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A recently shared photo on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, captured a staggering scene at Tokyo DisneySea, involving a massive, tightly packed crowd swarming the park’s entrance. The crowds were so dense that the bodies seemed to merge into a single, moving organism.

But it wasn’t just the overflowing gates that caught social media’s attention. Another guest posted from inside the park, revealing that wait times for counter-service dining, not attractions or character greetings, had ballooned to over 75 minutes. In other words, fast food was becoming as hard to access as a headliner ride.

Crazy crowds a hour before opening at DisneySea. And this is a slow day on the crowd calendar ha. pic.twitter.com/xwanPMtLhS

— Andrew Hyde (@OnlineHyde) April 8, 2025

The extreme congestion is starting to impact more than just visitor patience. Cast Members are reportedly working under mounting pressure, trying to...

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Holland is a South Korean musician who debuted in 2018 with his track Neverland and gained huge popularity. Since his debut, he has released many songs and albums and won millions of hearts. However, when it comes to his personal life, the idol has always been open about his sexuality as he is gay. He has often talked about his relationships and experiences with his fans.

Even though he is such a popular K-Pop artist, he recently shared that he might take some time off because of a huge debt. However, amid all these, he posted on social media that he got married on April 1, 2025, leaving everyone baffled. Some of his fans thought it was a prank, while others congratulated him. Soon after that, he shared another post where he could be seen in an intimate moment with his partner. So, does...

Beyblade X bursts into the spring season with two fresh new theme songs—and starting today, you can see them both in the show itself and as creditless videos on the official Beyblade YouTube channel! Kicking things off is new opening theme "Rise," performed by Tomorrow X Together ( Solo Leveling ): Beyblade X Creditless Opening Related: Exclusive: Beyblade X World Championship 2025 Plans Revealed Next, check out the new ending, "Stay Gold," by Jax Jones and Ado ( Spy x Family ): Beyblade X Creditless Ending Related: Beyblade X Anime Pulls Tomorrow X Together, Jax Jones and Ado for New Theme Songs Moto Terada directs Beyblade X under chief director Katsuhito Akiyama at studio Olm, with Kazuho Hyodo handling series composition and Yoshihito Nagamori on character designs. The anime is currently airing on Disney Xd and streaming via Hulu and Netflix. It will also be available on Disney+ for the first time.

After the announcement on January 14 that the film would be postponed, the live-action adaptation of Babanba Banban Vampire has locked in a new premiere date: July 4. Alongside the announcement, a new trailer giving us a peek at the upcoming paranormal bathhouse antics has been revealed. Check out the brand new trailer packed with action, romance and whatever is going on in Ranmaru Mori's mind in general: Babanba Banban Vampire Live-Action Film Trailer Related: Baban Baban Ban Vampire Live-Action Movie Reveals Teaser Trailer, Visual Shinji Hamasaki directs the live-action adaptation of Babanba Banban Vampire , which stars Ryo Yoshizawa (Sougo Okita in the Gintama live-action films) as 450-year-old vampire Ranmaru Mori and Rihito Itagaki (Norman in The Promised Neverland live-action film) as Rihito Tatsuno, whom Ranmaru is after for his blood. The film is based on Hiromasa Okujima's Bl ("bloody love-comedy") manga of the same name. Netflix streams the anime adaptation of the manga,...

The isekai genre in anime has gained massive traction in recent years, with light novels and manga getting more and more attuned to it. There is a certain appeal that lies in a character being seen in a different world with completely different norms and features.

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Many assume isekai is exclusive to anime, but the truth is, the term might be Japanese, but it only talks about another world. Isekai in anime might be a limitation, but without knowing it, even a person who claims they haven’t watched any isekai anime has probably had contact with it.

Isekai: More than just an anime trope

Isekai means ‘another world,’ and that definition gives it a wide ambit that includes within it the world-hopping adventures that have been part of storytelling for centuries.

Be it the West or the East, there are tales that abound everywhere that are reminiscent of isekai,...

Although Disney films are family-friendly adventures made with children in mind, they often include tragic elements that have become synonymous with their films. Bambi (1942), The Lion King (1994), The Fox and the Hound (1981) and Dumbo (1941), for example, show children losing their parents, while sometimes the parents have already died before the narrative even begins.

Similarly, few viewers can watch the first ten minutes of Up (2009) without crying. While these Disney movies have a penchant for tugging on the heartstrings, others contain minimal sad scenes and opt to focus on more comedic or heartwarming elements instead. Though such movies aren't devoid of the sincere themes and messages that are characteristic of Disney, they likely also won't put the audience at risk of shedding tears.

Updated by Lauren Younkin on March 19, 2025: With an extensive catalog covering several decades, Disney has a film for any occasion. Plenty of their movies are readily available...

Leaving Neverland, the Emmy Award-winning documentary from HBO and director Dan Reed, is getting a surprise sequel. The controversial and harrowing documentary about the sexual assault claims laid out against Michael Jackson will return to screens in a movie calledLeaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson, but without the HBO documentary team involved. In fact, the reason why they're not involved may surprise you.

In a new report from Deadline, the trade publication confirmed that Leaving Neverland 2 will premiere in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 on March 18, 2025. The film will continue to follow Wade Robson and James Safechuck — the at-the-time minors who claimed that the much-beloved King of Pop (Jackson) sexually assaulted them — but this time in the aftermath of those accusations coming to light.

What Is 'Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson' About And Why Isn't HBO Involved?

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Fan theories can range from the magnificently layered to the simplistic and dull. As Disney is one of the largest entertainment companies in the world, inspired fans have created hundreds of possible theories stemming from their entire catalog. However, although most of these theories can be bright and cheery, some theories can get really dark and upsetting.

The theories that Disney fans have come up with can surprisingly sound realistic given the evidence. Judging by how many theories fans have created from these classic films, it's hard to ignore the ones that sound the most terrifyingly true.

Did Captain Hook Kill Ariel’s Mom? Peter Pan (1953) and The Little Mermaid (1989)

Fans of Disney's most classic films have pointed out a major possible connection between two of their greatest movies. In the 1953 classic Peter Pan, Neverland is home to many wondrous people and places, such as Mermaid Lagoon. In a scene...

Miles Teller is sharing some details on the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic!

If you didn’t know, a movie about the late great entertainer, titled Michael, has been filming for over the past year with the King of Pop’s nephew Jaafar Jackson portraying him.

While appearing on Watch What Happens Live on Thursday night (February 13), Miles, 37, revealed that they filmed scenes for the movie at Michael‘s Neverland Ranch.

Keep reading to find out more…“I play John Branca, his entertainment lawyer,” Miles shared. “We filmed at Neverland, it was wild.”

Michael first purchased Neverland in 1988 and turned it into an amusement park. He left the property in 2005 after he was acquitted on child sexual abuse charges and never returned. He owned the property until his death in 2009.

Miles went on to note that “somebody else had bought” Neverland after Michael‘s death, but said “we dressed it up” for the production.

For a long time, sequels to Disney’s animated movies were created primarily for straight-to-home releases. These movies were often perceived as lower in quality, although many were underrated at the time. While they rarely matched the original in scope and depth, the stronger entries still provided beloved characters with new challenges to grow and learn from.

Thanks to the success of sequels from DreamWorks and Pixar, Disney’s animation studio has become more ambitious with theatrical releases for their sequels. Whether it’s a 2D hand-drawn film from Disney’s Renaissance era or a modern 3D big-budget production, the studio is building an impressive library of animated sequels.

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Disney wouldn't be the studio it is today without its early classics like Fantasia and Dumbo, which left an indelible mark in the world of animation.

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As the burgeoning genre picks up steam, Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare is yet another low-budget mascot horror film in the Twisted Childhood Universe. Based on the beloved children's character created by Scottish author J.M. Barrie in 1902, Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare is the latest in a long line of modern horror flicks to take characters aimed at youngsters and turn them into the stuff of nightmares. Scott Jeffrey helms the movie, and it comes from the team behind Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.

The mascot horror genre was kicked into high gear with the release of the aforementioned horror spoof in 2023, and shocked the world when Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was a box office hit. Naturally, Jagged Edge Productions (the company behind Blood and Honey) wanted to strike while the iron was hot. Therefore, they have green-lit not only a sequel but a Peter Pan film set in the same universe.

The success of Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare has cemented one of horror’s most peculiar trends: reimagining beloved childhood stories with a dark twist. The trend gained momentum with Jagged Edge Productions’ original film, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. The success of that film has birthed what’s now known as the Twisted Childhood Universe of upcoming horror movies. Scott Chambers’ latest addition to the Tcu has been a surprising hit in theatres, as it explores Peter Pan’s darkest roots by turning him into a psychotic child kidnapper who longs for Neverland.

Reviews for Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare praise it for perfectly balancing its twisted premise with realistic undertones, all elevated by Chambers’ stylistic and other-worldly cinematography. Peter Desouza stars in Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare as Michael, brother to the flawed heroine, Megan Placito's Wendy Darling. The franchise’s third box office success suggests the reimaginings of...

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The Twisted Childhood Universe is only continuing to grow. Following on the heels of Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey and its sequel, the boy who won’t grow up is now the latest victim in an ongoing quest to traumatize everyone’s beloved childhood memories. This week sees the limited run of Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, which may be the darkest installment in the Tcu to date and arguably the goriest.

While the Blood and Honey films openly embraced the aesthetic of ‘80s slashers like Friday the 13th, Neverland Nightmare draws clear inspiration from modern hits like The Black Phone, It, and the grimy, unpleasant aesthetic of Eli Roth’s body of work. As such, in a tonal departure for the franchise,...

Martin Portlock and Kit Green are taking on two classic children's characters with a terrifying twist in Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare. Portlock and Green suit up as Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, respectively. Instead of being the cheery guides to Neverland that audiences know them to be, Peter Pan is a serial-killing kidnapper, while Tinker Bell is a drug-addicted henchman.

Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare is the latest installment in the Twisted Childhood Universe, an interconnected franchise of classic children's characters with a slasher spin. The Scott Chambers-produced world began in 2023 with Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey and is set to continue with projects like Bambi: The Reckoning and Pinnochio: Unstrung. All installments are building to a crossover film, Poohniverse: Monsters. Assembled, which is planned to go into production this summer.

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The Twisted Childhood Universe, better known as “Poohniverse”, is about to put a bloody spin on another beloved childhood story: Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare. From the team behind Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey and its 2024 sequel, this ghoulish rendition of 1902 J.M. Barrie is nothing like the original. Instead of “the boy who didn’t grow up”, this version stars a fearful, adult man harboring sinister intentions. Instead of taking fellow children by the hand and flying them out gleefully through the skies, this Peter is a child kidnapper, forcing them out of their homes and shoving them into his sick version of Neverland.

If you thought the two Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey movies ruined your childhood, wait until you see what's next, as director Scott Chambers says you haven't seen anything yet. Released in 2023, Blood and Honey took some beloved characters from our youth, such as Pooh and Piglet, and turned them into slasher villains wreaking havoc in the Hundred Acre Wood. The carnage continued in Blood and Honey 2, which added Tigger and Owl to the mix for an even bigger bloodbath in the town of Ashdown.

Speaking with MovieWeb to promote the upcoming release of the third film in the franchise, Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare, director Scott Chambers revealed to us that when it comes to ruining childhoods, the best is yet to come. As if turning Peter Pan into a villainous monster wasn't enough, we asked him what upcoming film was going to give people pause, and he didn't hesitate to respond.

Fans of twisted fairy tales have something new to look forward to with the release of ‘Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare,’ brought to us by Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios.

This film is a dark departure from the beloved tales of our childhood, featuring a sinister version of Peter Pan that’s sure to unsettle you.

In this new horror twist, Peter Pan transforms from the whimsical boy who never wanted to grow up into a terrifying figure.

The plot centers around the Darling family, who find themselves in a nightmarish scenario when the youngest son, Michael, is kidnapped by Peter.

The film veers away from the adventurous trips to Neverland and instead throws Wendy and her siblings into a desperate struggle with their childhood hero-turned-villain.

The sneak peek provided by Collider just in time for the first day of ticket sales shows a scene that sets the tone for this horror story.

Keira Knightley has starred in plenty of successful projects throughout her career, from Pride and Prejudice to Pirates of the Caribbean, but her latest series Black Doves is proving to be one of his most acclaimed works to date. The series follows a female assassin named Helen, whose cover is seemingly blown when her lover falls victim to the dangers of London’s gritty underworld and attracts the attention of some dangerous criminals. Alongside being one of Keira Knightley’s best projects, it’s also been a huge success for Netflix.

Black Doves was renewed for a second season before the first was even released, which proves just how much faith the streaming service has in this project. It’s a gripping, high-octane, often frightening series that keeps its foot on the gas and keeps its characters in the most dangerous of situations from start to finish. It’s a...

We all know Winnie The Pooh as a character who has been a friend to many children over the years. Pinocchio was no different, with a story that made many children’s childhood worth remembering. But with the release of the Winnie The Pooh universe, things have changed.

Gone are the days where they were every child’s comfort character. For a new generation, there name will give birth to a feeling of terror. But the Universe must have evoked feelings of awe within Steven Spielberg for its stellar use of animatronics.

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With the release of Winnie The Pooh, Jagged Edge Productions had successfully managed to change how fans around the world perceived the characters created by A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard,...

Tuesday afternoon, a joyful crowd of industryites gathered at the Grand Auditorium in Cannes for the 8th Mipcom Cannes Diversity TV Awards, introduced on stage by Mipcom director Lucy Smith as “the industry’s only awards to champion and promote diversity and inclusion in all its forms in the international television industry.”

Standing next to her, Mark Garner, head of Global Fast for A&e Networks, and Mip Markets’ Diversity Advisory Board member added: “I’m proud to be a continuous founding sponsor of the Awards, highlighting the “stumbling” debuts of the awards “in a hidden cocktail bar in Cannes.” Garner underscored that since then, diversity voices have grown, and his group’s mission is to mentor those of the future. “When we commit to elevate authentic voices, we get spectacular voices,” he said.

The ceremony was again hosted by Femi Oke, media expert and co-founder of the diverse moderators’ bureau “Moderate The Panel,...

After being called out for his alleged antisemitic remarks in 2022, Kanye West took to X to call out some of his closest friends and colleagues, which included his former trainer Harley Pasternak. The rapper, who spoke about being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in his 2018 album, Ye, alleged that he was wrongfully diagnosed.

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In another instance, the rapper delved deeper into the subject and further spoke against his former trainer, alleging that they would’ve Michael Jackson him, had West continued to take the medication that was prescribed to him.

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After his ban was lifted, Kanye West took to X to share a series of alleged text exchanges between him and his former trainer. In the alleged text exchange,...

Helen Mirren as Grandmère in White Bird: A Wonder Story. Photo Credit: Larry Horricks. Courtesy of Lionsgate

Helen Mirren stars as a French Jewish grandmother who survived the Holocaust in the family drama White Bird. Concerned about her grandson Julian (Bryce Gheisar), a boy who is struggling to fit in at his new school after being expelled from his previous one for mistreatment of another student, Grandmere (Mirren) recounts her youthful experiences, a story of her past he has never heard, to teach Julian about the lasting power of kindness. In flashback, the grandmother’s story takes us to WWII France, to her old French village in the woods, where the kindness of a non-Jewish boy saved her life.

Also starring Gillian Anderson, White Bird is a moving, beautifully-shot and sensitively-told family drama from director Marc Forster, who also directed Neverland. The film is essentially a young adult tale, offering a coming-of-age,...

An epic romance on Dawsons Creek was between Pacey and Joey and its always exciting to relive their story. Season 1 had viewers thinking Joey and Dawson Leery were meant to be, but in season 3, the series switched things up, bringing Joey (Katie Holmes) and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) together. It changed the course of the show not only with Joey and Dawsons relationship but also with Pacey and Dawsons friendship.

Most of Joey and Paceys love story in Dawson's Creek is in seasons 3 and 4, but there are a handful of episodes in other seasons that allow glimpses of their relationship. There are many stories that happen throughout seasons 3 and 4, but focusing on these episodes can help fans relive them falling in love and their season-long relationship.

Episode Title

Episode Number

Double Date

Season 1, Episode 10

"Four To Tango"

Season 3, Episode 9

"Weekend In The Country"

Season 3, Episode 12

Crime & Punishment

Season 3, Episode 15

"Neverland...

A power system centered around magic has no limitations and that’s what makes it so interesting, anything can happen at any moment. This is also true for the world of Yuki Tabata’s Black Clover which is ruled by magic. There are boundless possibilities and potential for what the characters can achieve with their powers.

While most abilities generally make sense in the grand scheme of things, some overpowered ones act like cheat codes to ramp up the stakes in the story. So here are the six most overpowered abilities in Yuki Tabata’s Black Clover.

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There’s no better character than Yuno to start this list with. Yuno’s Never-Never Land is a manifestation of his Star Magic and Wind Magic. With the help of Sylph, he can enclose a limited area into a dome. Within that dome,...

Disney Dreamlight Valley continues adding more characters to the valley, as shown by the recent arrival of characters like Jafar and Tiana. Even with dozens of familiar faces already available, it doesn't always feel like enough. Considering the amount of content owned by Disney, the potential for games that bring together characters from movies is endless.

It's expected that characters from different movies will continue to be added to the game. However, there are a lot more characters from modern movies available than those from Disneys classic era. Among the exhaustive list of characters owned by Disney, this set of ten definitely needs to be added to the game.

Disney Dreamlight Valley was nominated for the Best Family Game at the BAFTA Games Awards 2023 and for the Game, Simulation category at the Navgtr Awards 2023.

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The creators of the horror film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey are back to terrorize a new public domain classic with a new trailer released for Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare.

Peter Pan is the newest childhood classic on the chopping block for Jagged Edge Productions, the production company behind Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. The company has been extending their horror franchise of public domain tales turned into horror films--dubbed the "Poohniverse"--with other titles announced such as Bambi: The Reckoning and Pinocchio: Unstrung. The Poohniverse shows no signs of slowing down, with Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3 confirmed by its producers and Pinocchio: Unstrung set to start filming next month.

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The official trailer has arrived for Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare. The movie is the third installment in the Twisted Childhood Universe after Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey and its sequel. The upcoming Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare, based on the iconic work by J. M. Barrie, is the first new installment in the franchise to feature a non-a.A. Milne public domain children's character, though the franchise is already set to expand with the upcoming titles Bambi: The Reckoning and Pinocchio: Unstrung, leading into the 2025 crossover Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble.

Bloody Disgusting Horror has unveiled the official trailer for Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare. Check it out below:

The trailer opens on a creepy scene of Peter kidnapping a child that is reminiscent of the opening scene of 2017s It. The video then introduces the main premise of the movie, which follows an adult Peter with a scarred face operating as a mask-wearing...

In a surprise move, Netflix has renewed the upcoming British spy thriller series Black Doves for a second season. This comes as a shock to us because the six-episode first season hasn't even been released yet. It's set to come out later this year. The streaming giant announced the season 2 renewal at the Edinburgh TV Festival in August 2024.

Black Doves sees the return of Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley to television. She hasn't starred in a TV show since 2011, which was the fantasy miniseries Neverland. She voiced the character of Tinker Bell. Her most recent project was the 2023 true crime film Boston Strangler, in which she played the character Loretta McLaughlin.

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Set at Christmastime in London, Black Doves sees Knightley play an undercover professional spy named Helen Webb, who sets out to uncover the truth behind her secret lover's assassination with the help of her old,...

Tinker Bell has evolved from a silent character to a beloved Disney icon, even spawning her own film series beginning in the 2000s. Disney made significant changes to Tinker Bell in 2008, including giving her a voice and toning down her fiery temper for a broader audience. Despite rumors of a canceled final installment, the Disney Fairies franchise has been a marginal success since its early 2000s debut.

Best known now as a Disney icon, the sassy fairy Tinker Bell has come a long way since her introduction in J.M. Barrie's 1904 play, Peter Pan, followed by its novelization in 1911. Since the beginning of the Disney Fairies franchise in 2005, with the children's book The Trouble with Tink, Disney has produced six feature-length animated films, as well as two television shorts starring Tinker Bell and her fairy friends. The Disney Fairies franchise started as an attempt to piggyback off the hugely successful...

Rampant wildfires in southern California have forced evacuations in Santa Barbara County, including the area that is home to Michael Jackson’s former Neverland Ranch.

According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (Cal Fire), the Lake Fire — currently spanning over 13,000 acres and one of 21 wildfires currently burning in California — was zero percent contained as of Sunday morning.

The blaze forced the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department to evacuate residents throughout the county, including the 5000 block of Figueroa Mountain Road where Michael Jackson’s former home is,...

Colman Domingo addresses Michael biopic controversy, emphasizing Jackson's complexity and artistic legacy. The film's portrayal of Joe Jackson and the pressure on young Michael may contribute to its complexity. Controversy surrounding Michael's depiction of Jackson's alleged child predation allegations remains unclear, with conflicting statements from the producer and Leaving Neverland director.

Colman Domingo addresses the controversy surrounding the upcoming biopic Michael. Domingo plays Joe Jackson, the patriarch of the Jackson family, in Michael, which chronicles the rise and early career of the King of Pop. Michael is directed by Training Day and The Equalizer director Antoine Fuqua, and written by John Logan. In addition to Domingo, Michael features a leading cast including Miles Teller, Kat Graham, Nia Long, Laura Harrier, Jafaar Jackson, and Larenz Tate.

Star Jafaar Jackson is the nephew of real-life King of Pop Michael Jackson.

Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, Domingo reacts to the controversy surrounding Michael.

9 Indian reality TV series inspired by foreign shows as Big Boss Ott is set to return with Anil Kapoor as host ( Photo Credit – Facebook )

Big Boss Ott Season 3 is making a grand comeback on the digital platform on June 21 with Anil Kapoor as the host. To the delight of many TV-aholics, the Indian adaptation of the Dutch show Big Brother debuted in India in 2006 amid much fanfare. Since then, we have only fallen deeper in love with the show.

However, if you think Big Boss is the only foreign-origin reality show to be able to capture the Indian audience’s collective imagination, you might be in for a surprise. Scroll below to look at the shows with similar origin stories.

1. Kaun Banega Crorepati

Since its inception in 2000, Kaun Banega Crorepati has been an unmissable part of our television viewing experiences. Not only has the show been a dispenser of vast amounts of knowledge,...

Although Peter Pan is usually associated with Disney, the characters original source material contained some darker elements which were not included in the classic 1953 animated film. Peter Pan made a small appearance in a J.M. Barrie book titled The Little White Bird, before taking centre stage in his own play and novel. Peter Pans legacy remains positive, despite the dark aspects of the original story.

Peter Pan has been a beloved character for generations with over a hundred years of adaptations. From the 1924 silent film, Peter Pan, to Steven Spielberg's Hook, to Disney's 2023 Peter Pan & Wendy, people have flocked to their screens to watch the character's daring antics. For many, though, it is the original Disney animated film (that celebrated 70 years in February 2023) that was the introduction to the boy who refused to grow up.

However, the story of Peter Pan has a much deeper and darker history. In the early 1900's,...

A new Nightwing quote in Batman: The Brave and the Bold #13 connects deeply with Dick Grayson's origins and is movie material. The hauntingly beautiful Tim Seeley quote in Down the Road deserves to live on beyond his current Nightwing story. Tom Taylor should consider incorporating Nightwing's new catchphrase into his series as Dick conquers his fear of jumping.

Warning: Contains Potential Spoilers for Batman: The Brave and the Bold #13!

A new Nightwing quote with a dark connection to Dick Graysons origins has officially dropped, and it is pure movie material. With a live-action Teen Titans movie in development, it would be a crime against fans if DC didnt include this hauntingly beautiful Tim Seeley quote, which deserves to live on beyond his current Nightwing story. Additionally, Tom Taylor should seriously consider incorporating this quote into his series as Dicks new catchphrase.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #13 features five cant-miss tales,...

Peter Pan is being adapted into a horror film, which can confirm a dark theory about him being a serial killer. The "Poohniverse" is a new horror universe connected to Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, featuring characters like Bambi, Pinocchio, and Peter Pan. The Peter Pan dark theory could make his horror adaptation more successful by giving depth to his character and flipping roles in the story.

Peter Pan is one of the family-friendly characters who are in the process of getting a horror adaptation, and this is the perfect chance to confirm a popular theory about this character. The horror genre has taken advantage of different trends in recent years, such as legacy sequels and reboots. One that has gained force lately is making horror movies of kid-friendly tales and characters, a trend that was popularized by 2023s Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey. These movies are possible thanks to many childrens...

Emily Blunt finds it “effortlessly fun” working with Ryan Gosling.The 41-year-old actress got “very lucky” when she was cast alongside the ‘Barbie’ actor in their new movie ‘The Fall Guy’ because he was so easy to work with.She told Britain’s Hello! magazine: “Ryan’s the best. He’s a delight. It’s effortlessly fun working with him.“I got very lucky. I had the best sparring partner ever.“He’s a creative whirlwind and the sweetest and easiest to be around.“It was just like Neverland – it was heaven.”Emily also praised the “incredible work” of the stunt performers on the film.She said: “They risk life and limb to give people that crackling sense of wonder you feel in movies and it’s time they got their outing.”While the British star was happy to get involved in the fight scene, she’s been put off...

"Arcane" is one of the best animated shows of the past decade, a masterclass in adapting and reinterpreting a popular franchise for a different medium. Studio Fortiche delivered one of the most stunning pieces of animation in years with this show, which draws from the world of the hugely popular video game franchise "League of Legends."

The story follows a group of characters across the socioeconomic spectrum in the dual city of Piltover and Zaun. They are caught in the middle of a revolution when the discovery of a century is made — arcane technology, which is essentially magic. There are compelling characters and stories, exquisite worldbuilding, and gorgeous fight scenes to boot.

"Arcane" also boasts a fantastic voice cast that includes Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell, Katie Leung, and many more actors who are set to return for season 2.

Most of the cast was unfamiliar with the "League of Legends" universe...

There are many ways to tell a story like Peter Pan. Perhaps most importantly, there are many ways to finish a story like Peter Pan. In his original 1911 novel, J.M. Barrie ended the adventure of the boy who wouldn’t grow up by having Peter return alone to a Never Land free of Captain Hook. The pirate captain ends the book being eaten by the crocodile that hunted and haunted him for years on end. In the 1953 classic animated Disney film, Peter Pan (Bobby Driscoll) returns to Never Land with his Lost Boys. Hook (Hans Conried) is chased off by the crocodile. It is unclear whether he survives. Now, in the newest live-action Disney remake, Peter Pan & Wendy, Peter (Alexander Molony) leaves the Lost Boys with the Darlings and goes back to Never Land to rescue Hook (Jude Law) after sinking his ship.

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Premiere Entertainment Group (Peg) has reported robust pre-sales on the upcoming Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare from the producers behind this year’s hit Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey.

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For a small island, Puerto Rico has an outsized musical footprint. From salsa to hip-hop to reggaeton, for decades the Caribbean nation and the diaspora have contributed to birthing genres that have gone on to sweep the globe. With that international success has also come certain formulas for repeating it. On his debut EP, "Road 2 Neverland," Pink Pablo eschews all of them in favor of a sound that breaks from the confines of the established mainstream. Instead, it favors something a little freer. And over the course of six tracks, he finds it.

The introductory track, "Neverland," opens with blaring synths before morphing into a futuristic, funky disco beat that underscores Pablo's light harmonizing. The beat changes up again whenever his rapping takes over, this time going rock with heavy cymbals and kick drums accentuating the artist's more exaggerated delivery. It's a fun track that raises the energy level right...

Anime rivalries entrance fans with continuous tension. Their ongoing struggles to best each other drive many anime stories. In some anime rivalries, however, one party always outsmarts the other. Try as they might, the losing side can never seem to eclipse their rival.

The characters who constantly outsmart their enemies always know their opponents' next move. Whether the winning side is incredibly intelligent or just perceptive, they have a plan in place to take their rivals down once more. Anime has branded itself on tried and true rules, and these characters continuously outsmarting their opposition is one of the many anime constants.

Warning: Spoilers for The Promised Neverland.

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Ash Ketchum (Pokémon)

Ash Ketchum isn't particularly intelligent, but when faced with Team Rocket, he easily sees his way out of any situation they throw at him. No matter what Team Rocket does,...

The popular K-pop group Tomorrow X Together/Txt on Friday dropped their third studio album ‘The Name Chapter: Freefall’. The album was dropped alongside the music video of the their track ‘Chasing That Feeling’, a peppy 1980s styled pop track which lends credence to the statement, is ‘Old is gold’

The song infuses elements from K-pop, new wave music, and synth-pop. This is one of Txt’s most diverse and unique tracks as it is a strong shift away from standard K-pop, and is instead a shift to the old school pop leanings.

A very peppy, groovy and melodic song, ‘Chasing That Feeling’ transports you simply back to the older days of singers like Whitney Houston, New Order, or the Beach Boys. This is also sonically one of their more complex tracks as it goes full old pop, it is rhythmically a bit more experimental.

However, just because the song...

The popular K-pop group Tomorrow X Together/Txt on Friday dropped their third studio album ‘The Name Chapter: Freefall’. The album was dropped alongside the music video of the their track ‘Chasing That Feeling’, a peppy 1980s styled pop track which lends credence to the statement, is ‘Old is gold’

The song infuses elements from K-pop, new wave music, and synth-pop. This is one of Txt’s most diverse and unique tracks as it is a strong shift away from standard K-pop, and is instead a shift to the old school pop leanings.

A very peppy, groovy and melodic song, ‘Chasing That Feeling’ transports you simply back to the older days of singers like Whitney Houston, New Order, or the Beach Boys. This is also sonically one of their more complex tracks as it goes full old pop, it is rhythmically a bit more experimental.

However, just because the song...

The CW may still consider staking out "The Lost Boys" as a live-action TV series, after the network previously passed on a TV pilot directed by Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight") that updated the comic book reading, vampire-killing 'Frog Brothers' into the woke 'Frog Sisters':

"...in the original movie 'The Lost Boys', still mourning the death of her husband, 'Lucy' is forced to move back home to 'Santa Carla', California — something she’s dreaded since causing a town scandal 27 years ago, when she ditched her boyfriend to run off with another man.

"Lucy's elder son 'Michael' planning to attend 'Columbia Medical' school is thrown off by the diagnosis that he shares the same genetic weakness that killed his father. The only thing that consoles him is the friendship he strikes up with 'Stella', a young woman who runs a concession stand on the Santa Carla boardwalk.

"Stella takes to Michael, but...

Gary Larson's beloved comic The Far Side is known for its morbid and surreal sense of humor - qualities which the strip often applied to classic movies like Alien, The Sound of Music, and King Kong. Larson's comics are generally pretty timeless, but every so often a movie came along which was iconic enough to earn itself a Far Side roasting.

A lot of Larson's The Far Side movie references are funny, but some of the best are also dark - reflecting on the bleak realities or unseen consequences of famous movie moments, or else giving them a unique Far Side spin. With each film on this list limited to one entry, here are the 13 darkest references to iconic movies offered up by the beloved comic.

Peter Pan

The Far Side likes to mock Disney movies for their sweet worldview and happy endings, and Larson takes frequent shots at the House of Mouse,...

The Promised Neverland was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful manga series that mixed dark themes and gory action with cerebral storytelling and a unique art style before being adapted into a smash-hit anime of similar quality that fans immediately flocked to. But by the time the second season came around, the anime took a huge hit creatively as the best manga story of the series — the Goldy Pond arc — was nowhere to be found.

Premiering to a level of hype usually only reserved for the most popular shōnen anime, The Promised Neverland season 2 released in 2021 to mostly negative reviews. Where the original season was a mostly faithful adaptation of the manga, the second season threw most of the remaining story — over one hundred manga chapters — to the wind, cutting and abbreviating iconic moments and arcs fans had waited years to see on the small screen. In this inexplicable rush to the finish,...

Steven Spielberg's legacy lives on in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which brings an end to the story of its eponymous treasure hunter. Although Spielberg did not return for the new film, the director played a pivotal role in the creation of Indiana Jones, who has become one of the most iconic fictional characters of all time.

Spielberg's long and celebrated filmography isn't limited to just the Indiana Jones franchise. Over his many decades working in Hollywood, Spielberg has helped bring hundreds of characters to life. Some have become iconic in modern pop culture.

Related: 10 Best Quotes In Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny

John Anderton (Minority Report)

Over two decades ago, Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg teamed up for one of the best sci-fi films of the 2000s, Minority Report. In the film, Cruise plays Captain John Anderton, a member of a futuristic police force...

There's a certain thrill to seeing the characters of one mangaka's work in another mangaka's style. This holds especially true when the two mangakas have achieved similar levels of popularity. This thrill can also be invoked when two creators under the same brand use the same characters.

In Weekly Shonen Jump, for example, Tenmaku Cinema recently paid tribute to the characters from The Promised Neverland. This new series is being done by Yuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki, who previously teamed up to bring Jump readers Food Wars. In other words, this shout-out to Tpn is a chance for readers to see what the main cast would look like in the Food Wars style.

Related: Review: Tenmaku Cinema Chapter 2 Has the Potential To Be Shonen Jump's Next Big Hit

Where Do the Promised Neverland Kids Show Up?

The Tpn cast made their appearance in Tenmaku Cinema Chapter 7, "The Director's Job." The...

Not bad for a story of a bored but determined girl who followed a nervous rabbit, moaning that he was getting late, into a bizarre underground world, and then, climbed through a mirror into a parallel world, set out like a chess board.

And in her peregrinations through these strange illogical worlds, she meets the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the King and Queen of Hearts, the Gryphon, the Jabberwock, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, Humpty Dumpty, the White Knight, and a host of many more.

‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ (1865), or ‘Alice in Wonderland’, as it is more popularly known, and its sequel ‘Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There’ (1871-2) (‘Through the Looking-Glass’ more commonly) stand high both by themselves, and the adaptations that they have inspired across various media.

The appeal of these two books, by Oxford academic and cleric Charles Luttwidge Dodgson (1832-98), who took the pen name Lewis Carroll,...

There have been dozens of Peter Pan movies since the birth of cinema, from live-action stage adaptations to animated classics, and the Peter Pan movies exemplify why J. M. Barrie's story continues to entertain and delight so long after it was first written. The Scottish author's most famous work tells the story of a sprite-like young boy named Peter Pan who lives in the fantastical realm of Neverland and refuses to grow up. Peter Pan's enchanting story has captured the imaginations of other artists for generations, and there are now dozens of Peter Pan films. Regardless of how true the adaptation is to the source material, nearly every Peter Pan movie has a bit of the magic that Barrie sprinkled throughout his works.

Since the story entered the public consciousness, the themes, and ideas presented in the work have become archetypal aspects of children's stories, and Peter Pan's reach...