We’ve known about Rick and Morty season 6 since 2018, when Adult Swim ordered 70 new episodes of the animated comedy. Based on the show’s tendency to release 10 episodes per series, this should take us all the way up until season 10. However, while it has been confirmed, we …
Read More »Guy Ritchie will direct Disneys live-action Hercules
Disney’s live-action Hercules film has found its director – Guy Ritchie will helm the movie, per Deadline (opens in new tab). Ritchie previously directed the live-action Aladdin, which stars Will Smith, Mena Massoud, and Naomi Scott. That film cleared the billion dollar mark at the box office. Details on the …
Read More »Netflix cancels critically acclaimed series The Midnight Gospel after just one season
Netflix has cancelled another show after just one season – The Midnight Gospel will not be returning for more episodes. The series has a 91% Critics Score on Rotten Tomatoes, but co-creator Duncan Trussell took to Twitter to confirm that no second season is in the works. “The Midnight Gospel was …
Read More »Meghan Markle’s Pearl among Netflix’s canceled animation shows
Netflix has axed plans for three more shows – including a new family-friendly animated series from Meghan Markle. According to Deadline, (opens in new tab) the streaming platform has ‘quietly’ canceled Pearl, a planned animated series from Archewell Productions, the Netflix studio created by Markle and Prince Harry in 2020. …
Read More »Shrek’s stabby tabby is down to his last life in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
Swashbuckling swordsman Puss In Boots was the breakout character of the Shrek franchise, so much so that after a dormant decade Dreamworks is returning to their world of off-kilter fairytales for a second solo adventure about the debonair feline assassin, memorably voiced by Antonia Banderas. The inspired premise: after a …
Read More »Turning Red: When is the new Pixar movie on Disney Plus?
Turning Red is nearly here. The new Pixar movie follows Mei (voiced by Rosalie Chiang), a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl growing up in Toronto in the early ’00s. As if going through puberty wasn’t bad enough, Mei is also horrified to discover that she turns into a giant red panda when …
Read More »Turning Red review: “One of the stronger Pixar movies of the last decade”
If Pixar movies are, y’know, for kids (they’re not, of course, or at least not exclusively), then you have to admire just how adult their themes are. Mortality, obsolescence, our planet’s demise, emotional dissonance, abstract thought… and now, in Turning Red, menstruation, a topic that ridiculously remains taboo in much …
Read More »Wallace and Gromit creator is working on “a mad open-world” game for PC and console
Wallace and Gromit studio Aardman is currently developing “a mad open-world” game for PC and consoles, a recent job listing has revealed. The studio, which is primarily known for producing animated films and TV shows – including Chicken Run, Creature Comforts and Shaun the Sheep – is delving into the …
Read More »10 best Christmas movies on Disney Plus to stream this holiday season
The time has come to find the best Christmas movies on Disney Plus, as the nights get darker, the weather gets colder, and the elves get wrapping those presents. Nobody does Christmas quite like Disney, so naturally the streamer is packed with festive treats to keep you warm and cosy …
Read More »Ted Lassos mustache goes missing in new Christmas special
The cast of Ted Lasso has reunited for a festive special – with a twist. The new four-minute episode, titled The Missing Christmas Mustache, is stop-motion animation. The festive season has reached the AFC Richmond locker room, but something is terribly wrong with Ted (Jason Sudeikis) – his face is completely …
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