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Shadow & Bone: A Throwback To The Cast & Character Guide!(Photo Credit –Instagram)

Fantasy shows continue to be among the most popular picks among youth, and Shadow and Bone is one such series that managed to make its place in the hearts of fans. The adaptation is based on the Grishaverse books by Leigh Bardugo, which consist of Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows.

Both book series are set in the same Grisha universe and were thus combined into one show by Netflix, starring Ben Barnes, the most popular actor to star in the series. Here’s a look back at who played which roles in both seasons of Shadow and Bone, which premiered in April 2021.

Shadow & Bone: Cast & Character Guide Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov

Alina is the Sun Summoner who was raised as an orphan. She worked as a cartographer in Ravka’s First Army,...

This post contains spoilers for Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse.

Netflix has abruptly canceled many of its beloved original series over the years, despite fan outcry, but the most egregious instances of cancellation are stories that ended with intriguing cliffhangers, leaving the fate of these fictional worlds up in the air. One such instance is Netflix's "Shadow and Bone," whose season 2 finale concluded with Sun Summoner Alina (Jessie Mei Li) thwarting an assassination at great personal cost, hinting at a delicious moral dilemma to come. Sadly, we were robbed of a storyline in which Alina gets to navigate the root of her newfound shadow powers, which stand in stark contrast to her Sun Summoner abilities.

Despite its abrupt cancellation, "Shadow and Bone" had a more-than-decent two-season run, and it was able to flesh out the most complex aspects of Leigh Bardugo's novel series with self-assured panache. As expected from any YA...

SpongeBob is diving back into theaters this year with a brand-new movie called The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. The trailer just dropped, and fans are already buzzing. This update comes straight from Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies.

This will be SpongeBob’s fourth movie since the show first hit Nickelodeon in 1999. In this new story, SpongeBob sets off on a wild sea adventure and faces the ghostly Flying Dutchman, a fan-favorite villain from the show. But there’s a twist this time, Mark Hamill will be voicing the spooky sailor instead of the usual actor, Brian Doyle-Murray.

The rest of the cast stays true to what fans know. Tom Kenny is back as SpongeBob, with Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick, Rodger Bumpass as Squidward, Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy, and Mr. Lawrence as Plankton. Some new voices will join the fun too, including George Lopez,...

SpongeBob SquarePants is heading back to theaters in a brand new animated adventure called The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. The movie, from Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies, just got its first trailer, and fans are already excited for what’s coming.

This will be SpongeBob’s fourth movie since the character first showed up on Nickelodeon back in 1999. In this new film, SpongeBob takes off on a journey across the deep ocean to face off against one of the show’s classic villains, the Flying Dutchman. But there’s something different this time: instead of his usual voice actor Brian Doyle-Murray, the Flying Dutchman will be voiced by none other than Mark Hamill.

The rest of the voice cast includes all the usual faces (and voices) that fans know and love. Tom Kenny returns as SpongeBob, Bill Fagerbakke is back as Patrick, Rodger Bumpass is Squidward, Clancy Brown plays Mr. Krabs,...

Ready kids? The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants recently revealed its star-studded cast, including Regina Hall (Scary Movie franchise, O’Dessa, Nine Perfect Strangers), George Lopez, Sherry Cola, Arturo Castro, and rapper Isis Ice Spice. In addition to voicing a character in the film, Ice Spice will also contribute a banger to the film’s soundtrack. Joining Regina Hall and others are original cast members Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants, Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy), and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton).

Paramount has just unleashed a new trailer for the buckaroos. The official synopsis reads,

“SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest, all-new, can’t miss cinematic event ever…The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate...

Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies have released the teaser trailer, teaser posters, and images for The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. It is the fourth theatrical film based on the SpongeBob SquarePants series and is scheduled to open in theaters on December 19, 2025.

SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest, all-new, can’t-miss cinematic event ever… The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants.

The film has been rated PG by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) for rude humor, some thematic elements, and mild language.

Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring comedy-adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

Search for SquarePants features the voices of Tom Kenny (Plankton: The Movie), Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass,...

Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies have released the first trailer for their next cinematic SpongeBob adventure: “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants.”

“Search for SquarePants” marks the eponymous invertebrate’s fourth feature film since the cartoon launched on Nickelodeon in 1999. The story follows SpongeBob on a journey across the deep blue sea as he faces off against the Flying Dutchman, a recurring antagonist from the television series.

