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Image: NetflixAlessandra Nivola talks about being Kraven’s villain. Get a look at the new Hellraiser. Jerry and Morty get slimed in new,mysterious Rick and Morty season 6 art. Plus, another look at Supernatural spinoff The Winchesters, and Vincent D’Onofrio keeps teasing his return to the Marvel universe. Spoilers get!Joker 2: Folie a Deux According to Deadline’s Justin Kroll, actor Brendan Gleeson is “likely” to play “the warden” or “a security guard” at Arkham in the musical Joker sequel. Cruella 2Relatedly, The…

The pieces are in place for a karate war in Cobra Kai.Image: NetflixOne of the reasons I love Cobra Kai so much is because every season it does things I’d always imagined growing up, but never thought I’d see. For example, as a huge Karate Kid fan, I always wondered what might happen if the “bad guys” from the first two films, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Chozen Toguchi (Yuji Okumoto), teamed up together. Could they then, finally, defeat Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio)?Well, as you can see in the first full trailer…

Image via Columbia Pictures Since the original Karate Kid was released in 1984, the franchise has seen a surprising ability to stay relevant through a series of film sequels, a decades-later sequel series, and a 2010 Jackie Chan-starring reboot. In the original film, Ralph Macchio starred as New Jersey kid Daniel LaRusso who, upon moving to the Los Angeles suburb Reseda, quickly discovers that all the local kids resolve their differences by attempting to murder each other in the streets with karate. Comedian and…

Via Hulu Directors can find inspirations for a film in a number of ways, and for Dan Trachtenberg, Prey was uniquely inspired by the events leading to a karate tournament.  In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the director recounted a very vivid moment in third grade that planted the seed of what would become the major sci-fi horror flick. The director spoke about how the Sioux heritage of the original character Billy, portrayed by Sonny Landham, influenced his reimagining of the story.  “That’s right,…

Cobra Kai, both the show and the dojo, are back.Image: NetflixCobra Kai season four ended on a few massive cliffhangers. Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) had successfully framed John Kreese (Martin Kove) for assault and taken full control of Cobra Kai, while Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) called in an old friend from his past, Chozen (Yuji Okumoto),to help him defeat the evil dojo. That’s the state of karate in the Valley when Cobra Kai returns for season five September 9 on Netflix. And as the season inches closer and…

If you've ever wondered who would top the video game character rich list in real life, then you're in luck. A new study conducted by online gaming company Solitaired has explored which video game icons would earn the most money if their virtual profession was real, plus who would earn the least. Top of the rich list is Handsome Jack from Borderlands, with estimated earnings of £333,043 as a CEO. Special Forces soldier Solid Snake is next with earnings of over £100,000, followed by Virologist Albert Wesker from Resident…