 A long-gestating "Masters of the Universe" movie will move forward at Netflix. "West Side Story" vet Kyle Allen signed on to star as young orphan Adam, who must find a way to channel his newfound powers as He-Man and save the land of Eternia from the evil Skeletor. More: - The Nee Brothers ("The Lost City") co-wrote the script with "Shang-Chi" vet David Callaham, and will direct the film.
- The last live-action film based on the "Masters of the Universe" franchise was released in 1987, and starred Dolph Lundgren as He-Man.
- A new take on the material was recently in development at Sony, with the Nee Brothers onboard and "To All the Boys..." star Noah Centineo attached to play He-Man.
- Two animated series based on the property -- "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" and "Masters of the Universe: Revelation" -- are currently streaming on Netflix.
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 "Halo" NEW TRAILERS EDDIE IZZARD: WUNDERBAR: The comedian's latest special was recorded in 2019, in a small London club near Covent Garden, where she once worked as a street performer. Topics include Izzard's theory about the universe, growing older, and trying to stay healthy. It will be available starting February 15 on a variety of VOD platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and YouTube. [VOD] TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: The latest entry in the iconic "Texas Chainsaw" horror franchise -- centered on a family of cannibals living in a remote Texas homestead -- follows directly up on the 1974 original film and disregards all the other sequels and spin-offs. Elsie Fisher, Sarah Yarkin, Mark Burnham, Jacob Latimore, Alice Krige, and Jessica Allain co-star. David Blue Garcia directs; "Evil Dead" and "Don't Breathe" filmmaker Fede Álvarez produced. The film arrives on February 18. [Netflix] HALO: The full trailer for the highly-anticipated video game adaptation surprised a lot of fans online by making some major departures from the established storyline and lore. Pablo Schreiber stars as Master Chief, a supersoldier known as a Spartan fighting a futuristic war against an alien menace known as The Covenant on behalf of the shadowy United Nations Space Command (UNSC). Natascha McElhone, Yerin Ha, and Charlie Murphy co-star. The series debuts on March 24. [Paramount+]
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DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, JANUARY 31 HELP: Drama feature from the UK, about a newly-trained home care worker in Liverpool (Jodie Comer) who bonds with a patient suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's (Stephen Graham) during the early days of the pandemic. Jack Thorne ("His Dark Materials") wrote the screenplay; Marc Munden ("The Third Day") directed. [Acorn TV] HOPE STREET: BBC One crime drama series starring Amara Karan as DC Leila Hussain, the first Muslim police officer in the sleepy Northern Ireland town of Port Devine. Paul Marquess ("London Kills") created the series. Season 1 comes to BritBox today. [BritBox]
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 Garner, Williams, Chao, and Marsden CASTING UPDATES PARTY DOWN: Jennifer Garner, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Zoë Chao, and James Marsden will all join the cult comedy series revival as new characters. Returning stars Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally had already signed on for the new season; the only original cast member not returning is Lizzy Caplan, due to a scheduling conflict. The series is set among a Los Angeles catering team made up of aspiring actors and performers. [Starz] THE RESORT: The "true-crime love story" from "Palm Springs" writer Andy Siara and "Mr. Robot" creator Sam Esmail added Luis Garado Méndez ("Narcos: Mexico"), Nina Bloomgarden ("Hot Pink"), and Gabriela Cartol ("Hernán") as series regulars. Debby Ryan, Dylan Baker, Michael Hitchcock, and Becky Ann Baker also joined the cast as recurring characters. The series is a multi-generational love story and mystery set on Mexico's Mayan Riviera. [Peacock]
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 Deadline reported that IFC Midnight plans to pick up the North American rights to the thriller "Watcher," which debuted at this year's virtual Sundance Film Festival. Shudder -- also owned by parent company AMC -- will get the first streaming window for the film. More: - "Watcher" -- from director Chloe Okuno ("V/H/S/94") -- stars Maika Monroe as an American actor who moves to Romania with her husband, then becomes convinced she's being followed by a mysterious figure.
- Karl Glusman and Burn Gorman co-star.
- Okuno co-scripted the film with Zack Ford ("Girls' Night Out").
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 Apple TV+ picked up the animated family series "Pretzel and the Puppies," inspired by a book by "Curious George" creators Margret at H.A. Rey. The series will relate a new story about a family of dogs, including stay-at-home dad Pretzel (Mark Duplass) and mom Greta (Nasim Pedrad), who's the mayor of their hometown. More: - The show comes from the production division of publisher HarperCollins, which developed the series "Carmen Sandiego" and "The Oregon Trail."
- The cast also includes newcomers Milo Stein, Alex Jayne Go, Max Mitchell, Amari McCoy, and Gracen Newton.
- The series arrives on February 11.
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 Netflix and BBC's "The Serpent" A report from data firm Enders Analysis indicates that viewers in the UK watched three times more content on the BBC than Netflix in 2021. According to the report, Netflix made up just 7% of UK viewing in 2021, compared to 22% for BBC programming. More: - The Enders data puts Netflix about even with Channel 4, but below both ITV and YouTube.
- About 16.7 million UK households currently subscribe to Netflix, a number that has steadily increased over the past 10 years.
- 2022 marks a decade since Netflix's launch in the UK.
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- Actor and comedian Howard Hesseman, who starred in the classic sitcoms "WKRP in Cincinnati" and "Head of the Class," died on Saturday in Los Angeles at age 81.
- The most popular international series on Netflix right now -- the Colombian romantic drama "Café con Aroma de Mujer" -- was produced for Telemundo, and streams on Peacock in the US.
- John Mulaney will return to host "Saturday Night Live" for the fifth time on February 28, joining the show's prestigious "Five-Timers Club" alongside the likes of Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, and Alec Baldwin; the musical guest will be LCD Soundsystem.
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