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Steven Spielberg was an arcade game shark in the '80s, as Gremlins star Zach Galligan will attest after a brutal game of Pole Position
It turns out Steven Spielberg is a gamer, and he enjoys wiping the floor with his young actors
May 12, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Catch up on all of Popverse's PAX East 2025 coverage!
We were at the four-day Boston gaming event from start to finish, and we want to tell you all about it
May 12, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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DC Studios head James Gunn is "pre-writing" his next movie now that Superman is almost finished (and almost in theaters)
Gunn also offered updates on the status of Superman, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and how ready the Superman trailer is
May 12, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Fresh from The Last of Us and Star Wars, Pedro Pascal publishes poetry ahead of stepping into the MCU
Yes, that's right; Pedro Pascal is actually a poet as well as everyone's favorite fictional father figure
May 12, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Get ready, player one: PAX East 2026 dates are here
You don't know games until you come to PAX East - and we have its 2026 dates
May 11, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Prepare for a new kind of Chocobo Racing that even Post Malone might play, as the Golden Chocobo will be the ultra-rare card in the upcoming Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy set
There are said to be only 77 Golden Chocobo cards in existence. If you find one, let me know.
May 11, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Here's what you need to know about Mafia: The Old Country's new feature: Knife combat
Expect Mafia: The Old Country to have a lot less shoot-outs than previous games in the franchise, but a whole bunch more backstabs. Literally and figuratively
May 11, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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There are still two iconic movie killers the Dead by Daylight director still wants to see in the game - here's who they are
Coté's choices won't exactly surprise you, but they will leave you asking why these two horror icons haven't made their way into a Dead by Daylight chapter already
May 11, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Pac-Man being rebooted into 'Dark Pac-Man' for Shadow Labyrinth was almost too dark for Bandai Namco, reveals producer
Speaking at PAX East 2025, Shadow Labyrinth producer Seigo Aizawa recalls his original pitch for the game and the opposition to it
May 11, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy crossover set deserves Final Fantasy XVI’s creepy villain, Ultima, immortalized in card form
Just look at this guy! Ultima, from Final Fantasy XVI! Who WOULDN’T want a Magic: The Gathering card of him?
May 11, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The future of World of Warcraft is in housing, as the game invites players to own "a little slice of Azeroth"
Of everything discussed at the Evolving Azeroth panel at PAX East 2025, housing was the most anticipated by both the crowd of World of Warcraft fans and the developers on stage
May 11, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Imagine a 200-hour crash course on Final Fantasy XIV in just one month - this Magic: The Gathering designer just did it for all right reasons
Wizards of the Coast wants to make the upcoming Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy crossover as genuine as possible - so two employees went hardcore for a month
May 10, 2025
Chris Arrant
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I don’t even play Magic: The Gathering, but I need all of the Sephiroth stuff from the Final Fantasy crossover
At PAX East 2025, the Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy panel unveiled new looks at the Sephiroth cards from the crossover set, and I am a changed man
May 10, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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World of Warcraft's developers reveal the one secret that almost evaded gamers in the game's history
Speaking at PAX East 2025, World of Warcraft devs Maria Hamilton, Jesse Kurlancheek, Jeremy Feasel, and Paul Kubit addressed the secret it took 11 months for players to discover
May 10, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Yoshitaka Amano returns to the Final Fantasy series to paint his favorite video game creation of all time for the upcoming Magic: The Gathering crossover
Yoshitaka Amano returns to Final Fantasy to paint his favorite character - and this time he's drawing her more realistically than he did when he first created her.
May 10, 2025
Chris Arrant
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The first Natural Six US live show at PAX East was like watching The Beatles debut on Ed Sullivan
Natural Six, a new D&D actual play group featuring voice actors Doug Cockle, Ben Starr, Harry McEntire, Alex Jordan and Hollie Bennett, had a smashing first show abroad at PAX East
May 10, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Fox goes all-in on animated comedies, renewing Krapopolis, Grimsburg, and Universal Basic Guys after giving four-year deals to The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, and American Dad
There is no better broadcast network for the animation industry than Fox, with multi-year deals in place for seven shows at present
May 10, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Hey, Lord of the Rings gamers - Tales of the Shire allows you to customize your own Hobbit feet
How big? How hairy? Don't google those questions out of context, but know that you can provide your own answer when Tales of the Hobbit: A Lord of the Rings (cozy!) Game comes out this year
May 10, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Dog Man heads up Children's Book Week 2025: "Reading is the greatest superpower of all"
Dav Pilkey and Scholastic are donating up to 50,000 books to US locations as part of the November 2025 event to promote child literacy.
May 10, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Nicolas Cage's Dead by Daylight character is the real thing, because "there's never been a Nicolas Cage soundalike," according to the Con Air, National Treasure and Face/Off star
Dead by Daylight voice actors usually let metal singers do the screaming... but not Nicolas Cage
May 10, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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X-Men was "the most disappointing creative experience" Jonathan Hickman has ever had, the Marvel writer reveals
"It's really, really difficult for me to talk about it or think about it in any kind of positive aspect," Jonathan Hickman says about the fact that he didn't get to finish the X-Men story he started with 2019's House of X/Powers of X dual miniseries
May 10, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The hottest club at PAX East 2025 is practically silent (and that's a good thing)
If you’ve ever loved the atmosphere of a library, but wanted something more vibey and gamer-oriented, than look no further than the Cozy Gaming Lounge at PAX East 2025
May 10, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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No, Dead by Daylight's Witcher outfits won't let you access Geralt's mutant abilities... but there's a lore reason why (maybe)
Let's be honest - Dead by Daylight fans who know "the bathtub scene" understand that The White Wolf's real power is in his looks. And The Witcher outfits do give us that
May 09, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Suits LA, Night Court, and more cancelled as NBC clears its schedule ahead of announcing fall 2025 plans
The much-hyped spin-off of fan-favorite show Suits didn't win over enough viewers to make it through a heavy year of cancellations for NBC
May 09, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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World of Warcraft's next remix will introduce a 'shattered timeline' where "everything went worse," tease developers
Wake up, World of Warcraft fans: the franchise’s next remix will be Legion
May 09, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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To go on ABC dating show The Bachelor, you have to pass an all-day psychological evaluation from a studio-appointed psychologist
At the LA Times's Festival of Books, Rachel Lindsay revealed the rigorous process that contestants on The Bachelor must go through to get cast on the show
May 09, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Dead by Daylight game director praises Blumhouse's upcoming movie: "They absolutely get what we're trying to accomplish"
Game director Mathieu Côté has a message for Dead by Daylight fans - that movie you're looking forward to is in good hands with Blumhouse
May 09, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Final Fantasy sets for Magic: The Gathering aren't out yet, but I already nabbed official MTG x FF items for Arena at PAX East
Imagine MTG's Chandra as a Chocobo from Final Fantasy. Now, see it - and get the sleeves for Arena
May 09, 2025
Chris Arrant
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How Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory changed the way Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale was created, according to Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood and MGM Television were filming an adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale – then along came Donald Trump
May 09, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Dead by Daylight x Five Nights at Freddy's will be the first time fans can become Springtrap
A full decade after Springtrap debuted, Five Nights at Freddy's fans will at last be able to enter the suit. Or rather, as we learned at the Dead by Daylight panel at PAX East... suits
May 09, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Gremlins star Zach Galligan reveals the intense studio demands that drove the Mogwai puppeteers insane
How studio interference and unreasonable demands drove the Gremlins puppeteers to nervous breakdowns
May 09, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Peacemaker season 2's teaser offers up an unexpected DCU reveal (and a 1980s DC Comics flashback)
Expect some surprise Superman guest stars in the second season of Max's Peacemaker
May 09, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Godzilla x Kong's new movie announcement is wondering why you haven't called lately, and wants to help you fix that
Have YOU seen a kaiju lately? Monarch operators are standing by, in a new promo for the next Godzilla x Kong movie
May 09, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Death Stranding 2 director Hideo Kojima gives an update on the game's progress and reveals why it is coming out in June (it isn't because of GTA VI)
The release date for Death Stranding 2 has been locked in for a long time and is mostly due to other games Sony is releasing this year.
May 09, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Matthew Lillard returns to Five Nights at Freddy's Springtrap before FNAF 2 as a playable character in Dead by Daylight
Springtrap, AKA William Afton, AKA Matthew Lillard, AKA the big bad of Blumhouse's film sequel, will be playable on an all new Five Nights at Freddy's map
May 09, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Dead by Daylight is adding Dragula hosts the Boulet Brothers as DLCs
The Boulet Brothers will be represented as wearable outfits for pre-existing Dead by Daylight killers The Huntress and The Artist
May 09, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Dead by Daylight x The Witcher sees Doug Cockle return to the role of Geralt of Rivia
Behaviour Interactive has announced The Witcher Collection for Dead by Daylight, featuring outfits for franchise favorites such as Yennifer, Ciri, and of course, the White Wolf
May 09, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The man who wrote Wesley Snipes' Blade trilogy wants to write the Mahershala Ali reboot for Marvel: "Give me a call."
The MCU's version of Blade has been in development so long that even the original trilogy's writer is wondering what is going on.
May 09, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Dead by Daylight/Witcher collaboration screenshots leak online hours before 9th Anniversary PAX East 2025 panel
Is Dead by Daylight about to bring in Geralt of The Witcher? An early leak of promotional images seems to suggest so
May 09, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Donny Cates revealed as the original writer of Ultimate Spider-Man (and the entire Ultimate Marvel reboot), before Jonathan Hickman or Chip Zdarsky
Call him the Maker - Venom's Donny Cates was in line to write Ultimate Spider-Man before Jonathan Hickman or Chip Zdarsky.
May 09, 2025
Chris Arrant
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There are TWO Teen Titans movies in development at DC Studios under James Gunn & Peter Safran
James Gunn and Peter Safran are producing a live-action Teen Titans movie and an animated Teen Titans Go! film
May 09, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Marvel Studios might have found its director for X-Men (and it's someone who's already done an acclaimed Marvel movie very, very recently)
According to a report, Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier is in talks to direct Marvel's first X-Men movie
May 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Mafia: The Old Country confirms FOUR returning characters will appear in new prequel (but they're not saying who)
Speaking at PAX East 2025, lead Mafia creatives Nick Baynes, Alex Cox, and Tomáš Hřebíček were forthcoming about who we'll see in the next installment - up to a very, very specific point
May 08, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Even as Hollywood's book-to-screen pipeline intensifies, novelists feel like "the Amish" in Los Angeles, says Danzy Senna
At the LA Times's Festival of Books, Danzy Senna shared some amusing insights about working within Hollywood as both a screenwriter and a novelist
May 08, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The Lord of the Rings, the Evil Dead, and spooky romance - it's not cinema's finest crossover, but the 2026-2027 Warner Bros movie slate
Three new movies have been added to Warner Bros calendar for the next two years
May 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey sees Ellie as who they are in their own head, despite Ellie's very different ability to express anger
Ellie's anger is always bubbling up to the surface, especially in season two of The Last of Us, something that is a big contrast to Bella Ramsey.
May 08, 2025
Trent Cannon
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No, you're not imagining things: Gen Z is shaking up how reality shows like The Bachelor function within our world
Unlike older generations, Gen Z contestants on shows like The Bachelor were brought up on a diet of reality TV
May 08, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Halloween villain Michael Myers was the key to licensing Dead by Daylight's many killers, says the game's director
Dead by Daylight offers legions upon legions of franchise DLCs. But according to game director Mathieu Côté, that might not've been possible without the OG slasher from John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic
May 08, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The MVP of PAX East 2025's Elden Ring Nightreign demo was a random fan pulled from the crowd
At PAX East, a fan named Sophie stepped up to the plate at the Elden Ring Nightreign demo and crushed it
May 08, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood discusses the generation divide she notices when people respond to her book
The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood finds that younger people are more likely to take the novel’s message seriously
May 08, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Nintendo Switch all-time sales reach 152 million, making the day it surpasses the PS2 as the best-selling console of all time that much closer
Nintendo already projects that the Switch will surpass the DS as their best-selling console ever by the end of 2025.
May 08, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Andor showrunner teases the K-2SO "monster movie" Star Wars fans almost got to see
Disney's desire to make Andor season 2 for less money is what killed Andor's plans for a standalone horror episode starring the fan-favorite robot K-2SO
May 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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How '90s Madonna killed the Gremlins movie franchise
Gremlins star Zach Galligan says the sequel ignited a war between Warner Bros. and Disney, wich Madonna as Disney's secret weapon
May 08, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Yellowstone goes mainstream with new spin-off following Kayce Dutton airing on CBS rather than Paramount+
The show, called Y: Marshals, has been greenlit for a 13-episode run that will air Sunday nights on CBS before being available on streaming.
May 08, 2025
Trent Cannon
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UK tabletop game publisher Rowan, Rook, and Decard won't be going to Gen Con this year due to the US political climate,
Citing concerns about staff safety at the border, the Eat the Reich and Spire: The City Must Fall publisher said they would be skipping Gen Con this year.
May 08, 2025
Trent Cannon
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DC's Peacemaker season 2 teaser trailer shows that saving the world is a thankless task
John Cena returns as the titular anti-hero looking for acceptance in a world that doesn't see Peacemaker as a hero
May 08, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Marvel Studios is changing the name of Thunderbolts* for good, unless it isn't
Yes, we know the post-release marketing for Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* centers around changing the movie's name, but... it's not entirely clear if that's going to stick in the long term
May 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Did Alan Cumming just drop an Avengers: Doomsday spoiler by accident?
We can't wait to see Nightcrawler back in action in Avengers: Doomsday - especially if he's fighting other Marvel heroes
May 07, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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When John Wick comes back for Chapter 5, expect an all-new story that'll make you swear, teases producer
Whatever John Wick Chapter 5 is, it'll be something new that starts in spin-off material, says producer/director Chad Stahelski.
May 07, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Yes, model Alton Mason really did drop a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure reference at the Met Gala 2025
If you're going to pay tribute to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure at a fashion event, Giorno Giovanna is a good one to celebrate.
May 07, 2025
Trent Cannon
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EA CEO confirms that the next Battlefield will launch by March 2026 - a full two months before the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI release date
The company has had a stroke of luck as they no longer have direct competition from GTA VI, which will almost certainly be one of the biggest games of 2026.
May 07, 2025
Trent Cannon
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He might be a robot, but H.E.R.B.I.E. is still a member of the Fantastic Four as they enter the MCU, according to the film's director
Most robots in the Marvel Cinematic Universe inevitably turn evil but we've got high hopes for H.E.R.B.I.E.'s loyalty to The Fantastic Four.
May 07, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Warner Bros. has tried to reboot Gremlins, but writer/co-creator/co-owner Chris Columbus told them 'no'
Gremlins star Zach Galligan says screenwriter Chris Columbus has stopped WB from rebooting the franchise (but he’s open to a third film)
May 07, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Marvel's new New Thunderbolts* comic is actually New Avengers as rebranding synergy strikes post-movie
If you were wondering why Marvel Comics' New Thunderbolts* had an asterisk, it's because of corporate synergy as the Avengers reveal spreads beyond the MCU
May 07, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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It's Ocean's Eleven with supervillains in DC's Cheetah and Cheshire Rob The Justice League, from The Old Guard 2 co-creator and Wonder Woman: Year One artist
Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott return to DC (and each other) for a six issue heist story set in the heart of the DCU this summer
May 07, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Funko announces POP! price increase starting in July due to Trump's tariffs, but they're trying to make the price jump worth it to fans
With most of their products made in China and Vietnam, this announcement from Funko feels inevitable.
May 07, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Why wasn't [SPOILER] in You season 5? Netflix didn't ask her to be
If you've finished You's final season on Netflix, you might've been aware of a major character's absence. As it turns out, season 5 plans never included bringing her back
May 06, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Surprised by who dies in Thunderbolts*? So was the movie's writer
Just because you're Eric Pearson, who wrote the screenplay for Thunderbolts*, doesn't mean you get to know who dies in Thunderbolts*
May 06, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Matthew Lillard’s return to the Scream franchise almost happened 25 years ago
Lillard, who plays the infamous Stu Macher, is headed back to the Ghostface Gang in Scream VII. As it turns out, though, he was nearly the villain in the franchise's 2000 entry
May 06, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Blues Brothers and Event Horizon make the jump from the big screen to the comic book page as studios partner with publishers for revivals
IDW and Z2 Comics are behind new projects bringing beloved movies back in an entirely new medium
May 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling won't (or can't) fire Severus Snape actor Paapa Essiedu for his public support for trans rights
Essiedu joins fellow Harry Potter actors Emma Watson and Eddie Redmayne in expressing support for trans people following the recent U.K. Supreme Court ruling that seemingly erased their current gender.
May 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Marvel Rivals announces their official eSports tournament for May 2025 - with a $3 million prize pool up for grabs
There are five regions taking part, followed by a Grand Final where Marvel Rivals Ignite will award a $1 million prize to the winning team.
May 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Thunderbolts*' post-credit scene is an Avengers: Doomsday prologue in more ways than one (and Doctor Who might be to thank)
The post-credit scene in Thunderbolts* was made by a different movie crew than the rest of the film... just like Doctor Who's regeneration scenes
May 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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As publishing becomes less profitable, more writers are jumping from books to video games to make a living
More and more novelists in the UK are supplementing their careers by writing video games, according to a new report, as earnings for writers have plummeted over the past twenty years
May 06, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The new trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI has dropped and Rockstar Games seems more focused on love and romance than ever before in GTA
GTA VI has been pushed back to 2026 but at least we're getting a first look at the game to tide us over.
May 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Squid Game season 3 trailer teases the finale of the Netflix show (though we know it's not really over): "Time to play one last time"
Not to undercut the finality of this Squid Game chapter (it may very well be the end of Seong Gi-hun) - but Netflix isn't letting a cash cow like this one go
May 06, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Add one more character to the James Gunn's Superman movie, as Sean Gunn confirms he will "kinda" appear as Maxwell Lord
2025's Superman movie already features characters like Lex Luthor, Mr. Terrific, and Guy Gardner's ridiculous bowl cut, so why not throw Maxwell Lord into the mix as well.
May 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Netflix have promised a big update on One Piece season 2 by the end of May - and teased just how big Tony Tony Chopper's giant head is
A release date for One Piece season 2 is likely to be announced at the TUDUM even on May 31 from Netflix.
May 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Donald Trump randomly decided to reopen Alcatraz just hours after PBS aired Escape From Alcatraz in the Mar-a-Lago region, which feels too on the nose to be a coincidence
It is a banner year for dumb headlines, as it looks like Trump is getting his policy ideas from watching old Clint Eastwood movies on TV.
May 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
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John Boyega finally got a tour of Disney Parks' Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance ride, and here's his review
John Boyega loves the Disney theme park ride Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, but he thinks his animatronic has seen better days
May 06, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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After Avengers: Doomsday, Kevin Feige has a 10-year plan for X-Men in the MCU
The likes of Cyclops, Mystique, Magneto, Nightcrawler, Beast, Professor X and more have an MCU future that stretches well into the 2030s, as new details of Feige's plans for the X-Men emerge
May 05, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Krysten Ritter's next novel will be a "psychological thriller" that plays more with characters who are "bad" people
Krysten Ritter will stay in the vein of her Jessica Jones character with the next novel she's writing
May 05, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The Righteous Gemstones: How Star Wars inspired the final season of HBO's blessedly raunchy comedy
With The Righteous Gemstones' finale now streaming, co-creator Danny McBride dishes on the influence the early Star Wars films had on his irreverent, religious comedy saga
May 05, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Thunderbolts* director explains why Marvel Studios's new film has a different sense of humor than the rest of the MCU
Jake Schreier, the director of Marvel Studios's Thunderbolts*, opens up about why the film's dark subject matter necessitated a different approach to jokes
May 05, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The Starship Troopers cast thought they were making the next Star Wars (instead they made a science fiction cult classic)
The cast of the 1997 Starship Troopers film reflect on the movie’s cult classic status (and how they thought their film would be as big as Star Wars)
May 05, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Spoilers!If you haven't seen Thunderbolts* ending, too bad: Marvel Studios is now marketing with the film's tail-end twist
MCU fans: if you were hoping to find out about the asterisk in Thunderbolts* by seeing the movie, you'd better stay away from commercials and billboards until you get to the theater
May 05, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The Last of Us season 2's Isabela Merced says filming Superman affected the Dina/Ellie relationship
Being Hawkgirl takes a lot of work, says Superman star Merced, and that meant hopping into her Last of Us season 2 role with less prep than she would've liked
May 05, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Star Wars' C-3PO voice came from a mixture of Doctor Who, Barbarella, and the horrible suit, says Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels
That slight bit of nervousness in C-3PO's voice is because Daniels hadn't picked out the voice before they started filming the first Star Wars movie.
May 05, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Magic: The Gathering looks set to escape a tariff price hike, says Wizards of the Coast parent company Hasbro
Compared to its competitors, Hasbro doesn't believe it will be impacted as much by the astronomical tariffs
May 02, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Random House tried to buy Magic: The Gathering publisher Wizards of the Coast from Hasbro more than twenty years ago
Random House's Del Rey imprint considered making Magic: The Gathering books in the 1990s
May 02, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel Studios wanted a second season of Disney+ hit Hawkeye, but didn't want to pay for it, says star Jeremy Renner
The MCU star says that Marvel offered him "half" his season 1 salary to return for a second outing of the Disney+ Hawkeye show
May 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Nnedi Okorafor says her new novel Death of the Author "most personal autobiographical work" yet, while still being her trademark science fiction and fantasy
At the LA Times's Festival of Books, Nnedi Okorafor broke down how her new book, Death of the Author, blended elements of her life from a high-achieving Nigerian American family
May 02, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Ryan Reynolds is working on a Deadpool/X-Men movie treatment, according to reports - but Marvel Studios hasn't signed off yet
Who wants to see a Deadpool team-up with the X-Men? Let's wait and see if Marvel Studios is amongst those sticking their collective hand in the air
May 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Netflix hit Stranger Things originally had a different setting (and title) to honor the series creators' favorite movie: Steven Spielberg's Jaws
Who knew that Montauk, which was almost the title of Stranger Things, was the inspiration for Jaws? And not for nothing, who knew Jaws was the Duffer Bros.' favorite movie?
May 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Spoilers!The new Marvel Studios movie asks the existential question, 'What's in a name?' (Or, to Thunderbolts* or not to Thunderbolts*?)
Think of Thunderbolts* as Marvel Studios taking on the Schrödinger's Cat problem for movie titles
May 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Spoilers!What the asterisk in Thunderbolts* means, and where the name comes from (No, it's not the Red Hulk, or any other Marvel Studios connection)
Look, we love Harrison Ford just as much as everybody else, but it turns out that the Thunderbolts' name comes from a very different place (Sorry, Captain America: Brave New World)
May 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Spoilers!Yes, Marvel spoiled a major Thunderbolts* moment in the Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement, but hoped no-one would notice
A widely-spread MCU fan-theory regarding who was (and wasn't) in the cast list of Avengers: Doomsday turned out to be 100% on the money
May 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Spoilers!Thunderbolts* resurrects a longstanding Marvel Studios tradition (with a Sentry-inspired twist)
An MCU staple that was missing from Captain America: Brave New World returned for Thunderbolts*, but then it got weird... and dark
May 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* creator credits include special attention to two of the Sentry creators
Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee don't get 'thanked' in Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* movie credits - they get top treatment, and Jenkins got a job out of it.
May 02, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Evil Dead icon Bruce Campbell is "so in" to be on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, despite not exactly knowing what Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is
Hey, you have to give the Evil Dead and Bubba Ho-Tep star points for being up for anything. Even if "anything" includes a Star Trek series that Bruce Campbell has never *technically* heard of
May 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt