Author: Samir

How can Squid Game season 2 up the ante after its megahit debut? According to Squid Game writer-director Hwang Dong-Hyuk, he wants an A-list Hollywood star to join the next season. His pick – Leonardo DiCaprio. Speaking at a press conference after the Emmy Awards, Dong-Hyuk indicated that he wants to go big with a western star this time. Here’s what he told Variety: “There will be no known Hollywood actor in Season 2. That’s not in the plan and if the stage changes, maybe in Season 3 – but for Season 2, it is still set in Korea. Leonardo…

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has not even debuted in theaters yet and it is already attracting some controversy among industry stalwarts. Noted artist Mike Deodato Jr. has made unsavory comments about Namor, who he feels “looks in worst shape.” Deodato, who is also an Eisner Award winner, went on Instagram to criticize his body physique. And to make matters worse, he compared the image of the actor with his own body. Here’s what Deodato wrote in the now-deleted Instagram post, “You can tell somebody screwed things up when a character from a movie looks in worst [sic] shape than the…

Japan’s Nippon TV and streaming juggernaut Netflix are expanding their distribution deal today. As part of their new agreement, Netflix will add 13 of the most popular anime titles on Nippon TV to its growing catalog. Fans of Japanese animation (or anime as it is popularly known) will be pleased to know that Hunter X Hunter, Ouran High School Host Club, and Claymore will be on Netflix on September 1. These series will be available in 100+ countries as part of a wide-ranging distribution deal. This isn’t the first time the two entertainment heavyweights have collaborated. An earlier deal between…

Amazon’s The Boys is a different breed of a superhero show. A satirical take on how power and capitalism could pervert the concept of superpowered individuals. With a heavyweight cast in Karl Urban, Anthony Starr, and Jensen Ackles, The Boys will now be joined by the baddest dude of them all – Jeffrey Dean Morgan! The gaudy humor and graphic violence aside, The Boys has proven to be a ratings monster for the streamer. Not wishing to be outdone, the showrunners know that they need to up their quota of testosterone-addled leads with every successive season. This isn’t DC or…

Back in April, superstar actress Olivia Wilde was served custody papers in the middle of CinemaCon. The star recently spoke out about that incident, accusing her ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis of sabotaging her. She called the move “appalling.” While speaking to Variety recently, the “Tron: Legacy” actress revealed how the experience left her surprised and ambushed on stage. “Sadly, it was not something that was entirely surprising to me. I mean, there’s a reason I left that relationship,” Wilde confessed. She revealed the two people who suffered the most from the decision to serve her court papers publicly – the former…