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Welcome to Future Fest
Join us this week for Popverse Future Fest: It's time we begin writing the first draft of our pop culture future.
Chris Arrant
Crunchyroll confirms that Demon Slayer Infinity Castle won't be coming to streaming this year
Demon Slayer fans will have to wait until at least 2026 to watch the box office hit on any streaming service, including Crunchyroll's own
Trent Cannon
One Piece fans at New York Comic-Con, step into Wano Country with a new collaboration with Mercer Labs
As though we needed another reason to be hyped for NYCC 2025
Trent Cannon
DC's Batman #1 has already outsold 2024's best-selling comic of the year
After selling out on the distributor level, DC Comics' Batman #1 will be back with a second printing with new covers by Jorge Jiménez and Dan Mora
Jules Chin Greene
Critical Role star Sam Riegel didn't know FCG's fate before the moment happened - but he did know it was "a good way to go"
Sam Riegel was planning on taking a break from Critical Role for health reasons, but he didn't know what was going to happen to FCG - until just before the big moment happened
Graeme McMillan
Avengers and Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is on her way to New York Comic Con 2025 - and Popverse Superfans will have an early chance to connect
Amy Pond herself is coming to the Javits Center this October to take photos with fans and sign autographs, but Popverse Superfans don't need a time machine to get an early start on her schedule
Graeme McMillan
Latest
Hollywood finally embraces the true silliness of fighting games with 2026's Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat II
The time of the fighting game adaptation is now and we couldn't be happier.
Is Scream's Skeet Ulrich playing Henry the Cassette Man in Five Nights at Freddy's 2? The actor is coy, but does talk about a "big scene" in the sequel
Skeet Ulrich says that Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is well written, and teases a big moment between him and Josh Hutcherson
The future of Star Wars in 2026 is a new era for movies, an old villain getting his own show, and an innovative new take on the Jedi [Future Fest]
Star Wars heads back to the big screen in 2026, but the most interesting experiment is happening on Disney+
Superman & Lois stars Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch asked WB and the CW to keep love triangles out of the show
Superman & Lois actors Tyler Toechlin and Bitsie Tulloch told the CW that they wanted Lois and Clark’s marriage to be free of love triangles
DC to reissue the comic that current Batman writer Matt Fraction says shows that the Dark Knight is "capable of wonder and joy"
Batman: Universe by Brian Michael Bendis and Nick Derrington is getting a new hardcover release in 2026, complete with an introduction from new Batwriter Matt Fraction.
Cyclops and Wade Wilson: Deadpool get a new spotlight as Marvel relaunches the X-Men comic book line in 2026
January sees the 'Shadows of Tomorrow' impact the X-Men, with Marvel announcing two new comics joining some familiar favorites ahead of a New York Comic Con panel
Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s James Marsters was initially disgusted by the Spike/Buffy romance, as he viewed Sarah Michelle Geller as a sister
James Marsters thought the Buffy/Spike romance on Buffy the Vampire Slayer was incestuous due to his close relationship with the actress
Want to know the future of horror movies? Just check your YouTube and Twitch [Future Fest]
Horror's next monsters (and monster-makers) are likely in your pocket right now
Scream actor Skeet Ulrich watched Faces of Death and surrounded himself with blacklight posters to help him get into the headspace of a serial killer
Skeet Ulrich prepared for his role in Scream by watching Faces of Death and filling his hotel with blacklights
Black Mirror meets Fallout meets AI injustice in new sci-fi series Cyberarchy
Even after the robot uprising, injustice is going to remain a thing in the new comic book series from Mad Cave Studios
The opening of Paul Anderson's Event Horizon feels suitably alien... but could use more humanity [The Coldest Open]
Horror is predicated on you feeling the same fear that the characters on screen are feeling - but as the futuristic (and otherwise brilliant!) Event Horizon begins, I find myself struggling to connect
The biggest movies of 2026 [Future Fest]
Two MCU movies, one horror flick, and the kind of film they write prophecies about - here's what we think will hit cinemas the hardest come next year
Captain Marvel & FML writer Kelly Sue DeConnick says what we're all thinking about comic stores and Amazon
Speaking at Rose City Comic Con 2025, the FML and Captain Marvel writer Kelly Sue DeConnick defends your local comic store because "Amazon can't make friends for you."
Supergirl, (more) Superman, and a trio of Lanterns: The future of DC Studios DCU looks like this [Future Fest]
DC Studios is ready to pivot to what the audience wants and what filmmakers are ready to make - which means more Superman, some Supergirl, and a Mike Flanagan-written Clayface horror movie
Giancarlo Esposito reveals the funny story of how he was cast (and lowballed) to play the Star Wars villian Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian
Star Wars: The Mandalorian big bad of Moff Gideon was written specifically for Giancarlo Esposito by Jon Favreau.
Here's what the future of anime (and anime fandom) looks like according to us and Anime Herald boss Samantha Ferreira [Popverse Jump]
The future of anime, from someone who has seen a lot of its past.
MCU star Jeremy Renner still wants to do Hawkeye season 2 for Marvel Studios, despite him publicly saying their first offer was low
Jeremy Renner says that Clint Barton will sling arrows in the Marvel Cinematic Universe again
The 2026 biggest book releases from your favorite authors (Veronica Roth, Cassandra Clare, Freida McFadden, and more)
Though 2025 isn't over yet, we are starting our engines and taking a look ahead at the biggest book releases out in 2026
Twilight writer Stephenie Meyer has “other stories outlined” for Edward and Bella after Breaking Dawn
The Twilight Saga didn't end for writer Stephenie Meyer after Breaking Dawn, and she has plans for where Edward and Bella's story goes next
David Harbour loves the kids on the Strange Things set - but fart jokes during his "big break" was "very weird"
The Stranger Things kids would pass the time on set by teasing David Harbour with fart jokes
The Mummy star Brendan Fraser says what we’re all thinking about why Tom Cruise’s 2017 reboot failed
The Mummy’s Brendan Fraser says Tom Cruise’s 2017 reboot forgot how to have fun, and that’s why it flopped at the box office
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Here's what the future of anime (and anime fandom) looks like according to us and Anime Herald boss Samantha Ferreira [Popverse Jump]
The future of anime, from someone who has seen a lot of its past.
