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Superman celebrates kindness and love in his DCU reboot, says writer/director James Gunn during CinemaCon 2025 presentation
Debuting at CinemaCon 2025, David Corenswet fronts the new big screen DCU launching this summer.
Graeme McMillan
Marvel and Magic the Gathering drop a surprise Deadpool set for April Pool's Day (No, that's not a typo)
The Secret Lair X Marvel’s Deadpool set is available for order now and ships April 3
Graeme McMillan
Tom Holland's Spider-Man returns to the MCU in 2026's Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The official title and release date for Tom Holland's next Spider-Man movie were announced by Sony at CinemaCon 2025
Graeme McMillan
Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud's The Cartoonist Club is for all the indoor kids (past and present)
Were you an indoor kid like me? The Cartoonist Club is probably for you. If you have an indoor kid? It's definitely for them.
Carl Waldron
Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke IMAX re-release earned more per-theater than any other movie in the country in its first weekend
In one weekend, the GKIDS 4K remaster of Princess Mononoke has earned more than the initial theatrical run of the Studio Ghibli classic.
Trent Cannon
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Katy O'Brian wants to make a Jackie Chan-style meets Oldboy martial arts movie - without all the quick camera cuts prevelant these days
In our Popversations interview series, Katy O'Brian revealed at Emerald City Comic Con that she would love to put her martial arts training to good use
Hulu officially orders The Handmaid's Tale sequel The Testaments, announces Sweet Tooth, You, and Safe Home actors to star
Amy Seimetz, Brad Alexander, and Mabel Li will feature as major players in The Testament's, the follow-up to Hulu's successful series based on Margaret Atwood's prescient novel
Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time in Hollywood is getting a spin-off at Netflix... and Tarantino wrote it
Directing the series, which may see Brad Pitt and even Leonardo DiCaprio return to their respective roles, is... wait a second, David Fincher??
In just 3 weeks, Adolescence is now officially one of the most popular (English language) series on Netflix
Watch out, Squid Game. Netflix's Adolescence may not be reaching your numbers yet, but with the creators reportedly open to a season 2, it just might
Could Marvel's Kingpin Wilson Fisk really become mayor Of New York City? A NYC political insider talks about how it could (or couldn't) happen
It’s a done deal in the MCU... All hail Mayor Fisk. But what about real life?
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter features horror’s scariest vampires since Stephen King's Salem’s Lot
Sick of vampires? Stephen Graham Jones' The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is here to ignite new nightmares
The MCU Typhoid Mary could've been so much better as scrapped Daredevil season 4 plans revealed.. but could she be Born Again too?
If the Netflix Daredevil show hadn't been canceled, the show would have used Typhoid Mary as season 4's villain
Lore Corner: Let's talk about Muse, the most nerfed character in Daredevil: Born Again
Heads up, some major spoilers here for the Muse storyline of Daredevil: Born Again. You've been warned
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 3 trailer promises holodeck adventures, romance, and Rhys Darby!
Who could Rhys Darby be playing in season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds? We have some theories
After complete silence at AnimeJapan, we're wondering if the Naruto 20th Anniversary episodes are ever going to come out
Pierrot pulled the episodes just before their initial release date in September 2023 and we've heard nothing about the Naruto Anniversary episodes since
For Your Consideration: Building off Minecraft, here are some other great video game movies
There have been many great video game movies, even if they weren't necessarily what audiences might have expected at the time. We're singing the praises of Doom, Super Mario Bros. and Sonic right here
Nintendo are taking a hard stance against scalpers for the Switch 2, limiting pre-orders to their most active players
The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct didn't include the price of the console at launch, so fans had to visit the Nintendo shop to find out more.
Mario Kart World is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 at launch and is letting us explore an open world in brand new ways
Going off-road was always discouraged in the Mario Kart series, but now we get to explore to our heart's content on the Nintendo Switch 2.
Val Kilmer dies at 65
The Batman Forever, Top Gun, and Tombstone actor leaves behind a wildly diverse, and often exceptional, body of work
Nintendo Switch 2 is coming June 5, 2025 and it is fixing our biggest complaint about the original Switch
A bigger hard drive is a better quality-of-life improvement than a better microphone or better graphics.
A Spider-Man cosplayer allegedly stole nearly $10,000 in Pokémon, Dragon Ball, and One Piece cards from a Virginia gaming store, with a suspect arrested
Maybe J. Jonah Jameson was right? Seriously, we're glad everyone is okay.
I finally figured out what the 'Beyond' was in Bed Bath & Beyond: comics, as a Michigan comic shop takes over a 27,000 square-foot-store
Muskegon's Lange's Comics & Collectibles is now the second-largest comic store in the United States.
Watch the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct livestream as it happens
We're hoping to see a release date for the Switch 2 and a maybe even a sequel to Mario Odyssey at launch.
Karl Urban's Johnny Cage promises showtime when Mortal Kombat II hits theaters October 2025
Teaser footage for the sequel to 2021's Mortal Kombat big screen reboot was shown at Las Vegas's CinemaCon 2025.
The Bride! remakes Frankenstein's love story into a punk rock horror story
Writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal is offering a less passive, more violent take on the classic character in 2026's remake
Now You See Me 3's title has been revealed, and it's what fans have been wanting for more than a decade
Now You See Me: Now You Don't is actually happening, and it's coming this November
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For Your Consideration: Building off Minecraft, here are some other great video game movies
There have been many great video game movies, even if they weren't necessarily what audiences might have expected at the time. We're singing the praises of Doom, Super Mario Bros. and Sonic right here
Graeme McMillan
Set phasers to Yes, And: The Star Trek parody USS Improvise came back at Emerald City Comic Con, and Popverse filmed the whole thing
Join Riker, Data, and Picard as you've never seen them before (literally, there's no script) as the hysterical cast of the USS Improvise returns to Seattle's ECCC '25
Grant DeArmitt
Relive the Emerald City Comic Con 2025 talent show, filmed on the Seattle Convention Center's Pine Stage!
Dancers, singers, and at least one wizard of Yo-Yo brought their honed skills to ECCC 25, and if you missed it at the convention, we've got you covered
Grant DeArmitt
C2E2 2025
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C2E2 2025 Popverse Superfan Benefits: Celebrity fast pass, an exclusive lounge, & more
See more of C2E2 2025 with Popverse's C2E2 Superfan benefits.
Chris Arrant
Whether you're into cosplay, Squid Game, Hazbin Hotel, or Marvel Rivals, there's a fan meet-up at Chicago's C2E2 2025 for you
With three full days of meet-ups planned for McCormack Place during C2E2 2025, fans are practically guaranteed to meet like minds.
Graeme McMillan
DC's Tom King, Star Wars's Charles Soule, and Comics' Eddie Campbell: Just some of the hundreds of creators in C2E2's full 2025 Artist's Alley line-up
No matter what kind of creators you're looking for, you'll find them at C2E2 2025, and we have the full listing of everyone in Artist Alley at McCormick Place this April.
Graeme McMillan
Hannibal
Mads Mikkelsen reveals the moment from Hannibal showrunner Bryan Fuller that made him go ‘what the fuck’
Hannibal’s Mads Mikkelsen recalls the time he spent days learning about Hungarian food for a scene, only to have showrunner Bryan Fuller switch it to Japanese at the last minute
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Mads Mikkelsen recalls filming the “brutal” and "heartbreaking" Hannibal season 2 finale
Mads Mikkelsen calls the Hannibal season 2 finale “something very special”
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Hannibal’s Hugh Dancy collects hands (wait, what?)
Hannibal’s Hugh Dancy reveals his unusual collection choice - hands
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Hannibal showrunner Bryan Fuller wanted to gift Mads Mikkelsen Lecter’s red suit (but Mads had already stolen it)
Mads Mikkelsen swiped Hannibal’s red suit from set, not realizing that the show was getting cancelled
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
C2E2 2025
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C2E2 2025 Popverse Superfan Benefits: Celebrity fast pass, an exclusive lounge, & more
See more of C2E2 2025 with Popverse's C2E2 Superfan benefits.
Chris Arrant
Whether you're into cosplay, Squid Game, Hazbin Hotel, or Marvel Rivals, there's a fan meet-up at Chicago's C2E2 2025 for you
With three full days of meet-ups planned for McCormack Place during C2E2 2025, fans are practically guaranteed to meet like minds.
Graeme McMillan
DC's Tom King, Star Wars's Charles Soule, and Comics' Eddie Campbell: Just some of the hundreds of creators in C2E2's full 2025 Artist's Alley line-up
No matter what kind of creators you're looking for, you'll find them at C2E2 2025, and we have the full listing of everyone in Artist Alley at McCormick Place this April.
Graeme McMillan
Avengers: Doomsday
How is Marvel Studios keeping track of all of the Avengers: Doomsday cast? Custom MCU baseball cards (with actors' contracts on the back)
Well, that's one way to keep track of a cast it took five and a half hours to announce
Grant DeArmitt
Despite what Marvel Studios announced, Chris Evans' Captain America is expected to 'surprise' us in next Avengers movie
He might not have been a part of Marvel's five-and-a-half-hour livestream cast reveal, but The Hollywood Reporter is sticking to their guns that Chris Evans is expected in a huge MCU movie
Grant DeArmitt
Paul Rudd talks Avengers: Doomsday chair size and Marvel having tighter secrecy than the US Government
"You can’t be frivolous with this kind of stuff. It’s nothing like military secrets or anything, this is a major motion picture," Rudd said during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
Graeme McMillan
Avengers: Doomsday ruled the internet for one day with only some chairs and an RDJ cameo; imagine what the actual movie will do
The results are in: you weren't alone in watching that Avengers: Doomsday livestream
Graeme McMillan
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 3 trailer promises holodeck adventures, romance, and Rhys Darby!
Who could Rhys Darby be playing in season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds? We have some theories
Jules Chin Greene
Star Trek's new Uhura actor wasn't told her role in the audition, and Celia Rose Gooding is "grateful" because of the pressure that comes with the legacy character
Celia Rose Gooding believes she would’ve failed her Star Trek: Strange New Worlds audition if she knew she was reading for Uhura
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
How the Scottish crime drama Shetland helped Melissa Navia land the role of Ortegas on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Binging Shetland led to Melissa Navia getting cast in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (in a roundabout way)
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds cast share their experience working with Jonathan Frakes (including a prank with unintended consequences)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’s Anson Mount pranked Jonathan Frakes by screening his Welcome Back, Kotter audition tape
Joshua Lapin-Bertone