Japanese actor Kenpachiro Satsuma died earlier today, according to a translated post from Matomedane, from what’s said to be interstitial pneumonia. The 76-year-old actor is best known for portraying various monsters during Godzilla’s Heisei era, including the lead monster himself. Turtle Power with Melissa Navia | First Fandoms Satsuma was born May 27, 1947 under … Read more
Up to release, Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s newest film The Boy & the Heron has had a lot of discussion centering around what it’s potentially meant to be. Is it actually Miyazaki’s for real, final film? Was it really the best idea to not really promote it or even give any idea as to what it’s … Read more
Legendary’s Monsterverse has been steadily persisting since 2014 and saw its first big titanic crossover in the form of 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong. Instead of splitting the titular monsters back off again so they can do their own separate things for a bit, they’re reuniting once more—this time as allies rather than duking it out … Read more
Image: Toho Studios/Robot Communications Whether they’re from the US-based Legendary Pictures or Japan’s Toho Studios, Godzilla movies come out with a reliable frequency. The newest Japan-made film starring the giant dinosaur is Godzilla Minus One, the country’s first live-action Godzilla flick since 2016’s Shin Godzilla and the fifth in the Reiwa era that first started … Read more
Godzilla, and Godzilla movies, has been many things over the past 69 years—the King of All Monsters has changed in character as often as he’s changed in design, from horrifying force of nature to heroic defender of the Earth. It’s fitting then, that his latest incarnation refocuses on Godzilla in some ways, and his human … Read more
Stephen King hypes up the new Salem’s Lot adaptation. Natalie Holt teases what to expect in Loki’s season two finale. Plus, what’s coming on Quantum Leap, and another snifter of new Godzilla Minus One footage. To me, my spoilers! Reservation Dogs | First Fandoms The Monster of Many Noses Variety reports Pablo Derqui and Ivan … Read more
Screenshot: Toho For the primary time since Shin Godzilla, Toho’s tackle the legendary kaiju Godzilla is again in theaters on the finish of the yr with Godzilla Minus One—and if this jaw-droppingly chilling trailer is something to go by, his standing as probably the most fearsome monsters of the silver display continues to be as … Read more
Picture: Powerhouse Animation/Netflix Netflix has been stocking up on animated exhibits based mostly on common franchises over the previous couple of years. Although most of them hail from video video games, the steamer’s subsequent collection, Cranium Island, relies on Legendary’s MonsterVerse films, and continues the story of everybody’s favourite big ape, King Kong. Chris Pratt … Read more