For fans of the 1998 anime, news that Cowboy Bebop would be getting a live-action adaptation for Netflix was emotionally conflicting. I was excited to finally jump into the world of Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, and Faye Valentine through another adaptation, but the thought of someone possibly using the Cowboy Bebop name and falling face-first into failure was worrying. However, after
Read MoreThe Illuminerdi has revealed an interesting advancement over at Netflix, with a new Pokémon live-action film going into development on top of the already announced TV show. Netflix has once again leaned toward its anime and video game adaptation rights and is reportedly developing a movie that will tie in with the show that was announced earlier by Variety. I already
Read MoreOne Piece is almost inarguably the most popular anime of all time. While it would take a couple of thousand episodes for it to take the throne for longest-running anime from Sazae-san (though there are some discrepancies due to Sazae-san episodes being shorter in run-time), One Piece is no breezy watch-through at 981 episodes. The One Piece anime began in 1999,
Read MoreIf the trailer relase for Spider-Man: No Way Home on Monday and the description of the trailer for The Matrix: Resurrection wasn’t enough to sate your appetite for television and movie news this week, Netflix’s new announcement may be the news you are looking for. Today, the streaming giant decided to release an update on the sequel to a fan-favorite film, The Old
Read MoreNews has been scarce since Magic: The Gathering was announced by Netflix back in 2019. At the time of the announcement, it was being described as an animated series that would explore the lore and characters that exist within the card game. The series was being developed and executively produced by the Russo Brothers (Joe and Anthony), who were coming off
Read MoreEarlier today, Netflix finally released more information regarding the live-action adaptation of the hit anime Cowboy Bebop. This information comes on the heels of the first look released by the streamer earlier this year during their inaugural Geeked Week, which officially confirmed that the original show’s composer (Yoko Kanno) would be returning to compose the music for the new series. Since
Read MoreEarlier this year, Netflix dipped its toes into the Grishaverse with the release of Shadow and Bone, Season 1. Based on the popular YA book series by Leigh Bardugo, the show is about a young woman mapmaker, Alina Starkov played by Jessie Mei Li, who is unexpectedly thrust into the world of magic* and has to help fix her war-torn land
Read More8/12/2021 UPDATE: Deadline today has confirmed the casting that Avatar News has scooped as referenced in this article! In addition, Albert Kim will serve as showrunner, executive producer, and writer for the Netflix series. Which confirms a rumor from the Illuminerdi from February. Ever since the first hour-long special premiered the show, Avatar: The Last Airbender has been nothing short of
Read MoreSince the Netflix adaptation of The Sandman comic was announced, fans of the series have been waiting on the edge of their seats for more information. Well, wait no longer, because today while answering a question on Tumblr, creator of the original series and writer/producer for the show Neil Gaiman confirmed that the series has wrapped principal photography for season 1
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