The video game Mortal Kombat 1, which was first released last September, is getting a Dlc expansion called Khaos Reigns next Tuesday, September 24th, and today a gore-soaked trailer has arrived online to give players a glimpse at the sort of insanity they’ll have the opportunity to get up to if they purchase the Khaos Reigns. The trailer can be viewed in the embed above, and features “guest kombatants” like the slasher Ghostface from the Scream franchise, Omni-Man from the Invincible animated series, Homelander from the TV series The Boys, the T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day, DC’s Peacemaker, and the Arnold Schwarzenegger version of Conan the Barbarian. The trailer is packed with fatalities and animalities, all building up to a Ghostface fatality that it likely to bring smiles to the faces of most Scream fans.
The twelfth main installment in the Mortal Kombat video game franchise and its...
The twelfth main installment in the Mortal Kombat video game franchise and its...
- 9/18/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Who had Whoopi Goldberg feuding with a criminal other than Donald Trump on their 2024 Bingo card?
In the ever-entertaining world of celebrity drama, the latest rivalry involves the notorious fraudster Anna Delvey and the iconic Whoopi Goldberg.
Tension erupted after Delvey, the infamous con artist turned reality TV star, took issue with Goldberg’s comments on The View about her upcoming appearance on Dancing with the Stars.
What began as a fairly offhand comment has quickly spiraled into a full-blown showdown, leaving fans eagerly following the unfolding drama.
Whoopi Goldberg attends â.A Night with Whoopiâ. Celebrating WhoopFamâ.s Emma & Clyde and Whoopi & Maya brands launch on July 20, 2024 in Venice, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Round One: Whoopi Goldberg Slams Anna Delvey On ‘The View’
The controversy started when Anna Delvey made headlines for joining the cast of Dancing with the Stars. Whoopi Goldberg, known for her outspoken opinions on The View,...
In the ever-entertaining world of celebrity drama, the latest rivalry involves the notorious fraudster Anna Delvey and the iconic Whoopi Goldberg.
Tension erupted after Delvey, the infamous con artist turned reality TV star, took issue with Goldberg’s comments on The View about her upcoming appearance on Dancing with the Stars.
What began as a fairly offhand comment has quickly spiraled into a full-blown showdown, leaving fans eagerly following the unfolding drama.
Whoopi Goldberg attends â.A Night with Whoopiâ. Celebrating WhoopFamâ.s Emma & Clyde and Whoopi & Maya brands launch on July 20, 2024 in Venice, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Round One: Whoopi Goldberg Slams Anna Delvey On ‘The View’
The controversy started when Anna Delvey made headlines for joining the cast of Dancing with the Stars. Whoopi Goldberg, known for her outspoken opinions on The View,...
- 9/9/2024
- by Dina Sartore-Bodo
- The Hollywood Gossip
Anna Delvey and her ankle monitor are dancing with the stars on Dancing With The Stars this season.
This season’s biggest names hail from the The Bachelor franchise, the Olympics, and the house of Tori Spelling.
But Anna Delvey has a very different claim to fame. She’s a fake socialite. She’s a fraudster. And she went to prison on a larceny conviction. Now, she and her ankle monitor, which is all anyone is talking about, will be on DWTS.
It’s the new American dream.
ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” stars Anna Delvey. (Photo Credit: Disney/Andrew Eccles) Who is Anna Delvey?
Anna Delvey does not, strictly speaking, exist. Anna Sorokin was born in Russia in the early ’90s and eventually made her way to the United States. As a fashion magazine intern, she used falsified documents to pretend to be a wealthy European heiress — gaining access to people,...
This season’s biggest names hail from the The Bachelor franchise, the Olympics, and the house of Tori Spelling.
But Anna Delvey has a very different claim to fame. She’s a fake socialite. She’s a fraudster. And she went to prison on a larceny conviction. Now, she and her ankle monitor, which is all anyone is talking about, will be on DWTS.
It’s the new American dream.
ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” stars Anna Delvey. (Photo Credit: Disney/Andrew Eccles) Who is Anna Delvey?
Anna Delvey does not, strictly speaking, exist. Anna Sorokin was born in Russia in the early ’90s and eventually made her way to the United States. As a fashion magazine intern, she used falsified documents to pretend to be a wealthy European heiress — gaining access to people,...
- 9/4/2024
- by Simon Delott
- The Hollywood Gossip
CAAMFest 2024 had its own fair share of student films – and this year, we gathered up five (!) student teams to speak to one another. The roundtable consisted of generous description of “student,” including a PhD and a high schooler, MFAs and recent grads. Harleen Kaur Bal, a PhD student at Uc Davis, told us about “Unpacking Immigration,” a short film about Punjabi workers at meatpacking plants in California. UCLA grad Emory Chao Johnson recalled their graduation film, “默 (To Write from Memory),” an experimental mother-child film about gender transition. UCLA grad Jacqueline Chan's nostalgic short “Chan is Fishing” meditates upon her father, an aging Hong Kong immigrant, searching for a spot to fish in the desert. San Diego State University crew Laura Skokan, Shao Chiu Yen, and Nguyen Ha Uyen Phan recounted their experience behind “The Fanatics,” a true story-inspired tale about slipping into a Taiwanese cult. Finally, NYU-bound Kaiya...
- 5/31/2024
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Reflecting on her career, Lena Waithe says, “I think about legacy a lot.” The writer-producer-actor, whose body of work includes creating Showtime drama The Chi and BET’s Twenties, has been on a steady upward trajectory since winning a primetime Emmy Award in 2017 for outstanding writing on Netflix’s Master of None. But for Waithe, success raised questions about where she was headed. “I didn’t know what I was actually trying to build. I wanted to have real agency over my career, but it was also not just about me, it’s about who I can work with.”
Together with Rishi Rajani, a studio exec who honed his skills at 20th Century Fox, UTA, Paradigm, and Studio 8, Waithe has created a multi-platform entertainment company that accomplishes both. At Hillman Grad Productions, Waithe and Rishi develop projects that often go against the industry grain, while also hiring up-and-coming talent...
Together with Rishi Rajani, a studio exec who honed his skills at 20th Century Fox, UTA, Paradigm, and Studio 8, Waithe has created a multi-platform entertainment company that accomplishes both. At Hillman Grad Productions, Waithe and Rishi develop projects that often go against the industry grain, while also hiring up-and-coming talent...
- 5/19/2024
- by Carita Rizzo
- Deadline Film + TV
Right on time, Ermac has joined the Mortal Kombat 1 roster for those players who sprung for the Kombat Pack. Coinciding with Ermac’s arrival is the launch of Season 5: Storms for Mortal Kombat 1, which brings with it an all-new season of content themed around the arrival of Raiden as the main boss in Invasions mode.
Season 5 features fresh challenges, story elements, boss battles, and rewards including new character skins – Gaffer Johnny Cage, Sudden Overload Scorpion, Voltaic Deity Liu Kang, Electric Soul Liu Kang, Voltaic Warrior General Shao, Charged Frost Sub-Zero, Magnetic Courage Kung Lao, Glistening Mage Rain, Tainted by Evil Raiden, and more – which can all be earned through Invasions and Kombat League.
Meanwhile, Ermac joins the roster today as the latest downloadable content character via the early access period for Kombat Pack owners, with him being available to everyone on April 23. Upcoming Kameo Fighter Mavado will be available next month.
Season 5 features fresh challenges, story elements, boss battles, and rewards including new character skins – Gaffer Johnny Cage, Sudden Overload Scorpion, Voltaic Deity Liu Kang, Electric Soul Liu Kang, Voltaic Warrior General Shao, Charged Frost Sub-Zero, Magnetic Courage Kung Lao, Glistening Mage Rain, Tainted by Evil Raiden, and more – which can all be earned through Invasions and Kombat League.
Meanwhile, Ermac joins the roster today as the latest downloadable content character via the early access period for Kombat Pack owners, with him being available to everyone on April 23. Upcoming Kameo Fighter Mavado will be available next month.
- 4/18/2024
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
China-based sales agent Rediance has added Huang Xi’s upcoming film Daughter’s Daughter, executive produced by Cannes award-winner Hou Hsiao-Hsien, to its EFM slate.
The feature wrapped shooting last month and stars Sylvia Chang, who won best actress at the Golden Horse Awards in 2022 for Hong Kong drama A Light Never Goes Out. A first look at Chang in the film can be seen above.
It reunites Hou, Chang and Huang after their collaboration on HBO series Twisted Strings in 2022.
In Daughter’s Daughter, Chang plays a widow in her 60s who travels to New York following the death...
The feature wrapped shooting last month and stars Sylvia Chang, who won best actress at the Golden Horse Awards in 2022 for Hong Kong drama A Light Never Goes Out. A first look at Chang in the film can be seen above.
It reunites Hou, Chang and Huang after their collaboration on HBO series Twisted Strings in 2022.
In Daughter’s Daughter, Chang plays a widow in her 60s who travels to New York following the death...
- 2/17/2024
- ScreenDaily
The wait is almost over for Mortal Kombat 1, and in anticipation of the game’s launch (and for those who sprung for the Early Access), NetherRealm and Warner Bros have unleashed the launch trailer for the twelfth entry in the iconic series, featuring an the first look at the returning Shang Tsung and Reiko!
The launch trailer features a first look at story elements and gameplay for the shapeshifting sorcerer Shang Tsung, and his destiny in the reborn Mortal Kombat universe created by Liu Kang. Shang’s signature ability to morph into rival kombatants is back. The trailer also showcases gameplay for General Shao’s second-in-command, Reiko, who returns to the series after his last appearance in 2011’s Mortal Kombat as a background character.
The trailer also gives a glimpse of the new game modes available in Mortal Kombat 1. While it doesn’t appear that Motor Kombat or Chess Kombat will be making a return,...
The launch trailer features a first look at story elements and gameplay for the shapeshifting sorcerer Shang Tsung, and his destiny in the reborn Mortal Kombat universe created by Liu Kang. Shang’s signature ability to morph into rival kombatants is back. The trailer also showcases gameplay for General Shao’s second-in-command, Reiko, who returns to the series after his last appearance in 2011’s Mortal Kombat as a background character.
The trailer also gives a glimpse of the new game modes available in Mortal Kombat 1. While it doesn’t appear that Motor Kombat or Chess Kombat will be making a return,...
- 9/12/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
Not to be outdone by Gamescom, WB Games and NetherRealm dropped another reveal trailer for Mortal Kombat 1, announcing General Shao and Sindel as the latest playable characters joining the main roster. In addition, the trailer also reveals two additional Kameo Fighters in Motaro and Shujinko.
Entitled “Rulers of Outworld”, the trailer also provides a bit of story for the game, introducing Raiden as Earthrealm’s champion. He’s not quite the Thunder God we all know and love, but the moveset is still electrifying as ever.
The new Mortal Kombat 1 trailer also introduces an alternate version of Shao before he was bestowed the title of Kahn. As supreme ruler of Outworld’s army, General Shao has proven loyalty to his realm through countless victories in battle. And unlike the version of Shao we all know and love, this version wields a battle axe (and makes good use of it).
Meanwhile,...
Entitled “Rulers of Outworld”, the trailer also provides a bit of story for the game, introducing Raiden as Earthrealm’s champion. He’s not quite the Thunder God we all know and love, but the moveset is still electrifying as ever.
The new Mortal Kombat 1 trailer also introduces an alternate version of Shao before he was bestowed the title of Kahn. As supreme ruler of Outworld’s army, General Shao has proven loyalty to his realm through countless victories in battle. And unlike the version of Shao we all know and love, this version wields a battle axe (and makes good use of it).
Meanwhile,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
It’s easy to think that the latest offering on Disney+ will be yet another inspirational, underdog sports movie. After all, the film concerns a 16-year-old Asian-American high-school student who sets out to prove that he can perform a slam dunk despite his underwhelming 5’8” height. So you can expect that by the end of Chang Can Dunk the titular hero will defy the odds, defeat his foe and win the hearts of everyone concerned. Right?
Well, yes and no. Writer-director Jingyi Shao covers all those bases (wrong sport, I know), including the obligatory training montage and the introduction of a wholesome romantic interest. But the filmmaker, making his feature debut, also has more interesting things in mind, delivering a darker, more complex story that nonetheless proves utterly heartwarming by the end.
At the story’s beginning, Chang (Bloom Li, making a terrific feature debut, in which he’s onscreen nearly...
Well, yes and no. Writer-director Jingyi Shao covers all those bases (wrong sport, I know), including the obligatory training montage and the introduction of a wholesome romantic interest. But the filmmaker, making his feature debut, also has more interesting things in mind, delivering a darker, more complex story that nonetheless proves utterly heartwarming by the end.
At the story’s beginning, Chang (Bloom Li, making a terrific feature debut, in which he’s onscreen nearly...
- 3/10/2023
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Chang Can Dunk” doesn’t go the way you’d expect, and that’s a good thing. Here’s a Disney movie about a 5-foot-8-inch Chinese American high school basketball player who bets his rival that he can dunk by the end of the season. He gets his wish about an hour in, but there’s still a long way for the character to go — and grow — in a film that believes maturity isn’t achieved by shortcuts.
The result marks the attention-worthy debut of writer-director Jingyi Shao, and exemplifies the sort of movies Disney should be making: It has its values in the right place, but doesn’t pretend its hero is perfect. If there’s a villain in “Chang Can Dunk,” that role is arguably filled by the title character. In time, the obsessive teen’s ultra-competitive personality winds up alienating practically everyone in his life, except...
The result marks the attention-worthy debut of writer-director Jingyi Shao, and exemplifies the sort of movies Disney should be making: It has its values in the right place, but doesn’t pretend its hero is perfect. If there’s a villain in “Chang Can Dunk,” that role is arguably filled by the title character. In time, the obsessive teen’s ultra-competitive personality winds up alienating practically everyone in his life, except...
- 3/10/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Disney+ has unveiled the trailer for “Chang Can Dunk” from filmmaker Jingyi Shao, one of Variety’s “10 Directors to Watch” for 2023.
The coming-of-age sports film — which begins streaming March 10 — follows Chang (Bloom Li), an unpopular high schooler who loves basketball and Pokémon. Chang finds himself wagering a bet with the school’s all-star player, Matt (Chase Liefeld), that he will be able to make a slam dunk — in 12 weeks time.
The film also stars Zoe Renee, Ben Wang, Dexter Darden, Anthony Lopez, Nile Bullock, Mardy Ma and Angel Oquendo.
“I was really inspired by early ’90s coming-of-age films, but specifically sports-coming-of-age films like ‘Mighty Ducks,’” Shao tells Variety of his feature directorial debut.
The film examines teenage social hierarchies and family dynamics from the perspective of people of color living in communities where they’re a minority population.
“In a town where there aren’t a lot of other Asian American families,...
The coming-of-age sports film — which begins streaming March 10 — follows Chang (Bloom Li), an unpopular high schooler who loves basketball and Pokémon. Chang finds himself wagering a bet with the school’s all-star player, Matt (Chase Liefeld), that he will be able to make a slam dunk — in 12 weeks time.
The film also stars Zoe Renee, Ben Wang, Dexter Darden, Anthony Lopez, Nile Bullock, Mardy Ma and Angel Oquendo.
“I was really inspired by early ’90s coming-of-age films, but specifically sports-coming-of-age films like ‘Mighty Ducks,’” Shao tells Variety of his feature directorial debut.
The film examines teenage social hierarchies and family dynamics from the perspective of people of color living in communities where they’re a minority population.
“In a town where there aren’t a lot of other Asian American families,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
How Two Sundance-Winning Films Forecast the Future for Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Production Company
Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad has much to celebrate in just the first few months of the new year: with two films, “A Thousand and One” and “Kokomo City” winning big at Sundance; the family film “Chang Can Dunk” launching March 10 on Disney+ ; a documentary about Mary Tyler Moore premiering at SXSW; and a sixth season of “The Chi” on the way.
The company, founded by the actor, producer and Emmy-winning writer in 2015, is at a pinnacle moment, but it’s also just getting started.
“Here’s the really interesting part about the next three months, it’s not like we snapped our fingers and got here,” Hillman Grad CEO Rishi Rajani says, as he and Waithe joined Variety for a discussion over Zoom following the announcement of their Sundance wins. “This next three months is the culmination of the last few years of what Hillman Grad has built.”
He...
The company, founded by the actor, producer and Emmy-winning writer in 2015, is at a pinnacle moment, but it’s also just getting started.
“Here’s the really interesting part about the next three months, it’s not like we snapped our fingers and got here,” Hillman Grad CEO Rishi Rajani says, as he and Waithe joined Variety for a discussion over Zoom following the announcement of their Sundance wins. “This next three months is the culmination of the last few years of what Hillman Grad has built.”
He...
- 2/3/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
After four days of back-slapping, plaudits for the hosts and encouraging noises about the imminent recovery of the theatrical cinema business, the CineAsia convention’s final awards lunch was reduced to tears by the very segment of the industry that had been conspicuously absent all week – mainland Chinese exhibitors.
Despite the near-complete Chinese absence, Jane Shao and Jimmy Wu, co-founders of upmarket exhibition chain Lumiere Pavilions were due to be named as CineAsia exhibitors of the year at a Thursday awards lunch. Surprisingly, both made the trip.
Their acceptance speeches were deeply emotional moments that served as reality checks for studios, equipment suppliers and currently-estranged partners of the Chinese industry.
“I remember vividly Jan. 23, 2020, when I got a phone call from my Wuhan manager who had just been told by local authorities to close down,” said Shao. Nearly three years later, China is only this week announcing significant reductions to quarantines,...
Despite the near-complete Chinese absence, Jane Shao and Jimmy Wu, co-founders of upmarket exhibition chain Lumiere Pavilions were due to be named as CineAsia exhibitors of the year at a Thursday awards lunch. Surprisingly, both made the trip.
Their acceptance speeches were deeply emotional moments that served as reality checks for studios, equipment suppliers and currently-estranged partners of the Chinese industry.
“I remember vividly Jan. 23, 2020, when I got a phone call from my Wuhan manager who had just been told by local authorities to close down,” said Shao. Nearly three years later, China is only this week announcing significant reductions to quarantines,...
- 12/8/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The following contains spoilers for Kung Fu‘s Season 3 premiere. Proceed accordingly.
Pei-Ling is back on The CW’s Kung Fu… or is she?
More from TVLineRatings: The Real Love Boat Opens Low; Survivor, Chi Fire Lead WednesdayWalker Independence's Matt Barr on 1800s Hoyt: This Version Is 'Equally Charming,' But 'More Dangerous'Walker's Jared Padalecki Previews Cordell's Harrowing and 'Grueling' Kidnapping: 'I Really Did Feel Beat Up'
That’s the question on Nicky’s mind after seeing footage of her shifu fighting in Wednesday’s Season 3 premiere. Though it looked like Pei-Ling, Nicky noted that she used some of Shao’s moves,...
Pei-Ling is back on The CW’s Kung Fu… or is she?
More from TVLineRatings: The Real Love Boat Opens Low; Survivor, Chi Fire Lead WednesdayWalker Independence's Matt Barr on 1800s Hoyt: This Version Is 'Equally Charming,' But 'More Dangerous'Walker's Jared Padalecki Previews Cordell's Harrowing and 'Grueling' Kidnapping: 'I Really Did Feel Beat Up'
That’s the question on Nicky’s mind after seeing footage of her shifu fighting in Wednesday’s Season 3 premiere. Though it looked like Pei-Ling, Nicky noted that she used some of Shao’s moves,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
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When filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar got called to the big leagues to direct Adam Sandler in Netflix’s Hustle, he drafted a key teammate from his last film to make the leap along with him.
Noëlle Gentile, a onetime public school theater teacher in Brooklyn and upstate New York, spent months working with athletes-turned-actors Juancho Hernangomez, Anthony Edwards, Kenny Smith, Boban Marjanovic and legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving to prove their skills on and off the court. The film centers Sandler as Stanley Sugarman, a down-on-his-luck basketball scout for the Philadelphia 76ers. After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past (Hernangomez), Sugarman brings the phenom to the U.S. where, against the odds, they have one final shot to prove they have what it takes for the NBA.
Gentile got the shot after making her acting coach debut on his 2018 critically acclaimed indie,...
When filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar got called to the big leagues to direct Adam Sandler in Netflix’s Hustle, he drafted a key teammate from his last film to make the leap along with him.
Noëlle Gentile, a onetime public school theater teacher in Brooklyn and upstate New York, spent months working with athletes-turned-actors Juancho Hernangomez, Anthony Edwards, Kenny Smith, Boban Marjanovic and legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving to prove their skills on and off the court. The film centers Sandler as Stanley Sugarman, a down-on-his-luck basketball scout for the Philadelphia 76ers. After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past (Hernangomez), Sugarman brings the phenom to the U.S. where, against the odds, they have one final shot to prove they have what it takes for the NBA.
Gentile got the shot after making her acting coach debut on his 2018 critically acclaimed indie,...
- 6/26/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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