This Week in Pop Culture: ‘Dune 2’ Cast, ‘LEGO Star Wars’, ‘Back to the Future’, and More
There have been a bunch of pop culture news, announcements, and new movie and TV trailers this week. Let’s catch up, shall we?
Pop Culture News
- Marvel is returning to SDCC this year
- Chris Pratt promises his Mario voice doesn’t suck
- Jordan Peele and the cast talk about Nope
- Back to the Future: The Musical
- Babs Olusanmokun talks Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
- Léa Seydoux joins Dune 2 as Lady Margot
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New Movie & TV Trailers
Stranger Things Season 4 Vol. 2 – Netflix July 1
Sit down with the Duffer Brothers as they break down all things Season 4.
The Longest Night – Netflix July 8
When everything that matters is at risk, your values disappear and even your worst enemy can become your best ally. Chaos, action and mystery will seize the prison of Monte Baruca.
What We Do in the Shadows Season 4 – FX/Hulu 12
What We Do in the Shadows follows four vampires, and their human familiar, who’ve “lived” together for hundreds of years. Season four continues to make the case for blood and comedy with more strange beasts, surprising guest stars and tap dancing than ever. And this time with just a touch of home renovation.
Solar Opposites Season 3 – Hulu July 13
A family of aliens crash lands on Earth when their utopic home planet is destroyed by an asteroid. While they were hoping to find an uninhabited world to repopulate, they must now learn to live among humans on our overpopulated planet and are divided on whether they love or hate their new life.
1UP – Amazon July 15
This outrageously funny esports comedy follows Vivian “V” Lee (Paris Berelc), a competitive gamer whose impressive skills have landed her a college scholarship and a place on the Betas, Barrett University’s male-dominated team. But when the Betas’ captain Dustin (Taylor Zakhar Perez) tells V she’ll never be a starting player, it’s game on. Joined by her best friend Sloane (Hari Nef), and under the guidance of her coach Parker (Ruby Rose), V forms a fierce all-girl team to band together with one common goal: level up to the nationals…and take down the Betas!
Camp Cretaceous Final Season – Netflix July 21st
The arrival of Kenji’s father, Mr. Kon, renews hope of a rescue for the campers. But as the nefarious plans of Mantah Corp. come into focus and one of the Camp Fam turns on their own, the others must band together if they want to save the dinosaurs and ever make it home.
Later This Year
LEGO Star Wars: Summer Vacation Special – Disney+ August 5
Set shortly after the events of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” features the voices of “Weird Al” Yankovic, Yvette Nicole Brown, Kelly Marie Tran, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, and returning cast members from previous “LEGO Star Wars” specials, and includes “Weird Al’s” new original song, Scarif Beach Party.
Karada Sagashi – Theaters (Japan) October 14
A live-action adaptation of the manga Karada Sagashi. Kanna Hashimoto stars as Asuka Morisaki. In Welzard‘s original manga is a high school student who sees the apparition of a dead student named Haruka. And she needs Asuka to help her find her body before more deaths occur.
