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Madame Web Shares Character Posters on Social Media
Sony Pictures’ Madame Web continues the development of the Sony Marvel Comics Movie Universe with the most aggressive expansion we’ve seen from them yet. It’s also poised to be first major Comic Book Movie of the Year with the bold release date set for February 14th – Valentine’s Day!
Today across the Madame Web social media accounts fans were treated to character posters of the main cast including: Dakota Johnson as Madame Web, Sydney Sweeney as Julia Carpenter, Isabela Merced as Araña, Celeste O’Connor as Mattie Franklin,Tahar Rahim as Ezekiel.
As a Euphoria stan, I’m obsessed with the Sydney Sweeney poster. I’d love to read in the comments which character poster has caught your eye!?
Demon Slayer’s Next Movie Drops a Trailer
Demon Slayer: To The Hashira Training debuts on February 22nd – right after Madame Web’s Valentine’s Day premier date – and could be the early geeky hit of 2024. The fourth season of the most popular anime in the world (I can feel the side-eye I’m getting from the Chainsaw Man fans out there and I stand by my assertion!), is set to hit around April of the this year, but we thankfully have an animated feature film to tide us over in the meantime.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- | OFFICIAL TRAILER
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The Demon Slayer Corps is poised for a truly awesome adventure following season 3’s Swordsmith Village Arc. The February 22 release date is The North American release date in cinemas ahead of an advance fan screening in New York City earlier in February.
This Year’s Emmy Winners
Last weekend the Emmys held their ceremony in Los Angeles honouring the best of 2023’s film and television offerings. Unsurprisingly, Succession and The Bear led the day in television with Better Call Saul losing out on its final chance to gain the recognition it deserves, making the Breaking Bad spinoff the Most Snubbed Series in History.
RuPaul’s Drag Race has 29 wins with RuPaul Charles securing 14 wins making the show and the host the most awarded in Reality Television history. RuPaul took the opportunity in his acceptance speech to stand up for Drag Queen Story Hour and address some of the many attacks against the LGBTQIA2S+ community in recent years:
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The team from RuPaul’s Drag Race talks with the Emmys Thank You Cam after winning for Outstanding Reality Competition Program.
This most recent crop of winners includes some of the most diverse winners in history which has led the headlines and coverage. Many Awards Season devotees are hoping this will be reflected when the Academy Awards come around in March.
Another notable achievement was Sir Elton John finally snagging the last award (Live Variety Special) he needed to be an EGOT.
The full list of winners are as follows:
Drama Series
Succession
Actor in a Drama Series
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Actress in a Drama Series
Sarah Snook, Succession
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Nick Offerman, The Last of Us
Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Storm Reid, The Last of Us
Writing for a Drama Series
Jesse Armstrong, Succession (“Connor’s Wedding”)
Directing for a Drama Series
Mark Mylod, Succession (“Connor’s Wedding”)
Comedy Series
The Bear
Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Actress in a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Sam Richardson, Ted Lasso
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Judith Light, Poker Face
Writing for a Comedy Series
Christopher Storer, The Bear (“System”)
Directing for a Comedy Series
Christopher Storer, The Bear (“Review”)
Limited Series
Beef
Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Steven Yeun, Beef
Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Ali Wong, Beef
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Niecey Nash-Betts, Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Writing for a Limited Series
Lee Sung Jin, Beef (“The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain”)
Directing for a Limited Series
Lee Sung Jin, Beef (“Figures of Light”)
Reality Competition Program
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Reality Host
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Variety Scripted Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Writing for a Variety or Talk Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Talk Series
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Live Variety Special
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
