June 2025 ArchiveJun 16, 2025Billy Bob Thornton tells Misery star Kathy Bates that he, too, was almost in 1990 Stephen King adaptation MiseryGoldenEye N64 developers had to work Pierce Brosnan's likeness into the game. The problem? They were making a first-person shooterStellar Blade has soared where other Sony PlayStation exclusives have struggled, nearly tripling the Steam concurrent players of Marvel's Spider-Man and God of WarDC Studios boss James Gunn confirms that the studio's second movie, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, has a new title a year before releaseAmazon announces that Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt season 2 will be streaming on Prime Video this JulyThe Traitors host Alan Cumming says his amazing outfits are daunting, meaningful, and a monster: "We talk a lot about how far can we take it"Lord of the Rings' John Rhys-Davies hijacks our interview to talk Shakespeare, James Bond, and LotR (of course!) [Popversations]Taken star Liam Neeson and Last Showgirl Pamela Anderson are the comedy couple you didn't know you wanted in The Naked Gun reboot trailerWhy don't superheroes stop wars, instead of fighting supervillains? Marvel offers an answer, via The Fantastic Four leader Reed RichardsTurns out, audiences DO want live-action cartoon remakes, if they're Lilo & Stitch and How to Train Your DragonWhy we can't have a great Superman video game (and it isn't because he's too strong) [Gamify My Life]Jun 14, 2025Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 release date: When we'll find out what happened to the crew of the Enterprise after that cliffhanger on Paramount+Jun 13, 2025The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 release date: Belly and Jeremiah are getting WHAT?! on Prime VideoThe Chosen season 5 release date: Prime Video welcomes The Last SupperMove over, Twilight: Vampires are "inherently queer, inherently liminal," says Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil authorLewis Pullman jumps from Marvel to MGM, following up Thunderbolts* with talks to appear alongside dad Bill in Spaceballs 2Multiple M3GANs are at Universal Orlando to promote M3GAN 2.0, but don't you dare try to join themHow to Train Your Dragon director Dean DeBlois came back to direct the live-action adaptation because he "didn't want to see somebody else's version of it"'Superstitious' Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen carries a good luck acorn, because "it makes me feel calm"Despite good reviews, Thunderbolts* continues Marvel Studios losing streak at the box officeThe real reason the original Dewey won't be returning to Malcolm in the Middle is surprisingly wholesome, Bryan Cranston revealsAndor ended its run as the top show in streaming - and made Rogue One a hit again, tooWhy Scarlett Johansson had an executive producer credit on Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* - and why she asked to have it removedRobert Eggers is doing A Christmas Carol and David Harbour is back for Violent Night 2 - Christmas 2026 is gonna be WILDThe Coldest Open: Sean S. Cunningham's Friday the 13th is un-campy camp horror with a killer scoreThe Summer Anime season return of Kaiju No. 8, Sakamoto Days & Dan Da Dan are forcing me to break my vow of watching less anime [Popverse Jump]Clark Kent isn't the only Daily Planet staffer with an alter ego in the new Superman movie, says Lois Lane actorViggo Mortensen had only read The Hobbit before being cast in The Lord of the Rings, wasn't sure about playing "guy who lived in the woods"45 years ago, The Death of Phoenix changed the X-Men (and superhero comics) forever - or at least, until the next Marvel retcon changed everything all over againJun 12, 2025The Gilded Age season 3 release date: When the Downton Abbey (pseudo) spin-off is coming back to HBOMarvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends season 4 release date: Disney Jr's preschool-targeted Spider-Man adventures are swinging backWhy does Viggo Mortensen work with David Cronenberg so often? For one thing, he reminds him of his momThe Buccaneers season 2 release date: Apple TV+ is here to help you wait for Bridgerton season 4 on NetflixMagic: The Gathering’s Final Fantasy crossover is already the top-selling set in Wizards of the Coast’s history, before it’s even come outCelebrate Friday the 13th with limited edition killer NYCC 2025 Pizza Rat merchWeeks after Fortnite returned to the App Store, Marvel Snap is defying Apple by announcing their own in-game shop - and a new promo code to celebrateRight before he filmed Helm's Deep, The Lord of the Rings production team swapped out the horse Viggo Mortensen had been training withFrom one generation’s Horror Stephen to another: introducing Stephen Graham Jones to my father [If It Bleeds, We Read]Disney and Universal's new lawsuit against Midjourney is shockingly blunt, calling the genAI company a "bottomless pit of plagerism"James Gunn explains that Superman is really, honestly, the start of the new DCU (for real, this time)The five-year mission of Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to come to a close with a newly announced, shorter, fifth and final seasonDC Studios announces animated Mister Miracle, adapting Tom King and Mitch Gerads' award-winning comic - with King attached as showrunnerA new Doctor Who animated series is in the works from the BBC, but Disney+ isn't part of the planLore Corner: How to Train Your Dragon character guide - The dragons (and riders) you need to know ahead of Universal's live action rebootStar Trek has my perfect disability story with Strange New Worlds' Captain PikeJun 11, 2025Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy says COVID "saved" the critically acclaimed Star Wars seriesThe Nintendo Switch 2 has sold more units in the first week than the Switch did in its first monthMarvel is leaning into its own mythology and suggesting a new holiday for fans - does anyone else want to celebrate 616 Day?Stoker Face? With a new Buffy on the way, it's worth remembering that Poker Face star Natasha Lyonne once turned down the titular vampire slayer roleSuperman flies free of legal restriction as New York judge declines to issue an injunction to halt international movie releaseAgatha All Along star Joe Locke auditioned 12 times for the Marvel show despite not knowing what project he was up forThe one Superman comic book scene that explains everything about Nicholas Hoult's Lex LuthorDonny Cates' Ultimate Spider-Man pitch was to create a Spider-Man for grown-ups and not the kids Marvel has with its other Spider-MenWhy did Netflix's Daredevil show have such gritty, grounded fight scenes? According to Charlie Cox, they literally couldn't afford anything elseDoes Stranger Things' David Harbour feel "relief" now that season 5 is ending? The answer is complicated"Never try to kill the giant": Todd McFarlane maps out his industry-redefining gameplan that created Image Comics, McFarlane Toys, and SpawnAlmost a year and one weird Darth Vader AI clone in Fortnite later, the SAG-AFTRA voice actor strike may soon be coming to an endPopeye, Scooby Doo, and Speed Racer walked (and drove) so that How to Train Your Dragon could fly [For Your Consideration]All 52 esports teams participating in Marvel Rivals Ignite tournament across all four regions has been confirmedMarvel’s Nightcrawler was originally created as a literal demon, but then X-Men co-creator Jack Kirby got there first with DC's Etrigan the DemonThe unrepentant queer love of HBO's The Last of Us is an act of resistanceJun 10, 2025The Rock's Black Adam action figure wasn't "ripped" enough for his tastes, so he had Todd McFarlane fix it before it was releasedIs 20th Century Studios building a new cinematic universe with Alien, Predator, and... more? Here's what the bones sayMarvel is bringing the original Iron Fist back to life (and back to comics) in September's The Undead Iron FistMore people than ever are listening to audiobooks - but more people than ever are listening to bootleg ones on YouTube for free, tooThe business of the comic and toy business, according to Spawn creator & Image Comics co-founder/president Todd McFarlaneEvery difference between the live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie and the original animated versionNow we know what James Cameron will do after Avatar: A fantasy Suicide SquadChris Evans is certainly insisting he's not coming back to the MCU, but should we believe him?Big Bang Theory boss says he can't resist making fun of DC hero Green Lantern in scripts: "Even when I was 10, I knew that stunk"Could Zack Cregger's upcoming horror movie Weapons share a universe with his 2022 hit Barbarian?The How to Train Your Dragon live-action remake doubles down on the original's emotional core by making one small (but important) changeNintendo just announced a spin-off to Splatoon - and a Switch 2 upgrade for Splatoon 3 - in the most Nintendo way possibleDC boss James Gunn confirms: A Wonder Woman movie is in the worksExcited for Mortal Kombat 2? The movie's screenwriter says test audiences reacted to the movie like it was Avengers: EndgameWhy Doctor Doom isn't going to be in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and why its the right move again for Marvel Studios [Marvel Matters]The Lego One Piece based on the Netflix series have already sold out two of their sets less than a week into pre-ordersMarvel's Storm originally didn't have weather powers - she was a part-time house catSeverance season 2 ending explained: Adam Scott, Britt Lower, and Dichen Lachman break down the jaw-dropping hallway sceneMr. Drummond's surprise murder in Severance was originally a joke, then it got seriousThe Madame Blanc Mysteries season 4 release date: Get in loser, we're going antiquingHow the A24 horror movie Hereditary made me feel less alone following the unexpected death of my husbandJun 09, 2025Al Pacino turned down playing Han Solo in the original Star Wars because he literally didn't understand what the movie was aboutThe new trailer for Marvel Studios' Ironheart might be teasing an unexpected tie-in to the Vision showHow to watch Phineas and Ferb (and its spinoffs) in release and chronological orderThe Fantastic Four: First Steps director says the Marvel First Family shares its DNA with Star TrekRanking the likelihood of each Jedi's death on Charles Soule’s Star Wars: Trials of the Jedi book cover [Rebel Rouser]The Boys is a superhero satire on today's politics and Donald Trump by accident, says showrunner, but "we had to run in that direction"Star Wars has been R-rated for decades -- as long as you realize that the franchise has its own curse wordsAmong Us meets The Traitors in Square Enix's new murder mystery game Killer InnV.E. Schwab digs up the dirt on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, and its beginning as 'toxic lesbian vampires'New cozy-horror game Fractured Bloom looks like Harvest Moon and Silent Hill had a terrifying anime babyMarvel's Wolverine was created to be a teenager and not a grizzled veteran - even after he joined the X-MenLegend of Zelda movie jumps from 2027 Godzilla clash into the void left by Marvel's Avengers: Secret WarsWarner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two companies in 2026: Here's what that'll mean for DC, HBO Max, and youPsychonauts developer Double Fine's new game is about a sentient lighthouse and we can't wait to play itPrepare to visit the MCU of 1,000 BC and meet a brand new Iron Fist in the new Marvel Black Panther spin-off series Eyes of WakandaGame of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie swore off combat scenes after that show, then Ben Stiller called her for Severance and she rekindled her "bloodlust"The biggest hurdle to the Switch 2 isn't the high price of the console or games - it is the success of the Switch [Gamify My Life]Jun 07, 2025Ridley Scott thought Alien: Resurrection killed the franchise before he returned with Prometheus and moreMike Flanagan on the DCU's Clayface: "It's not my movie"A British publisher has stopped paying its writers royalties, and one author is responding by telling fans to stop buying her booksThere are two schools of fantasy novels: J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis. V.E. Schwab explains whyJun 06, 2025How Batman: Year One artist David Mazzucchelli helped inspire Nicolas Cage's acclaimed drama PigHow did Andor avoid the pitfalls of Star Wars prequels? "We all know we're going to die," deadpanned showrunner Tony GilroyMore people tuned into the Stranger Things season 5 release date announcement than the Stranger Things season 4 debut on NetflixBefore joining Severance, Gwendoline Christie was obsessed with the show (and would study Adam Scott’s hair to see if it was a wig)I have a hunch why Mike Flanagan worked so much Back to the Future into The Life of ChuckMark Hamill feared he'd be "the most hated man in nerddom" if he didn't play Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force AwakensDisney is apparently "castle shopping" for a location worthy of Anne Hathaway for The Princess Diaries 3Before Marvel revamped the X-Men in the '70s with Giant-Size X-Men, it almost ditched all their costumes insteadMaxxxine star Mia Goth jumps from Marvel's Blade to Star Wars: Starfighter Superman will need to gross over $700 million at the box office before DC and James Gunn can call it a success, says one expertSuperman director James Gunn shows just how much work went into making Guy Gardner actor Nathan Fillion's terrible bowl cutWhat do Aggretsuko and Chainsaw Man have in common? They're both about how much capitalism sucks [Popverse Jump]Just like the MCU, the key to Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls was Dragon Ball FighterZ studio Arc System Works getting Iron Man just rightMeet the X-Men from a rejected early '00s manga reboot: A werewolf Wolverine, a genderswapped Angel, and a Professor X looking to 'cure' being a mutantAndor's Adria Arjona doesn't agree with fans that Bix Caleen is a victim in the acclaimed Star Wars seriesThe real-life town behind The Truman Show now has an AI "concierge" - and it wants to come to your city tooThe Sandman: season 2 volume 1 release date: The Netflix adaptation's swansong begins with a little DeliriumPanchayat season 4 release date: Get ready for election seasonGrantchester season 10 release date: Vicar in a snafuMarvel adds Spider-Man: Far from Home's AI E.D.I.T.H. to its growing android army in Disney+'s Vision seriesJun 05, 2025Marvel Studios' Avengers movie "felt like a big mess" on set for the MCU heroes until one crucial moment (and its your favorite moment too)MTG x FF gets meta as the Magic: The Gathering card game is crossing over with Final Fantasy's own trading card gameAndor showrunner Tony Gilroy wants Disney to release the Star Wars Mon Mothma music just as badly as you doMarvel could've had a Red Hulk in the '70s, as that was the original idea for CBS's Incredible Hulk movie & TV seriesIf the studio had its way, John Wick's dog wouldn't have died in the first movieKings of Jo'Burg season 3 release date: the next saga of Netflix's supernatural crime drama beginsHow fantasy author TJ Klune got revenge on his bigoted neighborLove Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time but hate the camera? Good news! A patch is on its way this JuneBatman: Dark Patterns feels both impossible and impressiveWe're hoping the PlayStation James Bond game from IO Interactive is a bit more Hitman than GoldenEyeM3GAN, meet W1ll1am, horror lit’s creepy new AI villain [If it Bleeds, We Read]Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige teases there's more to that Thunderbolts* post-credit scene than you thoughtDid you know V.E. Schwab names her main characters after herself? She didn't either, until recentlyWicked: For Good's first trailer is aimed exclusively at people who were going to buy tickets for it anyway (but that's already a lot of people)Marvel's Wolverine costume as we know it was based on Batman (his ears at least), according to X-Men legend Dave CockrumArc System Works didn't think they were up to making Marvel Token Fighting Souls when Sony suggested it - but the first footage proves them wrongHow did Severance’s Ricken and Devon get together? Jen Tullock and Michael Chernus have some theoriesThe Big Bang Theory’s Johnny Galecki reveals how his character is based on Judd Hirsch in Taxi - and how he asked him (while drunk) to play his dadAs a children's caregiver, Disney's new Lilo & Stitch remake leaves orphaned children behind and sends the wrong messageJun 04, 2025Who owns Jumanji? The author of the original book is looking for Sony to give him the rights back, but the studio says noComing to San Diego Comic-Con? Maybe you'd want to watch a Sumo show with Godzilla as a guest-starSuperman's new cinematic Lex Luthor names his most inspirational predecessors: Gene Hackman and Smallville's Michael RosenbaumHow The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parson and Mayim Bialik reacted to Sheldon and Amy having sex for the first time Hit horror game Phasmophobia is headed for the big screen, courtesy of Five Nights at Freddy's studio BlumhouseBefore The Life of Chuck, Stand By Me, The Running Man, and The Shawshank Redemption showed another side to Stephen King [For Your Consideration]Eat like a cosmic entity intent on destroying our planet with the new Fantastic Four: First Steps promotion move: a Galactus popcorn bucket (Thanks, Marvel)Margaret Atwood didn’t feel like The Handmaid’s Tale needed a sequel, but US President Donald Trump changed her mind and inspired The Testaments - here's howMarvel Comics did a drastic revamp of the X-Men with Giant-Size X-Men - and the original writer was "pretty pissed off" when he learned he had been replacedBillie Piper's surprise return to Doctor Who is a twist hidden in plain sight (we think)Fantastic Four: First Steps director names the comic writers who've had the most influence on the next Marvel Studios movie: Jonathan Hickman and Matt FractionDoctor Who’s Daleks almost weren’t allowed to exterminate in 2005 revival of the series, says writerJun 03, 2025The most expensive cards in the MTG x Final Fantasy set are Traveling Chocobos and a Rhystic Study variantMarvel Studios' Captain America: Brave New World director wishes they could have kept the Red Hulk reveal a secret, but even Kevin Feige couldn't prevent those spoilers so they gave up & made it marketingKurt Fuller was shocked to learn he was playing one of Supernatural's villains, after having already started filming thinking he was a good guySupernatural star Kurt Fuller on his own experience with the unexplainableNetflix is doing its own 'Ghosts' with animated comedy Haunted Hotel, courtesy of Rick and Morty writerYou were right: Minecraft the Game changed because of the reaction to Minecraft the MoviePopverse Superfan pre-sale for NYCC 2025 tickets FAQExpect more 'Chicken Jockey' moments in movies. At least, if traditional brands start taking advice from MinecraftGoodbye, Yellow Brick Road no more: Elton John to provide foreword fora Wizard of Oz reboot comic (Don't call it Wicked)Netflix is adapting the Sandman spinoff comic Death: The High Cost of Living - as a surprise new episode of the Sandman TV seriesThe Walking Dead reunion of Carol & Daryl was even more emotional for Norman Reedus & Melissa McBride than you thinkMaggie & Me: The Walking Dead co-star Lauren Cohan shares how she came to know her character over the years to find her "inner strength"Seth Milchick is one of Severance's "most important characters" according to the showrunner, but originally he was a bit part until Tramell Tillman showed upThe Sentry actor Lewis Pullman is looking forward to reuniting with his Top Gun 2 buddy Danny Ramirez in Avengers: Doomsday The Daryl & Carol reunion was a long time coming, according to The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon creatorsNBC's Hannibal tastes so good because of Bryan Fuller, according to Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh DancyThe big differences between making movies & making TV series, according to Superman & Rookie co-star Nathan FillionThe best horror out there, according to Hannibal stars Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh DancyInside the epic The Walking Dead prank war between Norman Reedus and Andrew LincolnAfter four books in three years, Fourth Wing author Rebecca Yarros is slowing down for her mental health - and we applaud herStar Wars' Andor creator Tony Gilroy was "annoyed" when he found out Marvel created a K2-SO origin before he could - so he retconned itThe best kills of NBC's Hannibal, according to our favorite duo Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh DancySir Patrick Stewart exists in Star Trek - and Jean-Luc Picard read up on him during The Next Generation thanks to an easter eggDiscover (or Rediscover!) the origins of the Critical Role's Mighty Nein before Amazon's Prime Video TV series in a new boxed set coming this fallThere's a Return of the Living Dead easter egg hidden in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, as revealed by Greg NicoteroWhy Harrison Ford turned down Steven Spielberg's offer to be the star of Jurassic ParkMarvel star Lewis Pullman explains why the MCU's New Avengers are fine with the Sentry couch-surfing in Thunderbolts* post-credit sceneThe secret to Steven Spielberg's success? 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