Tag: Sony Pictures Television

Spider-Man Noir Live-Action Series Confirmed for Amazon Prime

Ben Odinson
Spider-Man Noir from Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse

Happy Thursday heroes! We’ve learned thanks to Variety that Spider-Man Noir is set to get a live-action series which will be on Amazon Prime. Here’s what we know about the series so far and it should be noted that we don’t have any casting news at the moment. “The untitled series will follow an older, grizzled superhero in 1930s New York City. An individual with knowledge of the project says that the show will be set in its own universe and the main character will not be Peter Parker. “Oren…

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Final Fantasy’ Live-Action Series In Development

Pak Hanu

Variety has reported that Sony Pictures Television is working with Hivemind and Square Enix to produce a live-action series based on the long running Final Fantasy game franchise. No concrete plot details have been revealed at this time although it is mentioned that the series will feature  “an original story set in the fantastic world of Eorzea.” Fans of the Final Fantasy franchise should recognize the location as one of the major locales featured in Final Fantasy XIV. Additionally the series is said to “explore the struggle between magic and technology in a quest to bring peace to…

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Funimation and Crunchyroll Exit Co-licensing Partnership

Pak Hanu

Variety has reported that Funimation will soon be ending their agreement with Crunchyroll after a two year pact. The decision for not renewing the 2016 agreement with Crunchyroll is the decision of Sony Pictures Television, who bought Funimation last year. Also under this deal, Funimation will end their partnership with the VRV service. Sony is striving to make the company “a global sub[titled] and dub anime brand,” which is confirmed by Gen Fukunaga (Funimation’s president and CEO).  Fukunaga has stated that the deal will “ended amicably this month.” Starting on November 9, FunimationNow subscribers…

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