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Disney+'s Percy Jackson & the Olympians miss their colleague Lance Reddick
The Zeus actor died in 2023
September 05, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Marvel & DC's modern superhero cinematic universes were built off Tim Burton's Batman, says his Dark Knight Michael Keaton
"There are a lot of people making a lot of money [...] because of his choice and his vision." - Keaton on Batman director Burton
September 05, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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NYCC 2024 showfloor to include Disney, Funko, HBO, Her Universe, and more
410k square feet of movies, tv, comics and more awaits at NYCC 2024's show floor.
September 05, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Here’s the release date for DC Studios’ Creature Commandos on Max
Can’t get enough DC Studios animation? Then we’ve got some good news for you.
September 05, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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How Marvel Studios' visual development department is modeled after the Marvel Comics bullpen
Marvel Studios returns to the same key artists again and again, like Marvel Comics once did over different eras of the publisher's history
September 05, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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As sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman mount, Disney puts The Graveyard Book movie on hold
Neil Gaiman reportedly sexually assaulted five women, and now Disney has taken notice.
September 05, 2024
Chris Arrant
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How World of Warcraft helped scientists make the real world a safer place
Who would have thought WoW could provide real world modeling for a worst case scenario?
September 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel Comics' original Ultimate Universe editor reveals what went wrong behind the scenes that led to line's demise
When did things go wrong for Marvel’s Ultimate Universe? Its editor Ralph Macchio points to a critical mistake he believes the publisher made.
September 04, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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What would Lost have looked like if it had been made for Netflix? More swearing and fewer ad breaks, says showrunners
Let Sawyer swear, you cowards.
September 04, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Ryan Murphy's Grotesquerie trailer is here, and it's perfect for American Horror Story: Asylum fans
Gore-obsessed killers? Untrustworthy nuns? One or two seriously sixties haircuts? The Grotesquerie trailer knows its audience, and we're betting Ryan Murphy does too
September 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The Dragon Ball Daima trailer promises to take the series where it has never gone before - the Demon Realm
Plus our first look at Super Saiyan Kid Goku.
September 04, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Marvel Studios' Ms. Marvel power visuals were directly inspired by gaming (and she was almost a Twitch streamer)
Marvel's design team drew from Kamala's gamer background for their designs
September 04, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Civilization VII isn't a historical recreation; it's asking 'What If?' on a giant scale
Civ VII isn't meant to be solely historically accurate, as its developers (and a literal historical expert) argued at PAX West 2024
September 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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For the sake of world peace, Spy x Family Code: White will be streaming on Crunchyroll tomorrow
Get ready for a perfectly balanced ooting!
September 04, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Would Todd Phillips return to Joker's Gotham City? Maybe, but he's going to need different characters
Speaking ahead of Joker: Folie à Deux's premiere at the Venice Film Festival, director Todd Phillips said he'd "probably not" be doing more Gotham... but then added a caveat
September 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Grey's Anatomy's Camilla Luddington on the real-life impact of episode 'Silent All These Years'
The episode addressed the traumas of sexual assault
September 04, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Just like Jurassic Park, Barney is returning - as Barney's World
The purple dinosaur known as Barney is looking to once again be kids' favorite thing.
September 04, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Kodansha is setting up a manga pop-up in New York just in time for New York Comic-Con
We can't wait to finally do the Akira Slide without facing permanent injury.
September 03, 2024
Trent Cannon
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With Alien: Earth, Noah Hawley & FX appear to be rewriting Alien history
A new Alien: Earth teaser and logline has just dropped, and our star-calendars may need to be updated
September 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Monster Hunter Wilds' Rey Dau might be an apex monster, but there's something worse out there
At PAX West 2024, producer Ryozo Tsujimoto clarified that the monster seen in promotional material for the new game isn't Wilds' "flagship monster," which remains under wraps
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Alex Toth had a major gripe with Batman: The Animated Series, and Bruce Timm reveals he listened to it for Caped Crusader
Bruce Timm changed his Batman style after an Alex Toth critique - and once you see it, you'll never miss it.
September 03, 2024
Chris Arrant
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The Last of Us fungal infection couldn't spread to humans in real life... right now
A scientist explains that we don't need to worry about being mind-controlled by fungus (yet)
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel has "giant-size" plans for the X-Men in 2025 for 50th anniversary of Wolverine-led revamp (but not how you'd expect)
Expect the unexpected for the X-Men in Marvel's "giant-size" format in 2025, according to group editor Tom Brevoort
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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YOU SHALL NOT (re)CAST! Ian McKellen pledges not to let anyone take over as Gandalf in new Lord of the Rings movies "if I can help it"
The 85-year old Ian McKellen told the BBC he has no desire for another person to take over the staff and sword in upcoming Andy Serkis-directed Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum
September 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch out, Hawkins: Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy confirms he is back on set for Stranger Things season 5
We're still waiting for confirmation of how many episodes Levy will direct this season
September 03, 2024
Trent Cannon
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What the Civilization developers felt was wrong in Civ VI, and how they're fixing it for 2025's Civ VII
History comes in layers, and Civilization VII lets you build empires inside them that even crises can't tear down
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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PAX West 2025 dates: We have the details on the gaming expo's return to Seattle
Celebrate gaming with the gaming mecca known as PAX West.
September 03, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Talk about an emergency meeting! Capcom's Ace Attorney Investigations comes to Among Us
The classic murder mystery game will crossover with the current hit murder mystery September 9
September 02, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Capcom reminds fans there's more to Monster Hunter Wilds than just Gemma
Fans are smitten for Monster Hunter Wilds' Gemma the Smithy - so much so that Capcom is reminding you there's other characters in the game
September 01, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Monster Hunter Wilds creators stress how (and how much) weather will change your hunt
That's a monster of a storm out there in Monster Hunter Wilds.
September 01, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Marvel & Capcom are teaming up for the most in-demand (and hardest-to-find) comic crossover of 2024
It's not just a chance to relive your gaming nostalgia; now there's an official Capcom/Marvel comic book clash, too
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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1980s horror (and a superbad demon) rule over Magic: The Gathering's new Duskmourn set
Everything is a haunted house in the new plane from MTG
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Magic: The Gathering teams with iconic Silent Hill artist Masahiro Ito for its new horror-themed set
Masahiro Ito is a guest artist for Duskmourn: House of Horror, MTG has announced
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The four Duskmourn: House of Horror commander decks revealed for Magic: The Gathering's newest set
M:TG's horror-themed deck Duskmourn has three final girl (and boy) commanders, and one horrific villain.
August 31, 2024
Chris Arrant
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A new homage version of DC's Sandman has been created in Magic: The Gathering
There's an unofficial Sandman variant in the newest Magic: The Gathering set
August 31, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Magic: The Gathering has created a whole new plane that is a haunted house in first Duskmourn: House of Horror trailer
Meet the new MTG villain that is a plane in Duskmourn: House of Horror.
August 31, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Freddy Fazbear has been making kids nervous for a decade, but at PAX West 2024 Five Nights at Freddy's is giving back to the fans on his 10th birthday
10 years of Five Nights at Freddy's at PAX West 2024
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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How (and why) one bear romance changed the way people thought about Baldur's Gate 3
"People just walked by the desk and they’re like, ‘What are you doing?'" remembered the scene's cinematic artist.
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Borderlands 4's creators break down the secrets of the game's first teaser trailer
At PAX West 2024, Gearbox execs and developers revealed how Borderlands 4 starts seconds after the climactic end of Borderlands 3...
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Borderlands 4 will bring the new to the videogame franchise, with new characters, new tech, and a whole new world to explore
Revealed at PAX West 2024, Gearbox is leaning into the new for the upcoming expansion of the series
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Xbox boss Phil Spencer sees community as central to his idea of gaming
Spencer cites the "shared love of this art form of video games" as the core of his view of what gaming should be during his PAX West 2024 keynote
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Bath & Body Works is answering our unasked questions about the Upside Down with new Stranger Things merch
Ever wondered what a Demogorgon smells like? Then you're in luck!
August 31, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Accused season 2 release date: Here's when the topical crime show returns to Fox
The premiere of the sophomore season of the topical criminal drama anthology series is just around the corner.
August 31, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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The Beetlejuice sequel's Lydia Deetz is not the adult Winona Ryder expected her to be
The Stranger Things star had a very different idea of her character than did director Tim Burton ahead of filming the sequel
August 31, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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One bit of casting ties Alien: Romulus and The Last of Us together in the most bizarre way
The horrors of pregnancy transcend movie universes.
August 31, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Four new Vault Hunters are being created for 2025's Borderlands 4
Gearbox reveals plans for the four new heroes of Borderlands 4
August 30, 2024
Chris Arrant
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How Gears of War defined the development of Xbox 360 for Microsoft, according to Phil Spencer
How big was Gears of War for Xbox 360? Actually, without it the system wouldn't be half as strong
August 30, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Unhappy with House of the Dragon? So is George R.R. Martin, and he's about to tell you "everything that's gone wrong"
The Fire & Blood author teased that he will one day write a tell-all post about his troubles with the HBO show. Our question - will it be here before Winds of Winter?
August 30, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Jurassic World Dominion sequel gets a new title and pair of images of its human cast in action
Jurassic World Rebirth lands in cinemas on July 2, 2025.
August 30, 2024
Trent Cannon
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The first three Jaws movies are streaming to Netflix sooner than you think
Don't bring me down, Bruce!
