Why Jeon Jong-seo Is the Next Great Korean Actor

A rising star that’s slowly but surely emerging into the film industry both in her native South Korea and internationally isJeon Jong-seo. She made her acting debut in 2018’s South Korean thriller filmBurning. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it earned a nomination for the Palme d’Or. This international exposure helped her expand her work beyond South Korea, where she debuted in the 2021 filmMona Lisa and the Blood Moonalongside Kate Hudson and Craig Robinson....

July 30, 2025 · 5 min · 1064 words · Jacob Robinson

Why Marvel's Thunderbolts Are the Anti-Avengers

Aside from Tony Stark’s bad-boy status, the Avengers haven’t really had a dark side. Sure, every character has had their sketchy moments and pasts, but largely were walking the straight and narrow when we met them. Black Widow had her “red ledger” to contend with, Steve Rogers alluded to “compromises” during World War II that he wasn’t too keen on, but overall the Avengers were a pretty clean living bunch. Almost too clean....

July 30, 2025 · 4 min · 823 words · Nicole Lambert

Will Darth Vader Return in The Clone Wars Series Finale on Disney+?

Will Darth Vader make his debut onThe Clone Warsin the series finale? That is, undoubtedly, a question worth asking as the belovedStar Warsseries is coming to an end very soon. Disney+ has been airing the long-awaited final season of the show. All good things must come to an end, and the conclusion will be here on May 4, which just so happens to be Star Wars Day. Ahead of the episode’s release, some new evidence has arrived that suggests Vader could be part of the equation....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Thomas Powell

Will Saw 9 Keep the Jigsaw Legacy Alive?

Do you want to play a game for a ninth time? Even if you don’t, it seems that theSawfranchise is far from dead.Jigsawwas incredibly successful at the box office, despite the fact that it didn’t do much for critics or fans, if Rotten Tomatoes is to be believed. In any case, money talks and that means it’s only natural that the producers of theSawfranchise see that there’s possible money to be made with another installment....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Thomas Miller

X-Men: Apocalypse Synopsis Threatens Worldwide Destruction

We can thank M&Ms for this one! The officialX-Men: Apocalypsesynopsis has been released, and it promises one of the mostthrillingchapters in this long running franchise. 20th Century Fox and Mars Chocolate North America have announced a partnership between M&M’s and the latestX-Men adventure. While the press release comes with a cute photo of the Yellow and Green M&M’s dressed as Storm andMagneto, there was something much more cooler buried within. Yes, the full plot of this movie has now officially been revealed....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Austin Hernandez

Zachary Levi Wants Shazam to Have a Wonder Woman Cameo

Could we be seeing Wonder Woman show up on the big screen again sooner than we thought? If Zachary Levi gets his way, that would be the case. The actor that has been tasked with bringingShazam!to life on the big screen in the upcoming movie has said that he would love to see Wonder Woman make a cameo in the movie. Here’s what he had to say about it in a recent interview....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Steven Mendez

'Friday Night Lights' Reboot Lands at Peacock

Where there’s a will, there’s a way — and the only way that the football players ofFriday Night Lightsknow is forward. So it’s no surprise that the Universal Television-produced reboot of the iconic early 2000s series (that was itself a reboot of a movie based on a book) has found itself a streaming home at Peacock. In a new, exclusive report fromDeadlinefull of football-related puns, it was revealed that the deal came together over the past few days after heated bids from both Peacock and Netflix....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · Keith Hicks

'The Last of Us' May End With Season 3 After All

Following the shockingdeparture of co-creator Neil Druckmannfrom HBO’s adaptation of the survival horror video gameThe Last of Us, the hit series now suddenly faces an even more uncertain future thanks to the latest update from HBO and HBO Max content chairman/CEO, Casey Bloys. And it’s an update that suggests the series could end much sooner than we thought. ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Star Lands Historic Emmy Nomination The driving force of ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 just made history at the Emmy Awards....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 534 words · Caleb Sanders

'The Substance' Director Turned Down 'Black Widow' to Make 'The Substance'

Coralie Fargeatbet big on herself and won, as her decision to turn down a big MCU director gig to focus on her passion project,The Substance, led her to an Academy Award nomination. Fargeat’sThe Substancehas become one of the ultimate underdog stories of the awards season race, as the movie’s original financer, Universal Pictures, dropped the project before being picked up by a smaller distributor, Mubi. The body horror film, starring Demi Moore, seemed like a tough sell on paper, but it has since gone on to gross $76 million worldwide and defied expectations....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 636 words · Andrea Wheeler

10 Best Long-Running Fantasy Shows With Lots of Seasons

When it comes tofantasyshows on TV, the genre is surprisingly both a playground of creativity and a battlefield of early farewells. Fans are blessed with shows that are heavy on magic, time loops, talking beasts, cursed bloodlines, chosen ones, you name it. However, despite the wonder and the awe they evoke, most fantasy TV shows barely make it past two or three seasons. The reasons vary. The story arcs either conclude on time, the networks decide to shake things up, or it is the classic “fans loved it, but critics hated it” dilemma....

July 29, 2025 · 9 min · 1863 words · Troy Harvey

10 Movies That Turned Out Great Despite Behind-the-Scenes Issues

Ordinarily, great results are born out of great preparation and coordination. However, things tend to work differently in Hollywood. The visions of directors, actors, screenwriters, and studio heads don’t always align, so clashes happen at various points of the production process, resulting in hellish situations. Bad luck also pops up occasionally, complicating what would have been seamless shoots. For some movies, the issues are minor, while for some, the situation gets so bad that the entire project nearly gets canceled....

July 29, 2025 · 9 min · 1910 words · Christine Austin

11 Most Promising 2015 Fall TV Shows

Good TV used to be an oxymoron. For many years, hour long shows were filled with situations that just didn’t reflect what the viewing public wanted. Half hour shows weren’t much better but at least they were funny. TV was seen as a graveyard. The place that actors went when their careers stalled. No serious director worked in this medium. Ever. Then Reality TV happened and TV seemed to reach it lowest ebb yet....

July 29, 2025 · 8 min · 1643 words · Charlene Obrien

A Tale of 2 Penguins: Josh Gad Responds to Colin Farrell's The Batman Casting

After previously campaigning to get the role for himself, Josh Gad has responded to the new reports of Colin Farrell negotiating to play Penguin inThe Batman. At this time, Farrell’s potential casting is not a done deal, as the actor is reportedly in talks to play Oswald Cobblepot in the upcoming superhero movie from director Matt Reeves. Still, because the news has been going viral, Gad apparently felt it was necessary to respond, though he does so in a bit of a tongue-in-cheek manner....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Jamie Davis