brand new teaser for the upcoming The Walking Dead Season 11, as part of the network’s “11 Weeks of Reveals until Season 11,” which aims to keep fans ready for the new season.
RELATED: The Walking Dead: First 8 Episodes Titles of Season 11 Revealed
The teaser doesn’t show too much regarding the new season but does feature many of the characters that fans have come to know and love. Everyone from Rick, Carol, and Daryl is shown off, as we

Taika Waititi has responded to the recent viral paparazzi photos released of him with Rita Ora and Thor star Tessa Thompson.READ MORE: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ – Film ReviewThe images, that were posted in June, showed what appeared to be Waititi engaged in an intimate display of affection with both Thompson and Ora simultaneously.
The photos were raised in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, and Waititi was asked if he was upset that they had surfaced.
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Jesse Williams will star in Paramount Pictures’ high-concept family action movie Secret Headquarters, according to a recent report from Deadline. 
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Williams, who is most famously known for his role on the hit television series Grey’s Anatomy, will reportedly play the role of the villain for the upcoming film. Williams will join a cast that already incl

Netflix has released the official trailer for their upcoming action thriller titled Beckett, starring Golden Globe nominee John David Washington and Oscar winner Alicia Vikander. The film will be available for streaming on Friday, August 13.
The video, which you can check out below along with the poster, features Washington and Vikander as a couple on a vacation in Greece. However, things quickly escalate when they get into a car accident, with Washington’s titular character waking up in

Charlize Theron made her debut in the Fast & Furious franchise in 2017’s The Fate of the Furious, and after appearing in the recently released F9, her character may have future spin-off films. 
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Per Variety, Vin Diesel has confirmed that he has writers working on a spin-off film for Theron’s character, Cipher. In the films, Cipher is a cyberterrorist who has multiple connections to the criminal

"Nature made the perfect animal." Discovery has released an official US trailer for the acclaimed shark doc titled Playing with Sharks, which first premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. It's debuting streaming on Disney+ just a week after Discovey's Shark Week event this summer. The full title is officially Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story, as this profiles a remarkable Australian woman named Valerie Taylor, who started out hunting sharks, but then grew to

Where there’s smoke there is fire, and Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is launching later this year on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The enhanced version of last year’s hit game by Sucker Punch will include a new expansion and cost $69.99 on PS5 and $59.99 on PS4.
RELATED: Rumor: Ghost of Tsushima Standalone Expansion in the Works
As was rumored, the new expansion will focus on Iki island, which was also invaded by Mongols. Jin’s journey will take him to th

"Drac, you're not a vampire. The sun won't fry you now!" Sony Pictures has released the second trailer for Hotel Transylvania 4, also known as Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, continuing the popular animated franchise with yet another new story featuring Dracula and his family. "Drac's Pack is back, like you've never seen them before in the final chapter of the Hotel Transylvania franchise." They're turned into *gasp* regular people!! When Van Helsing's mysterious invention, the 'Monsterficat

ComingSoon is excited to debut an exclusive Long Story Short clip from the upcoming comedy starring Rafe Spall (The Big Short), Zahra Newman (Truth), Ronny Chieng (Crazy Rich Asians), Dena Kaplan, and Noni Hazlehurst. It’s the second feature film directed by actor Josh Lawson (Mortal Kombat), who also wrote its story. Long Story Short releases in theaters, on demand, and digital on July 2, 2021.
“Serial procrastinator Teddy

Quentin Tarantino has defended his portrayal of Bruce Lee in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.READ MORE: ‘Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood’ film review – Tarantino’s most satisfying work in decades“I can understand his daughter having a problem with it. It’s her fucking father. Everyone else: go suck a dick,” the director said on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
Tarantino had appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience to promote his novelisation of Once A Tim

Showtime has released the full trailer for the upcoming second season of The L Word: Generation Q, starring Jennifer Beals, Kate Moennig, and Leisha Hailey. The video provides us a glimpse at the new drama that the characters will go through this season, teasing Sophie and Dani’s fallout and a potential romance between Bette and Gigi. It also features the awkward meeting with Bette and ex-wife Tina’s new fiance Carrie, who is being portrayed by Rosie O’Donnell.  The serie

"I know you're scared, I get it… But you don't have the whole picture." "Then who's after me?" Netflix has unveiled the first official trailer for a gritty thriller set in Greece titled Beckett, which stars John David Washington, and is made by Italian filmmaker Ferdinando Cito Filomarino. It's also produced by fellow Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino (I Am Love, Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria). Following a car crash in Greece, Beckett, an American tourist, finds himself at the center of

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced on Thursday that the company has acquired Nixxes Software, a Dutch studio best known for its work on ports of the Legacy of Kain and Tomb Raider series. 
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Nixxes previous work includes work on PC ports and optimizations for tons of games, including the recently released Marvel’s Avengers, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and the Tomb Raider reboot series that has

