Grant DeArmitt
Features
The original I Know What You Did Last Summer movie turns your slasher expectations into roadkill [The Coldest Open]
As we approach the 30th anniversary of the Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. slasher classic (and a franchise reboot), Popverse is putting it in reverse to examine the OG film's opener
July 11, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Summer of Superman: The 10 best Superman comics ever published
From All-Star Superman to Red Son: The top 10 Superman comics you must read.
July 11, 2025
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Alien: Earth showrunner Noah Hawley confirms the new FX series will feature more aliens than just the xenomorph
A xenomorph can carry a movie, sure, but a whole TV series? Noah Hawley and Alien: Earth need a few more monsters onboard if they're going to make it through that rumored 5-season run
July 10, 2025
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Fallout 76 devs address crossover with the Prime Video TV show: Why it hasn’t happened (yet)
There's a very straightforward reason Fallout 76 and Prime Video's Fallout TV show haven't crossed over, says one of the lead developers of the game
July 10, 2025
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Netflix Wakfu fans rejoice: Ogrest graphic novel prequel hits Kickstarter July 15
A prequel to the hit animated Netflix series Wakfu, based on the global MMORPG of the same name, is headed to Kickstarter very soon, but the pre-reg site is already open
July 10, 2025
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After 16 years, Hinako Seta's hit supernatural manga Re-Kan! is ending
Hinako Seta's Re-Kan!, which tells the story of ghost-sensitive Hibiki Amami, started in 2009 and was the basis for a 2015 Pierrot+ anime
July 09, 2025
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A24's Hereditary heavily influenced a popular YA indie horror game. No, not Five Nights at Freddy's - Poppy Playtime
I mean, it makes sense that game developers Zach and Seth Belanger would pull from darker fare for their YA horror title, Poppy Playtime. We just didn't think they'd pull from something *this* dark
July 09, 2025
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Poppy Playtime was inspired by the real-life toy company that invented the teddy bear
Poppy Playtime creators Zach and Seth Belanger recently revealed the inspirations behind their evil toy warehouse, and one of those inspirations is far, far more innocent than you might imagine
July 09, 2025
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With a movie already on the way, Poppy Playtime's creators want to expand into "books" and "animation"
Legendary is working with Poppy Playtime creators Zach and Seth Belanger on a big-screen adaptation of the hit horror game, but if the brothers have anything to say about it, that won't be the only cross-media effort
July 09, 2025
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I Know What You Did Last Summer final girl Jennifer Love Hewitt didn't fully watch through the movies until earlier this year
Hewitt, who returns as Julie James in the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot, is so "terrified" of horror movies, she found excuses to leave her own film premieres when the tension got too high
July 09, 2025
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I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot is directly inspired by Steven Spielberg's Jaws, says the director & co-writer
It makes sense that, for a franchise with a maritime killer, the I Know What You Did Last Summer creatives would take inspiration from Stephen Spielberg's ultimate in oceanic terror
July 09, 2025
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Why Freddie Prinze Jr. turned down a She's All That reboot, but jumped at the new I Know What Your Did Last Summer movie
I Know What You Did Last Summer star Prinze says the She's All that reboot "felt like marketing"
July 09, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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What the Legion series did for X-Men, Noah Hawley is aiming to do it again with Alien: Earth
FX showrunner Hawley knows that the heart of X-Men stories isn't in the superpowers, it's in the people. He also knows that the Alien films work the same way
July 09, 2025
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The newest heartthrob of Netflix's Wednesday season 2 is a Filipino werewolf named Bruno
I'm just going to assume all of the Wednesday series' romantic relationships turn out well? ... What do you mean "Hyde?"
July 09, 2025
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Disney is giving 20% off the Marvel digital comics app to every single Disney Visa cardholder in the United States
House of Mouse die-hards who carry the special Disney Vida can access the entire Marvel Unlimited library at a discount
July 09, 2025
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Batman's $3 million Batmobile was in NFL star Joe Burrow's shopping cart, but then a crime gang robbed him
In Netflix's Quarterback season 2, Bengals star Burrow reveals that he nearly had a replica of the Dar Knight's wheels in his home, but a highly-publicized theft put the brakes on his Batmobile
July 09, 2025
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James Gunn calls this surprising scene the "most unusual" moment in Superman — Not the Flying Dog or Element Man
The "most unusual thing" in the Superman movie, according to the guy who is DC Studios' boss (and put it in there): writer/director James Gunn
July 09, 2025
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If Mad Max: Fury Road ever gets The Disaster Artist treatment, Charlize Theron wants Halt and Catch Fire star to play her playing Furiosa
Theron recommends this actor because "she's got the arms." Which is ironic, if you consider Furiosa's character in Mad Max: Fury Road.
