Time to turn Super Saiyan because there’s going to be a Dragon Ball theme park soon. This is your week in geek.
If you’ve ever wondered what the Star Wars blue milk tastes like, you’re in luck: you may finally get to taste it though you might need to go to the US to do so. Colin Farrell will grace our TV screens once again but will be completely unrecognisable. The Sims is getting the movie adaptation treatment. And finally, Saudi Arabia has announced that it’s going to open the very first Dragon Ball theme park.
Star Wars blue milk, The Penguin trailer, The Sims movie, and a Dragon Ball theme park. Here’s what you may have missed this week in geek.
Saudi Arabia is opening a Dragon Ball theme park
The Dragon Ball Theme Park has been announced for construction at Qiddiya City in Saudi Arabia!
Stay tuned for more details about this amazing project that will bridge the world of Dragon Ball and real life!https://t.co/devwAKvJol#dragonball pic.twitter.com/JZsVgM1FOU— DRAGON BALL OFFICIAL (@DB_official_en) March 22, 2024
Dragon Ball fans have been grieving the passing of the anime’s legendary creator Akiro Toriyama, but now they’ll have something to be excited about. Saudi Arabia has announced that it will be building the very first theme park based on Toriyama’s creation. According to a BBC report, the park will contain at least 30 rides and will feature a 70-metre dragon in the centre. Not everyone is ecstatic about the news, however: some fans have criticised that the park will be located in Saudi Arabia, a country that’s been scrutinised for its questionable human rights record.
Star Wars’ Blue Milk is now available in grocery stores (in the US)
No need to take a trip to the Outer Rim. The TruMoo Blue Milk will soon hit the shelves and make the legendary beverage available for everyone—well, at least everyone in the US. The drink is simply vanilla-flavoured milk with blue food colouring, and according to IGN, this isn’t like the ones served in the Galaxy’s Edge amusement park. The drink hits shelves on April 17. Any chance Villa Market here in Thailand can get some?
The Penguin series on MAX gets a trailer
The long-awaited spin-off series of Matt Reeves’ The Batman finally has a trailer. As seen in the film, this Penguin isn’t the tuxedo-wearing caricature of a criminal we might be familiar with. The show will chronicle Oz Cobblepot’s (Played by Academy Award nominee Colin Farrell) rise to power in the Gotham criminal underworld a week after the events of The Batman.
The Sims is headed to the big screen
Margot Robbie’s production company is taking on another adaptation: The Sims. Much like Barbie, The Sims has no plot, but there’s clearly no better company to take on the challenge than Robbie’s LuckyChap productions. Kate Herron, director of Loki Season 1, is also set to direct.
Eric E. Surbano
Senior Writer, Entertainment
Eric can be found lost in his own world jamming with headphones on while writing when he's not prepping for a DnD session or researching 'Star Wars' galactic history on Wookiepedia. A proud Ravenclaw, he loves playing (and writing about) video games, humming the 'Doctor Who' theme under his breath, and rewatching 'Friends', 'New Girl', and 'The West Wing'.
