The Entertainment Den Podcast

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Akira rights lapsed from Warner Bros: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/akira-rights-up-for-grabs-warner-bros-1236299695/Live Action Solo Leveling lands at Netflix: https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/solo-leveling-live-action-series-netflix-byeon-woo-seok-1236450500/Olga Kurylenko discusses how Thunderbolts changed character's fate after 2023's strikes: https://comicbookmovie.com/thunderbolts/we-moved-to-atlanta-for-5-months-thunderbolts-star-olga-kurylenko-opens-up-on-taskmasters-shock-exit-a222700Fallout show to have tie-ins with Fallout 76: https://www.ign.com/articles/with-fallout-season-2-waiting-in-the-wings-fallout-76-creative-director-says-bethesda-has-plans-for-tie-ins-with-the-amazon-showThe Last of Us Part II gets Chronological Mode added: https://blog.playstation.com/2025/07/08/introducing-the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-chronological-experience-out-today/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLgDGhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHt9azzRGma7nmpIOyfP3OSl1WZDW7gNumkN6hRmIuPOyfTay84n8NEu1Q4o0_aem_cGq0sbh63suZwGh_6eU3MwGhost of Yotei features revealed...

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Denis Villeneuve tapped for James Bond (https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-bond-denis-villeneuve-director-1236441253/)Doug Liman adapting Stephen King's The Stand (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/stephen-king-the-stand-movie-1236298517/)

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Jon Bernthal playing Punisher in Sony/MCU Spider-Man 4: (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spider-man-brand-new-day-jon-bernthal-1236296073/)James Gunn interviews:Gunn on Marvel output and what's killing the Movie Industry: (https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-disney-killed-marvel-output-increase-1236433005/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK9c79leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHiL2Clg2FEnl03WYK527JkxibCyW0Ks3GdAhGqRKoBGEKumI5LmSVFMDgguY_aem_zla1RIQEsWgFoeCU6Qw1Rw)Gunn on Death & Resurrection in the DCU: (https://screenrant.com/james-gunn-dcu-universe-character-deaths-permanent/)

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SAG-AFTRA Strike against Video Game industry ends (https://www.polygon.com/gaming/606500/sag-aftra-video-game-voice-actors-strike-ending)

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Dave Filoni rumored contender to take over Star Wars (https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/06/05/ahsokas-dave-filoni-may-soon-be-running-star-wars/)James Cameron secures adaptation rights for Joe Abercrombie's new novel (https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJamesCameron/posts/1238905927604255)Trailer Rundown:Netflix and Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein (https://youtu.be/x--N03NO130?si=oKBBDqJtFcdBMj8-)Wicked: For Good (https://youtu.be/vt98AlBDI9Y?si=rhlwJ0lEvGx-pW_v)Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth FX series (https://youtu.be/ZbsiKjVAV28?si=b4ecas4r3xuDmZBr)

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Crunchyroll 2025 anime awards and reaction (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-05-25/all-the-winners-of-the-crunchyroll-anime-awards-2025/.224777)Black Panther video game cancelled, with studio shut down by EA (https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-cancels-black-panther-game-closes-cliffhanger-games)ONE PIECE announcement video ahead of Season 2 reveal (https://youtu.be/jWIW8A0G99Y?si=UovI9I9goNLeZNae)Kit Connor potentially leading Elden Ring movie (https://deadline.com/2025/05/elden-ring-alex-garland-warfare-kit-connor-the-dish-1236412868/)

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Wheel of Time Canceled (https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-wheel-of-time-canceled-amazon-prime-video-1236408524/)Elden Ring Movie in development (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/elden-ring-civil-war-alex-garland-a24-1236228002/)

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Gears of War: Reloaded coming to XBox, PC, and Playstation in Summer (https://www.ign.com/articles/gears-of-war-reloaded-coming-in-summer-even-on-playstation)Trailers for Spider-Man Noir (https://youtu.be/oooRnazT2LA?si=3trz-08yDt75iBYn), Ironheart (https://youtu.be/WpW36ldAqnM?si=GTYKQ-j8U3nJ8KNk), and Superman (https://youtu.be/Ox8ZLF6cGM0?si=n55OesjZ7iaM9-Z6)Jessica Jones/Krysten Ritter coming to Daredevil: Born Again S2 (https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/krysten-ritter-jessica-jones-return-marvel-1236396594/)

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Dev Patel’s Next Movie: (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dev-patel-to-direct-star-in-the-peasant-1236202431/)Denzel Washington’s Othello Broadway revival box office success: (https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/OTHELLO-Recoups-On-Broadway-20250501)Sinners tops box office in second weekend, Star Wars 3 rerelease a success: (https://www.slashfilm.com/1847281/sinners-star-wars-ben-affleck-the-accountant-2-box-office-weekend/)Jeremy Renner declines return of Hawkeye S2 over pay cut: (https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jeremy-renner-turned-down-hawkeye-season-2-half-salary-offer-1236384199/)

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered drops: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk5cymSWmqo)Dwayne Johnson discusses upcoming crime movie with Martin Scorsese: (https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1960281-dwayne-johnson-filming-story-update-martin-scorsese-hawaii-crime-movie)Trailer for Predator: Badlands, releases in theaters on Nov. 7th: (https://youtu.be/oFkbsEKaoSE?si=9vtVrp0r0wHdJGbS)Ted Sarandos labels movie theater model as 'outdated': (https://variety.com/2025/film/news/netflix-ceo-ted-sarandos-movie-theaters-outdated-1236376565/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5r9p1UC3-zOgoc2mA9ifLDtzkMFHQaYmIB18l383ZhAzBShu23uHRiHO32Xw_aem_OdVXCuL5lgyhDx2C8MsIPQ)

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Oscars Add Stunt Category (https://variety.com/2025/awards/news/oscars-stunt-category-1236366412/)New Street Fighter Movie has Ryu and Ken actors in talks (https://comicbookmovie.com/video-games/street-fighter/street-fighter-andrew-koji-and-noah-centineo-reportedly-in-talks-to-play-ryu-and-ken-a218772)New animated Darth Maul series coming to Disney Plus (https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-maul-shadow-lord)

Recommendations:

The Last of Us (TV Series)Wheel of Time Season 3

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Trailers for Apple TV: Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth (https://youtu.be/1gB9h0ELEf0?si=_b6O8K08dML_f_do) and MurderBot (https://youtu.be/vEioDeOiqEs?si=uIHrvrDhw4PukKkv)James Cameron on Blockbuster Movies surviving into the future (https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-cameron-blockbuster-movies-ai-cut-costs-1236365081/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6wSdZveEDiweVURNc78ae69se4RJqjyRN7LufP_JMpvGCbp970mp8nwtP8rQ_aem_DWGRIyhirn2TuAYxud9-iA)Michael Sarnoski attached to direct movie adaptation of Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding (https://deadline.com/2025/04/death-stranding-movie-michael-sarnoski-a24-1236360094/)New spring anime Your Forma to stream on Samsung TV Plus (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com...

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RIP Val Kilmer (1959-2025): (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html)Finn Jones wants second chance at Iron Fist: (https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/finn-jones-iron-fist-second-chance-1236352700/)CinemaCon Announcements:Spider-Man: Brand New Day (https://variety.com/2025/film/news/spider-man-4-brand-new-day-cinemacon-tom-holland-1236349305/) and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (https://variety.com/2025/film/news/spider-man-beyond-the-spider-verse-release-date-2027-1236349282/) release datesTrailers for The Accountant 2, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, and Sinners Nintendo Sw...

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Re: Zero season 4 announcement: (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-26/re-zero-starting-life-in-another-world-anime-gets-4th-season/.222903)Avengers: Doomsday Cast Announcement: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7k3aJS0Fw) & (https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1945122-every-avengers-doomsday-cast-reveal-so-far)

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Denzel Washington’s Othello breaks Broadway Box Office Records: (https://variety.com/2025/shopping/news/othello-broadway-tickets-buy-online-1236335668/)Justin Lin to direct BRZRKR starring Keanu Reaves: (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/keanu-reeves-brzrkr-movie-justin-lin-1236157199/)Sadie Sink joins MCU in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man 4: (https://deadline.com/2025/03/sadie-sink-spider-man-movie-1236323300/)Video Game Trailers drop for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (https://youtu.be/HdzIwQhYABQ?si=bStI0127cRbQrnye) and Silent Hill f (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-eMuy6UJ6U)

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Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Release Date: https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2025/3/5/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-infinity-castle-first-movie-international-release-datesGeorge Miller has story for Mad Max 6: https://www.vulture.com/article/george-miller-says-he-has-another-mad-max-movie-on-deck.htmlNeil Druckmann casts doubt on The Last of Us Pt. III video game: https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-last-of-us-season-2-abby-video-game-changes-backlash-1236327786/Daredevil: Born Again First 2 episodes drop: initial reaction

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Michelle Trachtenberg (10/11/1985 - 02/26/2025; 39yrs.), Roberto Orci (07/20/1973 - 02/25/2025 51yrs.), and Gene Hackman (01/30/1930 - Feb. 2025; 95 yrs.)Warner Bros. Cancels Wonder Woman Game and Shuts down Monolith Productions, along with two other game studios (https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/warner-bros-cancels-wonder-woman-video-game-shuts-down-monolith-productions-and-two-other-game-studios/ar-AA1zP1H9?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1)Kathleen Kennedy discusses stepping down and retiring reports (https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1929397-kathleen-kennedy-retirement-leaving-retiring-not-lucasfilm-successor)

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Amazon MGM gains complete control over James Bond franchise (https://variety.com/2025/film/global/james-bond-amazon-mgm-gain-creative-control-1236313930/)New Avatar series from original creators ordered from Nickelodeon (https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/avatar-last-airbender-seven-havens-animated-series-nickelodeon-1236313495/)Call of Duty’s upcoming Ninja Turtle Skin Mods cost $90 total (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-dutys-new-tmnt-skins-will-cost-you-90-to-unlock-in-total/1100-6529628/)

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Trailer drops: How to Train Your Dragon Live Action (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22w7z_lT6YM) and The Accountant 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wRCOqyDI6E)Live Action Dungeons & Dragons Series in Development for Netflix: https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/dungeons-and-dragons-live-action-series-netflix-1236307153/First reaction’s to Mickey 17: https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1922139-mickey-17-first-reactions-robert-pattinson-bong-joon-ho-movie

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Back from a winter hiatus, we go over our favorites (movies, shows, reading, gaming) of 2024, as well as what we're excited for in 2025

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-Henry Cavill posts Warhammer 40k development update on Instagram (12/10/2024): https://www.instagram.com/p/DDY_euNohPB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

-28 Years Later trailer: https://youtu.be/mcvLKldPM08?si=9OXvPUTLDbWVb44i

-Superman trailer: https://youtu.be/uhUht6vAsMY?si=BiWlxS1z2_uB2JUH

-2024 Game of the Year Awards trailer reveals

-Kraven the Hunter review

Recommendations:

-The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

-Secret...

News Topics:

-Kagurabachi getting anime adaptation from Cygames Pictures: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-02/toyo-keizai-report-kagurabachi-manga-to-get-anime-at-cygames-pictures/.218492

-Jon Watts breaks with Apple Pictures, canceled Wolfs 2 himself, not studio: https://deadline.com/2024/11/wolfs-sequel-demise-jon-watts-george-clooney-brad-pitt-no-longer-trusted-apple-1236186227/

Recommendations:

-Wicked

-John Carpenter's The Thing series (films & video game remaster)

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Marvel says Peter Parker can’t be married (to MJ or anyone): https://screenrant.com/spider-man-girlfriend-wife-marvel-comics/

Ben Affleck on AI concerns in Hollywood filmmaking: https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1879847-ben-affleck-doesnt-believe-movies-will-be-replaced-by-ai

New trailer and behind the scenes preview of live action How to Train Your Dragon remake, and thoughts on live action remakes in general.

How to Train Your Dragon Live Action trailer: https://youtu.be/5lzoxHSn0C0?si=IvwghYDSkOv4JpCnHow to Train Your Dragon Live Action First Look: https://youtu.be/tFJPxZALE3w?si=t53GP...

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Daisy Ridley Star Wars Rey movie loses another writer: https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1869620-daisy-ridley-star-wars-movie-loses-steven-knight

New Star Wars trilogy in development from Simon Kinberg

Daisy Ridley to star in new action-thriller from Director Martin Campbell: https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1873873-daisy-ridley-action-thriller-casino-royale-director

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News sources

James Gunn reveals first look at Krypto in upcoming Superman reboot (10/15/2024):

https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1864121-superman-james-gunn-krypto-the-superdog-dcu

Uzumaki Producer Jason DeMarco comments of anime series’ production issues and brief series review (10/08/2024):

https://screenrant.com/uzumaki-producer-episode-2-controversy-animation-quality-jason-demarco/

John Wick anime announcement:

https://www.ign.com/articles/new-john-wick-anime-announced-that-will-serve-as-a-prequel-to-the-original-movie

Prince of Persia: The Lost crown team disbanded:

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/baldur-s-gate/as-the-prince-of-persia-metroidvania-team-disbands-baldurs-gate-3-dev-says-if-ubisoft-wants-subs-over-sales-then-developers-must-get-used-to-not-having-jobs/

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