"People are capable of all sorts of things, under the right circumstances." 1091 Pics has debuted an official trailer for an indie drama titled Pink Opaque, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Derrick Perry. This premiered last year and arrives on VOD later this month. A Los Angeles film student struggles to graduate while navigating a budding romance & reconnecting with his estranged uncle leading to a renewed uncertainty of his future. "As tensions begin to brew with her pr

Adam Sandler is on the hunt for talented basketball players for his upcoming Netflix film Hustle.READ MORE: Adam Sandler didn’t ‘get good’, you were just being a snobA casting call-out shared via social media stated that the film is seeking “highly-skilled basketball players” aged between 18-30.
The tryouts will take place in Delaware, and the successful players will begin shooting in Philadelphia in August. See the full advertisement below.View this post on Instagr

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ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive clip from the upcoming horror thriller Meander, starring Gaia Weiss and written and directed by Mathieu Turi. The movie will be released in theaters and On Demand on July 9, 2021, from Gravitas Ventures.
RELATED: The Holy Game Director Brent Hodge on His Approach to Documentaries
After getting a car ride from an unknown man, Lisa (Weiss) wakes up in a tube. On her arm is strapped a bracelet with a countdown

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Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new Space Jam: A New Legacy clip from their forthcoming sequel to 1996’s iconic sports comedy pic, starring NBA superstar LeBron James. The film is slated to arrive in theaters and on HBO Max on July 16. Its current theatrical release will see Space Jam 2 going up against a number of competitors including Sony Pictures’ Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, NEON’s Nicolas Cage-led movie Pig and a new take on Shakespeare&rsqu

Ryan Reynolds has become one of the latest celebrities to join TikTok.READ MORE: ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ review: Ryan Reynolds’ assassin comedy misses the target completelyThe actor made his debut by lip-syncing to ‘I Swear’ by All-4-One, in a nod to his 2005 comedy Just Friends. “I swear you will be disappointed by this account,” read the caption. @vancityreynoldsI swear you will be disappointed by this account.♬ I Swear &ndash

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Nearly a year since Netflix’s action fantasy film The Old Guard had made its debut, and now lead star Charlie Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road) has confirmed that a sequel to Gina Prince-Blythewood’s popular film adaptation of Greg Rucka’s comic book series is officially in development at the streamer. Speaking with Variety, Theron revealed that the script for The Old Guard 2 has already been completed, with Netflix planning to start production in the first quarter o

ComingSoon is excited to premiere the Crime Story trailer and key art for Saban Films and Paramount’s upcoming crime thriller. The film stars Academy Award winners Richard Dreyfuss (The Goodbye Girl, Jaws) and Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite, Mimic). Crime Story will arrive in theaters, on demand, and digital on August 13. Dreyfuss plays a retired mob boss that goes back to his old ways after being the victim of a home robbery.
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It has been confirmed that a “dark” cover of Nirvana‘s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ by Malia J will open Marvel‘s Black Widow.READ MORE: ‘Black Widow’ review: Marvel’s cinematic web ensnares a new generationIn an interview with Consequence, the performer said that she was contacted by Marvel in 2020 in the hopes of using her 2015 cover of the song.
“We honestly thought it was a joke and didn’t immediately respond,” she said. &l

Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd have confirmed that a nude scene involving the pair was removed from Lord Of The Rings film The Two Towers.READ MORE: ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ TV series: everything we know so farThe pair, who starred as Merry and Pippin the original Lord Of The Rings trilogy appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier this week.
The subject of nudity was brought up in light of the news that an intimacy co-ordinator had been hired for Amazon&rs

James Franco has agreed to pay $2.2million to settle two lawsuits that he is involved in.
One is from two former students of his acting school who have alleged that Franco had subjected them to exploitative auditions and film shoots. However in the proposed settlement, Franco did not admit to any wrongdoing.
The actor has repeatedly denied sexual misconduct allegations that have been made against him. In 2018, the LA Times released a report in which five women went on record to accuse Franco of

Viola Davis has confirmed rumours that Jared Leto gifted a pet rat to Margot Robbie on the set of Suicide Squad, despite the star denying it.
Davis confirmed the bizarre gift in a new interview with British Vogue, after starring as Squad boss Amanda Waller in the 2016 DC Comics movie.
“I was saying loudly, ‘Don’t open the box!’ I was halfway out the door when [Robbie] opened the box,” Davis told the magazine. “And saw the biggest black rat you could

The trailer for Don’t Breathe 2, the sequel to the 2016 horror film, has been released.
Unveiled by IGN, the clip features an introduction by first-time director Rodo Sayagues and producer Fede Álvarez, who directed the first film and 2013’s Evil Dead.READ MORE: The 25 scariest horror films of all timeIn Don’t Breathe 2, Norman Nordstrom aka The Blind Man (played by Stephen Lang) settles into the role of a guardian for an 11-year-old girl (Madelyn Grace). But a new band

Directed by Chris McKay, The Tomorrow War is a sci-fi action flick that releases on Amazon Prime Video this Friday, July 2. The film features a star-studded cast featuring Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Edwin Hodge, Sam Richardson, Jasmine Matthews, and Keith Powers.
“The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien