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As our time in the Seven Kingdoms winds to a close, one fan theory has nailed what could be a perfect ending for Game of Thrones season 8, spoilers and all. Since premiering back in 2010, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ fantasy epic has gone from strength to strength. After adapting George R.R. Martin’s long-running A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Game of Thrones showrunners have given us seven sword-swinging seasons of battles and bastards....

Tyrion and Dany’s relationship remains one of the most compelling aspects of Game of Thrones, especially considering how likely Tyrion is to betray his queen in season 8. While still united on the surface, cracks in the foundation of their relationship appeared to get more and more prominent as Game of Thrones season 7 wore on. Given the way things look going into season 8, it’s possible things will get worse before they get better – perhaps fatally so for those involved....

Sony Pictures has revealed to us that the cost of reshoots for 2016’s Ghostbusters reboot were $3-4 million and not the $30-40 million that actor Dan Aykroyd had previously claimed. Aykroyd recently laid into Paul Feig on the UK’s Sunday Brunch chat show, saying that the Ghostbusters director “spent too much on it”, thereby severely limiting the film’s ability to recoup its massive budget. The Ghostbusters reboot, which starred Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Kristen Wiig, was bombarded with controversy before, during and after its release, ultimately taking in $229 million worldwide....

After the back end of the 2000s introduced audiences to the Peak TV movement and the dawn of the streaming age made binge-watching the new norm, the 2010s brought us a bunch of addictive drama series. From a high fantasy saga filled with sex, gore, and dragons to a soap opera set during a zombie apocalypse, the 2010s were a great time to be a fan of genre stories. The decade also brought plenty of interesting crime shows, as the tragic downfall of Walter White got TV viewers in the mood for criminal character arcs....

[SPOILERS for those not caught up on Gotham season 2 ahead.] - The last time we saw Gotham, everything seemed to hit the fan. On the one hand, we had a sense of closure with the end of Theo Galavan, but the repercussions of that event may cause unending ripples for the heroes of this show. As far as the emotional state of our characters, Jim Gordon and Lee Thompkins, are concerned, this ending might as well have been a cliffhanger....

Guillermo del Toro is eager to traumatize a new generation of children by bringing Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series to the big screen. Schwartz’s short story collections (published from 1981-91) are full of creepy yarns accompanied by even freakier black and white illustrations from Stephen Gammell. The books were the stuff of nightmares for children of the ’90s who grew up reading them, so it’s only natural that the director of Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water would want to turn them into a “movie for kids”....

At the moment, virtual reality gaming is at an awkward middle stage. When the likes of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive first burst onto the scene, the potential for the technology was immense, from the early tech demos through to the initial retail hardware releases. However, there was a sense that a lot of the content initially made available acted as proof of concept rather than as fully fledged gaming experiences....

Last week, it was reported that Apple would be delaying its return to mandatory in-person work by at least one month due to rising COVID-19 cases. As expected, this is also likely to have an impact on Apple’s plans for the iPhone 13 unveiling this fall, and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman now reports that the iPhone 13 event is likely to be virtual rather than in-person… Apple had originally said that all employees would be required to come back to the office for at least three days per week starting in September....

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Peter Parker’s fellow New Yorker Doctor Strange is the perfect MCU character to cameo in the as-yet-untitled Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel. The first solo Spider-Man movie in the MCU, Spider-Man: Homecoming, featured Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark in a major role, acting as a mentor figure to Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, and even giving Spider-Man a major upgrade. That character arc continued into this year’s Avengers: Infinity War, and led to one of the movie’s most heartbreaking moments....

River Song’s Doctor Who timeline is presented completely out of sequence, but what would it look like in chronological order? By it’s very nature, Doctor Who is a time-bending and history-meddling entity and some of its most complicated tales require a little reflection to piece all the winding time streams into one cohesive narrative. This is never more apparent than during Matt Smith’s era, at which time Steven Moffat ramped up the complexity of Doctor Who considerably, and one significant contributing factor in this shift was the regular addition of Alex Kingston’s River Song....

Pixar’s Toy Story 4 is the latest entry in the animated franchise, but does it have a post-credits scene - and, if so, how many? Pixar’s very first animated movie was Toy Story, which hit theaters in 1995 and immediately put the animation studio on the map. Fans young and old fell in love with Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and the whole gang in Andy’s room. Those toys returned for the sequel, Toy Story 2, in 1999, which was just as beloved as the original film....

Dragon Ball is widely seen as Goku’s journey from childhood to the later years of his life, but there’s no denying the colossal outpour of support that was shown after the first appearance of Future Trunks. Even though Future Trunks amounts to a supporting character at best that enters the scene and then exits once he’s served his purpose, it’s incredible to see how popular the character has become. Future Trunks has the perfect combination of the best traits from both Goku and Vegeta, but on top of that, he battles with an impressive sword, too....

It’s wonderful that many anime series have the luxury of running for hundreds of episodes and can allow their story to grow and evolve in ways that would be a dream for most animations. Dragon Ball has decades of material and multiple series under its belt, which allows the series to cover a ton of content and shift styles through the years, but it also opens the show up to inconsistencies and plot holes....

Everyone knows the best way to learn history is with a side of alcohol, and if some talented actors can get involved then all the better. Comedy Central’s Drunk History (adapted from host Derek Waters’ original Funny or Die web series) is consistently just the ticket. Each episode tells a few historical tales that are as true as the extremely drunk storytelling host can remember, while celebrity actors try to lip sync and act out the storyteller’s version of events....

Dwayne Johnson may be one of the most bankable stars on the planet, but even he can’t help Skyscraper’s bad (relatively speaking) box office projections. The film, which also stars Neve Campbell, Pablo Schreiber, and Noah Taylor, opens this Friday, July 13. It’s already producing superstitious jokes about the opening day, since the film isn’t being very well received. Skyscraper, the fifth directorial effort from Rawson Marshall Thurber, finds Johnson playing former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U....

For their next issue, MAD Magazine imagines what life was like behind the scenes of The Lion King. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film is a remake of the 1994 animated classic, re-imagining the story by using groundbreaking visual effects technology to bring the narrative to life. While it’s a fully CGI animated film, the new Lion King is designed to be as photorealistic as possible, with all of the animal characters resembling their real-life counterparts....

If creating Instagram Reels is not enough for you, Facebook is expanding its TikTok-copycat feature to its main app in the US. Head below for the details on everything you need to know. According to a blog post, Facebook is bringing its “short form, entertaining video experiences and tools that have inspired creators on Instagram to more creators and audiences on the Facebook app.” Reels on Facebook can consist of music, audio, effects, and more....

On the surface, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a place of wild adventures, bombastic fight scenes, and comic lightness. Although each film has some version of a sinister plot threatening to dismantle the universe, the tone throughout the franchise stays light and fun. Audiences aren’t really filled with dread, as we know that our heroes will conquer the villains in the end, regardless of how long that might take. While more serious films have come along, with some aspects of realism, like Captain America: Winter Soldier, the majority of the Marvel movies rely on noble characters and witty one-liners to keep their audiences interested....

Fans of Bethesda who’ve stuck around with last year’s Fallout 76 have been treated with a new 52-player Battle Royale mode called Nuclear Winter that’s much more fun than previous content. As is natural with competitive games these days, players have already found a highly overpowered build that’s as exciting to use as it is annoying for others to deal with. The main perk in the build is called Frog Legs and allows you to jump 300 percent higher than normal....