Grant DeArmitt

Grant DeArmitt
Staff Writer
Grant DeArmitt: Grant DeArmitt (he/him) likes horror, comics, and the unholy union of the two. As Popverse's Staff Writer, he criss-crosses the pop culture landscape bringing you the news and opinions about the big things (and the next big things). In the past, and despite their better judgment, he has written for Nightmare on Film Street and Newsarama. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, Kingsley, and corgi, Legs.
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Stranger Things: The First Shadow is built on the Vecna backstory that didn't make it into season 4
Kate Trefry, who cowrote the play and episodes of the show, said she pulled from early discussions about Henry Creel in the Stranger Things writers' room to bring his story to Broadway
April 18, 2025
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Lore Corner: The Daredevil: Born Again season 1 finale sets up John Bernthal's Punisher for a special that's straight out of Marvel Comics
It sure seems like Frank Castle is heading toward a confrontation with [SPOILER], a plotline that takes heavy inspiration from
April 16, 2025
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The creepiest SFX from Ryan Coogler's Sinners blinded the vampire actors (temporarily)
Actors rarely get to see footage as it's being filmed, but on the set of Coogler's Sinners, folks like Hailee Steinfeld didn't even get to see the set or castmates around them
April 16, 2025
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Watch NowStar Wars and Attack the Block star John Boyega was at C2E2 2025 for The Force of Talent Spotlight panel, and you can watch the whole thing right now
Watch the uninterrupted John Boyega spotlight panel from Chicago's premiere pop culture event, thanks to your pals at Popverse
April 12, 2025
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Uhura or Celia: We play Who Is More Likely To? with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Celia Rose Gooding
In this inaugural edition of Who Is More Likely To?, we asked Strange New Worlds star Celia Rose Gooding about the similarities and differences between herself and her character, Starfleet officer Nyota Uhura.
April 10, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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Mike Flanagan & Prime Video may have found their Carrie in former Chucky star Summer H. Howell
Yep, that creepy kid from Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky might just be the blood-covered, telekinetic teen that put Stephen King on the map
April 09, 2025
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The White Lotus is so big that Woody Harrelson had to issue a statement about why he wasn't in it
White Lotus fans online have apparently offered the same critique after the season 3 finale: there's not enough Woody. Uh, Harrelson, that is
April 09, 2025
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Why did Ryan Coogler make Sinners before Black Panther 3? To make sure audiences "really know me"
"I still haven’t really opened myself up to the audience," says the Creed and Fruitvale Station filmmaker. With the Michael B. Jordan-starring vampire horror Sinners, however, Coogler hopes to change that
April 09, 2025
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Love Adolescence's one-take episode format? Thank Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt
Pitt (who is a producer on the show) came to Adolescence co-creator Stephen Graham with the idea after seeing his movie, Boiling Point
April 09, 2025
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A Minecraft sequel? Director Jared Hess already has thoughts after the film outperforms box office expectations
Despite hesitation after the first trailer dropped, the Minecraft movie starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa is doing great at the box office, and that has director Hess looking at the future
April 07, 2025
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Daredevil: Born Again's Wilson Fisk will never appear in an MCU film, says Kingpin actor Vincent D'Onofrio
Wilson Fisk may have been all over the MCU's TV projects - Daredevil, Hawkeye, and Echo come to mind - but if what D'Onofrio says is true, he'll never get the big screen treatment like Matt Murdock
April 07, 2025
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Follow along live to the official Critical Role panel with Matt Mercer & friends from Chicago's C2E2 2025
Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Taliesin Jaffe are talking Critical Role at C2E2 2025 - follow along live!
April 07, 2025
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Follow along live to the Lord of the Rings reunion panel with Elijah wood, Andy Serkis, and more from Chicago's C2E2 2025
Elijah Wood (Frodo), Sean Astin (Sam), Dominic Monaghan (Merry), Billy Boyd (Pippin), John Rhys-Davies (Gimli), and Andy Serkis (Gollum) are reuniting to talk Lord of the Rings - and you can follow it live from C2E2 2025 here with our liveblog.
April 05, 2025
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America's biggest publishers are so worried about libraries, they're asking Congress to step in to save them
Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House, and more have authored a letter urging congress to protect the Institute of Museum and Library Services
April 04, 2025
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Steven Soderbergh has ideas for a Contagion sequel, but it'll likely not be coming to theaters
"We talk about it and have come up with some terrifying ideas," said The Black Bag director. But also, "I don’t want to torture people."
April 04, 2025
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What Tom Cruise taught Glen Powell about running in movies - for The Running Man remake, obviously
"As you talk to these running coaches, [they say] there’s, like, only one actor that knows how to run on screen," Powell said at CinemaCon "It’s Tom Cruise."
April 04, 2025
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Post-Stranger Things, Finn Wolfhard is looking for roles not inspired by 80s horror... except for the movie he just made
After Stranger Things, It, and Ghostbusters, Wolfhard is trying to shake off the "80s kid" persona. Well, after his 80s-inspired slasher Hell of a Summer drops, of course
April 04, 2025
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Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders already halted due to Trump Tariffs
Just two days after a pre-order date was revealed, Nintendo has announced that it no longer applies
April 04, 2025
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has written a true crime book... and Martin Scorsese is already prepping a movie adaptation
Co-written with journalist Nick Bilton, Dwayne Johnson's as-yet-untitled work tells the story of 70s Hawaiin mob boss Wilford 'Nappy' Pulawa
April 04, 2025
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Nintendo Switch 2 costs may be going up thanks to Trump's tariffs - here's how much
It's been a real roller coaster of emotions for gamers waiting to play the Nintendo Switch 2, And if some economists are correct, we're about to reach a pretty steep drop
April 03, 2025
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Spoilers!Did [SPOILER] really die in Daredevil: Born Again episode 7? Maybe, but it looks like they'll be back for season 2 anyway
The most recent episode of Disney+'s Daredevil series ended with an unexpected death... but this is comic book fare, baby. Death is a suggestion, not a guarantee
April 03, 2025
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea author TJ Klune on "the magic of being able to see yourself in the written word" and more
Klune, the author of The House in the Cerulean Sea and The Bones Beneath My Skin, sat down with Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson to talk representation, romance, and of course, the symbiotic nature of ravens and wolves
April 03, 2025
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Hulu officially orders The Handmaid's Tale sequel The Testaments, announces Sweet Tooth, You, and Safe Home actors to star
Amy Seimetz, Brad Alexander, and Mabel Li will feature as major players in The Testament's, the follow-up to Hulu's successful series based on Margaret Atwood's prescient novel
April 02, 2025
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Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time in Hollywood is getting a spin-off at Netflix... and Tarantino wrote it
Directing the series, which may see Brad Pitt and even Leonardo DiCaprio return to their respective roles, is... wait a second, David Fincher??
April 02, 2025
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In just 3 weeks, Adolescence is now officially one of the most popular (English language) series on Netflix
Watch out, Squid Game. Netflix's Adolescence may not be reaching your numbers yet, but with the creators reportedly open to a season 2, it just might
April 02, 2025
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Lore Corner: Let's talk about Muse, the most nerfed character in Daredevil: Born Again
Heads up, some major spoilers here for the Muse storyline of Daredevil: Born Again. You've been warned
April 02, 2025
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Val Kilmer dies at 65
The Batman Forever, Top Gun, and Tombstone actor leaves behind a wildly diverse, and often exceptional, body of work
April 02, 2025
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Spider-Man vs. Venom on the big screen? "We got close" to a Tom Holland/Tom Hardy movie, says Hardy
Save for that end credits scene in Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Tom Holland's Spider-Man and Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock have never actually been on screen together. That almost wasn't the case
April 01, 2025
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Euphoria's Sydney Sweeney x Gundam is the crossover we never knew we wanted (but now desperately want)
The Euphoria and Immaculate star Sweeney is in talks to be a part of Legendary's Gundam movie
April 01, 2025
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Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse’s release date has been confirmed by Sony Pictures
The third movie in the animated Spider-Verse saga will swing into theaters June 4, 2027, Sony announced at CinemaCon 2025
March 31, 2025
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Star Wars, Indiana Jones, & Back to the Future movie poster artist Drew Struzan can no longer draw due to Alzheimer's
Along with the above classics, Struzan did the designs for Harry Potter, Blade Runner, The Shawshank Redemption, and many, many more
March 31, 2025
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Novocaine's Amber Midthunder very poorly pretends she's not shot a secret sequel to Predator movie Prey
After her turn in the twisty action romp Novocaine, you'd think Prey star Midthunder could keep a better secret
March 31, 2025
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Set phasers to Yes, And: The Star Trek parody USS Improvise came back at Emerald City Comic Con, and Popverse filmed the whole thing
Join Riker, Data, and Picard as you've never seen them before (literally, there's no script) as the hysterical cast of the USS Improvise returns to Seattle's ECCC '25
March 31, 2025
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Relive the Emerald City Comic Con 2025 talent show, filmed on the Seattle Convention Center's Pine Stage!
Dancers, singers, and at least one wizard of Yo-Yo brought their honed skills to ECCC 25, and if you missed it at the convention, we've got you covered
March 31, 2025
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"Lost" Looney Tunes movie Coyote vs. Acme has been saved by The Day the Earth Blew Up distributors Ketchup Entertainment
Finally, a win for Wile E. Coyote. Coyote vs. Acme is said to be tracking for a 2026 release date
March 31, 2025
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Popverse Picks: My favorite zombie things, including a Christmas musical, an Image Comics adaptation, and more
The Last of Us season 2 is clicking its way onto Max pretty soon; here's how to enjoy the genre even if you don't do shrooms
March 31, 2025
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Adolescence season 2? It's not impossible, says Stephen Graham producer and star of of Netflix's drama
Graham, who recently recounted his experience with the Netflix crime drama's wild success, didn't confirm an Adolescence season 2. But he didn't NOT confirm it either, ya know?
March 28, 2025
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2 marketing push (and that first trailer) to begin next week ahead of 2025 release date
Freddy Fazbear is sick of you asking for when the sequel trailer will appear, so he's saying when the hype train begins
March 28, 2025
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How is Marvel Studios keeping track of all of the Avengers: Doomsday cast? Custom MCU baseball cards (with actors' contracts on the back)
Well, that's one way to keep track of a cast it took five and a half hours to announce
March 28, 2025
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The Pitt was Max's biggest gamble of 2025, and it paid off. Hell, we already have a release date for season 2
A linear medical procedural in a prestige drama world? It shouldn't work, but it did, and Max's CEO Casey Bloys explained the risks involved
March 28, 2025
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Despite what Marvel Studios announced, Chris Evans' Captain America is expected to 'surprise' us in next Avengers movie
He might not have been a part of Marvel's five-and-a-half-hour livestream cast reveal, but The Hollywood Reporter is sticking to their guns that Chris Evans is expected in a huge MCU movie
March 28, 2025
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Why Matthew McConaughey quit Hollywood six years ago, and why he's back with The Rivals of Amziah King
"I needed to write my own story," True Detective and Sing 2 star McConaughey said. Quite the range on that guy
March 28, 2025
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Netflix wants Stranger Things on your screens, in your theaters, and now, on your game console
Speaking to the Game Developers Conference 2025, Netflix’s game chief revealed the streamer’s desire to host a Stranger Things game… and even teased what one would look like
March 28, 2025
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That's All Folks: Warner Bros. to demolish longtime home of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the other Looney Tunes
Next up: The board will kill and eat Porky Pig
March 28, 2025
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Legend of Zelda's live-action movie has a 2027 release date, the same week as the next Godzilla x Kong, and just one week before Sonic 4
I'll remind you that Kong vs. Link vs. Sonic is literally the plot of Super Smash Bros.
March 28, 2025
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Fantastic Four: First Steps? Superman? Nope - the most anticipated movie release of summer 2025 is probably not what you're thinking
You'd think it would be something of the SUPER or, perhaps, FANTASTIC variety. But no, summer 2025's most anticipated release has a more WORLDwide appeal
March 27, 2025
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Red Sonja's movie reboot lands US distributor, meaning the former Conan co-star and current She-Devil with a Sword might be back on the big screen in the next few months
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the rights to distribute the Matilda Lutz-starring, M.J. Bassett-directed sword & sorcery romp
March 27, 2025
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Andor's true roots don't lie with Rogue One, but a 1980s Star Wars tabletop RPG (that almost didn't exist)
Yes, George Lucas established the core storyline of of the Galaxy Far, Far Away in the original trilogy. But details like the Imperial Security Bureau? That came from Star Wars: the Roleplaying Game
March 27, 2025
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A Quiet Place: Day One star Lupita Nyong'o went from terrified of cats to adopting one after filming
A Death Angel? No biggie. But a four-legged house dictator whose nemeses are unbroken glasses? that's another monster entirely
March 27, 2025
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Hugh Jackman's Wolverine is missing from the Avengers: Doomsday line-up
My guy has barely spent ten minutes in those blue and yellows! Is Logan really gone for good after Deadpool & Wolverine?
March 26, 2025
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Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, & James Marsden, AKA X-Men's Magneto, Nightcrawler, Mystique, & Cyclops are coming to the MCU for Avengers: Doomsday
Presumably reprising their roles In the Fox films, McKellen, Cumming, Romijn, & Marsden would rejoin X-men alums Patrick Stewart, Kelsey Grammer, and potentially more
March 26, 2025
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Netflix taps Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Venom writers for new live-action Scooby Doo
Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg have written the pilot for a "modern reimagining" of the Scooby Doo mythos. Unknown as of this writing? If the dog talks
March 26, 2025
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X-Men's Beast - AKA Kelsey Grammer - will be in Avengers: Doomsday
Grammer, who plays Hank McCoy/Beast in Fox's X-Men movies, will return for the next Russo Brothers-directed Avengers movie in 2026.
March 26, 2025
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Horror is "a great place to practice being scared," says Chuck Tingle, Seanan McGuire, and other leading authors in the genre
"I am actually out to traumatize you," McGuire told fans at Emerald City Comic Con 2025, but for good reasons. (Honest.)
March 26, 2025
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Marvel Studios is unveiling the Avengers: Doomsday cast in real time right now
Let's all see if Cumberbatch was right or not about the Doctor Strange confusion
March 26, 2025
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Lore Corner: Heather Glenn may be in a tricky spot in Daredevil: Born Again, but it's nothing compared to her Marvel Comics counterpart
Don't get us wrong, Dr. Glenn is still very much in a dark spot in Daredevil: Born Again - just maybe not as dark as "your boyfriend kinda caused your dad's death"
March 25, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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Before he plays Harry Potter's mentor Dumbledore, John Lithgow is returning to his most demented character in Dexter: Resurrection
Arthur Mitchell, AKA The Trinity Killer, appeared in Dexter season 4. And yeah, if you're familiar with how that season ends, we have the same question you do...
March 25, 2025
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Final Destination Bloodlines' Tony Todd was almost Doctor Strange's Dormammu in MCU canon
Before Benedict Cumberbatch ended up on screen in the dual roles of hero and villain, Doctor Strange nearly featured the voice of Candyman himself
March 25, 2025
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Final Destination Bloodlines trailer unveils first look at horror legend Tony Todd's final big screen appearance
Known for his work in Candyman, Todd first played William Bludworth in 2000's Final Destination. A quarter century later, the actor revises the role in a posthumous cinematic appearance
March 25, 2025
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SpoilersDaredevil: Born Again's mid-season trailer just teased an insane Bullseye moment from Marvel Comics
Maybe we're wrong, but we feel like we've seen Bullseye flash that bloody grin in a 2004 comic before we saw it in the latest Daredevil: Born Again trailer
March 25, 2025
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Ahead of Death Stranding 2's release date this year, remember that Hideo Kojima almost created a very different game
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, which sees Norman Reedus return as Sam Bridges, was rewritten "from scratch" after and because of COVID-19, says creator Kojima
March 25, 2025
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Pennywise to Leatherface? It director Andy Muschietti reportedly showing interest in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The rights for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre are up for grabs right now, with Muschietti's name in the mix as part of the sale. Also, Glen Powell?
March 24, 2025
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Amanda Seyfried on a Jennifer's Body sequel - "Whenever you’re ready, I’m ready"
Important to note: Seyfried is talking to horror movie producers. She knows you and I have been ready for a Jennifer's Body sequel for 15 years
March 24, 2025
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From Meddling Kids to Murdering Teens: Ex-Velma Linda Cardellini is Peacock's Pamela Voorhees in Friday the 13th Prequel
The A24-produced Crystal Lake is expected to find Cardellini's Pamela during the time between her son's drowning and before the beginning of the first movie
March 24, 2025
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Why the internet believes Tatiana Maslany's She-Hulk will be in Avengers: Doomsday
No, She-Hulk season 2 has not been greenlit. But according to some online sleuths, we may see Jennifer Walters in 2026's biggest MCU event
March 24, 2025
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Amazon's James Bond taps longtime Spider-Man producer to plan next films
Amy Pascal, who will join Harry Potter producer David Heyman in leading the next crop of James Bond movies at Amazon, produced all of the Tom Holland Spider-Man films and much of Sony's Spider-Man universe
March 21, 2025
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Will Millie Bobby Brown join the MCU? Maybe - but to "hundreds of dogs," the Stranger Things star is already a hero
While promoting Netflix film The Electric State, which stars Brown, Joe & Anthony Russo revealed that, yes, they could see a Marvel role for Stranger Things' Eleven. But more importantly, they highlighted the actor's real life good deeds
March 21, 2025
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Amanda Seyfried on turning down Gamora in the MCU: "I don’t regret anything"
Before Zoe Saldaña put on the green makeup, Amanda Seyfried was offered the role of Deadliest Woman in the Galaxy. She turned it down and, over a decade later, doesn't mind that fact
March 21, 2025
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Assassin's Creed Shadows has already reached one million players
Ubisoft's latest entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise, which hit the market March 20, reached the milestone a staggering 24 hours into its release weekend
March 21, 2025
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Spoilers!Invincible season 4 will feature a new Damian Darkblood story not found in the comics, probably involving Bruce Campbell
Invincible is in for one Hell of an adversary (heh) in the next season. In a recent interview, Invincible creator Robert Kirkman revealed an idea that will make it into the show, but never made it into the comic
March 20, 2025
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The first Final Destination movie was originally an X-Files spec script
25 years after it premiered, a resurfaced fact about the first Final Destination film puts the whole franchise in a new light. No, not the tanning bed kind
March 20, 2025
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One Assassin's Creed Shadows controversy was addressed the day after its release date
Ubisoft isn't always this quick to respond to fan criticisms, but when the actual Prime Minister of Japan weighs in, you kind of have to
March 20, 2025
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In Ketchup We Trust: Coyote vs. Acme will likely see the light of day after all, thanks to The Day the Earth Blew Up's distributor
March 20, 2025
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Chuck Tingle answers: Is there any topic in horror you can't write about?
