Features (Page 15)
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What keeps some of SDCC's top Artist Alley talent busy in San Diego every July?
We asked Jonboy Meyers, Erik Burnham, Mirka Andolpho, Dustin Nguyen, video game artist David Tran, and Sean Galloway a.k.a. Cheeks what they like to do when they're in town for San Diego Comic-Con
September 16, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Marvel hopes we're ready to root for the villain as Agatha All Along swoops onto Disney+
Remember: she killed Sparky too.
September 16, 2024
Trent Cannon
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If Robert Downey Jr. gets another chance, so should Clark Gregg [Marvel Matters]
Phil Coulson is the heart of the MCU (and it's time it starts beating again)
September 16, 2024
Chris Arrant
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From The First Omen to Quiet Place: Day One to Apartment 7A, 2024 horror movies are all about the power of the prequel. But why?
What about this year's franchise horror movie fare has Hollywood winding the clocks back? Let's figure it out
September 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Inside the music of the DAN DA DAN anime movie First Encounter with composer Kensuke Ushio and producer Aoi Hiroyuki
Speaking to Hiroyuki and Ushio at Anime NYC 2024, Popverse got a behind-the-scenes window into the making of the ghosts vs. anime film that predates the anime of the same name coming to Crunchyroll and Netflix
September 13, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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Netflix One Piece season 2 is already setting the stage for an unannounced season 3
We see where this is going and we like it.
September 13, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Think Spy x Family is just a cute slice-of-life anime? You aren't ready for what is coming in season 3 and beyond
As M*A*S*H's Hawkeye reminds us, war is significantly worse than hell.
September 13, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Robert Eggers's Nosferatu is creeping toward theaters - here are the best horror remakes to prepare
The Bill Bill Skarsgård-starring remake of F.W. Murnau's 1922 horror icon Nosferatu isn't the only example of the horror genre getting a remake right - here are another few
September 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Tolkien writes of a mysterious pair of "Blue Wizards." Are they the real identities of the Stranger and the Dark Wizard in Rings of Power season 2?
Tolkien writes of a mysterious pair of "Blue Wizards." Are they the real identities of the Stranger and the Dark Wizard in Rings of Power season 2?
September 12, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Surely it's time to let superheroes be silly again.... what say you, Marvel & DC?
We've had enough modern mythology; can superheroes be over the top dumb fun once more?
September 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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From Civil War to Avengers brawls: Why Marvel made Hero fights its signature move [Marvel-ous]
From the start of the Marvel Universe, the company's heroes like to fight each other, and that's what makes for good stories
September 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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How Emma Myers got the part (and the British accent) to star in Netflix's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
How a Florida girl like Emma Myers turned into a convincing British teen detective named Pip for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
September 11, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Netflix's One Piece has chosen the anime's first great arc as the climax for season 2
We're ready to cry big, ugly tears over a reindeer-human hybrid.
September 10, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Twilight of the Oddballs: The sad side of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Don't get me wrong, I was excited to see Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, and Winona Ryder together again on screen. But as I went to see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this weekend, a hunk of my horror heart was heavy
September 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Amazon's Spider-Man Noir series just added Brendan Gleeson, but who's he playing?
No official word has come down from Prime Video revealing Brendan Gleeson's Spider-Man Noir character, but that won't stop us from speculating
September 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What are some of SDCC's top creators' dream projects? We asked and got some answers
Jonboy Meyers, Erik Burnham, Mirka Andolpho, Dustin Nguyen, video game artist David Tran, and Sean Galloway a.k.a. Cheeks all have very special dreams in comics, and we wanted to know what they were
September 09, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Remember when everyone thought Kang was the next Thanos? About that... [Marvel Matters]
The Avengers' biggest threat that never was had a full story told in the MCU after all
September 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is Aerith voice actor's game of the year (and would be even if she wasn't in it)
"I think it's just such a joy to play" Briana White says about FFVII: Rebirth, midway through replaying the game
September 06, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Every ending is a new beginning as Spy x Family, Sakamoto Days, and The Summer Hikaru Died show the future of anime & manga
New stories to obsess over spring up every week and we love it.
September 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Best horror comedy movies: What to watch after (or before) Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Do you like your horror with a bit of comedy? Or your comedy with a bit of horror? If so you'll love these six picks for best horror comedy films as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is released.
September 06, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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We asked the Baldur's Gate 3 cast which character would be the best DM and here is what they said
Baldur's Gate III's Devora Wilde, Neil Newbon, Jennifer English, and Aliona Baranova decide on their dream DM.
September 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power just introduced a major character (Tom Bombadil!) from The Fellowship of the Ring - here's what you need to know about him
Hey dol! Merry dol! Ring a dong dillo! Let's learn a bit about Tom Bombadillo!
September 05, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice cements Jenna Ortega as queen of the goth nostalgia revival (but she can be so much more)
Jenna Ortega is the heir to the cool goth girl mantle forged by Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci
September 05, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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With Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton's throwback era is well and truly here
The 80s were good to Keaton - better make the most of them.
September 04, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Cozy gaming might be teaching important life lessons
Games like Wylde Flowers don't get the credit they deserve for their emotional depth, according to one PAX West 2024 panel
September 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Kristian Nairn talks Our Flag Means Death, Game of Thrones, and an upcoming memoir
Popverse sat down with the Hodor and Wee John Feeney actor Kristian Nairn to talk about his upcoming memoir Beyond the Throne, learning on set, going to conventions, and how fans can show their desire for an Our Flag Means Death season 3
September 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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PAX's Omegathon is the perfect distillation of the show as a whole (and the best sporting event you could ever dream of attending)
A five round tournament of video games that refuses to take itself too seriously? More, please
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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PAX West 2024 is enough to convince skeptics of the joys of gaming
Midway through the 20th anniversary event, PAX West 2024 converted me into a gaming believer
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel's X-Men have lost faith in Professor Xavier's dream - all except Rogue, according to Gail Simone
No, it's not because she spends a bunch of time trying to get weird with Gambit. That does happen though
September 01, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The key to making video games sexy is to be authentic, says Baldur's Gate 3 writer
At PAX West 2024, Adam Smith talked about how to make sex work in gaming
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Before PAX, there was Necrowambicon, Penny Arcade's first attempt at a real-world event
The prehistory of PAX turned out to involve a food court, inventive network engineers, and a little bit of radio larceny
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Bleach animator says pop culture's greatest villain isn't from anime, but Disney
Speaking to a jam-packed room at the Anime NYC screening of Terminator: Zero, animator Masashi Kudō revealed himself to be a Maleficent stan
August 31, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle anime movie has a hidden hero: Hideki Takahashi, who animated 1/4th of the entire movie
The Haikyu! Fly and Connect panel, presented by TOHO Animation and put on by Anime NYC, touched on the hard work of all the film's animators with one in particular getting a shoutout
August 31, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Beetlejuice 2 is a sequel to the original - but its also borrowing heavily from the Broadway musical (and here's how)
Scenes from the 2024 Beetlejuice 2 trailer seem to echo plot points from the Broadway show.
August 30, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Winona Ryder was reduced to tears on the set of Stranger Things when the young cast couldn't identify a vinyl record
What do you mean the 80s weren't twenty years ago?!?!
August 30, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Why the finales of My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, and One Piece feel like the end of an era in manga
Even the best things must come to an end.
August 30, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Watch the official Borderlands 4 panel from Gearbox Software at PAX West 2024!
The makers of Borderlands, Gearbox Software hosted a main stage panel at PAX West 2024.
August 30, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Watch Capcom's PAX West 2024 panel livestream for Monster Hunter Wilds, Street Fighter 6, Ace Attorney, more news
Join Capcom at PAX West 2024 for an in-depth look at some of our most anticipated upcoming releases. Don’t miss this chance to witness the next chapter in Capcom’s legendary lineup!
August 30, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Even the Terminator anime showrunner says AI art "scary on a personal level" and shouldn't be used to make comic art
At Anime NYC 2024, The Batman Part II screenwriter and Terminator: Zero showrunner talked (appropriately) about the dangers of AI
August 29, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Stupid Sexy Sauron: What you need to know about Rings of Power's Annatar, the Lord of Gifts from Lord of the Rings
You have to hand it to Charlie Vickers - not many actors could pull off "hot ring-maker" and "goo" in the same season
August 29, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Watch Xbox boss Phil Spencer's PAX West Storytime event!
A rare chance to hear what Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has to say about Xbox, Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, and more.
August 29, 2024
Chris Arrant
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How Marvel & Lucasfilm make Star Wars comics, from an executive editor’s POV
Asked about the possibility of an Acolyte comic (no, there hasn’t been one announced), Marvel’s Tom Brevoort broke down the way comics get made for a Galaxy Far, Far Away
August 29, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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After Deadpool & Wolverine, how DC, Star Wars, and other studios can learn from Marvel’s latest hit formula
If leaning in to fan service brings Marvel out of the slumps, can others have the same success?
August 28, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Netflix's Terminator: Zero isn't yet renewed for a season 2, but showrunner Mattson Tomlin has aim for five or six seasons - nearing T2: Judgement Day time
Speaking at Anime NYC, The Batman Part II screenwriter touched on the future of Netflix's Terminator anime
August 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Revisit the best looks from SDCC 2024 at the Her Universe Fashion Show
Catch up with the winners (and a judge!) from this year's 10th annual Her Universe Fashion Show at San Diego Comic-Con 2024
August 23, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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What are the Rings of Power? A guide to the most coveted objects in Amazon Prime's Lord of the Rings series
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky...
August 23, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Eat at AnimeNYC: The (many) Japanese & Asian restaurants at the Javits Center food court
Heading to New York's anime extravaganza this weekend? In the mood for ramen, tacos, or donuts? Boy, do we have a list for you
August 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Ciarán Hinds is playing a mysterious new (old?) character in Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power - who could he be?
Unpacking the lore of the rings for the Lord of the Rings prequel.
August 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Marvel once planned to retcon the Hulk's origin to include Skrulls and a space laser - until they retconned the retcon
Hulk's origin was almost like an an episode of Ancient Aliens.
August 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Sports manga & anime like Haikyu!! and Slam Dunk capture the true spirit of sports - and its not about winning
Sometimes we love a loser just as much as a winner
August 23, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Netflix is about to debut One Piece's best character: a half-human half-reindeer that will stretch the bounds of CGI
We love Tony Tony Chopper but he is gonna be so scary to look at.
August 23, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Which fictional city do SDCC's hottest artists want to live in?
Jonboy Meyers, Erik Burnham, Mirka Andolpho, Dustin Nguyen, video game artist David Tran, and Sean Galloway a.k.a. Cheeks are ready to reveal what their preferred unreal location would be, if they could step inside a comic book
August 23, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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The unanswered Star Wars questions left after Disney+ cancelation of The Acolyte season 2
The Star Wars show won't get a second season, leaving a lot of mysteries in a galaxy far, far away
August 22, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Alien: Romulus’s surprise synth character nails the franchise’s uncanny nature
The late Ian Holm's reanimation in Alien: Romulus is one of the most disturbing moments in recent cinema. That's the point.
August 22, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Galadriel/Sauron: What happened in Lord of the Rings fandom to create this idea in Prime Video's Rings of Power?
Ashley Victoria Robinson and Grant DeArmitt examine the origins of the couple in The Rings of Power canon, fan culture, and its implications for season 2 of the Amazon Prime Video show
August 22, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Stranger Things works because we all want friends like the Hawkins kids
It will be so hard to say goodbye to these kids.
August 22, 2024
Trent Cannon
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J-Pop star LiSA shares how she preps to write songs & perform, and her connection to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
She is the singing voice behind some of anime's biggest modern hits like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaba, My Hero Academia, Sword Art Online, and Fate/Zero.
August 22, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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What to Watch September 2024: Your guide to what's new & streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Max, and more
From Penguins to Paris and everything in between
August 21, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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An Alien: Romulus easter egg you missed slyly connects the entire saga (including the first movie) back to a classic UFO story from the '60s
Be aware that shadowy divisions of the government may be monitoring this article. Oh, and watch out for spoilers
August 20, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Toy Story movies are about moving on, but Pixar and Disney can't
The lack of change in the series is becoming really awkward.
August 19, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Alien: Romulus ending explained - How Fede Álvarez's new xenomorph flick ties into Aliens, Alien³, Prometheus, Covenant, and more
Wow, did you expect to see a Predator in this movie?? Haha jk. Unless...?
August 16, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Who is Joe Locke playing in Marvel's Agatha All Along?
The identity of Joe Locke's character has been purposefully kept secret... but there's one obvious answer
August 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The First Slam Dunk is the perfect way to bring an anime back nearly 30 years after it ended
Never seen Slam Dunk? Don't let that stop you watching The First Slam Dunk on Netflix this month
August 16, 2024
Trent Cannon
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The real villain of the Alien franchise was always Weyland-Yutani - not the Xenomorphs
Unchecked corporate greed and incompetence make for dangerous bedfellows.
August 16, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Captain America: Brave New World: 5 big takeaways from the 2025 Marvel movie's secret trailers
Hulks, X-Men-related teases, and new Avengers? Marvel is preparing to spoil us in 2025
August 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Why didn't Cable cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine? The writers have an answer
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick say they "would love to have seen him," so what happened?
August 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Prepare for Alien: Romulus with Popverse
We've got our tickets, done our homework, and are wearing helmets to ward off facehuggers. Join us, won't you?
August 15, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Chris Evans reveals his shared Shakespearean past with Succession's Jeremy Strong
No, it is not Brian Cox.
August 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Why we shouldn't expect the Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Arc films to repeat Mugen Train's runaway success
The Demon Slayer fandom has shifted massively in the last four years.
August 14, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Lord of the Rings' Elijah Wood shares his personal journey in Frodo's "emotional" goodbye in The Return of the King
The end of Frodo’s Middle Earth journey was poignant.
August 14, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Thunderbolts*: 5 big takeaways from the first trailer for the Marvel Studios movie
It's been shown at SDCC and D23 Expo, and we think the first teaser for Thunderbolts* is offering some clues about the 2025 movie
August 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Aquaman director James Wan is returning to the water to reboot the Creature from the Black Lagoon... but is there an undead DC project haunting this project?
This isn't the first time the Conjuring creator was developing a fishman-focused flick
August 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Why does Marvel relaunch comics so often? It's "the best way" to get new readers and make money, says exec
In his latest substack post, Tom Brevoort explained Marvel's frequent (and sometimes controversial) choice to start their titles over with new #1s
August 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Chris Evans says he's "on the hunt" to direct another movie, and tells us what (and who) he's looking for
Speaking at NYCC last year, the MCU's Steve Rogers talked about his previous project as a director and what it would take to see him return to the role
August 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Batman: Caped Crusader's voice cast reveals how they created the new sound of Gotham City
Hamish Linklater, Jamie Chung, and Minnie Driver tell all about the origins of their Gotham City sounds
August 09, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Warner Bros. killed a Looney Tunes movie in 2022, but it's been saved by someone else - and is coming to theaters soon
The Day the Earth Blew Up is the first Looney Tunes movie headed for a theatrical release since Space Jam: A New Legacy. Could that be good news for Coyote Vs. Acme?
August 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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WATCH: The cosplay lip sync battle commences at MCM London Comic Con
Your favorite characters, your favorite songs - all thanks to Popverse & MCM
August 09, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Uncanny X-Men's Gail Simone talks Outliers, Endlings, and Southern Gothic Horror for Marvel's mutants
The second X-Men title of the From the Ashes reboot is out now, and Popverse sat down with its architect
August 08, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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DC Studios' The Penguin looks set to repeat Marvel's biggest mistake within the MCU
Learn from other people's mistakes, folks. It is way less expensive.
August 08, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Will Netflix adapt the sequels to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder? Here's what author Holly Jackson thinks
Speaking to a crowd at MCM London Comic Con, Jackson was asked about a possible adaptation of Good Girl, Bad Blood and As Good as Dead
August 08, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Don't be disappointed with House of the Dragon's season 2 finale; some great stuff is on the way in season 3 (we think)
What's coming to Westeros in the next season of the Game of Thrones prequel, according to Fire and Blood. Beware of spoilers
August 07, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The Penguin is a beautiful tasty disaster - and a scary-looking one, says Colin Farrell about his on-screen alter ego
Colin Farrell says that seeing himself as The Batman villain for the first time was "one of the best days I’ve ever had in 25 years as an actor”
August 07, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Calmer Con: an accessible pop-culture convention that's sensory friendly
Calmer Con comes to Boston August 24, and is heading to NYC in the spring of 2025
August 07, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Deadpool OR Wolverine? We asked the artists at San Diego Comic Con
Jonboy Meyers, Erik Burnham, Mirka Andolpho, Dustin Nguyen, video game artist David Tran, and Sean Galloway a.k.a. Cheeks all offered their preference of mutant superstar
August 07, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Summer Reads 2024: Here's Popverse's personal book recs
From magic to Marvel and murder to Miyazaki, check out what's on our shelves this Summer of '24.
August 07, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Chris Evans has a favorite season (and a favorite holiday or three)
Last year, Evans spoke at New York Comic Con, which just happened to be during his favorite time of year
August 06, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Ghosts' Rebecca Wisocky opens up about her character Hetty's mental health storyline
Hetty's storyline took a deeper step this season of Ghosts. Here's hour audiences reacted.
August 06, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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For fans, San Diego Comic-Con is a 4-day paradise; For Uber, Lyft, & other rideshare drivers, it’s a weekend of torment
Comic-Con is a different experience for Uber and Lyft drivers
August 06, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Spider-Man story that could've been "a horror show" if one editor hadn't put his foot down
Tom Brevoort recently revealed that Spider-Man: The Final Adventure could've gone very, very differently
August 05, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Beer and Loathing in San Diego Comic-Con: the BarCon experience at SDCC in a post-COVID, post-commercialization era
Bar Con is what happens when industry professionals leave the convention center at the end of the day, and it's a necessary part of every good con
August 05, 2024
Chloe Maveal
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How Cyanide & Happiness embraced their most regrettable project ever
Inside the minds of Cyanide & Happiness' creators on turning their biggest failure into fun
August 05, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Every Below Deck release date: When is the next episode in each of the Bravo franchise’s spin-offs coming out
Here’s every release date we know for the shows under Bravo’s Below Deck umbrella.
August 05, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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This summer, Marvel is betting on blood for its MCU movies, TV shows, and comics -- But is it working?
Marvel is catering to a more mature audience these days; we look at how that's going for them.
August 02, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Charlie Cox reveals a funny story behind Daredevil's appearance in Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: No Way Home
Daredevil has some famous reflexes, but him catching that brick...?
August 02, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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After more than a decade, why are anime fans still obsessed with Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt?
14 years later and there is still no place like Danten City.
July 31, 2024
Trent Cannon
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David Tennant opens up about "the special bond" the Doctor Who actors have with one another
“It's quite good to have a bit of a support group,” Tennant says.
July 31, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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WATCH: Florida Supercon hosted the Cosplay Central Costume Showcase and Supercon Talent Show
Who knew your favorite anime character could sing?
July 31, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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WATCH: Florida Supercon hosts the Super Summer Festa in Miami!
Popverse filmed Florida's hottest party at its premiere pop culture event!
July 31, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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Is Marvel Studios' Blade movie ever going to happen? If one moment from Deadpool & Wolverine is true, then no
Way to kick a film when it is down, folks
July 29, 2024
Trent Cannon
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2025 is going to be a huge year for Netflix - all thanks to the 2023 Hollywood strikes
Is too much of a good thing actually too much of a good thing for the streamer?
July 29, 2024
Trent Cannon