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In the Skrulls’ New Comic, Family Drama Is as Big as the End of Empires

The Skrulls are about to get their moment in the spotlight on the big screen, with Captain Marvel heading into theaters this week. But in the comics, their latest mission is a little more down-to-earth—even if the fate of their entire civilization is at stake. Although they’re primarily presented as villains throughout their comics history,…

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Arrow Will End After 8 Seasons This Fall

It’s the end of a massive era in superhero TV: The Emerald Archer is hanging up his bow. Tonight the CW has confirmed that Arrow is coming to an end seven years after it introduced us to Stephen Amell’s take on Oliver Queen. The series, currently airing its seventh season, will return for an eighth…

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Updates From Morbius, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and More

Sean Gunn offers a tiny update on Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Brian Cox joins the cast of Good Omens. Netflix rounds out the cast for its fantastical take on Arthurian legend. Plus, what’s to come on The Walking Dead, and Star Trek: Discovery teases the arrival of some classic aliens. To me, my spoilers!…

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In the New Tolkien Trailer, It’s Smaug’s Turn to Head to World War I

This movie really, really wants you to remind you at all times that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit that sometimes it looks less like a biopic and more like an absurd re-imaging of the Peter Jackson films cut into a period drama. The latest trailer for Tolkien—which charts the…

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The Pokémon of Detective Pikachu, Ranked By Their Horrifying Cuteness

When it was first announced, not a lot of people thought a live-action Pokémon movie could work. And then the trailers for Detective Pikachu collectively blew our socks off by presenting realistically-rendered monsters that trade anime cartoonishness for a frankly incredible mix of adorableness and sheer terror. With two trailers now out for the movie,…

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Sanrio Just Gave New Line the License to Make a Hello Kitty Movie

Say hello (kitty) to the Sanrio cinematic universe? Deadline reports that Japanese cute-thing giant Sanrio—the merchandise behemoth that encapsulates not just the iconic kawaii cat Hello Kitty but also beloved mascot characters like the lazy egg yolk Gudetama, or the metal-loving office worker Retsuko, better known as the star of Aggretsuko—has inked a deal with…

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Breaking Down the Doom, Despair, and Big Dragon Energy of the Game of Thrones Final Season Trailer

At long last, it is here: our first proper look at the final episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones. And while it doesn’t really give us a lot to go on other than the fact that every single character on the show is contemplating their inevitable icy end, there’s still a few nuggets of information…

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A New Legend Rises in the Latest Action-Packed Trailer for Netflix’s Ultraman Anime

CG anime doesn’t exactly have the best reputation in the world, but maybe, just maybe, there’s enough going on in Ultraman that this doesn’t immediately look bad. In fact, it looks pretty damn kickass. Although we’ve had a few teases already for Production IG’s adaptation of Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi’s manga take on the…

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The Game of Thrones Final Season Trailer Is Preparing Us for a Lot of Death

It’s the beginning of the end for Game of Thrones. And if our heroes fail, it might be the beginning of the end for Westeros full stop. After months of teasing, HBO has released our first proper look at the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, giving us a glimpse of characters from…

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Updates From the Picard Show, Birds of Prey, and More

Sony’s Morbius movie expands its cast. Arnold Schwarzenegger still has hopes for a new Conan. Clark Gregg says that Agents of SHIELD’s seventh season is probably its last. Plus, new pictures from the return of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and more Jean-Luc Picard news. Beam me up, Spoilers! Morbius According to Deadline, Jared Harris (The…

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Hearing Clone Wars Voice Actors Dubbed Over the Prequels Just Makes Me Want Animated Do-Overs

It’s weird, but given that Clone Wars ran for so long (and will live again on Disney+!), when I think of the prequel era of Star Wars I immediately hear the voices of Matt Lanter’s Anakin and James Arnold Taylor’s Obi-Wan. Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor who? Both Obi-Wan and Anakin recently came to Battlefront…

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Steven Spielberg Doesn’t Get to Complain About Netflix Movies Qualifying for Oscars in a Post-Ready Player One World

Steven Spielberg has made many truly incredible movies in the past. He is, rightfully, one of the most lauded filmmakers ever. But as someone who had the distinct hell of watching Ready Player One on a flight recently, maybe we should consider that times have changed, and not everything he has to say is important.…

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Game of Thrones‘ Biggest Battle Ever Will Basically Be a Super Smash Bros. Bloodbath

Everyone is here. But also? There’s a good chance that a good chunk of them is also very dead. Entertainment Weekly has just dropped a new cover story for Game of Thrones’ final season, detailing the biggest battle the show has ever done—and one of the biggest battles ever committed to film, full stop. Directed…

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One of Pokémon‘s New Starters, in the Style of Detective Pikachu

This week was a big one for Pokémon fans. Not only did a brand new Detective Pikachu trailer give us a Bonnie-Tyler-powered look at the movie’s wild take on the Pokéverse, Nintendo officially revealed the next main games in the beloved franchise, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. But what if there was some crossover between…

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How the Studio Behind Star Wars‘ New Animated Shorts Brings the Lighter Side of the Movies to Life

Galaxy of Adventures, the kids-focused line of Star Wars animated shorts, has been trucking along turning moments from the movies into delightful pieces of animation. But for Titmouse, the studio behind the shorts, they represent a chance to inject some brightness into the most iconic moments in the Star Wars saga. Another short in the…

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The Edge of Tomorrow Sequel Is Finally, Officially Moving Forward (Again)

It’s very fitting, for the sequel to this time-twisting killer loop of a story, that a lot of this news already sounds like something we’ve heard before. But good news nonetheless! The long-wished-for-sequel to Edge of Tomorrow is taking some steps forward after over a year of radio silence. Deadline reports that Warner Bros. has…

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Your Guide to the Kree-Skrull War, the Cosmic Conflict That Captain Marvel Could Bring Into the Spotlight

Pretty much since the original Avengers movie, Marvel movie fans have speculated that the cinematic universe could slowly build toward the most infamous interstellar skirmish of Marvel’s comic history: the Kree-Skrull War. It’s taken awhile, but Captain Marvel looks like it could finally be the film to do it—so here’s what you need to know.…

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Watch Peter Parker Explain His Amazing Spider-Life in the First 9 Minutes of Into the Spider-Verse

Let’s start from the beginning, one last time. To celebrate this week’s digital home release of the Oscar-award-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in the U.S., Sony has uploaded the opening nine minutes of the film to its YouTube channel, for your viewing pleasure (and also to shove in the faces of anyone who’s yet to…

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Jessica Chastain Teases a Bloody Good Time in It: Chapter 2

Alas, Lupita Nyong’o probably won’t be in Bond 25. Patton Oswalt will lend his voice to the mighty MODOK. Clark Gregg hints that Agents of SHIELD’s recent renewals will really be its last. Plus, what’s to come on the cavalcade of CW/DC TV shows, and everyone wants to rule the world in new Game of…

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Not Even a Wild Original Series Connection Could Save Star Trek: Discovery From Itself

In a hard swerve from the first season, Star Trek: Discovery’s sophomore outing has been a lot happier to leave its overarching story with Spock simmering in the background as it focused on mostly standalone, classically Star Trek tales. It’s worked great so far, but tonight’s episode tried to have it both ways, and it…

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In the Skrulls’ New Comic, Family Drama Is as Big as the End of Empires

Arrow Will End After 8 Seasons This Fall

Updates From Morbius, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and More

In the New Tolkien Trailer, It’s Smaug’s Turn to Head to World War I

The Pokémon of Detective Pikachu, Ranked By Their Horrifying Cuteness

Sanrio Just Gave New Line the License to Make a Hello Kitty Movie

Breaking Down the Doom, Despair, and Big Dragon Energy of the Game of Thrones Final Season Trailer

A New Legend Rises in the Latest Action-Packed Trailer for Netflix’s Ultraman Anime

The Game of Thrones Final Season Trailer Is Preparing Us for a Lot of Death

Updates From the Picard Show, Birds of Prey, and More

Hearing Clone Wars Voice Actors Dubbed Over the Prequels Just Makes Me Want Animated Do-Overs

Steven Spielberg Doesn’t Get to Complain About Netflix Movies Qualifying for Oscars in a Post-Ready Player One World

Game of Thrones‘ Biggest Battle Ever Will Basically Be a Super Smash Bros. Bloodbath

One of Pokémon‘s New Starters, in the Style of Detective Pikachu

How the Studio Behind Star Wars‘ New Animated Shorts Brings the Lighter Side of the Movies to Life

The Edge of Tomorrow Sequel Is Finally, Officially Moving Forward (Again)

Your Guide to the Kree-Skrull War, the Cosmic Conflict That Captain Marvel Could Bring Into the Spotlight

Watch Peter Parker Explain His Amazing Spider-Life in the First 9 Minutes of Into the Spider-Verse

Jessica Chastain Teases a Bloody Good Time in It: Chapter 2

Not Even a Wild Original Series Connection Could Save Star Trek: Discovery From Itself

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees