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Gremlins 3 is a go, with Warner Bros excited by first "wonderful" script from creator Chris Columbus
Warner Bros. gives a promising Gremlins 3 update
January 01, 0001
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Why Batman is the easiest DC hero to reinvent, according to veteran cartoon producer James Tucker
Batman: Caped Crusader executive producer James Tacker says Batman’s design leaves more room for reinterpretation than Superman or Spider-Man
January 01, 0001
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Winnie the Pooh voice actor Jim Cummings says what we’re all thinking about the classic Disney character
Jim Cummings says Winnie the Pooh is comfort for the soul
January 01, 0001
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How childhood Monopoly games helped Jim Cummings become the voice of Winnie the Pooh
Voice actor Jim Cummings fine-tuned his Winnie the Pooh voice while playing Monopoly with his family.
January 01, 0001
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Prime Video's Cross showrunner Ben Watkins says TV can’t ignore Black Lives Matter or police corruption: “We’re going to tell the truth"
Cross showrunner Ben Watkins wants the series to reflect real life, and that includes police corruption and racial violence
January 01, 0001
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George Takei warns America is “repeating” its history of racism — and says too many people still don’t know the truth
George Takei warns that Americans need to learn their history, or they’ll be doomed to repeat some of the country’s darkest chapters
January 01, 0001
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans director Tatsuyuki Nagai says it took audiences time to understand what they were going for with the anime
Tatsuyuki Nagai is glad audiences have given Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans another chance
January 01, 0001
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans director Tatsuyuki Nagai recalls the chaos surrounding the anime’s production
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans director Tatsuyuki Nagai says he felt tremendous pressure to get the anime finished on time
January 01, 0001
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Why Cosmere creator Brandon Sanderson is grateful that none of his books have been adapted yet
Brandon Sanderson says multiple studios have passed on adapting his books for the big screen (and he’s glad)
January 01, 0001
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Emu eggs and sandworms: Geena Davis recalls her favorite memories from the Beetlejuice set
Geena Davis jokes that she made things difficult for the makeup crew on Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice
January 01, 0001
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John Romita Jr. was initially afraid that Spider-Man’s 9/11 tribute issue was in bad taste (until he realized how beautiful the story was)
John Romita Jr. recalls how emotionally difficult it was for him and J. Michael Straczynski to put together Spider-Man’s 9/11 tribute issue
January 01, 0001
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Invincible creator Robert Kirkman thinks Batman is boring (and his reason kind of makes sense)
Batman Versus Predator was Robert Kirkman’s first Batman comic, and it ruined the character for him forever
January 01, 0001
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Invincible and other superhero stories are soap operas for men, says comic creator Rob Liefeld
Watching Invincible made Rob Liefeld realize that comic books are soap operas for men
January 01, 0001
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DC nearly replaced Barry Allen with a Flash that didn’t have superspeed before deciding to go with Wally West
Meet Mackenzie Ryan, the Flash who never was
January 01, 0001
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DC Comics almost undid Superman and Lois Lane’s marriage until they saw how readers reacted to Spider-Man: One More Day
Mark Waid and Grant Morrison spent a decade looking for ways to undo Superman and Lois’s marriage – until they saw readers reaction for Spider-Man: One More Day
January 01, 0001
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Spider-Man Q&A breakout: post ASM #1000 plan
January 01, 0001
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Will Eisner had the very first comic book podcast (decades before podcasts were a thing)
Will Eisner’s Shop Talk is probably the first comic book podcast, and it gives us a revealing look at some of the industry’s most consequential creators
January 01, 0001
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Miles Morales co-creator Brian Michael Bendis recalls the right-wing conspiracy theories surrounding the character’s creation (and how they backfired and made him more popular)
Miles Morales co-creator Brian Michael Bendis says right-wing commentor Glenn Beck might be inadvertently responsible for the Spider-Verse movies
January 01, 0001
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Things were so bad for Marvel in the early 2000s that they were selling all the furniture in their office
Before the MCU, Marvel was selling all the furniture in their office
January 01, 0001
Joshua Lapin-Bertone