“Hot professors! Four-player co-op! Lechonk! Today, the Pokémon Company dumped a trove of info about the next mainline Pokémon versions for Switch, Scarlet and Violet, including the release date (November 18, 2022). But a new trailer also pulled back the curtain on the two new version-specific legendary Pokémon, Koraidon and Miraidon, teasing them in a brief pre-rendered cinematic. They look very silly.” Read more at HypeBeast Not only has Stranger Things taken over online chatter recently, but the fourth season also debuted to the biggest numbers in the history of Netflix this past weekend. Read more at HypeBeast West Side Story breakout star Rachel Zegler has been cast in the leading role of the upcoming The Hunger Games prequel. “May the odds be ever in Rachel Zegler’s favor. The West Side Story star has been cast in the highly anticipated Hunger Games prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The film, based on Suzanne Collins’ 2020 bestseller, follows the adventures of young Coriolanus Snow, long before he would become the villainous president of Panem. Snow was played by Donald Sutherland in the original films and will be played by Tom Blyth (Billy the Kid, The Gilded Age) in the new film. Zegler will play a new tribute Lucy Gray Baird.” Read more at The Mary Sue In what looks like something that might’ve been a hit show in 2004, The CW unveiled a new trailer for their upcoming DC series Gotham Knights. Read more at Gizmodo Val Kilmer’s voice in Top Gun: Maverick was recreated using artificial intelligence technology. “Top Gun: Maverick soared into theaters this past Memorial Day weekend, bringing back Tom Cruise’s reckless Navy pilot Maverick, shirtless group sports activities, and Kenny Loggins’ 1980s hit ‘Danger Zone.’ The sequel also brings back Maverick’s Top Gun rival, the blonde highlights-having Iceman (played by Val Kilmer).” Read more at The A.V. Club LEGO has unveiled a new Nano Gaunlet set based on Avengers: Endgame, giving fans a companion piece to the Infinity Gauntlet set from last year. Read more at Brickset