July 07, 2025
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A major Fantastic Four: First Steps cameo may have just been spoiled by... People Magazine?!?
An in-universe ad for H.E.R.B.I.E. that appeared in the latest issue of People Magazine has MCU fans wondering whether a major upcoming player will appear in this summer's Fantastic Four: First Steps
July 07, 2025
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Alien: Earth is just the beginning - Blade Runner and more Ridley Scott movies are getting the TV treatment
We've known about Blade Runner 2099 for a while now, but according to Scott Free CCO David W. Zucker, "a number of different" Ridley Scott movies are being eyed for the small screen
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch the Spotlight on Jeremy Renner from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Hawkeye (the first one) is leaving Kate Bishop to protect New York while the man himself, Jeremy Renner, heads down to FSC '25
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch the Cosplay Central Costume Showcase from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Your favorite heroes and villains will be at FSC '25 to strut their stuff on the Cosplay Showcase stage, and Popverse is gonna be there with a camera
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch the Spotlight on John Boyega from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
He's a Force to be reckoned with - John Boyega is headed to FSC '25, and Popverse will be there to film it!
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the LOST Cast Reunion with Josh Holloway and Henry Ian Cusick from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
We have to go back... to the Sunshine State, where Sawyer and Desmond themselves will be taking the stage at FSC '25, and Popverse will be showing up with a camera
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch the Cosplay Central Crown Championships from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Cosplayers from across the US are headed down to Miami's FSC '25, and you can watch all the action right here
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch The Cast of Doctor Who with Billie Piper and Christopher Eccleston from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Is that a TARDIS we see? The Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler (perhaps the 16th Doctor?) themselves will be at FSC '25, and Popverse will be there catching the action
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch The Voice Cast of Demon Slayer panel with Zach Aguilar and Aleks Le from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
The actors behind Tanjiro Kamado and Zenitsu Agatsuma are Demon Slayin' their way down to FSC '25, and Popverse is gonna be there with a camera
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Heroes of Dragon Ball Z panel with Chris Sabat, Eric Vale, and Sonny Strait from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Popverse is going Super Saiyan! At least, that's how we expect to feel while filming the English voices of Vegeta, Krillin, and Trunks on stage at FSC '25
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Cast of Star Trek: Voyager reunion with Kate Mulgrew and Robert Picardo from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Captain Janeway and The Doctor are beaming down to FSC '25, and Popverse is going to film their entire panel
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch the Pokémon Cast Reunion with Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Dan Green, and Megan Hollingshead from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
You gotta catch this! Popverse is filming the voices of Ash, Brock, Mewtwo, and Nurse Joy when they meet up at FSC '25 - Pokémon fans, don't miss it!
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch the God of War Ragnarök voice cast with the Kratos, Atreus, and Freya themselves from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Christopher Judge (Kratos), Sunny Suljic (Atreus), and Danielle Bisutti (Freya) are leaving the mythic mayhem of God of War Ragnarök to head to the Miami Convention Center for Florida Supercon, and Popverse will be there to film it
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Watch Miami Beach's Florida Supercon 2025 Main Stage with a Popverse membership
Popverse will be at FSC this year, and we'll be filming what we see from the Doctor Who, Star Trek, and LOST cast panels, plus a host of geekdom's finest
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
How Wes Craven's Scream sets the bar for horror movie openers [The Coldest Open]
The Drew Barrymore-starring opener to 1996's Scream not only kicked off a three-decade franchise; it perfected a piece of filmmaking a century in the works: the cold open
July 04, 2025
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Excited for Spinal Tap II? Thank Stranger Things (and Kate Bush) for convincing sequel-wary Rob Reiner to make it
No, don't expect Spinal Tap II: The End Continues to dive into any Stranger Things-esque MK-Ultra conspiracy theories. Unless...
July 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Squid Game, Hunger Games, The Running Man - Why are death game shows so popular? One psychotherapist has an answer
Alienation, social media, and horrible "internet celebrities" all might have contributed to Squid Game season 3's record-breaking debut on Netflix. If Jordan Conrad is right, at least
July 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The original 1993 Jurassic Park is really "horror disguised as a family adventure," according to Jurassic World Rebirth director
In creating the Scarlett Johansson-starring dino-adventure, Rebirth director Edwards said he "pushed the horror element" to keep the tone closer to the original Jurassic Park
July 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg didn't originally want a Weyland-Yutani android from Alien in the film... he just didn't want any humans
Yes, we're all excited for an Alien vs. Predator rematch, but that's not the reason that Prey director Trachtenberg included the evil corporation in his upcoming Predator movie
July 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Slow Horses novelist Mick Herron makes sure he writes scenes the Apple TV+ show can't film
Turning Herron's novel London Rules into Slow Horses season 5 means adapting the unadaptable, according to showrunner Will Smith (not that one)
July 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
The NYCC '25 celebrity photo ops and autograph presale exclusively for Popverse Superfans is about to begin - full deets here
George R.R. Martin, Charle Cox, the cast of Critical Role and more are headed to New York Comic Con 2025. Popverse Superfans have a better chance at meeting them, and the deadline to become one is almost here
July 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Invasion season 3 release date: Apple TV+ and Simon Kinberg's next chapter is a war of the worlds
In season 3 of Apple TV+'s Invasion, they're not just coming - they're here
July 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Why America Ferrera left Elio: An animator describes the "exodus of talent" after Pixar leadership shifted the focus of the movie
When Elio was first announced at D23 in 2022, Ferrera was announced to be providing the voice of the titular character's mother. So what happened?
July 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel Studios thought Pedro Pascal's 1960s accent in The Fantastic Four: First Steps was a bit of a... stretch
Pascal wanted the MCU's Reed Richards to sound "very mid-Atlantic." The Fantastic Four: First Steps crew asked him to tone it down
July 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Now You See Me: Now You Don't release date - The Four Horsemen are taking their act on the road again with a mobbed-up diamond heist
Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson are back again for a new Now You See Me, and they're bringing original castmate Isla Fisher with them this time
July 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
The Black Phone 2 release date: Blumhouse's Grabber returns from the dead
Ethan Hawke and Mason Thames are back to continue the supernatural horror story based on a short by Joe Hill
July 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Tron: Ares release date - Jeff Bridges and a new cats of players take on an AI that's made it into our world
It's Ares season. But in the Tron way, not the "you should expect conflict at work" way. Then again...
July 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
I Know What You Did Last Summer release date: A new Fisherman stalks a new batch of victims
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. are back, and a new crop of sexy Southporters are in trouble
July 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Running Man reboot introduces Michael Cera as a dystopian Home Alone kid, and I'm so here for it
Not gonna lie, the beard on Michael Cera's Running Man character (debuted in the trailer) looks a little off. But the invader-smashing booby traps are so, so on.
July 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Despite announcing his retirement, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon is still the "prime mover" of the new game Secret of the Mimic
Evan Lampi, the Game Director at Secret of the Mimic studio Steel Wool, describes Five Nights at Freddy's creator Cawthon as the "prime mover" of the game
June 30, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The one big lesson the 1997 Spawn movie taught Todd McFarlane, and how it influences his comics, toys, and upcoming Spawn reboot of Spawn to this day
"I know my audience," says McFarlane, currently at work on Blumhouse's King Spawn starring Jamie Foxx
June 30, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel Studios had a Kang-sized future lined up for Ironheart's The Hood in the MCU three years ago
When Ironheart star Anthony Ramos was first cast in a then "mystery role," sources said his appearance would act the same way He Who Remains did in Loki
June 30, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The Batman Part II co-writer Mattson Tomlin posted a cryptic message one hour before Matt Reeves posted the completed script, and we're confused
What does an upside down smiley face mean in regards to The Batman Part II, Mattson? WHAT DOES IT MEAN??
