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Scott Pilgrim anime is being produced by Netflix

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I get an anime! You get an anime! He gets an anime! Everyone gets an anime! As of late, Netflix has gone on a remarkable journey of producing anime versions of popular franchises. Last year, the streaming platform produced an anime film for its original series, The Witcher. The company is also set to release a Tomb Raider anime series in the future. Now, a new report is hinting at an anime series for cult film and graphic novel series, Scott Pilgrim.

First reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Are You Afraid of the Dark? showrunner BenDavid Grabinski is reportedly working on a screenplay for the anime series. He is also set to produce the series. Meanwhile, animator Abel Gongora will direct the series.

Currently, Netflix and Universal Studio Group has not ordered a full series yet. However, since a story is coming, the show will likely get into motion once both platform and studio are happy with the proposed story.

Returning to the project, 2010 director Edgar Wright is coming back with an executive producer nod. Likewise, the band members who produced the music in the original film are also ready to return.

Back in 2010, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World amassed a cult following after adapting the already popular manga from writer Bryan Lee O’Malley. Though the film didn’t ascend the ranks of Hollywood fame, it was popular in its own right.

Netflix’s current anime binge is rampaging through its catalog, Besides the aforementioned, the platform is also offering exclusive access to Stone Ocean, the sixth part in the iconic JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime series.

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Netflix: Kris Aquino makes on-screen comeback with fictional role

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Long-time popular Philippine TV icon Kris Aquino has made her on-screen comeback as Netflix’s fictional C.H.I.K.A., or “Chief Head of Insights and Kontent Analysis.”

Netflix initially teased the campaign through a post mentioning that they were “hiring” for the said position.

The post also contained a bullet list of descriptions that served as clues. Not long after, the streaming giant bared the former presidential daughter and presidential sister has made her comeback.

A teaser has likewise been released. The fun skit features Aquino in this new fictional role, giving her signature witty commentary inside the Netflix editing room to ensure that the production of local entertainment content is of topnotch quality.

Two more episodes will be rolled out on August 14 and 20.

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New Yorkers compete in Ted Lasso lookalike contest at Apple Fifth Avenue

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Apple Fifth Avenue or Nelson Road? New Yorkers gathered at the iconic flagship store as it transformed into a slice of AFC Richmond for a Ted Lasso lookalike contest celebrating the return of the hit Apple TV+ series.

Dozens of fans arrived in Ted’s signature look, complete with mustaches, visors, blue sweaters, and khakis. Inside the store, the AFC Richmond takeover continued with themed photo opportunities and hidden Easter eggs for longtime fans to discover.

The celebration continued across Midtown and Central Park, where brand ambassadors spread kindness with “Believe” signs, complimentary coffee and tea, a tunnel of cheering Teds for runners, and the Goldfish Zone, where visitors symbolically let go of worries by dropping paper fish into a fishbowl.

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The takeover marked the return of Ted Lasso, which premiered its fourth season on Apple TV+ on Aug. 5, which arrives more than three years after Season 3 concluded in 2023.

Jason Sudeikis returns as the relentlessly optimistic coach, this time leading AFC Richmond’s newly formed women’s team while reuniting with familiar faces.

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Street Fighter special look: Blanka vs. Ryu

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Paramount Pictures has released a new special look for Street Fighter featuring Jason Momoa and Andrew Koji.

The short, minute-long clip shows the actors’ respective characters, Blanka and Ryu, in battle.

It opens with a chained prisoner struck by extreme electrical charges, transforming into the green-skinned, electricity-infused Blanka.

He unleashes a fierce roar. Meanwhile, Ryu drops into a fighting stance, but tells Blanka he does not want to fight him.

Forced to defend himself, Ryu then fires a signature Hadouken fireball towards Blanka, as the teaser cuts to the Street Fighter title card.

Street Fighter debuts in cinemas starting October 14. It is directed by Kitao Sakurai and stars an ensemble cast that includes Noah Centineo as Ken Masters, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoai as Akuma, and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as Balrog, among others.

The film is set in 1993 when estranged Street Fighters Ryu and Ken Masters are thrown into combat when Chun-Li recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament.

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