While City Hunter is set in Japan (in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho district to be exact), the film’s star Ryohei Suzuki shared that he went to the Philippines to prepare for his role as Ryo Saeba. There may be City Hunter fans in the Philippines, but Ryo Saeba doesn’t go here as the original series shows him mainly in Shinjuku as his clientele as a Sweeper is in Tokyo. Though there’s a good reason for Suzuki to visit the Philippines, and that is for gun training. In our interview with Suzuki, he shared that he has experience with action scenes, though he needed gun training as Ryo Saeba is an expert g ..read more

Ahead of the City Hunter live-action movie’s release on Netflix, we got to chat with Ryohei Suzuki who stars as Ryo Saeba in the film. During our conversation, Suzuki shared some interesting stories about the movie’s production, including a funny and wild moment while filming in Shinjuku. Suzuki also revealed that he went to the Philippines for a couple of days to train, and he shared how he and co-star Misato Morita (as Kaori) were able to have great chemistry on-screen. [The following is the complete transcript of our interview with Ryohei Suzuki (edited for clarity), though there are spoile ..read more

There’s a new City Hunter live-action film, but before, most anime fans were not at all looking forward to live-action movies or shows based on their favorite titles. Thanks to some acclaimed adaptations like One Piece and Yu Yu Hakusho though, there has been a renaissance in the realm of live-action anime adaptations. As Netflix is among those leading the charge when it comes to adaptations, it’s no surprise that the streaming giant started to help bring the iconic 80s classic City Hunter to live-action. While the franchise has gotten lots of live-action versions before (including the Jackie ..read more

It has been four weeks since the film was released in the country, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire continues to dominate the PH box office. To be exact, the new Godzilla x Kong movie has reached PHP 100 million in the Philippine box office, making it the first movie of 2024 to do so as of this article’s writing. What’s more, the film topped the PH box office for four consecutive weeks. This, coupled with the success of Dune: Part Two makes Warner Bros. the first studio to cross the USD 1 billion milestone in 2024. For reference, Dune: Part Two took home USD 700 million while Godzilla x Kon ..read more

Ahead of the film’s theatrical release next week, Universal Pictures announced that The Fall Guy is getting sneak preview screenings in the Philippines on April 26 and 27. To be exact, The Fall Guy sneak preview screenings will happen starting 5 PM on April 26 and 27 in select Philippine cinemas — great news for action film fans given that the movie promises a lot of impressive action set-pieces. No surprise there, really, especially as this film is directed by David Leitch, the director of popular action films like Atomic Blonde and Bullet Train. Starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, the fi ..read more

The new movie by Luca Guadagnino Challengers starring Zendaya is coming exclusively to Ayala Malls Cinemas in the Philippines. While this film premiered in Sydney on March 26, its wide release is only happening in most countries later this week. To give you a better idea of what to expect, you can check out the film’s trailer here: While Luca Guadagnino has directed lots of acclaimed films in previous years (including Call Me By Your Name and Bones and All), Challengers is a bit different as it’s a romantic-thriller sports film that follows Tashi Duncan (played by Zendaya). In the film, Tashi ..read more

Paramount Pictures confirmed the release date of the upcoming animated movie Transformers One in the Philippines. Unlike last year’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, this new movie is an animated film, and it serves as an origin story for the franchise as it’s set on the planet Cybertron. It stars Chris Hemsworth as Orion Pax or Optimus Prime, and it will explore how Optimus Prime and Megatron evolved from being brothers-in-arms to enemies. To give you a better idea of what to expect, you can check out the new trailer here: Meanwhile, the film’s premise is described as: “Transformers One rev ..read more

After its release in Japanese cinemas back in February, the Haikyuu: The Dumpster Battle movie finally has an official cinema release month in the Philippines. As confirmed by Medialink (via Anime News Network), the new Haikyuu film will be released in Southeast Asian cinemas in May 2024. Specifically, the movie is confirmed to be released by Medialink in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Thailand. Along with these six SEA countries, the movie will also be screened by Medialink in India next month. Aside from SEA and India, the movie is also distributed by the compa ..read more

After its release date announcement, the City Hunter live-action movie from Netflix just got an official trailer that shows off lots of new footage. While Netflix released a visual before this, the new City Hunter live-action trailer finally gives us our best look yet at the upcoming movie that stars Ryohei Suzuki as the “Sweeper” Ryo Saeba. Also in the trailer is Misato Morita as Kaoru Makimura, Ryo’s equally iconic partner in the original manga/anime series. Check out the new trailer here: City Hunter is an icon of the 80s, and it started as a manga in Weekly Shonen Jump. It gained populari ..read more

The upcoming My Hero Academia: You’re Next movie just got a new trailer ahead of its August cinema release date in Japan. This is the fourth movie in the franchise, and it’s coming three years after the third movie’s release. As with pretty much all of the My Hero Academia anime movies, this one isn’t canon, though on the flip side, this makes it easy to watch even for fans who aren’t caught up with the anime series. Plus, while it might not be canon, the film’s premise seemingly turns All-Might into a villain, or at least there’s a villain who looks very much like him, as shown in the trailer ..read more