June 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Mark Hamill regrets his public dissatisfaction with Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Luke Skywalker - "maybe I should've kept that to myself"
Eight years after The Last Jedi premiered, star Hamill dives into the fallout of his comments on Luke and clarifies that Rian Johnson "is one of the most gifted directors I’ve ever worked with"
June 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The Friday the 13th / Angry Orchard partnership isn't the first love affair between booze and horror - let's talk about Elvira's Coors Light ads
After garnering a cult following in LA, the Coors brand reached out to make Elvira their Halloween spokesperson. Now, with Angry Orchard looking to Jason as a possible ambassador, it's worth remembering what happened
June 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
M3GAN eventually gets into a groove, but it starts out with no rhythm and not enough murderbot [The Coldest Open]
In honor of M3GAN 2.0 coming to theaters, we take a look at director Gerard Johnstone's first moments into his murderous AI saga
June 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Waitaminute, was Brad Pitt supposed to star in the Gran Turismo movie? F1 director Joseph Kosinski might've just let that slip
Kosinski says he and Pitt had developed "a racing movie" a decade ago, which is the exact time Kosinski was in talks to direct the project that would eventually see Neill Blomkamp in the chair
June 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Thunderbolts' Sentry was conceived as an Hourman pitch for DC Comics' Vertigo, says co-creator Paul Jenkins
One aspect of the original Hourman idea that did end up carrying over to The Sentry was drug addiction. However, that aspect was MUCH more central to the Hourman pitch, until a Vertigo comics legend told Jenkins to reconsider
June 26, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Michael B. Jordan's Killmonger was so good in Black Panther, Marvel Studios had to dump their original Moon Knight villain
Moon Knight's head writer reveals that the original villain was a character called Bushman, who is "is a very good mercenary" with "this tactile-military training." Sound familiar?
June 26, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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DC's top artist Dan Mora is leaving to give Hasbro's Transformers "a whole new era" with The Walking Dead writer Robert Kirkman
Mora meets the eye. (Sorry, it's difficult to work Robert Kirkman's name into a Transformers pun.)
June 26, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Superbad star Michael Cera's solo condition for joining the MCU is playing "a superhero who is a big fan of dairy." We searched through Marvel Comics and found one
We don't care if it was a joke, Cera. You wanted a Marvel Comics milk hero? We're gonna find you a Marvel Comics milk hero
June 26, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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James Gunn was unsure about Superman's trunks in the DC Studios flagship movie until the the night before filming
Costume designer Judianna Makovsky dishes on the hottest behind-the-scenes Superman gossip: the underwear over the pants debate: Grab your popcorn
June 26, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Denis Villeneuve may be bringing the Messiah to Dune, but James Bond is his "sacred territory"
On the heels of being announced as their next director, Villeneuve recounts his history with, and reverence for, the James Bond films
June 26, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
What inspired The Social Network Part II? The January 6 attack, says Aaron Sorkin
Based off of the Wall Street Journal's The Facebook Files, The Social Network Part II isn't a direct sequel to the Jesse Eisenberg-starring film, but a follow-up investigating the harm the social media platform has done to society
June 26, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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50 years after the original, Mel Brooks has blessed a Young Frankenstein prequel from the What We Do in the Shadows team
Brooks is giving his blessing to the team of Stefani Robinson, Taika Waititi, and Garrett Basch, who are tackling Frankensteins after having their fill of vampires in FX's previous hit horror spoof
June 26, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Move over Hit Man, Scorsese, and every other original movie on Netflix - you have a new critical hit rival: KPop Demon Hunters
The numbers don't lie - Netflix has achieved pure cinema with KPop Demon Hunters, if ratings from critics and fans alike are anything to judge by
June 25, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Here's how Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* director says he would reboot the X-Men for the MCU (not that he'll confirm rumors he's doing it yet)
He won't admit that he's directing Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot, but Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier does have some ideas how he's approach it. If he was doing it. Which he's not saying he is.
