This Week in Pop-Culture: ‘Blade’, ‘Arcane’, ‘Nightmare Alley’, ‘Fraggles’, and More
There have been a bunch of announcements, trailers, and news this week – let’s catch up, shall we?
News
- Scarlett Johansson is working on a secret Marvel movie
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife took over the weekend box office
- The Sandlot actor Art LaFleur died
- Ultimate Avatar: The Last Airbender blu-ray collection announced
- Delroy Lindo has been added to Marvel’s Blade cast
- Netflix’s Arcane is getting a second season
Trailers:
Death Valley – Shudder December 9th
wo hired guns, commissioned to rescue an imprisoned scientist from a secret facility, are hunted down by a terrifying creature of unknown origin.
Encounter – Amazon December 10th
A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.
Nightmare Alley – Theaters December 17th
In NIGHTMARE ALLEY, an ambitious carny (Bradley Cooper) with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) who is even more dangerous than he is. Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – Apple TV+ January 21
🎶Let the music play… 🎶 Get ready for a brand new adventure with your favorite Fraggles.
Dog – Theaters February 2022
With a dog named Lulu by his side, Army Ranger Briggs races down the Pacific Coast to make it to a soldier’s funeral on time. Along the way, Briggs and Lulu drive each other completely crazy, break a handful of laws, narrowly evade death and learn to let down their guards to have a fighting chance of finding happiness.