July 2025 ArchiveJul 09, 2025Marvel reveals the future of the X-Men in a surprise Age of Revelation shipment to store owners ahead of official fall launchNetflix loses its Black Mirror creators as Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones have used a loophole to get out of their exclusive deal with the streamerAfter 16 years, Hinako Seta's hit supernatural manga Re-Kan! is endingNow that legendary vehicles can be commanders in Magic: The Gathering, the door is wide open for a Star Wars or Star Trek crossoverA24's Hereditary heavily influenced a popular YA indie horror game. No, not Five Nights at Freddy's - Poppy PlaytimeJack Nicholson was cast as the Joker in 1989's Batman nine years prior in the mind of its producer - and he has his 45-year-old painting to prove itPoppy Playtime was inspired by the real-life toy company that invented the teddy bearWith a movie already on the way, Poppy Playtime's creators want to expand into "books" and "animation"New York City and Marvel partner to celebrate Jack Kirby - by bringing Yancy Street to lifeI Know What You Did Last Summer final girl Jennifer Love Hewitt didn't fully watch through the movies until earlier this yearNetflix's Wednesday co-creator reveals her biggest weakness - and I'm sure you're certain you know what it isWe could've had a James Bond 1960s era throwback movie from the creators of Ocean's Eleven and AndorI Know What You Did Last Summer reboot is directly inspired by Steven Spielberg's Jaws, says the director & co-writerWhy Freddie Prinze Jr. turned down a She's All That reboot, but jumped at the new I Know What Your Did Last Summer movieThere's at least three more Final Fantasy XIV expansions coming from Square EnixWhat the Legion series did for X-Men, Noah Hawley is aiming to do it again with Alien: EarthWhy the Final Fantasy game franchise doesn't do turned-based combat anymore despite Claire Obscur: Expedition 33 sales successA live-action TV version for the controversial webtoon The Elementary School Student That I Love has been canceled because it's about an elementary school teacher sexualizing a 5th graderThere's not enough new Mega Man games, to the point the Capcom stockholders are asking them about it at stockholder meetingsNintendo has ideas for more movies after Super Mario Bros. and Legend of ZeldaThe new Sega boss aims to have a new genesis and revive the 80s & 90s "Sega Spirit"The IMAX boss is excited Dune: Part Three is being shot fully in IMAX... problem is, he may be wrongThe newest heartthrob of Netflix's Wednesday season 2 is a Filipino werewolf named BrunoThe biggest problem with modern James Bond movies is the villains, according to The Bourne Identity & Andor's Tony GilroyWhy Funko fired its CEO after a year, according to FunkoMarvel has created a new old Captain America for the '00s and a post-9/11 world, and he's Steve Rogers' new bossJoe Hill, Nancy Collins, and Black Phone screenwriter C. Robert Cargill have joined the Marvel Comics Universe - not as creators, but as charactersFirst Steps: What Marvel’s new Fantastic Four comic reveals about the MCU teamThe costumes from Marvel Studios' unmade Blade movie were sold to Sinners - at cost!How Arnold Schwarzenegger used a line from the unmade King Conan movie to inspire his friend (and director) John Milius in his cancer battleThe "indelible" rules for being Superman, according to DC Studios' Superman actor David Corenswet Disney is giving 20% off the Marvel digital comics app to every single Disney Visa cardholder in the United StatesBatman's $3 million Batmobile was in NFL star Joe Burrow's shopping cart, but then a crime gang robbed himJames Gunn calls this surprising scene the "most unusual" moment in Superman — Not the Flying Dog or Element Man3 essential Superman stories to watch or read after seeing the new James Gunn movie from DC Studios [FYC]A new version of the Battle Royale manga is coming out, but they're erasing Lobo & Rocket Raccoon co-creator Keith Giffen's work on the manga Is Superman the secret identity or is it Clark Kent? DC Studios boss James Gunn weighs in on the decades-long debateWhy the DC Comics decision to give Superman a mullet was wrong, according to DC Studios boss (and Superman director/writer) James GunnHow the failure of the Sega Dreamcast helped the Xbox 360 overachieve, according to one of the people who built bothWhy Disney shouldn't make a live-action version of Pixar's Up, according to its director/co-creator Pete DocterThe Popverse Superfan presale for NYCC 2025 celebrity photo ops and autograph is almost here - here's everything you need to knowThe origin of the Fantastic Four: First Steps' 'It's Clobberin' Time' is being withheld from the trailers, but its all over the MCU tie-in comic bookSuperman, Patron Saint of the Socially Awkward who just desperately wants to connect with peopleJul 08, 2025David Corenswet brings something to Superman that DC Studios head James Gunn didn't think anyone could do - except, maybe, Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris PrattStar Trek: Strange New Worlds producers talk five year mission and tease what comes after the show's conclusion: "We have those sets..."Iconic Marvel writer Chris Claremont dishes his vision for the X-Men, Marvel Rivals, & his unmade Gambit movie with Channing Tatum [Marvel Matters]Which MCU stars would live and die in the Jurassic World universe, according to Scarlett JohanssonWhen the world thinks about superheroes, they think about Superman: here's whyJul 07, 2025If Mad Max: Fury Road ever gets The Disaster Artist treatment, Charlize Theron wants Halt and Catch Fire star to play her playing FuriosaIronheart almost had her own Marvel Comics series in 2023 - and then Marvel Studios delayed her Disney+ seriesThe Magic: The Gathering and Star Trek crossover deck 'leak' that was actually a Ferengi-style hustle aimed at you and your search engineAfter 'dying,' Dexter is “liberated” from the past in the new Resurrection series, says Michael C. HallA major Fantastic Four: First Steps cameo may have just been spoiled by... People Magazine?!?The most-played Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy card in Modern is Sephiroth, of courseJurassic World Rebirth star Scarlett Johansson got officially welcomed into the "Jurassic Family" by Bryce Dallas Howard as soon as she was cast Alien: Earth is just the beginning - Blade Runner and more Ridley Scott movies are getting the TV treatmentBatman Beyond star Will Friedle says what we’re all thinking about Robin (all of 'em!) and their place in the Bat-Family loreThe blue milk in the original Star Wars was "sweet and oily and gag-inducing" says Mark Hamill - here's whyWatch the Spotlight on Jeremy Renner from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!Watch the Cosplay Central Costume Showcase from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!Watch the Spotlight on John Boyega from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!Watch the LOST Cast Reunion with Josh Holloway and Henry Ian Cusick from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!Watch the Cosplay Central Crown Championships from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!Watch The Cast of Doctor Who with Billie Piper and Christopher Eccleston from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!Watch The Voice Cast of Demon Slayer panel with Zach Aguilar and Aleks Le from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!Watch the Heroes of Dragon Ball Z panel with Chris Sabat, Eric Vale, and Sonny Strait from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!Watch the Cast of Star Trek: Voyager reunion with Kate Mulgrew and Robert Picardo from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!Watch the Pokémon Cast Reunion with Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Dan Green, and Megan Hollingshead from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!Watch the God of War Ragnarök voice cast with the Kratos, Atreus, and Freya themselves from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!Watch Miami Beach's Florida Supercon 2025 Main Stage with a Popverse membershipMark Hamill recalls the cringey Star Wars dialogue that was cut from the original film From teenage fan in a Jurassic Park pop-up tent to star of Jurassic World Rebirth, Scarlett Johansson talks her 30-year relationship with the franchiseMy Dress-Up Darling season 2 next episode release date: The cute romantic comedy is back on Crunchyroll this summerMeet the high school math teacher who is on a mission to read every Superman comic ever published Nearly 40 years ago, The Legend of Zelda changed the way I saw video games [Gamify my Life]Jul 04, 2025How Wes Craven's Scream sets the bar for horror movie openers [The Coldest Open]Netflix's Leviathan is a Ghibli-inspired snapshot of the future of the anime industry [Popverse Jump]Jul 03, 2025Excited for Spinal Tap II? Thank Stranger Things (and Kate Bush) for convincing sequel-wary Rob Reiner to make itThe company behind The Boys comics and those based on Disney's Zooptopia and Warner Bros' The Powerpuff Girls is about to run out of moneyOne of movies' favorite bad guys and flawed heroes has died in Reservoir Dogs star Michael MadsenBatman Beyond no more: Terry McGinnis voice actor Will Friedle has quietly retired from the role for this heartbreaking reasonSuperman writer/director James Gunn learned one big thing from Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, and he's putting it to use in all the DC Studios projectsHow DC Studios' Superman movie co-star Guy Gardner with Nathan Fillion sets up HBO's Lanterns [Lore Corner]Ironheart followed through on 5 years of MCU fan speculation, but even its creators have no idea what's nextRe-reading the Percy Jackson books as an adult, my adolescence as a disabled and mixed-race kid finally makes sense now [If It Bleeds, We Read]First look at a New Mutants reunion as Dani Moonstar joins Magik (and her huge sword!) in her X-Men spin-off comicSega is giving the Angry Birds studio full access to Sonic and its other creations for upcoming gamesBatman Begins screenwriter David Goyer secretly thought the film would never get madeSquid Game, Hunger Games, The Running Man - Why are death game shows so popular? One psychotherapist has an answerDon't just watch the final season of My Hero Academia - play it, with My Hero All's Justice confirmed to be adapting the Final War arcJul 02, 2025The original 1993 Jurassic Park is really "horror disguised as a family adventure," according to Jurassic World Rebirth directorMagic: The Gathering bans a slew of cards in Standard, including one of "the most fun" cards in the gameWhy we love Dexter is all thanks to Dexter himself, Michael C. Hall, says showrunnerHow the horror of dinosaurs replaced the wonder of dinosaurs in the Jurassic Park franchise in Jurassic World RebirthNo, Squid Game season 3 really doesn't end with a teaser for a future Netflix spin-offThe Last of Us loses its co-creator as the HBO show heads into its third seasonThe other dog that helped James Gunn find his Superman story - and was his childhood best friendPredator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg didn't originally want a Weyland-Yutani android from Alien in the film... he just didn't want any humansSlow Horses novelist Mick Herron makes sure he writes scenes the Apple TV+ show can't filmThe maker of Candy Crush is cutting roughly 200 people as Microsoft announces a new wave of layoffsThe NYCC '25 celebrity photo ops and autograph presale exclusively for Popverse Superfans is about to begin - full deets hereThe Sandman on Netflix marks a new watermark of comic book fantasy on TV, but Preacher, Doom Patrol, and Legion paved the wayJurassic World Rebirth ending explained: The new status quo set-up in Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali's new movie, and how it changes the franchiseInvasion season 3 release date: Apple TV+ and Simon Kinberg's next chapter is a war of the worldsMarvel kills one classic hero (and offers a surprise resurrection of a 1980s favorite) in Immortal Thor's final issueJul 01, 2025How Dexter: New Blood prequel helped Michael C. Hall and others find his character again for ResurrectionWhy America Ferrera left Elio: An animator describes the "exodus of talent" after Pixar leadership shifted the focus of the movieThe attempt by Jurassic World Rebirth to emulate the first Jurassic Park movie is about as real as those 'de-extinct' dire wolvesMarvel Studios thought Pedro Pascal's 1960s accent in The Fantastic Four: First Steps was a bit of a... stretchJames Gunn's Superman movie originally had a darker ending, but The Good Place director helped him avoid itSeminal William Gibson cyberpunk classic Neuromancer is becoming an Apple TV+ show - and we've got a look at it in all its 80s futuristic gloryMarvel Snap waited until the end of Pride month to release a new code celebrating some iconic LGBTQ+ Marvel charactersRemembering the divisive and revolutionary Secret Wars creator (and former Marvel Comics' EiC) Jim Shooter following his death at age 73To balance finding the next Inside Out and making the next Inside Out, PIXAR has a new formula for originals & sequels nowOur new Superman David Corenswet grew up on Tobey Maguire's Spider-ManAnime Expo 2026 is back, with the July 2026 dates confirmed for the biggest anime convention in North AmericaNow You See Me: Now You Don't release date - The Four Horsemen are taking their act on the road again with a mobbed-up diamond heistThe Black Phone 2 release date: Blumhouse's Grabber returns from the deadTron: Ares release date - Jeff Bridges and a new cats of players take on an AI that's made it into our worldI Know What You Did Last Summer release date: A new Fisherman stalks a new batch of victimsWicked: For Good release date: Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's musical saga concludesMove over, Batman. Guy Gardner is the real foil to Superman and James Gunn's first DC Studios movie is going to prove itEdgar Wright's The Running Man reboot makes Glen Powell as a chaotically unhinged version of Arnold Schwarzenegger's character and we're here for itThe Running Man reboot introduces Michael Cera as a dystopian Home Alone kid, and I'm so here for it2025JulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2024DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2023DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2022DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2021DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2020DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayApril