The second season of Hulu’s Castle Rock saw the iconic antagonist from Stephen King‘s Misery, Annie Wilkes, arriving in the fictional Maine town and kicking off a series of deadly events as supernatural occurrences began to unfold. Both seasons of the series borrowed elements from all corners of King’s impressive library to craft an entirely
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From the outside perspective for fans of the MCU, the process for a filmmaker becoming attached to a movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe starts when a project gets announced and goes until a director shortlist is whittled down to one name. Internally though, it’s a longer process that actually starts in a really simple
Credit: Naughty Dog Bumblebee director Travis Knight has exited the film adaptation of Naughty Dog’s Uncharted video game series, according to Deadline. Knight has reportedly departed the production over scheduling issues with co-star Tom Holland who is expected to begin filming a new Marvel/Sony Spider-Man film in Summer 2020, with Uncharted being pushed back on Sony’s schedule
Credit: HBO Former U.S. President Barack Obama has named HBO’s Watchmen among his favorite TV shows of 2019. Obama has released a list of his favorite movies, TV shows, and books of the year, and Damon Lindelof’s serialized drama was “as powerful as movies” according to Obama. Next up are my favorite movies and TV
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige says the Disney-owned studio “absolutely” has plans to introduce more LGBTQ characters into its Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film side of the franchise featured its first openly-gay character in Avengers: Endgame, played by director Joe Russo in a cameo appearance, something Feige once said was meant “as a small step”
Media franchise The iDOLM@STER is getting a new console game! While details are yet to be announced, a trailer celebrating the franchise’s upcoming 15th anniversary has been released. [embedded content] Fans will be able to hear more about the game’s release during a presentation on Jan. 20, featuring series producer Sakagami Youzou, producer Kutaragi Hayato,
Over the past decade-or-so, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has introduced some dynamic and interesting characters into its oeuvre. With an array of different superpowers and genius intellects on display, the question of which character is the “strongest” frequently comes up in the fandom. While that debate can arguably go on forever and ever, Marvel Studios
Credit: 20th Century Fox Work is now underway on the first Marvel Studios’ Deadpool film, according to the film franchise’s star/co-writer/producer Ryan Reynolds. While appearing on ABC’s Live with Kelly and Ryan earlier this week, the actor was asked about progress on the film – and he answered in the affirmative. “Yeah yeah, we’re working
Just after the end of its first season, popular anime Beastars has confirmed it will be back for Season 2! Inspired by the award-winning manga by Itagaki Paru, Beastars is set in a world in which anthropomorphised carnivores and herbivores co-exist. Gray wolf Legosi attends Cherryton Academy, where this balance is thrown into doubt in
Kevin Feige has previously teased Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s first horror movie. Now, the head honcho of Marvel Studios says some characters fans would never see coming will end up appearing in the movie. Speaking to the students at the New York Film Academy, Feige says a
We’re just days away from the end of 2019, which means that people are chronicling the pieces of media that made their year special. That is especially the case for former President Barack Obama, whose annual year-end favorites lists frequently captivate the Internet. On Sunday, Obama unveiled his list of favorite movies and television shows
Credit: Warner Bros. Sssshhhh, no one tell Martin Scorsese… Fandango has revealed the results of its annual ‘Most Anticipated Movies Survey’ for 2020, and superhero films dominate the top of their list. Wonder Woman 1984, Black Widow and The Eternals along with Mulan top the survey. It’s the first time since Fandango has conducted the survey that each of
Credit: Vault Comics FCBD 2020 BRANDON SANDERSON DARK ONE #1(W) Brandon SandersonFrom Hugo Award-winning bestselling author, Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn) with Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing and Nathan Gooden, comes The Dark One Free Comic Book Day Special, the first chapter of a new graphic novel series from Vault Comics! Visions of a twisted and fantastic world
One of the biggest strengths of the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be the variety of casting decisions made by Marvel Studios, as the performers embody their on-screen personas so wholly that they become intrinsically linked to those characters, though one character, Howard Stark, has already been portrayed by three different actors since his debut. In
User ratings recorded on IMDb reveal the ten best episodes of The Walking Dead, as selected by fans, whose votes determined all but one of the zombie drama’s ten worst episodes belonged to Seasons 7 and 8. Conversely, the highest-rated episodes of TWD belong to Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9, with Season
Ahead of Marvel’s third volume of Star Wars #1 debuting January 1, the publisher has released a host of variant covers for the issue. In addition to the main cover by R.B. Silva, there are variants by Arthur Adams, Mahmud Asrar, Jen Bartel, Adam Hughes, Chris Sprouse, a photo variant from Empire Strikes Back, and
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The first season of Disney+’s first big original hit, Star Wars: The Mandalorian, came to an end yesterday and fans are already eager to see the show return. Yesterday, showrunner Jon Favreau revealed that the second season will premiere next fall, so fans will just have to continue rewatching the hit series to get their
Jumanji: The Next Level hit theaters earlier this month, and served as the third film in the beloved franchise that began back in 1995. The new movie featured most of the cast from Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, but there were also a couple of surprise faces to appear in the film. Rory McCann, who
Credit: Action Lab Entertainment ADVENTURE FINDERS VOL 3 #1(W) Rod Espinosa (A/CA) Rod EspinosaClariette de Artegnean has one dream: to be a great warrior and a servant of the realm. Together with her cousin Jolfe and friends Anana and newcomer Asogog, they set out to find their fortune. A cataclysmic ambush destroys the army they
It is safe to say we are living in the age of Keanu Reeves. From John Wick to stunning an E3 audience with his surprise appearance in the highly anticipated game Cyberpunk 2077, the actor has become one of the few things people agree we need more of. Well, McFarlane Toys is giving us just
John Romita Sr. self-portrait Credit: John Romita Sr. (Marvel Comics) Merry Christmas! While many are settling down for their long winter’s nap and the go-go news cycle downshifts, Newsarama will keep you fires burning with fascinating anecdotes never before revealed. Enjoy! Bill Willingham Credit: DC In 1980, artist Bill Willingham was working at TSR, doing
When horror fans look back at the stories they were given in the 2010s, a number of prevailing themes emerge when it comes to what frightened audiences most. Over the course of the decade, audiences said goodbye to the found footage and “torture porn” trends, as the Paranormal Activity and Saw franchises stagnated, instead seeing
Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel’s oversized one-shot Incoming! #1 has finally hit, and its mysteries stand at least partially revealed. While seeding most of Marvel’s early 2020 line, the one-shot also spills the beans on what the publisher’s big summer event Empyre is all about – confirming a prevailing theory about the story. Spoilers ahead for
User ratings recorded on IMDb reveal all but one of the ten worst episodes of The Walking Dead, as determined by fans, belong to Season 7 and Season 8 of the zombie drama. On Rotten Tomatoes, where Season 8 is the lowest-rated season with a 64% percent approval from critics, fan votes have also deemed
2020 is a big year for DC fans, and Wonder Woman 1984 is easily the crown jewel of the upcoming slate. The Patty Jenkins directed and Gal Gadot starring film did gangbusters at the box office for DC, and lifted up their superhero movie slate at a critical time, so all eyes are now on
The Deadpool franchise is once again dominating the news cycle after Ryan Reynolds slipped up in a recent interview and revealed a third Deadpool movie was in active development. With something of that magnitude surfacing, it’s understandable fans are excited — Deadpool is arguably the most popular property once owned by 20th Century Fox will
Credit: Disney+/Lucasfilm Jon Favreau didn’t waste any time. The day the last episode of the first season of The Mandalorian began streaming on Disney+, the show’s creator announced on Twitter that season 2 of the series will debut in Fall 2020. Season 2 of #TheMandalorian coming Fall 2020 pic.twitter.com/8VQYLDMQ0V — Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) December 27,
Credit: J. Scott Campbell (DC/Black Label) Credit: DC Brian Azzarello and Emanuela Luppachino’s Birds of Prey #1 one-shot has been pushed back five weeks. Previously solicited to be released January 29, the one-shot is now set to go on sale March 4 – a month after the Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of
There is, at the moment, no official animated Sonic the Hedgehog show airing. The most recent iteration, Sonic Boom, has wrapped up, apparently, and there’s nothing definitive on the horizon. But that doesn’t mean there won’t ever be, and the upcoming film certainly seems to be a chance to reinvigorate the franchise once more —