While Brian Doyle-Murray conventionally voices the Flying Dutchman on television, Mark Hamill brings his vocal talents to the character in “Search for SquarePants.” Meanwhile, the rest of the film’s voices remain loyal to the show’s regular cast: Tom Kenny as SpongeBob, Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star, Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles, Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks and Mr. Lawrence as Plankton. Newcomers George Lopez, Ice Spice, Arturo Castro, Sherry Cola and Regina Hall will also lend their voices to the film,...

Exclusive: Following Jurassic World Rebirth‘s $322 million-plus global opening weekend, Sony has hired writers Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo to adapt Eruption, the No. 1 New York Times bestseller from Michael Crichton and James Patterson.

At the same time, we understand that the project, which Sony won in a competitive auction last summer in a major deal, is now an open directing assignment with Free Solo filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi having exited.

Eruption, which Crichton started writing before his death in 2008 and which was completed by Patterson, follows a history-making volcano explosion that is about to wipe away the big island of Hawaii. However, a secret held for decades by the U.S. military is far more terrifying than any volcano. The two blockbuster authors have combined worldwide sales of more than 700 million books.

Eruption is being produced by Sherri Crichton, Patterson, and Shane Salerno and The Story Factory.

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2025 is halfway over, and for the most part, films this year have been massively disappointing, including the supposedly final Mission: Impossible film and most of the Netflix original films that came out this year. While it is true that most Netflix original films that were released this year are not that good, there were also some extremely entertaining films, from Tom Hardy‘s gritty action thriller film Havoc to Vince Vaughn‘s touching comedy film Nonnas. So, we decided to compile a list of the best Netflix original films that came out in 2025.

Exterritorial Credit – Netflix

Exterritorial is a German action thriller film written and directed by Christian Zübert. The 2025 film follows Sara Wulf, a former Special Forces soldier visiting the US Consulate in Germany with her son, but when he suddenly goes missing, she does everything she can to find him.

For decades, the "Star Wars" franchise has stood as one of the biggest and most beloved science fiction franchises in the world, a distinction that has only grown over time. The main storyline within "Star Wars" is the Skywalker Saga, a nine-film series spanning three trilogies that launched the franchise in 1977. Of course, given the space opera property's ubiquitous success, the franchise has grown to include numerous spin-off movies and television shows. The history of these spin-offs dates as far back as the infamous 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special," but subsequent expansions of the franchise have been much better received.

The amount of "Star Wars" spin-offs has drastically increased over the past several years, continuing the legacy of the franchise since the Skywalker Saga's conclusion in 2019. This expansion has primarily been on television, with both acclaimed live-action and animated projects set in the universe's various time periods. But there have also...

Aktan Arym Kubat’s Black Red Yellow has won best feature at Shanghai International Film Festival’s (Siff) Golden Goblet Awards, which also saw a raft of prizes for Chinese films.

The Kyrgyz drama centres on the romance between a traditional carpet weaver and a horse herder and was named best feature at an award ceremony on Saturday (June 21) at the Shanghai Grand Theatre.

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Kubat, also known as Aktan Abdykalykov, is known for features such as The Adopted Son, which won the Silver Leopard at Locarno in 1998; The Light Thief, which screened in...

Camp slasher films are fairly mainstream at this point, but the genre has largely failed to evolve, with only a handful of watchable entries appearing every couple of years. The classic formula of blood-soaked mayhem and a masked killer on a forest rampage doesn’t land like it used to, unless you’re Art the Clown or Mr. Jingles from AHS: 1984, who actually manage to make you check under the bed before sleeping. Director Andy Greskoviak’s latest sci-fi horror, Marshmallow, takes a fresh approach, putting young kids at the center of the action while the adults anchor the tone just right. While Marshmallow doesn’t deliver outright scares, it leans into atmospheric tension and features a villain with a visually captivating costume, making it a very fun watch on a Saturday night.

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Morgan is a young kid who’s often haunted by lucid dreams,...

Dr. Phil ventures into the urban trenches this Friday, tackling the thorny issues of crime and accountability head-on with New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Airing at 8 Pm Et on Merit Street, From the Streets to City Hall: Reclaiming Gotham’s Glory finds the daytime TV icon sitting down with Adams and Deputy Mayor Kaz […]

Dr. Phil Primetime: From the Streets to City Hall: Reclaiming Gotham’s Glory...

Crowd Network (Crowd), one of Europe’s fastest-growing podcast networks, is joining forces with former Lionesses Jill Scott and Karen Carney for Long Story Short. It will be Crowd’s first podcast to be owned by female athletes.

