Based on the hit book series by Adam Gidwitz, A Take Dark & Grimm is now streaming on Netflix. The animated series follows Hansel and Gretel on a memorable adventure. The show is led by director Simon Otto and stars Andre Robinson and Raini Rodriguez in the main roles. ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with showrunner… Read More »
Curious George Season 14 and the film Curious George: Cape Ahoy is currently streaming on Peacock. As a result, ComingSoon was able to catch up with the legendary voice actor Frank Welker about the role, getting to voice so many animals, and his work on the English dub of the beloved anime film My Neighbor Totoro. Tyler Treese:… Read More »
Netflix’s The Movies That Made Us recently released a new batch of episodes covering the productions of RoboCop, Halloween, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Aliens, and Coming to America, which gave ComingSoon the perfect opportunity to speak with showrunner/producer Brian Volk-Weiss. The Movies That Made Us looks inside the movies that have shaped generations… Read More »
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain technology currently have an uncertain place in entertainment, but we’ve already started to see films, television, and video games use the emerging technology. One such game is Mythical Games’ Blankos Block Party (which is available as a free download). What separates Mythical from many companies that have hopped on the… Read More »
Free Guy is currently playing in theaters, and the Ryan Reynolds action comedy comes jam packed with eye-popping visual effects. Some of those FX, including the “Street Squeeze” sequence, come courtesy of Scanline VFX. ComingSoon was lucky enough to interview Laurent Taillefer, Associate VFX Supervisor at Scanline, who graciously discussed his company’s role on the… Read More »
Eric McEver’s Iké Boys made its premiere at Fantastic Fest and stars Quinn Lord, Ronak Gandhi, and Christina Higa. The film blends Japanese animation and kaiju films with a rural Oklahoma setting. “Best friends Shawn Gunderson and Vikram ‘Vik’ Kapoor escape from the drudgery of high school life in Oklahoma through their obsession with all things Japanese,”… Read More »
HBO Max’s latest adult animated comedy series debuts September 30. Created by The Life & Times of Tim creator Steve Dildarian, the show is a hilarious look at youth in modern-day America. “Ten Year Old Tom follows the misadventures of an average kid as he contends with questionable guidance from the well-meaning grownups around him,” says… Read More »
Apple TV+’s new series Wolfboy and the Everything Factory is now streaming and follows an oddball dreamer named Wolfboy as he discovers a strange realm where fantastical beings create things for the natural world above. To score the series, composer Xav Clarke (Elliot From Earth, The Amazing World of Gumball) was given the brief to “go weird,… Read More »
Night of the Animated Dead, which is an animated remake of George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, is set to release September 21, 2021, on Digital and October 5, 2021, on Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD. It features the voice talents of Josh Duhamel (Transformers) as Harry Cooper, Dulé Hill (Psych) as Ben, Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps)… Read More »
Acclaimed Japanese director Sion Sono makes his English language debut with the release of Prisoners of the Ghostland. Starring Nicolas Cage, Bill Moseley, and Sofia Boutella, the film takes inspiration from Westerns and follows Cage’s Hero as he attempts to rescue the granddaughter (Boutella) of the mysterious Governor (played by Moseley). The opening portions of the film… Read More »