Pop Culture Headlines — Crazy Taxi Movie in Development

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TCG Card Shop Simulator Available Now

After 2 years in early access, TCG Card Shop Simulator has officially launched version 1.0, which was announced with an updated trailer for the game. In this game, players build and expand a TCG, or trading card game, shop based around the fictional franchise Tetramon. The Tetramon cards all feature unique illustrations, and the game-within-a-game is fully playable. TCG Card Shop Simulator is available now on Steam, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2.

Sega Adaptations from Netflix

Netflix and Sega are developing several adaptations of hit video games for feature film and television. This includes a feature adaptation of Crazy Taxi, the chaotic racing game, with a script by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, the duo behind 2025’s The Naked Gun. Sega and Netflix are also looking to develop a movie based on the adventure game Stranger Than Heaven, and to do a new animated Sonic the Hedgehog series for children. None of these projects hae release dates at this time.

First Look Photos from Casket Girls

Deadline has exclusively revealed first look photos from the upcoming supernatural horror thriller Casket Girls. The film stars Gabrielle Union and Mike Colter as a detective and her partner accidentally unleash vampires from beneath a New Orleans church. Casket Girls is directed by Justin G. Dyck, produced by QC Entertainment, and currently does not have a release date.

Maddie Evans Joins Pendle 1612

According to Deadline, Actress Maddie Evans will star in Pendle 1612, an upcoming British horror film about the Pendle Witch Trials. She joins actresses Ella Moss and Gemma Laurie, as the three young women make a documentary about one girl’s missing sister. Their work leads them to Pendle Hill, site of one of Britain’s real witch trials that resulted in 10 people being hanged. The film is set to begin principal photography at the end of the month.

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