News Shotgun 2/27/21
A ton of news about Paramount+, a new Superman movie is in development, Neill Blomkamp is writing a District 9 sequel, Twisted Metal is getting a TV series, Amazon is developing a Lady Jaye GI Joe TV series, and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Re-Enter the Drift in March On Netflix For Pacific Rim: The Black (Trailer)
Announced in November of 2018, the Pacific Rim anime series is finally coming out on Netflix this March with Pacific Rim: The Black, which follows a pair of siblings who find an abandoned Jaeger in Australia and commandeer it to survive the Kaiju and look for their missing parents.
Action Hero of the Week: Speed Racer
Racing since a child, Speed Racer aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile but a villainous billionaire and nasty rival drivers stand in his way.
Musical Montage: Pokemon
Although it’s not clear if it will be heard in this weekend’s Detective Pikachu, Pokemon still has one of the most iconic theme songs of all time, especially for 90s kids, with the English version sung by Jason Paige and the Japanese version sung by voice actress Rica Matsumoto.
News Shotgun 11/10
Breaking Bad is getting a sequel movie, the Deadwood movie has started shooting, Rogue One’s Cassian Andor is getting a series on Disney+ streaming, the Swamp Thing series makes some major casting, Shrek is getting rebooted and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Batman Goes Full Anime with Batman Ninja (Trailer)
Batman find himself, The Joker, Catwoman, Harley Quinn and more transported back to Feudal Japan in the upcoming anime DC animated movie that features character designs from the legendary Takashi Okazaki, creator of Afro Samurai.
Earth Becomes a Kaiju Planet in the Godzilla Anime Movie (Trailer)
The King of the Monsters stars in his first ever anime film where kaiju have taken over the Earth in the year 2048 but a small group of humans are determined to take it back.
Admit One 3/31
March closes out with three not so great movies according to the critics as Ghost in the Shell, The Boss Baby and The Zookeeper’s Wife are all rotten over on Rotten Tomatoes.