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“Arcane – League of Legends” is a curious beast. It is based on a game that doesn’t have a set narrative of its own. Rather its world being developed works as a platform for fighting. However, the world being developed and the backstory information for each of those characters act as the substrate for this adaptation, with the narrative taking its own swerves of storytelling. But what truly sets “Arcane” apart from the rest of these animated adaptations is Fortiche Studios’ animation, specifically the different styles of animation jostling and co-existing within the same space. In this article, I will dive into what takes place in Arcane (season 2). Please be aware that the article contains spoilers, so reader discretion is advised.

Arcane (Season 2) Recap:

Season 2 is divided into distinctive three acts, with each act consisting of three episodes that move the story forward, while succinctly differentiating itself. It also works...

Arcane fans are heavily invested in the relationship between Hailee Steinfeld's Vi and Katie Leung's Caitlyn––so everyone was pretty upset when Katy Townsend's Maddie was revealed to be sleeping with Cait in Season 2, Episode 4.

Maddie is a new character for the show, who was originally introduced as a member of Caitlyn's Enforcer striker time. She's an optimist and a ray of sunshine in the dark world of Arcane (where kids are dying left and right), though that hasn't stopped many from thinking she might be secretly working for the enemy.

The Direct's Russ Milheim sat down with Katy Townsend, the actress behind Maddie in Arcane Season 2, where she defended her character's relationship with Caitlyn and talked about her experience on the beautifully animated series.

Read full article on The Direct.

This past weekend, the second act of Arcane season 2 dropped on Netflix. Act I ended with Caitlyn (Katie Leung) becoming the de facto leader of Piltover's new military state, under the watchful guidance of the Noxian warmonger Ambessa Medarda (Ellen Thomas). Meanwhile, Vi (Hailee Steinfeld) had a falling out with Caitlyn after their climactic duel with Jinx (Ella Purnell) and Sevika (Amirah Vann), which ended with Caitlyn going back up to Piltover and Vi disappearing into the heart of Zaun.

To top it all off, Jinx has now become a symbol to the people of Zaun, after her fight with Vi set off a series of colorful powder explosions which shot up through the ventilation system and covered the people and buildings of Piltover. Whether Jinx likes it or not, she's a symbol of resistance. That has some huge repercussions in Act II, as we see how the Zaunites are...

Hailee Steinfeld and Ella Purnell meet up at the season two premiere of their series Arcane held at The Egyptian Theatre on Wednesday (October 30) in Los Angeles.

The ladies star as the voices of Vi and Jinx, respectively, in the animated series, which is based on the popular League of Legends game from Riot Games.

Also stepping out were their co-stars Toks Olagundoye (Mel), Ellen Thomas (Ambessa), Reed Shannon (Ekko), Mick Wingert (Heimerdinger), Amirah Vann (Sevika), Brett Tucker (Singed), Katy Townsend (Maddie), Earl Baylon (Loris) and Mia Sinclair Jenness (Powder).

Sheryl Lee Ralph joined the premiere event, as she sings the song “Blood, Sweat & Tears” from the season two soundtrack.

Arcane season two will premiere with a three act conclusion, with Act One debuting November 9th, Act Two on November 16th and Act Three on November 23rd.

Check out the trailer here!

Fyi: Ella is wearing a Dior look with David Yurman jewelry.

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes trailers for 100 Bloody Acres and Teacher’s Day, a first look at a scene from Ditch Day Massacre, and more:

First Trailer for 100 Bloody Acres: “In 100 Bloody Acres, brothers Reg and Lindsay Morgan are struggling to keep their organic blood and bone fertilizer business in motion. Their secret “recipe” for success (using dead car crash victims in their product) was a huge boon to business, but lately supply has been gravely low. Months have passed since their last find, and an important new customer is now waiting on a delivery. When junior partner Reg (Damon Herriman of Justified) stumbles upon 3 travelers stranded on a remote country road, he cooks up a radical solution to their problem, and a way of finally gaining the respect of his bossy big...

Sometimes in life there are rules you can’t break, but everyone especially in their younger years goes through life lessons that they must experience rather than be told. Such is the case of the teenage reaper in Peter Dukes’ Dream Seekers Productions’ Little Reaper.

We’ve had the pleasure of covering Peter Dukes’ work before with the two shorts A Goblin’s Tale and The Beast. You can check out those reviews here, but you’re here for the reaping. So take out those earbuds and check out this film.

Short Film: Little Reaper

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More pictures about Peter Dukes and his films can be found on his Facebook page.

Little Reaper stars Athena Baumeister and John Paul Ouvrier, with John Michael Herndon, Katharine Stapleton, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Katy Townsend and Sorsha Morava. Danny Derakhshan is executive producer with Melissa Cottingham, Shane and...

It’s no secret that we here at Dread Central are stalwart supporters of indie filmmakers so it’s a pleasure to bring you a first look at Peter Dukes’ engaging horror-comedy short Little Reaper as well as some exclusive stills, a poster, and word on his next project.

Written, directed and produced by Dukes, the film, a project by Dream Seekers Productions, stars Athena Baumeister in the titular role as the Grim Reaper’s (actor John Paul Ouvrier) teenage daughter, who when tasked with handling her patriarch’s daily duties, comes up rather short and with some rather amusing results. Actors John Michael Herndon, Katharine Stapleton, Allisyn Ashley Arm (of Disney channel fame), Katy Townsend and Sorsha Morava round out the cast.

“Death is a common theme in my work,” said Dukes of Little Reaper, which he funded with additional financing from Little Reaper executive producer Danny Derakhshan and associate producers Melissa Cottingham,...

Indie horror/comedy flick 'Little Reaper' (formerly 'The Naughty Little Reaper') from director Peter Dukes has moved into post-production and a new teaser poster from the project has arrived. The new teaser features teen actress Athena Baumeister as 'Little Reaper', the difficult teenage daughter of the Grim Reaper (played by John Paul Ouvrier), perfectly summing up her teenage angst with a well placed bird flip. Katharine Stapleton, Sorsha Morava, Katy Townsend, John Michael and Allisyn Ashley Arm all co-star. Dukes helms under his company Dream Seekers Productions with Colin Mehigan, Shane Mehigan and Melissa S. Cottingham on board as associate producers. Head below for the new artwork provided by Amy Texter...