Epix’s forthcoming Pennyworth series has cast Polly Walker as a character by the name of Peggy Sykes. A Batman series centered around the adventures of a young Alfred, Pennyworth will star Jack Bannon as the titular character and will see the future butler form a security company that leads him to a certain Thomas Wayne. The series will be produced by Gotham duo Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon and shall be set in 1960s London....
There is a reason why the music of Queen is so heavily featured in the soundtrack of Good Omens - beyond, of course, the simple reason that adding Queen songs into anything makes it inherently better. To many, Good Omens is the literary equivalent of a lost recording of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones having a jam session. The 1990 comedic novel about the end of the world, which has been described as what it would be like if Monty Python remade The Omen, was co-written by British authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett relatively early in their respective careers....
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is the latest movie to find itself in Screen Rant’s Pitch Meeting series with Ryan George. This episode centers around the film’s tonal inconsistencies, overuse of magic, and a storyline that’s been stretched a bit too thin. In 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, magizoologist Newt Scamander (Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne) arrives in New York City in the 1920s with a magical briefcase filled with a wide variety of “fantastic beasts....
J.K. Rowling’s beloved Harry Potter books have become one of the most massively popular series of all time, inspiring a worldwide devoted fanbase. The books themselves were adapted into an eight-film series that wrapped up in 2011, but the Harry Potter franchise and fandom has lived on. Rowling herself helped craft a continuation of the characters in the play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and the author additionally turned to screenwriting to pen the upcoming film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them....
The Fast & Furious movies may be all about family, but with Hobbs & Shaw making Jason Statham’s former villain into a certified hero of the series, some fans aren’t happy. But despite appearances, the movie’s writer confirms that fans WILL get justice for Han’s death at the hands of Deckard Shaw… eventually. Those less than pleased fans have a legitimate gripe with the makers of the Fast & Furious series....
Fortnite is still a massive hit, but Epic Games’ war on app stores has left the popular game absent from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store for a long time, with no signs of returning. Today, Nvidia and Epic Games have announced that touch controls are coming to Fortnite on GeForce Now. After teasing the functionality in 2020, Nvidia and Epic Games are finally living up to the promise of bringing Fortnite with touch controls to the cloud-gaming service GeForce Now....
Jorah Mormont, former Lord of Bear Island, son of the North of Westeros, fallen knight, and the Internet’s “Sir Friendzone” was known as many things throughout the eight seasons he (surprisingly) survived on Game of Thrones until the final season. But while Jorah often has shade thrown in his direction, there is much to be respected about the exiled knight and, perhaps, part of the problem a large part of the fandom has with him is because he is incredibly relatable to many who are not the action star heroes of their own lives....
[Potential SPOILERS ahead for Game of Thrones season 7.] - Game of Thrones is well underway with filming for season 7, and in this age of constant, fast-spreading information, leaks about the plot arising from the production were going to be nearly impossible to stop. With big sets being built and large groups of actors being spotted in current filming locations like Las Breñas, Argentina, details about the season’s coming battles both large and small continue to trickle out....
The newest issue of Unbeatable Squirrel Girl features several side stories, including a Galactus/Silver Surfer comic from Garfield creator Jim Davis. For almost three years now, writer Ryan North has been crafting the fan-favorite Unbeatable Squirrel Girl with artist Erica Henderson and colorist Rico Renzi. Though situated in the main Marvel Universe, the story blends meta-commentary and zany antics with tons of pop cultural references. Like the recent run of Howard the Duck, it almost feels like it exists in its own world....
Does Alex Garland’s latest directorial effort, the Natalie Portman-starring sci-fi/horror film Annihilation, have an end-credits scene? We break down whether viewers should wait for an end credits scene. After getting started in Hollywood as a screenwriter making a name for himself with sci-fi films like 28 Days Later, Sunshine, and Dredd, Alex Garland made his directorial debut in 2014 with Ex Machina, which he also wrote. The independent sci-fi film was a critical hit and earned Garland an Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Original Screenplay....
Magical items are one of the staples of the fantasy genre: even the low fantasy world of Game of Thrones is home to gems that can change someone’s physical appearance and swords that always remain sharp. The big names in the genre are usually focused on the power provided by a single magic item, such as the One Ring in Lord of the Ring or Stormbringer in the Elric series....
Newcomers reigned supreme at the box office this weekend, though one of them did not fare as well as the others. Securing the top spot is Dunkirk (read our review), the latest film by fan-favorite director Christopher Nolan. The World War II thriller earned $50.5 million domestically in its first three days, riding the waves of positive buzz following the enthusiastic reactions. Some pundits called the effort one of Nolan’s best (if not the best of his career), so there was much interest and demand to see what all the hype was about....
Two years after the release of his last movie, the breathtaking World War II epic Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan is hard at work on his next film. After the rumor mill suggested that Nolan’s mysterious new project could be anything from a North by Northwest-inspired romantic thriller to a sci-fi extravaganza that messes with the space-time continuum, it’s been confirmed that the movie is a big-budget action thriller called Tenet. Plot details are being kept in the dark, but there’s no doubt that this will be a really spectacular movie....
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald hasn’t been released yet, but already the latest entry in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World is getting fans annoyed. What’s making the sequel so contentious? The universe spawned around Harry Potter is something that many fans hold dear; across books, movies and much more besides, it has bred an impassioned fandom that have taken real ownership of the mythology. With such weight, it’s understandable that people won’t always agree with the decisions that Rowling makes for her characters and universe....
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald made a strong case that Jude Law’s Dumbledore should be the series’ protagonist, rather than Newt Scamander. Despite the fact that The Deathly Hallows novel and movie filled in parts of Dumbledore’s murky past, the enigma of his character is still debated – and speculated upon – by Potter enthusiasts to this day. Since its release, The Crimes of Grindelwald’s pacing, plot and its revelations, have been met with a decidedly mixed response....
The first Blair Witch gameplay trailer for the upcoming video game promises a genuine survival horror experience on par with the best in the genre. One of the biggest surprises of E3 2019 was Blair Witch, based on the 1999 film, The Blair Witch Project, which became a cultural phenomenon thanks to its revolutionary “found footage” aesthetic. The greater story of Blair Witch was expanded in a series of comics, several fake documentaries about the mythology, a trio of PC games released episodically in the year 2000, and a pair of sequels, released in 2000 and 2016, which are hotly contested to this day, but all add to the mysterious mythology of the titular Blair Witch....
Apple’s Fitness+ service is arguably my favorite service from the tech giant. The quality of the workouts and the passion of the trainers help make this fitness service a one-of-a-kind experience for users. With that being said, let’s explore what the app is and how you can make the most out of your subscription. To use the service, go to the Fitness app and select the middle tab called Fitness+. There, you’ll find a variety of workouts, meditations, and audio-guided experiences to assist you in your wellness journey....
The upcoming HBO Max Friends Reunion Special is going to be an incredible evening, no matter what it is. However, there’s no doubt that seeing the six main actors back together is going to spark plenty of speculation and hope about more classic episodes in the future. If the popular sitcom was to return, there would be plenty of storyline opportunities for each of the main characters. Having the ability to callback to classic moments from the original series while also adding new ideas, there is a lot to work from....
Frozen is one of the biggest Disney films of all time. It smashed the box office upon release and stole the hearts of audiences everywhere. Sisters Anna and Elsa are so insanely popular that they bypassed the Disney Princess franchise altogether and became their own powerhouse product. The popularity of the first film paired with its financial success makes a sequel an obvious winning move. Fans around the world can’t wait to see the next chapter of the story and they have some pretty interesting ideas about what we can expect....
Paramount recruits a writer for a solo Snake Eyes movie, the first G.I. Joe spinoff. In the wake of Avengers: Infinity War’s record setting success, the hunger from rival studios to build cinematic universes of their own isn’t going to die down. While Warner Bros. keeps working on their DC universe, Paramount is plotting a connected movie universe based on Hasbro toys. Coming out of their AllSpark Pictures banner, the studio hopes to bring Transfomers, Micronauts, possibly a new Power Rangers, and more together....
