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How Disney pushed Star Wars animation to be more kid-friendly from the inside, as explained by a longtime Disney cartoon writer

Star Wars animation writer reveals the kind of changes that came when Disney took over the franchise

May 16, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Marvel’s X-Men ’97 finale solves a 26-year-old Spider-Man cliffhanger

Fans of the ‘90s Spider-Man cartoon finally get their closure

May 15, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Miles Morales reveals his Jujutsu Kaisen fandom and Jean Grey becomes a father (?!) in this week's Marvel Watcher Report

The Watcher’s Report: The biggest changes in Marvel Comics this week

May 15, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Batman: The Dark Knight's live action appearances, in chronological and release order

How to watch every live-action Batman film, from the serials of the 40s to Matt Reeves's modern trilogy

May 15, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spider-Man: How to watch Marvel's wall-crawler movies from the MCU to the Spider-Verse in release and chronological order

With great power comes great rewatchability with Marvel's Spider-Man movies

May 15, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Marvel Studios' original plans for Daredevil: Born Again were "heartbreaking" says Charlie Cox, but its all better now

Charlie Cox thought Daredevil: Born Again was missing two important ingredients – until Marvel Studios fixed it.

May 13, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Daredevil: Charlie Cox thought Vincent D’Onofrio was “delusional” for believing Marvel Studios would revive their show, until they did

“I thought he was delusional”: Charlie Cox share Vincent D’Onofrio’s optimism for a Daredevil revival.

May 9, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Who is Cassandra Nova? Meet the MCU’s first X-Men villain for Marvel Studios

Get to know Cassandra Nova ahead of her appearance in Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine

May 9, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | X-Men family secrets revealed and Blood Hunt’s chronology conundrum in this week’s Marvel Watcher Report

The Watcher’s Report: The biggest changes in Marvel Comics this week

May 8, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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How to watch the Night of the Living Dead and all of George Romero's zombie movies

Want to get started on watching the Night of the Living Dead franchise? Here’s how to do it!

May 4, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The Boys showrunner wanted to start a superhero porn site for the show, but Amazon said no

The Boys almost had a porn website spin-off, until Amazon’s legal department killed it

May 2, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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What if Obi-Wan Kenobi was a musical? The Star Wars character's voice actor makes his pitch (and sings a song)

The cast of Star Wars: The Clone Wars pitches an Obi-Wan Kenobi musical

May 2, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Batman and Catwoman's marriage: Tom King reveals the original plans for Bats & Cats to get married in DC continuity

DC almost let Tom King go through with the Batman and Catwoman marriage, according to the writer.

May 2, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Marvel's Blood Hunt: The 7 bloody, disemboweling differences between the first issue and its 'explicit' Red Band edition

Blood Hunt: Red Band #1 contains some new material you won’t find at bookstores or the digital comics apps.

May 1, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Blood Hunt’s secret villain revealed and an Avenger is framed for murder in this week’s Marvel Watcher Report

The Watcher’s Report: The biggest changes in Marvel Comics this week

May 1, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Hear about the Adventure Time multiverse, as imagined by Jake voice actor Jeremy Shada – where every character is Finn and Jake

Jeremy Shada has some ideas about exploring Adventure Time’s multiverse

May 1, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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“I wore them down by doing the same thing 800 times”: Tom Kenny recalls his Adventure Time audition

Adventure Time voice actor Tom Kenny shares the story of how he was cast as Ice King.

April 30, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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How to watch Marvel Studios ’s Defenders in release and chronological order, from Daredevil to Jessica Jones and more

Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist! Want to get started on Marvel’s Netflix shows? Here’s how to do it!

April 29, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | King of the Hill, Calvin and Hobbes, Adamantium armor, and more in this week’s Marvel comics Watcher Report

The Watcher’s Report: The biggest changes in Marvel Comics this week

April 25, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Hannibal Lecter franchise in order: How to watch the movies and TV shows

Hello Clarice: How to watch Hannibal Lecter in release and chronological order

April 24, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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How to watch Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse in release and chronological order

Want to get started on Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse? Here’s how to do it!

April 19, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Marvel's Thor sells out, MCU Madisynn makes her comics debut, and more in this week's Watcher's Report

The Watcher’s Report: The biggest changes in Marvel Comics this week

April 17, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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With Captain America 4coming, here's how to watch Sam Wilson's MCU appearances ahead of his turn with the sheild

Want to get started on watching the former falcon played by Anthony Mackie? Here’s how to do it.

April 16, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The DCEU timeline: A complete chronology of DC’s cinematic universe

A complete timeline of every DCEU project, from Man of Steel to Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

April 15, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Spider-Man’s clone redeemed: Is Zeb Wells about to fix Marvel’s Ben Reilly problem?

The past few years have been rough for Spider-Man’s clone, but Zeb Wells might give the character some resolution.

April 10, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Thor: How to watch Marvel’s God of Thunder in release and chronological order

Want to get started on watching Marvel’s Thor? Here’s how to do it!

April 5, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Marvel is rewriting Spider-Man’s first meeting with Gwen Stacy (and some Green Goblin history)

Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin #1 makes some interesting changes to Marvel history

April 3, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Tom King opens up about the creation of DC's Trinity, daughter of Wonder Woman

How an unused babysitting story led to the creation of Wonder Woman’s daughter.

April 3, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The unified theory of why we like Stranger Things so much, according to Finn Wolfhard

“All about friendship”: Finn Wolfhard muses on the appeal of Stranger Things.

April 2, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Marvel vs. DC: The key differences and distinctions between the two superhero and comics titans

How to identify the differences between Marvel and DC Comics

April 1, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The Stranger Things cast reveal the annoying game the Duffer Brothers play with them on set

The Duffer Brothers love quizzing the Stranger Things kids while they’re preparing for important scenes

March 29, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Godzilla: How to watch all of the King Kaiju's movies & TV shows before (and after) Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Godzilla's got a list film appearances as long as his tail - let Popverse guide you through them

March 28, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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How Tom King & Mitch Gerads fought for years to get Gerads on Batman (despite DC management saying 'no')

DC wasn’t sure if Mitch Gerards was ready for primetime – until his Batman pages came in.

March 27, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Batman: Getting to know DC's Dark Knight in comics, movies, TV, and more

Looking to get into Batman comics? This guide will help you get started!

March 27, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Marvel’s X-Men ’97 tie-in comic answers some of the show’s burning questions

How X-Men ’97 #1 bridges the gap between the Fox Kids cartoon and the Disney+ series.

March 27, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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MCU: The biggest outstanding questions of the Marvel Studios' movies & TV shows

Is the MCU ever going to get around to answering these questions?

March 25, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers | Marvel just teased the next phase of Spider-Man storylines - Here's what to expect

From the return of a fan favorite clone to a Gwen Stacy Goblin, here’s what’s in store for Spider-Man and his friends.

March 20, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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X-Files: How to watch Mulder & Scully & the Lone Gunmen's stories (and more) in release and chronological order

Want to get started on watching The X-Files? Here’s how to do it!

March 15, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Marvel's future Spider-Man Miguel O'Hara is now Venom, too!

Miguel O’Hara has a new look, and it’s absolutely Venomous!

March 13, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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'Calling them X-Men is so 1960s': Chris Claremont weighs in on the X-Men name change debate (and his idea for a replacement)

Is the X-Men name outdated? Chris Claremont weighs in on the issue, and the challenges of changing the group’s name.

March 11, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The two Star Wars keepsakes that C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels has in his home

Anthony Daniels has been playing C-3PO since 1977, but you would never know it by looking around his home.

March 8, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Tom Hiddleston reveals his emotional memories as he filmed Loki's final closeup in the MCU

How Tom Hiddleston prepared for Loki’s final closeup in the MCU

March 7, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The Alec Guinness homage that C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels tried to sneak into Star Wars' Ahsoka show

Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels recalls his Ahsoka cameo, and the Alec Guinness Easter egg he snuck in.

March 7, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Enter the Flanaverse: How to watch Mike Flanagan’s films

Want to get started on Mike Flanagan’s Flanaverse films? Here’s how to do it!

March 7, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Marvel goes Dungeons & Dragons... kind of

It’s not quite Dungeons & Dragons, but Doctor Strange has assembled the ultimate Marvel party for an interesting RPG campaign.

March 6, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Arrow's Stephen Amell reveals the truth about the show: The Flash's catering was better

Arrow’s Stephen Amell used to sneak to the set of another DC show because their food was better.

March 5, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Star Wars' C-3PO has a bad rap among fans and in the movies, according to Anthony Daniels

Anthony Daniels thinks everyone should be nicer to C-3PO, and it’s hard to argue with his logic.

March 5, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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How one note from Dan Slott radically changed Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

“My note was a pebble in a pond that caused ripples”: Dan Slott talks about his contributions to Across the Spider-Verse.

March 4, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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That Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse shocking cliffhanger ending wasn't written until midway through production

Across the Spider-Verse star Shameik Moore didn’t know how his movie would end when he began recording it.

March 4, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Arrow's Stephen Amell reveals his one complaint about the DC/CW Arrowverse crossovers

Getting a group of DC superheroes together on screen is cool to watch, but hard to film.

March 4, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Batman writer Tom King has been misspelling the Dark Knight's #1 accessory for years and we didn't know it

The name that Tom King has misspelled in every Batman script.

March 4, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Batman: Watch every animated movie starring DC's greatest detective in release and chronological order

From the DCAU to Scooby Doo, a list of the Dark Knight's animated adventures

March 1, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Transformers:: How to watch the animated Autobots & Decepticons shows & movies in release and chronological order

Want to get started on watching the animated Transformers? Here’s how to do it!

Feb. 29, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Gang War ending explained

Who lived, who died, and who is in control of Marvel’s criminal underworld?

Feb. 28, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Star Wars’ Plo Koon isn't dead yet, says actor who plays him

Did Plo Koon survive Order 66? James Arnold Taylor has some thoughts.

Feb. 27, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Supernatural: How to watch the Winchester family drama in release or chronological order

Want to get started on watching the Supernatural franchise? Here’s how to do it!

Feb. 23, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Deadpool: Join the Merc with a Mouth across movies, tie-ins, and short films with this watch order

Want to catch up with Deadpool before his latest movie hits theaters? Let Popverse be your guide

Feb. 22, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Marvel reveals that Spider-Boy’s origin is a lot more tragic (AND HORRIFYING) than we originally thought.

The origin of Spider-Man’s kid sidekick is filled with intense body horror.

Feb. 21, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Members Access | Deconstructing Spider-Man with writer Paul Jenkins

Paul Jenkins shares his favorite memories from his time on Spider-Man.

Feb. 21, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Star Wars: How Darth Maul voice actor prevented a major Clone Wars continuity error

How Sam Witwer caught a Star Wars: The Clone Wars continuity error in the middle of a recording session

Feb. 14, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Marvel just turned the Winter Soldier into a kaiju, and I’m loving it

Bucky Barnes just went through a big change.

Feb. 14, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Spider-Man just got an origin update from an unexpected source

Is Madame Web secretly a Spider-Man origin movie? A little bit.

Feb. 14, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Wolverine: How to watch Hugh Jackman's Marvel journey from 2000's X-Men to 2024's Deadpool 3

Ever wanted to dive into Wolverine movies and don't know where to start? We've got you.

Feb. 12, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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It's morphin time! | It’s morphin’ time! How to watch Power Rangers in release and chronological order

Want to get started on watching Power Rangers? Here's how to do it!

Feb. 9, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Star Trek: John Rhys-Davies is ready to return as Leonardo Da Vinci

John Rhys-Davies only got to do two episodes of Star Trek, and that isn’t fair.

Feb. 9, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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DC forgot they approved Mister Miracle by Tom King & Mitch Gerads until three issues were done, the duo says

What happens when you give your editor a script and they don’t remember assigning it?

Feb. 9, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Star Wars' Ewan McGregor wants to do Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2, and asks fans to begin letter-writing campaign

Do you want Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2? So does series star Ewan McGregor, and he knows how we can make it happen.

Feb. 9, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spider-Man 2 star reveals why the hit game probably didn't win at the Game Awards (and Spidey fans will understand)

Why did The Game Awards snub Spider-Man 2? According to Yuri Lowenthal, it all goes back to the original theme song.

Feb. 8, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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What could make Netflix's Stranger Things even better? More of the cast dying, says Dustin actor Gaten Matarazzo

Gaten Matarazzo has an unusual pitch to make Stranger Things better – kill more children.

Feb. 8, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Arrow's Stephen Amell is up for joining James Gunn's new DC cinematic universe (if you want him, that is)

Stephen Amell would welcome the opportunity play Oliver Queen again, but only if it’s for a project that makes the fans happy.

Feb. 8, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Marvel's Black Panther: The rebirth of the African hero and Wakanda

The legend of Wakanda begins anew as Black Panther makes his Ultimate Universe debut.

Feb. 7, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The true message behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy, according to Gimli himself John Rhys-Davies

Speaking to a crowd at Megacon 2024, John Rhys-Davies shares his experience making the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and his thoughts on the franchise’s message.

Feb. 7, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Stephen King: How to watch all of the author's movie & TV show adaptations

Want to dive into the world of Stephen King? This guide will help you watch his films and television projects.

Feb. 5, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Princess Diaries co-star John Rhys-Davies is up for the threequel with Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews (and Chris Pine too!)

Will Viscount Mabrey return for The Princess Diaries 3? John Rhys-Davies hopes so.

Feb. 4, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Tom Holland's repeated accidental spoilers for Marvel's MCU has had ripple effects on other Spider-Man actors

“We’re always afraid we’re going to be the Tom Hollands”: The Insomniac Spider-Man voice cast discuss Sony’s strict spoiler policy.

Feb. 4, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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A DC live-action Static movie is what Spider-verse's Spider-Man Shameik Moore wants to do next (Hey, James Gunn!)

Shameik Moore is ready to go from the Marvel Universe to the DC Universe, and he has a particular role in mind.

Feb. 4, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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C-3PO Anthony Daniels says his Star Wars hotel scene was never seen (but it actually was)

Everyone has memories of Disney World's doomed Star Wars hotel - everyone except C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels it seems.

Feb. 4, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Marvel's Vision actor Paul Bettany confirms he will return to the MCU, possibly first in solo TV show

Marvel's Vision actor Paul Bettany confirms he will return to the MCU

Feb. 3, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Sorry Peter Parker, but Miles Morales is the Spider-Man for this generation says Spider-Man 2's lead actors

The Insomniac Spider-Man voice actors discuss the cultural impact of Miles Morales.

Feb. 3, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Marvel's Captain America gets the Batman: Dark Knight Returns treatment with Avengers: Twilight

Avengers: Twilight is Marvel’s version of The Dark Knight Returns, featuring an aged Captain America fighting in a dystopian future.

Jan. 31, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Get ready to rumble! | Marvel's X-Men vs. Avengers: The top battles for supremacy inside the Marvel Universe

The greatest battles between the X-Men and the Avengers

Jan. 30, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Argylle: How Matthew Vaughn cast his family cat in his Henry Cavill spy movie

“I didn't think it through”: Matthew Vaughn on the challenges of casting his family cat for Argylle.

Jan. 30, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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X-Men: The Animated Series voice actress addresses how the cartoon handled Jubilee’s Asian heritage

“It was actually years later that I found out she was Asian-American”: Alyson Court on voicing the X-Men character Jubilee.

Jan. 29, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Understanding Marvel's four major X-Men mutant classifications

What’s the difference between an Alpha, Omega, Beta, and Epsilon Level Mutant?

Jan. 26, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | 2024's Ultimate Spider-Man #1: The surprises, the spoilers, and the hopes of the Parker family and a very alive-and-well Uncle Ben

The newest version of Peter Parker is happily married with kids. Can Spider-Man work as a family man?

Jan. 26, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | How Marvel is setting up the return of one of their biggest characters

Is death ever a permanent thing in the Marvel Universe? Not when you have a special door to the afterlife.

Jan. 24, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The secret origin of Marvel's Bizarro Spider-Man Rek-Rap goes all the way back to the '80s

Spider-Man editor Nick Lowe reveals that Rek-Rap was originally conceived sometime in the 1980s.

Jan. 17, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The MCU timeline: What happened when in all of Marvel Studios' Sacred timeline, including time travel and dimension-hopping

A complete timeline for every MCU project, from Iron Man through The Marvels

Jan. 17, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Marvel Studios' Echo ending explained

What went down in Marvel’s Echo, and what does it mean for the MCU?

Jan. 10, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Addams Family: How and where to watch all of the spooky, ooky movies and TV shows so you don't get too kooky

Want to get started on watching The Addams Family? Here's how to do it!

Jan. 10, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Were Scream’s original killers secretly a couple? Matthew Lillard spills the beans.

Were Stu Macher and Billy Loomis gay? The actors address the longtime fan theory.

Jan. 8, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Quentin Tarantino: How two watch the filmmaker's two cinematic universes in release and chronological order

Want to get started on Quentin Tarantino's movies? Here’s how to do it!

Jan. 8, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Members Access | Marvel Comic-Con: Inside Marvel’s first official convention

What you would have seen at the short-lived official Marvel Comic-Con

Jan. 8, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Rocky: How to watch the Rocky / Creed franchise in release and chronological order

Want to get started on watching the Rocky films? Here’s how to do it!

Jan. 8, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Andrew Scott discusses the magic of cosplay and how it's similar to acting

“It’s a uniquely human thing to want to dress up in someone else’s clothes,” Andrew Scott says

Jan. 5, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Spoilers! | Captain America, what's in those belt pouches? Marvel finally gives us the unexpected answer

What does Captain America keep inside his belt? J. Michael Straczynski reveals the surprising answer.

Jan. 3, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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House of Dragon: Ever wonder what it's like to ride a dragon? Matt Smith answers the burning question.

Matt Smith explains what it felt like to ride a dragon in HBO’s House of Dragon.

Jan. 2, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Scream cast reveals their favorite scary movies

The cast of Scream discuss their favorite horror films

Jan. 2, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The Scream cast talk about the legacy of Scary Movie

“It’s flattery”

Jan. 2, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Andrew Scott on the dangers of AI, and what it means for actors

Andrew Scott is concerned about the rise of AI, but he also believes nothing can replicate the live theatre experience.

Jan. 2, 2024 Joshua Lapin-Bertone