Trent Cannon
Daredevil, Punisher, Spider-Man, Marvel Zombies, and all-new Avengers: The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe looks like this [Marvel Matters]
There's more Marvel coming your way in the next couple of years than you might have thought, and it's all leading up to the return of Robert Downey Jr. to the MCU
Graeme McMillan
The Demon Slayer Infinity Castle movie feels like a turning point in anime fandom [Popverse Jump]
The final battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and Lord Muzan has begun.
Trent Cannon
NYCC 2025
One Piece fans at New York Comic-Con, step into Wano Country with a new collaboration with Mercer Labs
As though we needed another reason to be hyped for NYCC 2025
Trent Cannon
Brendan Fraser is coming to New York Comic Con 2025 to talk with you about The Mummy, The Whale, and more!
If you know him, you love him. Friends, Brendan Fraser is coming to NYCC 2025.
Chris Arrant
Avengers and Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is on her way to New York Comic Con 2025 - and Popverse Superfans will have an early chance to connect
Amy Pond herself is coming to the Javits Center this October to take photos with fans and sign autographs, but Popverse Superfans don't need a time machine to get an early start on her schedule
Graeme McMillan
The Punisher star Jon Bernthal returns to New York Comic Con 2025 - and reunites with his Daredevil: Born Again castmates
Come talk movies, TV, football, pitbulls, and more with Jon Bernthal at NYCC 2025
Chris Arrant
Future Fest
Hollywood finally embraces the true silliness of fighting games with 2026's Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat II
The time of the fighting game adaptation is now and we couldn't be happier.
Trent Cannon
The future of Star Wars in 2026 is a new era for movies, an old villain getting his own show, and an innovative new take on the Jedi [Future Fest]
Star Wars heads back to the big screen in 2026, but the most interesting experiment is happening on Disney+
Jules Chin Greene
Want to know the future of horror movies? Just check your YouTube and Twitch [Future Fest]
Horror's next monsters (and monster-makers) are likely in your pocket right now
Grant DeArmitt
The opening of Paul Anderson's Event Horizon feels suitably alien... but could use more humanity [The Coldest Open]
Horror is predicated on you feeling the same fear that the characters on screen are feeling - but as the futuristic (and otherwise brilliant!) Event Horizon begins, I find myself struggling to connect
Grant DeArmitt
Red Hood
Red Hood writer: “I have no desire” to return to DC in the wake of Batman spinoff’s sudden cancellation
Gretchen Felker-Martin says that she feels that DC cut ties with her and the Red Hood title once it became "politically disadvantageous" for the publisher
Graeme McMillan
DC Comics cancels Red Hood comic book series
The first issue of the 17+-rated Batman spin-off comic book series went on sale September 10, but DC Comics has informed retailers that orders for all future issues have been cancelled
Graeme McMillan
Batman's fallen son Jason Todd heads to New Orleans (and the Huntress) for a new adults-only Red Hood comic book series - in mainstream DC continuity
Jason Todd is leaving Batman and Gotham City behind (but taking his guns and his bike) in the new mature-readers comic book series set in mainstream DC continuity
Graeme McMillan
NYCC 2025
One Piece fans at New York Comic-Con, step into Wano Country with a new collaboration with Mercer Labs
As though we needed another reason to be hyped for NYCC 2025
Trent Cannon
Brendan Fraser is coming to New York Comic Con 2025 to talk with you about The Mummy, The Whale, and more!
If you know him, you love him. Friends, Brendan Fraser is coming to NYCC 2025.
Chris Arrant
Avengers and Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is on her way to New York Comic Con 2025 - and Popverse Superfans will have an early chance to connect
Amy Pond herself is coming to the Javits Center this October to take photos with fans and sign autographs, but Popverse Superfans don't need a time machine to get an early start on her schedule
Graeme McMillan
The Punisher star Jon Bernthal returns to New York Comic Con 2025 - and reunites with his Daredevil: Born Again castmates
Come talk movies, TV, football, pitbulls, and more with Jon Bernthal at NYCC 2025
Chris Arrant
Downton Abbey
Hugh Bonneville teases us with the most exciting Downton Abbey spin-off possible as The Grand Finale finally hits cinemas
Downton Abbey in space is the coolest idea we've ever heard and we'll be working on the fanfic right now.
Trent Cannon
The Downton Abbey set is usually home to an actual desk owned by Napoleon... but not while filming
It might surprise you to learn that Highclere Castle, the real-life estate where Downton Abbey is filmed, operates business-as-usual while filming is going on. Well, almost.
Grant DeArmitt
Better angels and online demons: A trip down the rabbit hole of Downton Abbey fandom
Downton Abbey’s fandom may sound innocuous, but scratch the surface and you’ll find a contested space filled with scams, weirdness, political divisions, and fan communities fighting for more.
Jim McDermott
The late Maggie Smith is "still very much in the atmosphere" in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, says Elizabeth McGovern
Ahead of the release of the final Downton Abbey chapter (and only one without Smith's involvement), the Cora Crawley actor spoke about her costar, who passed in 2024
Grant DeArmitt