Several new key roles in the Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, have been cast in an announcement by Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International. This group of talent includes individuals who not only act but also have musical careers and will more than likely be leveraging those skills for parts of the film. “I’m thrilled that we were able to bring together such a gifted group of actors for this film,” said producer Graham King. “What they bring to these key roles provides a rich backdrop for the movie, adding to the extraordinary ensemble.” Larenz Tate will be playing Motown Records founder ..read more

Marvel Games and NetEase Games have announced their latest collaboration: Marvel Rivals, a free-to-play cooperative, Superhero team-based PvP shooter. Players assemble a squad of iconic heroes and villains to battle with unique powers across maps from the Marvel Multiverse. The NetEase team working on this PC title have worked on franchises such as Call of Duty and Battlefield. “We are overjoyed to bring Marvel Rivals to players around the world. We have always loved Marvel’s universe and its characters, and we are so excited to be developing this game,” said the Marvel Rivals Producer Stephen ..read more

Pop culture is a never-ending world of updates, teases, trailers, and hopefully releases. What’s New Wednesday is Dorkaholics’ way to keep us all up to date with what’s new across comics, tv, film, games, and more! This week, the focus is on Dead Boy Detectives, Boy Kills World, Heeramandi, and The Garfield Movie. Dead Boy Detectives: Official Trailer Dead Boy Detectives is a new series in The Sandman Universe for Netflix and feels distinct yet familiar like a CW primetime series, which isn’t a bad thing. If the trailer is indicative of anything, then I’m hoping the inclusion of “Black Parad ..read more

Distributor GKIDS has acquired the North American distribution rights to films by internationally renowned director Mamoru Hosoda and the animation studio he co-founded, Studio Chizu, which includes The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars. Unfortunately, the deal does not include Digimon: The Movie or the two Japanese films that were used for its English adaptation – Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure: Our War Game. But fortunately, Summer Wars is known for having been inspired by the earlier War Game film, so my Digimon-loving Dorkaholics can rejoice.  “One of GKIDS’ earlies ..read more

The international arm of Japanese broadcaster NHK, NHK World-Japan, is adapting the tiny desk concerts series from American public broadcaster NPR with a platform license. The tiny desk series features artists performing in an intimate setting with acoustics that match the atmosphere. For the inaugural broadcast, Fujii Kaze will be featured on “tiny concerts JAPAN.” Fujii Kaze is a performer who has been earning accolades domestically and abroad, and those who haven’t heard of him will get their first chance while those familiar with him will hear his music in a new way. I first came across Fu ..read more

Pop culture is a never-ending world of updates, teases, trailers, and hopefully releases. What’s New Wednesday is Dorkaholics’ way to keep us all up to date with what’s new across comics, tv, film, games, and more! This week, the focus is on Monkey Man, Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Monkey Man: Producer Jordan Peele Featurette Producer Jordan Peele shares his admiration for the work that Dev Patel puts into their upcoming film Monkey Man. With themes of revenge and representing/fighting for a cause, comparisons to John Wick and Ba ..read more

Pop culture is a never-ending world of updates, teases, trailers, and hopefully releases. What’s New Wednesday is Dorkaholics’ way to keep us all up to date with what’s new across comics, tv, film, games, and more! This week, the focus is on Suicide Squad Isekai, The Crow, Atlas, and The Acolyte. Suicide Squad Isekai: Trailer 3 Suicide Squad Isekai is an upcoming original anime series collaboration between Warner Bros. Japan and WIT Studio (Attack on Titan, Spy × Family). Release Date: 2024 (Further details TBA) Synopsis: Amanda Waller has assembled a group of notorious criminals for a missi ..read more

Shortly after the release of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the Dorkaholics team was invited to speak with Yvonne Chapman, who plays Avatar Kyoshi on the live-action series. Andrew Nguyen: So just to kick things off, we just wanted to know first, what made you a dork growing up? Yvonne Chapman: Oh gosh, what didn’t? Um, okay, let me ask you, how do you define dork and then I can pare it down for you. Andrew Nguyen: Well, I think the way that we define dork is just someone that’s passionate about something and that’s borderline obsessive or borderline passionate, so we’re somewhere in between. Yvo ..read more

Pop culture is a never-ending world of updates, teases, trailers, and hopefully releases. What’s New Wednesday is Dorkaholics’ way to keep us all up to date with what’s new across comics, tv, film, games, and more! This week, the focus is on 3 Body Problem, Strictly Confidential, I Saw The TV Glow, and Sing Sing.  3 Body Problem: Final Trailer The final trailer for 3 Body Problem frames the supernatural phenomena of the film as what happens when consciousness ends in one world only to continue on in other worlds. But the grandness of the scenes really drives home the point that this wil ..read more

Let’s just talk about the elephant koi fish in the room.  Is the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender as culturally impactful as the animated series? No. Is this live action series still a solid adaptation? Most definitely. The thing is, the animated series was a generational defining moment for many of us as we entered our teen years. The animation was able to introduce to us a number of mature themes such as war, loss, prejudice, and love. Understanding the impact of the animated series is also knowing that even if you were to create a shot for shot remake, there will be fans that wil ..read more