Whether it’s Star Wars, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or James Gunn’s recent DC Universe property, Hollywood continues to adapt numerous IPs to the big screen, with various results. Major franchises from the 1980s have also been given their due in cinema.
20th Century Studios might have another big hit on their hands with Whalefall, a new thriller that looks incredibly intense. The first trailer for the film, directed by Brian Duffield and starring Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin, shows a truly frightening scenario: being trapped inside a whale. According to the trailer’s description, while rare, being swallowed alive by a whale is possible, and the movie portrays it as a terrifying ordeal.
Despite the success of Toy Story and Toy Story 4 currently ranking among the top 5 worldwide, Pixar’s Hoppers is actually #1 globally and in the U.S. Released on Disney+ on June 3rd, Hoppers tells the story of Mabel, a college student whose mind is transferred into a robotic beaver, giving her the ability to talk to animals and protect their home from a mayor who wants to build on the land. It quickly rose to the top spot and remains there, according to FlixPatrol.
I’m so excited – we’re getting a second season of Clevatess on July 8th! It’s going to continue the story of that amazing beast, his complicated friend Alicia Glenfall, and the little one they’re both trying to protect. And that’s not all! They’ve announced some fantastic new voice actors joining the cast. Megumi Han, who you might know from shows like Naruto and One Piece, will be voicing Zavthier, and the incredible Tomokazu Sugita (Gintama, Demon Slayer) is going to play Lasswell. Seriously, you HAVE to check out the new trailer below – it looks amazing!
Honestly, they still haven’t given us a release date, which is a bummer. But good news – we’ll be able to play almost all the other Kingdom Hearts games on PS5 soon with the new Kingdom Hearts I~III Collection! I’m really excited to revisit those worlds.
As rumored a few weeks ago, Tales of Eternia is being re-released. This will be the first Tales game that isn’t fully 3D to get a revival.
The recently revealed trailer for Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen showcased a brand-new, challenging northern region called Norgan. This snow-covered land looks significantly more difficult than the original game, featuring treacherous mountains, blinding blizzards, and plenty of new monsters eager to test players.
In 1977, Steven Spielberg released Close Encounters of the Third Kind, followed by E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982. These films are considered by many to be the most important and influential movies ever made about aliens visiting Earth. Both are filled with Spielberg’s signature sense of awe and wonder, and they dramatically shaped pop culture – remaining powerfully moving and enjoyable even now.
Yet here I am, in Emeryville, California, about 20 minutes from San Francisco. It’s a closed 20-acre campus and not open to the public, so for RT to be invited to Pixar Animation Studios for the launch of Toy Story 5 is pretty special.
The film’s trailers have subtly suggested an alien element, and the story begins with Dr. Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor) escaping the grasp of a government agency led by Noah Scanlon (Colin Firth). Kellner is then pursued relentlessly by Scanlon’s team, headed by Casper Boyd (Henry Lloyd-Hughes). Meanwhile, Kansas TV weather reporter Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt) unexpectedly discovers she possesses hidden linguistic abilities and powers. Though unaware of each other, Kellner and Fairchild are mysteriously drawn together, sharing a common goal that could change the world – if they can evade Scanlon’s dangerous plans. Central to the mystery is an otherworldly metal, extremely hazardous to handle and requiring extreme caution – it’s like a uniquely dangerous form of uranium.