Fran Ruiz

Fran Ruiz: Fran Ruiz is a freelance writer for PopVerse as well as other gaming, entertainment, and science websites, including VG247, Space, and The Escapist. He got a BA of English Studies, focusing on English Literature, from the University of Malaga, in Spain, as well as a Master's Degree in English Studies, Multilingual, and Intercultural Communication. There’s no film genre he’s afraid of, but sci-fi and fantasy can win him over easily. Star Wars and Jurassic Park are his favorite stories ever. He also loves the entirety of Lost (yes, even the final season). When it comes to games, Spyro the Dragon and Warcraft III are his all-timers, but he’s the opposite of tied to a few genres.

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She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany doesn't think season 2 will happen (and she and explains why)
Jennifer Walters' next chapter might play out on the big screen
January 16, 2024
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Features
And the 2024 Emmy Awards winners are...
TV's biggest night of the year was January 15; we tell who brought home gold and who got left out.
January 16, 2024
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Features
We almost got an R-Rated Mean Girls movie in 2004 - here's what was cut for a PG-13 rating
And it was just sexism.
January 09, 2024
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Features
Mean Girls release date: When is the Mean Girls musical movie coming to theaters and streaming?
Don't forget to wear pink.
January 09, 2024
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News
Natalie Portman finally meets her Star Wars son Mark Hamill (and he's even more excited than she is)
The Force brought them together at last.
January 09, 2024
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Marvel Studios' Echo & What If co-star Devery Jacobs responds to "egregious" comments about Native American characters in MCU
There's more than enough space for them all.
January 09, 2024
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News
Why Marvel Studios changed Echo's Indigenous heritage in the MCU
It's all about authenticity.
January 08, 2024
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News
The surprising reason HBO dropped Masters of the Air despite it being a thematic sequel to Band of Brothers and the Pacific
It was largely down to who had the deeper wallet.
January 08, 2024
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News
Stranger Things season 5 begins filming as Netflix shares first official look at reunited cast and crew
The entire Hawkins gang is back together (finally!)
January 08, 2024
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Kingpin actor Vincent D'Onofrio says Daredevil: Born Again will restart production "soon"
D'Onofrio says that he and co-star Charlie Cox both feel that the troubled production is back on track
January 08, 2024
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Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein gets Saltburn's Jacob Elordi to replace Andrew Garfield in Netflix feature
The upcoming horror feature will also star Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz, amongst many other familiar faces
January 08, 2024
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News
12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley once developed a "really weird" Eternals TV series
If you thought that the Marvel movie strayed from the comic book, Ridley's TV show might've disturbed you even more
January 08, 2024
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News
Legendary composer John Williams says "everything is possible" regarding further work on films
The maestro might not be done just yet (thankfully)
January 02, 2024
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News
Blumhouse exec says studio unsure about Five Nights at Freddy's 2 yet, but will go full-steam on more M3GAN
Small horror flicks are becoming big business.
January 02, 2024
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News
Godzilla Minus One's Takashi Yamazaki loves The Creator director Gareth Edwards (and the feeling's mutual)
The two filmmakers were on the same wavelength in 2023, it seems
January 02, 2024
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News
Furiosa is reportedly making a surprising Mad Max: Fury Road tie-in canon - even more than the original movies
Another good reason to replay it this year.
January 02, 2024
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News
Mickey Mouse lands first post-Disney gig: a slasher movie called Mickey's Mouse Trap
We saw this one coming from a mile away.
January 02, 2024
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News
Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender showrunner went from almost quitting to thinking it'll be better than the original cartoon
Plenty of reasons to remain hopeful about this one.
December 19, 2023
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News
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is the most expensive movie ever made in Australia
Shiny and chrome for sure.
December 19, 2023
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Features
Furiosa has re-cast Immortan Joe - but who is behind the gear? We assemble the suspects
Do not, my friends, become addicted to water.
December 19, 2023
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Features
Aquaman and the Lost Franchise: How the star of DC's biggest movie ever sees its first sequel as its last
This ship was sadly doomed to sink.
December 19, 2023
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News
Yes, Zendaya will have a much bigger role in the second Dune film according to its director
Chani gets to shine this time around.
December 19, 2023
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News
Marvel Studios is looking for a new big bad as it begins erasing Kang from its MCU plans (and movie titles)
We might not witness the beginning of a new dynasty after all.
December 19, 2023
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Features
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes: When and where will this prequel be streaming?
Want to watch the Hunger Games prequel at home? You might have to wait a while.
December 18, 2023
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Features
What is the Furiosa rating? Our predictions on the next Mad Max Saga's tenor
A lovely but bloody day.
December 18, 2023
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Features
One Punch Man: How to watch the complete One Punch Man anime in order
What's the matter? You don't like udon?
December 18, 2023
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News
Netflix is rebooting One Piece anime with its own anime TV series to sit alongside the live-action show
A new take on the modern classic.
December 18, 2023
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News
There's a new Chainsaw Man anime movie coming
It's a trap!
December 18, 2023
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Inside the $7 million lawsuit that almost axed Furiosa: Mad Max Saga
Can't outrun legal trouble.
December 18, 2023
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Netflix's Wednesday is getting a spinoff with one of her most famous relatives
Playing it safe.
December 18, 2023
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Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40K confirmed to land at Amazon Prime Video
For the Emperor!
December 18, 2023
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Anthony Mackie's Twisted Metal is getting a second season at Peacock
Pedal to the metal for round two
December 12, 2023
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News
Bridgerton season 3 will arrive in 2024 split in two parts
Think of it as a two-course meal
December 12, 2023
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News
Hunger Games, Godzilla, and Hayao Miyazaki become the unlikely stars in a very challenged holiday season for US movie theaters
It's an unusual-looking box office ahead of Christmas.
December 12, 2023
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News
Dr. Stone creator's next manga has jumped the anime pipeline straight for a Hollywood movie
Some lesser-known mangas are making the jump to live-action too.
December 12, 2023
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News
Longtime cable channel Showtime is ending as we know it
Things just got more puzzling.
December 12, 2023
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How big will the live-action My Hero Academia be? Netflix writer says it'll be "a big one"
Here's hoping for another One Piece-sized hit.
December 12, 2023
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News
James Cameron reveals massive yet small Titanic secret, 26 years later
We hadn't thought of this cheat.
December 11, 2023
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Marvel Studios' Daredevil: Born Again rating will be adults only, or at least Kingpin actor Vincent D'Onofrio wants it to be
Grounded and bloody.
December 11, 2023
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The next Spider-Man Spider-Verse movie will have a "a very satisfying conclusion" this time, according to co-writer Chris Miller
No release date in sight though.
December 11, 2023
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News
Doctor Who's third 60th anniversary special is down in live viewership numbers versus previous two
Bringing David Tennant back has had a strong effect on viewers.
December 11, 2023
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The Mad Max Saga will continue beyond Furiosa, and George Miller and Tom Hardy already have plans for 'em
George Miller isn't done with Max Rockatansky yet.
December 11, 2023
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News
Willy Wonka's golden ticket returns - this time with real-life hotel stays and (almost) all the chocolate you could eat
Let the sugar rush begin.
December 07, 2023
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Furiosa cast: Who stars in the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel?
Witness them, all shiny and chrome.
December 06, 2023
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Aquaman’s most unexpected breakout character has an even bigger role in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Turns out he has more arms to help him rock even harder
December 06, 2023
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Jodie Foster is sick of superhero movies too, but she makes some pretty good points
Capes and spandex have dominated the box office for over 15 years
December 06, 2023
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News
Zack Snyder might be making another Greek war epic in the vein of 300 after all
Who could resist what Snyder calls "an incredibly homoerotic, super violent, super sexual" historical epic?
December 05, 2023
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News
The Road House remake with Jake Gyllenhaal WON'T be in theatres (no matter how much he & the director want it to be)
Early reports are suggesting the movie is pretty good, despite Amazon keeping it out of the multiplex
December 05, 2023
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Rebel Moon stars praise Zack Snyder's energy, depth, and the movie's "difficult" protagonist
"If you have to be a villain, be a villain in a Zack Snyder movie," says Ed Skrein
December 05, 2023
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Godzilla Minus One director would love to tackle another huge IP next
A kaiju-sized dream
December 05, 2023
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Nicolas Cage says he's almost ready to make a big career change
Face/Off 2? It's now or never!
December 05, 2023
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Netflix & Mark Millar break ties with Image Comics and finds new home for Kingsman, Kick-Ass, and more
A new age for the Millarworld.
December 05, 2023
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Meet DC's newest supervillain, Apex Ava
She looks kind of familiar...
December 05, 2023
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First Halo season 2 trailer is all about the Fall of Reach
Remember Reach.
December 05, 2023
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Grand Theft Auto VI's first trailer exudes chaotic energy in a return to Vice City
We're so back.
December 05, 2023
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Guides
Laughing all the way: The best Christmas comedy movies around
Sorry, no Grinches here.
December 02, 2023
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Weird holidays: The best Christmas sci fi movies
Look no further if you seek movie picks that are a bit "out there" this Christmas.
December 02, 2023
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The first official look at Amazon's Fallout series is here
I don't want to set the world on fire, but this looks nuclearly good
November 28, 2023
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Alien: Romulus's Cailee Spaeny reveals just when the new movie takes place inside Aliens lore
Clue: it's sandwiched between the two excellent ones
November 28, 2023
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Disney's Alien TV show recruits our favorite (space) cowboy Timothy Olyphant
There's no Mandalorian to help him this time around, we're afraid
November 28, 2023
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Spirited Away: Live On Stage is coming to Max just in time for Christmas
A different way to experience the modern classic
November 28, 2023
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The first behind-the-scenes look at Agatha: Darkhold Diaries is here
It's not House of Harkness nor Coven of Chaos anymore.
November 28, 2023
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Max is losing the Adam West Batman movie in December, and it's a bit of a confusing situation
This isn't the news we wanted for Christmas
November 28, 2023
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Taika Waititi reveals the main reason he took on Thor: Ragnarok
It wasn't because he was a big fan of the source material, as it turns out
November 28, 2023
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Netflix's Hilda is ending - but not before one last season about to drop
One last adventure (and a special episode) just in time for Christmas.
November 27, 2023
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Liam Neeson's Taken franchise is coming to Netflix in December
Rewatching these won't hurt.
November 27, 2023
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Of course a live-action Naruto movie is coming from a big Hollywood studio
Everyone's wishing for a Rasengan-level hit, but let's be cautious.
November 27, 2023
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Daredevil actor Charlie Cox wants to team-up with (and geek out on) Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man
A team-up which would be difficult (but not impossible) to make happen.
November 27, 2023
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off season 2 would take "50 different miracles" says creator Bryan Lee O'Malley
Taking off again isn't on the cards.
November 27, 2023
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"I'm a dead person" - Willem Dafoe on his upcoming Beetlejuice 2 role
It's not entirely what we expected.
November 27, 2023
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News
Doctor Who's return nearly doubles viewership in UK from previous Doctor
David Tennant's long-awaited return has had an impact.
November 27, 2023
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News
Christmas TV movies are down this year (and it's not for the reason you think)
There's still a lot of Christmas spirit coming our way.
November 24, 2023
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Features
Become the ultimate Spider-Man reader with two amazing Black Friday book deals
More web-slinging action than you can read in two sittings.
November 24, 2023
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Features
Get started on The Sandman comics with this magical Black Friday deal
It's hard to fall asleep while reading this one.
November 24, 2023
Fran Ruiz
Features
Snap the boredom away with this golden Black Friday deal on the LEGO Infinity Gauntlet set
You needn't be from Titan to use it.
November 24, 2023
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Features
The complete Chucky movie collection's price is nearly as small as he is this Black Friday
Grabbing this one is child's play.
November 24, 2023
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Features
Suit up with the complete Neon Genesis Evangelion series - now half price on Black Friday
A solid deal if you're looking for animated mechs, cosmic horrors, and depression.
November 24, 2023
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Features
The Back to the Future trilogy in 4K gets '80s pricing on this Black Friday in the year 2023
You won't need to go back in time if you're fast enough.
November 24, 2023
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Features
The James Bond Collection on Blu-ray sees its price cut in half for Black Friday 2023
Martini not included.
November 24, 2023
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A fantastic hardcover edition of Watchmen has hit a ridiculously low price this Black Friday
We're all puppets, but this is a really good deal.
November 24, 2023
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Features
I'm not saying the Succession complete set on DVD is the better holiday gift. That's unsaid.
Grab one of the best TV shows in recent memory with this stellar deal.
November 24, 2023
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Features
Batman: Get the Dark Knight trilogy or some massive cartoon collections without Bruce Wayne's budget
Take the Dark Knight home.
November 24, 2023
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Features
Naruto gift guide: the best and most unique presents for the 2023 holiday season
You won't need to travel to Hidden Leaf Village to get these.
November 22, 2023
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Marvel gift guide: Super-powered presents for the 2023 holiday season
Fly towards the best Marvel gifts available before the Christmas endgame arrives!
November 22, 2023
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DC Comics gift guide: Caped presents for Christmas 2023
Make the DC fans in your life happier with presents that even gloomy Bruce Wayne would enjoy.
November 22, 2023
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Batman gift guide: Presents from Gotham City for Christmas 2023
Let's put a smile on those faces.
November 22, 2023
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Features
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2023: When and where to watch it, and all the balloons to look forward to
It's got way more than giant balloons!
November 21, 2023
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There's already talk of a sequel to The Hunger Games prequel given how many of you watched it this past weekend
Lucy Gray Baird may not return for more with these numbers, but she's survived the Hunger Games.
November 21, 2023
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Napoleon director Ridley Scott is doing a wild press tour, and the Internet loves it
A funnier-than-average Ridley Scott press tour.
November 21, 2023
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Five Nights at Freddy's movie is coming to your house like an evil animatronic Santa before Christmas
The #1 horror movie of 2023 expands its influence.
November 21, 2023
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Features
The Yu Yu Hakusho live-action series is for mature audiences, warns Netflix
There's more than just intense fights in this one.
November 21, 2023
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Features
Netflix's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off isn't for kids or preteens, according to the FCC
There's nothing too strong in this one, but it's more of a tale for teenagers and above.
November 20, 2023
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Features
Spoilers!After The Marvels mid-credits scene surprise, we revisit all 3 actors who have played X-Men's the Beast
He's never looked the same twice despite only being played by three actors.
November 17, 2023
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Netflix is better for filmmakers than Warner Bros. and Paramount, says David Fincher
He's not pulling any punches.
November 14, 2023
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After Barbie's success, Amazon is looking to revive the long-simmering He-Man & Masters of the Universe live-action movie
It appears the power of Grayskull is with it.
November 14, 2023
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The Marvels' box office isn't so marvelous - in fact it's the worst MCU opening weekend ever
The Marvel machine is running out of gas.
November 14, 2023
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DC Studios asked a Euphoria star about playing their next Superman, but gets turned down for it being "too dark"
He was probably thinking about the Snyder-verse.
November 14, 2023
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Why Netflix isn't doing a The Crown season 7 - The complicated answer why season 6 is the finale
The road to the final season has been an unexpected one.
November 13, 2023
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Netflix's Yu Yu Hakusho live-action shows looks action-heavy but a little too serious, doesn't it?
Don't leave the comedy behind!
November 13, 2023
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to get an unexpected but fitting monument in a city sewer entrance
Look for them in the sewers.
November 07, 2023
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She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany doesn't think season 2 will happen (and she and explains why)

And the 2024 Emmy Awards winners are...

We almost got an R-Rated Mean Girls movie in 2004 - here's what was cut for a PG-13 rating

Mean Girls release date: When is the Mean Girls musical movie coming to theaters and streaming?

Natalie Portman finally meets her Star Wars son Mark Hamill (and he's even more excited than she is)

Marvel Studios' Echo & What If co-star Devery Jacobs responds to "egregious" comments about Native American characters in MCU

Why Marvel Studios changed Echo's Indigenous heritage in the MCU

The surprising reason HBO dropped Masters of the Air despite it being a thematic sequel to Band of Brothers and the Pacific

Stranger Things season 5 begins filming as Netflix shares first official look at reunited cast and crew

Kingpin actor Vincent D'Onofrio says Daredevil: Born Again will restart production "soon"

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein gets Saltburn's Jacob Elordi to replace Andrew Garfield in Netflix feature

12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley once developed a "really weird" Eternals TV series

Legendary composer John Williams says "everything is possible" regarding further work on films

Blumhouse exec says studio unsure about Five Nights at Freddy's 2 yet, but will go full-steam on more M3GAN

Godzilla Minus One's Takashi Yamazaki loves The Creator director Gareth Edwards (and the feeling's mutual)

Furiosa is reportedly making a surprising Mad Max: Fury Road tie-in canon - even more than the original movies

Mickey Mouse lands first post-Disney gig: a slasher movie called Mickey's Mouse Trap

Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender showrunner went from almost quitting to thinking it'll be better than the original cartoon

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is the most expensive movie ever made in Australia

Furiosa has re-cast Immortan Joe - but who is behind the gear? We assemble the suspects

Aquaman and the Lost Franchise: How the star of DC's biggest movie ever sees its first sequel as its last

Yes, Zendaya will have a much bigger role in the second Dune film according to its director

Marvel Studios is looking for a new big bad as it begins erasing Kang from its MCU plans (and movie titles)

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes: When and where will this prequel be streaming?

What is the Furiosa rating? Our predictions on the next Mad Max Saga's tenor

One Punch Man: How to watch the complete One Punch Man anime in order

Netflix is rebooting One Piece anime with its own anime TV series to sit alongside the live-action show

There's a new Chainsaw Man anime movie coming

Inside the $7 million lawsuit that almost axed Furiosa: Mad Max Saga

Netflix's Wednesday is getting a spinoff with one of her most famous relatives

Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40K confirmed to land at Amazon Prime Video

Anthony Mackie's Twisted Metal is getting a second season at Peacock

Bridgerton season 3 will arrive in 2024 split in two parts

Hunger Games, Godzilla, and Hayao Miyazaki become the unlikely stars in a very challenged holiday season for US movie theaters

Dr. Stone creator's next manga has jumped the anime pipeline straight for a Hollywood movie

Longtime cable channel Showtime is ending as we know it

How big will the live-action My Hero Academia be? Netflix writer says it'll be "a big one"

James Cameron reveals massive yet small Titanic secret, 26 years later

Marvel Studios' Daredevil: Born Again rating will be adults only, or at least Kingpin actor Vincent D'Onofrio wants it to be

The next Spider-Man Spider-Verse movie will have a "a very satisfying conclusion" this time, according to co-writer Chris Miller

Doctor Who's third 60th anniversary special is down in live viewership numbers versus previous two

The Mad Max Saga will continue beyond Furiosa, and George Miller and Tom Hardy already have plans for 'em

Willy Wonka's golden ticket returns - this time with real-life hotel stays and (almost) all the chocolate you could eat

Furiosa cast: Who stars in the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel?

Aquaman’s most unexpected breakout character has an even bigger role in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Jodie Foster is sick of superhero movies too, but she makes some pretty good points

Zack Snyder might be making another Greek war epic in the vein of 300 after all

The Road House remake with Jake Gyllenhaal WON'T be in theatres (no matter how much he & the director want it to be)

Rebel Moon stars praise Zack Snyder's energy, depth, and the movie's "difficult" protagonist

Godzilla Minus One director would love to tackle another huge IP next

Nicolas Cage says he's almost ready to make a big career change

Netflix & Mark Millar break ties with Image Comics and finds new home for Kingsman, Kick-Ass, and more

Meet DC's newest supervillain, Apex Ava

First Halo season 2 trailer is all about the Fall of Reach

Grand Theft Auto VI's first trailer exudes chaotic energy in a return to Vice City

Laughing all the way: The best Christmas comedy movies around

Weird holidays: The best Christmas sci fi movies

The first official look at Amazon's Fallout series is here

Alien: Romulus's Cailee Spaeny reveals just when the new movie takes place inside Aliens lore

Disney's Alien TV show recruits our favorite (space) cowboy Timothy Olyphant

Spirited Away: Live On Stage is coming to Max just in time for Christmas

The first behind-the-scenes look at Agatha: Darkhold Diaries is here

Max is losing the Adam West Batman movie in December, and it's a bit of a confusing situation

Taika Waititi reveals the main reason he took on Thor: Ragnarok

Netflix's Hilda is ending - but not before one last season about to drop

Liam Neeson's Taken franchise is coming to Netflix in December

Of course a live-action Naruto movie is coming from a big Hollywood studio

Daredevil actor Charlie Cox wants to team-up with (and geek out on) Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off season 2 would take "50 different miracles" says creator Bryan Lee O'Malley

"I'm a dead person" - Willem Dafoe on his upcoming Beetlejuice 2 role

Doctor Who's return nearly doubles viewership in UK from previous Doctor

Christmas TV movies are down this year (and it's not for the reason you think)

Become the ultimate Spider-Man reader with two amazing Black Friday book deals

Get started on The Sandman comics with this magical Black Friday deal

Snap the boredom away with this golden Black Friday deal on the LEGO Infinity Gauntlet set

The complete Chucky movie collection's price is nearly as small as he is this Black Friday

Suit up with the complete Neon Genesis Evangelion series - now half price on Black Friday

The Back to the Future trilogy in 4K gets '80s pricing on this Black Friday in the year 2023