THE WITCHER prequel gets release date

Geralt's story expands to the history of being The Witcher with an anime series that will be streaming at Netflix starting August 23.

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf tells the story of Vesemir, Geralt's mentor, a swashbuckling young witcher who escaped a life of poverty to slay monsters for coin. But when a strange new monster begins terrorizing a politically-fraught kingdom, Vesemir finds himself on a frightening adventure that forces him to confront the demons of his past.

The English voice cast includes Theo James as Vesemir, Lara Pulver as Tetra, Graham McTavish as Deglan, and Mary McDonnell as Lady Zerbst. While the Japanese voice cast are Yuuya Uchida as Vesemir, Mie Sonozaki as Tetra, Masafumi Kimura as Deglan, and Yukari Nozawa as Lady Zerbst.

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf is written and produced by Beau DeMayo and co-produced by ‘The Witcher’ Showrunner and Executive Producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and Studio Mir’s Kwang Il Han who is also directing. Watch the trailer here: 

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Watch the official trailer of La Casa De Papel Season 5

The gang is hanging by the ropes in the official trailer of Netflix's La Casa De Papel Season 5 which will premiere its first installment on September 5. Watch the trailer below.

100 hours that seem like 100 years. This is how Tokyo describes how she feels in the official trailer for the first volume La Casa De Papel Part 5. The Professor reveals that the stormwater tank has been discovered while Colonel Tamayo gets ready for the army to enter the Bank of Spain.

It is one of the most uncertain moments for The gang. They are against the ropes and it seems like this will truly be their ending. Will they gather their strength to fight against the odds...just one more time? After all, they are The Resistance.

La Casa De Papel Part 5 will launch in two installments, volume 1 on 3 September and volume 2 on 3 December, 2021.

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Making your virtual parties more fun with Toy Kingdom

We have been more than 1 year in lockdown and it's just like most of us are celebrating our birthdays at home without the guests. We definitely miss gatherings but we have to follow strict health protocols to slow down or even stop the spread of COVID-19. Many of us have become more creative in holding their own parties; it is still innate in us to share our blessings and catching up with loved ones is what we really have to do in this time of crisis to protect everyone's mental and emotional health, especially for the kids.

Toy Kingdom’s wide selection of party-themed decorations to keep every virtual party celebration cherished and memorable. Here are some fun ideas for birthdays and beyond.

An Arts and Crafts Party. Set up big balloons in primary colors and decorate paper lanterns and

garlands. Let your budding artist paint virtually with friends with art activity set that you can give

as party kits.

Tropical Flamingo. Have a splash with a tropical pool party at home with a giant Flamingo

inflatable on the garden. Add some floral cutouts and Hawaiian fringes on the backdrop to have

an endless summer tropic vibe at home.

A Mermaid’s Tale. Girls can have fun under the sea with a mermaid themed party – complete

with tails, plushies, and more.

A Royal Princess Celebration. Give your little princess a storybook celebration with fairy lights,

balloon bouquets, and tiaras. If your kids love Disney Princesses, let them dress the part with

tiaras, feather boas, gloves and magical wands.

Magical Unicorn Tea party. Unicorns are real and they’ll bring their joy and magic to your kids’

rainbow themed party.

Safari Virtual Scavenger Hunt Party. Bring the Safari adventure to your home with jungle animal

foil balloons and green, brown and orange accents. Hide animal plushies in your home and let

your preschooler find and identify the animals. You can also host a virtual safari tour in Africa

and explore the wild while staying at home.

Presents perfect are part of every celebration, and Toy Kingdom’s Gift Registry makes gift-giving easy, delivering gifts right in your doorstep. Visit the nearest Toy Kingdom store or register your wish list via Toy Kingdom’s Call to Deliver services at 0917.5578797 and have personal shopper assist your kids to select virtually their favorite toys. Check out the Toy Kingdom’s Let’s Party Catalog at www.toykingdom.com.ph . Follow ToyKingdomPH in Facebook and Instagram.

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Watsons Philippines bags Health and Beauty Retailer of the Year Award!

Congratulations Watsons Philippines for being named Retail Asia’s Health and Beauty Retailer of the Year - Philippines at the recently concluded virtual 16th Retail Asia Awards 2021. The one-stop source for retail intelligence for Asia, Retail Asia gathers and recognizes the region’s most outstanding retail initiatives in its annual prestigious and exciting awards event.

Watsons won the Marketing Initiative of the Year award for its “Stay Strong and Beautiful” campaign at the same time. With 300 influencers using the hashtag #staystrongstaybeautiful and to date, the campaign has already reached over 31 million unique users from Facebook, Instagram and Google. Watson’s e-catalogue, which offers various promos, has also reached 18.7 million users.

Watsons, through their campaign, responded to the shift caused by the COVID pandemic in 2020 by highlighting the importance of both health and beauty in navigating difficult challenges. They also provided alternative shopping experiences to ease the worries of their customers through watsons.com.ph and call the delivery service which covers around 100 store hubs servicing nearby areas.

Watsons has always been highlighting the importance of health and wellness by promoting products like vitamins, supplements, hygiene and personal care products both in store and in their shared content online to spread messages of self-care, DIY personal care and protection.

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August offerings from Netflix

Go through these new movie titles and continuation of some TV series that you can watch only on Netflix this August. We also have new reality shows like Cooking with Paris, Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo.

Car Masters: Rust to Riches (reality) - August 4

Control Z: Season 2 - August 4

Cooking with Paris (reality) - August 4

Vivo (film) - August 6

Shaman King (anime) - August 9

Bake Squad (reality) - August 11

The Kissing Booth 3 - August 11

Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild (anime) - August 12

Brand New Cherry Flavor - August 13

Beckett - August 13

Fast & Furious Spy Racers S5 - August 13

Bliss - August 15

Sunday Beauty Queen - August 15

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 5 (reality) - August 17

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (reality) - August 17

A Far Away Land - August 19

Sweet Girl - August 20

The Chair - August 20

The Loud House - August 20

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf - August 23

Clickbait - August 25

Motel Makeover (reality) - August 25

Edens Zero (anime) - August 26

Family Reunion Part 4 - August 26

He's All That - August 27

Titletown High - August 27

Hometown Cha-cha-cha - August 28

Sparking Joy (reality) - August 31

DP - Coming Soon

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First look on Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II in the new season of The Crown

Picking up in the previous season's Christmas gathering, we are likely to enter the Royal Family's turbulent times in the fifth season of The Crown with a new queen, Imelda Staunton. Here's her first look taking the role of Queen Elizabeth II from Olivia Colman.

In the final seasons, Imelda Staunton will be joined by Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes, GI Joe) and Elizabeth Debicki as Prince Philip and Princess Diana, respectively. Lesley Manville will take over the role of Princess Margaret from Helena Bonham-Carter, and we'll meet new Prime Minister, Jonny Lee Miller as Sir John Major. Dominic West is cast as Prince Charles, and Olivia Williams will play Camilla Parker-Bowles. 

We have no definite date of release yet for Season 5 of The Crown but I am definitely excited for this season and the cast.

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An adventure in pursuit of long lost love in Vivo

Check out the amazing trailer of Lin-Manuel Miranda's next animation movie, Vivo, that's coming to Netflix this August 6.

Vivo is a kinkajou or "honey bear" who embarks on a journey to deliver his owner Andres' song professing love to his long lost love Marta. With the help of Gabi - an energetic tween who bounces to the beat of her own offbeat drum.

Lin-Manuel Miranda leads the voice cast as Vivo, with Zoe Saldaña (Rosa), Juan de Marcos (Andrés), Brian Tyree Henry (Dancarino), Michael Rooker (Lutador), Nicole Byer (Valentina), introducing Ynairaly Simo (Gabi), and Gloria Estefan (Marta). Directed by Kirk DeMicco and written by Kirk DeMicco, and Quiara Alegría Hudes based on the story by Peter Barsocchini and Quiara Alegría Hudes.

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