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Weird New Sitcom Stars An Animated Barbarian And His Live-Action Family

Yes, you read that right; Son of Zahn, a new TV series developed by Hollywood golden boys Phil Lord and Chris Miller (of The Lego Movie, 22 Jump Street and The Last Man on Earth fame), is on the way, starring a cartoon barbarian who returns to his living, breathing wife and kids after a…

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Jurassic World: The Spoiler FAQ

Jurassic World is delighting audiences, smashing box office records, and making people excited about dinosaurs again. But did you notice the movie is also sort of terrible? If the new installment of Jurassic Park left you with questions, our patented Spoiler FAQ has the answers you didn’t even know you needed! How would you summarize…

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Meet Ramsay Bolton, The Nicest Guy On Game Of Thrones

Ramsay Bolton has a bit of a reputation as a bad boy — or, more specifically, one of the most loathsome people in Westeros — but that’s because people don’t know the real Ramsay. The big-hearted Ramsay. The carefully edited Ramsay. See for yourself in this slightly NSFW video. This Ramsay is polite, loves his…

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All The Ways Game of Thrones’s [REDACTED] Might Not Be Dead

Learning that a major character died in a Game of Thrones season finale shouldn’t surprise you. But exactly who died in last Sunday’s episode very well might. Is this character really as dead as them seem, though? Here are all the reasons viewers and book readers alike have devised that [REDACTED] may yet be around.…

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See The Studio Ghibli Character Who Snuck Into Avengers: Age Of Ultron

When Tony Stark tried to create Ultron in the second Avengers movie, his plan was to create a a series of robots that could police the entire world. But apparently he also had a secret agenda — to pay homage to a classic Studio Ghibli anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Yes, the iconic robot…

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22 Incredible Facts About The Life and Career Of Sir Christopher Lee

If Sir Christopher Lee had just been a movie star, he would still have been an icon. But the late actor, who passed away last week, had an amazing life even beyond his incredible body of work. Whether you’re still lamenting his passing or unsure why his death is such a loss, here’s 22 reasons…

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What’s The Best Way To Diversify Superhero Comics?

Greetings, folks. I know I promised you an extra-long “Postal Apocalypse” after last week’s absence, but I caught a mutant technovirus (head-cold) during my wasteland wanderings (plane travel). So here’s a regularly sized mailbag for your enjoyment — load me up with questions and I’ll owe you next week. Equal Rites Matt: Dear Mr. Postman,…

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Celebrate Sir Christopher Lee’s Career With His Many Cinematic Deaths

I’m devastated at the loss of the great Sir Christopher Lee, arguably cinema’s finest screen villain and certainly one of its most prolific. But as we mourn the man, we should also celebrate his incredible body of work — including this compilation of his many, many fantastic death scenes. Contact the author at [email protected].

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What Would the American Version of Hogwarts Be Like?

Yesterday, author J.K. Rowling let it slip that there’s a U.S. school for wizards and witches in the world of Harry Potter, and it will be featured in the upcoming movies Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. This has us wondering: Given American’s various educational issues, what will it be like? Have the students’…

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Is the New Power Rangers Movie Trying to Be Absurdly Gritty?

The villain of the Power Rangers reboot movie may have been revealed. This comes from an unconfirmed source, but if it’s true, it may indicate that the filmmakers may be trying to take the Mighty Morphin heroes to a darker place — and even if it’s not true, it’s hilarious. So according to Heroic Hollywood,…

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The Sinister Force Who Will Destroy The Valiant Comics Universe Revealed

It’s going to be a bad summer for the heroes of the Valiant universe. In the publisher’s new event Book of Death, a mysterious villain wants to destroy the world — and according to the future, he’s already won. We have the exclusive reveal of the mastermind, an interview with the creators, and a special…

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Why Franklin Richards Is The Most Ridiculous Character In All Of Comics

Franklin Richards, the son of the Fantastic four’s Reed Richards and Sue Storm, isn’t just a young hero-in-training, but one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel universe. And chief among those powers is being completely insane, as these facts will prove. Franklin is 47 years old. Not in actual years, of course. But…

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Today We Celebrate Our Independence Day 2 Movie Synopsis

The first official synopsis for the long-awaited (or at least long-in-development) sequel to 1996’s summer blockbuster is here. And yes, those Fourth of July-hating aliens are back for round two, but we haven’t spent the last two decades merely mourning the sacrifice of Randy Quaid. Courtesy of Gamma Squad: After “Independence Day” redefined the event…

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The New, In-Canon Star Wars Comic Just Did Something Completely Insane

Oh my god. Today’s issue of Star Wars #6, written by Jason Aaron, contains a surprise that changes one of the series’ main characters completely — a change that, thanks to the new Disney mandate that everything is 100% official, is now Star Wars canon. Get ready to have your mind blown. **** **** Ready?…

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Ms. Marvel Will Make Her Animation Debut in the Avengers Cartoon

Kamala Khan is unstoppable! The popular new Marvel heroine will be one of several heroes joining Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in the third season of Disney XD’s Avengers Assemble cartoon, titled Ultron Revolution, including her namesake Captain Marvel, Black Panther, and more. The reason the new Ms. Marvel gets top-billing over my beloved Carol Danvers in…

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One Thing the Game of Thrones TV Show Does So Much Better Than the Books

As an adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, the Game of Thrones TV series will always be compared to its source material. Given how beloved the books are, the show can usually only match them, more often falling short. But there’s one way that the show is kicking…

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First Adorable, Scientifically Inaccurate Trailer for The Good Dinosaur

The first real trailer for Disney-Pixar’s long-awaited new movie The Good Dinosaur is here, although I feel like it should really be titled The Really Lucky Dinosaur, seeing as it’s a “what if?” tale where a certain asteroid never hit Earth and wiped them all out. As for the film’s scientific inaccuracy, well, besides the…

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Big Trouble in Little China Is Finally Getting the Remake We All Feared

It was inevitable, but it’s still a bummer. Fox will remake John Carpenter’s amazing, way-ahead-of-its-time action flick Big Trouble in Little China, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson attached to star as Jack Burton, originally played by Kurt Russell. Apparently the original is one of the Rock’s favorite movies. It’s one of mine, too, which is…

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The Charles Dickens Cinematic Universe Begins in New BBC TV Series

It is a good day to be English literature nerds! Because the BBC is currently filming Dickensian, a 20-episode TV series where all of Charles Dickens’ characters essentially live together in Victorian London, including Oliver Twist, Fagin, Ebeneezer Scrooge, Miss Havisham from Great Expectations, and more. Guys. Guys. It’s the Charles Dickens Cinematic Universe. THE…

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The 13 Strangest Deities in Dungeons & Dragons

Every fantasy land needs a fantasy religion for the locals to believe in. When you have a fantasy setting as sprawling as D&D, that means various peoples, races, and even monsters pray to countless gods and goddesses. Here’s a baker’s dozen of the most bizarre divinities your players can worship. 1) Hextor Hextor is a…

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Weird New Sitcom Stars An Animated Barbarian And His Live-Action Family

Jurassic World: The Spoiler FAQ

Meet Ramsay Bolton, The Nicest Guy On Game Of Thrones

All The Ways Game of Thrones’s [REDACTED] Might Not Be Dead

See The Studio Ghibli Character Who Snuck Into Avengers: Age Of Ultron

22 Incredible Facts About The Life and Career Of Sir Christopher Lee

What’s The Best Way To Diversify Superhero Comics?

Celebrate Sir Christopher Lee’s Career With His Many Cinematic Deaths

What Would the American Version of Hogwarts Be Like?

Is the New Power Rangers Movie Trying to Be Absurdly Gritty?

The Sinister Force Who Will Destroy The Valiant Comics Universe Revealed

Why Franklin Richards Is The Most Ridiculous Character In All Of Comics

Today We Celebrate Our Independence Day 2 Movie Synopsis

The New, In-Canon Star Wars Comic Just Did Something Completely Insane

Ms. Marvel Will Make Her Animation Debut in the Avengers Cartoon

One Thing the Game of Thrones TV Show Does So Much Better Than the Books

First Adorable, Scientifically Inaccurate Trailer for The Good Dinosaur

Big Trouble in Little China Is Finally Getting the Remake We All Feared

The Charles Dickens Cinematic Universe Begins in New BBC TV Series

The 13 Strangest Deities in Dungeons & Dragons

US Airlines Are Hiking Bag Fees Amid Iran War Oil Crisis

This Ridiculously Simple Trick Might Stop Gulls From Nabbing Your Lunch

‘Starfleet Academy’ Season 3 Could Have Done the ‘Voyager’ Sequel Episode of Robert Picardo’s Dreams

Judge Kills Lawsuit Against Infamous Study That Might Have Increased Teen Suicides

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Researchers Discover How to Add Psilocybin, DMT, and Other Psychedelics to Tobacco

Fake Videos Are Already Spreading After Two US Air Force Planes Go Down Near Iran

We’re Obsessed With the Meta Fits on These New Star Wars Toys

Behold These Breathtaking Views of Earth Captured by the Artemis 2 Astronauts

‘Chainsaw Man’ Briefly Returns in ‘Dandadan’

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