Grant DeArmitt

Grant DeArmitt
Staff Writer
Grant DeArmitt: Grant DeArmitt (he/him) likes horror, comics, and the unholy union of the two. As Popverse's Staff Writer, he criss-crosses the pop culture landscape bringing you the news and opinions about the big things (and the next big things). In the past, and despite their better judgment, he has written for Nightmare on Film Street and Newsarama. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, Kingsley, and corgi, Legs.
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Critical Role created its own Delicious in Dungeon TTRPG with an upcoming Daggerheart campaign
At PAX Unplugged 2024, Critical Role cast members and Daggerheart creators introduced us to BeastFeast, a campaign built on a "defeat then eat" mentality toward monsters
December 07, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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A brand new Lord of the Rings card game is coming to the US in 2025, and Popverse got a first-look at PAX Unplugged 2024
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game is a cooperative adventure through J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, set to release in January 2025. But at PAX Unplugged 2024, Popverse got to play a hand
December 06, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Not into Netflix and chill? Try Peacock's Crime & Unwind (if you're in NYC)
Peacock's Crime & Unwind, an exclusive spa experience in SoHo, New York, offers you the chance to receive spa treatment while binging true crime shows
December 05, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Aliens' practical effects were shockingly dangerous for one of the movie's stars (No, not the xenomorph)
The flamethrowers used in James Cameron's 1986 classic Aliens meant business
December 05, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Chad Michael Murray's new Netflix Christmas stripper movie was the "most fun I've ever had making a movie," along with A Cinderella Story
He played Nice in A Cinderella Story, Naughty in Netflix's new The Merry Gentleman, but apparently, both experiences were at the top of Chad Michael Murray's list
December 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel Studios' Daredevil: Born Again will take place before Avengers: Endgame in the MCU timeline, according to Bullseye actor (but we somehow doubt it)
When Daredevil returns to the MCU with Born Again airing on Disney+, he'll enter a world still recovering from Thanos's Snap. At least, that's what Bullseye actor Wilson Bethel's comments seem to indicate
December 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Dune: Prophecy episode 3 took us to the planet that's the exact opposite of Arrakis. Here's what to know about Lankiveil
Lankiveil might not be the homeworld of House Harkonnen, but it is very, very important to their history (and the future we see in the Dune movies)
December 02, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Jim Lee was worried about being "blacklisted" after leaving Marvel for Image
In 1992, artist Jim Lee left Marvel Comics to found Image Comics — a decision he did not make lightly, as he revealed at Baltimore Comic Con
November 27, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Max is about to stream the 1978 animated Lord of the Rings, and Tolkien fans should check it out
The Ralph Bakshi animated Lord of the Rings (streaming December 1 on Max) is absolutely unlike the Peter Jackson films, but it does feature the scariest orcs you'll ever see and two science-fiction icons in its cast
November 26, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What to Watch on Peacock for December 2024: From murder comedy Laid to a Girls Gone Wild expose to James McAvoy's Speak No Evil, Peacock is plumbing the darkness this winter
You can explore both real-world and fictional horrors with Peacock this December, but if you want something light, The Office Superfan Episodes are back for season 8 as well
November 26, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What to Watch on Apple TV+ for December of 2024: Programming for your animal-loving kids, and a rom-com for your conspiracy-loving uncle
Fly Me to the Moon makes (fakes?) its landing on Apple TV+ this most festive of months, along with Wonder Pets, Eva the Owlet, and a free viewing of A Charlie Brown Christmas
November 26, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What to Watch on Hulu for December 2024: Laugh the year out with Ilana Glazer, Joe Mande, & Don't Tell comedy specials
We could all use a good laugh as this year is winding down, and Hulu's got us covered. Or, if you prefer a good scream instead, the Dav Stevens-starring Cuckoo is available too...
November 26, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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"That'll take years": Netflix's Arcane showrunner says the next League of Legends series (movie?) won't be here anytime soon
With Netflix's Arcane season 2 just having wrapped, showrunner Christian Linke opened up about what's next for League of Legends adaptations. Whether or not that's a TV series or movie is still up in the air
November 26, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Rick and Morty’s voice actors make the case for why the anime wasn’t all bad at LACC
Rick and Morty: The Anime may not have been a hit among fans, but the original show's voice actors still find some good in it
November 26, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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In the war of the popcorn buckets, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim has decided to produce an actual weapon, and Nosferatu went with an actual grave
Seems like you could actually do some damage (or bury it?) with The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim and Nosferatu popcorn buckets, respectively. Still better than what Deadpool wanted you to do with that Wolverine bucket
November 26, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Dune: Prophecy's evil House Harkonnen has a shockingly tragic, even heroic, origin
The one member of Dune's villainous House Harkonnen that tried to do something good got screwed for it, and his descendants Tula and Valya are making that everyone else's problem
November 25, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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With Ryan Reynolds’s future as Deadpool uncertain, the actor is swapping Mickey for Mighty Mouse
Ryan Reynolds's production company has joined forces with Paramount Animation for a Mighty Mouse feature
November 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Spoilers!Gladiator III would take inspiration from The Godfather: Part II, says Ridley Scott [SPOILERS!]
Ridley Scott is already discussing after Gladiator III, but be warned: what he says will spoil the Gladiator sequel - and, we suppose, 1972's The Godfather
November 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Ryan Reynolds just posted a mysterious Christmas video in full Deadpool garb, and it is very frustrating
Heads up Marvel fans, Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds just handed us all a Christmas gift, but is keeping it tightly wrapped
November 22, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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2025 movies from A24: After Luca Guadagnino's Queer, movies like The Legend of Ochi & Parthenope get their chance to shake up the indie scene
Every season is movie season if your movies are A24.
November 22, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What to Watch on Disney+ for December 2024: Star Wars' Skeleton Crew, Marvel's What If...? and a full feast of festive features
Sure, Disney+ is unleashing two of the biggest tentpole series on you this December, but it hasn't forgotten the holidays, as Mickey, the Simpsons, and the CMAs are here to prove
November 22, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What to Watch on Prime Video for December 2024: Stay in the game with Secret Level, Beast Games, and Pop Culture Jeopardy
Play the winter blues away with Amazon's Prime Video, and even if competition isn't your thing, you can get sucked into the glitter & greed of the Lisa Frank brand or learn the sticky truth behind the great Canadian maple syrup heist
November 22, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What to Watch on Netflix for December 2024: Sabrina Carpenter's Nonsense Christmas, Angelina Jolie's Maria, Jamie Foxx's What Happened Was, and more
Netflix is trimming their tree with some of the brightest stars in pop culture, plus a holiday edtion of the Great British Baking Show, the final season of Beastars, and an adaptation of timeless novel One Hundered Yearsfo Solitude. Plus, Squid Game
November 22, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What to Watch on Max for December 2024: DC Studios' Creature Commandos, Juror #2, a Friends game show and more
When it's not kicking off the DCU, bringing a Hollywood legend back to screens, or testing to see who streamed the most 90's sitcoms during the pandemic, Max has also got Christopher Reeve, Beetlejuice, and a couple prime documentaries in its December 2024 menu
November 22, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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First no HBO spinoff, and now he might not be in The Batman: Part II? Barry Keoghan's Joker is having One Bad Day™
Just days after James Gunn shut down rumors of a Joker HBO spinoff à la The Penguin, Barry Keoghan revealed to Josh Hororwitz that he has "not heard anything" about a role in The Batman: Part II
November 21, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Daniel Craig might've found his place at DC Studios, in a role that was almost Arnold Schwarzenegger's in the 90's
He's been James Bond, he's been Benoit Blanc, and now, Daniel Craig may well be donning the WWII fatigues of Sgt. Rock in the James Gunn & Peter Safran-led DCU, a role that Arnold Schwarzenegger was once up for
November 21, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Milhouse lives! What will happen to The Simpsons after voice actor Pamela Hayden's retirement?
Pamela Hayden is a Simpsons cornerstone, having provided the voices of Milhouse Van Hoten, Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, and more. Now that she's announced her retirement, we scour Simpsons history to guess what comes next
November 21, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Creature Commandos at NYCC '24: The weirdest, wildest & Weasel-est moments from DC & Max's James Gunn-led panel
New York Comic Con attendees got a special look at the upcoming, Max-streaming, James Gunn-obeying series Creature Commandos. But why should they have all the fun? get your own look at the best moments here
November 20, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Mother Earth is expecting, and now we have a delivery date (window) for FX and Noah Hawley's new Alien: Earth
Proud parents Noah Hawley and FX invite you to celebrate a new era of terror when Alien: Earth comes to Hulu summer 2025
November 20, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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For his next move, Cobra Kai star and OG Karate Kid Ralph Macchio wants to explore Mr. Miyagi’s origins
Original Karate Kid Ralph Macchio waxes lyrically on about plans for Mr. Miyagi origin story
November 20, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Yellowstone: John Dutton's fate, Kevin Costner's exit, and season 5's biggest surprise revealed
November 19, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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"Eat your heart out": Showtime's Yellowjackets season 3 release date arrives February 2025
The third season of Showtime's hit cannibal horror series, Yellowjackets, takes aim at a release date of Valentine's Day, February 14, 2025
November 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Saddle up: Red Dead Redemption 2's Roger Clark and Rob Wiethoff are coming to C2E2 2025!
That's right, partner. Roger Clark and Rob Weithoff (the voices for Arthur Morgan and John Marston, respectively), are bringing Red Dead Redemption to C2E2 2025, and Popverse Superfans get special access
November 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Stranger Things' David Harbour created a Dungeons & Dragons character to promote the show before it was a Netflix hit
In 2016, the newly-introduced Jim Hopper himself took to a Reddit AMA to promote the first season of Stranger Things. One of his answers had attendees wondering if David Harbour was a Dungeons & Dragons player
November 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What We Do in the Shadows' Matt Berry gives dialogue advice at the Comic Con in... NeEw yOorK CitaAay
Speaking at New York Comic Con 2024's What We Do in the Shadows panel, Matt Berry describes his iconic line delivery as vampire Laszlo Cranvensworth.
November 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Like it or not, the MCU changes Marvel Comics - Look at Agatha Harkness, as Marvel's executive editor points out (and dislikes)
Writing in his weekly substack, Marvel's Tom Brevoort discusses the impact that the MCU (and in this case, Kathryn Hahn), has on what happens in comicdom
November 18, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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"More than one" R-rated DCU film being considered for greenlight, says DC Studios boss James Gunn
"If a story is going to be R-rated, we're totally okay with that," said The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker director James Gunn. And if the co-president of the DCU says it, odds are its true
November 18, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Dune: Prophecy isn't just a Bene Gesserit origin story. It's essential viewing before Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Three
Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Messiah adaptation is still a long way away (in our universe and theirs), but the Bene Gesserit's origins in Dune: Prophecy begin a moral arc that will culminate in what Frank Herbert called the "bottom line"of the saga
November 18, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Yellowstone director knows you're outraged about that season 5B premiere, but that was the point
Christina Voros, who directed Yellowstone season 5, episode 9, knows that the internet is upset at what happened in episode 9. She also knows that, well, it was supposed to upset you
November 18, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The Star Trek fandom gets significantly hotter as Outlander's Sam Heughan reveals he's a Trekkie
Speaking at New York Comic Con 2024, Heughan revealed his favorite Enterprise captain, his favorite Star Trek series, and what role he'd play if he got to be part of the Star Trek universe
November 18, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Despite the entire internet begging them, The Oscars still won't let the Muppets host. But they got Conan O'Brien for 2025, which is kinda similar!
Take it as the compliment it is, Conan O'Brien. You hosting the Oscars in 2025 is the closet thing we've gotten to our dream of a Muppet-populated Academy Awards
November 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel Animation just revealed its Marvel Zombies voice cast... and one mystery character?
Every voice actor appearing in Marvel Zombies is playing their live-action MCU counterpart. So just who the hell is Todd Williams going to be?
November 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Baldur's Gate 3 comes to Seattle as Neil Newbon, Jennifer English, Devora Wilde, and Aliona Baranova join the Emerald City Comic Con 2025 guest list!
That's right - the actors of Baldur's Gate 3 are coming to the PNW staple, ECCC 2025!
November 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Predator: Badlands has a killer difference for the franchise: audiences will root for the monster (finally)
Sure, we know the Predator has a code (and presumably a diligent oral hygiene regime), but Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg is setting up his Prey sequel with an outright Yautja protagonist
November 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Godzilla Minus One director's English language debut is headed to Sony, with J.J. Abrams producing
Grandgear, which is both the title and the only thing we know about Takashi Yamazaki's first English-language film, is a collaborative effort between the Godzilla Minus One director and J.J. Abrams's Bad Robot
November 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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No big deal, but The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showrunners may have just proved Popverse right about Ciarán Hinds's Dark Wizard
We told you that a Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power villain called the Dark Wizard was *not* what he appeared to be, and J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay just confirmed as much. We were super wrong about The Stranger though
November 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Newly-released Deadpool & Wolverine deleted scene proves Wade Wilson loves Nickelback, and you can't take that away, internet
Deadpool & Wolverine might've been *the* box office success for 2024 (and certainly for Marvel, but a newly released deleted scene dares to ask... can you take me higher?
November 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner might be Lara Croft in the new Amazon Tomb Raider reboot from Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge
A Sophie Turner Lara Croft in Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Tomb Raider would be the prestige TV combo we didn't know we needed
November 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Yellowstone co-creator's success is due to "human stories" audiences crave above "superhero things," says Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton, who will star in Taylor Sheridan's upcoming Landman drama, discusses the creator's success just after the season 5, part 2 premiere of neowestern Yellowstone
November 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Star Wars' Rosario Dawson says that Anakin's treatment of Ahsoka Tano defined the character
Speaking at LA Comic Con, Star Wars actor Rosario Dawson got into her dynamic with Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker and explained how it represented a trait core to her character
November 14, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel's TV head says there's "absolutely" a future for Jon Bernthal's Punisher after his Daredevil: Born Again appearance
In a recent interview, head of Marvel TV Brad Winderbaum teased what awaits the characters on Disney+'s Daredevil: Born Again, and for Jon Bernthal's murderous antihero The Punisher, what waits beyond it
November 14, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Kevin Costner didn’t know what happened to his Yellowstone character, even after season 5 part 2 aired
Spoiler warning: be careful if you're someone who hasn't seen Yellowstone season 5 episode 9 yet. Which may, apparently, describe former series star Kevin Costner
November 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Oscar Isaac would *love* to do Ru Paul's Drag Race, and even has his drag name already picked out
You may know Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron or Moon Knight, but the actor says he also goes by another name, one he's had since he started doing drag years ago
November 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Denzel Washington has a role in Marvel's Black Panther 3, which will be one of the actor's last before retirement (if it gets greenlit)
Great news for the Black Panther films directed by Ryan Coogler, but it's bittersweet for fans of Denzel Washington, currently starring in Gladiator II
November 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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In the 1990s, Marvel tried (and succeeded!) to create their own Teen Titans with the New Warriors
Marvel's editor-in-chief recounts the formation Marvel's New Warriors, which got off to a bumpy start but eventually became a cool clique of "Heroes for the 90's!"
November 11, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Storm enters the Marvel Cinematic Universe (wielding Mjolnir!) in the first trailer for What If...? season 3
"I am Storm!" says the Goddess of Thunder in Marvel Animation's What If...? season 3 trailer, and, well, *we* are excited
November 11, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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From the Paris Olympics to the first Final Reckoning trailer - Mission: Impossible’s Ethan Hunt is back, baby
Sorry Smile 2, Mission Impossible is the king of viral marketing campaigns now.
November 11, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
A Fool's Hope
"Is there any hope, Gandalf?" Pippin asks in The Return of the King. The answer he's given is a truth that extends beyond Middle-Earth
November 08, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Starship Troopers stars Denise Richards, Casper Van Dien, Michael Ironside, and Dina Meyer to reunite at Seattle's ECCC and Chicago's C2E2 2025
They're doing their part! The Starship Troopers cast will celebrate almost three decades of the scifi classic at ECCC and C2E2 2025, respectively, and Popverse Superfans will have the edge in getting to meet them
November 08, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Ridley Scott says he's trying to "embrace" A.I., despite, you know, Blade Runner
In a recent interview promoting Gladiator II, Ridley Scott declared "I want to do animation" using A.I., and got some pushback about it taking jobs
November 08, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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New York Comic Con talks back - See what fans at the Javits Center voted as their favorite parts of NYCC '24
Using the Play NYCC app, attendees to this year's New York Comic Con voted on their favorite booths, panels, exclusive merch and more. Learn the results here
November 08, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Bong Joon-ho's Mickey 17 is moving to the Michael Jackson biopic's old release date, and IMAX could be part of the reason why
Does Parasite director Bong Joon-ho have another hit in store with the Robert Pattinson-starring Mickey 17? Warner Bros. seeems to be betting on the idea, shifting its release date schedule to make a better fit for an IMAX release
November 07, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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James Cameron's secret to making the Aliens movie? Duct tape
Director James Cameron is an action film visionary, and he brought a scrappy attitude to the set of Aliens.
November 07, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Why Batman is the world's most popular superhero, according to DC's Tom King
When asked why Batman continues to be relevant, Tom King points to the Dark Knight's roots in detective fiction at Baltimore Comic Con
November 06, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Will Netflix's Arcane season 2 be the last League of Legends show? A new insight into Riot Games could have answers
Maybe you're already guessing - 'Yes, because Arcane got too expensive for Riot Games?' That's true, but you might not be able to guess just *how* expensive Netflix's League of Legends adaptation was
November 06, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Nicolas Cage is the best Marvel actor, even if the Ghost Rider films aren't the best Marvel movies
In my Marvel movies memory, I don't recall Chris Evans ever taking a real super soldier serum. But I can promise you Nicolas Cage came to the Ghost Rider set believing himself the Spirit of Vengeance
November 06, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Want to visit the Ninja World? You can in 2026, as Naruto is getting the theme park treatment
Naruto run, don't Naruto walk to the Parc Spirou Provence theme park in Monteaux, France
November 05, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Superman is "more fun to write" than Batman, says DC's Tom King
Tom King opened up about the qualities that make Superman more enjoyable at Baltimore Comic Con
November 05, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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What makes a quintessential X-Men story, according to two of Marvel's longest-serving editors
Tom Brevoort and Louise Simonson both have had illustrious careers as editors at Marvel Comics, and they offered their takes on the essence of an X-Men story at Baltimore Comic Con 2024
November 04, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Ultimate Marvel and Absolute DC will never replace their mainstream counterparts, says top comics editor
Writing in his weekly substack, Tom Brevoort points to a piece of DC hisory as evidence that neither Ultimate Marvel or Absolute DC will take over for the main continuity
November 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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A new Godzilla movie is in the works, but is it a Minus One sequel? One interview with director Takashi Yamazaki seems to say, "No"
We're just forecasting here, but it may be that Godzilla's trip to post-WWII Japan won't get a follow-up just yet - even though Takashi Yamazaki is back in the director's chair
November 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What We Do in the Shadows's Harvey Guillén on the intersection of Latino culture and Gothic storytelling
During a What We Do in the Shadows panel at LA Comic Con, the Guillermo actor (and voice of Harley Quinn's Nightwing) was asked about the overlap between his heritage and horror
November 01, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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George R.R. Martin is finally getting the Game of Thrones movie he talked about ten years ago
All the way back in 2014, A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin spoke about a cinematic future for Westeros... and now, Warner Bros. may be making that a reality
November 01, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Streaming F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu this Halloween? Remember to thank crime, the occult, and an actor who may have been made up
Something to keep in mind as you go see Robert Eggers's Nosferatu remake, in theaters this Christmas
October 31, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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"You just do the books" - How Mike Flanagan is adapting Stephen King's Dark Tower series
Speaking at the Fall of the House of Usher panel at New York Comic Con 2024, Mike Flanagan gave Stephen King fans a look through the keyhole into his upcoming Dark Tower adaptation
October 31, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Woody Harrelson plays Mr. Peanut (yes, *that* Mr. Peanut) in Netflix's Electric State
Just how the hell did Woody Harrelson get the role of beloved mascot Mr. Peanut in a... post-apocalyptic robot saga? We'll do our best to explain
October 31, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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How does horror author Grady Hendrix spend Halloween? He told us at New York Comic Con 2024
Hendrix, author of books like Horrorstör and the upcoming Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, clued us into a Philadelphia-based film festival that sounds like a screaming good time
October 31, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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New Nosferatu character posters are the creepiest yet... but we still don't know what Bill Skarsgård's Count Orlok looks like
Some stunningly sinister character posters for Lily-Rose Depp's Ellen Hutter, Nicholas Hoult's Thomas Hutter, Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Friedrich Harding, Emma Corrin's Anna Harding and Willem Dafoe's Professor von Franz are the latest bit of marketing for Robert Eggers's Nosferatu remake
October 31, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Avatar: The Last Airbender fans listen well: Olivia Hack, Ty Lee herself, has blessed one of your ships
Speaking at LA Comic Con 2024, Olivia Hack said that even she is "a fan of that narrative," referring to a romantic relationship between Ty Lee and another popular character
October 31, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Boy Scout turned horror author Grady Hendrix teases his next book after 2025's Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Want to know what Grady Hendrix is working with for his next nightmare novel? According to our NYCC, all you have to do is look into the trees...
October 30, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Who is Muse? Marvel's artistic serial killer appears in new Daredevil: Born Again footage
Created by Charles Soule and Ron Garney, Muse is one of the more sadistic villains in Daredevil's (and Marvel's) rogues gallery, who commits horrific crimes in the name of "art"
October 30, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What to Watch November 2024: Here's what's streaming on Netflix, Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime and more
From epic fantasy to epic film scores, November's a streaming month for just about any taste
October 28, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel comic creators visit the Baxter Building and meet Sue Storm on the set of Fantastic Four: First Steps
Not amongst the Marvel talent on set for the new Marvel Studios movie was Jonathan Hickman, but not because he wasn't invited
October 28, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What Spider-Man 4's new release date and the end of Venom: The Last Dance could mean for the next chapter in Spidey-history
Spider-Man 4's new release date is just before a new movie with "Secret Wars" in the title. If you're a Marvel reader, know that I'm raising my eyebrows at you
October 28, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
What We Do in the Shadows began and ended its journey at New York Comic Con, and there was no better place in the world to do it
We truly are most fortunate bastards in NeEw yOorK CitAaay
October 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Join Babs Tarr, Eren Angiolini, Joe Quinones, and Lee Townsend for a special MCM London Comic Con edition of Artist Alley Asks
The artists behind such comic book hits as Batgirl of Burnside, Justice League, Batman '89, and Spider-Man chat with Popverse about what it takes for a superhero design to live forever
October 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What do you mean, "There's a secret Predator movie"? And it's coming out BEFORE Badlands?
Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled. But this interview with 20th Century Studios head Steve Asbell has me scratching my head about the future of the Predator franchise
October 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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"They land the plane," David Harbour describes the Stranger Things finale, which he calls its "best episode"
Speaking at the Happy Sad Confused panel at NYCC '24, David Harbour shared his thoughts on the Stranger Things series finale and its tearful cast readthrough
October 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The new Venom movie in theaters now put Let There Be Carnage back on people's radar, but it wasn't enough to help it overtake this 2018 sci-fi/horror hybrid
The fact that a new Tom Hardy-starring Venom movie is in theaters now probably put Let There Be Carnage back on people's radar, but that wasn't enough to help it overtake this 2018 scifi-horror hybrid
October 24, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The Venom: The Last Dance scene that was inspired by James Bond (or at least, Tom Hardy *as* James Bond)
In a franchise that's all about suits, Venom: The Last Dance lets Tom Hardy's wardrobe go from "symbiote" to "shaken, not stirred"
October 24, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Midnight Mass star Rahul Kohli sets the record straight on how close he actually got to being Marvel's Reed Richards
Rahul Kohli was fancast as the MCU's Mr. Fantastic for years. But at New York Comic Con 2024, Kohli cleared the air on how close he actually got. Spoiler alert, not very
October 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Mike Flanagan credits Carla Gugino for "saving" Gerald's Game
Speaking at New York Comic Con 2024, Gerald's Game director Flanagan told the story of how he and Gugino began working together, starting with a very hectic filming schedule
October 22, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Bring out the pig's blood - Mike Flanagan is adapting Stephen King's Carrie for Amazon Prime Studios
Carrie will be the fifth Stephen King adaptation Mike Flanagan has overseen, after the already-released Gerald's Game and Doctor Sleep, plus the upcoming Life of Chuck and Dark Tower series
October 21, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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It sure seems like What We Do in the Shadows is bringing back its best joke for season 6
Speaking at New York Comic Con 2024, What We Do in the Shadows executive producer Paul Simms teased a possible return for Jackie Daytona, regular human bartender
October 21, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim producer compares Brian Cox's Helm Hammerhand to a massively popular anime character
Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim is the first time the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien comes to anime. But its creators are very familiar with the medium, as they proved at New York Comic Con 2024
October 20, 2024
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Mike Flanagan on his upcoming Exorcist film: "My goal is to make it the scariest movie I've ever made"
At New York Comic Con 2024, Midnight Mass creator Mike Flanagan revealed the inspiration and hopes for his entry into horror's iconic Exorcist franchise
October 20, 2024
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Haunting of Hill House director Mike Flanagan revealed he owns one of the most popular movie props of this decade
Mike Flanagan is apparently a fan of Everything Everywhere All at Once. At least, that's what his collecting habits seem to say, as it came out at New York Comic Con 2025
October 20, 2024
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Marvel's Jaimie Alexander recounts the meeting with Kevin Feige that got her the role of Sif (and wow, was it awkward)
Jaimie Alexander, known as The Lady Sif to Marvel Cinematic Universe fans, was cast thanks to a sit down with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. And appropriate to her character, there were weapons involved
October 20, 2024
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Marvel Studios told David Harbour his Red Guardian doesn't need to be buff
Speaking at NYCC's Happy Sad Confused panel, Thunderbolts* star David Harbour revealed his Marvel-mandated workout regiment (or lack thereof)
October 19, 2024
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David Harbour calls his arc as Frankenstein in DC's Creature Commandos arc an "anti rom-com"
Harbour got into his character of Eric Frankenstein on the DC animated series Creature Commandos, and the very strange relationship he'll have with Indira Varma's Bride
October 19, 2024
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