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Awe Talk: Vico Ortiz
Our Flag Means Death star Vico Ortiz opens up about their Star Wars fandom, their dream projects, and crew dynamics at a comic con.
Chris Arrant
ECCC 2025 panel video release schedule: Watch Baldur's Gate 3, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and more
Watch all the big panels from Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2025 with Popverse.
Chris Arrant
Luffy's iconic straw hat from One Piece makes a surprise appearance in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
It might be a bit of a stretch (see what we did there) to suggest that the Straw Hats will show up in the game, but it is cool to see how far the One Piece fandom has spread.
Trent Cannon
Ranking the One Piece anime's arcs, from best to worst
25 years of stories and still going strong.
Trent Cannon
Scream’s Skeet Ulrich was in talks for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey movie, but just learned he didn't get the part
Skeet Ulrich auditioned for Chris Nolan’s Odyssey, but didn’t get the part
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Has a new Thunderbolts* poster finally explained the asterisk?
A new international poster for the upcoming MCU Phase Five movie, combined with the most recent trailer released during Super Bowl LIX, may contain the key to the Thunderbolts* moniker mystery
Grant DeArmitt
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Please, Ariana Grande; follow your Wicked Oscar nomination with a role in the Spaceballs sequel, we're begging you
The casting rumors are wild but this one feels like one we absolutely need to see happen. Ariana Grande, Oscar-nominated actress, as the successor to Joan Collins in Spaceballs II.
All the new & upcoming fiction books from Cassandra Clare, Stephen King, Suzanne Collins, Stephen Graham Jones, and more
Here are our most-anticipated new books coming in 2025.
This is a Grunge mixtape, made for you by Popverse ahead of Seattle's ECCC 2025
Ironic, unwashed, and bare – a Popverse playlist on grunge music for Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con 2025.
Captain America: Brave New World - Read the comics stories that inspired the movie (and the comics it inspired)
Captain America: Brave New World star Anthony Mackie is visiting comics shop on the movie's press tour, but if you missed him we have all the best comics recs with his movie
Joseph Quinn was “bummed out” when he learned of Eddie Munson’s fate in Stranger Things, but hints that his story may not be over
Joseph Quinn didn’t want Eddie Munson to die in Stranger Things, but he’s proud of the arc his character had
Marvel Studios' Human Torch actor Joseph Quinn describes what it was like to see himself in the Fantastic Four suit for the first time
Joseph Quinn loved the way Marvel’s Fantastic Four costumes looked on him and his castmates
Skeet Ulrich opens up about how he fell out of love with CW's Riverdale, and the lasting bond he has with his onscreen son, Cole Sprouse
Skeet Ulrich talks about his time with Riverdale, and where he felt the show went wrong
How DC Studios' James Gunn describes Lex Luthor to his Superman movie villain Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Hoult sheds some light on what Lex Luthor will be like in James Gunn’s new DC Universe.
Smokey Bear returns to comics to help stamp out wildfires
The iconic US Forest Service mascot Smokey Bear is coming back to comics.
Matthew Lillard reveals the key things Wes Craven filmed but cut from Scream to avoid an NC-17 rating
How Scream managed to avoid an NC-17 rating, as told by Matthew Lillard
The Hazbin Hotel fandom are sweet, endearing, and “fucking crazy” says Charlie Morningstar actor Erika Henningsen
Erika Henningsen believes the Hazbin Hotel fandom has bonded over their shared millennial trauma
What happened when an over-zealous fan found Naruto voice actor Maile Flanagan's house and wanted to visit? She called the cops, of course
Believe it! It didn’t take long for Flanagan to call the police
Frankie Muniz didn't watch all of Malcolm in the Middle until 2017, and when he did, he made a startling realization: he wasn't acting
Ahead of the Malcolm in the Middle reboot, Muniz revealed that his watch-through of the 2000's series made him realize that his character... kind of sucked?
We've got Paddington 4 on the way (with more potential sequels as well), plus a TV series and stage musical according to the studio head
If you love twee movies about adorable bears, then you'll be thrilled to find more Paddington movies are on the way.
Amazon has cast Deadpool & Wolverine and The Witcher stars as Sorceress and Fist in the live-action He-Man & Masters of the Universe movie
Morena Baccarin and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson join Jared Leto and Idris Elba in the latest live-action He-Man movie.
The characters for One Piece Fan Letter were initially designed as Miis (yes, from the Nintendo consoles)
Be honest; you've tried to recreate Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat crew in a video game. Well, so did the person who directed One Piece Fan Letter.
Reese Witherspoon was inspired to pursue a Legally Blonde prequel after seeing Netflix's Wednesday
Amazon Prime Video's Elle, which is has narrowed down is prospective stars to a list of two, came about while the original Elle Woods was binging Netflix's take on Addams Family
Marvel Matters: Anthony Mackie is right - Captain America is for everyone, not just America
Captain America is a hero that transcends borders and nations, despite what his name implies.
The Thunderbolts* took on the Muppets in the Battle of the Super Bowl Ads... and the Muppets won
The Void who? Marvel Studios' team of ex-baddies should be worried less about a Big Bad, and more about a Pig Ad
Final Fantasy co-founder admits the hit JRPG was based directly on Dragon Quest, and couldn't have been made without it
The lack of a save function and limited memory on the NES cartridge nearly stopped Final Fantasy from ever being made.
How to play Sid Meier’s Civilization games in order
How to explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate with Sid Meier’s Civilization
Walton Goggins has given us a much needed update on Prime Videos Fallout season 2, saying it is going to blow season 1 "out of the water"
Fallout season 2 has a lot to live up to after the season 1 became one of the most watched shows on Amazon's Prime Video.
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Marvel Matters: Anthony Mackie is right - Captain America is for everyone, not just America
Captain America is a hero that transcends borders and nations, despite what his name implies.
Trent Cannon

Awe Talk - Life after death: OFMD's Vico Ortiz on new chapters, old friends, crystals, and their Star Wars Dark Jedi leanings
Our Flag Means Death star Vico Ortiz opens up about their Star Wars fandom, their dream projects, and crew dynamics at a comic con.
Chris Arrant

Popverse Jump: The case for giving the Demon Slayer Infinity Castle movies a worldwide release date - and why it could be bigger in America than Japan
With its unique popularity in the West and distribution companies that include Sony and Crunchyroll, the upcoming Demon Slayer movies could be the biggest anime film in Western box office history.
Trent Cannon
ECCC 2025

This is a Grunge mixtape, made for you by Popverse ahead of Seattle's ECCC 2025
Ironic, unwashed, and bare – a Popverse playlist on grunge music for Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con 2025.
Chris Arrant

It's not a myth, Buster: Adam Savage is headed to Seattle's ECCC 2025!
Adam Savage is going to be at three full days of Emerald City Comic Con, the Pacific Northwest's premiere pop culture event, and we've got a crash course on how to get tickets here
Grant DeArmitt

Livestream the NBC's Hannibal reunion panel at Seattle's ECCC 2025 with Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy
Get into the meat & greet with the actors behind Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham from Emerald City Comic Con 2025.
Chris Arrant

Livestream the Roswell reunion panel from Seattle's ECCC 2025 with Brendan Fehr, Majandra Delfino, Jason Behr, & Nick Wechsler
Watch as the actors behind Michael Guerin, Maria DeLuca, Max Evans, and Kyle Valenti revisit their Roswell days at Emerald City Comic Con 2025.
Chris Arrant
Scream

Matthew Lillard reveals the key things Wes Craven filmed but cut from Scream to avoid an NC-17 rating
How Scream managed to avoid an NC-17 rating, as told by Matthew Lillard
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Scream’s Skeet Ulrich was in talks for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey movie, but just learned he didn't get the part
Skeet Ulrich auditioned for Chris Nolan’s Odyssey, but didn’t get the part
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Matthew Lillard embraces fans & his fellow Scream villain Skeet Ulrich as he talks for the first time about his return for Scream 7
Matthew Lillard has been waiting to return to the Scream franchise for 30 years
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Don't expect viral marketing for Scream VII to be like Scream VI. They can't afford the 911 calls
"Make people feel like they're in the movie" is a cool marketing gimmick for, say, Spider-Man or Star Wars movies. Not so much for Ghostface's
Grant DeArmitt
ECCC 2025

This is a Grunge mixtape, made for you by Popverse ahead of Seattle's ECCC 2025
Ironic, unwashed, and bare – a Popverse playlist on grunge music for Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con 2025.
Chris Arrant

It's not a myth, Buster: Adam Savage is headed to Seattle's ECCC 2025!
Adam Savage is going to be at three full days of Emerald City Comic Con, the Pacific Northwest's premiere pop culture event, and we've got a crash course on how to get tickets here
Grant DeArmitt

Livestream the NBC's Hannibal reunion panel at Seattle's ECCC 2025 with Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy
Get into the meat & greet with the actors behind Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham from Emerald City Comic Con 2025.
Chris Arrant

Livestream the Roswell reunion panel from Seattle's ECCC 2025 with Brendan Fehr, Majandra Delfino, Jason Behr, & Nick Wechsler
Watch as the actors behind Michael Guerin, Maria DeLuca, Max Evans, and Kyle Valenti revisit their Roswell days at Emerald City Comic Con 2025.
Chris Arrant
Civilization VII

How to play Sid Meier’s Civilization games in order
How to explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate with Sid Meier’s Civilization
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

As Civilization VII nears, I remember that Civilization VI was my game of choice during my son's fussy infant stage
Turns out, you can conquer the world with one hand and hold a sleeping baby in the other.
Trent Cannon

Civilization VII release date: When the latest instalment of the iconic 4X strategy franchise is coming to PC and consoles
This time, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox fans can get in on the action as soon as Civ VII launches.
Trent Cannon

Civilization VII isn't a historical recreation; it's asking 'What If?' on a giant scale
Civ VII isn't meant to be solely historically accurate, as its developers (and a literal historical expert) argued at PAX West 2024
Graeme McMillan
Captain America: Brave New World

Captain America: Brave New World - Read the comics stories that inspired the movie (and the comics it inspired)
Captain America: Brave New World star Anthony Mackie is visiting comics shop on the movie's press tour, but if you missed him we have all the best comics recs with his movie
Chris Arrant

Anthony Mackie hated his Falcon and Winter Solider mask: "Never wearing that shit again"
Don't expect to see this Captain America don his cowl, even after Brave New World
Grant DeArmitt

Harrison Ford didn't read the script for Captain America: Brave New World before agreeing to join the MCU - and he didn't know he was playing Red Hulk either
We get that Harrison Ford is out to have a good time at this stage in his career, but this is pretty cavalier even for him.
Trent Cannon

What was Harrison Ford like on the set of Marvel's Captain America: Brave New World? Anthony Mackie says he was "a funny old dude"
"Let's shoot this piece of s**t" should be the new "Action" in all Hollywood films.
Trent Cannon