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Celebrate Friday the 13th with limited edition killer NYCC 2025 Pizza Rat merch
Want a t-shirt of Pizza Rat acting like a slasher movie villain? You'll have to act quick in this limited edition NYCC 2025 sale
Graeme McMillan
Despite good reviews, Thunderbolts* continues Marvel Studios losing streak at the box office
Estimates suggest that Thunderbolts* won't break even on theatrical release, just as Captain America: Brave New World similarly failed to - is the MCU in trouble?
Graeme McMillan
Robert Eggers is doing A Christmas Carol and David Harbour is back for Violent Night 2 - Christmas 2026 is gonna be WILD
A Christmas Carol from the Nosferatu guy, plus Harbour returning as a different kind of Red Guardian? Ain't nobody gonna be sleeping in heavenly peace, is all we're saying
Grant DeArmitt
Why Scarlett Johansson had an executive producer credit on Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* - and why she asked to have it removed
Speaking to David Harbour about the release of Thunderbolts*, Johansson revealed that she "wasn't involved" with the Marvel Studios movie
Jules Chin Greene
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Popeye, Scooby Doo, and Speed Racer walked (and drove) so that How to Train Your Dragon could fly [For Your Consideration]
Breathing live-action life into animated classics is hard. Here are three movies that did it even before How To Train Your Dragon: Popeye, Scooby-Doo and Speed Racer
Graeme McMillan
The Rock's Black Adam action figure wasn't "ripped" enough for his tastes, so he had Todd McFarlane fix it before it was released
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson had one request when he first saw the Black Adam action figure from Todd McFarlane's toy company
Chris Arrant
Latest
The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 release date: Belly and Jeremiah are getting WHAT?! on Prime Video
Belly's love life heats up once more this season on The Summer I Turned Pretty
The Chosen season 5 release date: Prime Video welcomes The Last Supper
The tale of Jesus of Nazareth continues with The Chosen, now on a new streaming platform
Move over, Twilight: Vampires are "inherently queer, inherently liminal," says Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil author
V.E. Schwab's new book, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, ditches Twilight's male vampires of yore because they "don't need" attention anymore
Lewis Pullman jumps from Marvel to MGM, following up Thunderbolts* with talks to appear alongside dad Bill in Spaceballs 2
Mel Brooks' second sci-fi satire will also star Josh Gad and Keke Palmer
Multiple M3GANs are at Universal Orlando to promote M3GAN 2.0, but don't you dare try to join them
Roving bands of M3GANs are out at Universal Orlando, recreating her famous dance to promote the upcoming sequel film. Also in attendance? Park security.
How to Train Your Dragon director Dean DeBlois came back to direct the live-action adaptation because he "didn't want to see somebody else's version of it"
Dean DeBlois, who directed both the original How to Train Your Dragon and Lilo and Stitch, was protective of the story he brought to the screen
'Superstitious' Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen carries a good luck acorn, because "it makes me feel calm"
Look, when you've seen how handy an Ent can be in battle, who can blame you for carrying a baby tree around in your pocket?
The real reason the original Dewey won't be returning to Malcolm in the Middle is surprisingly wholesome, Bryan Cranston reveals
The Wilkersons patriarch shared on a recent podcast that Erik Per Sullivan is concentrating on his education instead of returning to acting in Disney+'s Malcolm in the Middle revival
Andor ended its run as the top show in streaming - and made Rogue One a hit again, too
Andor's streaming data reveals that the show's viewership grew each week on Disney+
The Coldest Open: Sean S. Cunningham's Friday the 13th is un-campy camp horror with a killer score
In the first edition of The Coldest Open, where we judge the most infamous opening scenes of horror history, we're tackling the movie that introduces us to the Voorhees family
The Summer Anime season return of Kaiju No. 8, Sakamoto Days & Dan Da Dan are forcing me to break my vow of watching less anime [Popverse Jump]
With the return of Panty & Stocking, Kaiju No. 8, and Dan Da Dan looming, plus new shows like Leviathan and The Summer Hikaru Died - and Demon Slayer and Chainsaw Man movies coming, I'll never have free time again.
Clark Kent isn't the only Daily Planet staffer with an alter ego in the new Superman movie, says Lois Lane actor
Sure, there's Lois Lane the person, but there's also "Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lois Lane," and she wants a story from Superman...
Viggo Mortensen had only read The Hobbit before being cast in The Lord of the Rings, wasn't sure about playing "guy who lived in the woods"
Thank goodness that Mortensen, who we all now know as Aragorn, son of Arathorn, had a Tolkien fan in his life to sway him toward taking the part
45 years ago, The Death of Phoenix changed the X-Men (and superhero comics) forever - or at least, until the next Marvel retcon changed everything all over again
Amazingly, the X-Men creators' original plan wasn't even to kill off Jean Grey for the Phoenix's genocidal actions - but then Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter stepped in
The Gilded Age season 3 release date: When the Downton Abbey (pseudo) spin-off is coming back to HBO
Is The Gilded Age really a Downton Abbey spin-off? According to the showrunner for both shows, there could be some crossovers coming soon.
Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends season 4 release date: Disney Jr's preschool-targeted Spider-Man adventures are swinging back
Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends season 4 will see Peter, Miles, and Gwen take to the high seas in the Water Webs adventure
Why does Viggo Mortensen work with David Cronenberg so often? For one thing, he reminds him of his mom
It may be the first time body horror maven Cronenberg has been compared to anyone's mother, but hey - whatever works to get Viggo Mortensen into your movies
The Buccaneers season 2 release date: Apple TV+ is here to help you wait for Bridgerton season 4 on Netflix
The Buccaneers has everything you could want from your period drama, with a slightly darker twist.
Magic: The Gathering’s Final Fantasy crossover is already the top-selling set in Wizards of the Coast’s history, before it’s even come out
Magic: The Gathering's Final Fantasy sales numbers confirm one fact: the people (me) want their Sephiroth
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The Summer Anime season return of Kaiju No. 8, Sakamoto Days & Dan Da Dan are forcing me to break my vow of watching less anime [Popverse Jump]
With the return of Panty & Stocking, Kaiju No. 8, and Dan Da Dan looming, plus new shows like Leviathan and The Summer Hikaru Died - and Demon Slayer and Chainsaw Man movies coming, I'll never have free time again.
Trent Cannon
Popeye, Scooby Doo, and Speed Racer walked (and drove) so that How to Train Your Dragon could fly [For Your Consideration]
Breathing live-action life into animated classics is hard. Here are three movies that did it even before How To Train Your Dragon: Popeye, Scooby-Doo and Speed Racer
Graeme McMillan
The business of the comic and toy business, according to Spawn creator & Image Comics co-founder/president Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane on the secrets of his success, the inspiration for Spawn, his desert island pieces of media, and more.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
MCM Comic Con May 2025
Iconic horror manga creator Junji Ito has inspired this new DC Comics rendition of Batman villain Two-Face by Artgerm
The body horror and sense of wrongness in the piece is unlike any portrait of Two-Face we've ever seen.
Trent Cannon
Never ask Doctor Who star David Tennant who his favorite Doctor or Companion is - if he answered, he would get "in trouble"
"Not a chance," David Tennant told fans at his panel at MCM Comic Con 2025, showing that he needs to be diplomatic about playing favorites with his co-stars.
Trent Cannon
Epic Marvel & DC cover artist Artgerm says he will "will die on the hill of human art," as AI 'artists' steal his work as a popular AI prompt
The man who has produced some of the most popular DC and Marvel comics variant covers is less worried about AI art than you might think.
Trent Cannon
Who do you think of when you see Batman? For City of Madness writer/artist Christian Ward, it's Kevin Conroy - for his kindness
The writer of Batman: City of Madness and Two-Face had the same formative experience with Kevin Conroy's voice that we all did.
Trent Cannon
NYCC 2025
Celebrate Friday the 13th with limited edition killer NYCC 2025 Pizza Rat merch
Want a t-shirt of Pizza Rat acting like a slasher movie villain? You'll have to act quick in this limited edition NYCC 2025 sale
Graeme McMillan
Popverse Superfan pre-sale for NYCC 2025 tickets FAQ
Everything our Popverse Superfans need to know to get the NYCC 2025 tickets you deserve.
Chris Arrant
NYCC 2025 is growing to 5 days - with a special Wednesday just for professionals again
A full day of pro-only panels, signings, giveaways, and more at New York Comic Con 2025.
Chris Arrant
Get the NYCC 2025 VIP ticket you deserve with a Popverse Superfan membership
Get more out of NYCC with less hassle with the Popverse Superfan + VIP Ticket experience.
Chris Arrant
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Why Doctor Doom isn't going to be in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and why its the right move again for Marvel Studios [Marvel Matters]
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be the first FF movie with no Doctor Doom, and the studio & the director have a good reason for that (but also a loophole).
Chris Arrant
The Fantastic Four: First Steps director says the Marvel First Family shares its DNA with Star Trek
The Fantastic Four's characterization in their upcoming First Steps movie embodies a sense of Space Race-era "optimism" that it shares with the fan-favorite sci-fi franchise, says director Matt Shakman
Jules Chin Greene
Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige teases there's more to that Thunderbolts* post-credit scene than you thought
Not everything about the Avengers: Doomsday tease at the end of the most recent Marvel movie might have been as it looked, according to studio boss Kevin Feige
Graeme McMillan
Eat like a cosmic entity intent on destroying our planet with the new Fantastic Four: First Steps promotion move: a Galactus popcorn bucket (Thanks, Marvel)
Yes, there's a Galactus popcorn bucket (sorry, vessel) on its way, to keep your hunger sated during The Fantastic Four: First Steps' summer runtime
Graeme McMillan
Critical Role
Discover (or Rediscover!) the origins of the Critical Role's Mighty Nein before Amazon's Prime Video TV series in a new boxed set coming this fall
The upcoming Mighty Nein Origins Boxed Set collects eight hardcover graphic novels revealing the backstory of fan-favorite Critical Role characters, celebrating the series' 10th anniversary
Graeme McMillan
Sliding into your DMs: Dimension 20 creator Brennan Lee Mulligan gets chatty ahead of Fantasy High and its Hollywood Bowl debut
Ahead of D20's Battle at the Bowl and Cloudward, Ho premiere, Dropout star and Worlds Beyond Number host Brennan Lee Mulligan sat down with us to discuss, among other things, a chicken fillet with googly eyes
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role series Candela Obscura and Daggerheart share a "scarring" mechanic, say the developers
Fans of the horror game/miniseries Candela Obscura know that you don't always walk away from terrors unscathed. According to Spenser Starke and Rowan Hall, that's a truth that newcomers to Daggerheart will also learn
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role star Matt Mercer's Daggerheart "never could have" been made without the game's subreddit community, say developers
To the many members of the r/Daggerheart subreddit, developers Rowan Hall and Spenser Stark would like to say "thank you"
Grant DeArmitt
Doctor Who
A new Doctor Who animated series is in the works from the BBC, but Disney+ isn't part of the plan
A pre-school spin-off of the main series has been announced, signaling a potential split from Disney for the future of Doctor Who
Graeme McMillan
Billie Piper's surprise return to Doctor Who is a twist hidden in plain sight (we think)
Sure, that regeneration seemed to end with a surprise... but what if not everything was as it seems in a season of Doctor Who that's been playing with reality reboots?
Graeme McMillan
Doctor Who’s Daleks almost weren’t allowed to exterminate in 2005 revival of the series, says writer
As the 2005 revival of Doctor Who was being worked on, it wasn't clear how scary the family-friendly show was going to be allowed to be, says the writer who brought the iconic Daleks back to the screen
Graeme McMillan
Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston predicted the Doctor Who 2025 season finale twist four years before it happened
That big twist? Christopher Eccleston, who played the Doctor in 2005's Doctor Who revival, predicted it was back in 2021
Graeme McMillan