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Who owns Jumanji? The author of the original book is looking for Sony to give him the rights back, but the studio says no
According to reports, Chris Van Allsburg - who wrote Jumanji in 1981 - wants rights to the property back, but Sony doesn't like that idea
June 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Coming to San Diego Comic-Con? Maybe you'd want to watch a Sumo show with Godzilla as a guest-star
Godzilla will officially be joining the Super Power Show!, a sumo and Japanese culture live event coming to SDCC 2025 (and then going to New Jersey afterwards)
June 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Superman's new cinematic Lex Luthor names his most inspirational predecessors: Gene Hackman and Smallville's Michael Rosenbaum
Nicholas Hoult, who'll play Lex Luthor in James Gunn's upcoming Superman, says that Gene Hackman and Michael Rosenbaum inspired his performance
June 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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How The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parson and Mayim Bialik reacted to Sheldon and Amy having sex for the first time
The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik recall the moment they learned Sheldon and Amy would consummate their relationship
June 04, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Hit horror game Phasmophobia is headed for the big screen, courtesy of Five Nights at Freddy's studio Blumhouse
The movie will be co-produced by Blumhouse, James Wan's Atomic Monster, and the company that publishes the Phasmophobia game itself
June 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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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
June 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Margaret Atwood didn’t feel like The Handmaid’s Tale needed a sequel, but US President Donald Trump changed her mind and inspired The Testaments - here's how
Margaret Atwood had no plans to write The Testaments, but Trump’s presidency changed her mind
June 04, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Marvel Comics did a drastic revamp of the X-Men with Giant-Size X-Men - and the original writer was "pretty pissed off" when he learned he had been replaced
Meet Mike Friedrich, the original writer for Marvel’s Giant-Size X-Men #1
June 04, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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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?
June 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Fantastic Four: First Steps director names the comic writers who've had the most influence on the next Marvel Studios movie: Jonathan Hickman and Matt Fraction
The Hickman run on Marvel's First Family has proven to be a primary influence on how the movie approaches Reed and Sue Richards, according to Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman
June 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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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
June 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The most expensive cards in the MTG x Final Fantasy set are Traveling Chocobos and a Rhystic Study variant
Hold on to your butts (or your Chocobo?), because the prices on the secondary market for the Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy cards are nuts
June 03, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel Studios' Captain America: Brave New World director wishes they could have kept the Red Hulk reveal a secret, but even Kevin Feige couldn't prevent those spoilers so they gave up & made it marketing
Julius Onah would have loved it no-one knew about the Red Hulk in Captain America 4 ahead of time, but admits, "it's just so hard to keep anything secret in today's day and age"
June 03, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Kurt Fuller was shocked to learn he was playing one of Supernatural's villains, after having already started filming thinking he was a good guy
If you won't let Supernatural and Evil star Kurt Fuller be at good guy, then he'll at least be funny, dammit
June 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Supernatural star Kurt Fuller on his own experience with the unexplainable
Speaking with Popverse, the actor that played Supernatural's villainous angel Zachariah desecribed his encounter with a possible out-of-body experience
June 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Netflix is doing its own 'Ghosts' with animated comedy Haunted Hotel, courtesy of Rick and Morty writer
The Matt Roller-created show Haunted Hotel was just announced by Netflix, with an impressive cast featuring Will Forte, Skyler Gisondo, and Jimmi Simpson
June 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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You were right: Minecraft the Game changed because of the reaction to Minecraft the Movie
Word is still out on if Jack Black's song for Steve's Lava Chicken will ever be part of a future update to Minecraft, but it wouldn't surprise us
June 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Expect more 'Chicken Jockey' moments in movies. At least, if traditional brands start taking advice from Minecraft
Did you come out of A Minecraft Movie feeling a little unprepared for the references? Better get used to that feeling, oh casual gamer
June 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road no more: Elton John to provide foreword fora Wizard of Oz reboot comic (Don't call it Wicked)
Elton John is returning to the yellow brick road for a foreword to Ultimate Oz Universe this November
June 03, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Netflix is adapting the Sandman spinoff comic Death: The High Cost of Living - as a surprise new episode of the Sandman TV series
The Sandman series may be ending, but not before Death can take one final bow at Netflix
June 03, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The Walking Dead reunion of Carol & Daryl was even more emotional for Norman Reedus & Melissa McBride than you think
We're fine that there's so much blood flowing in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. But tears too? That's just a step too far. Looking at you, Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride
June 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Maggie & Me: The Walking Dead co-star Lauren Cohan shares how she came to know her character over the years to find her "inner strength"
Lauren Cohan has been playing Maggie in The Walking Dead and it's spin-off The Walking Dead: Dead City for over a decade now, so she has a pretty good idea of what makes the character tick.
June 03, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Seth Milchick is one of Severance's "most important characters" according to the showrunner, but originally he was a bit part until Tramell Tillman showed up
Severance showrunner Dan Erickson originally wrote Seth Milchick to be a minor character
June 03, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Sentry actor Lewis Pullman is looking forward to reuniting with his Top Gun 2 buddy Danny Ramirez in Avengers: Doomsday
After Thunderbolts*, Lewis Pullman is hoping that The Sentry will interact with the MCU's new Falcon, played by Danny Ramirez, in Avengers: Doomsday
June 03, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The Daryl & Carol reunion was a long time coming, according to The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon creators
"Is it a little manipulative of us?" asks The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon executive producer Greg Nicotero of the choice to keep the best pals apart for so long, "Yeah"
June 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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NBC's Hannibal tastes so good because of Bryan Fuller, according to Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy
Series creator and showrunner Bryan Fuller was the secret ingredient that made NBC's Hannibal so beloved by fans, say series stars Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen
June 03, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The big differences between making movies & making TV series, according to Superman & Rookie co-star Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion is set to reprise his role as Guy Gardner in Peacemaker season 2, so he's got a good idea of the difference between making a movie and making a TV show.
June 03, 2025
Trent Cannon
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The best horror out there, according to Hannibal stars Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy
When it comes to favorite spooky stories, Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen both lean into the classics
June 03, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Inside the epic The Walking Dead prank war between Norman Reedus and Andrew Lincoln
Reedus once tried to have a fake Walking Dead script in which Rick Grimes dies sent to Andrew Lincoln. Would you believe me that that was one of the tamer pranks?
June 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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After four books in three years, Fourth Wing author Rebecca Yarros is slowing down for her mental health - and we applaud her
The heavy demands of the Empyrean series have driven Rebecca Yarros to slow down the pace at which she writes
June 03, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Star Wars' Andor creator Tony Gilroy was "annoyed" when he found out Marvel created a K2-SO origin before he could - so he retconned it
In a rare derivation from Star Wars canon, Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy ignored the official origin for K-2SO outlined in a comic book from 2017
June 03, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The best kills of NBC's Hannibal, according to our favorite duo Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy
Which of the killings in NBC's Hannibals were the greatest? Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy tell all
June 03, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Sir Patrick Stewart exists in Star Trek - and Jean-Luc Picard read up on him during The Next Generation thanks to an easter egg
What if Star Trek characters knew they weren't real? A Next Generation prop suggests that Jean-Luc Picard might have cottoned onto that fact
June 03, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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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
June 03, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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There's a Return of the Living Dead easter egg hidden in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, as revealed by Greg Nicotero
In the first episode of season two, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon pays homage to one of the most iconic zombie movies of all time with a barrel hidden in a barn.
June 03, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Why Harrison Ford turned down Steven Spielberg's offer to be the star of Jurassic Park
Instead of Sam Neill, we nearly had Harrison Ford don the hat and bandana for Jurassic Park's Dr. Alan Grant
June 03, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel star Lewis Pullman explains why the MCU's New Avengers are fine with the Sentry couch-surfing in Thunderbolts* post-credit scene
Lewis Pullman thinks that the former Thunderbolts are wanting to keep the all-powerful Sentry close, knowing how dangerous he is ahead of Avengers: Doomsday
June 03, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The secret to Steven Spielberg's success? Shpilkes, from Jaws to Jurassic Park
Steven Spielberg knows when to listen to his nervous stomach, and it's why his movies turn out so good... or so he thinks, at least
June 03, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise and Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld almost did a project together in the 90s
The two collaborated on a potential project for years, while Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld was also working with Steven Spielberg and the team behind Independence Day
June 03, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Queen's Gambit creator mixes Scandi Noir with UK crime shows like Prime Suspect for Netflix's Dept. Q (with a side of Matthew Goode)
Logan writer and Godless creator Scott Frank is teaming up with Netflix again for an adaptation of a popular Danish crime series, and we recently learned why
June 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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There's a secret 25-page guide to the Upside Down that the Stranger Things creators wrote for Netflix in 2015 - and I want to read it
What's going on in the Upside Down? Netflix top brass has known since before season 1 even aired, thanks to a top secret document, MKUltra-style, that the Duffer Brothers wrote a decade ago
June 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Horror movies are a way to "smuggle subversive stories into the mainstream," according to Blumhouse founder Jason Blum
They're also a great place to smuggle your own candy into movie theaters, but we'll take Blumhouse founder Jason Blum's more meditative opinion on the subject as well
June 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Play a game that's about selling people games with Knight Fever Games' Tabletop Game Shop Sim
Yes, you can manage your own wargaming minis store with the Tabletop Game Shop Sim, which even allows you to host a game night within your virtual store
June 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Kaiju No. 8 The Game hits 300k pre-registrations ahead of season 2's release date on Crunchyroll this summer
No release date for Kaiju No. 8 The Game has been confirmed but we suspect it will be this summer while the anime is still airing.
June 03, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Marvel Rivals unleashes a brutal looking Wolverine skin this week based on the iconic Weapon X costume
Jeff the Land Shark is also getting a much less bloody skin in Marvel Rivals this week, proving that all things must be in perfect balance.
June 03, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Netflix's next big hit anime The Summer Hikaru Died goes hard into cosmic horror
Who knew that we all needed to see the pure love between a young man and an eldritch being from beyond the stars? Netflix, apparently.
June 03, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Following Baldur's Gate 3's success, the next Dungeons & Dragons video game has been announced - but Wizards of the Coast couldn't get Larian Studios to do it
Giant Skull was founded by the director of the Star Wars Jedi series and God of War III, so it seems like the follow-up to Baldur's Gate 3 is going to be more action focused than we might expect.
June 03, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Want to know why the Five Nights at Freddy's movie worked so well? The "fanatically passionate" Scott Cawthorn, according to Blumhouse
Jason Blum knows that a successful horror movie is all about collaboration, and that without the collaboration of Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon, the Blumhouse adaptation wouldn't have been the same
June 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Crunchyroll & Netflix are vying for the next hit anime like a football draft - and Delicious in Dungeon could be the big one that got away from Crunchyroll
The anime streaming industry is becoming a profitable - and therefore competitive - place, with Netflix and Crunchyroll trading the biggest blows.
June 03, 2025
Trent Cannon
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What happens to the Louvre Museum in a zombie pandemic? The Walking Dead: Book of Darryl cast explain
After working so hard to get the right to film in the Louvre, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol showrunner explains that they wanted to make sure they used the location as a focal point for the story.
June 03, 2025
Trent Cannon
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A new Marvel game is in development to replace EA's cancelled Black Panther project
The original agreement between EA and Marvel was to develop three games and both sides intend to honor that, despite EA pulling the plug on Black Panther.
June 03, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Guy Gardner = Golden Girls! Superman co-star Nathan Fillion reveals how he was inspired by both Green Lantern comics and Sophia Petrillo
Both Nathan Fillion and Estelle Getty relied heavily on wigs to transform them into their roles, though Guy Gardner's hair is somehow more ridiculous.
June 03, 2025
Trent Cannon
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A pair of Pokémon card robberies in Detroit see hammer-wielding criminals make off with thousands of dollars in collectible cards
Not sure if they got the memo that Team Rocket were the bad guys in Pokémon.
June 03, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld says Marvel Studios "ghosted" him after he asked for better credits
On Mark Millar's Millar Time podcast, Rob Liefeld shared that he believes comic book creators are seen as a "nuisance" by Marvel Studios
June 02, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige “didn’t want to make” Deadpool and Wolverine, according to Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld
On Mark Millar's podcast, Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld dished on the turbulence at Marvel Studios stirred by the Merc with a Mouth
June 02, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Interview with the Vampire icon Lestat isn't getting his own TV spinoff anytime soon, but expect more shows from Anne Rice's Immortal Universe
Interview with the Vampire and Mayfair Witches EP Mark Johnson tells fans what they should (and shouldn't!) expect from the future of the Anne Rice Immortal Universe on AMC
June 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Pedro Pascal teases an "emotionally available" version of Marvel's Reed Richards in Fantastic Four: First Steps
After decades of the character being the worst husband and father imaginable, Pedro Pascal brings "a limitless amount of layers" to The Fantastic Four's big brain.
June 02, 2025
Trent Cannon
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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
June 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Danny DeVito remembers "lusting after" Catwoman Michelle Pfeiffer on the set of Batman Returns
"I kind of feel like she liked it," Danny DeVito says about his crush on Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman as they filmed 1992's Batman Returns together
June 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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There's an AI currently playing Pokémon Red on Twitch - and it only has 3 badges after almost 150 hours
At this rate, AI will never surpass humanity in the arena of capturing pokémon and forcing them to fight for our amusement.
June 02, 2025
Trent Cannon
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One Piece Season 2 has finally revealed the Netflix Tony Tony Chopper and now we see why the show was delayed to 2026
Making the character look cute and horrifying isn't enough. Netflix needs to make Chopper feel as real as the rest of the One Piece world they have built.
June 02, 2025
Trent Cannon
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The next Dimension 20 season could look a lot like Twilight (with a side of Paul Bunyan) as Dropout's Brennan Lee Mulligan explains his adventure wishlist
Ahead of the debut of Dimension 20 season 26, Cloudward, Ho, Brennan casts his DM eye to the future of where the Dropout actual play series could go next
June 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Doctor Who spin-off The War Between The Land and The Sea gets a first trailer demonstrating how true the title is (and what UNIT is doing about it)
War, huh? What is it good for? Five episodes of a Doctor Who spin-off showcasing UNIT, apparently.
May 31, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Spoilers!The season finale of Doctor Who reveals the future of Ncuti Gatwa on the show and a cliffhanger likely to excite and enrage fans in equal measure
Were the leaks real? What does the future of Doctor Who look like? We have at least one answer to those questions after the Doctor Who finale 'The Reality War' debuts on BBC and Disney+
May 31, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Street Fighter and Mega Man comic publisher apologizes to fans and asks stores to reorder summer stock after cutting ties with struggling distributor
UDON Entertainment, which publishes Street Fighter and Mega Man comics, is asking comic stores to reorder all its material through August after cancelling its arrangement with the troubled Diamond Comic Distributors
May 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Grand Theft del Toro: In order to complete Cronos, Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro once had to escape the cops
During the making of his 1992 vampire film Cronos, del Toro had a run in with a different kind of terror - the possibility of legal repercussions for a traffic incident
May 30, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Guillermo del Toro's first movies were "bloody," "sadistic" reels of Planet of the Apes action figures
"At the age of eight," says Pan's Labyrinth and Crimson Peak director del Toro, "I was already twisted beyond salvation."
May 30, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel Studios to skip its traditional Hall H panel for San Diego Comic-Con 2025
With Avengers: Doomsday in production and not ready for release until December 2026, Marvel Studios won't be holding its traditional Hall H extravaganza at SDCC 2025 according to reports
May 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Game of Thrones fans, give George R. R. Martin a break - He knows you're "pissed off" about The Winds of Winter
In a new blog post, George R. R. Martin addressed the anger fans have directed at him for taking so long to write The Winds of Winter Game of Thrones book
May 30, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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DC's flagship Batman series delayed a month as Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb's 'H2SH' storyline hits a snag
The next issue of the fan-favorite Batman storyline has been delayed for four weeks, DC has told retailers.
May 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Guillermo del Toro said yes to directing Blade 2 because the Marvel vampire hero played by Wesley Snipes was "a freak"
You'll never catch Shape of Water-maker del Toro on a Superman movie, is what he's saying
May 30, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Hasbro is letting other companies bring back classic boardgames - so what's next after 1970s icon Mastermind?
Hasbro's classic game Mastermind will now be manufactured and distributed by Goliath Games
May 30, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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HBO Max drama The Pitt is well aware that fans want to see Noah Wyle play a Furry, and at least one show writer wants to make it happen
In this week's edition of None Of These Words Are In The Bible, The Pitt's showrunner addressed those Furry episode rumors
May 30, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Invisible Woman Vanessa Kirby is dropping unsubtle Franklin Richard teases for the next Marvel Studios outing
If Vanessa Kirby's teases are to be trusted, we can tick off the 'Franklin's powers will be important in The Fantastic Four: First Steps' box, then
May 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Fox asked Guillermo del Toro to make The Exorcist 4 - but without any exorcisms
Too bad Oscar-winner del Toro had no idea there would eventually be a blockbuster Spider-Man franchise without Spider-Man
May 30, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Severance is set to expand on Apple TV+ with potential spin-offs being discussed, says producer Ben Stiller... including multiple shows, and perhaps even a video game
Never doubt the power of Lumon Industries, as Apple TV+ hit Severance is looking to expand with spinoffs, admits executive producer Ben Stiller
May 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Heartstopper star Kit Connor is the first cast member lured to Warfare director Alex Garland's Elden Ring movie
Director Alex Garland is looking to work with Kit Connor on his Elden Ring movie after the actor appeared in Garland's film Warfare earlier this year
May 30, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Doctor Who faces an uncertain, speculation-filled future ahead of this year's season finale of the BBC/Disney+ sci-fi series
Could the long-running science-fiction series be facing cancellation (or at least a long hiatus)? That's one rumor doing the rounds ahead of the intentionally-shrouded-in-secrecy season finale of the BBC/Disney+ hit Doctor Who
May 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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A Fantasy High lead will die in Dimension 20's Hollywood Bowl show, says DM Brennan Lee Mulligan
It's the Battle at the Bowl, the Rumble in the Chungle, and by the end of the live show, one of the Fantasy High characters that Dimension 20 fans have fallen in love with will no longer be with us
May 30, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Indie comic company Vault bought by Aethon Books to create "one-stop shop" next-gen sci-fi super-publisher
Aethon Books has purchased a majority stake in comic publisher Vault Comics, creating an full-service independent sci-fi all-rounder that can handle prose, audiobooks, and comics
May 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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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.
May 30, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Schools and libraries don't have unlimited digital access to BOOM! Studios comics anymore - here's why
If you've loved reading comics from BOOM! Studios on services like Comics Plus, then I'm sorry. With Penguin Random House's acquisition of BOOM! the titles will be deactivated from the service
May 30, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon knew that fans needed to hear the right music in the movie to know they were being heard - and the Living Tombstone are grateful he did
The Living Tombstone's Sam Haft and Yoav Landau say their music made it into the Five Nights at Freddy's film due to Cawthon's loyalty, even when the film adaptation was switching studios
May 29, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Ryan Reynolds wants to make R-rated Star Wars, even though Andor and Knights of the Old Republic already exist
Ryan Reynolds believes an R-rated Star Wars project has a lot of potential, and we have a lot of questions about why he feels that way
May 29, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Fans can expect to see more Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar books - but they might not be coming from Disney as the company's in-house publisher pivots towards non-fiction according to reports
The publishing industry is shifting once more, and Disney Publishing is no different
May 29, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The mystery of The Big Bang Theory character Penny and her maiden name
What was Penny’s last name on The Big Bang Theory? Kaley Cuoco and the cast have their theories and have debated about it.
May 29, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Penguin showrunner says "we’re in early stages" of another The Batman spinoff, and still "exploring" a Penguin season 2 as HBO seems to be expanding its DC footprint
According to Lauren LeFranc, The Penguin season 2 depends on "whether there’s a story that we can make richer than what we’ve already done"
May 29, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Dark Knight trilogy writer initially didn't think Warner Bros. would "take a big swing" on the Christopher Nolan take on a grounded Batman movie
Batman Begins is such a huge departure from the Batman movies that came before it that we can understand why David S. Goyer was skeptical at first.
May 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
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God Country isn't dead - as Netflix movie deal was just renewed, and Donny Cates has ideas for a sequel
Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw created a otherworldly Texas fantasy in God Country - and Netflix is (still) developing a movie on it.
May 29, 2025
Chris Arrant
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The Zack Snyder DC extended universe grew out of a Superman pitch thrown together during writer's block for a Christopher Nolan Batman movie
David S. Goyer was procrastinating over some third-act issues in The Dark Knight Rises and came up with the initial pitch for Man of Steel as a distraction.
May 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Now you can own Final Fantasy VII’s Buster Sword in a new space-saving format: a Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair card
Cloud Strife's Buster Sword is one of the most iconic weapons in Final Fantasy, and it's now been immortalized in a new Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair set
May 29, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Fight Club and Se7en director David Fincher almost made a Marvel Blade movie - and he had a very specific vision for it
What David Fincher's "visual pitch" was for his Blade movie, we may never know, but it was probably deeply psychological and traumatizing.
May 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Want to have Stranger Things season 5's ending explained to you? Ask Louis McCartney, star of Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway
No, the star of Broadway's Stranger Things chapter didn't tell anybody what he knows. More like Henry CRUEL, amiright??
May 29, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Red Dead Redemption’s Western genre has helped gamer families bond, says voice actor Roger Clark
At C2E2 2025, Roger Clark revealed a touching dimension to the popularity of the Red Dead Redemption franchise
May 29, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Before Bane, the head of Warner Bros. wanted the third Christopher Nolan Batman movie to star Leonardo DiCaprio as the Riddler
Instead of DiCaprio as The Riddler, we got Tom Hardy's take on Bane, which doesn't feel like a bad trade, in hindsight
May 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Drake & Josh had another Crazy Steve before Jerry Trainor, but he was fired for not being crazy enough
Jerry Trainor got his role as Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh because the original actor wasn’t crazy enough
May 29, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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After a decade off the air, Phineas and Ferb are returning to Disney entirely unchanged (well, almost)
The hit Disney show is coming back because streaming audiences demanded it, and it's business as usual - except for one small thing (Clue: check out what Phineas looks like now)
May 29, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Black Phone author Joe Hill is "sprinting madly for my life" with a new goal: to write a novel a year. To do it, he's having to say 'no' to himself
A certain famous author writes a new novel every four to five years - but he has a plan to write a book a year. Sounds ominous? This is the work life of Joe Hill.
May 29, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Red Dead Redemption’s Roger Clark stole the boots he wore to play Arthur Morgan in the second installment of the series
When asked at C2E2 2025 if he had taken anything from the set of Red Dead Redemption 2, Roger Clark said he couldn't part with Arthur Morgan's boots
May 29, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Wednesday Addams would hate being a pop culture icon, says Jenna Ortega - and the star of the Netflix hit kind of feels the same way as she prepares for season 2
"I’ve become a pop actor," Jenna Ortega said in a recent interview about her Netflix series Wednesday, "And that’s something I never saw for myself"
May 28, 2025
Graeme McMillan