November 2025 ArchiveNov 30, 2025Why 1987 was a turning point for animation, Disney, and the future of TV cartoonsIn 1987 Cheers aired its most problematic episode Marvel Comics had to quickly break up Spider-Man and Black Cat to make way for 1987's Spider-Marriage Nov 29, 2025Joker's Last Hunt: The rejected Batman story that became a Spider-Man classic and informed a secret sequel back at DCWhy was Jean Claude Van Damme really fired as the Predator? No one quite remembersHow did Danny Tanner’s wife die in Full House? Bob Saget had a macabre theoryNov 28, 2025James McAvoy explains the surprisingly intense debate behind Professor X’s 'finger to the temple' move in the X-Men moviesThe Lost Boys cast would go to the grocery store in full vampire makeup while shooting the movie Inside the grim genius of Kraven’s Last Hunt, the Spider-Man comic that hunted the Marvel hero’s soulHow The Golden Girls tackled HIV in one of their most memorable episodes Full House star John Stamos believes the show broke new ground with its unconventional familyWhy Superman IV became a disaster: Christopher Reeve’s inside story of the studio's cost-cutting chaosWatch Apple TV+ sneak the cast of Slow Horses - Saul Metzstein, Ruth Bradley, Nick Mohammed, James Callis, Christopher Chung - to NYCC 2025Star Trek: Starfleet Academy actor Kerrice Brooks cried tears of joy during her NYCC panel, and it was one of the most genuine moments I saw the whole convention Critical Role just broke the rules of villain design in Daggerheart — now the whole table builds the dragon queenHow DC is splitting Vertigo and Black Label into two distinct lanes for the future of mature comicsScott Snyder explains why DC K.O. turns the reboot cycle like 'New 52' into a punchline — and a promise of new storiesThe Faithful release date comes in Easter 2026 with Minnie Driver leading a biblical castThe Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 release date is fast approaching, with Krysten Ritter joining Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio for the Marvel seriesTired of waiting for the Virgin River Season 7 release date to be confirmed by Netflix? One of the stars may have let it slipYellowstone sequel and spin-off Y: Marshals release date is almost here - this time on CBSReturn to the Godzilla & Kong's Monsterverse as the Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 release date approachesMidsommer Murders season 25: Episode schedule, release date, cast, and moreNarrative games aren't as niche as people think, says Dispatch developersPercy Jackson season 2: Episode schedule, release timeFist of the North Star created the modern seinen anime the same way Dragon Ball created the modern shonen [Popverse Jump]Flambae in Dispatch was originally more of a bully until Lance Canstopolis made him hilariousBilly Crystal broke into "2 hours of medieval Yiddish stand-up" while filming the Miracle Max scene in The Princess Bride - and no one could stop laughingNov 27, 2025The Twenty-Sided Tavern proves live D&D is unbeatable — especially in an age when we’re not sure who’s human onlineHoist the colors high and watch the Our Flag Means Death panel, featuring Con O'Neill, Nathan Foad, and Kristian Nairn from ECCC '22!Prime Video’s Wytches aims for Invincible-level animation quality, showrunner/co-creator Scott Snyder teasesHow farts can help you find your soulmate, according to Bob's Burgers castCelia Rose Gooding gets candid about saying goodbye to Strange New Worlds: “We’ll cry later — right now, we still have a universe to save”Kiefer Sutherland wouldn’t mind if The Lost Boys was remade today: It's "a compliment”The Daggerheart romantasy campaign With Love and Magic is coming “fast” as Critical Role tests a digital-first release strategyTo me, my X-Men cast! Watch as Professor X star James McAvoy and Kitty Pryde Eliot Page reunite at NYCC 2025The future of live play isn’t “another Critical Role” or Dimension 20 says Anjali Bhimani— it’s whatever wild new thing creators dare to tryDC Comics' Absolute Batman succeeds because “new and legacy can coexist” — unlike the 'New 52' era says Scott SnyderPredator was defined by the man behind the effects of Aliens, Terminator and Jurassic ParkDC never stopped making Vertigo books, the only thing that disappeared was the logo says DC's Chris ConroyThe Princess Bride cast discuss why the 1987 movie remains so funny today: "Comedy is serious business" Critical Role's Matt Mercer and a bit of restraint are the secret sauce to making Shroud the biggest villain of Dispatch Season 1AdHoc Studio explains why the Dispatch game's comics are still canon — even when they contradict the gameNov 26, 2025RoboCop looked so good because the movie had almost no budget, declares director Paul VerhoevenVoice acting legend Jennifer Hale believes Hollywood is overlooking voice actors and doesn't understand whyIs Predator a horror franchise? The original filmmakers had to keep it from slipping into a different genreDC Comics' Absolute bosses "touched live wires" during the 'New 52' — now they’re using those lessons to avoid old mistakesHow Spider-Man’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon was saved by a fired Marvel boss — and Ronald McDonald“Happy as a pig in shit”: Paul Giamatti says his Starfleet Academy role fulfills a lifelong Trek dreamDC Comics has a message for the Absolute Batman TikTok guy: “We love it. Thank you.”NBC had concerns about The Golden Girls cast, until they realized Bea Arthur’s roughness and Betty White’s sweetness cancelled each other out Star Trek’s Melissa Navia loves playing Ortegas because, unlike Spock or Pike, she gets to chart her own courseWhy DC thinks 2026 is the perfect time to bring Vertigo Comics back: "It’s for all the genres superheroes can’t touch"Why Avatar’s most emotional relationship worked: Mako was already an Uncle Iroh to the entire Asian American theater communityInside the secret vote to bring Gwen Stacy back to Marvel Comics, and why Marvel changed their mind at the last minuteHow Disney used DuckTales to launch its TV animation empire — and why Carl Barks’ comics made it possibleDC Comics’ Absolute line is taking off because readers are starving for comics with vision — not corporate spin-offs, Scott Snyder saysFull House almost jumped networks and continued for two more years after ABC cancelled the showWATCH: Tubi presents Breaking Bear, starring Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Annie Murphy, and Elizabeth Hurley, at NYCC 2025The Lost Boys were originally all intended to be tweens, according to notable non-tween Kiefer SutherlandDispatch game devs say fan distrust of Blonde Blazer shows how cynical modern superhero stories have becomeMetal Gear Solid icon David Hayter has "no idea" what it's like to work with Hideo Kojima, even after decadesThe Princess Bride's best line works on multiple levels, says the movie's Prince HumperdinckHow the Dispatch season 1 ending was changed at the last second to call players out for their romance choicesMidsomer Murders season 25 release date: Lawn bowling gets lethal in Acorn TV's cozy British mystery showThe hidden hardware hack that made the original Legend of Zelda a breakthrough for the NES and all game systemsNov 25, 2025Metal Gear Solid voice actor Jennifer Hale shares the unpredictable nature of video game voice actingNBC did not want Bea Arthur for Golden Girls, but the creator wouldn’t accept anyone else Inside Date Everything: Ms. Marvel co-star Anjali Bhimani on voicing a bathtub woman in the year’s weirdest romance gameHow MCU and Overwatch star Anjali Bhimani avoids revealing spoilers — even for her own charactersCritical Role's Darrington Press turns limitation into invitation with new TTRPG - "If it doesn't fit on a card, it's not Daggerheart"Critical Role’s Daggerheart team explains what makes a great TTRPG adversary in new monster pack revealCritical Role's Daggerheart is perfect for horror, say the Dungeon Dudes (which is why they're moving Dungeons of Drakkenheim over to it)Marvel Comics fires their longtime boss Jim Shooter in 1987 - and it might have been because he threatened to sue over unpaid royalties to creatorsThe Dungeon Dudes' Kelly McLaughlin has already run a cozy TTRPG campaign in D&D's Forgotten Realms - you'll just never see itTales from Woodcreek creators want a bigger, bolder season 2... if the show can secure a budget for itD&D icons are rebooting Acquisitions Incorporated with a fresh Daggerheart-powered adventureSuperman's optimism, the possibility of Dispatch season 2, and the Matt Mercer effect - What the Dispatch developers say about the hit superhero gameThe 1987 Justice League reboot that made superheroes weird, hilarious, and unexpectedly humanDispatch ending explained: How to get the Hero, Antihero, and Everyman endings Did Mary Jane Watson sleep with Batman the night before she married Spider-Man? The hidden story on the eve of the Spider-Man marriageInside the chaotic rise and fall of The Lost Boys TV series that never made it to airThe Lost Boys would have been bloodier and more violent if Kiefer Sutherland had his wayFor Metal Gear Solid IV, David Hayter made one big change to how he recorded his lines to make them betterSorry Full House fans, but the cast says that their iconic intro sequence is a lie Blue's Clues star (and beloved internet icon) Steve Burns is coming to C2E2 2026Hazbin Hotel creator sometimes wishes the show "could go darker," but don’t expect anything on par with InvincibleWatch Marvel's Fantastic Four movie reunion with Ioan Gruffudd & Michael Chiklis from NYCC 2025Predator producers killed Shane Black’s character because he was too busy acting beside Arnold Schwarzenegger to rewrite the screenplayStar Trek: The Next Generation is iconic now, but few were impressed when it first debutedThe Princess Bride star Cary Elwes admits that any hope for a sequel died with writer William GoldmanWhy Captain America quit: The political crisis that reshaped Marvel’s most iconic patriotic symbolMagic: The Gathering x Avatar: The Last Airbender lead designer created their own Avatar cards as a kid Nov 24, 2025The Last Jedi director’s new Star Wars trilogy isn’t happening anytime soon - but don’t say it’ll never appearHow NBC panicked after Diane left Cheers — and why Kirstie Alley’s casting sparked a quiet battle inside the hit showX-Men’s Beast, Kelsey Grammer, had fun with Pedro Pascal on the set of Avengers: Doomsday but can’t remember his nameMarvel Comics killed the X-Men in 1987 to reset the franchise - but it didn’t stickThe surprising low-tech genius behind the original Predator movie's shimmering camouflage revealWicked: For Good is such a hit that we should expect more - but not a sequel, exactlyInside Spider-Man’s chaotic 1987 bachelor party that Marvel turned into a real-life spectacleDispatch actor Aaron Paul won’t go back to Prime Video’s Invincible because it was too much for himWhy Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Running Man feels shockingly accurate — and even more disturbing — in 2025How The Golden Girls became a staple at gay bars in the 80s How Stranger Things season 5 could be waking up in an American Chernobyl for the town of Hawkins, IndianaStranger Things star David Harbour on the Netflix show’s fearlessness in hitting those Star Wars and Lord of the Rings “power chords”Watch the Bob's Burgers team - H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz, Larry Murphy and creator Loren Bouchard - grill up memories at NYCC 2025The Full House cast address some of the series’ biggest continuity errorsWhy the Princess Bride’s iconic duel is an even better swordfight than you rememberDiscovering the original Legend of Zelda game's aborted time travel storyline has changed the way I view my favorite video game series [Gamify My Life]How Bart Simpson was quietly toned down from being "so mean" before The Simpsons' first episode, as revealed by his long-time voice actor Nancy CartwrightMade in '87: Rewinding to the movies, comics, games, and TV shows that define pop culture to this dayHow anime’s punk era in the US 1980s set the stage for today’s global fandomCritical Role is giving us all a free RPG in 2026, as Darrington Press' Dying Spire comes to Free RPG Day next yearNov 22, 2025Getting inside Calliope Games' Tsuro 20th Anniversary Edition and new games Martian Dice and Roll For It! Going BigA board game for cat lovers is here in Purrramid, and we got an early demo at PAX UnpluggedCritical Role is taking their love of John Constantine, Castlevania and more gothic horror into new Daggerheart campaignCritical Role has listened to your request, Daggerheart players: A GM fear tracker is coming in 2026Critical Role is bringing its Delicious in Dungeon-style Daggerheart campaign to life in liveplay with Viva la Dirt LeagueThe iconic game Catan has a new look with the classic playstyle we love, and we played it at PAX Unplugged 2025Nov 21, 2025HBO gives the greenlight to a George Clooney/Noah Wyle ER reunion on The Pitt - if it's realEnjoy that moral panic, Netflix: KPop Demon Hunters songs are apparently too demonic for UK schoolTMNT gets a new movie boss - the family man behind Fast & Furious and Sonic the HedgehogDC to reveal the secret history of the Absolute Universe. and how it changes Superman's place in it allAbsolute Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman crossover into mainstream DC to "change the face of the DCU forever"GET OVER HERE and watch the Mortal Kombat II panel from NYCC 2025, featuring Adeline Rudolph, Ed Boon, Jeremy Slater, Karl Urban, Martyn Ford, Simon McQuoid, and Tati Gabrielle!Star Trek legend William Shatner will beam into Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con 2026The people crave a new Berserk anime but the story's bizarre structure makes that nearly impossible [Popverse Jump]It's Florida, Man season 2 release date: Johnny Knoxville and Taika Waititi reenact Florida's craziest stories on HBONov 20, 2025Five Nights at Freddy’s star Matthew Lillard was lured in by a promise that he’d return in every movie - and that a trilogy was already plannedAvatar director James Cameron has made a "blood oath" to make a second Alita: Battle Angel movie (and wants to make a third)The Running Man movies have failed to stick the landing both times, according to the writer of the 1987 versionBatman has many Clayfaces in his life, but the secret identity of DC Studios upcoming movie protagonist displays Mike Flanagan's fandomFallout and Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan is returning to the Pacific Northwest for ECCC 2026!HBO makes long-term bet on Game of Thrones, confirming shows through 2028 at leastMake 2026 the year for silly, weird, fun comics again with The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine MassacreThe Hunger Games touches grass (and pushes the sports television aesthetic) in first Sunrise on the Reaping first teaserCross-eyed: Watch Prime Video's hit detective series investigate NYCC 2025Heal your inner child by watching longtime Blue's Clues host Steve Burns at Emerald City Comic Con 2022After writing Wolverine for more than 5 years, Benjamin Percy can still "keep going" as Logan's writer All the Stranger Things melee weapons ranked using Dungeons & Dragons rulesInside the childlike potty humor Ewan McGregor used to get the most out of his Star Wars: Attack of the Clones co-star Daniel LoganNov 19, 2025How young Boba Fett actor Daniel Logan tried to warm up to Christopher Lee by trying to make a love connection with his NanaHow Stephen King blew up Wolverine writer Benjamin Percy's phone, and kickstarted his writing careerHow DC is embracing the darkness of the "space weirdo" Green Lantern Hal Jordan in its Absolute UniverseBatman/Deadpool is a surprise sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed comics of the 1980sWatch the Star Trek Universe panel celebrate Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy at NYCC 2025!Ant-Man's original director says Tim Burton and Batman inspired him to leave the Marvel movieKarl Urban really drove that boat in The Boys season 3... and he really made Jack Quaid pukeNov 18, 2025Sadie Sink's Max Mayfield Is the True Hero of Stranger Things — And could be the heart of the show’s series finaleHow do you keep Wolverine fresh? Put him in different time period, according to long-time writer Benjamin PercyInside the Star Wars: The Clone Wars canceled season 7 storyline focused on Boba Fett becoming the man we know him asMistborn author Brandon Sanderson says talking to his fans is the real reason why he’s a bestsellerMagic: The Gathering’s next Secret Lair drop is a massive Monster Hunter collabHow to write Marvel & DC Comics like you make pottery, according to Al EwingDispatch fans have uncovered the secret stat that determines Invisigal's ending in Episode 8Watch The official Vampire Lestat, Talamasca & Anne Rice Immortal Universe panel from NYCC 2025Witch Hat Atelier anime (finally) gets an April 2026 release window and confirms the two lead voice actorsHazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss could be eyeing an Earth-based spinoff — here’s what Brandon Rogers thinks it could be aboutHow The Office co-star Jenna Fischer helped James Gunn build his DC Universe Nov 17, 2025The new Buffy the Vampire Slayer "is not a reboot, it's a sequel" says executive producer (and Hamnet director) Chloe ZhaoWicked: For Good tie-in margaritas have people feeling Wonderful and Defying Gravity... but the hangovers are Something Bad Marvel writer Ben Percy shows off the Wolverine claws he always keeps "within arm's reach" [Popversations]Hazbin Hotel creator “100%” thinks that the Prime Video show will have more Broadway performances in the futureBatman: The Animated Series is the inspiration behind Mike Flanagan's DC Studios Clayface scriptIf Critical Role's Legend of Vox Machina is The Hobbit, says Marisha Ray, then Mighty Nein is Lord of the RingsBlack Panther 3 is coming very, very soon after Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars says directorStranger Things creators got a wild gift from ‘Running Up That Hill’ songstress Kate BushDC's Abin Sur is a Biblical angel, and we're all Sodom & Gomorrah: Inside the biblical allegory of Absolute Green LanternDisney's Moana teaser is here, with less Dwayne Johnson than you'd thinkWatch Prime Video's official Invincible panel from NYCC 2025, with Steven Yeun, Gillian Jacobs, Robert Kirkman, and Lee PaceThe surprising story of Christopher Reeve’s abandoned lead role in Running Man — and how Arnold Schwarzenegger changed everythingFrom Bryce Tankthrust to Blitzo: Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel star Brandon Rogers breaks down his leap from live YouTube comedy to animationMoreso than even Dragon Ball, Chrono Trigger represents the best work of Akira Toriyama [Gamify My Life]Game of Thrones' George R. R. Martin explains why Steve Ditko’s art made Marvel’s world feel truly aliveFazbear Pizza who? Five Nights at Freddy's is swapping cheese for chicken with a Popeyes collab ahead of the Blumhouse sequelNov 14, 2025What to Watch December 2025: Stranger Things, Fallout, and Percy Jackson are decking the halls this streaming seasonBefore Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin remembers being fan number one at the very first New York comic conA new era begins for Star Trek, with directors & writers hired for new movie franchiseThe Green Lantern reboot in Absolute DC is built on one thing: we don't know who the Green Lanterns areWatch The Walking Dead's Daryl Dixon stars and producers - Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Scott M. Gimple, David Zabel, and Greg Nicotero - infect the Big Apple at NYCC 2025Marvel has a new age, a new villain, and a new job for Matt Murdock aka Daredevil - just in time for Born Again season 2Spy x Family season 3 and My Hero Academia return strong, but new Fall 2025 anime like Gnosia are the real surprises [Popverse Jump]Helluva Boss finds new life on Amazon Prime — and Brandon Rogers says it’s restored his faith in mainstream mediaJujutsu Kaisen season 3 release date: Crunchyroll's beloved shōnen anime returns in 2026How the Joker and DC's Absolute villains' cadre are upsetting the balance of what a DC superhero universe 'should' beNov 13, 2025Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler is just like you - that is, desperate for Patrick Rothfuss to finish The Doors of StoneElder Scrolls 6 could be a shadow-drop like Oblivion: Remastered, says Bethesda boss - but it's "still a long way off"Stranger Things finale includes scenes shot before the episode had finished being written, and hints at a time jumpHow Wizards of the Coast hired some of their top MTG designers using a reality TV-style competitionThe Sylvester Stallone Cinematic Universe may be coming, courtesy of the studio behind John WickPoker Face canceled by Peacock, but creators have a plan for a season 3 - with Natasha Lyonne replaced by Peter DinklageJessica Rabbit's creator just got her rights back, and wants to make the movie Disney never wouldThe heartwarming gift for his mom one Magic: The Gathering designer hid inside the game Mystery BoosterMagic: The Gathering has plans as far out as 2034, and is beginning by reducing the number of new sets per yearHere's what the Black Phone 3 movie plot should be, according to creator Joe Hill Helluva Boss is getting to be its most honest, craziest, goriest, and horny self with Prime VideoEven Netflix thought Stranger Things' creators did Barb dirty... and nine years later, the Duffer brothers regret itShawshank Redemption is "a love affair between two men" says co-star Morgan FreemanDC Studios is looking at making V for Vendetta the next Watchmen, but that doesn't mean there'll be a Doomsday ClockDoctor Who star Christopher Eccleston is vworping his way into C2E2 2026McDonald's is coming to Stranger Things season 5 with a Happy Meal and special nuggy sauce - but there's a catchCunk on Marvel: Diane Morgan joins the MCU as surprise VisionQuest addition Marvel kills off a Captain America storyline in favor of bringing back S.H.I.E.L.D. after an 8-year hiatusWATCH: Out of The Adventure Zone and into Emerald City Comic Con: The McElroys on nerding out, audible art, and of course, familyWatch Toei Animation present the cast and creatives of One Piece - series director Wataru Matsumi, producer Ryuta Koike, and English voice actors Ian Sinclair and Madeleine Morris - at NYCC 2025IDW quietly loses their TMNT editor Andy Khouri after just 12 monthsMetal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima partners with Disney for an animated Death Stranding seriesThe superhero game Dispatch from AdHoc Studio and Critical Role is even bigger a hit than they expected - selling 12 times faster than they could even hopeSuperman has a new adversary in 2026: inadequacy for not doing enoughRemember the reaction to the Game of Thrones final season? The Stranger Things cast was worried that'll happen to them too - until they read the scriptsCGI can't handle how scary Fallout season 2's Deathclaws are, so they called in old-school puppetrySpongeBob SquarePants just ditched Wendy's and their square burgers for Burger KingDon't expect Game of Thrones creator George R. R. Martin to change what has already happened in his books - "I don't like retcons" and "I don't like reboots"Nov 12, 2025Hazbin Hotel songwriter on what makes a song a hit with fans: "I should've bet on daddy issues a little bit more"Don't expect another Midsommar from Thunderbolts* star Florence Pugh - "I probably shouldn’t do that again"Even George R.R. Martin is frustrated with Marvel retconning Spider-Man and Mary Jane's weddingToy Story 5's teaser wants to know why Kids These Days won't get off their tabletsDC Studios Dynamic Duo Robin movie teases Fast and Furious-esque car crashes in behind-the-scenes videoBefore DC Studios' Lanterns: The lost Green Lantern HBO Max TV series that almost wasNetflix is keeping the end of Stranger Things season 5 a secret from everyone - even the castYellowjackets stars Sophie Nélisse and Courtney Eaton are flying up to Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026X-Men star Magik teams with brother Colossus for healing, horror, and halva in new 2026 Marvel Comics seriesHow DC plans to out-Lost the Lost TV series with Absolute Green LanternKarl Urban might be the reason Mother's Milk got strangled by a giant penis on The Boys - no, reallyCritical Role creators were asked to pull back on the phallic imagery for the Mighty Nein Prime Video showDC and Marvel drop surprise Flash/Fantastic Four and Thor/Shazam digital crossoversWhy Helluva Boss re-wrote its own origin story for its Prime Video debut, according to co-writer/star Brandon Rogers (AKA Blitzo)Watch Game of Thrones' George R.R. Martin spotlight panel from NYCC 2025Why Star Wars: The High Republic is the closest thing we’ll get to Star Wars: Legends returning Heartbroken? Let Marvel's Shang-Chi, Simu Liu, give you breakup adviceInside Spider-Man’s ‘Brand New Day’: The bold creative gamble that reinvented the Marvel flagship characterNov 11, 2025Annabelle, the creepy doll from The Conjuring, has a surprising history of DC Universe cameosAmadeus Cho in the MCU? Shang-Chi's Simu Liu will co-sign that petition with you right nowMarvel's Meng'er Zhang reveals the acting advice Sir Ben Kingsley shared on the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings setMove over Lord of the Rings and Mortal Kombat - Karl Urban loves playing Butcher in The Boys more than any other roleSuperman spinoff shows DC Studios boss James Gunn’s Peacemaker wasn't a one-off flukeSpider-Man star Andrew Garfield was "disappointed" he couldn't be in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, but was "very, very glad" Jacob Elordi got the gigThe 2 lynchpins of making X-Men '97 reboot work, according to Marvel Studios boss Kevin FeigeHazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss's Brandon Rogers talks Katie Killjoy, Mission Zero, and the switch to Prime VideoDispatch season 2 could be on the way, after the AdHoc Studios and Critical Role hit exceeds sales expectationsHow the Thor-centric event War of the Realms got me out of my "bunker" of old comics and re-engage with modern Marvel ComicsCarl Lumbly’s son gave him a copy of Truth: Red, White & Black when he was cast as Marvel’s Isaiah Bradley "It's about goddamned time:" MCU star Simu Liu reacts to being brought back for Avengers: Doomsday after 5-year gapThe oral history of Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man 'Brand New Day' era [Marvel Matters]HBO Max's The Pitt broke the mold on how to film TV by, get this, filming everything in orderWatch Shang-Chi's Simu Liu and Meng'er Zhang basically prove they're siblings in real life at NYCC 2025Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel star Brie Larson opens up about fears over privacy and life in the MCUBetween Chainsaw Man and Demon Slayer movies, MAPPA President sees anime having a big moment around the worldEverything you need to know about Chicago's C2E2 2026: Guests, Artists Alley, Deadlines, and moreThe MCU series VisionQuest will explore "intergenerational pain with lasers" and "a lot of jokes," says star Paul BettanyOscar Isaac has been hesitant to do more with Disney, Star Wars, and Marvel... years before the Jimmy Kimmel Live debacle made him worry about them "succumb[ing] to fascism"Why CW's The Flash series finale wasn't what they had planned or written, and ended with Grant Gustin alone on his last shooting dayNetflix kicks off Stranger Things season 5 early, posting the first five minutes of the final season on YouTubeMCU stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany reveal the surprising origin of WandaVision’s most emotional line Ahsoka star Ivanna Sakhno says playing the Star Wars villain Shin Hati helped her better understand kindnessGrant Gustin says saying goodbye to The Flash was “bittersweet,” and he still hasn’t watched the finaleAvengers: Endgame originally had a more “galactic” version of Black Widow’s death, Jeremy Renner saysHazbin Hotel star Amir Talai tears up while sharing how it felt to perform on Broadway for the first timeHow that controversial Basic Instinct scene got Wayne Knight his memorable gig in Jurassic ParkNov 10, 2025Marvel ditches Captain America's new international superteam in favor of a SHIELD rebootGrace Park was just as shocked as fans to learn Boomer was a Cylon in Battlestar GalacticaWhat time do new Stranger Things episodes come out? Here's the Season 5 scheduleHow Giancarlo Esposito made Gus Fring one of TV’s most complex villains — with just one directionMagic: The Gathering announces new card bans, and it's officially low tide againMetal Gear Solid star David Hayter chooses his best performance, because war is hell on the voice (in a good way)Marvel Studios' tragic opening scene for Avengers: Endgame was originally written for Avengers: Infinity WarGilmore Girls heartthrob Jared Padalecki reveals he's Team Jess 25 years later, but Matt Czuchry thinks there's still a case to be made for Team LoganThe key differences between the Marvel and DC cinematic universes, from someone who's been in both: Carl LumblyUltimate Spider-Man co-creator returns to Marvel for first of a number of "truly special" projectsWhat movies like The Terminator and Netflix's A House of Dynamite get wrong about nuclear war and AI, according to the expertsDC's reboot of Hawkman for the Absolute Universe is "probably" the most thought-out revamp in all of Absolute DCPredator: Badlands' box office numbers prove the franchise just needed a buddy comedy all alongAll the guests, panels, booths, coming to Seattle's ECCC 2026 (announced so far, at least!)Is the MCU Captain Marvel too strong? Even Brie Larson admits that was a big concern for her, and it shaped Marvel Studios' sequel The MarvelsWatch Paramount Present NCIS: Tony & Ziva at NYCC 2025!ABC originally canceled Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in 2017, and only renewed it for 2 more seasons after a series finale was filmedMarvel Studios did even more Captain America: Brave New World reshoots due to test audience responses than we knew about, according to Giancarlo EspositoThe Dispatch episodic release schedule makes the new game from AdHoc Studios and Critical Role even better, not worse [Gamify My Life]The Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings deleted scene that was Simu Liu and Meng'er Zhang's favorite to filmHow I found the heart of Critical Role at New York Comic ConHow Jurassic Park’s Joseph Mazzello lost his big break with Hook, because he was "too sweet-looking" for Dustin HoffmanRemember the X-Men fancasting of Giancarlo Esposito as Professor X? 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