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Black Mirror has been renewed for another season
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (178+ words) Charlie Brooker says he wants season 8 to feel "more Black Mirror than ever." In an interview with Netflix's Tudum, Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker announced today that the sci-fi anthology series will be returning for an eighth season. "Well, luckily…...
Epic and Disney now let Fortnite creators make Star Wars games
3+ week, 5+ day ago (847+ words) Epic Games and Disney are making a big announcement as part of their continually deepening relationship. In June, Epic announced that Fortnite creators would "soon" be able to make custom Star Wars-themed games and experiences, and starting Thursday that feature…...
As Marvel pivots back to the Avengers, Wonder Man goes its own way
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (794+ words) Wonder Man is an example of how the studio can still put out strong stories that stand on their own. Wonder Man also stars Zlatko Buri, Arian Moayed, B'chir Sylvain, Olivia Thirlby, Byron Bowers, Joe. .. Those aspects of Doomsday's story…...
Maul's to the wall.
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (100+ words) The Verge Ahead of debuting a trailer for its new Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord animated series tomorrow, Disney Plus has shared a short (and inky) teaser that makes it seem like the Sith Lord's lightsaber is going to be…...
Marvel won't let you forget Avengers: Doomsday is coming
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (179+ words) Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters on December 18th, and Marvel has posted a countdown clock to make sure you don't forget. A little over a year ago, Marvel spent the better part of an entire day slowly revealing the massive cast for…...
In exit interview, Star Wars boss says AI will give movies never-before-seen FX.
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (251+ words) Kathleen Kennedy tells Deadline she's excited and "interested in exploring using those tools in responsible ways: > I'm not saying that it impacts every single story you're going to tell in cinema, but certainly for big tentpole stories where you're trying…...
Public domain 2026: Betty Boop, Pluto, and Nancy Drew set free
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (284+ words) The year 1930 brought about a slew of raunchy films, the debut of Betty Boop, and the first iteration of Disney's most famous dog. Some years ago, I was writing a science fiction short story in which I wanted to incorporate…...
Paramount Skydance is working on a new Star Trek movie
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (127+ words) Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley have been tapped to write and direct the feature. Paramount Skydance head David Ellison made it very clear that he was interested in restarting the studio's Star Trek movie franchise with some new blood,…...
Stranger Things: Tales From "85 winds the clock back in new trailer
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (104+ words) The animated spinoff takes place between Stranger Things" second and third seasons, and debuts in 2026. While Stranger Things"s upcoming fifth season will bring the Hawkins gang"s story to a close, Netflix"s new Stranger Things animated spinoff series…...
Cass Sunstein on Henry Kissinger and. .. Star Wars?
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (272+ words) This interview goes wildly off the rails, starting just before this anecdote: > I wrote a book a few years ago on Star Wars. We invited Dr. Kissinger to my Star Wars book party, and he said, "You wrote a book…...