David Harbour has reflected on his experiences on Stranger Things ahead of a stalled production schedule for the fifth and final season due to the proceeding WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. “What’s funny is when I started the show, I never ever wanted it to end,” Harbour told NME, (as reported by ComicBook). “That’s why I love the show. I … Read more
There’s this term that gets thrown around a lot to describe a certain kind of movie. The kind that, especially now in the summer blockbuster season, you find a lot of. Movies that you just turn your brain off for and have fun, the popcorn flick. I don’t have an inherent problem with the term. … Read more
A musical concert commemorating six decades of music for Doctor Who will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 (thanks to a story from The Radio Times). The special event, titled Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration, is expected to debut sometime in the autumn (likely to coincide with the 60th anniversary specials) and will be hosted at the … Read more
Rick and Morty Season 7 will be the first without Justin Roiland, and following significant changes happening behind the scenes, a producer connected to the Adult Swim comedy has indicated the next leg of the show may be “even better” than that which came before. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times (thanks to a story from ComicBook), executive producer … Read more
A classic Doctor Who serial from 1967, The Underwater Menace, is set to be restored with colour animation and original audio recordings, courtesy of a story from The Radio Times. Into the 1970s, the BBC had no official policy for archiving programme content, and as such, many stories within Doctor Who’s classic era (including two of the four episodes … Read more
Scream 2 is perhaps the best film in the series, while the Nancy Loomis reveal is still one of the best plot twists in movie history. Timothy Olyphant, who played an instrumental role in the film’s climactic ending as Mickey Altieri, reflected on the “overwhelming” experience of working on the sequel. With a career spanning … Read more
Louis Leterrier, the director behind Fast X, has clarified comments made by Vin Diesel concerning a potential “trilogy” to close out the racing franchise. Fast X Part 1 premiered in May, and while it was conceived as the first of two films to finalise the franchise, Diesel suggested at the film’s premiere in Rome that we could expect … Read more
It’s sometimes hard to imagine the film landscape for superheroes before the rampant saturation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008. Sometimes, it’s good to go back to the days before the MCU and remind ourselves of what made the superhero genre so good, particularly during the turn of the millennium. There are, of course, … Read more
Seth Rogen’s recent track record with comic book adaptations speaks for itself. The Boys (2019-) is one of the best comic book media out there right now, and while I didn’t love Invincible (2021-), it has more good things going for it than bad. However, both of those feature decidedly adult content, whereas Teenage Mutant … Read more
A new superhero comedy satire is in the works at HBO, and Aya Cash, known for her role in The Boys, will be joining the series. Titled The Franchise, the series homes in on the “secret chaos” during the production of a superhero movie. The logline for the series captures it best, teasing, “every fuck-up has an … Read more