Hasbro Pulse Con 2023 launches on September 22nd

Toy giant Hasbro has announced the time, date and hosts of their online convention, Hasbro Pulse Con. The series of product announcements will begin at 4 pm British Summer Time (aka 8 am Pacific) via the  Hasbro Pulse YouTube Channel on Friday, September 22nd.

Dan Larson (best known for the recently re-named Secret Galaxy) and Thew Adams, the creator behind the popular YouTube show Toy Grind, will present the show.  

Fans should expect about 30 new product reveals, including Star Wars, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Marvel, and Power Rangers. These will mostly be toys, though Magic fans can expect to find out more about new Secret Lair cards. D&D fans should expect to learn more about releases coming out later this year, which will likely include Planescape. 

Pulse Con exclusives (available via the online service Hasbro Pulse) are an exciting mix of ‘slightly but not quite’ alternatives to favourites from their lines. Star Wars: The Black Series Starkiller & Troopers, Marvel Legends Series Detroit Steel, G.I. JOE Classified Series Crimson Strike Team: Baroness, Tomax, and Xamot 82 and Transformers Legacy Evolution Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot and Armada Universe Jolt.

You can subscribe to the Hasbro Pulse channel (on YouTube) here.

BLOOD AND HONEY 2 Brings Tigger To The Fore

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After confirming a sequel to 2023’s Winnie the Pooh slasher horror was on the way, a new image has been released teasing the introduction of Tigger in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2.

The sequel will feature the titular Winnie, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger. “Tigger is incredibly violent. He loves to torture his victims before killing them,” producer Scott Jeffrey told IGN, likely not referring to the childhood books’ version of the character we know.

Jeffrey added that the sequel has “a substantially higher budget so Rhys is really able to create a shocking, explosive and gore-filled movie. I truly think people will really dig what we are creating.”

The reason why Tigger wasn’t part of the first film, writer-director Rhys Frake-Waterfield previously explained, was that the character was not yet part of the public domain when the first film was in production. The bouncing tiger was not present in A. A. Milne’s 1926 novel, and therefore is only set to enter public domain in January of next year. The horror sequel is scheduled to release sometime in February 2024.

Check out the first-look images of Tigger in the upcoming Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 below:

AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM Teaser Makes a Splash!

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The first Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom teaser trailer has finally dropped, ahead of Jason Momoa’s return to the DC Universe big screen on December 20th.

The logline of the sequel to the 2018 film promises: “Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. This time Black Manta is more formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the mythic Black Trident, which unleashes an ancient and malevolent force. To defeat him, Aquaman will turn to his imprisoned brother Orm (Patrick Wilson), the former King of Atlantis, to forge an unlikely alliance. Together, they must set aside their differences in order to protect their kingdom and save Aquaman’s family, and the world, from irreversible destruction.”

Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren and Randall Park also reprise their roles in the sequel, directed by James Wan. The screenplay hails from David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, based on a story by James Wan & David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Jason Momoa & Thomas Pa’a Sibbett.

Check out the Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom teaser trailer below, and stay tuned for the full trailer releasing later this week.

First Teaser for MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS Unleashed

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Prepare to re-enter the Monsterverse this November as Apple TV+ unleashes the new series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Set over three generations, the show promises to reveal more about the nefarious organisation introduced in Legendary’s recent Godzilla and King Kong films.

The official synopsis is:

Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that levelled San Francisco and the shocking revelation that monsters are real, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later when Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows. The dramatic saga — spanning three generations — reveals buried secrets and the ways that epic, earth-shattering events can reverberate through our lives.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is co-developed and executive-produced by Chris Black (Severence) and Matt Fraction (Iron Man 2). The first two episodes are directed by Matt Shakman (WandaVision), who also serves as executive producer alongside Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell from Safehouse Pictures. Andy Goddard, Brad Van Arragon, and Andrew Colville. Hiro Matsuoka, and Takemasa Arita executive produce on behalf of Toho Co, Ltd., the owner of the Godzilla character.

The show debuts on Apple TV+ on November 17th with a double episode, then weekly until January 12th.

Eli Roth’s THANKSGIVING Teaser is Here!

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Starting as a spoof trailer as part of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse double bill, director Eli Roth has expanded Thanksgiving into a full feature, which hits cinemas on November 17th. You can watch the first teaser for the film below…

The official synopsis is:

After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorises Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.

Directed by Eli Roth (The Green Inferno) and written by Roth and Jeff Rendell, Thanksgiving stars Patrick Dempsey (Transformers: Dark of the Moon), singer Addison Rae, Milo Manheim (Zombies), and Gina Gershon (Bound). See it in cinemas on November 18th and hope it’s not a turkey!

THE BOYS Spinoff GEN V Releases Full Redband Trailer

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If Gen V feels like it’s been a long time coming, that’s because it has been. It’s been a full three years since Eric Kripke announced this The Boys spinoff series, set at a prestigious superhero-only college – if this were set in the UK, these horny supes would have graduated already. Finally though, Gen V premieres on Prime Video with three episodes on September 29th; ahead of which, they have released another full-length trailer to whet fans’ appetites.

Set in the diabolical world of The Boys, Gen V expands the universe to Godolkin University, the Vought-sponsored college where students train to be the next generation of heroes. Beyond the typical college chaos of finding oneself and partying, these kids are facing explosive situations… literally. And some are involved in something more sinister yet.

The series cast includes Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Marco Pigossi. Gen V also features guest stars Clancy Brown and Jason Ritter, as well as appearances from Jessie T. Usher, Colby Minifie, Claudia Doumit and P.J. Byrne, who are reprising their roles from The Boys.

Watch the full-length Gen V trailer below:

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: DELICATE Drops Full Trailer

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After releasing a quick teaser last week, Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story: Delicate has dropped its first, full-length official trailer ahead of the series’ Part One premiere on September 20th.

Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s horror anthology series, now on its twelfth season, stars series veterans Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Denis O’Hare, Leslie Grossman, Dominic Burgess, and Zachary Quinto, alongside Kim Kardashian, Cara Delevingne, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Matt Czuchry, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Odessa A’zion, Debra Monk and Julie Monk.

American Horror Story: Delicate, which hails from showrunner Halley Feiffer, has been described as a feminist update of Rosemary’s Baby and is partly based on Danielle Valentine’s thriller novel Delicate Condition. The season follows actress Anna Victoria Alcott (Roberts) who, after multiple failed attempts at IVF, wants more than anything to start a family. As the buzz around her recent film grows, she becomes convinced that a sinister figure is going to great lengths to doom her pursuit of motherhood.

Delicate is the first season in the series’ long run to not have Murphy as showrunner, and the first to lean on source material. A thirteenth season of AHS has already been ordered.

Watch the official trailer for Part One of Delicate below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qniWD7bFu0&t=1s&ab_channel=FXNetworks

QUANTUM LEAP Adds Eliza Taylor, Peter Gadiot To Season 2

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Peter Gadiot (Yellowjackets, Queen of the South) and The 100 star Eliza Taylor are boarding NBC’s Quantum Leap reboot as series regulars for its upcoming second season.

The show, which stars Raymond Lee in the lead, picks up thirty years after the original 1990s series’ events, in which Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team has been assembled to restart the project in hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the technology and the man who created it.

The first season followed as Ben Song (Lee) jumped from host to host with Addison (Caitlin Bassett) aiding him from the modern world, with the help of Ian (Mason Alexander Park) and Herbert “Magic” Williams (Ernie Hudson).

In this new season, Gadiot will portray Tom Westfall, a U.S. Army Officer and former special forces who is now high up the ranks in Army Intelligence. Eliza Taylor, meanwhile, will play Hannah Carson, who is described as a “complex young woman who may be more than she appears”.

The Season 2 premiere of Quantum Leap also features an impressive guest cast including Melissa Roxburgh (Manifest), Francois Arnaud, Aaron Abrams (Hannibal), and The Boys’ P.J. Byrne. Martin Gero serves as executive producer along with Dean Georgaris, Don Bellisario, Deborah Pratt, Chris Grismer, Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt. 

Season 2 of Quantum Leap premieres on October 4th.

Watch The Trailer For DARIO ARGENTO PANICO Documentary

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A brand new documentary set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Dario Argento Panico turns the spotlight on Italian master of horror Dario Argento, focusing on him as he finishes writing the script for his last feature.

Simone Scafidi’s documentary is an immersive deep dive into the creative process and life of the genre filmmaking titan. Per the official synopsis: “Within hotel rooms, sheltered from the outside world, Dario Argento created his most acclaimed films. Today, in a hotel room in Rome’s countryside, he is writing his last. This time, however, he is not alone. Today, in agreement with his agent, he decides to return to a hotel to conclude his new script and to be interviewed, filmed, followed by a crew that is shooting a film about him. Inside this structure, Argento does not initially feel at ease, struggling to find tranquillity both to finish the writing of his film, and to confide in who is interviewing him. But the demon of cinema, who never abandoned him, followed him up there and will push him, once again, to give himself totally.”

The documentary also features exclusive interviews from other acclaimed directors like Gaspar Noé, Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn about Argento’s impact on the horror genre and generations of other directors.

Watch the official trailer for Dario Argento Panico below. A release date has yet to be announced, but stay tuned.

Disney+ Drops New LOKI Season 2 Trailer

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While a bunch of Marvel and Disney+ series have had their releases delayed amid the strikes, Loki season 2 is still set to premiere on the platform on October 6th. Ahead of its release, a new trailer has been dropped that sees Tom Hiddleston’s god of mischief trying to get his bearings as he’s pulled through time. Sophia Di Martino’s Sylvie and Jonathan Majors as He Who Remains both make an appearance.

Per the synopsis, Loki season 2 picks up in the aftermath of the shocking season finale when Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius (Owen Wilson), Hunter B-15 (Wunmi Mosaku), and a team of new and returning characters, Loki navigates an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous Multiverse in search of Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino), Judge Renslayer (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), Miss Minutes (Tara Strong), and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose.

Eric Martin writes this six-episode season of Loki, alongside Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead and Dan Deleeuw and Kasra Farahani. The show also stars Eugene Cordero, Rafael Casal, Kate Dickie, Liz Carr, Neil Ellice, and series newcomer Ke Huy Quan.

Loki Season 2 is set to premiere on October 6th on Disney+. Watch the trailer below: