Cobra Kai Could Spawn Its Own Karate Kid Cinematic Universe

Alessandra Nivola talks about being Kraven’s villain. Get a have a look at the brand new Hellraiser. Jerry and Morty get slimed in new, mysterious Rick and Morty season 6 artwork. Plus, one other have a look at Supernatural spinoff The Winchesters, and Vincent D’Onofrio retains teasing his return to the Marvel universe. Spoilers get!

Joker 2: Folie a Deux

According to Deadline’s Justin Kroll, actor Brendan Gleeson is “likely” to play “the warden” or “a security guard” at Arkham within the musical Joker sequel.

Cruella 2

Relatedly, The DisInsider alleges Taylor Swift is being courted to play the villain in a not-so-coincidental musical sequel to Cruella. Are we dealing with one other Deep Impact/Armageddon state of affairs?

Kraven the Hunter

Alessandra Nivola mentioned enjoying his undisclosed Kraven the Hunter villain in a current interview with THR.

It’s only a nice character half, and I didn’t must do any CGI. I didn’t must do any inexperienced display. I solely rework, bodily, within the closing moments of the film, so it’s only a traditional villain function. It had a very attention-grabbing, complicated psychology and private historical past to attract on, and the film has a time leap in it, so the character adjustments so much from the best way he’s at first of the movie. It was as a lot of an performing alternative as another movie I’ve executed, and I didn’t must cope with carrying a spandex outfit or something like that. (Laughs.)

The Karate Kid Cinematic Universe

Ralph Macchio additionally acknowledged there’s a chance Cobra Kai will spawn its personal “Karate Kid Cinematic Universe” in a dialog with Comic Book.

The factor that’s been created, there’s type of this Karate Kid Cinematic Universe now the place Cobra Kai is, you already know, on the middle of that and when that day does are available in for a touchdown, there are different areas to attract from. I imply, whether or not it’s…is there a Miyagi origin story? Is there a Cobra Kai prequel earlier than The Karate Kid? Is there spin-offs with a few of the younger solid of those characters? Who is aware of? But we’re not executed so long as we’re given the chance to actually carry it in. As lengthy because it evolves organically, these guys that write the present actually have their finger on the heart beat of that. There’s stuff that they wrote in Season 3 that didn’t occur till Season 4 ‘cause there wasn’t any extra room in Season 3. There’s stuff that was in Season 5 that we all know we shot that’s being held for the longer term if we get that inexperienced mild, so there’s extra to come back, we hope.

Hellraiser

Entertainment Weekly has our first have a look at Jamie Clayton’s Pinhead and a brand new Cenobite referred to as “The Mask” in Hulu’s Hellraiser.

The Visitor

After shifting into a brand new home, a person finds a portrait of himself titled The Visitor within the attic. The movie’s accessible on VOD this October 7 should you’re down for a giallo-esque thriller with ambiguous supernatural overtones.

The Winchesters

The Wrap experiences Bridget Regan has joined the solid of the Supernatural prequel sequence as a “honey-voiced pirate radio DJ, Rockin’ Roxy is hijacking the airwaves of Lawrence, Kansas to broadcast a wicked new sound. Behind the mic, she’s got an electric charm and a rapidly growing fanbase. But as our heroes will sadly learn, Roxy’s listeners aren’t all of the human variety.”

Meanwhile, a brand new Winchesters TV spot is filled with demons, spiders, spirits, and werewolves.

Rick and Morty

Morty and Jerry are diminished to a translucent inexperienced slime in a mysterious new poster for the sixth season of Rick and Morty. Could this be a consequence of the continuing “Wormageddon” multimedia occasion? You’re inspired to take a position away within the feedback…

Daredevil: Born Again/Echo

Vincent D’Onofrio as soon as once more teased his return to the MCU with a Wilson Flask on Twitter. Very droll.

The Midnight Club

Empire additionally has a brand new picture of the titular Midnight Club in Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of the Christopher Pike novel. Appreciate how every character’s alternative of drink evokes their personalities.

The Imperfects

Finally, a mad scientist creates a teenage chupacabra, banshee, and succubus within the trailer for The Imperfects, an authentic 10 –pisode sequence premiering September 8 on Netflix.

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