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I Am Frankelda Premiere

Arturo and Roy Ambriz are proteges of Guillermo del Toro. And now, they’ve released the trailer for their new stop-motion animated film I Am FrankeldaI Am Frankelda

Disclosure Day Premiere

Disclosure Day premieres today. Based on a story by Steven Spielberg, the screenplay is by David Koepp, whose previous work with Spielberg includes the scripts for Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Koepp also wrote the script for this 2025’s Jurassic World Rebirth. Disclosure Day is in theaters now.

Life is Strange Casting

Variety confirmed new casting for Amazon’s live-action adaptation of the video game Life is Strange.

Billy Barratt will star as Nathan, one of Chloe and Max’s classmates. Emily Carey will play Victoria Chase, one of Nathan’s best friends. Esther McGregor will play Rachel Amber, the student who goes missing. Faly Rakotohavana will play Warren, another friend of Max’s. Mia Isaac is set as Kate Marsh, a good friend of Max’s. There’s no further news about Life is Strange.

Dealies Greenlit

Variety confirmed that Netflix has greenlit the animated comedy series Dealies. Here’s how they describe it.

“A savant salesman. A gentle gladiator. A quiet virtuoso. A summoner of the divine. And the poor soul who hired them. All part of the staff at Dealies, a big box store. They are masters of the delicate alchemy of trade. Prophets of enterprise. And occasionally they do some actual work.”

Joe Bennett and Ted Travelstead will serve as writers, executive producers, and showrunners.

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