Officially announced today at The Podcast Show, the podcast will be a platform to tell stories from throughout Jill and Karen’s decades-long friendship. With over 300 England caps between them, the pair will podcast together every week, bringing listeners stories from both on and off the pitch.

Jill Scott MBE is expanding her podcasting career; she’s already well-known for her regular appearances on football podcast series The Overlap’s Stick to Football. Since retiring from football in 2022, Jill has also been a regular fixture on television screens. She won reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2022 and is a team captain on sports panel show A League Of Their Own.

After my young daughter goes to bed, my wife and I have been watching Andor and enjoying it like the rest of the fanbase. But before we tuck her in, Brooklyn and I still have to finish watching Star Wars Resistance. For me, it's a break from the dramatic storyline displayed in Andor, and I can enjoy the continued storyline that can teach Brooklyn valuable lessons.

In the fifth episode, "The Engineer," Brooklyn had many observations, mostly about her favorite female characters. One note she pointed out is that Synara San is clearly a better shooter than Kazuda "Kaz" Xiono. She lights up anytime Synara is seen in an episode. In probably the biggest hot take, Brooklyn thinks the ball female droid, Cb-23, is cuter than Bb-8. She has not said why, other than she likes the girl droid's colors and the noises Cb makes.

Star Wars Resistance - "The...

Turn back the calendar to December 2017. Matthew "Kaz" Firpo and Ryan Firpo's script Ruin was awarded the No. 1 spot on The Black List, which is Hollywood’s annual tribute to the year’s collection of top screenplays which have not yet been produced. At that time, over seven years ago, the Dceu’s Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot, was already in talks to star in the historical drama. Today, it’s been confirmed that Gadot will indeed team up with Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’s Matthias Schoenaerts in the story written by Kaz and Ryan Firpo, both of whom penned the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s lackluster Eternals (2021).

Justin Kurzel was originally slated to direct the World War II flick, but the film is now being helmed by Niki Caro. Gadot also serves as a producer on the project via Pilot Wave Motion Pictures, while Caro will be tasked with producing...

Mark your watchlists, a new Gal Gadot movie is in the works. We’re still reeling from all the controversy surrounding that subpar Snow White remake. Regardless, the actor who became a household name with Wonder Woman has no time for such trivialities in life. She has been busy lately. And from the looks of things, it’s for all the right reasons.

Soon, everyone will forget about Snow White’s politically charged backlash that (quite distastefully) managed to drag even the Israel-Palestine conflict into its midst. That’s just how Hollywood’s ruthless engine has functioned for a long time. Nevertheless, Gadot’s new movie is bound to give many talking heads something new to talk about. After all, she’s stepping into the shoes of a “newly released camp prisoner” in post-wwii Germany.

Ruin Casts Gal Gadot in a raw, vengeful transformation

The Hollywood Reporter updated the masses...

Gal Gadot and Matthias Schoenaerts are looking for justice in their World War II feature Ruin.

Niki Caro is directing the thriller movie from a script by Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo (Eternals) that topped the Black List in 2017, with Gadot and Schoenaerts set to star. Principal photography is aiming to begin in early 2026, with The Veterans overseeing international sales rights and taking the project to Cannes buyers this month. UTA Independent Film Group, WME Independent and CAA Media Finance are handling U.S. rights.

Ruin is set in the rubble of Germany following World War II, with a newly released camp prisoner (Gadot) forming an alliance with a German soldier (Schoenaerts) as they both seek revenge on a Nazi Schutzstaffel unit.

Caro serves as producer alongside Marc Butan for MadRiver Pictures and Gadot and Jason Varsano for Pilot Wave Motion Pictures. Executive producing are Gillian Hormel for Ludascripts and Mary Aloe for Aloe Entertainment,...

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Three more episodes of Andor have arrived on Disney+ this evening, picking up with Cassian Andor three years before the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story play out.

Much was said about Ghorman in the premiere, and we finally get to visit the planet, learn more about the Empire's plans for it, and see how the Rebels are fighting back. We also catch up with Saw Gerrera and find Bix still struggling to overcome what she was put through during season 1.

Cassian goes undercover, as does Syril Karn, and Luthen Rael finds that maintaining his secret is becoming increasingly difficult in a Galaxy that's falling further under the control of the Empire.

You can read our recaps of the fourth, fifth, and sixth episodes of Andor below.

Episode 4 - "Ever Been To Ghorman?"

Andor's fourth episode opens "Bby 3," and we...

Netflix's Shadow and Bone ran for two seasons on the streamer, and just as things were about to start heating up in the Grishaverse, Netflix decided to pull the plug. The show, which was based on the work ofLeigh Bardugo, was canceled, concealing the fate of all concerned to the pages of novels alone. Jessie Mei Li led the show, starring as Alina Starkov, with Mal (Archie Renaux), helping the protagonist develop a best friend-to-lover arc before the story ended in 2023. "It was just the most amazing time," Li said to The Hollywood Reporter concerning the show and its cancellation. "It’s obviously devastating that it was canceled, but also it felt like we ended it on a high. Sometimes these shows go on and on and on. We had two of the best years of my life. It was so good. And we’re all just super close still.

After she made me watch the first season episode, "Bibo," one more time, my daughter, Brooklyn, and I finally started Season 2 of Star Wars Resistance. The second season has a lot more stakes for the characters and continues on the first season's path of very strong progression for each of the characters.

Brooklyn seems to have grasped that concept while still having plenty to enjoy. In the first episode of the season, "Into the Unknown," Brooklyn enjoyed seeing Cb-23 and even commented that she sounds like a girl droid. During the episode, she was also surprised that General Organa, whom she knows as Princess Leia, showed up, and I had to explain that Leia can and was both a princess and a general.

Towards the end of "Into the Unknown," the most poignant moment was when Brooklyn realized that Tam Ryvora was working for the First Order, and she actually...

After my young daughter Brooklyn finally got over her Bibo obsession, she and I decided to finish the first season of Star Wars Resistance. We both thoroughly enjoyed finishing the exciting conclusion to many character arcs for the season, and she was very curious about what would happen.

In the "The Core Problem," I though Brooklyn would be upset after Bb-8 left the show to go on his adventures in the films. If you aren't aware, Season 1 ends during The Force Awakens timeline. However, she fell in love instantly with Cb-23. For many reasons, Brooklyn loved this new addition, such as Cb-23 being a girl droid and being funnier than Bb-8.

As the season was wrapping up and Kaz, Torra, and Captain Doza were beginning to take on the First Order, she got very invested in the storyline. She liked that Yeager saved Kaz Xiono, and then Kaz, in turn,...

Wisconsin battles Minnesota, Ohio State takes on Cornell in two must-watch semifinal showdowns.

It’s down to the Frozen Four in women’s college hockey, and it’s shaping up to be an epic weekend. The Frozen Four gets underway Friday, March 21, with two big matchups: top-ranked Wisconsin faces No. 4 Minnesota, while reigning champs Ohio State go up against No. 3 Cornell. The winners meet in the championship game on Sunday, March 23, at 4 p.m. Et, live from Ridder Arena in Minneapolis on Espnu and ESPN+. With Wisconsin hunting revenge for last year’s loss to the Buckeyes, this one has drama written all over it. You can stream every game live with a subscription to ESPN+.

How to watch 2025 NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four & Championship When: Starts Friday, March 21, 2025, at 5 p.m. Et TV: Espnu (Championship game only) Stream: Watch every game live with a subscription to ESPN...

With season two of Star Wars: Visions coming in 2023, I wanted to look back at each short from season one and celebrate why they’re great. This is Visions Remembered.

Out of all of the Star Wars: Visions shorts, The Village Bride was the one submitted to the Academy Awards for consideration. While it didn’t get an Oscar nod, this short from the studio Kinema Citrus is worth looking at why out of all of them they decided it was the best choice. It’s also a decision that I agree with. While I think that The Duel, The Elder, or The Ninth Jedi could have been in the running too, I think The Village Bride does have that Oscars edge to it.

It is the total package for an anime Star Wars episode. While I will praise the heck out of The Ninth Jedi’s character designs in the next entry,...

I've been thoroughly enjoying going through Season 1 of Star Wars Resistance with my young daughter Brooklyn. We recently just finished the 16th episode "The New Trooper," and she had some opinions to share.

Brooklyn has caught onto several things as she continues to watch the show. When we were watching "Secret and Holograms," she laughed when Torra's pet Buggles did anything funny. She also was very hopeful that Kaz would be able to spy properly, telling him to hide under the desk.

She also became very interested in the character Synara San, who is currently working under cover for the pirates. Brooklyn has shared in the past and continues to hope that she hopes Synrara will become good throughout the episodes we have watched. She also thinks Kazuda "Kaz" Xiono has a crush on Synara.

Towards the end of Synara's first arc on the show, Brooklyn thinks that the pirate...

Bringing back any series puts a lot of pressure on the cast and crew. Once you take into account the sort of loyal cult following Buffy the Vampire Slayer has, it only gets heightened. Sarah Michelle Gellar knows this better than anyone else involved, but she is ready to continue hyping the revival, informing fans that things are officially moving on the pre-production side.

Speaking with People, Gellar said that Buffy the Vampire Slayer now has offices set up, “which means things are progressing probably faster than I’d anticipated. But it’s going to be a process, I think…To do it the way it needs to be done, everyone has to be patient with all of us, because this isn’t something that [will just happen].” In other words, the big moments are gonna come.

Gellar also noted that she loves that Buffy the Vampire Slayer continues to develop its audience...

Brooklyn knows if she asks to watch Amazon Prime Sports with me, I will not send her to bed early. She is trying that tactic while we watch Star Wars Resistance.

So far, we are about halfway through the first season, our last episode being "The Platform Classic." The Colossus is currently still bustling with starship races and dealing with pirates, while Kaz is on his mission for the Resistance and finding out more about the First Order.

It has been enjoyable to see what Brooklyn points out. Such as saying that Bb-8 always has a plan, in that he always helps out Kaz when is he is in trouble. She also compared the Chelidae, who are the native species of Castilon and the engineers on the ship, to the humorous sloths in Zootopia.

She also was ecstatic to see Synara San for the first time. I had bought her...

In 1983, several actresses filmed scenes as star pilots in the Battle of Endor for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. However, they did not make it into the final cut of the film or dubbed over as men. Since then, though, there have been many female star pilots in both the Star Wars films and series.

In 1999, George Lucas rectified the omission 16 years later in The Phantom Menace. British actress Celia Imrie portrayed Naboo starfighter Dinee Ellberger. The character assisted the Jedi and Naboo's liberation of the planet against the Trade Federation.

With the exception of Solo: A Star Wars Story, the four other films released under Disney have featured female star pilots. In The Force Awakens, Jessica Henwick portrayed X-Wing pilot Jessika Pava. Henwick was a finalist for the role of Rey and won over director J.J. Abrams to give her a role in the film.

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Picture This is a British romantic comedy film directed by Prarthana Mohan from a screenplay by Nikita Lalwani. Based on the 2024 Australian film Five Blind Dates by Shawn Seet, the Prime Video film follows Pia, a young woman attending her sister’s engagement party, where she is told by a spiritual guru that she will find true love in the next five dates she goes on and during this time she will also find success in her photography career. Picture This stars Simone Ashley, Anoushka Chadha, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Luke Fetherston, Sindhu Vee, and Phil Dunster. So, if you loved the swoon-worthy love story, hilarious comedy, and memorable characters in Picture This, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

Five Blind Dates (Prime Video) Credit – Amazon Studios

Five Blind Dates is an Australian romantic comedy film directed by Shawn Seet,...

Meghan Markle’s delayed debut as a lifestyle goddess; a new epic series adaptation of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s The Leopard; the second spinoff movie in the fast expanding SpongeBob movie universe; a new season motorsports greatest docuseries; Anthony and Joe Russo’s latest big-budget feature; and a screwball murder mystery from Shondaland are some of the highlights among the new films and series hitting Netflix in March.

Finally debuting on March 4th is Netflix’s lifestyle series With Love, Meghan, which is hosted and executive produced by Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. The show was originally slated to launch on Jan. 15, but was postponed due to the Los Angeles wildfires. The unscripted series, which was filmed at a farmhouse in Montecito, California, is a blend of practical how-tos and candid interviews with prominent people. The guests slated for the first season include Roy Choi, Mindy Kaling, Abigail Spencer,...

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Netflix is ready with an entertainment-packed March next month. The upcoming month will see the release of some brilliant Netflix original shows and movies, including The Residence and The Life List. Just like every month, Netflix is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the best 10 new movies and TV shows coming to Netflix in March 2025.

Plankton The Movie (March 7) Credit – Netflix

Plankton The Movie is an upcoming animated musical comedy film directed by Dave Needham from a screenplay co-written by Kaz, Chris Viscardi, and Mr. Lawrence. Based on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants by Stephen Hillenburg, the Netflix film follows Plankton, whose plans for world domination take a back seat when his robot wife decides to take charge of their lives. Plankton The Movie’s voice cast includes Mr.

Are ya ready, kids? Netflix has just released the trailer for the newest adventure in the SpongeBob SquarePants series. SpongeBob SquarePants character Sheldon J. Plankton, is getting his own spin-off with Plankton: The Movie. The voice cast includes Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Clancy Brown and Rodger Bumpass. The movie comes from Dave Needham from a screenplay by Mr. Lawrence & Kaz and (credited again?) Mr. Lawrence & Chris Viscardi. The film is based on the animated Nickelodeon show SpongeBob SquarePants, which was created by Stephen Hillenburg.

The description reads,

“Plankton’s world is flipped upside down when his plan for world domination is thwarted. SpongeBob SquarePants’ tiniest frenemy, Sheldon J. Plankton, is finally getting his close up. When Plankton’s latest evil scheme is thwarted, Bikini Bottom and the surface world become threatened by an unexpected danger. Now, before Plankton can take over the world, he...

Netflix has revealed the official trailer and poster for Plankton: The Movie, the new SpongeBob SquarePants film coming to the streaming service on March 7.

In the film, SpongeBob SquarePants’ tiniest frenemy, Sheldon J. Plankton, is finally getting his close-up.

When Plankton’s latest evil scheme is thwarted, Bikini Bottom and the surface world become threatened by an unexpected danger. Now, before Plankton can take over the world, he’s going to have to save it.

Directed by Dave Needham, the screenplay for Plankton: The Movie was written by Lawrence & Kaz and Lawrence & Chris Viscardi. It is based on a story by Lawrence.

The movie features Mr. Lawrence as the voice of Plankton alongside Jill Talley as Karen, Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants, Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star, Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs and Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles.

The new film is the second in...

In a few weeks, the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, better known as SNL, will turn 50. The legendary series has been a part of popular culture since it started in 1975. The show itself has seen too many memorable sketches to count. That includes those they deemed to have fun with the Star Wars franchise and featuring alumni who appeared in the franchise.

Let's look at some of the best Star Wars moments in Saturday Night Live

In 1978, a year after A New Hope was released, a sketch became a part of Star Wars lore. Comedian Bill Murray portrayed a lounge singer and sang a new tune using John Williams's main theme. "Star Wars, nothing but Star Wars" has become a popular song in both franchises and displays Murray's comedic talent. It also displayed how far Star Wars had come in relation to popular culture.

In 1999, a memorable sketch...

Earlier this morning, we saw Netflix unveil their 2025 TV slate, and now the folks at Deadline have also gotten their hands on the list of movies that we can expect to see drop on the streaming service as the year goes on. The list includes the likes of The Electric State, Wake Up Dead Man, Happy Gilmore 2, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, The Old Guard 2, and a whole lot more – and you can check it out by scrolling down!

Kinda Pregnant – February 5 | Comedy

Jealous of her best friend’s pregnancy, Lainy wears a fake baby bump…and accidentally meets the man of her dreams. Director: Tyler Spindel Screenplay By: Julie Paiva and Amy Schumer Story By: Julie Paiva Producers: Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy, Judit Maull, Kevin Grady, Eli Thomas for Happy Madison, Molly Sims for Something Happy Productions, Amy Schumer, Alex Saks for Saks Picture Company Executive Producers: Barry Bernardi,...

On Thursday, Netflix revealed its full 2025 film slate. The lineup includes long-awaited sequels, high profile originals, future Oscar contenders, and much more.

The biggest new announcements in the slate include the formal announcement of Jay Kelly, three-time Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach‘s latest film, a “heartbreaking comedy” featuring George Clooney and Adam Sandler in the large ensemble cast; Eddie, a biographical documentary about one of Hollywood’s most elusive stars, Eddie Murphy; and a Charles Manson documentary from Academy Award winner Errol Morris.

These titles join previously announced films including the third installment in Rian Johnson‘s Daniel Craig-led mystery franchise, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery; Guillermo del Toro‘s adaptation of Frankenstein starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi; and an as-yet-untitled thriller from Best Director winner Kathryn Bigelow, her first film in eight years.

The full list starting with February’s releases is below.

Netflix unveiled their feature slate for this year, dating a handful of titles, along with some first look photos and teasers to come this morning. For all the headlines that they’ve cut back on their feature slate, what’s clear below is that the streamer continues to commit to event films.

Among those pic’s receiving premiere dates, either specific or general, are the Stephen Chbosky directed comedy Nonnas starring Lorraine Bracco, Linda Cardellini and Drea de Matteo, the long-awaited Charlize Theron Skydance action sequel The Old Guard 2, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, the Gareth Evans action thriller Havoc, Fear Street: Prom Queen, A Merry Little Ex-Mas, Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, the Ben Affleck and Matt Damon cop thriller Rip, The Woman in Cabin 10, Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow’s next untitled movie, and the highly anticipated Rian Johnson threequel Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

In his latest video, Kevin sits down to interview another of his favourite professional wrestlers. Finding out how they are now, what’s coming up and why they are on the Nerdly radar. This episode its Tna Wrestling’s Frankie Kazarian.

Filmed before this month’s Genesis PPV Kaz and I look back over the last year in Tna.

Check out the Tna+ App for all your PPVs, weekly shows and their massive archive… Further details and subscription information for the service can be found at TNAwrestling.com.

Tna Genesis is upon us and we have an action-packed card ahead of us. Of course, with the recent announcement of the Tna WWE Nxt partnership, it was going to be interesting to see if this took effect immediately and how this would look. Hendry takes on Nemeth for the world title and could this be his last attempt. Grace looks to settle the score with a monster Tessa Blanchard. Masha Slamovich is defending against Rosemary, the youngest in charge Leon Slater facing up to Kaz and Moose giving Ace Austin a shot at the X-Division title and way way more.

The impact (pun intended) was felt right off the bat on the countdown show with Miss Nxt Ariana Grace showing up to hint at a host of Nxt faces popping up at Genesis ( let’s hope not too many) before Ashante Adonis interrupts to cut a promo in the...

Asmae El Moudir’s Holy Cow and Cj ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s La Pyramide are among 38 feature film and television projects selected for the Red Sea Souk Project Market, at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival (December 5-14).

Selected in the ‘in development’ section, El Moudir’s Moroccan feature Holy Cow (working title) follows a truck driver transporting cattle for slaughter houses in Rabat, who becomes the scapegoat when two cows escape.

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It is a debut fiction feature for Moroccan filmmaker El Moudir, who won the best director prize at Cannes 2023 with...

Listen up, Star Wars fans! The galaxy far, far away has blessed us with more TV shows than you can swing a lightsaber at. From epic animated adventures to groundbreaking live-action series, the Star Wars universe keeps expanding faster than the Empire’s territory during happy hour.

A still from the movie Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) | Credits: Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios

Ready to dive into this ranking of every Star Wars show out there? We’re covering everything from the depths of Disney+ to some seriously old-school gems.

18. Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023) A still from Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures | Credits: Lucasfilm

Starting off the list with something simple. Set during the High Republic era, this animated series follows a group of Jedi younglings as they learn the ways of the Force. The reason it is ranked so low in this list is that it...

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Ultraman: Rising follows Ken Sato, an all-star baseball player, who must return home to Tokyo and take on the mantle of Ultraman and save the day. When he finds a fire-breathing baby kaiju, he adopts her, and must learn to balance fatherhood and being a hero. The film is extremely relatable for working parents, and is filled with action and heartwarming, emotional moments.

Christopher Sean voices Sato in the film, but is no stranger to voice acting, having been featured in several video games including Fallout 76 and Marvel's Avengers. He is also known for his role as Paul Narita in Days of Our Lives and also voices Kaz in Star Wars: Resistance. Ultraman: Rising is now streaming on Netflix and is a strong awards contender.

Related Ultraman: Rising Composer Scot Stafford On Making A Classic Film Score Using Video Game Consoles...

The Lincoln Lawyer has become one of Netflix's most engaging hits in recent years, with every new season following a compelling case for Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) and his companions to tackle. The Lincoln Lawyer season 2 ending set the stage for its newest entry, revealing Mickey's old client, Gloria Dayton (Fiona Rene), was murdered. However, her accused killer, Julian La Cosse (Devon Graye), claims he didn't do it, and wants the titular lawyer to defend him. While unsure at first, Mickey soon uncovers shocking truths surrounding Gloria's death, leading to his biggest case yet.

The Lincoln Lawyer

Cast Clint Carmichael, Jeff Francisco, Shwayze, LA'Charles Trask, Ryan W. Garcia, Saul Huezo, Mike McColl, Mikal Vega, Shenita Moore, Katrina Rosita, Krista Warner, Douglas Bennett, Kim Hawthorne, Heather Mazur, Jazz Raycole, Fiona Rene, Christine Horn, Adam J. Harrington, David Clayton Rogers, Marlene Forte, Darien Sills-Evans, Yaya DaCosta, Chris Browning, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine,...

Star Wars Resistance is a series that I am passionate about and always ready to defend. However, it's very much the dark horse of the franchise, often forgotten in the run of other shows. Now that it's been out for a few years, I think it's a good time to look at it again, discuss how it's the most unlucky of the Star Wars series, and why you should try it if you haven't. That's because Star Wars Resistance is Andor for kids!

Resistance's Unlucky Run Set the Stage For Star Wars TV After It

When Resistance was first released, some fans gave it a lot of criticism. It was heavily compared to The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. This is a bit of an unfair circumstance because Resistance does not function like its predecessors. It was doing something that Star Wars TV hadn't done up to that...

With so many different personalities assembled in the cast for The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, there are plenty of friends, rivals, hookups, and exes.

Several of those exes are part of the Era 3 team, as Jordan Wiseley is teammates with his ex-fiancee, Tori Deal.

The couple has experienced difficult times in recent seasons, as Jordan joined the Ride or Dies cast late and partnered with Tori’s best friend, Aneesa Ferreira.

That brought emotional moments throughout the season, with Tori often confronting Jordan, and sometimes she was left in tears.

They finally got on the same page, at least as friends and allies, but working as teammates is another story.

The Challenge revealed sneak peek footage from Season 40, with fans calling out Tori for her commentary about Jordan.

Tori reminds fans about her ex-fiance in Season 40

During Battle of the Eras Episode 5, viewers will see a lot of drama between teammates.

In the eighteenth episode of this twelfth season of Celebs Go Dating, Chris, after a heart-to-heart with his close friend Kaz, realises he still has feelings for Jada. Will he be able to fix his mistake and will Jada give him another chance? The agents set up Tristan, who has shown genuine interest in finding […]

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HBO's The Idol now has more Emmy Award wins than Better Call Saul. While Better Call Saul was critically acclaimed, The Idol was cancelled after its five-episode first season, and received a 19% critical score and 41% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Nevertheless, Better Call Saul never won any Emmy Awards, and The Idol now has an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming.

After The Idol's win, viewers have taken to X/Twitter to share their shock and frustration that the maligned HBO series now has more Emmys than Better Call Saul.

The Idol: 1Better Call Saul: 0 https://t.co/upTgUTuLWB pic.twitter.com/5DRErLCDzN Rhea (@4eyedRaven) September 9, 2024

@4eyedRaven posted a Gif of Saul repeatedly banging a phone against the receiver in a phone booth, expressing the frustration of the Breaking Bad prequel never being properly recognized by the Emmys.

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Bloodborne’s PC port is progressing at a fast rate. The modders are doing a great job in upscaling the game as well. The recent update about the game has PC enthusiasts extremely happy.

Bloodborne upscaled environment like never seen before. Image Credit: Boczekek via Twitter

Bloodborne’s unofficial PC port will be making use of Nvidia’s specialty, which might consume a little too much power for some of the basic GPUs to handle. Brace yourselves; Bloodborne is coming.

Bloodborne Will Run On PC In The Best Possible Way Players will be able to enjoy Bloodborne on PC in the best possible way. Image via Boczekek

Bloodborne is a widely celebrated game from the Souls-like genre by FromSoftware, which was initially released as a PlayStation exclusive, but due to its rising fame, it is now being unofficially ported to PC.

The modders are not leaving any stones unturned in...

Welcome to this week’s review of Tna Wrestling, Let’s get straight into the review and see what went down on the show…

Match #1: Hammerstone def. Frankie Kazarian and Kushida The following is courtesy of tnawrestling.com:

Hammerstone dominated early with a massive belly-to-belly suplex on both Frankie Kazarian and Kushida. After Kazarian attempted to ambush Hammerstone from behind, he quickly retreated, only to be caught in a double-team beatdown by Hammerstone and Kushida. Hammerstone sent Kazarian crashing face-first into the steps, but Kazarian nearly stole the win with a slingshot cutter! Just as it seemed Kazarian was on his way to Ultimate X, Kushida intervened, but Kaz was quick to counter with a leg drop. Kushida teased a mist just as Kazarian was about to hit Fade to Black, then locked in the Hoverboard Lock. However, Hammerstone powered through, reversing it into the Nightmare Pendulum to secure the victory!

Sandy Cheeks gets a chance to shine in a supremely silly rescue mission with SpongeBob and friends in tow. Goofy musical interludes and a bonkers plot keep the chuckles coming for young fans and die-hard followers. The film runs out of steam and slogs for an unfunny and awkward half an hour before picking up pace and ending with glorious zaniness.

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie gives SpongeBob SquarePants' beloved neighbor and anthropomorphized genius squirrel her very own adventure with the entire gang in tow. Carolyn Lawrence, who's voiced Sandy with a trademark Texas drawl for a quarter-century, shines in a supremely silly rescue mission that's meant for the youngest tykes and die-hard fans of the show. Goofy musical interludes keep the chuckles coming when the truly nutty plot grasps for straws. Neophytes won't have a clue what's going on, but that's forgivable in this case. Chuck your...