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Tom Holland is the reason Spidey's going through "Spider-Puberty" - but don't let Marvel know you're calling it that
Tom Holland pitched the "Spider-Puberty" idea to Marvel Studios for Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Jules Chin Greene
The Backrooms are expanding: A24's box office record-breaker isn't done, confirms Kane Parsons
After smashing box office records, the director of 2026's weirdest mainstream horror movie says Backrooms has more places to go before it's done
Grant DeArmitt
Emma Corrin has a surprise Deadpool & Wolverine spin-off in mind
With the X-Men coming to the MCU, Emma Corrin wants Cassandra Nova to get at least one more movie
Trent Cannon
Arguably Japan's largest manga magazine is ending —not because of money it says, but because it has too many pages
The digital magazine published the From Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman manga, along with over 2000 pages of manga a month, which was too much for most booksellers.
Trent Cannon
Critical Role's Taryon Darrington was an improvised creation. So in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4, Wayne Brady improvised a lot of his dialogue
There was no script for Sam Riegel when he was playing Taryon Darrington in Critical Role's Campaign 1, and when Wayne Brady took over the role, he did a lot off-book himself
Grant DeArmitt
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YouTube is making a surprise move to be an anime destination with multiple hit shows this season [Popverse Jump]
The anime business is changing and YouTube is becoming a surprise destination for new anime this season.
Trent Cannon
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Will Trent Season 5: Release date, cast, and what to expect from Will and Angie's new dynamic
Will Trent will not return to ABC in 2026 - but a new season will arrive early in 2027
The Rookie Season 9: Release date, cast, and what's next after the kidnapping cliffhanger
Will Tim and Lucy survive their kidnapping at the end of season 8, and who's really behind it anyway?
The Odyssey ending explained: Everything you need to know about Homer’s epic poem before seeing Christopher Nolan’s movie
Homer’s The Odyssey ending explained: What happens to Odysseus, Penelope, Telemachus, and the fate of Ithaca
Obsession & Backrooms have paved the way for a horror peak we haven't seen since the 1970s, says Jason Blum
Box office sensations Obsession (Blumhouse) and Backrooms (A24) prove that horror isn't just having a moment. Horror *is* the moment. And Paranormal Activity producer Jason Blum would know
Obsession's Bear had one more wish come true: voicing Cable in X-Men '97
Michael Johnston is going from twisted romantic terror to the world of X-Men, where relationships are always normal and good
The Flash star Grant Gustin says Spider-Man is the only other superhero he could play, and Peter Parker and Barry Allen would be "besties"
DC's Scarlet Speedster and Marvel's Friendly Neighborhood hero? They'd be besties, says TV's Barry Allen.
Minecraft 2 gets a title AND a fan contest at the same time
If you want to see your build in A Minecraft Movie Squared, here is your chance
Daggerheart’s Hope & Fear expansion could completely change how RPG campaigns handle villains
Daggerheart is aimed at getting players involved in building the world around them, so letting them help build the villain of a campaign feels like a natural step.
Doctor Who's Russell T. Davies enjoys Heated Rivalry, but don't count out his own Queer as Folk
Queer as Folk creator Russell T. Davies loves Heated Rivalry, but doesn't like when fans say his show "walked so Heated Rivalry could run"
Absolute Batman and the broader Absolute DC Universe resonate because they’re trying to change the world, not preserve it
My girlfriend hates superheroes. DC's Absolute Universe changed that, and I think I know why.
Best Medicine Season 2: release date, cast, and more
The medical dramedy stars Josh Charles as Martin Best, a doctor with a debilitating fear of blood (He doesn't like to talk about it)
Abbott Elementary is returning for its sixth year: Release date, cast, and more
The sitcom was created by, and stars, Quinta Brunson
9-1-1: Nashville Season 2: release date, cast, and was that season finale fight lethal?
Casting information for the sophomore season of ABC's drama answers one fan question about 9-1-1: Nashville
9-1-1 is returning fall 2026: release date, cast and more about ABC's emergency service drama
The Angela Bassett-led series depicts the lives of Los Angeles first responders
Why Pike and Grog are Vox Machina's best (and worst) pals, according to the Critical Role cast
Critical Role's Travis Willingham and Ashley Johnson break down what makes Pike and Grog so special together on The Legend of Vox Machina
Vox Machina Season 4 begins with Percy finally happy — but it won’t last, warns Taliesin Jaffe
According to Taliesin Jaffe, Percy struggles with his paranoid nature even when the going's good in the Legend of Vox Machina season 4
Critical Role cast members Laura Bailey and Liam O'Brien on how they're tackling "harder moments" in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4
There are some pretty harrowing events coming for Vex & Vax in the upcoming season of The Legend of Vox Machina. Bailey and O'Brien shared how they got into those as actors and, ironically, the benefits of such storytelling
Critical Role wants to do more with the Darrington Brigade because it gives them an excuse to just be silly
The Darrington Brigade recently returned for a one-shot during Sam Riegel's 24-hour livestream - and the way the Critical Role cast love them, we wouldn't be surprised to see more
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YouTube is making a surprise move to be an anime destination with multiple hit shows this season [Popverse Jump]
The anime business is changing and YouTube is becoming a surprise destination for new anime this season.
Trent Cannon
Vox Machina returns, He-Man flexes, and Roy Race kicks his way into your World Cup-loving heart: Popverse Playlist for May 30-June 5 2026
Despite appearances, Amazon is not sponsoring this week's recipe for how to keep your pop culture habits healthy and fantastic
Graeme McMillan
Steel Ball Run wasn't originally published as a new JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, but you wouldn't know that from the first chapter [Popverse Jump]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7 wasn't originally advertised as a new arc in the iconic manga until it switched magazines and release schedules.
Trent Cannon
Popverse Spotlight: Spider-Man
How will Spider-Man: Brand New Day's 'Peter Parker No More' story work? Marvel Comics canon may have the answer
Spider-Man Brand New Day follows a comic tradition of Peter Parker losing everything... and here's how comics brings it all back.
Leon Miller
Inside the death of Paul Rabin and the Spider-Man/Mary Jane Watson/Venom love triangle with Amazing Spider-Man writer & editor
Joe Kelly & Nick Lowe unpack the surprise death of Paul Rabin, Mary Jane's partner and subject of eternal side-eye by some Spider-Man fans.
Chris Arrant
Spider-Man's 'Death Spiral' ends a Spider-Carnage, a killer MJ/Venom moment, and a new Parker family mystery
An Amazing Spider-Man: Death Spiral event post-mortem with writer Joe Kelly & Marvel Spidey-editor Nick Lowe.
Chris Arrant
Jake Johnson wants his own Spider-Verse spin-off about Peter B. Parker getting to be the Spider-Man we know he could be
I mean, Spider-Noir and Spider-Punk are both getting their own Spider-Verse spinoffs. Why can't the most sweatpantsed of the Spider Society join them?
Grant DeArmitt
Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson is teaming with Agents of SHIELD showrunners for Skyward TV show
Tomorrow Studios jumps from Netflix's One Piece to Brandon Sanderson's Skyward
Trent Cannon
How Brandon Sanderson learned to stop cheating on book reports, and love books
Cosmere writer Brandon Sanderson had a creative method for cheating on his book reports as a kid, but his school caught him
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Book publishers were afraid of building shared universes until they saw how successful the Marvel Cinematic Universe was, according to Brandon Sanderson
How the Marvel Cinematic Universe changed the literature market
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Apple TV+ taps Brandon Sanderson to lead Mistborn and Cosmere movie and TV adaptations
Apple TV+ has given Brandon Sanderson unprecedented creative control over future adaptations of his books
Jules Chin Greene
The Boys
The Boys showrunner announces his favorite review of the series finale
The final episode of The Boys has apparently upset Elon Musk, which is not bothering Eric Kripke in the slightest
Trent Cannon
Redemption was never an option for The Deep, explains The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke
Sometimes you gotta let bad people get a bad end to help give The Boys a satisfying finale.
Trent Cannon
The Boys showrunner reveals his surprise hope for the series finale
Eric Kripke knows The Boys goes to some dark places, but that is because he believes that is where hope thrives.
Trent Cannon
Homelander actor thought The Boys jumped the shark way back in its second season
Antony Starr thought The Boys was getting silly back in Season 2, so what must he though of the series now?
Trent Cannon
Supergirl
Supergirl isn't really Supergirl for most of her movie, says Milly Alcock
Milly Alcock isn't in the Supergirl costume as much as you'd expect for the character's first DCU solo movie, according to the actress
Jules Chin Greene
How to watch DC's Supergirl movies and shows in order - release & chronological
How to watch Supergirl in release and chronological order
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
DC is trying to revive the R-Rated Lobo comic drawn by All-Star Superman's Frank Quitely that it was scared to publish before
DC wants to publish Frank Quitely’s long-lost Lobo story — but there’s a catch.
Chris Arrant
DC Studios Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters - what changed, what got added, and what went away after the first announcement
With The Authority being shelved for the time being and Waller in limbo, what remains of the initial DCU plans ahead of Supergirl's release in theaters?
Graeme McMillan