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The hit documentary series “Anime Manga Explosion” recently featured an episode about the popularity of Digimon in Japan. During the program, producer Seki explained that the Pokémon anime, which first aired in 1997, provided a blueprint for how her team approached adapting Digimon for television. Seki observed that when she asked children what they thought of Pokémon, many felt the series prioritized being cute over being powerful. As one child put it, “Pikachu is cute, but it could be so much stronger if they let it!” Seki realized the show seemed intentionally focused on maintaining that adorable image.

The trailer for Scream 7 is finally here, arriving four months before the movie hits theaters. The Scream franchise first debuted in 1996, created by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson. While the 2022 reboot, directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Radio Silence) and starring Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera, seemed to be heading in a new direction, significant cast changes led to a different approach for the seventh film. Scream 7 will now feature returning characters from the original movies, and notably, Kevin Williamson will be directing this time around.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer centers around Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), who is part of a long line of young women chosen to fight vampires and other evil creatures. With help from her mentor, Giles (Anthony Stewart Head), and her friends Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Xander (Nicholas Brendon), Buffy dedicates her life to battling the forces of darkness.

Both Season 4 of The Witcher and the The Rats spin-off special are now available on Netflix. While Season 4, starring Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia, was the main event, Netflix surprised viewers by also releasing The Rats on October 30th. This gives fans even more to enjoy from the Witcher universe.

Netflix just dropped a new trailer for the upcoming season. It opens with unsettling images of Vecna in the Upside Down, where he says, “At long last… we can begin,” to a mysterious figure who looks a lot like him. As Queen’s “Who Wants to Live Forever” plays, Mike Wheeler explains that everyone in Hawkins is having a hard time after being isolated by the military, and they need to work together to finally defeat Vecna.

More to come…

Star Trek: United is envisioned as a suspenseful political thriller combined with a family drama. The story centers on President Jonathan Archer as he works to prevent the United Federation of Planets from falling apart. Rather than continuing the story of previous series, it would be a fresh start, and would also feature a new generation of characters, including Archer’s four grown children.

For years, plans have been underway to reunite the characters from the popular crime thriller “Layer Cake,” which starred Daniel Craig in 2004. The new project will be based on J.J. Connolly’s novel “Viva La Madness,” a sequel to “Layer Cake.” However, according to Variety, the film—described as an action thriller—won’t be a direct sequel, spin-off, or continuation of the original movie or Connolly’s other work. It’s being developed as a completely new, standalone story.

Last week, Atwater was missing from Chicago P.D., but he returned in the latest episode, set in Miami. A routine patrol case unexpectedly required the entire Intelligence Unit to get involved. He teamed up with Officer Fox, a longtime friend who was considering a job transfer to Miami to escape Chicago’s cold weather. By the end of the episode, she prompted him to think about his future if he were to leave Chicago, and I really liked his response.

Okay, horror fans, get ready! Word is, New Line is officially moving forward with a prequel to The Conjuring. This comes on the heels of Last Rites absolutely crushing it at the box office – we’re talking over $487 million worldwide! And get this – Rodrigue Huart, the director behind that short film that got everyone talking, is in talks to direct his first big studio feature. Sounds like a promising start for another spooky chapter in the Conjuring universe, and I’m definitely intrigued to see what he brings to the table.