A batch of movie and TV news has arrived, and it's time for a round-up!
Disney+ unveiled the release dates for Star Wars: The Bad Batch and Loki. Star Wars: The Bad Batch (see "Disney Drops 10 'Star Wars' Project Announcements at Investor Day") will arrive on Disney+ May 4 while Loki (see "'The Falcon and The Winter Soldier', 'WandaVision', 'Loki', 'What if...?', 'Hawkeye' TV News") will be released on June 11. Comedy Central is developing a full-length Beavis and Butthead feature film. The new movie will be aired on the Paramount+ network. Comedy Central also recently ordered two seasons of a new Beavis and Butthead series (see "'Sabrina' Ending, 'Beavis and Butthead' Do Comedy Central").Pablo Berger's feature-length animation film Robot Dreams will screen at the European Film Market according to ScreenDaily. Berger's animated movie is an adaptation of the Robot Dreams GN by Sara Varon which was released in 2007 (see "Interview with Mark Siegel, Part 1").
Tubi inked an anime content deal with Studio Toei. This will add several anime series to Tubi's streaming service including Toriko, Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho, Saint Seiya: Hades, Ge-Ge-Ge No Kitaro, Slam Dunk, Dr. Slump, and most importantly, the pirate anime One Piece (see "'One Piece'").Edgar Wright has been named the director of Paramount Pictures' new The Running Man film according to Deadline. Wright is noted for directing Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and co-writing Ant-Man (see "'Ant-Man' Holds Off 'Pixels'").
DC Films and Warner Bros. named Angel Manuel Soto as the director of Blue Beetle according to The Wrap. This movie is based on the Jaime Reyes version of this character, and has been in development since 2018 (see "'Blue Beetle' Movie in Development").