August 29, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Baldur's Gate 3's Neil Newbon, Devora Wilde, Jennifer English, and Aliona Baranova are coming to Chicago's C2E2 2025
Assemble your party to meet the Baldur's Gate 3 party at C2E2.
August 29, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Charlie Cox & Jon Favreau plotted to put a 2003 Daredevil movie easter egg in Spider-Man: No Way Home (but it was cut)
Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home almost had a playful reference to the 2003 Daredevil movie
August 29, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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A Deadpool & Wolverine easter egg hides a happy ending for Channing Tatum's Gambit
He finally made a name for himself.
August 28, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Todd McFarlane's Medieval Spawn Kickstarter raises $1.5M in four days
According to one backer, the project reached its $100K goal “in probably about a minute, maybe two”
August 28, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Wendy's appears to be changing the recipe for SpongeBob SquarePants' Krabby Patty in one major way
This is the Internet. Of course we noticed.
August 28, 2024
Trent Cannon
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The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power cast explains what's coming in season 2
Want to know what the denizens of Middle-earth are excited about, ahead of the new season? We’ve got you covered.
August 28, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Marvel Studios wants Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch back for Vision series on Disney+
Is anyone really leaving the MCU at this point?
August 28, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Jim Lee is coming to New York Comic Con - and Popverse can get you in to meet him first!
Once-in-a-generation comic creator Jim Lee is ready to see you at NYCC 2024.
August 28, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Psych's Maggie Lawson, Timothy Omundson & Kurt Fuller are coming to NYCC 2024!
The psychics are fake, but this Psych event at New York Comic Con 2024 is real.
August 28, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Peacemaker's dad Robert Patrick talks about his character's surprise return from the dead for Max season 2
Robert Patrick will return to play Auggie Smith in Peacemaker season 2. Wait, didn’t he die?
August 28, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Marvel Comics gives the Fantastic Four a 2-month break before a big 2025
A "scheduling issue" is giving the Fantastic Four comics a two-month vacation.
August 25, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Report: The fast food chain Wendys is making an official Spongebob Squarepants' Krabby Patty burger (and tie-in Frosty)
Square burgers.... squarepants?! Wendy's and Spongebob Squarepants could be working together again.
August 24, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Ted Lasso is staging for an upset win as it returns from its series finale (but with it could come massive changes)
Is Ted Lasso's owners looking to pull a season one Rebecca Welton on us?
August 24, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Anime NYC will return to New York City in 2025 - and we have the dates
2025 will see Anime NYC back at the Javits Center, continuing with its new time slot of late August
August 24, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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A Portland anime con moved its Artist's Alley to a parking garage three days before it opened (and now regrets it)
Wasabicon PDX's Artist Alley was dubbed DungeonCon after a surprise move to a hotel parking garage.
August 24, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Berserk Vol. 42 release date: The first story following the death of Kentaro Miura is finally coming to America
The latest volume of Berserk, the inspiration for the popular anime of the same name, is the first since the death of its creator, Kentaro Miura.
August 24, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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"I've only seen scenes like this in Dragon Ball" - A Wild Last Boss Appeared anime revealed at Anime NYC, from the studio that made Berserk
Speaking to a crowd at the Javits Center, NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan announced their latest manga-to-anime adaptation, A Wild Last Boss Appeared
August 24, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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James Spader's Ultron is returning to the MCU in Marvel's upcoming Vision series
You can't keep a good robot down... or even a very very bad one, it seems
August 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC's barbaric Batman makeover gets a last-minute delay
Batman the Barbarian, from DC's Elseworlds line, is pulled from the release schedule a month ahead of its original due date
August 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Chicago, put some up in your giddy up! C2E2 2025 tickets are about to go on sale - and Popverse can give you first dibs
Whether you be good, bad, or ugly, there's a place on the ranch for you at Chicago's C2E2
August 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Does the MCU Multiverse include Marvel Comics' 616 universe? It does, and Deadpool & Wolverine almost went there
LFG to the Marvel Comics Universe
August 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
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NYCC '24 is hosting an author brunch with Carissa Broadbent, Danielle L. Jenson, Elisa Kova, Brigid Kemmerer - and possibly you!
Carissa Broadbent (Six Scorched Roses), Danielle L. Jensen (Bridge Kingdom), Elise Kova (Arcana Academy), and Brigid Kemmerer (Forging Silver into Stars) are coming to NYCC - and you could have an intimate breakfast with them!
August 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Law & Order release date: Here's when SVU and the flagship show are coming (and when the Criminal Intent Toronto show could be!)
Curious when a new episode of Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Organized Crime and Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent will arrive?
August 23, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Bridgerton's Charithra Chandran joins One Piece season 2 as Miss Wednesday/ Nefertari Vivi
We're ready to get our whole heart broken by her all over again.
August 23, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Chicago One release dates: Here's when the new seasons of Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, and Chicago P.D. debut on NBC
Curious when a new episode of Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and/or Chicago Med will arrive?
August 22, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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The Irrational season 2 release date has been moved due to the US VP debates - here's the new debut date on NBC
Curious when you’ll get the chance to catch up with The Irrational again? We have the answer.
August 22, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Attempted murder: The Crow had a goth party premiere (but not everyone got the memo)
While most of the cast and crew donned all-black clothing for the occasion, producer John Jencks made a different decision.
August 22, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Here's everything we know about The Lincoln Lawyer season 3 on Netflix
Popverse has all of the latest information on what you can expect when The Lincoln Lawyer season 3 arrives in autumn 2024.
August 22, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Here’s who you can expect on The Lincoln Lawyer season 3 cast on Netflix
Curious about what new and returning faces you’ll be seeing in The Lincoln Lawyer season 3? Wonder no more.
August 22, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Lincoln Lawyer season 3 release date: Netflix has plotted out when the hit show returns
Curious about when you’ll be able to grab a bite with The Lincoln Lawyer again? Popverse has you covered.
August 22, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Marvel is introducing a new Venom who's NOT Eddie or Dylan Brock, but is someone we've met before
All-New Venom puts Dylan in the role of detective as he investigates the symbiote's new mystery host. On his list of suspects: New York Mayor Luke Cage.
August 22, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Halle Berry & Mark Wahlberg turned their 30-year friendship into a hit Netflix movie
Sometimes the secret is to actually have known each other for decades.
August 22, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Play The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Super Mario Party Jamboree early - only at PAX West 2024
Want a chance to get a preview of the next Legend of Zelda game? Want to play some Super Mario minigames? Get yourself to Seattle for PAX West 2024!
August 21, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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X-Men '97 producer confirms season 2 will include X-Factor and one other mutant team
It's time for Lorna Dane!
August 21, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Former Boom! Studios and IDW execs create new comic book publisher with Scott Pilgrim and Extraction producer
Filip Sablik and Jamie S. Rich are two of the prime movers behind the new, currently unnamed, company
August 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The One Piece character designer obsessed over Oda's work to redesign the characters for the Netflix remake
With 25 years of One Piece to pour over, we're not surprised the process took two months
August 20, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Alien: Romulus director managed to get himself banned from the Alien subreddit for impersonating himself
You can't trust anyone to be who they say they are these days
August 20, 2024
Trent Cannon
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A rare Studio Ghibli classic is headed to Netflix, but Max still has an ongoing deal for the US
Produced in 1988, Grave of the Fireflies will be available to Netflix subscribers September 16
August 20, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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James Tynion IV & Michael Dialynas' fantasy series WYND returns this fall for a finale
Tynion and artist Michael Dialynas are reteaming for The Power of the Blood, as war erupts between humanity, faeriekind, and vampires...
August 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Percy Jackson's new co-star Daniel Diemer reveals he's been reading the series since Sea of Monsters was released
Diemer joined his new colleagues at the Percy Jackson and the Olympians panel at D23
August 20, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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At long last, the Hunter x Hunter manga is returning after a 20-month hiatus - but they're a catch
20 months away from Gon and the gang is just too long.
August 20, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Comics' fastest growing publisher is entering into manga with Mad Cave Studios' Nakama Press
The new manga imprint is rooted in comics that are "transcending cultural boundaries," according to the publisher
August 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The Acolyte no more, as Disney+ cancels the latest live-action Star Wars show
Reports are emerging that Leslye Headland's Star Wars series will not get a second season
August 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Like Jason Vorhees, A24 & Peacock's Friday the 13th prequel lives again! Now with a new showrunner
Brad Caleb Kane emerges from the storm drains of Derry, in HBO's IT prequel, and heads toward the murky waters of Crystal Lake
August 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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And the winners for the 2024 American Manga Awards are...
The winners were announced August 22, 2024 in a ceremony at the Japan Society in New York City.
August 19, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Marvel actor Simu Liu confirms Shang-Chi 2 is still happening - Eternals 2, not so much
We really can't wait to see him use those shiny new rings in action
August 19, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Alien: Romulus takes the box office crown from Deadpool & Wolverine as it massively outperforms at the box office
Turns out, a lot of people wanted to see the xenomorph back on the big screen
August 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Somebody tell Bethesda: Prime Videos's Fallout writers suggest the series is not necessarily in the same continuity as the games, after all
Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner spoke about deviating from the games' continuity and how much they enjoyed the fans' reactions
August 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel has set up a separate office for all the Deadpool & Wolverine comics (and X-Force too!)
Marvel is doubling down on the Deadpool & Wolverine business. (Wouldn't you?)
August 19, 2024
Chris Arrant
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The One Piece anime is being delayed after an emergency recasting of Sabo
The original voice actor of Sabo was caught having an affair with a fan earlier this year.
August 19, 2024
Trent Cannon