‘KPop Demon Hunters’ toys on the way from Mattel, Hasbro

Mira (voiced by May Hong), Rumi (voiced by Arden Cho) and Zoey (voiced by Ji-Young Yoo) in 'KPop Demon Hunters.' (Netflix)Fans of KPop Demon Hunters can look forward to playing with officially licensed toys based on the hit film sometime soon.Netflix has announced that Mattel and Hasbro have been named the global co-master toy licensees for KPop Demon Hunters. The partnership will bring about a new portfolio of toys, collectibles, games and more.The Mattel partnership is set to include dolls, […]

October 22, 2025

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Navigating new land: The world of Catan coming to Netflix

A woman takes the board game Settlers of Catan off a shelf. (Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images)The Settlers of Catan has forged a new alliance: the popular board game is being adapted into Netflix programming.Asmodee, the company responsible for games like Ticket to Ride and Exploding Kittens, has partnered with Netflix to bring the world of Catan to the small screen via scripted and unscripted programming.“Anyone who has played Catan knows [that] the intense strategy and negotiation at the core of the game has endless opportunities for […]

October 21, 2025

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Tessa Thompson to receive Spotlight Award at Gotham Film Awards for ‘Hedda’ performance

Tessa Thompson on “Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising” (ABC/Kyusung Gong) Tessa Thompson will be honored at the 2025 Gotham Awards for her titular performance in the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios drama Hedda. She is set to receive the Spotlight Award at the Gotham Film & Media Institute’s 35th annual awards ceremony, taking place Dec. 1 in New York City.An adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, Hedda follows a young newlywed who yearns for a past love while hiding her discontent with her life and husband. Over […]

October 21, 2025 1

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Eddie Munson will not appear in ‘Stranger Things’ season 5, creators say

Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson in 'Stranger Things' season 4. (Netflix)Sorry, Eddie Munson superfans.Stranger Things co-creators Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer have confirmed that the fan-favorite character, who was introduced and died in season 4 of the popular sci-fi series, will not appear in the fifth and final season of the show.Joseph Quinn portrayed the heavy metal rocker and leader of the Hellfire Club. His performance in the fourth season of Stranger Things set his career off, and landed him […]

October 21, 2025

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Adam Driver reveals Disney turned-down his Ben Solo ‘Star Wars’ sequel film

Adam Driver attends the 'Megalopolis' press conference ahead of the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2024, in Cannes, France. (Victor Boyko/Getty Images)Help us, Adam Driver. You're our only hope for a Ben Solo movie.The actor, who portrayed Kylo Ren/Ben Solo in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, has revealed that Disney turned down a potential film centered on his character, despite Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy being on board with the project. Driver detailed the […]

October 21, 2025

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See the first look at Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone in ‘I Play Rocky’

Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone in 'I Play Rocky.' (Amazon MGM Studios)We have our first look at the upcoming film I Play Rocky.Amazon MGM Studios revealed that production is underway for the upcoming film about the making of the movie Rocky.Along with the announcement that cameras are now rolling on the project, the studio shared the first-look photo of Anthony Ippolito in costume as a young Sylvester Stallone.The photo finds Ippolito wearing gray sweatpants, Converse sneakers and a black beanie […]

October 20, 2025 1

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Nia Long says portraying Katherine Jackson in ‘Michael’ was ‘opportunity of a lifetime’

Nia Long attends the New York City Ballet 2025 Spring Gala at Lincoln Center on May 8, 2025, in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)Nia Long has experience as a mother, but she’s never raised a superstar. That temporarily changes on screen, where she’s set to portray Katherine Jackson in the upcoming biopic Michael.“I know what it is to be a mother,” she says in an interview with People. “But I don't know what it is to raise a superstar.”She […]

October 20, 2025 1

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Blondie’s Debbie Harry reveals who she wants to play her in biopic

Debbie Harry attends The Daily Front Row's 11th Annual Fashion Media Awards at The Rainbow Room on September 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Daily Front Row)A lot of rock stars are getting biopics these days, and it looks like Blondie may be the next band to see their story on the big screen.The U.K. Times interviewed Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry, and the article notes that there’s not only a documentary about the […]

October 20, 2025 1

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Netflix announces Kennedy family series starring Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender attends the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations Presents 'The Agency' event at The Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists on April 6, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA Foundation)A new series centered on the Kennedy family is coming to Netflix.The streaming service has announced that the new drama series Kennedy, based on the Fredrik Logevall book JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1965, is on the way.Michael Fassbender will star in the eight-episode series […]

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