Grant DeArmitt
News
The Oscars producers are teasing a Marvel moment at Sunday’s show
The Oscars producer Katy Mullan promises some "superstar superheroes" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will take the Academy Awards stage, along with one mysterious "extraterrestrial" joining them
March 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Star Wars’ new boss, Dave Filoni, says fans shouldn’t compare The Mandalorian & Grogu to what's come before
Dave Filoni wants Star Wars fans to know that they're in for a different big screen experience when the Pedro Pascal/Baby Yoda-starring Mandalorian follow-up hits theaters this May
March 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel’s Mole Man is rumored to be creeping into the new live-action Scooby Doo
Fantastic Four: First Steps' own Paul Walter Hauser might be in Netflix's upcoming live-action adaptation of the Mystery Inc. gang as Scooby's owner. And no, we're not talking about Shaggy...
March 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel's new Cyclops writer thinks there’s a Biblical inspiration behind the X-Men hero
Cyclops writer Alex Paknadel points to an Old Testament inspiration for his current run on the X-Men leader's solo book, and explains how Marvel's Jed McKay got him to see the connection
March 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Dungeon Crawler Carl author Matt Dinniman describes the novel he wrote that you'll never read, and how Stephen King stole it (not really)
Truly, we're just kidding about Stephen King stealing Matt Dinniman's idea for a precursor to Dungeon Crawler Carl - the two authors just happened to be writing two stories that take place Under the Dome at the same time
March 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Watch the Star Wars: The Mandalorian panel with Ming-Na Wen & Giancarlo Esposito from Seattle's ECCC 2026
MCU and Star Wars vets Giancarlo Esposito and Ming-Na Wen share stories and laughs at Emerald City Comic Con.
March 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Watch There Is No Exit: Trapped in the Amazing Digital Circus with Alex Rochon, Lizzie Freeman, & Michael Kovach from Seattle's ECCC!
The Amazing Digital Circus stars Alex Rochon, Lizzie Freeman, & Michael Kovach - Caine, Pomni, & Jax respectively - turned Emerald City Comic Con 2026 into a delightful nightmare, and Popverse was there to film it
March 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Watch the Cosplay Central Costume Showcase from Seattle's ECCC!
Your favorite heroes, villains, and even animal sidekicks took the stage at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and Popverse was there to capture every costume in its full glory
March 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Watch Adventures in Exandria: Live with Critical Role with Taliesin Jaffe, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Ashley Johnson, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, & Matthew Mercer from Seattle's ECCC!
The Critical Role founding team of Taliesin Jaffe, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Ashley Johnson, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, & Matthew Mercer were at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and we made it our quest to film their panel
March 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
A Critical Role movie? Sam Riegel reveals a pitch is underway, and even hints it's during Calamity
The Critical Role cast are apparently trying to make an animated Calamity movie.
March 08, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
What's next for the LitRPG genre, according to Matt Dinniman, Tao Wong, and Jim Zub
The authors of Dungeon Crawler Carl, A Thousand Li, and the Dungeons & Dragons comics, respectively, predict what's next for one of the fastest-growing subgenres on shelves today
March 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Watch Mysteries of Gravity Falls with Alex Hirsch and Kristen Schaal from Seattle's ECCC!
Gravity Falls's Alex Hirsch and Kristen Schaal - series creator and character Mabel Pines, respectively - revealed the show's mysteries at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and we filmed their panel for clues
March 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Watch Hooked on a Feeling: A Guardians of the Galaxy Cast Panel with Michael Rooker, Mikaela Hoover, Pom Klementieff, & Sean Gunn from Seattle's ECCC!
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy stars Michael Rooker, Mikaela Hoover, Pom Klementieff, & Sean Gunn - Yondu, Nova Priem's Assistant, Mantis, & Kraglin respectively - took off at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and Popverse hitched a ride with a camera
March 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Watch the Jamie Campbell Bower Spotlight Panel from Seattle's ECCC!
Stranger Things baddie Jamie Campbell Bower, AKA Vecna, turned Emerald City Comic Con 2026 Upside Down, and Popverse was there to film it
March 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Watch the Cosplay Central Crown Championships from Seattle's ECCC!
Some of the most talented cosplayers in the US were at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and we caught the entire competition on tape
March 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Watch the William Shatner Spotlight Panel from Seattle's ECCC!
Boston Legal legend William Shatner (who I guess was on some show called Star Trek?) - was at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and since it wasn't a courtroom, we brought a camera
March 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
And the winners of the 2026 Cosplay Central Crown Championship Regional Qualifiers at Emerald City Comic Con 2026 are...
The Cosplay Central Crown Championship's latest chapter was at ECCC '26, with one brilliant cosplayer qualifying to move on to the global finals in London. Here's who came out on top
March 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Why the Dungeon Crawler Carl TV series is live-action and not animated, according to Matt Dinniman... even though his "hardcore, original fans" want a cartoon
Speaking at Emerald City Comic Con, Dungeon Crawler Carl's literary father also teased "some news one way or the other in the next few weeks"
March 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Watch Uncharted: Celebrating the Adventure with Nolan North, Emily Rose, & Richard McGonagle from Seattle's ECCC!
Uncharted stars Nolan North, Emily Rose, & Richard McGonagle - Nathan Drake, Elena Fisher, & Victor Sullivan, respectively - were at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and we filmed the adventure just for you to watch
March 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Watch Regular Show: Behind the Madness with Janine Haddad Tompkins, Minty Lewis, Sam Marin, & William Salyers from Seattle's ECCC!
Regular Show stars Janine Haddad Tompkins, Minty Lewis, Sam Marin, & William Salyers - Margaret, Eileen, Benson, & Rigby, respectively - were at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and we filmed their jolly good show, as Pops would say
March 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Watch Inside Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with Ben Starr, Aliona Baranova, and Jennifer English from Seattle's ECCC!
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stars Ben Starr, Aliona Baranova and Jennifer English were at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and we challenged time itself (filmed the panel) just for you
March 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Watch the The Boys season 5 panel with Karl Urban and Laz Alonso from Seattle's ECCC 2026
The Boys stars Karl Urban and Laz Alonso - Billy Butcher and Mother's Milk, respectively - were at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and Popverse is empowering you to watch the footage now
March 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Clayface explained: Batman villain & 2026 DCU star, explained in detail
Clayface has been Basil Karlo and Matt Hagen, a breakout star of Batman: The Animated Series and a leading monster for the DC cinematic universe. If you'll allow us, Popverse will (thoroughly) explain how he got there
March 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
May we all live with Michael Rooker's chaotic cuteness energy (AKA Seattle's ECCC Day 3)
Emerald City Comic Con 2026 kicks off in Seattle as Popverse brings live coverage, panels, and DC reveals.
March 04, 2026
Chris Arrant
Guides
We're off to ECCC 2026: Here are the top exhibitor booths we'll be visiting
Emerald City Comic Con 2026 is the Pacific Northwest's Premiere spot to connect with your favorite publishers - here are Popverse's premiere choices in booths to check out
March 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Popverse presents Pop Quiz, a brand new trivia game debuting at ECCC '26!
You're going to Emerald City Comic Con 2026 because you love your favorite comics, anime, games and TV. Popverse's brand new Pop Quiz trivia is your chance to prove it
March 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Critical Role, The Boys, Ming-Na Wen & more - our most anticipated ECCC 2026 panels
Just like you, your favorite TV and gaming stars are getting ready to head to Emerald City Comic Con 2026; here are the panels Popverse won't be missing
March 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Critical Role & Prime Video reveal The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 release date, reveal the first image of Vecna... er, The Whispered One
Critical Role's The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 premieres this summer, and it's bringing with it a popular villain from Campaign 1. What's that character's name? Er, we don't want to get the lawyers involved
March 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Heading to ECCC 2026's Artist Alley for a commission? We may be able to help you get your art faster
Emerald City Comic Con is one of the best, but also one of the most difficult, places to snag art from your favorite comic creators. Allow Popverse to provide another way
March 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Heading to ECCC 2026? Here are the Artist Alley booths we won't be missing
Artist Alley is always packed full of the best comics creators at Emerald City Comic Con, and 2026 is no exception
March 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Kickstarter's TTRPG record smashers The Legends of Avantris are back with 5E space opera Neon Odyssey
After their wildly successful D&D 5E campaign crowdfund, The Crooked Moon, The Legends of Avantris are looking to make history again with an all-new science fiction setting guide and GM/player toolkit
February 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Where to find Popverse at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026
Come hang out with Popverse's Graeme, Ashley, Grant and more at this year's ECCC
February 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Oni Press's frightful Fall 2026 OGN schedule proves it's never too early to start planning for Halloween
Swamp demons, haunted comics, galactic misadventures - all coming this Spooky Season from Oni Press
February 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Second new DC Vertigo series sells out as well, as End of Life debut projects big life for DC's mature line revival
End of Life is, ironically, just the beginning of what looks to be a big event from Vertigo, writer Kyle Starks, and artist Steve Pugh
February 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
You're right: DC Comics' new Red Hood-led Teen Titans IS Manga-fied
Daniele Di Nicuolo, the artist on this summer's all-new Teen Titans book from DC, says anime and manga were what got him into the comics business
February 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
China promised to block Spider-Man: No Way Home unless Sony changed the movie's ending
According to Sony Pictures CEO Tom Rothman, the reason Spider-Man: No Way Home didn't make it to the Chinese market was a problem they had with the ending's visuals
February 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The big ask George R.R. Martin had for HBO & A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner Ira Parker
Parker worked closely with Martin to make sure Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms matched the Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas closely - but not too closely
February 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Oz, AKA Seth Green, was in the original 1992 movie - but his scene got cut
"I’m in a scene with Paul Ruebens," says Green, who became an icon in the Buffyverse for his role as werewolf Oz, "It’s not a popular fact. I got cut from the movie."
February 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Seth Green breaks down potential Oz storyline in Hulu’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot
While Green did not confirm that he was reappearing as Oz in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale, he did see the Dark horse comics follow-up to the OG series as a great jumping off point
February 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Seth Green wanted to leave season 3 to do two dream movies - it came down to a legal battle
Green, who stars as Buffy's partner in paranormal Oz, would eventually come to be in both 2001's Knockaround Guys and Rat race. But not before a serious disagreement with series creator Joss Whedon
February 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Stranger Things isn't done referencing Jaws, as Netflix's Tales from '85 showrunner explains
Those wily Duffer Bros. aren't the only sharkheads on Netflix's payroll - Stranger Things: Tales from '85's Eric Robles is also using Steven Spielberg's classic as inspiration
February 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Hairspray creator John Waters is joining American Horror Story to do his best Vincent Price impression
Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story season 13 is adding the Pope of Trash himself - and he's got his eye on following in the footsteps of another horror icon
February 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Game of Thrones is not Lord of the Rings - but in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Westeros got its own Samwise Gamgee
Don’t get me wrong - if A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) took on Shelob, he’d probably lose. But the point is, he’d try anyway
February 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 ending explained: Who dies in the finale, how the Trial of Seven ends, and what's on deck for season 2
It should go without saying, but SPOILERS for HBO's newest Game of Thrones spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, are laid out plain here. Don't say we didn't warn you
February 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Hazbin Hotel creator Vivienne Medrano admits the show pumped the brakes on the Lilith storyline... but they're coming back to it in season 3
According to Medrano, Charlie Morningstar's mother "is the one thing if people notice like, 'Oh, yeah, they really set her up and then didn't do anything.' I'm like, 'Yeah, we Yeah, we did. Sorry.'"
February 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel officially confirms continuation of The Infernal Hulk storyline with Hulk War: Infernal Rage
Hulk War: Infernal Rage, by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein, is the third act in the story begun in Johnson/Klein's Incredible Hulk run from 2023
February 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Judge Dredd comes to America: 2000 AD to be published in the US for first time in its 49-year history
Borag Thungg, readers! After half a century, the UK scifi anthology 2000 AD is being printed in the US for US (and us!)
February 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
House of the Dragon season 3 trailer reveals June 2026 release date: "This is the moment you become queen"
Background drama at HBO aside, Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon's season 3 looks to be the most ambitious yet
February 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Matt Kindt’s Mind MGMT relaunch kicks off with eerie recruitment stunt
Today I spoke with Mind MGMT. No, really - a guerrilla marketing tactic from has fans calling a secret phone number to get in contact with Matt Kindt's iconic scifi organization, who's changing publishing houses after 14 years
February 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role's Mighty Nein showrunner, Tasha Huo, on the challenges of adapting Naruto from manga to live action for Lionsgate
The Mighty Nein showrunner Huo said the biggest difficulty in adapting manga-then-anime Naruto was "to make it feel real and believable in the world of a live-action movie."
February 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The great YouTube outage of 2026 - Why the hell was YouTube down?
It wasn't just you - millions of YouTube users across the planet reported outages on Tuesday, February 17. We'll tell you what happened
February 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones live stage show comes to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre stage this summer
Game of Thrones: The Mad King will serve as a prequel to the events of the HBO show, detailing the events of what George R.R. Martin's readers will know as Robert's Rebellion
February 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Scream 7 doesn't have "that meta goal" like its predecessors, says creator/director Kevin Williamson
"It’s continuing the legacy of Sydney Prescott," says OG Scream screenwriter and now director Williamson. "It’s all about her daughter. It’s all about family."
February 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role invites you to play as the cutest characters from The Legend of Vox Machina and Bells Hells with cozy card game A Familiar Find
Trinket the Bear, Little Mister, Pâté de Rolo - play as them all (and more!) with Critical Role's A Familiar Find, from Darrington Press
February 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Let's Play: Flamecraft Duals, the magical matching game from Cardboard Alchemy
Let the Cardboard Alchemy team take you through the latest expansion of their delightfully draconic Dragons & Dragons fantasy game, Flamecraft Duals!
February 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Star Wars fans are right: that's Embo in The Mandalorian & Grogu trailer
Personally, I'm here for Baby Greedo or Jacked Jabba. But I suppose if you're a Star Wars: The Clone Wars fan, it was cool to see your favorite niche bounty hunter in The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer
February 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
There's a secret doc with George R.R. Martin's Dunk & Egg ideas in it, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner Ira Parker has access
Want to know what George R.R. Martin has planned for Dunk & Egg beyond A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms seasons 1-3? Good news! All you have to do is become the showrunner HBO hires
February 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Let's Play: Roll For It! Going BIG! - The upsized dice-roller from Calliope Games
Try your luck with the jumbo-sized version of Roll For It, and join Popverse as we explore Tsuro, Martian Dice, and more from the folks at Calliope Games!
February 13, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Kristine Sutherland was the only actor who knew what would happen in The Body
Sutherland, who plays Joyce Summers, said filming Buffy season 5, episode 16 "felt like somebody had died" for real. It was a feeling we're sure many Vampire Slayer fans feel even to this day
February 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Stranger Things' Lucas, Caleb McLaughlin, has a message for ConformityGate fans: "Guys, it's over"
"We were full-on kids and now we’re full-on adults," says Stranger Things star McLaughlin, "And we don’t need any more of us."
February 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Daredevil: Born Again stars Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, and Wilson Bethel go from Hell's Kitchen to the Windy City for C2E2 2026!
Matt Murdock (Cox), Jessica Jones (Ritter), and Bullseye (Bethel) themselves will be at McCormick place this March - and Popverse Superfans get special access to the cast of Daredevil: Born Again season 2
February 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Prime Video's Spider-Noir trailer is here, featuring a web-head with a drinking problem and... Electro?
Hold on a minute, is Electro in the Nicolas Cage-starring Spider-Noir series from Amazon? Because it sure as hell looks like that
February 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The X-Files reboot director Ryan Coogler had his own Lone Gunman to advise him: Breaking Bad & Pluribus's Vince Gilligan
Gilligan, who produced and directed some of the original X-Files episodes, sat down with Sinners director Coogler for a (presumably government-monitored) Zoom call
February 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Jurassic Park stars Wayne Knight, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards, and BD Wong are headed to C2E2 2026!
Life, uh, has found a way to connect Chicago's Jurassic Park fans to the icons that made the movie. And Popverse Superfans get an even better shot at meeting Knight, Mazzello, Richards, and Wong
February 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson imagines what the movies would have been like had Sean Connery accepted the role of Gandalf
"I am the wielder of a sccchecret fire," quips Peter Jackson, director of The Fellowship of the Ring and SNL-level impressionist
February 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role's Matt Mercer & Brennan Lee Mulligan got better at GMing thanks to Akira Kurosawa
Critical Role's new GM for Campaign 4 says there's a moment in Seven Samurai that teaches storytellers how to avoid the "soulless instinct to optimize." OG GM Mercer says it's a technique even used in shows like The Mighty Nein
February 10, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
From one Lord of the Rings director to another - Andy Serkis on what makes Peter Jackson “one of life’s great movement-makers”
Serkis, who will direct the next Lord of the Rings film, The Hunt for Gollum, reveals what made trilogy director Jackson such a fantastic director
February 10, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
What makes Hazbin Hotel so popular? It could be that it's "a power fantasy for a theater kid," as songwriter Sam Haft puts it
Haft, who is also responsible for one of the most recognizable numbers on the Five Nights at Freddy's soundtrack, reminds us that Hazbin Hotel really is a show where people sing to solve their problems
February 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Lord of the Rings screenwriter Phillipa Boyens teases The Hunt for Gollum as "a really strong psychological" story
At the same time, confirms the Middle-Earth screenwriter, The Lord of the Rings favorite antihero will be portrayed with all the same physicality as Serkis had in the first go-round
February 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
New Buffy the Vampire Slayer producer Chloé Zhao says Marvel's Eternals gave her a "mid-life crisis"
Before she went on to direct the now Oscar-nominated Hamnet, new Buffy lead Zhao said her time in the MCU lead to a low point in her filmmaking career
February 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
How Critical Role's Daggerheart is a great place for the "nervous GM," according to Matt Mercer
What if you, as the GM, don't have something prepared for a scene your players want to explore? Critical Role's Matt Mercer says Daggerheart is structured to accommodate
February 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Mighty Nein forced Critical Role's Taliesin Jaffe to play Mollymauk Tealeaf differently than in Campaign 2
OG Critical Role star Jaffe knows what's ahead for fan-favorite teafling Mollymauk in Prime Video's newest Exandrian adaptation - unlike when he first started playing him in 2018
February 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role, Dimension 20, and other TTRPG shows are on a meteoric rise - and that makes Dropout's Jacob Wysocki "scared"
Fan favorite Dropout Super Saiyan Wysocki thinks "it's cool for something to have that wide of an appeal" but is nervous about what happens when more money comes into that space
February 06, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
How did A Knight of Seven Kingdoms leads Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell bond in real life? Arcades and Five Guys
Unlike their Knight of Seven Kingdoms characters Dunk and Egg, Claffey and Sol Ansell had milkshakes and Pac-Man to bond over, not just jousting
February 06, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Dimension 20's Oscar Montoya is playing a drag queen, but isn't trying to compete with RuPaul's All Stars of Dungeons & Drag Queens
Montoya's Dimension 20 character isn't trying to outperform Bob the Drag Queen or Monet X Change, but he will reveal a different kind of inspo
February 06, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Dimension 20 cast knows how to piss off Critical Role GM Brennan Lee Mulligan - put Dropout's Ally Beardsley in the game
Ally Beardsley has been rules lawyering against Brennan Lee Mulligan since Dimension 20 campaign 1
February 06, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Creel World Seattle: Stranger Things' Jamie Campbell Bower is coming to ECCC 2026!
Vecna himself, Jamie Campbell Bower, is turning Emerald City Comic Con 2026 upside down hot on the heels of the Stranger Things season 5 finale
February 06, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel Studios star Tom Holland wrote an emotional letter to the Spider-Man: Brand New Day crew, and we have a copy
"I've loved laughing with you all," writes Holland to his Spider-Man: Brand New Day crew, "And I hope we do this many times over."
February 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The X-Files 'Millennium' revisited: Mulder, Scully, and the kiss at the end of the world
X-Files fans wanted Dana Scully and Fox Mulder to kiss from the pilot episode. It took seven seasons, four episodes, and an entire other show to get them there
February 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 3 just got sneakily confirmed by HBO boss
We were all pretty sure that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms would follow the Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas into a three-chapter breakdown. But hearing HBO CEO Casey Bloys say as much is even more heartening
February 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Hazbin Hotel season 3 will be "most romantic" yet, says creator Vivienne Medrano
"It's my personal favorite part of the story," clarifies Medrano, and we'd bet that once the shippers get to see Hazbin Hotel season 3, she won't be alone in the sentiment
February 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Genshin Impact's best lines, according to co-stars Kellen Goff & Sarah Miller-Crews
You've got it right, Genshin Impact stars Goff & Miller-Crews, Alchemy is truly fascinating.
February 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
GTA 6 is definitely not delayed, say fiscal reports from Rockstar Games’s parent company
We took a look at Take-Two Interactive Software's Q3 projections for 2026, and they're looking positive for folks hoping Grand Theft Auto VI will stick to its current release date
February 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Witcher is very Shakespearean, says Eamon Farren, with Cahir reminding the actor of Macbeth
Just like Shakespeare's immortal cast of characters, Farren says The Witcher is full of people who are "everything in one person." We should note, though, that very few if any of them are a donkey called Bottom
February 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The darkest character of Genshin Impact has a surprising Transformers influence
Kellen Goff, who voices Abyss Herald in Genshin Impact, points to a classic villain all Transformers know as inspiration for he evil-doer
February 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
IT: Welcome to Derry season 2 is coming as soon as producers have a story, says HBO boss
No, Andy & Barbara Muschietti's IT: Welcome to Derry season 2 is not 'in limbo' - just take it from the CEO of its network
February 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Eamon Farren had to learn The Witcher lore fast after landing the role of Cahir
Every actor has to do some level of preparation, but if you're about to enter a robust fantasy world as The Witcher's future Cahir was, you might have to go a little deeper.
February 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon is ending with season 4, confirms HBO boss Casey Bloys
Along with confirming House of the Dragons' official length, Bloys pointed to where the story will wrap up - a place with which Fire and Blood readers will be familiar
February 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Sarah Michelle Gellar says she's not "not trying to be better" than the original series in Hulu's new continuation
Gellar was initially skeptical of returning to Sunnydale as Buffy Summers, and even though she did find reason to pick up the stakes again, she's still not trying to outdo what's come before
February 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Annie Lennox’s Dracula love song defined a generation — even though she didn’t care about vampires
Lennox's 'Love Song for a Vampire,' released as part of the soundtrack for Bram Stoker's Dracula, is maybe the best gothic romance tune ever written
February 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The opening trauma of Genshin Impact wasn't hard to fake for real-life twin Sarah Miller-Crews
When twins Aether and Lumine are torn apart in the beginning of action RPG Genshin Impact, the latter's voice actor didn't have to pretend to feel that
February 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel Studios' early designs for MODOK in Ant-Man 3 were much darker... and we all missed out
Didn't like the MODOK played by Corey Stoll in the MCU's oft-derided Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania? THen you're not gonna be happy hearing what could have been...
February 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
What is the Mercer effect? Let Critical Role Campaign 4 GM Brennan Lee Mulligan tell you
Brennan Lee Mulligan says Critical Role & the Mercer Effect gave an entire generation of GMs jobs.
February 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Witcher's Eamon Farren auditioned for Geralt originally, but here's why he fell in love with playing Cahir
Cahir "has that perfect hero's journey," says The Witcher star Farren. "A broken hero's journey. As an actor, of course, that's great."
February 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
How Hellboy II gave us a classic onscreen romance — and led to The Shape of Water
The relationship you remember from Hellboy II: The Golden Army probably isn't Abe Sapien and Princess Nuala. That should change.
February 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Lord of the Rings cast got stools to sit on between takes - John Rhys Davies got a La-Z-Boy, occasionally delivered by helicopter
Worry not for Gimli, son of Gloin (aka actor John Rhys Davies). His post orc-slaughtering during The Lord of the Rings filming was a comfortable break
January 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' new Squire for Hire series gives select celebrities the Westeros treatment
HBO is teaming up with Taskrabbit to bring some well-known Game of Thrones fans their own knightly service
January 29, 2026
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Marvel Comics brings back Miles Morales's Spider-Verse arch-nemesis for Ultimate Universe sequel
Fans of Miles's storyline in Across the Spider-Verse should tune into the latest issue of Marvel's Miles Morales: Spider-Man to see a familiar face. Or lack thereof...
January 28, 2026
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His & Hers Season 2 is unlikely, but director William Oldroyd teases one idea
Netflix series His & Hers, which sees Marvel Studios stars Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal in a taut murder mystery, wraps up pretty neatly in season 1. But if director Oldroyd *had* to make another season...
January 28, 2026
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Helluva Boss's Prime Video deal doubled the animation budget, says creator Vivienne Medrano
"I think the biggest genuine joy I have," says Hellaverse creator Vivienne "Vivziepop" Medrano, "is that this success hopefully really opens the door for other really cool indie projects"
January 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt