Thor Love and Thunder official trailer and poster revealed

Today, Marvel Studios released the trailer of the 4th movie about Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder.

Korg (Taika Waititi) narrates how Thor (Chris Hemsworth) pulled himself to get on track as the god who saves until an encounter with the new Thor, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) arrives in the scene. The trailer also revealed Gorr (Christian Bale) the god killer who, both of them, will encounter as the newest bad guy. Watch the trailer below.

Coming in the adventure with the Guardians of the Galaxy: Mantis, Drax, Rocket, Nebula and Star-Lord, and July 8 is very very soon. The date of release will be more exciting as Chris Hemsworth fans would be watching out for this special scene and praying it will be uncensored.

Also take a look at the movie's official poster, shiny Thor, Jane and Valkyrie were the main characters and Gorr in the background with his evil grin.

Thor: Love and Thunder is produced by Marvel Studios and distributed in the Philippines by Walt Disney Pictures International.

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Top Gun: Maverick movie review

The much-awaited sequel Top Gun: Maverick is worth the wait after 36 years. It's brings excitement, thrills with new aerobatic stunts and injected an emotional angle in the movie.

Tom Cruise's Maverick returns to the Top Gun to teach a new breed of pilots for a mission. Being a legend that he is, there are still issues that need to be resolved and disbeliefs to be addressed. One of which is meeting again his Goose's son Rooster (Miles Teller) who's been hiding grudges against him. With the new crew he's forming, there may be lots of misunderstanding and trust should be earned.

It connects many elements from the original movie, wherein he's reconnected with his long time girlfriend (Jennifer Connelly) and Iceman (Val Kilmer) who is surprisingly included in this movie despite having a throat cancer. Also hooray for gender equality. Phoenix joins the force as the only female pilot and she gets first strike on the mission. It would be a very proud moment for her and I think she gets higher roles than the others.

Monica Barbaro as Phoenix

Following that this movie has NO CGIs, capturing the images and stunts is surreal. Tom Cruise has got to what he has got to do.

Top Gun Maverick opens in PH theaters this May 25, from Paramount Pictures.

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Tom Cruise talks about creating the sequel to Top Gun

Thirty-six years after portraying Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun, Tom Cruise returns to the iconic role that catapulted him to global superstardom, with the long-awaited sequel, Paramount Pictures’ Top Gun: Maverick (in Philippine cinemas May 25).

“I’d thought about a sequel to Top Gun for all these years,” says Cruise. “People had asked for a sequel for decades. Decades. And the thing I said to the studio from the beginning was: ‘If I’m ever going to entertain this, we’re shooting everything practically. I’m in that F/A-18, period. So, we’re going to have to develop camera rigs. There’s going to be wind tunnels and engineering. It’s going to take a long, long time for me to figure it out.’ For years, people had said, ‘Can’t you shoot [the movie] with CGI?’ And I always said, ‘No. That’s not the experience.’ I said, ‘I need to find the right story. And we’re going to need the right team. This movie is like trying to hit a bullet with a bullet. I’m not playing.’”

On the original movie, although Cruise was filmed in the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat, his castmates weren’t so successful in their endeavors. “We had other actors up there, flying,” says legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer. “Tom was the only one we had usable flight footage for. We had tons of footage of the other actors in the air with their eyes rolling back in their heads. This time, thanks to Tom, all the actors on Top Gun: Maverick became accustomed to the fundamentals and mechanics of flight and G-forces, because of all the training they did months in advance. Unlike the first film, our actors are actually in the cockpits of the F/A-18s in flight, acting and speaking their lines of dialogue.”

Cruise says there is a “majesty and beauty” in flying an airplane. “It’s both using and defying nature,” he says. “And playing Maverick again, at a different stage of his life, has been an incredible experience for me. Maverick is still Maverick. He still wants to fly Mach 2 with his hair on fire. But you see the transition that Maverick undergoes. The pressure of him losing his best friend, the responsibility he feels about that and how he has carried that with him. This film is about family and it’s about friendship and it’s about sacrifice. It’s about redemption and the cost of mistakes.”

And that emotion hasn’t just been up on screen, but behind the scenes, on a journey that has taken the makers of Top Gun: Maverick both back in time and forward, into new frontiers in filmmaking. “What we have achieved with the aerial sequences is genuinely something that people will never have seen before,” says Cruise. “We’ve trained actors to be able to fly and perform in real F/A-18s. And, to do that, we took the greatest fighter pilots in the world [from the U.S. Navy] and we taught them about movies – the pilot and the actor had to work as a team. This is the sophistication of the aerial sequences. No one’s ever done this, ever.”

It’s not just pride that Cruise feels, though. Top Gun: Maverick isn’t just a movie – it’s a destination. A culmination of everything he has learned in his 40 years in this business (Cruise’s debut, Endless Love, was released on July 17, 1981), this is a story he’s been building towards. A love letter to aviation, for sure. But a love letter to movies too.

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Watch the first trailer of new Marvel Studios series, She-Hulk

A new superhero is getting pumped to fight for justice and she'll share her story this August.

She-Hulk: Attorney At Law is about Jennifer Walters who transforms herself into a muscular humanoid just like her Avenger cousin, Bruce Banner, and deals to balance her personal life while fighting injustices as She-Hulk.

Coming in as the new super hero, she could have been an Avenger but she regarded that it's only for "billionaires, narcissists or even orphans of some sort" which is kind of funny pertaining to previous Avengers.

Watch the newly released trailer below:

 

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law includes cast Tatiana Maslany (Jennifer Walters), Mark Ruffalo reprising his role as Bruce Banner, Jameela Jamil as Titania, Tim Roth as Abomination, Renee Elise Goldsberry as Amelia, Josh Segarra and more.

Below are still images captured from the trailer:

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law streams exclusively on Disney+ this August.

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Pinoy wrestlers bring back excitement and action in MWF's Aksyonovela 2022

After being in hiatus forced by the pandemic, the Manila Wrestling Federation continues to light the torch of Pinoy-style professional wrestling entertainment with a brand-new season full of action, thrills, drama and loads of spectacular athleticism – MWF Aksyonovela TV exclusively for MWF's subscribers on Gank (www.ganknow.com/manilawrestlingfed), every Wednesday nights that started last May 11.

Robin Sane, Fabio Makisig and Crystal

The culminating activity shall include the first major live spectacle on June 5 at the Doreen Fernandez Black Box, Arete at the Ateneo de Manila University located at Loyola Heights, QC. The presence of Philippine wrestling's most accomplished personalities include Crystal, an internationally renowned wrestler who was featured in Midnight Asia on Netflix; Fabio Makisig, whose life was chronicled by ABS-CBN News Channel's documentary titled Mukha; and Robin Sane, MWF's inaugural champion who went on to perform in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.

Other exciting, larger-than-life characters and members of the MWF roster include the unstoppable,

Pinoy strong-style athlete “Danger” Rex Lawin, the charismatic cult leader Bro. Jomar Liwanag, and the Philippines' most resilient wrestler Nigel “Suplex” San Jose.

MWF is excited to have you join us as we celebrate nine years of Philippine wrestling's resurgence,

which started as a humble online forum built by wrestling fans and has now blossomed into a

vibrant, vital and energy-filled entertainment subculture in the country.

For more information, visit the Manila Wrestling Federation Facebook page

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Prepare for take off in Top Gun: Maverick's character posters

Meet the class' best of the best. Check out the character posters of the cast of Top Gun: Maverick lead by Tom Cruise. Coming to theaters and IMAX on May 25.

Top Gun: Maverick is distributed in the Philippines by Paramount Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

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Lady Gaga's "Hold My Hand" is Top Gun: Maverick's Official Soundtrack

After more than 30 years, Tom Cruise produces a sequel for his aviation adventure in Top Gun: Maverick which will be released in Philippine theaters, May 25. With that, Oscar and Grammy winner, Lady Gaga creates a ballad that will be the movie's official soundtrack entitled "Hold My Hand."

Watch the official music video featuring clips from the old and new Top Gun movies. The song Hold My Hand is written and produced by Lady Gaga and BloodPop, with additional production from Benjamin Rice.

Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun: Maverick stars Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Greg Tarzan Davis with Ed Harris.

The film is written by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie, based the characters created by Jim Cash & Jack Epps, Jr. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie and David Ellison.

Top Gun: Maverick is distributed in the Philippines by Paramount Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

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Get Ready for Summer Play with SM Beauty

When was the last time you spent summer outside? Feels so long ago, doesn’t it? For the last two years, we were stuck at home with “summer activities” that are way less fun: Surfing the internet instead of waves and scrolling on our phones instead of strolling outside.

We know you miss the summer fun, But better and brighter days are here! Let SM Beauty help you press play on the best summer ever, whenever you want to and wherever you may be!

There are skincare, cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, personal care, and more! Hop on the latest trends and enjoy endless fun under the sun with this summer beauty bucket list:

More SPF, More Sun Time

Whether you’re going out or staying in, your skin is always exposed to the sun’s harmful UV rays. And that’s no fun! Too much exposure could lead to sun damage like sunburn and skin aging. So, make the most of your summer by putting on sunscreen faves with high SPF like ANESSA Perfect UV Sunscreen Mild Milk, Biiore UV Perfect Face Milk SPF50+, and Watsons Very High Protection Sunscreen White Face and Body Lotion SPF 50.

Let Skin Shine

This summer, embrace your natural skin texture by bringing out its best look through a simplified beauty routine with skinimalist products like Snailwhite Gold Advance Retinol Eye Cream, Collagen by Watsons White Regeneration Instant Finishing Cream, and Luxe Organix Miracle Repair Serum with Niacinamide.

Eye-catching Hair Colors

Summer’s the perfect time to try something new and exciting! And that begins at the top with your hair. Explore a variety of shades of brown, blonde, red, and more with tried and tested hair color brands like BeautyLabo, Excellence, and Bigen.

Embellished Eyes

Take a break from natural looks and go for something hotter. Add sparkle to your eyes with face gems and glitters from BYS, then finish off this bold look with products from Maybelline! Go ahead and play around—the goal here is to stand out!

Summer’s the best time to score these awesome beauty must-haves at SM Beauty! Discover more exciting products when you shop online at https://shopsm.com/collections/sm-beauty and enjoy a fun, worry-free shopping experience with our SM Beauty Personal Shoppers at bit.ly/SMBeautyOnViber or bit.ly/SMBeauty-CTD.

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness movie review

I can't contain the excitement when I saw Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness especially when I saw it on IMAX. It is a surreal experience since IMAX has been not around in the last 2 years and it definitely gives a unique viewing experience for movies like Doctor Strange.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness connects the story to Wanda, the powerful sorceress that uses the Darkhold to control the reality. It also opened up the portals to different universes that introduces us to different versions of our characters, and makes us think about alternate realities aside from what we're living in.

Speaking of which, previous Marvel series like WandaVision and What If...? and Spider-man No Way Home are must watch for you to understand the spirals of the new Doctor Strange movie. From the title itself, you would like to expect something but it gives you better material. Focusing on 3 main characters -- Doctor Strange, Wanda and new character America Chavez, this movie is already marvelous. Adding a special surprise called the Illuminati, we're about to see the exciting merging of various franchises in the whole Marvel Cinematic Universe -- something that most fans are really praying about. So should we be expecting more crossovers in the future? We hope so.

It is also a very emotional chapter for Wanda/Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen). Being a mother that was ripped off her loved ones over the last years starting with Pietro up to her kids, it really is a heartbreaking story. But we'll never know if this is the end of her narrative, and I'd love to see her more.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is currently playing in theaters and on IMAX. Go see it.

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The Journey of the Hero Underdog in the Paws of Fury trailer

An unlikely hero rises when a town is in danger. Hank the dog defends the cats in this martial arts adventure by Paramount Pictures' Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, coming to theaters this August 10.

A hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem… cats hate dogs! Also starring Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Kylie Kuioka, and Cathy Shim. Watch the trailer below:

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank is distributed in the Philippines by Paramount Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

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