As most fans would have probably expected, both the critical and fan responses to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker have been incredibly divisive. It appears that J.J. Abrams’ attempt to conclude the franchise wasn’t exactly the satisfying finale everyone was hoping for. Nevertheless, it appears now that one actor from the Star Wars franchise has now spoken out against the new film – in fact he calls it the worst Star Wars movie ever made. The comment comes from actor Jake Cannavale, who recently made his appearance in the franchise as rookie bounty hunter Toro Calican in The Mandalorian.…
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While Universal was likely hoping for Cats to be a critical and fan success, much like the popular Broadway musical the film is based on, that hasn’t been the case. The movie has been the target for plenty of criticism due to its honestly eerie CGI effects, and now it seems Universal is taking action. According to new reports, it appears that thousands of theaters have been contacted by Universal where they’ve been informed by the studio a new version of Cats is on the way. It seems that they’ve created a cut of Cats with updated visual effects. The…
One of the more popular supervillain characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been none other than actor Tom Hiddleston’s character Loki. While fans were ecstatic to see the character brought back to the franchise with a 2012 version of the character that was introduced in Avengers: Endgame, they’ve been even more ecstatic ever since it was announced that Loki would be getting his very own original series. The series is set to premiere on Disney’s streaming service Disney Plus, and pre-production on the upcoming Loki show is already underway. While it’s currently unknown who the majority of people working…
One of Disney and Marvel’s latest as well as biggest successes in recent history has been Avengers: Endgame. The film acts as a conclusion to Marvel’s Infinity Saga, essentially everything leading up to the massive crossover, and was a huge hit with fans, critics, and of course – at the box office. But the film has also kept fans interested well after its theatrical run. Many have taken to analyzing the epic crossover, and have gone as far as reading and rereading so much as the screenplay just to try for deeper insight or hidden easter eggs. As such things…
Most Stephen King and horror fans are perhaps already familiar with Stephen King’s iconic vampire novel ‘Salem’s Lot. The book has since become the inspiration for a variety of adaptations, including two miniseries and an upcoming theatrical film. It also served as inspiration for one of the locations in the Hulu series Castle Rock. What some fans may not be familiar with, however, is a short story published by King titled Jerusalem’s Lot which takes place more than a century before ‘Salem’s Lot. As it turns out, that short story is now becoming the basis for an all new television…
The Star Wars franchise received a big first for the franchise with the latest installment, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. As the film’s director J.J. Abrams has previously teased, the movie would have some form of inclusion for the LGBT audience. And for those of you who’ve managed to see the film, you’d know that he’s correct – the film has the first gay kiss shown on screen in a Star Wars movie, as well as any live action Disney blockbuster. However, new reports from fans watching the film in Dubai have been stating that the scene has been…
One of the most iconic and popular horror franchises to ever come into existence, especially out of the 1980’s, has been the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Ever since Wes Craven introduced the world to his character Freddy Krueger, played by Robert Englund in A Nightmare on Elm Street and all of its original sequels, the character has become a mainstay in pop culture fandom. While he’s not as popular now, Freddy Krueger is still just as relevant, continually being parodied and featured in a plethora of appearances to this day. Now read on below to find out why Freddy…
We’re at a moment in pop culture history when LGBT representation is at an all time high. In a notable new announcement for an upcoming video game titled Tell Me Why, it’s been revealed that the game will be the first to include a playable transgender protagonist. The revelation was made at Microsoft’s X019 event, where the Life Is Strange franchise game development company DONTNOD Entertainment made the announcement. As explained, the main character is a trans man named Tyler Ronan. It turns out that game director Florent Guillaume and Joseph Staten, senior creative director at Xbox, worked with the…
One of the most iconic and memorable superhero characters under the Marvel umbrella is none other than Peter Parker aka Spider-Man. He’s been an important part of Marvel for decades now, ever since that faithful original storyline where Peter Parker ended up getting bitten by a radioactive spider. The event left him with a variety of superpowers, those of which have been as important to the character as his personality traits and brightly colored superhero costume. But as it turns out, there’s one superpower from the character’s early days that was kind of forgotten. And honestly, it’s probably for the…
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is usually thought to be a politically progressive person, one that’s previously criticized Donald Trump, and taken on a variety of LGBT perspectives. But now she’s been receiving backlash for a statement she made on Twitter in support of a woman who lost her job at an international think tank for having opposed a particular set of proposed U.K. laws. The laws would allow people to identify as the sex of their choice. Here’s what J.K. Rowling had stated specifically: “Dress however you please. Call yourself whatever you like. Sleep with any consenting adult who’ll have…