Grant DeArmitt
News
Invincible has already been renewed for Season 6 - and adds a veteran of The Boys to the cast
Invincible's at Annecy Animation Festival, and it's got some exciting news - The Boys star Quaid (AKA Hughie) is coming back to violent super-spoofs
June 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Spoilers!House of the Dragon's Ewan Mitchell always knew his character was capable of *that* scene with Alicent Hightower (but it was still "weird")
Spoiler warning, in case you haven't seen House of the Dragon season 3, episode 1, featuring Mitchell's Aemond and Olivia Cooke's Hightower. Heck, this is a warning even if you have seen it
June 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
That's not Matrix in the new Supergirl comic, despite DC's advertising text... but she is coming
The cover to DC's Supergirl #14 is misleading, but writer Sophie Campbell is clearing things up
June 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC's hit Absolute line isn't about being dark and edgy; Architect Scott Snyder explains the "core set of values" any Absolute pitch needs
"The overarching thesis of Absolute," says Absolute Batman's Scott Snyder, was not to just do DC but grittier and with indie artists. Although, as he admits, "All those things are there."
June 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Are you loving Wayne Brady in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4? You have Disney Junior to thank
OG Taryon Darrington Sam Riegel met current Legend of Vox Machina breakout star Wayne Brady not on the Critical Role set, but as a voice coach on a Disney princess series
June 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Traitors host Alan Cumming had his own moment of revelation off-set: He's playing Liberace in the Peacock reality hit
Cumming, who is bringing a dramatized rendition of Liberace's life to the stage this fall, connected with the entertainer while he was in Las Vegas for research
June 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
The Mighty Nein season 2 release date schedule (Updated June 2026): When the Critical Role series returns to Amazon's Prime Video
What time do new Mighty Nein episodes come out? Here's what we know so far about the season 2 schedule
June 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Is Critical Role taking a break after Campaign 4, episode 31? Yes and no
Go to any Critical Role Campaign 4 forum and you'll see an upcoming change in what's been a pretty regular release schedule. We're here to explain that
June 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Spoilers!Marvel said the Ultimate Universe was ending "forever" (including telling stores it'd be a lie if they didn't). Now, somehow, "The Ultimate Universe will return"
Ultimate Universe: Finale #1 is out now and, well, let's just say what we got and what Marvel Comics delivered are arguably pretty different
June 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
John Brick: Keanu Reeves might be making a new LEGO movie
Reeves is said to be circling the film, which will combine CGI and live-action
June 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Supergirl has Bilquis Evely to thank for her movie. Bilquis Evely has Supergirl to thank for her career
Evely's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is the bedrock of the DCU's second film. And had the artist not found Kara Zor-El at a pivotal point in her life, neither the comic or the film would've been the same
June 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
They've tackled Critical Role's Briarwoods, Cassandra, & Ripley - now Marieke Nijkamp wants to write Percy & Vex's kid
With Dark Horse's The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods wrapping up their prequel OGN trilogy, Mijkamp is thinking of which Critical Role character would be the most fun to write next
June 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Amazing Digital Circus cast jumps from the Void to a Dungeons & Dragons one-shot with Caine as the DM (Updated)
[UPDATED JUNE 23] The Amazing Digital Circus cast might be done in the recording booth, but if the cast has their way, not at the TTRPG actual play table
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Horror comics legend James Tynion IV recounts the inhuman nightmare that haunted his childhood: Steven Spielberg's ET
"The scream that ET makes is like the least human noise that I've ever seen in a movie or heard in a movie." - Eisner-winning horror storyteller James Tynion IV
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The tragedy at the heart of Supergirl may date back to her creator’s real life and the death of his daughter
Kara Zor-El, the titular hero of both Craig Gillespie's 2026 DCU entry and the Woman of Tomorrow comic, is a character rooted in the fictional destruction of Krypton and, as Tom King recounts, the real-life tragedy of co-creator Otto Binder
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Still going up, up, up: K-Pop Demon Hunter has spent 52 full weeks in the Netflix Global Top Ten
Happy one year in Netflix's Top Spot, KPop Demon Hunters fans!
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Critical Role cast agrees: Out of every Campaign, Exandria Unlimited: Calamity is most deserving of a TV show
"It's some of the the best storytelling we've ever had" - says Travis Willingham, who just happens to play Calamity's fan-favorite birdperson Cerrit Agrupnin
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role’s Whispered One is even more dangerous than Vox Machina has shown
Nijkamp, who is wrapping up their Exandrian prequel trilogy with Dark Horse's The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods, has insight into The Legend of Vix Machina's big bad
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Why are Critical Role’s Briarwoods always associated with purple? One creator has a theory
Anime, real history, and good ol' magic went into the titular characters of The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods. And artist Aviv Or told us how
June 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC Comics' Lobo has become synonymous with superhero badassery. Ironically, that's exactly what he was created to spoof
When DC Comics legend Keith Giffen created Lobo, he wanted to make an "indictment" of ultra-violent superheroes. Then, he became the "poster boy" for exactly that
June 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Felicia Day's The Guild, the show that changed how entertainers play video games, is officially returning - and it wants you to be a part of it
The Guild: The Movie reunites Day with castmates Sandeep Parikh, Vincent Caso, Jeff Lewis, Robin Thorsen, and Amy Okuda for an all-new tale of the Knights of Good - and they're counting on you to help it come alive
June 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role's Darrington Brigade deserves its own longer story, according to Whitestone Chronicles artist Aviv Or
Aviv Or, the artist on The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods, ponders the future of Taryon Darrington's silly band of adventurers
June 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The exact moment James Tynion IV retired from superhero comics was while he was writing DC's flagship Batman title
"That was the moment," Department of Truth author Tynion told us at C2E2, "That it was just like, 'I need to lean in to my own worlds.'"
June 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role fans are about to see a side of Delilah Briarwood they’ve never seen before
The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods author Marieke Nijkamp teases a less-learned, less-evil (?) Deliliah ahead of the OGN trilogy's deadly conclusion
June 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Critical Role cast can’t agree on the franchise’s most misunderstood character, but their picks are eye-opening
In honor of Legend of Vox Machina season 4, Critical Role's Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jafe, Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson, LIam O'Brien, and Sam Riegel sat down to debate which of their characters was least appreciated
June 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Why is queer hockey romance having a moment? Check, Please author Ngozi Ukazu knows, and can even predict which sport is next
Yeah, yeah, the TV world is talking about Heated Rivalry, but go to a book store and you'll find *way* more queer hockey romance than just that. At BookCon 2026, I asked expert Ukazu why
June 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
“Marvel treats creators like shit”: Rob Liefeld reignites feud over comic book credits after New Mutants collection de-emphasizes him as a writer
The New Mutants Omnibus Vol. 4 does not credit Rob Liefeld as a writer in its solicits, and the Deadpool creator says that's indicative of a larger problem at Marvel
June 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Lobo was supposed to be part of Supergirl comic the movie is based on, but DC Comics said 'No'
The original pitch for Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, upon which the upcoming film is based, was a Supergirl x Lobo comic book team-up. Then DC Comics requested the Main Man be axed
June 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Mighty Nein's Caleb Widogast & Essek Thelyss will stay together, says Liam O'Brien.... but may not say exclusive
Critical Role’s Liam O’Brien reveals a surprising new detail about Caleb and Essek’s future.
June 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
All Star Superman's Frank Quitely says superheroes should help us rethink what patriotism means, especially these days
We need "new scenarios for superheroes" says Grant Morrison staple Frank Quitely.
June 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Legend of Vox Machina is a chance for the Critical Role cast to make better choices than they did in Campaign 1, says Travis Willingham
Willingham, who plays The Legend of Vox Machina's Grog Strongjaw, says that the OG Rolers were ever "very interested in doing a a beat-for-beat retelling" of Critical Role campaign 1
June 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Michael Walsh reveals The Silver Coin’s next horror experiment: space
"I've got two issues drawn," teases Silver Coin creator (and artist) Michael Walsh, "And I've got all five scripts for the fourth volume." Count us in.
June 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Nice House on the Lake author James Tynion IV confirms what you've been thinking: that villain is based on himself
Self-inserts aren't terribly uncommon in fiction, especially in horror. But few scary scribes but as much of themselves into the actual villain of the piece as Tynion does The Nice House on the Lake's Walter
June 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Channing Tatum is definitely too old for high school as Sony announces 24 Jump Street
"It took so long to make we had to skip one," reads the announcement image for the next film in the Jonah Hill & Tatum starring 21 Jump Street saga
June 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Is Alien: Earth in the same universe as Blade Runner? Maybe not, but according to Timothy Olyphant, they share a synth sense of style
If Timothy Olyphant's robotic Kirsh looks more than a little like Blade Runner's Roy Batty to you, you're thinking along the same lines as the Alien: Earth actor himself
June 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Ari Aster wrote a Hereditary prequel, but he might never make it
The idea (and even script) for the Hereditary prequel exists, confirmed Midsommar director Aster. But there's one problem with him actually making it
June 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
House of the Dragon's Gayle Rankin confirms season 3 will explain who Alys Rivers is
Alys Rivers, who barely appears in George R.R. Martin's Fire and Blood, has been one of the biggest mysteries of HBO's House of the Dragon - but that will change in season 3
June 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Spoilers!Stranger Things' David Harbour has some pretty, er, staunch opinions on Eleven's survival
Argue all you want about Stranger Things' now infamously ambiguous ending; you're not going to change the mind of Sheriff Jim Hopper, AKA David Harbour
June 10, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Taskmaster's YouTube success has led to an invite to the Hollywood Bowl
Had Taskmaster not decided to put their full episodes on YouTube 6 years ago, it might not be playing one of the biggest venues in LA later this year
June 10, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 3 will adapt the third Holly Jackson book, but there's still one Pip story that Netflix hasn't touched
Netflix isn't surprising anyone by adapting Holly Jackson's third Pip novel, but one mystery that still remains is what, if anything, they're going to do with Jackson's prequel
June 10, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
What made House's Hugh Laurie snap back at an online critic? "I was very slightly drunk"
House's Laurie got into a tiff with journalist Janet Murray over the weekend, and as with so many unadvisable online posts, the Devil's Brew was at least a little to blame.
June 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
House of the Dragon is best when it's "a bloodbath," according to Matt Smith - and season 3 is its bloodbathiest
House of the Dragon season 3 is a "big bloodbath, really," says Matt Smith AKA Daemon Targaryen, "Which is absolutely where it’s needed to go."
June 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role's Taryon Darrington is Wayne Brady's introduction to the Legend of Vox Machina... but he's not the kind of D&D character Brady usually plays
Ask the Critical Role cast and they'll all tell you that Wayne Brady is perfect as Vox Machina & Campaign 1's beloved artificer. But if the improv kind were to invent a new character himself, it would look very different than Taryon
June 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Whose D&D game is it anyway? Wayne Brady vs. Brennan Lee Mulligan on improv in liveplay
It's no surprise that Legend of Vox Machina season 4's Brady and and Critical Role Campaign 4's Mulligan, two titans of the improv comedy world, are well-versed in playing TTRPGs. What might be a surprise is that their philosophies differ
June 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
DC Comics made James Tynion IV a writer; Image Comics made him a businessman
Tynion's Tiny Onion, now his own comic book imprint, began as a newsletter - in part to help the Something is Killing the Children writer to promote his work
June 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Do you ship Booster Gold & Blue Beetle? So does DC Comics' Barda & Orion author Ngozi Ukazu
If given the chance, self-proclaimed Kevin Maguire superfan Ukazu would have to put Booster Gold and Blue Beetle in a relationship
June 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Arrow co-creator Marc Guggenheim would write a John Diggle comic for DC Comics "in a heartbeat"
Guggenheim would love to bring his co-creation Diggle, AKA Spartan, into the tapestry of DC Comics. At the same time, he has an idea as to why the character hasn't exactly caught on there yet
June 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
He-Man's most famous weapon was originally a reference to Golden Age Superman comics
Donald F. Glut, the writer who penned the first ever He-Man adventures via Mattel-produced mini-comics, points back to specific Superman storyline as inspiration for Eternia's mightiest blade
June 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
What happens to Dropout after its core cast moves on? Sam Reich isn't worried
I guess if you spend your days worried that Brennan Lee Mulligan is going to trap you in another escape room like Sam Reich does, you have a different priority set than most
June 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Is Billie Piper the new Doctor Who? If not, who is? We'll know in "a week, two weeks," promises showrunner Russell T. Davies
It's been over a year since Ncuti Gatwa's regeneration, but we still don't know who Doctor Who's Sixteenth Doctor will be. Thankfully, Davies says the wait should be over soon
June 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Scary Movie's Marlon Wayans is approaching edgy comedy differently this time: "Is it worth the goodness of your project to just be offensive?"
"I don't want any divisive scenes," claims Scary Movie originator Marlon Wayans. And he's even figured out a method to determine what constitutes one of those
June 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Magic: The Gathering has a "high barrier of entry," so MTG artist Michael Walsh is turning his Exquisite Corpses comic into a game (but that's not the only reason)
Tiny Onion's first card game (and Kickstarter sensation) Exquisite Corpses is similar to but easier to learn than Magic: The Gathering. Thank artist Michael Walsh for that
June 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
How Marvel quietly retconned Captain America to be on ice during 9/11, and why as a NYC-publisher it had to think long & hard about it
On the one hand, Zdarsky's choice to move Steve Rogers's de-icing to after 2001 in his Captain America run was a big deal for Marvel Comics. But on the other, it only makes sense with their sliding timeline
June 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Liam O’Brien wanted his new Critical Role character to be fantasy Faceman from The A-Team
There's a whole lot of Liam O'Brien's own past as a theater person in Critical Role Campaign 4's Halandil Fang. But there's some classic '80s TV in there as well
June 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Stranger Things's Matt Duffer points to Backrooms and Obsession buzz as proof young audiences want new stories
While Stranger Things co-creator Duffer admits that the "experience we had is so very rare in this industry," he also points to recent horror hits Obsession & Backrooms as signs that the youths want more original storytelling
June 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Amazing Digital Circus finale has leaked online, but GLITCH has been fighting to keep it a surprise even before the theatrical run was announced
GLITCH fought to keep the ending from being spoiled even as it was negotiating one of the biggest deals in modern indie animated history
June 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
House of the Dragon's biggest season 3 battle was actually smaller than originally planned, says Steve Toussaint
Don't get us wrong - House of the Dragon's Lord Corlys Velaryon, AKA The Sea Snake, says season 3's biggest battle is very much a spectacle. It's just that it was supposed to be a spectacle shot on location
June 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Justice League director Zack Snyder goes from Batman v Superman to Snake v New York
Yes, the Zack Snyder of 300 and Rebel Moon fame is remaking John Carpenter's dystopian action thriller that somehow made the name 'Snake' cooler than it already was
June 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
That Avengers: Doomsday "surprise" the Russo Brothers teased seems to actually be a promo for Robert Downey Jr.'s coffee brand
'Dom Latveria Coffee' is a cool concept, but when the Russos tease a Doctor Doom-releated "surprise" on social media, fans waiting for the Avengers: Doomsday trailer are naturally gonna think it's something else
June 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Obsession & Backrooms have paved the way for a horror peak we haven't seen since the 1970s, says Jason Blum
Box office sensations Obsession (Blumhouse) and Backrooms (A24) prove that horror isn't just having a moment. Horror *is* the moment. And Paranormal Activity producer Jason Blum would know
June 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Obsession's Bear had one more wish come true: voicing Cable in X-Men '97
Michael Johnston is going from twisted romantic terror to the world of X-Men, where relationships are always normal and good
June 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Backrooms are expanding: A24's box office record-breaker isn't done, confirms Kane Parsons
After smashing box office records, the director of 2026's weirdest mainstream horror movie says Backrooms has more places to go before it's done
June 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role's Taryon Darrington was an improvised creation. So in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4, Wayne Brady improvised a lot of his dialogue
There was no script for Sam Riegel when he was playing Taryon Darrington in Critical Role's Campaign 1, and when Wayne Brady took over the role, he did a lot off-book himself
May 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role cast members Laura Bailey and Liam O'Brien on how they're tackling "harder moments" in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4
There are some pretty harrowing events coming for Vex & Vax in the upcoming season of The Legend of Vox Machina. Bailey and O'Brien shared how they got into those as actors and, ironically, the benefits of such storytelling
May 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role wants to do more with the Darrington Brigade because it gives them an excuse to just be silly
The Darrington Brigade recently returned for a one-shot during Sam Riegel's 24-hour livestream - and the way the Critical Role cast love them, we wouldn't be surprised to see more
May 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 is finally making Grog the smart one, as Travis Willingham teases an an "inflection point" for the "unintentionally wise" half-giant
"Grog's gonna peel back the layers," says Willingham, who has played the half-giant since Critical Role campaign 1. "He's gonna, he's gonna get rid of the things that have held his mind back."
May 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Wayne Brady's Legend of Vox Machina character Taryon Darrington is so good the Critical Role staff are already talking about a spin-off for him
Ahead of the character's introduction to Prime Video's Campaign 1 adaptation, Sam Riegel revealed that there is a concerted effort to get Taryon Darrington (Wayne Brady) his own show. From one writer, at least
May 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role isn't ready to reveal who Andy Serkis's Legend of Vox Machina role just yet, but says he's "very important" to the story
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum director and fantasy legend Serkis has joined Prime Video's Critical Role Campaign 1 adaptation and is "going to shine" teases Travis Willingham
May 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Captain America is "ultimate" tragic figure in superhero comics, according to Marvel writer Chip Zdarsky
Chip Zdarsky's Daredevil was sad, Chip Zdarsky's Batman was sad. But no superhero character is sadder than Chip Zdarsky's Captain America
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Witcher 3 refuses to die as CD Projekt announces a surprise new expansion, 12 years after the last one
The Witcher is giving back the original Geralt of Rivia. No, we're not talking about Henry Cavill - we're talking about the Wild Hunt
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Jason Blum wants to keep Obsession away from streaming for as long as possible
What is Obsession's streaming release date? Blumhouse's CEO is more concerned about the movie's "long, consistent theatrical window"
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
One Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum star is staying quiet about his new role... but something's not adding up
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring. But when you try to figure out where Leo Woodall's character fits into the story, some interesting questions arise
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Part of why X-Men comics changed their lettering in the 2000s was to make comics easier to access for people with dyslexia
A recent, niche X-Men thread from podcast legend Jay Edidin revealed the fascinating X-Books went from all-caps to mixed lettering circa 2003
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role campaign 4's Wicander Halovar is going to die... or at least Sam Riegel thinks he will, so he already has a plan B
OG Critical Role star Riegel has serious doubts as to whether Wicander Halovar is going to make it through Brennan Lee Mulligan's Campaign 4. But he does have a back-up plan, should the worst happen
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
How James Tynion IV confronted Scott Snyder to face the truth that Scott Snyder should write Absolute Batman
Tynion says his frequent collaborator Snyder even asked the Department of Truth writer if he would pen the script for DC's best-selling Absolute Batman. But Tynion was adamant that Snyder 'can't let anybody else write this'
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Which One Chicago cast eats the most like real Chicagoans: Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, or Chicago Med?
To be fair, Hanako Greensmith might just be a little bit biased as to which of NBC's Chicago shows has the most authentic off-screen diet. But it's not like she doesn't have her reasons, either
May 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The CW wanted a Legends of Tomorrow movie to wrap up the show's story - Warner Bros. said no
Marc Guggenheim knows you still have questions after DC's Legends of Tomorrow season 7. He's even going on record about the time The CW tried to have them answered
May 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Paddington 4 gets surprising new writer: The co-creator of HBO's Veep
Armando Iannucci, known for pitch black political satires such as In the Loop and The Death of Stalin, is joining StudioCanal's megahit children's movie franchise. Yes, we also have questions
May 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Who's the villain in Veronica Roth's Seek the Traitor's Son? The Mercator projection, for one
Divergent author Veronica Roth's newest novel features a map you might not recognize between its covers. However, that unfamiliar map is truer to our actual planet than you might think
May 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Michael Walsh's unannounced DC revamp is "a character that's been around in DC for a very long time" and "very scary"
"We're pushing the boundaries of what a core DC book will look like and can do," says Silver Coin creator Michael Walsh
May 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
We did it, Amazing Digital Circus fans! We made Gooseworx regret creating The Amazing Digital Circus
Most enjoyers of The Amazing Digital Circus will tell you creator Gooseworx is entitled to her opinion about episode 9 leaking online. Thankfully, Real Fans are here to set the record straight
May 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Kyle MacLachlan is a TV and movie sensation - here's why he decided to go into podcasting
Twin Peaks legend MacLachlan says he "didn't really know any of the names" of some of his younger co-stars, so he started What Are We Even Doing to remedy that
May 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Netflix is sneaking a Quentin Tarantino movie into theaters this year... sort of
The Adventures of Cliff Booth, starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Fincher, is heading to IMAX for a limited run before streaming on Netflix as planned
May 21, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Paul Atreides is a hero, says Kyle MacLachlan - just maybe not for the reasons Dune fans argue about
David Lynch's Paul Atreides loves the Dune lead, but *maybe* not as the messianic figure Frank Herbert was wrestling with his later works
May 21, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Spider-Noir was "conceived to be as many seasons as we want," says showrunner
Will Spider-Noir season 2 get the greenlight on Prime Video? Maybe, maybe not - but showrunner Oren Uziel says its hard-boiled detective trappings certainly make it possible
May 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Our Flag Means Death's Vico Ortiz joins Critical Role's next Daggerheart actual play - Age of Umbra: Sallowlands
From the High Seas to the TTRPGS, Our Flag Means Death breakout star Vico Ortiz will join the Critical Role family this coming July
May 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The cast of Critical Role Campaign 4 answer: Which Dimension 20 campaign would you want to be a part of?
Dimension 20 creator Brennan Lee Mulligan has stepped up as the Critical Role Campaign 4 GM - now which of his previous campaigns do his current players wish they could join?
May 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role's Laura Bailey & Travis Willingham both want the same thing from Dispatch 2: more Malevola Gibb
Bailey & Willingham - who voice Dispatch's Invisigal and Phenomaman, respectively - want to see more of the game's demonic ex-villain, voiced by Alanah Pierce
May 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Twin Peaks' comeback after 25 years was a surprise to everyone involved, says Kyle MacLachlan
In the 25 years between Fire Walk with Me and The Return, the creatives behind Twin Peaks doubted that the show would come back, says Dale Cooper himself. But according to MacLachlan, the fans made that dream come true
May 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Time for a gamechanger: Sam Reich wants more Dropout on Blu-ray by Christmas this year
Reich's Game Changer is on Blu-ray now (and selling quite well), but by the end of the year, the Dropout CEO hopes you'll be seeing more quirky comedy in physical media
May 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel knows you're not happy about Greymalkin Prison, but Uncanny X-Men writer Gail Simone says it's not being ignored but only "pushed back a bit" (Updated May 21)
"Greymalkin isn’t a pretty idea," says Simone, and promises that's going to be dealt with very shortly after her upcoming Uncanny X-Men #29
May 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
What We Do In The Shadows lives on (with added Mel Brooks) as FX orders Very Young Frankenstein to series
Comedy by way of classic horror rises again, as What We Do in the Shadows vets Stefani Robinson, Taika Waititi, and Garrett Basch breathe new life into Mel Brooks's seminal Young Frankenstein
May 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role's surprise death of Occtis Tachonis originally happened before Campaign 4 even began, reveals Alexander Ward
Critical Role Campaign 4, episode 4 featured the first PC death of Brennan Lee Mulligan's Aramán, but the way that P tells it, his C was supposed to already be RIP
May 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Twin Peaks' Kyle MacLachan still wonders what Agent Cooper is up to after The Return
"He is in this limbo stage," the Dale Cooper actor said about his globally-beloved Twin Peaks character. But that's not the answer you might think it is
May 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
AMC's Vampire Lestat wasn't always meant to be a rock star
Yes, Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat does see her Interview with the Vampire breakout character as a touring rock star. But the showrunners of its TV adaptation had more orchestral plans
May 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
How would The Amazing Digital Circus's Jax and Hazbin Hotel's Angel Dust get along? Not well, says Michael Kovach
First of all, says voice actor Kovach, Jax would have to end up in Hell in order to interact with Angel Dust. And I mean, why would *that* happen?
May 18, 2026
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Netflix is good for the entire world, says no less an authority than Netflix
Netflix is even launching a website entirely dedicated to its own global impact - thenetflixeffect.com
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Why isn't Peter Jackson directing the next Lord of the Rings movie? Because Andy Serkis knows Gollum better
Sure, Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy defined the cinematic Middle-earth, but when it came to Smeagol getting a solo storyline, he knew there was only one guy to direct
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Veronica Roth's Seek the Traitor's Son is her Alysa Liu moment, says the Divergent author, and a way to buck the haters
For years, Roth focused on not being "what everyone accused [her] of being" in her early career. But with Seek the Traitor's Son, she's focusing more on making something she loves... kinda like what a certain Olympian does on the ice
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Veronica Roth pushes back on 'romantasy' classification with Seek the Traitor's Son - even though it has romance + fantasy
To be clear - adult dystopia Seek the Traitor's Son definitely *is* a blend of genres, as best-selling author Roth will tell you. It's just not that kind of genre-blend
May 14, 2026
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