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You Won’t Be Able to Watch Captain Marvel on Netflix
Fun fact: the “+” in Disney+ stands for “more,” obviously, but also “not available on Netflix, sorry.” With its plans to launch its own over-the-top video streaming service, Disney’s preparing to change the way it invites people to journey to the Marvel Cinematic Universe from the comfort of their own homes. During yesterday’s earnings call, … Continued
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Captain Marvel‘s Brie Larson Wants to Help the Next Diverse Generation of Filmmakers Break Into the Industry
With a respected body of work, an Oscar, and now a prominent spot within the Marvel Cinematic Universe under her belt, Brie Larson’s one of the biggest names in Hollywood right now. And she wants to use her position to help make the industry a more diverse, inclusive space. In a profile for InStyle with … Continued
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Agents of SHIELD‘s Phil Coulson Is Dead, Long Live Clark Gregg
Former SHIELD director Phil Coulson is no stranger to dying, but after his most recent death in Agents of SHIELD, it seemed unlikely that he’d be making a return this summer with the rest of the show’s characters. But then, surprisingly, Coulson decided to show up in the first Agents of SHIELD season six trailer. … Continued
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FX’s Y: The Last Man Series Gets a First Look and Series Order
In 2020, all men will be wiped off the face of the Earth in FX’s live-action adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s Y: The Last Man series. All men, that is, except for one Yorick Brown. Today, FX announced that it’s moving forward with plans for a first season of Y: The Last … Continued
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The First What We Do in the Shadows Trailer Introduces the Most Terrifying Monsters of All
Have you ever found yourself having a conversation with an abnormally dull person, and then suddenly realized how physically exhausted you are? FX’s new What We Do in the Shadows series has a name for these beings which are, in fact, demons that more people need to be on the lookout for. For all their … Continued
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The First Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark Teasers Are the Stuff of Disgusting Nightmares
As much fun as we all had with Goosebumps growing up as kids, everyone knows that true young horror connoisseurs always end up gravitating towards Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark because they’ve always been legitimately terrifying as opposed to kitschy. Silly as some of the books might read now if you … Continued
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Twilight Zone‘s First Teaser Trailer Will Make You Question Reality
You’re entering the vicinity of an area adjacent to the Superb Owl. The kind of place where there might be some sports, or some sort of weird advertisements. These are just examples. It could also be something much better, like Jordan Peele inviting you to follow him into the CBS’s new Twilight Zone. It remains to … Continued
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Watch WETA Transform Rosa Salazar Into Alita: Battle Angel‘s Living Weapon
There’s much to be said about the rest of Robert Rodriguez’ Alita: Battle Angel. But the two things that stand out most about the film are actress Rosa Salazar’s performance, and how much work the movie’s VFX put into making her look like the most lifelike cyborg to ever set foot outside of the uncanny … Continued
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The Hormone Monsters Are Horny and Coming on Strong in Big Mouth‘s Valentine’s Day Special
Netflix’sBig Mouth manages to be as insightful and clever as it is bawdy and crass, which makes the prospect of the series dropping a surprise Valentine’s Day-themed special that much more exciting. Rampant consumerism and commodification of love aside, Valentine’s Day is an especially weird moment of cultural performance, where kids take time out of … Continued
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Saving the World Is a Job, Not a Calling, in This Week’s Best New Comics
You have to be a truly special kind of person to live your life fully as a superhero. Not just the whole business of having a secret identity, but to really be a superhero from top to bottom in an existential sense. You have to find deep, meaningful fulfillment in being of service to others, … Continued
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The Craft‘s Rachel True Rightfully Calls Out Conventions for Only Booking White Castmates
Andrew Fleming’s The Craft is a cult classic whose influence on pop culture can still be felt today, especially considering studios’ renewed interest in young witches as of late. It makes sense, then, that The Craft’s core quartet of actresses would still regularly be invited to meet their fans at genre conventions. Except, that’s not … Continued
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Here Are the CW Shows, Besides Supernatural, That Just Got Renewed
Long after the rest of the universe has succumbed to heat death, Supernatural will still somehow be airing on the CW, because that, seemingly, is the show’s fate. TV Line reports today on a slew of renewals. Anyone worried that the CW was considering laying off comic book adaptations will be pleased to learn that … Continued
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Black Lightning‘s Metahuman World Just Got Bigger in the Most Unexpected Way
One of the interesting things about Black Lightning’s second season is the growing presence of new metahumans in Freeland whose abilities don’t seem to be dependent on them using the green light drug. Like Jefferson Pierce, these new metas’ powers come from within, which begs the question—where did they come from? Black Lightning spent a … Continued
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Russian Doll‘s Natasha Lyonne Might Be Dying for at Least 3 Seasons
Girl, same. Eight episodes sounds like the perfect length for a television series about a woman who keeps reliving the night of her 36th birthday when she dies, each time making it a little farther into the future before the Grim Reaper comes a-knocking. According to star and co-creator Natasha Lyonne, though, Netflix might be … Continued
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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Perfectly Captures the Agony of Wanting to Be Left Alone
Comics, shows, and films about people blessed with incredible gifts almost invariably end up telling stories about how understanding the balance between power and responsibility is what keeps them human despite the overly-dramatic lives they lead. Shūichi Asō’s The Disastrous Life of Saiki K dabbles in that space some, but also knows how played out … Continued
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Red Sonja’s Producer Claims No One in Hollywood Complained After His Bryan Singer Defense
Following new allegations that Bryan Singer molested and raped a number of underage teen boys, Millennium Films CEO Avi Lerner came to the director’s defense with a bafflingly-bad public statement citing Bohemian Rhapsody’s box office success as one of the reasons why Singer is still attached to the studio’s upcoming Red Sonja movie. On its … Continued
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This Was Inevitable
“If you try hard enough, any popular line of toys can be turned into a successful cinematic franchise.” – Old Hollywood proverb. Even though we’ve already got plenty of movies about cars that are more or less designed to be ads encouraging kids to go out and buy little plastic versions of said cars (hey, … Continued
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The Care Bears Now Drive a Magical Space Ship, Because It’s 2019
In the original Care Bears Movie, the emotional creatures journey beyond the borders of Care-a-lot in a magical flying boat known as the Cloud Clipper that’s capable of traveling between worlds. While a wooden cloud boat shooting through the sky might have worked for the cartoons of the ‘80s, times, ahem, have changed. In Care … Continued
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Cyborg’s Arrival Brings Some Major Upgrades to Young Justice: Outsiders‘ Mythos
While Young Justice: Outsiders is building toward a larger plot involving metahuman trafficking and an impending war between Earth and Apokolips, the show’s also incorporating an astonishing amount of classic DC characters into its plot to keep things interesting and somewhat difficult to predict. And one of its latest is tying into it all. The … Continued
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Black Panther and Captain Marvel Editor Debbie Berman Discusses Piecing Together MCU Masterpieces
As a child growing up in South Africa, Debbie Berman always dreamed of being able to tell the sort of stories that people could connect with emotionally in order to help them escape reality. In time, what began as weekends spent convincing the other kids in her neighborhood to participate in home movies grew into … Continued