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To Blink or not to Blink? James Gunn appears to edit out the moment DC's Man of Steel flinches in the newest Superman trailer
There are arguments to be made for either version of the shot being "the best" though we're a fan of the more human version of Superman.
May 15, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Daredevil: Born Again season has signed up another opponent to Marvel's Kingpin: Lili Taylor
Daredevil: Born Again season 2 continues to bring in top tier talent, this time with Lili Taylor from Outer Range and The Conjuring
May 15, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Lucasfilm have released a 2 minute film created by AI that depicts the Star Wars universe in the most boring way possible
The one thing that Lucasfilm and Industrial Light and Magic have proven with this short Star Wars film is that any AI created art will be unbearably boring, so... thanks?
May 15, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Invincible creator Robert Kirkman would love to do a Rex Splode special, except it would delay the next season of the Prime Video series even more
After a notoriously long wait between seasons one and two, the Invincible production team are worried about doing anything that might slow down future seasons of the hit show.
May 15, 2025
Trent Cannon
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A 15-year-old manga from Weekly Shonen Jump is getting an anime adaptation and our money is on Psyren finally getting its due
The supernatural fighting manga ended in 2010 and was largely overshadowed by Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece at the time, but it remains a popular and well-loved series.
May 15, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Another Twilight Saga actor almost took Robert Pattinson's Edward role, until they screentested with Kristen Stewart's Bella
Somewhere out there, footage from the Twilight casting process of Jackson Rathbone running around a park in Pittsburgh with Kristen Stewart on his back exists and we desperately need to see it.
May 15, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds finally warps back onto screens this summer as Paramount+ announces a July release date for the long-awaited third season
It's been almost two years since that season 2 Gorn cliffhanger, but this July, we'll find out how it all ends up as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is finally set to return (and to stun)
May 15, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Dafne Keen got her X23 role in Logan thanks to the "confidence of an 11-year-old" after botching her final audition (and making Hugh Jackman wait for a do-over)
May we all have the unearned confidence of an 11-year-old Dafne Keen going for her breakout role in Logan.
May 15, 2025
Trent Cannon
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The abundance of reality TV on platforms like Netflix comes with an immense dark side: a lack of basic worker protections
At the LA Times's Festival of Books, The Bachelorette's Rachel Lindsay and Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker discussed the harmful structures behind reality TV
May 14, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Netflix confirms Bridgerton Season 4 for 2026 - but announces Seasons 5 and 6 for the future, too
Telling fans to be patient for their favorite show but promising even more later is certainly a good way to earn back some goodwill
May 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson returns to LA Shakespeare cabaret Shakes on the Rocks for two potential classic plays with gay subtext reimagined for today's audiences
Wanting a little bit of culture... but not too much? Step into Shakes on the Rocks, a new way of watching Shakespeare, in Burbank, CA.
May 14, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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The one problem with Star Wars series Andor isn't the show itself, it's the Disney+ release schedule
Disney+ releasing Andor three episodes at a time each week didn't give the best Star Wars show the chance to breathe
May 14, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Max is renamed HBO Max again, but don't expect all the shows and movies that have disappeared from the streamer since the last rebranding to also get the comeback treatment
Everyone who kept calling Max 'HBO Max' after the 2023 rebrand, congratulations: you were right all along
May 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel Studios hammers home the Iron Man parallels in the trailer for Disney+ summer show Ironheart
In the first trailer for Ironheart, Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams finds a villain in a mentor figure, just like Tony Stark did in Iron Man
May 14, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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James Gunn's DC super couple keeps no secrets - especially Clark Kent's secret identity as Superman
If the new trailer for DC Studios' Superman is to be believed, it very much looks like Lois Lane knows Clark Kent's biggest secret already.
May 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Fallout already renewed for season 3 at Prime Video before season 2 airs
Good news for all of you gamers: the future of Fallout is bright (if post-apocalyptic) at Amazon's Prime Video
May 14, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Superman might get beaten and bruised, but James Gunn's new DCU hero is defined by what happens afterwards
Fans complaining about how beaten up Superman gets in the new trailer are missing the point; it's about what he does next
May 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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DC Studios' new Superman trailer confirms that Rick Flag Snr. might be the most important man in the new DCU
He's the leader of the Creature Commandos, the head of ARGUS, and hunting both Superman and Peacemaker... the father of the leader of the Suicide Squad is a busy man in the new DCU
May 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Lois Lane gets to the heart of Superman in the new trailer for James Gunn's DC reboot - but don't worry: there's Krypto, too
"Your choices, your actions - that's what makes you who you are," says Pa Kent, and that's exactly what we want to see in James Gunn's reboot of DC's #1 hero
May 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Andor showrunner never planned on answering one of the Star Wars series' first questions, he reveals: "I didn’t really didn’t want to fill that in"
The Disney+ series started with Cassian Andor looking for his missing sister... and no-one ever found her
May 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
For Your Consideration: Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween and Scream perfected the horror sequel years before Final Destination: Bloodlines
Whether perfecting the formula, subverting it, or simply ignoring it, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, Scream 2, and Halloween III are some of the greatest horror sequels ever made
May 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Does Krysten Ritter's Daredevil: Born Again return herald a new Jessica Jones show?
When Jon Bernthal returned for Daredevil: Born Again season 1, he got a Punisher special out of the experience. With Krysten Ritter teasing "much more in store" for Jessica Jones, is she hinting at something similar?
May 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Krysten Ritter re-signs with Marvel Studios for more beginning with Daredevil: Born Again season 2 with "much more in store for Jessica Jones"
Krysten Ritter is back as Jessica Jones for Daredevil: Born Again season 2!
May 14, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Playing Star Wars' Anakin Skywalker was a dream gig for Ryan Phillippe - but he told he was too old, especially for Natalie Portman
Imagine if Ryan Phillippe had said Anakin's iconic "I hate sand" line from Star Wars: Episode II. What a world.
May 13, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
How Andor introduced a new kind of Star Wars hero
What Star Wars: Andor teaches us about everyday rebellion.
May 13, 2025
Gavia Baker Whitelaw
Guides
And Just Like That... season 3 release date: The latest Sex and the City revival series returns to HBO
HBO refuses to let Sex and the City end, bringing back the revival series back for a third season.
May 13, 2025
Trent Cannon
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The Chi season 7 release date: Showtime brings us back to the South Side of Chicago again in May 2025, with a potential season 8 on the way
The new season of The Chi is coming and might not be the last season of Showtime's hit drama.
May 13, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Love, Death + Robots season 4 release date: Volume 4 of the sci fi anthology series comes to Netflix this May
The Netflix series aims to open up a "boundary-less world" in Love, Death + Robots season 4.
May 13, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Ex-Daredevil showrunner partners with Michael B. Jordan for even more boxing than his Marvel Studios show in first Creed spinoff
The Rocky spin-off gets its own spin-off as Delphi looks set to debut on Amazon's Prime Video service sometime in the future.
May 13, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Spider-Noir first look serves up Sin City vibes that the Nicolas Cage show has always deserved
Based on the Spider-Man Noir comic, the upcoming live-action series sees Nic Cage reprise his role from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
May 13, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Another One Piece actor - this time Joe Manganiello - has confirmed that season 3 is happening before Netflix has mentioned it
The Sir Crocodile actor said he'd be back on set for season 3 of One Piece later in 2025, all while we're still waiting for an official release date for season 2.
May 13, 2025
Trent Cannon
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The first Stranger Things game has been stripped from Steam, and now users are saying its basically unplayable
Has Stranger Things 3: The Game been banished to the Upside Down as part of Netflix's new gaming push?
May 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Why HBO series The Last of Us season 2 expands on Dina's game backstory, according to Dina herself, Isabela Merced
The Last of Us, season 2, episode 5 gives us character details we didn't know about Merced's Dina. Their inclusion, says the actor, informs both her relationship to Bella Ramsey's Ellie and the show's take on trauma
May 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Wednesday season 2 might not have been the reason Jenna Ortega didn't do Scream VII, but it was the reason she didn't do You season 5
You showrunner Michael Foley recently revealed the schedule conflict between You's final season and Wednesday's sophomore appearance on Netflix
May 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola's massive flop Megalopolis is the new Apocalypse Now... says Francis Ford Coppola himself
"Apocalypse Now was a big flop, it got terrible reviews, everyone said it was the worst movie ever made. And yet people never stopped going to see it," explains the director in a recent interview
May 12, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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28 Years Later: That eerie poem from the trailer was used simulate stress in military training
A century after its recording, the use of this particular iteration of the poem Boots, by Rudyard Kipling, is an extra creepy way to tease 28 Years Later
May 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Wicked comes to NBC with a live musical spectacular starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande ahead of Wicked: For Good flying into theaters
Director Jon M. Chu promises appearances from the movie's cast as well as "surprise guests" in the fall live event on NBC and Peacock
May 12, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Steven Spielberg was an arcade game shark in the '80s, as Gremlins star Zach Galligan will attest after a brutal game of Pole Position
It turns out Steven Spielberg is a gamer, and he enjoys wiping the floor with his young actors
May 12, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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DC Studios head James Gunn is "pre-writing" his next movie now that Superman is almost finished (and almost in theaters)
Gunn also offered updates on the status of Superman, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and how ready the Superman trailer is
May 12, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
Popverse Picks: The best Stephen King movie & TV (and more) adaptations, from one King fan to another
It's maybe the greatest horror movie of all time, but King himself doesn't like it - so let's just skip Stanley Kubrick's The Shining altogether and get into some other things based on Stephen's works, yeah?
May 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Tom Cruise's Final Reckoning - How the Mission: Impossible movies embrace time but reject aging
While time shapes the world around Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt in the M:I franchise, it leaves the secret agent (and the actor) himself untouched.
May 12, 2025
Leon Miller
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There are still two iconic movie killers the Dead by Daylight director still wants to see in the game - here's who they are
Coté's choices won't exactly surprise you, but they will leave you asking why these two horror icons haven't made their way into a Dead by Daylight chapter already
May 11, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Fox goes all-in on animated comedies, renewing Krapopolis, Grimsburg, and Universal Basic Guys after giving four-year deals to The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, and American Dad
There is no better broadcast network for the animation industry than Fox, with multi-year deals in place for seven shows at present
May 10, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Nicolas Cage's Dead by Daylight character is the real thing, because "there's never been a Nicolas Cage soundalike," according to the Con Air, National Treasure and Face/Off star
Dead by Daylight voice actors usually let metal singers do the screaming... but not Nicolas Cage
May 10, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Suits LA, Night Court, and more cancelled as NBC clears its schedule ahead of announcing fall 2025 plans
The much-hyped spin-off of fan-favorite show Suits didn't win over enough viewers to make it through a heavy year of cancellations for NBC
May 09, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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To go on ABC dating show The Bachelor, you have to pass an all-day psychological evaluation from a studio-appointed psychologist
At the LA Times's Festival of Books, Rachel Lindsay revealed the rigorous process that contestants on The Bachelor must go through to get cast on the show
May 09, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Dead by Daylight game director praises Blumhouse's upcoming movie: "They absolutely get what we're trying to accomplish"
Game director Mathieu Côté has a message for Dead by Daylight fans - that movie you're looking forward to is in good hands with Blumhouse
May 09, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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How Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory changed the way Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale was created, according to Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood and MGM Television were filming an adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale – then along came Donald Trump
May 09, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Gremlins star Zach Galligan reveals the intense studio demands that drove the Mogwai puppeteers insane
How studio interference and unreasonable demands drove the Gremlins puppeteers to nervous breakdowns
May 09, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Peacemaker season 2's teaser offers up an unexpected DCU reveal (and a 1980s DC Comics flashback)
Expect some surprise Superman guest stars in the second season of Max's Peacemaker
May 09, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Godzilla x Kong's new movie announcement is wondering why you haven't called lately, and wants to help you fix that
Have YOU seen a kaiju lately? Monarch operators are standing by, in a new promo for the next Godzilla x Kong movie
May 09, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
The Spy x Family ending is going to be Loid realizing he loves being a dad or I'm going to riot [Popverse Jump]
Twilight's journey in Spy x Family is inevitably heading toward him realizing that being a dad is important to him and I can't wait to see it happen.
May 09, 2025
Trent Cannon
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The man who wrote Wesley Snipes' Blade trilogy wants to write the Mahershala Ali reboot for Marvel: "Give me a call."
The MCU's version of Blade has been in development so long that even the original trilogy's writer is wondering what is going on.
May 09, 2025
Trent Cannon
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There are TWO Teen Titans movies in development at DC Studios under James Gunn & Peter Safran
James Gunn and Peter Safran are producing a live-action Teen Titans movie and an animated Teen Titans Go! film
May 09, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Marvel Studios might have found its director for X-Men (and it's someone who's already done an acclaimed Marvel movie very, very recently)
According to a report, Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier is in talks to direct Marvel's first X-Men movie
May 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The Lord of the Rings, the Evil Dead, and spooky romance - it's not cinema's finest crossover, but the 2026-2027 Warner Bros movie slate
Three new movies have been added to Warner Bros calendar for the next two years
May 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey sees Ellie as who they are in their own head, despite Ellie's very different ability to express anger
Ellie's anger is always bubbling up to the surface, especially in season two of The Last of Us, something that is a big contrast to Bella Ramsey.
May 08, 2025
Trent Cannon
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No, you're not imagining things: Gen Z is shaking up how reality shows like The Bachelor function within our world
Unlike older generations, Gen Z contestants on shows like The Bachelor were brought up on a diet of reality TV
May 08, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Halloween villain Michael Myers was the key to licensing Dead by Daylight's many killers, says the game's director
Dead by Daylight offers legions upon legions of franchise DLCs. But according to game director Mathieu Côté, that might not've been possible without the OG slasher from John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic
May 08, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Andor showrunner teases the K-2SO "monster movie" Star Wars fans almost got to see
Disney's desire to make Andor season 2 for less money is what killed Andor's plans for a standalone horror episode starring the fan-favorite robot K-2SO
May 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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How '90s Madonna killed the Gremlins movie franchise
Gremlins star Zach Galligan says the sequel ignited a war between Warner Bros. and Disney, wich Madonna as Disney's secret weapon
May 08, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Yellowstone goes mainstream with new spin-off following Kayce Dutton airing on CBS rather than Paramount+
The show, called Y: Marshals, has been greenlit for a 13-episode run that will air Sunday nights on CBS before being available on streaming.
May 08, 2025
Trent Cannon
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DC's Peacemaker season 2 teaser trailer shows that saving the world is a thankless task
John Cena returns as the titular anti-hero looking for acceptance in a world that doesn't see Peacemaker as a hero
May 08, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Marvel Studios is changing the name of Thunderbolts* for good, unless it isn't
Yes, we know the post-release marketing for Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* centers around changing the movie's name, but... it's not entirely clear if that's going to stick in the long term
May 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Did Alan Cumming just drop an Avengers: Doomsday spoiler by accident?
We can't wait to see Nightcrawler back in action in Avengers: Doomsday - especially if he's fighting other Marvel heroes
May 07, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
Watch the Kristian Nairn spotlight panel, talking Game of Thrones and Our Flag Means Death, with Nathan Foad from London's MCM x EGX
You know him from Game of Thrones. You love from Our Flag Means Death. Now, see (and hear) an hour of Kristian Nairn talking about himself.
May 07, 2025
Chris Arrant
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When John Wick comes back for Chapter 5, expect an all-new story that'll make you swear, teases producer
Whatever John Wick Chapter 5 is, it'll be something new that starts in spin-off material, says producer/director Chad Stahelski.
May 07, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Yes, model Alton Mason really did drop a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure reference at the Met Gala 2025
If you're going to pay tribute to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure at a fashion event, Giorno Giovanna is a good one to celebrate.
May 07, 2025
Trent Cannon
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He might be a robot, but H.E.R.B.I.E. is still a member of the Fantastic Four as they enter the MCU, according to the film's director
Most robots in the Marvel Cinematic Universe inevitably turn evil but we've got high hopes for H.E.R.B.I.E.'s loyalty to The Fantastic Four.
May 07, 2025
Trent Cannon
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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
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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
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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 TV series and movies in release and chronological order
How to catch up on Downton Abbey ahead of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
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