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| 'Ninth Jedi' returns in trailer for 'Star Wars: Visions' anime series | Disney+ is giving a final glimpse of the new series Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi. The streaming service shared a trailer for the show Monday featuring Chinatsu Akasaki and Kimiko Glenn as the Japanese and English voices of protagonist Lah Kara, respectively. The Ninth Jedi is an eight-episode limited anime series from Production I.G. that continues the story of Kara, first introduced in the Star Wars: Visions episodes The Ninth Jedi and The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope. The show follows Kara as she "continues to train in the ways of the Jedi under Margrave Juro amid an epic journey of self-discovery as she and Juro's small fellowship of Jedi-in-training embark on a quest to save her father," according to an official synopsis. |
| 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' coming to IMAX theaters Friday | Spider-Man: Brand New Day is coming to IMAX theaters in North America this week. The new Marvel superhero movie will start playing in IMAX theaters in the region Friday. Brand New Day is a sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), based on the Marvel Comics superhero. Tom Holland and Zendaya reprise their roles of Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, and Michelle "MJ" Jones-Watson, with Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds, Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, aka Punisher, and Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, aka Hulk. Other cast members include Sadie Sink, Florence Pugh and Tramell Tillman. |
| Rosie O'Donnell plans to return for 'The View' Season 30 | Former The View host Rosie O'Donnell plans to return to the show for its 30th anniversary. The comedian and television personality, 64, confirmed as much in an interview on The Tangle with Kyle Ridley podcast. O'Donnell initially served as a host from 2006 to 2007 on the talk show featuring an all-women panel. She returned in 2014 but left again just months later following drama with fellow co-host Whoopi Goldberg. In the interview, O'Donnell said she had a "tense" time with Goldberg on The View and suggested the actress and television personality felt "encroached upon in some way." O'Donnell said she and Goldberg have since "gotten past" their conflict. |
| Mahershala Ali becomes 'secret weapon' in 'Your Mother' trailer | Amazon MGM Studios is teasing the new film Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. The studio shared a trailer for the movie Monday featuring House of Cards and True Detective actor Mahershala Ali. Your Mother is an action thriller written, directed and produced by Bassam Tariq. Ali stars as Latif, a devout Muslim, recent widower and father of three who becomes a "secret weapon" in the form of a hitman. John Cho, Giancarlo Esposito, Abubakr Ali, Tramell Tillman, Tiffany Boone and Laith Nakli also star. Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September before opening in theaters Sept. 25. |
| Snoop Dogg, Backstreet Boys attend 'Paw Patrol: Dino Movie' premiere | Snoop Dogg, the Backstreet Boys and other stars stepped out at the Los Angeles premiere of Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie. Snoop Dogg, who is part of the voice cast, and the Backstreet Boys, who contributed the song "Bottle Up" to the film, attended the event Sunday at the Paramount Pictures studio lot. Other guests included voice cast members McKenna Grace, Terry Crews, Fortune Feimster, Carter Young and Hayden Chamberlain. Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie is a sequel to Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) and is the third film in the Paw Patrol franchise. The movies are based on the animated TV series following Ryder, a young boy who leads a crew of emergency service dogs. |