Hugh Jackman Joins Hulu Animated Comedy Series ‘Koala Man’

Capcom‘s upcoming fighting game Street Fighter 6 has revealed that Street Fighter 4 brawler Juri will make a return, along with a new fighter called Kimberly.The trailer was shared at Evo 2022’s Street Fighter 5 Grand Finals, and details two new additions to the Street Fighter 6 roster. You can watch the trailer below:The first is Kimberly, a new character in the Street Fighter series that “utilises traditional ninja techniques with an urban twist complete with spray cans and her trusty portable cassette player.”On creating Kimberly, Street Fighter 6 game director Takayuki Nakayama says that the team “aimed to create an outfit suitable for her speedy and acrobatic movements since she excels in sports like track-and-field and cheerleading,” and added that she is “an expert at running and airborne attacks.”The trailer’s second half also revealed that Juri, a sadistic fighter that made her debut in Street Fighter 4, will also be returning as part of the Street Fighter 6 roster.“Juri returns as wicked as ever, riding in with a familiar yet altered moveset for fans and newcomers alike,” shares the trailer.

Iceland has announced that pensioners all across the country will be able to get a £30 voucher towards their groceries amidst soaring food costs.

Lorraine Kelly has joked that there's more chance of her being a contestant on Love Island than being asked to do Strictly Come Dancing. That's despite the queen of breakfast TV being a bookies favourite to waltz across the dancefloor when the hit BBC show returns this autumn.

A campaign has launched encouraging people in Lanarkshire not to leave loved ones in doubt when it comes to their organ and tissue donation decision.

Cody Bateman and Ross Loudon were on target as Scone Thistle picked up another positive result.

Switzerland has selected Michael Koch’s Swiss-German language feature A Piece Of Sky as its candidate for the best international film category of the 2023 Oscars.

The Big Pink have shared details of their first album in a decade, ‘The Love That’s Ours’, alongside the release of new single ‘Rage’.‘The Love That’s Ours’ follows 2012’s ‘Future This’, after which the London-formed group that previously featured Milo Cordell disbanded.Now, singer/guitarist Robbie Furze has reconnected with old bandmate Akiko Matsuura on drums and enlisted new bassist Charlie Barker for The Big Pink reincarnated. Third record ‘The Love That’s Ours’ arrives on September 30 via Project Melody Music.Produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Air, Phoenix), the album features a host of guest collaborators including Jamie T, Jamie Hince (The Kills), Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Ryn Weaver, Mary Charteris, Ed Harcourt and more.Furze said of the new album: “Somehow we got here! Our record is about to be released.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDiego Luna and Gael García Bernal are teaming to star in a Spanish-language limited series at Hulu produced by Searchlight Television.The pair will star in the drama series “La Maquina,” which hails from writer Marco Ramirez. It follows an aging boxer (García Bernal), whose crafty manager (Luna) secures him one last shot at a title. But to make it to fight night, they must navigate a mysterious underworld force.Both Luna and García Bernal will produce under their La Corriente del Golfo banner.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterFox has given a straight-to-series order to the comedy “Animal Control,” Variety has confirmed.As the title suggests, the show is a single-camera workplace comedy about a group of animal control workers. It hails from writers and executive producers Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg, and Dan Sterling. Fisher and Greenberg previously were two of the co-creators of the Fox comedy series “The Moodys,” while Sterling has worked on Fox shows like “King of the Hill” and “The Last Man on Earth.” Fox Entertainment Studios will produce.Greenberg is repped by UTA and Greenberg Glusker LLP.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterPedro Pascal and David Harbour at set to star together in the limited series “My Dentist’s Murder Trial” currently in development at HBO, Variety has learned.The series is inspired by the James Lasdun New Yorker article “My Dentist’s Murder Trial: Adultery, False Identities, and a Lethal Sedation.” The article told the true story of how Dr. Gilberto Nunez was indicted for the death of his friend, Thomas Kolman.Both Pascal and Harbour will executive produce in addition to starring.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterKate Winslet is set to lead her fourth HBO limited series, with the premium cabler ordering the drama “The Palace.”Winslet will star in the series, which tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel.Winslet will executive produce the series in addition to starring. Will Tracy created the show and will serve as executive producer and showrunner.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterPeacock has given a straight-to-series order to a gladiator drama series based on Daniel Mannix’s nonfiction book “Those About to Die.”Robert Rodat, the screenwriter behind films like “Saving Private Ryan” and “The Patriot,” will write and executive produce. Roland Emmerich is onboard to direct and executive produce.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAn “Eragon” live-action TV series is in early development at Disney+, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.The series would be based on the Christopher Paolini young adult novel series “The Inheritance Cycle,” with “Eragon” being the first of the four books in that series.According to sources, Paolini will serve as co-writer on the series. Bert Salke will executive produce under his Co-Lab 21 banner, with 20th Television producing.

Carson Burton “Succession” actress Sarah Snook and Australian comedian Demi Lardner have joined the cast of the upcoming Hulu animated comedy series “Koala Man.” Both were announced at the “Koala Man” panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday.Snook is set to play Vicky, who believes her husband Kevin — middle-aged father as well as the somewhat pathetic titular hero —  is just going through a phase. She tolerates Koala Man, a superhero whose only superpower is an intense passion for following rules and snuffing out petty crime in the Australian town of Dapto. However, Vicky hopes someday Kevin will snap out of his bizarre mid-life crisis so that he can show her the passion she feels is missing.

Sarah Snook (Succession) and Australian comedian Demi Lardner have joined the cast of the upcoming Hulu animated comedy series Koala Man, it was announced during the show’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSarah Michelle Gellar has joined the cast of the “Wolf Pack” series at Paramount+.Gellar made a special appearance during the “Teen Wolf” panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday to announce the casting. She joins previously announced leads Armani Jackson, Bella Shepard, Chloe Rose Robertson and Tyler Lawrence GrayThe series is instead based on the book series of the same name by Canadian horror author Edo Van Belkom.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterKurt Russell and Wyatt Russell are the latest additions to the cast of Apple’s upcoming live-action series about Godzilla and the Titans.The father and son duo join previously announced cast members Anna Sawai, Ren Watabe, Kiersey Clemons, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski in the show based on Legendary’s growing Monsterverse franchise.In the show, following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real, the series will explore one family’s journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.Kurt is a legendary actor known for his roles in films like “Escape from New York” and “Escape from LA,” “The Thing,” “Big Trouble in Little China,” “Backdraft,” and Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” He has also starred in the Quentin Tarantino films “Death Proof” and “The Hateful Eight” while he had a minor role in “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood.” He began his career as a child star in multiple television shows and Disney films like “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.” He is repped by UTA.Wyatt is known for his starring role in the AMC series “Lodge 49” as well as for shows like “The Good Lord Bird” and “Under the Banner of Heaven.” He is also part of the MCU like his father, having starred in the series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” He has starred in films such as “Everybody Wants Some,” “22 Jump Street,” and “Overlord.”He is repped by UTA, Narrative, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.Chris Black and Matt Fraction co-created the series with both executive producing.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAtsuko Okatsuka has lined up her first comedy special, which will air on HBO and HBO Max, Variety has learned exclusively.The special will tape this fall. The news comes just over a month after Okatsuka was named one of Variety‘s 10 Comics to Watch. She is a writer, actor, and stand up comedian currently based in Los Angeles.”I’m so excited to work with HBO on what my family calls ‘an hour of you talking funny,'” Okatsuka said.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSalli Richardson-Whitfield has extended her overall deal with HBO and HBO Max for an additional two years.Under the terms of the deal, Whitfield will become an executive producer on the HBO basketball drama “Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” and will direct the second half of the show’s upcoming second season. She previously directed two episodes in Season 1, including both the penultimate episode and the season finale.

Harold Hill, er Hugh Jackman, has lined up a new gig: he’ll voice Big Greg in the upcoming Hulu Original animated comedy series Koala Man.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterShowtime’s upcoming limited drama series “Fellow Travelers” has added three new cast members.Jelani Alladin, Noah J. Ricketts, and Linus Roache have all been cast as series regulars in the show.