Film & TV (Page 26)
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Warner Bros. has tried to reboot Gremlins, but writer/co-creator/co-owner Chris Columbus told them 'no'
Gremlins star Zach Galligan says screenwriter Chris Columbus has stopped WB from rebooting the franchise (but he’s open to a third film)
May 07, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The Last of Us season 2 has an A-ha moment: What 'Take On Me' means to the franchise
As we should expect by now, The Last of Us, season 2, episode 4 proved that it knows exactly which emotional moments to bring over directly from the games
May 07, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
For Your Consideration: Columbo, Quincy ME, and The Rockford Files walked so Rian Johnson's Poker Face could run
Natasha Lyonne's cult detective show is back on Peacock, and we're celebrating by revisiting some of the 1970s shows that inspired it: Quincy ME, The Rockford Files, and (of course) Columbo
May 07, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Critical Role's Travis Billingham and Laura Bailey duel over the ideal party leader, merchant haggler, and more in Popverse's Who is More Likely To?
Critical Role stars Laura Bailey & Travis Willingham face off in Popverse's Who Is More Likely To?
May 07, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
After being struck down 27 yeas ago, Star Wars' answer to Goosebumps is ready to become more powerful than we as kids could have imagined
If Lucasfilm and Disney want to tap into YA, 90s nostalgia, there may be a better option than what they went with in Skeleton Crew
May 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Why wasn't [SPOILER] in You season 5? Netflix didn't ask her to be
If you've finished You's final season on Netflix, you might've been aware of a major character's absence. As it turns out, season 5 plans never included bringing her back
May 06, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Surprised by who dies in Thunderbolts*? So was the movie's writer
Just because you're Eric Pearson, who wrote the screenplay for Thunderbolts*, doesn't mean you get to know who dies in Thunderbolts*
May 06, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Matthew Lillard’s return to the Scream franchise almost happened 25 years ago
Lillard, who plays the infamous Stu Macher, is headed back to the Ghostface Gang in Scream VII. As it turns out, though, he was nearly the villain in the franchise's 2000 entry
May 06, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Blues Brothers and Event Horizon make the jump from the big screen to the comic book page as studios partner with publishers for revivals
IDW and Z2 Comics are behind new projects bringing beloved movies back in an entirely new medium
May 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling won't (or can't) fire Severus Snape actor Paapa Essiedu for his public support for trans rights
Essiedu joins fellow Harry Potter actors Emma Watson and Eddie Redmayne in expressing support for trans people following the recent U.K. Supreme Court ruling that seemingly erased their current gender.
May 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Thunderbolts*' post-credit scene is an Avengers: Doomsday prologue in more ways than one (and Doctor Who might be to thank)
The post-credit scene in Thunderbolts* was made by a different movie crew than the rest of the film... just like Doctor Who's regeneration scenes
May 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
Marvel Matters: What Thunderbolts* says about the MCU
How Marvel Studios' Beef-ed up the MCU Phase 5 with Thunderbolts* and what it means for the new Avengers movies to come.
May 06, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Squid Game season 3 trailer teases the finale of the Netflix show (though we know it's not really over): "Time to play one last time"
Not to undercut the finality of this Squid Game chapter (it may very well be the end of Seong Gi-hun) - but Netflix isn't letting a cash cow like this one go
May 06, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Add one more character to the James Gunn's Superman movie, as Sean Gunn confirms he will "kinda" appear as Maxwell Lord
2025's Superman movie already features characters like Lex Luthor, Mr. Terrific, and Guy Gardner's ridiculous bowl cut, so why not throw Maxwell Lord into the mix as well.
May 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Netflix have promised a big update on One Piece season 2 by the end of May - and teased just how big Tony Tony Chopper's giant head is
A release date for One Piece season 2 is likely to be announced at the TUDUM even on May 31 from Netflix.
May 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Donald Trump randomly decided to reopen Alcatraz just hours after PBS aired Escape From Alcatraz in the Mar-a-Lago region, which feels too on the nose to be a coincidence
It is a banner year for dumb headlines, as it looks like Trump is getting his policy ideas from watching old Clint Eastwood movies on TV.
May 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
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John Boyega finally got a tour of Disney Parks' Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance ride, and here's his review
John Boyega loves the Disney theme park ride Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, but he thinks his animatronic has seen better days
May 06, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 2 release date: MomTok returns to Hulu
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Hulu's bombshell reality show, returns later this month
May 06, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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After Avengers: Doomsday, Kevin Feige has a 10-year plan for X-Men in the MCU
The likes of Cyclops, Mystique, Magneto, Nightcrawler, Beast, Professor X and more have an MCU future that stretches well into the 2030s, as new details of Feige's plans for the X-Men emerge
May 05, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
How to watch the Downton Abbey movies and TV series in release and chronological order
How to experience Downton Abbey in full now that The Grand Finale has brought the story to a close
May 05, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Righteous Gemstones: How Star Wars inspired the final season of HBO's blessedly raunchy comedy
With The Righteous Gemstones' finale now streaming, co-creator Danny McBride dishes on the influence the early Star Wars films had on his irreverent, religious comedy saga
May 05, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Thunderbolts* director explains why Marvel Studios's new film has a different sense of humor than the rest of the MCU
Jake Schreier, the director of Marvel Studios's Thunderbolts*, opens up about why the film's dark subject matter necessitated a different approach to jokes
May 05, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The Starship Troopers cast thought they were making the next Star Wars (instead they made a science fiction cult classic)
The cast of the 1997 Starship Troopers film reflect on the movie’s cult classic status (and how they thought their film would be as big as Star Wars)
May 05, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Spoilers!If you haven't seen Thunderbolts* ending, too bad: Marvel Studios is now marketing with the film's tail-end twist
MCU fans: if you were hoping to find out about the asterisk in Thunderbolts* by seeing the movie, you'd better stay away from commercials and billboards until you get to the theater
May 05, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The Last of Us season 2's Isabela Merced says filming Superman affected the Dina/Ellie relationship
Being Hawkgirl takes a lot of work, says Superman star Merced, and that meant hopping into her Last of Us season 2 role with less prep than she would've liked
May 05, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Popverse Picks: The best military and war movies, according to a US Army veteran
Movies like The Hurt Locker or Full Metal Jacket might not be truly accurate depictions of the military, but there are parts of it that will stick with you forever.
May 05, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
SpoilersGod over greed: HBO's The Righteous Gemstones finds true faith amidst false idols in its series finale ending
How HBO's Righteous Gemstones found true faith amidst the false gods in season 4 series finale ending.
May 05, 2025
Alex Zalben
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Marvel Studios wanted a second season of Disney+ hit Hawkeye, but didn't want to pay for it, says star Jeremy Renner
The MCU star says that Marvel offered him "half" his season 1 salary to return for a second outing of the Disney+ Hawkeye show
May 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Ryan Reynolds is working on a Deadpool/X-Men movie treatment, according to reports - but Marvel Studios hasn't signed off yet
Who wants to see a Deadpool team-up with the X-Men? Let's wait and see if Marvel Studios is amongst those sticking their collective hand in the air
May 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Netflix hit Stranger Things originally had a different setting (and title) to honor the series creators' favorite movie: Steven Spielberg's Jaws
Who knew that Montauk, which was almost the title of Stranger Things, was the inspiration for Jaws? And not for nothing, who knew Jaws was the Duffer Bros.' favorite movie?
May 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* movie puts the final nail in the coffin for the Joss Whedon-era superhero film
Thunderbolts* has freed the MCU from the prison of Joss Whedon-esque dialogue dating back to 2012's The Avengers
May 02, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Spoilers!The new Marvel Studios movie asks the existential question, 'What's in a name?' (Or, to Thunderbolts* or not to Thunderbolts*?)
Think of Thunderbolts* as Marvel Studios taking on the Schrödinger's Cat problem for movie titles
May 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Spoilers!What the asterisk in Thunderbolts* means, and where the name comes from (No, it's not the Red Hulk, or any other Marvel Studios connection)
Look, we love Harrison Ford just as much as everybody else, but it turns out that the Thunderbolts' name comes from a very different place (Sorry, Captain America: Brave New World)
May 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Spoilers!Yes, Marvel spoiled a major Thunderbolts* moment in the Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement, but hoped no-one would notice
A widely-spread MCU fan-theory regarding who was (and wasn't) in the cast list of Avengers: Doomsday turned out to be 100% on the money
May 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Spoilers!Thunderbolts* resurrects a longstanding Marvel Studios tradition (with a Sentry-inspired twist)
An MCU staple that was missing from Captain America: Brave New World returned for Thunderbolts*, but then it got weird... and dark
May 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
A love letter to the Yu Yu Hakusho English dub - the first great dub Funimation made [Popverse Jump]
With a cast that includes Laura Bailey, Christopher Sabat, and Linda Young, Yu Yu Hakusho remains one of the best dubs in anime history and certainly an early example of how good anime voice acting could be.
May 02, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* creator credits include special attention to two of the Sentry creators
Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee don't get 'thanked' in Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* movie credits - they get top treatment, and Jenkins got a job out of it.
May 02, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Evil Dead icon Bruce Campbell is "so in" to be on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, despite not exactly knowing what Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is
Hey, you have to give the Evil Dead and Bubba Ho-Tep star points for being up for anything. Even if "anything" includes a Star Trek series that Bruce Campbell has never *technically* heard of
May 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto VI release date delayed a year- and goes right after Avengers: Doomsday and Star Wars' Mandalorian & Grogu
If you're the kind of Star Wars and Grand Theft Auto fan who has to experience things as soon as they're available, get ready to make a touch choice - GTA VI is out less than a week before The Mandalorian's next chapter
May 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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M3GAN 2.0 release date: M3GAN gets her own Judgment Day as evil bot turns heroic... maybe
Two years after audiences fell in love with the Britney Spears-loving bodyguard bot gone wrong, M3GAN is back to face off against a spy counterpart in M3GAN 2.0 this June
May 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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From Vader to Palpatine, Sam Witwer drew on every villain in the Star Wars universe to find the voice of The Son in The Clone Wars animated series
The character embodies the Dark Side of the Force, so it only makes sense that his voice comes from every character affiliated with the Dark Side in Star Wars.
May 02, 2025
Trent Cannon
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28 Years Later release date: Danny Boyle returns to a zombie-infested world (well, Great Britain) this summer
It's not taken 28 years for the follow-up to 28 Days Later to be made, but it's close - the wait is almost over as 28 Years Later is due in theaters this summer
May 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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How to Train Your Dragon release date: Toothless and Hiccup are reborn on the big screen as DreamWorks beloved animated series moves to live-action
Writer/director Dean DeBlois, who was responsible for the animated trilogy, is the man in charge of the live-action reboot of How to Train Your Dragon, headed to theaters this June
May 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
Hazbin Hotel's Alex Brightman talks Broadway, Beetlejuice, and whether or not he has an extra vocal cord at Emerald City Comic Con!
Alex Brightman walks our staff writer Grant DeArmitt through his illustrious career on Broadway and in animation with shows like Hazbin Hotel
May 01, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel's Hawkeye, Jeremy Renner, claims he died briefly during the 2023 snowmobile accident that broke 38 of his bones
We'd make a joke about how Avengers can't be killed, but we're just generally impressed at how resilient Jeremy Renner is.
May 01, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Spoilers!Thunderbolts* ending explained: What happens, who dies, and what's next after Marvel Studios' latest film
Obviously, some MAJOR spoilers are on the horizon. Don't read this "ending explained" unless you've already seen the MCU's Thunderbolts*, or don't mind the entire thing being spoiled for you
May 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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A Different Man's Adam Pearson will play Joseph Merrick in a new Elephant Man movie
Pearson will star as Merrick not in a remake of David Lynch's 1980 movie of the same name, but an adaptation of the 1977 stage play of the same name by Bernard Pomerance
May 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Lilo & Stitch release date: Disney's live-action remake of the 2002 animated classic smashes into theaters this May
Unfortunately, Stitch isn't as live-action as he may seem, given that no alien that cute actually exists (that we know of)
May 01, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Final Destinations: Bloodlines release date - Death finds a way back into theaters this May
The horror franchise in which nothing can stop death, no matter how elaborate things may get, is headed back to theaters after 14 years this May.
May 01, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Guy Ritchie becomes the busiest director in streaming after joining Road House 2 at Prime Video
Ritchie takes over directing duties from Doug Liman, who helmed the 2024 remake of the 1989 action classic. Star Jake Gyllenhaal is set to return
May 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Spoilers!The Netflix You season 5 ending was originally very different (and a lot more final for Joe), teases showrunner
The show's final season is on the streamer now, but the Netflix You season 5 ending was once very different. Read to know more, but beware of spoilers
May 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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You've been getting an Army of Darkness quote wrong for 33 years, says Bruce Campbell
To be 100% fair, it is technically a quote that Campbell's character *also* gets wrong in the Army of Darkness. The plot kind of hinges on it
May 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The director of 2025's I Know What You Did Last Summer has a simple explanation for why Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt's characters are still alive
Sometimes, you just gotta throw out continuity when it is inconvenient to the story you're telling
May 01, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Mads Mikkelsen had never seen a Star Wars movie prior to being cast as the creator of the Death Star in Rogue One
The importance of Galen Erso in the Star Wars universe was lost on the actor... until his brother Lars got a Death Star Lego set for Christmas that year.
May 01, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Star Wars: Andor actor Denise Gough says her Dedra character arc is showing how someone can become a fascist
During Star Wars Celebration, Denise Gough opened up about her Imperial officer Dedra Meero in Star Wars: Andor.
May 01, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Thunderbolts* dark tone demonstrates the MCU's attempt "to grow" beyond what fans have seen before, says Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige
Thunderbolts* isn't afraid to draw on the horrific, evident in Kevin Feige's support for director Jake Schreier's vision
April 30, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Mads Mikkelsen wants to team up with his brother Lars in a Hollywood movie, but they'd both be the "nice" guys
Mads Mikkelsen revealed that he would love to lead a Hollywood movie with his brother, Lars Mikkelsen
April 30, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel's Thunderbolts* trailers are full of "little moments that aren't in the movie," says star David Harbour
Everyone wanting some deleted scenes from the next Marvel Studios movie, turns out they're already out there (and you've probably seen some on the big screen)
April 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The inside scoop on the hotel poker games played by the cast during James Bond's Casino Royale, according to Mads Mikkelsen
What better way to pass the time while shooting a movie than playing poker with Mads Mikkelsen?
April 30, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Chris Evans's rumored Avengers: Doomsday return to the MCU is in the news again thanks to X-Men legend Chris Claremont
Speaking at the Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo, Marvel Comics staple Claremont seemed to tell attendees not only about Evans' return, but which character he would be playing (and no, it's not Johnny Storm)
April 30, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Stephen King's never-made Castle Rock season 3 would have focused on the niece of The Shining's Jack Torrance, reveals star Jane Levy
Had Hulu not canceled the series set in a Stephen King-inspired universe, Castle Rock would have had its own take on The Shining, with the star of 2013's Evil Dead remake as its star
April 30, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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DC Studios benches Sgt. Rock as the Colin Farrell war movie from Challengers director is pulled from the production schedule
Luca Guadagnino was hoping to shoot a movie based on the classic DC war hero this summer, but it's not going to happen until 2026 at the earliest
April 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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There's a very straightforward reason why that Star Wars character has been recast for Andor season 2, says showrunner
Jimmy Smits wasn't available to return as Senator Bail Organa, says Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy, but the character is too important to the show to leave out
April 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's actor had to "freestyle" his way through the role to manage the weight of expectations he felt
When you're in a Superman movie, it helps to have nerves of steel. Or at least be able to fake them.
April 30, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Before Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*, here are some great stories of bad guys turned good [For Your Consideration]
Everyone loves it when a bad guy does the right thing, and we're here to enjoy Clint Eastwood, Kurt Russell, and an entire Suicide Squad doing that very thing in honor of Marvel's Thunderbolts*
April 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Who created Marvel's Sentry? The simmering Marvel Comics (and Marvel Studios) drama deepens as Paul Jenkins weighs in amid Thunderbolts* theatrical debut
In 2000, Marvel announced that Stan Lee and Artie Rosen created the Sentry. In the 25 years since, it's gotten more and more complicated
April 30, 2025
Chris Arrant
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"Horrible": Star Wars' Acolyte villain Manny Jacinto said that Stranger mask didn't let him see or breathe
How he was able to be so intimidating while stumbling around during the fight scenes of Star Wars: The Acolyte is honestly incredible.
April 30, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Why all Star Wars villains have a British accent, according to Andor season 2 villain Ben Mendelsohn
Mendelsohn, who returns to Andor as Rogue One's Orson Krennic, has reasoning rooted in the history of all cinematic villains, not just the ones from Lucasfilm
April 30, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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ABC's The Bachelor can't be saved from its "archaic form" unless it adapts to audience tastes, says former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay
At the LA Times's Festival of Books, Rachel Lindsay from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette pointed out the elements that make ABC's dating show, well, dated
April 30, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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You've been wondering why the MCU Bucky Barnes is a Congressman, and Sebastian Stan has an explanation (thankfully)
Bucky Barnes has been an assassin and an Avenger in the MCU, and now Thunderbolts* will show his new life as a member of Congress
April 29, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Monkey Man creator Dev Patel is still on revenge mode, but his follow-up movie is a period piece
Dev Patel continues to chart out his path as an actor-director-writer with The Peasant
April 29, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Spoilers! The Last of Us Part II ending explained: What happens - and who survives - in the game that inspired HBO's post-apocalyptic hit?
If you don't want to be emotionally blindsided like you were by The Last of Us season 2, episode 2, heres one way to prepare
April 29, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Michael J. Fox recalls filming Back to the Future’s iconic Johnny B. Goode scene
“I busted my ass to get that song right”: Michael J. Fox remembers rocking out during Back to the Future’s Johnny B. Goode scene
April 29, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Here's every Sherlock Holmes story that's been used in CBS's Watson (so far)
Speaking in doctor terms, Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmesian canon doesn't make up the entire body of CBS hit medical mystery series Watson, but it is the backbone
April 29, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
How Star Wars and Luke Skywalker helped me learn to live with my mother's addiction and her death
Watching the original Star Wars trilogy after my mother died allowed me to process my own feelings of abandonment and hurt in a way that nothing else had.
April 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
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The Twilight Zone episode that inspired Ryan Coogler to make Sinners
For its humor, its superstition, and its portrayal of the American South, Coogler points to the 88th episode of Rod Serling's classic of chiller TV
April 29, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Lore Corner: Who are the Washington Liberation Front, and what do they mean for The Last of Us season 2?
The Last of Us season 2, episode 3 introduced a violent organization that played an important part in the games. Learn who the WLF are (and their connection to Abby Anderson) right here
April 29, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Disney and Fortnite make my dream of fighting someone while watching Star Wars a reality
Disney will stream the first two episodes of Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld early on Fortnite
April 29, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Sentry co-creator Rick Veitch calls Marvel "the House of Stolen Ideas" after his stake in the character overlooked for past 25 years - including in Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* movie
"Cut out" and "thrown under the bus": Marvel Comics' Sentry co-creator Rick Veitch opens up about his omission for the past 25 years and in the Thunderbolts* movie.
April 29, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Top Gun: Maverick's Joseph Kosinski is tackling a new Miami Vice, but he's making a UFO thriller first
Kosinski can take it from Vince Gilligan - sometimes you have to do X-Files before getting to Breaking Bad
April 29, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Despite what the finale of Cobra Kai suggested, there isn't going to be a Back to the Future prequel, sequel, or spin-off - and you have Steven Spielberg to thank for that
Netflix might have jokingly suggested that they would be making a Back to the Future tv show, but Steven Spielberg won't let that happen.
April 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Sony pushes anime movie Scarlet into the award season spotlight by giving Mamoru Hosoda's highly anticipated follow up to Belle a December release date
After Mirai was nominated for Best Animated Feature in 2019, Sony is hoping Hosoda can do one better with Scarlet.
April 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Marvel Studios needs to create an evil Avengers for RDJ's Doctor Doom to match all those heroes of Doomsday (and he has a gameplan already in comics with the Cabal) [Marvel Matters]
MCU fans have spent all this time speculating on the next Avengers, but we need to think about the villains creating their own Avengers.
April 29, 2025
Chris Arrant
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The Princess Bride musical adaptation is apparently still going ahead after being in development for an inconceivably long time
The Princess Bride musical has been in some stage of development for almost a decade, so we can wait a little while longer.
April 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Star Trek villain Khan help inspire the portrayal of Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, according to the actor who played him
If you're going to use a Star Trek villain to influence your performance, it is best to use the best one there is.
April 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Matthew McConaughey & Christian Bale made a ferocious dragon movie 2 decades ago - and it's time you saw it
Years before we knew who he really was, Matthew McConaughey played the most American of Americans, complete with a shaved head, tribal tattoos, and his own personal tank, in Reign of Fire.
April 29, 2025
Chris Arrant
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The Last of Us season 2 continues the tradition of breaking our hearts in the credits
First Ashley Johnson gets fans of the game cry even harder after episode 2. Now this? Clearly The Last of Us is just a marketing psyop for Kleenex and depression meds
April 28, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Sinners box office barely drops for second weekend, the second best for a horror film after 2017's It
Between its first and second weekend in theaters, Ryan Coogler's vampire hit Sinners only dropped 6% in sales - an incredible achievement for a theatrical horror run
April 28, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Don't look now, but an Alien: Earth teaser just confirmed our prediction about Weyland-Yutani
Earlier, we asked if the Weyland-Yutani corp had acquired more alien species than just the xenomorph before Prometheus. Turns out, that's a big, doubled-mouthed "yep"
April 28, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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How Netflix's Stranger Things influenced Star Wars: Starfighter, according to director Shawn Levy
Expect Lucasfilm to announce things the way they did Starfighter at Star Wars Celebration 2025. And if you don't like that? Well, blame those pesky Hawkins kids
April 28, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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John Lithgow isn't put off from playing Dumbledore in HBO's Harry Potter series due to J.K. Rowling's anti-rhetoric, despite a "very good friend" and mother of a trans child asking him to walk away
Lithgow says that the role is a good "winding-down" role for him at the end of his career and that he was caught off-guard by the controversy around Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling
April 28, 2025
Trent Cannon
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From Golden Boy to Stuntman actor & 'Serious' actor: The three eras of Tom Cruise movies across his career
The three faces of Tom Cruise, from Risky Business to Mission: Impossible and into his more serious movies like Born on the Fourth of July.
April 28, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Nico Robin from the Netflix series explains perfectly why we're so excited for One Piece season 2
One Piece has always been a silly show filled with beautifully emotional moments and it sounds like the cast of season two really gets that.
April 28, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Sorry, Charli XCX: It'll be Barbie's Emma Mackey trying to kill Aslan in Greta Gerwig's Netflix Narnia movie
The Barbie and Sex Education star will play Jadis, the White Witch, in the upcoming adaptation of C.S. Lewis's Narnia stories
April 28, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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As Avengers: Doomsday starts filming, Marvel boss Kevin Feige reveals what he loves most about Avengers movies (hint: it isn't the box office draw)
With filming set to begin on Avengers: Doomsday, the massive cast of the MCU team-up film gives the studio a chance to have their actors interact in new and surprising ways.
April 28, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Samuel L. Jackson tells a theater full of Star Wars fans "Mace lives!" before a 20th Anniversary screening of Revenge of the Sith
Even though Mace Windu seemed to die at the end of Star Wars: Episode 3, Jackson is adamant that the Jedi Master could return in the future.
April 28, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Popverse Picks: My favorite horror movie franchises (besides Scream)
Of course my favorite horror franchise is Scream - everyone's favorite horror franchise is Scream. What we're going for here is my favorite you *don't* already know
April 28, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Lore Corner: The Last of Us season 2 episode 3 changes the "bigot sandwich" moment from the game
In a minor but interesting departure from The Last of Us Part II game, HBO's The Last of Us series gave Seth, Jackson's resident homophobe, a chance to be a better man
April 28, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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How to watch 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, and 28 Years Later in order (and where the comics fit in)
How to watch the 28 Days Later franchise in release and chronological order
April 28, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Ms. Marvel & Overwatch 2's Anjali Bhimani discusses staying hungry as an artist, what it's like working on Critical Role, and the best X-Men to play in a video game
If you're a gamer, you've heard Anjali Bhimani's work, especially as Symmetra in Overwatch 2. But Bhimani's career stretches far beyond the recording booth, and Popverse got an exclusive window into the many mediums it covers
April 25, 2025
Grant DeArmitt