June 25, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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DC Studios boss James Gunn says he would've picked up Mike Flanagan's Clayface script even if it was "not a part of the DCU at all"
The script, which Gunn describes as an "amazing body horror film," has Gunn reminiscing on days of producing frightening fare such as The Belko Experiment
June 24, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon almost made Foxy an animatronic beaver. A previous flop made him change his mind
Cawthon's 2013 game Chipper & Sons Lumber Co. was, in a roundabout way, the inspiration for Five Nights at Freddy's - and the reason Foxy was almost a beaver
June 24, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Brad Pitt reunites with his Fight Club director - but only because Quentin Tarantino said 'no' first
Netflix's The Adventures of Cliff Booth, a spinoff of Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, sees David Fincher taking on a job that Cliff Booth's creator didn't want
June 24, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Hulu's Buffy The Vampire Slayer reboot will be lighter than the original, says OG TV slayer Sarah Michelle Geller - so light, in fact, that she wants to resurrect all the dead characters
We should clarify, Gellar is only sharing her hopes for Hulu's Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot, not confirming what's on the way
June 24, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
How Marvel's Ironheart is related to Iron Man: The Riri Williams/Tony Stark connection, explained [Lore Corner]
Dominique Thorne is back in the suit as Ironheart after Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and her role is a LOT more than "a female Iron Man." We'll explain why right here
June 24, 2025
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers would have never aired in the US without X-Men: The Animated Series, according to Saban Entertainment's founder
There would be no Morphin without Mutants, says founder of Saban Entertainment (and driving force behind both X-Men and Power Rangers) Haim Saban
June 23, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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28 Years Later will be the biggest box office hit of the series - will Sony finally confirm funding for its third chapter?
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is already a done deal, but Sony has yet to write the check for the third installment in Danny Boyle's zombie saga. Could this weekend's take change that?
June 23, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Squid Game creator apologizes for casting a cis actor play a trans character in the Netflix hit: "In the case of East Asian culture... it's really difficult to do that kind of authentic casting"
The character of Cho Hyun-ju, who enters Netflix's titular Squid Game for the money to complete gender-affirming care, is not played by a trans actor - a fact which has previously gotten backlash from audiences.
June 23, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The creepy, unsettling trailer for Barbarian director's new movie Weapons gets right what the Companion trailer got wrong
Don't tell me the biggest twist in the movie before the movie comes out, marketing teams! The latest trailer for Zach Cregger's Weapons keeps things vague (and disturbing)
June 23, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Terminator and Running Man star Arnold Schwarzenegger credits part of his success to costars like Linda Hamilton and Jamie Lee Curtis
And yes, Schwarzenegger also thinks pretty highly of FUBAR costar Carrie-Anne Moss, who returns for season 2 of the actor's current Netflix action romp
June 20, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Zombie fiction usually highlights the worst in humanity - so why did I leave 28 Years Later filled with hope?
Heads up: Part of this 28 Years Later review is going to be me venting at Danny Boyle and Alex Garland for making me cry at a horror movie
June 20, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Coldest Open: How Danny Boyle introduces an all new type of zombie (and an all type of new zombie movie) in 28 Days Later
Even before we meet Cillian Murphy's Jim or get a facefull of zombies that *can actually run,* Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland hook us for what's become the most innovative zombie movie of this century (so far)
June 20, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
28 Years Later ending explained: Danny Boyle returns to the Rage Virus, sets up The Bone Temple
What happens, who dies, and what's next in the long-anticipated zombie sequel 28 Years Later
June 20, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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There's an alternate ending to Thunderbolts* without a New Avengers reveal - because Marvel Studios didn't want the twist to leak early
Marvel Studios went to a lot of effort to keep the New Avengers twist from being spoiled, right up until they spoiled it themselves four days after the movie's release
June 19, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Netflix and Steve Buscemi invite you to apply to Nevermore Academy ahead of Wednesday season 2 (No, really, there's a form)
Principal Barry Dort (Buscemi) is recruiting new outcasts for another year at Wednesday's Nevermore Academy, and if you follow the link Netflix under the latest promo, you might just be accepted
June 19, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Enter the Upside Down with the immersive Stranger Things Netflix House, or if that's too scary, try entering a Squid Game?
Heading to Dallas very soon is the Netflix House, which will put you and your friends on a real life adventure into the Creel House, or if you prefer, in a real life game of 'Red Light, Green Light'
June 18, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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What inspired 28 Years Later? Brexit and COVID, says director Danny Boyle
The characters in the world of 28 Years Later "begin to take risks," says director Boyle, just like the post-2020 world did
June 17, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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H. Jon Benjamin says that after 15 years of Bob's Burgers, he's "become" Bob Belcher (but he's not into making burgers)
H. Jon Benjamin might not be the cook that the Belcher family patriarch is, but that isn't to say that Bob hasn't taught him anything... especially when it comes to dealing with family
June 17, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Predator mastermind Dan Trachtenberg has an idea for a fourth hunt after Prey, Killer of Killers, and Badlands
Look, we're gonna sound like a broken record here, but we have to ask - is Trachtenberg teasing a new Alien vs. Predator?
June 17, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
What to Watch July 2025: Netflix awakens The Sandman, Max lets Sinners in, and Paramount+ explores more Strange New Worlds
Summer's bringing scifi and sharks to your favorite streaming platform - from Hulu and Prime Video to Disney+ and Crunchyroll
June 17, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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DC Studios has found its Clayface in Tom Rhys Harries. Well, its *second* Clayface, technically
Winning the role of the DCU's first titular monster and presumably 'Most British Name,' Suspicion actor Harries joins the 2026 film, taking over a role than another DCU actor played in Creature Commandos
June 17, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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After 2025 Oscar-winner Flow and Apple's Luck, Pixar is putting its own black cat on the the path to theaters
Pixar's Gatto, from the team behind 2021's Luca, was announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025
June 16, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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GoldenEye N64's multiplayer almost included 3 more James Bonds, but the studio was too nervous about Sean Connery's asking price
If only the GoldenEye 007 devs knew about the upcoming financial success of 2003's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie
June 16, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Billy Bob Thornton tells Misery star Kathy Bates that he, too, was almost in the 1990 Stephen King adaptation Misery
During a discussion about their careers, Thornton told Bates he was originally cast in the movie that won her Best Actress in 1991, much to her surprise
June 16, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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GoldenEye N64 developers had to work Pierce Brosnan's likeness into the game. The problem? They were making a first-person shooter
Unfortunately for the GoldenEye team, you don't see much of the main character in an FPS. If only Mamma Mia had gotten the same treatment
June 16, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
The Chosen season 5 release date: Prime Video welcomes The Last Supper
The tale of Jesus of Nazareth continues with The Chosen, now on a new streaming platform
June 13, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Multiple M3GANs are at Universal Orlando to promote M3GAN 2.0, but don't you dare try to join them
Roving bands of M3GANs are out at Universal Orlando, recreating her famous dance to promote the upcoming sequel film. Also in attendance? Park security.
June 13, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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'Superstitious' Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen carries a good luck acorn, because "it makes me feel calm"
Look, when you've seen how handy an Ent can be in battle, who can blame you for carrying a baby tree around in your pocket?
June 13, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Robert Eggers is doing A Christmas Carol and David Harbour is back for Violent Night 2 - Christmas 2026 is gonna be WILD
A Christmas Carol from the Nosferatu guy, plus Harbour returning as a different kind of Red Guardian? Ain't nobody gonna be sleeping in heavenly peace, is all we're saying
June 13, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Coldest Open: Sean S. Cunningham's Friday the 13th is un-campy camp horror with a killer score
In the first edition of The Coldest Open, where we judge the most infamous opening scenes of horror history, we're tackling the movie that introduces us to the Voorhees family
June 13, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Viggo Mortensen had only read The Hobbit before being cast in The Lord of the Rings, wasn't sure about playing "guy who lived in the woods"
Thank goodness that Mortensen, who we all now know as Aragorn, son of Arathorn, had a Tolkien fan in his life to sway him toward taking the part
June 13, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends season 4 release date: Disney Jr's preschool-targeted Spider-Man adventures are swinging back
Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends season 4 will see Peter, Miles, and Gwen take to the high seas in the Water Webs adventure
June 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Why does Viggo Mortensen work with David Cronenberg so often? For one thing, he reminds him of his mom
It may be the first time body horror maven Cronenberg has been compared to anyone's mother, but hey - whatever works to get Viggo Mortensen into your movies
June 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Right before he filmed Helm's Deep, The Lord of the Rings production team swapped out the horse Viggo Mortensen had been training with
Even the Free Peoples of Middle-Earth have to deal with production changes. And in Viggo Mortensen's case, that meant starting from square one with a new horse, Uraeus, who would go on to play Aragorn's horse Brego
June 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Lore Corner: How to Train Your Dragon character guide - The dragons (and riders) you need to know ahead of Universal's live action reboot
Sure you've heard *How* to Train Your Dragon, but do you know *Who* to Train Your Dragon? We'll let you know ahead of the DreamWorks live-action remake
June 12, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson