Literature has inspired countless films and series over time. Even more ambitious is the case of several franchises literary who have not been satisfied with conquering readers for generations, but have emulated the feat in the challenging territories of film and television. From secret agents to the most important fantasy sagas, these are some of the literary franchises that have triumphed in film and television. The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz It became a reference in fantasy since its publication in 1900, which motivated its author L. Frank Baum to write thirteen additional books that today make up…
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He reality of competition of The squid game is here. A show in which contestants complete challenges—which obviously won’t be deadly—to win a large sum of money, just like in the original series. But what does Hwang Dong-hyuk, creator of the South Korean phenomenon, think about the new Show in the service catalog streaming of the red “N”? This is what Hwang Dong-hyuk thinks about the reality show The Squid Game: The Challenge Hwang won an Emmy for Best Directing in a Drama Series at the 2022 Emmy Awards and, after winning the statuette, he took the podium backstage to…
This is the story of the apprentice who becomes the master: Dave Filoni. Although in this case, the epic does not take place in a galaxy far, far away. The story takes place rather inside the Lucasfilm production house, which has been the home of the universe Star Wars since its release in 1977. For more than three decades, filmmaker George Lucas was the head honcho of this popular Sith and Jedi franchise, which he created and turned into a glorious pop culture phenomenon through six films live-actionbefore deciding to sell his company to Disney in 2012. From there came…
With almost four decades of history, the phenomenon created by Akira Toriyama can be intimidating and even confusing for casual or newly initiated viewers. And within the chronology of the animated universe of dragon ball coexist numerous series, more than twenty films, numerous OVAs (original video animations) and television specials. Not to mention that several stories and characters still generate intense debates among fans regarding their validity within the canon. Next, we carry out a general review of all the main productions that make up the anime franchise, according to their release date in Japan. We break down each series…
The squid gamethe most successful foreign-language drama series in Netflix history, inspires a new reality show of the platform. The program is titled The Squid Game: The Challenge (Squid Game: The Challenge) and emulates the numerical ambition that the homonymous game has in fiction. Specifically, 456 participants were gathered in the contest. And for each one—following a logic similar to that of the South Korean show—there will be ten thousand dollars added to the final prize. Consequently, the top winner will be the recipient of a total of $4.56 million dollars. Below, we tell you everything you need to know…
In June 2022, Neve Campbell, who had been the face of the franchise like Sidney Prescott for 26 years, abandoned Scream 6 due to a salary disagreement. A year later, in November 2023, the production company Spyglass fired her successor, Mexican actress Melissa Barrera, for social media posts about the war between Israel and Hamas that they considered anti-Semitic rhetoric. Now, the saga is effectively left without protagonists: Jenna Ortega will not return either Scream 7. Barrera and Ortega respectively played sisters Sam and Tara Carpenter in Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023). Both installments were resounding commercial successes, grossing…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been sprinkling references to mutants since Disney completed its acquisition of 20th Century Fox. However, the post-credits scene in The Marvels It’s the biggest step yet toward a full introduction to the X-Men, or at least the promise of further exploring their characters in alternate universes. Directed by Nia DaCosta, the film brings together the powerful Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), the teenager Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) and astronaut Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), whose light-based powers intertwine. They must learn to master this inconvenience to stop Dar-Benn (Zawe Ashton), a Kree villain who is…
In January 2020, Cindy the royal It divided the public in a way that had rarely been seen in Mexican cinema. The film, inspired by the comic strip created by Ricardo Cucamonga, garnered all kinds of opinions: there are those who consider it a great film, and those who hate it as if they were paid to make it. Thanks to the fact that it did not go unnoticed, the story of Cindy the royal It will now be reinterpreted through a series on Netflix. Here we tell you everything we know so far: Cindy the royal, the series: Synopsis…
In April 2021, it was reported that Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott were teaming up to create a new comedy film. This would be the third time that Seligman and Sennott have collaborated, after the production of the short film Shiva Baby in 2018 and its adaptation into a feature film in 2020. The same director described her film as a high school comedy queer style of “Wet Hot American Summer”, but directed to an audience queer of generation Z. The result has received great praise from the public and critics. This is what you should know about The fighters…