The Star Wars franchise has been moving backwards in time for its new Disney Plus series The Acolyte. The series takes place around a century prior to the events of The Phantom Menace. However, some fans have shared complaints regarding the show’s unexpected characters, with The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland speaking out against descriptions of “lesbian space witches” in the series. Headland discussed this description, which has become quite commonly-used since the debut of the series, by first opening up about statements that The Acolyte is the “gayest” project in the Star Wars universe to date. Though Headland herself hasn’t…
Author: Jacob Dressler
The addition of Hulu titles on Disney Plus has allowed Disney’s streaming service to offer a much more varied library of content. This includes R-rated titles and those that were previously part of the 20th Century Fox library. Now one such title from that library, a R-rated classic sci-fi movie, is dominating Disney Plus. As of this writing, the 20th Century Fox production has managed to climb into the streaming service’s Top 10 category. The film is currently holding the tenth place, and while that might not be the top of the list, it’s certainly a great spot when considering…
Tatiana Maslany starred as the titular character in the divisive Disney Plus MCU series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Now Maslany is reflecting back on one of the show’s most controversial and viral scenes, in which She-Hulk begins twerking with none other than Megan Thee Stallion in a post-credits scene. Of course, the She-Hulk comic book character is often associated with such quirky and comical moments. For some fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, however, it was something considered too jarring. As such, it’s interesting to see what Tatiana Maslany has to say about twerking as She-Hulk now that the dust…
The Boys remains one of Amazon Prime’s most popular and successful television shows. However, that hasn’t stopped toxic trolls from criticizing the series or its cast. In fact, Erin Moriarty has been the target of various online verbal attacks, and now showrunner Eric Kripke is continuing to defend the star from The Boys. Erin Moriarty has faced backlash from certain viewers from years. Many of these viewers, for example, have targeted Moriarty’s facial features to say that she looks too different from when the series started. Eric Kripke defended her on social media soon after these attacks began, though he’s…
Director Robert Eggers had been hoping to make his version of Nosferatu for quite some time. Fortunately, it finally came together, and fans can now see the haunting trailer for his version of Nosferatu and the classic story he hopes to retell for a new generation. Bill Skarsgård stars as the film’s Count Orlok, the iconic vampire that has haunted viewers for more than a century. The cast also includes Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Simon McBurney, and Ralph Ineson. It’s an incredible lineup that should absolutely nail their memorable roles if the trailer below…
The Avengers film franchise will soon be returning for its fifth installment. Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are naturally curious about the film, which has yet to receive an official title after being changed from Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. Fortunately, fans have received one positive development, as a major MCU actor has just confirmed their return in Avengers 5. Obviously plenty of fan-favorite characters are expected to return in the sequel. After all, that’s the appeal of these massive crossover events. With so many new roles having been introduced in recent years, however, it’s still unknown just which characters could…
Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox has allowed the studio to revive a number of properties under their new 20th Century Studios banner. Now, as a result, a cult classic 80s sci-fi movie is set to receive a remake from the studio. As shared in a new report, Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas has been tapped to write this particular remake. Matalas was the sole showrunner of Picard Season 3, having been a co-showrunner for its second season. And, based on these accolades, he’s certainly an exciting choice for the studio to handle this revamped version of a classic…
One of Marvel’s most popular supernatural characters could be portrayed by a major Hollywood actor. According to a newly-surfaced rumor, Ryan Gosling has been tapped to play Ghost Rider for Marvel Studios. Ghost Rider is one of the characters many fans have been eager to see added to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Though a version of the character was featured in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Robbie Reyes as played by Gabriel Luna, the nature of this appearance in MCU canon is unknown. For starters, this version of Reyes could exist as a variant – allowing Marvel Studios to cast a different…
The tragedy which befell OceanGate’s Titan submersible was an awful experience to see unfold. However, that isn’t stopping OceanGate co-founder Guillermo Söhnlein from accomplishing his own plans. In fact, he’s currently organizing a trip to one of the world’s deepest sinkholes. For those unaware, while Guillermo Söhnlein was a co-founder of OceanGate alongside Stockton Rush who died on the Titan, Söhnlein also left the company in 2013. He eventually founded his own company with similar goals known as Blue Marble Exploration. Now, as revealed on the Blue Marble Exploration website, Söhnlein is set to lead an exploration into “Dean’s Blue…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is entering a new direction with the upcoming movie Deadpool & Wolverine. Though we’ve had glimpses of both the Multiverse and the X-Men in several recent projects, Deadpool & Wolverine is set to blow the door wide open with Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine taking the spotlight. As shared below, however, some fans even believe they’ve spotted Blade getting in on some of the Deadpool & Wolverine action – but not the version of Blade you expect. Blade is a character that was first portrayed for the screen by Wesley Snipes. After he played…