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There’s no denying that a seismic shift is taking place within the entertainment industry right now due to Netflix. Filmmakers likeMartin ScorseseandAlfonso Cuaronare flocking to the streaming service to make their passion projects, while the major Hollywood studios turn their attention almost exclusively to blockbuster filmmaking. It remains to be seen just how severe of an effect this will have on the industry in the long term, and what the outcome will be, but Netflix is quickly becoming a potential haven for filmmakers who have movies that the studios just don’t make anymore....

Not only has TNT announced that it’s greenlightingRidley Scott’s new project with a straight-to-series order, butRaised by Wolveswill also be Scott’s directorial debut for television. The series “centers upon two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task.”...

Picture Archie Andrews all grown up. Imagine the amiable, athletic redhead who’s eternally trapped between his beautiful blonde and brunette BFFs a few decades down the line. DidLouis C.K.immediately spring to mind? Probably not, but if you’re a believer in alternate universes, there might just be one out there where the sardonic comedian played the iconic all-American comic book boy-next-door in a high-concept time-travel movie…. or one with portals. Portals are so hot right now....

InThis Week in Animation News, I’ll take a look at the previous week in the world of animation in order to get you caught up on everything you might have missed. It’s your one-stop shop for news regarding cartoons, anime, and animated web series. We’re talking movies, TV shows, digital shorts, and everything in between! Another busy week in animation news! For the youngsters out there, we have good news: some preschool animated series are on the way, includingMarvel Super Hero AdventuresandTop Wing....

Collider can exclusively announce the sci-fi scripted podcastSpark Hunteris coming toRealmthis November. Directed and executive produced by filmmakerTrudie Styler(Freaky Show),Spark Hunteremulates an unofficial audio recording between a dangerous AI and its creator. Spark Huntertakes us to the near future when the NSA and POTUS fear an AI has gone rogue and can do some serious damage in the world. That’s why the agencies decide to take down the robot (Rebecca Ferguson)....

The new comedy series produced byHBOthat will featureSteve Carellin the lead role just got a major update. According toDeadline,Phil Dunsterhas been cast in an undisclosed role in the project. Details surrounding the character portrayed by Dunster remain under wraps, but the premise of the series will deal with Carell’s protagonist struggling to maintain a healthy relationship with his daughter. The project will be set on a college campus. Two of the most acclaimed television comedy actors in recent years will come together to amuse audiences in this highly-anticipated series....

Back in 2007, BONES Studio delivered something entirely different from the titles it had become known for.Sword of the Strangerfollowed on the heels of features likeEscaflowne,Cowboy Bebop: The Movie,RahXephon: Pluralitis Concentio, andFullmetal Alchemist The Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa. Rather than be tied to an existing anime series,Sword of the Strangerwas an original story about a ronin who protects a boy and his dog from a group of ruthless bounty hunters. Featuring incredible action sequences that hold up more than a decade later, along with a host of compelling characters and a timeless story that blends the familiar and the fantastic,Sword of the Strangeris a title you might have missed but one that’s worthy of adding to your collection....

If you like your space drama action soaked with realistic science, interstellar politics, and swears, good news is ahead:The ExpanseSeason 5 has set its premiere date and release schedule, and as the new trailer just released by Amazon reveals, the issues plaguing the strong ensemble cast range from the intimate and raw to the potential end of the world. Here’s the official description of the season, courtesy of Amazon: Season 5 of the series picks up as multitudes of humans leave the solar system in search of new homes and vast fortunes on the earth-like worlds beyond the alien Ring, and a heavy price for centuries of exploitation of the Belt finally comes due and a reckoning is at hand....

Writer/directorRian Johnsonhas been pretty upfrontabout the fact that a bevy ofStar Wars: The Last Jedideleted scenes would be on the Blu-ray. Indeed, that time is fast approaching, and the home video release of the ambitiousThe Force Awakenssequel includes quite a few deleted scenes and a couple of entire sequences that were removed from the film. This beingStar Warsand all, fans did some digging and already learned that one of the big deleted sequences involves the Caretaker Village on Ahch-To....

Whether you like it or not,Toy Story 4is happening. When first announced, you could hear the collective gasp at the thought of unnecessarily extending a story that ended so sweetly inToy Story 3, capping off one of the best and complete trilogies in film. Since then, everything we’ve heard about the film has done nothing but make those who doubted feel bad, because while Pixar may not hit it out of the park with every film anymore, it surely wouldn’t treat the property that made it as just some throw-away toy....

It’s tempting to go through these latest episodes ofTwin Peakslooking for scraps of images, artifacts, and sayings that recallDavid Lynch’s series' first two exemplary seasons and the wildly undervalued, masterfulFire Walk With Me. For instance, if one were to take a deep enough dive into the third episode ofTwin Peaks' return season, one would find the Owl Cave ring that made Laura Palmer’s arm go numb as well as an appearance from Ronette (Phoebe Augustine), the young woman who was taken around the same time a Palmer in the show’s first season....

There’s great mystery surrounding the revival ofTwin Peakson Showtime, but I suppose it’s fitting. The series returns with the core creative team intact, as co-creatorsDavid LynchandMark Frostjoined forces once again to bring us 18 all new episodes of the cult drama series, with a bevy of the show’s actors reprising their roles. We know that Lynch directed every episode, and we know it’sTwin Peaks, but beyond that the biggest piece of information we got was when Lynch himself simple dropped a full cast list online—featuring 200 names....

The latest episodes ofHouse of the Dragonhave sparked intense speculation amongGame of Thronesfans, and for good reason. In Episode 3 of Season 2, titled “The Burning Mill,” viewers were treated to an intriguing scene that may have far-reaching implications for the lore of Westeros. During this episode, Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy)gifts four dragon eggs to her stepdaughter, Lady Rhaena (Phoebe Campbell), as a token of gratitude and a promise of future draconic companionship....