Speaking at Emerald City Comic Con 2025, famously boundary-pushing author Chuck Tingle answered a fan's question about what is taboo in the most taboo genre
March 19, 2025
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Did The Ballerina director Len Wiseman originally want Kick-Ass's Hit-Girl, Chloë Grace Moretz, in the Ana de Armas role?
According to a 2020 rumor, the just-released trailer for the first cinematic John Wick spinoff almost looked very different
March 19, 2025
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Disney's new Snow White says the 1937 Prince Charming "literally stalks" the titular character
According to the film's star, West Side Story's Rachel Zegler, this Snow White will feature a very different Prince Charming. And according to official descriptions, this one will have... well, an actual name
March 19, 2025
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If Matthew Lillard can return for Scream, Devon Sawa can return for Final Destination... and he wants to!
"The dead can't come back" is a bit of a precious take for the horror genre, no? I mean, how many times did Devon Sawa die on Chucky?
March 19, 2025
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Invincible may have already cast big bad guy Thragg for season 4 - could he be another Walking Dead alum? Robert Kirkman might be teasing the answer...
After of the season 3 finale, Invincible creator Robert Kirkman revealed that a major comic character's role has been filled by a mystery actor. A quote from one of Kirkman's past Comic Cons may give us a clue as to his identity
March 19, 2025
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Spotify knows you want more audiobooks, and it's asking new writers for them directly
Got a 10,000-20,000 word story in the romance, thriller, or scifi genre? Spotify might be interested in turning it into an audiobook
March 19, 2025
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47 Ronin director Carl Erik Rinsch indicted for defrauding Netflix out of $11 million for a sci-fi series that never happened
Rinsch allegedly took the staggering sum, which was supposed to go into a scifi series called Conquest, and put it toward "risky securities trades," luxury goods, and cryptocurrency
March 19, 2025
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Saw XI's release date is stalling because of managerial issues, apparently
The worst thing about Jigsaw’s long-standing serial killing business? Those middle managers, I guess
March 19, 2025
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Kang could return to the MCU if Marvel asked, says disgraced actor Jonathan Majors
Promoting his upcoming film Magazine Dreams, Majors told reporters "The version of me that would come back [to the MCU] would be different"
March 19, 2025
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No, Prime Video's God of War showrunner Ron Moore hasn't played through the games. Yes, that is fine
Remember, folks, the mark of a good video game adaptation is not whether it perfectly matches its inspiration. Ron Moore's God of War, if you ask us, will probably be no exception
March 18, 2025
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Good/Bad news for Looney Tunes: Max has removed original shorts, but The Day the Earth Blew Up is sticking around in theaters
There's a light at the end of the tunnel for Looney Tunes, even if that tunnel is painted onto a brick wall in the desert
March 18, 2025
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Ahead of The Punisher's return in Daredevil: Born Again, Jon Bernthal's collab with Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan is #5 on Netflix
Sicario, written by the mind behind Yellowstone and its spinoffs and starring the future Frank Castle, was also directed by the God Emperor of Dune himself, Denis Villeneuve
March 18, 2025
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Lore Corner: Will Matt Murdock & Karen Page end up together on Daredevil: Born Again? Here's what Marvel Comics history tells us
They're like the Friends' Ross & Rachel of the MCU in Daredevil: Born Again... if Monica was a drug kingpin turned mayor and Joey was murdered
March 18, 2025
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"It reminds me so much of Full Metal Jacket" - Wednesday's Jenna Ortega on an "insane" season 2 episode
They're creepy and they're icky, and maybe they're Kubricky?
March 17, 2025
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Is Daredevil: Born Again an allegory to the Trump Presidency? Showrunner Dario Scardapane points out the Mayor Fisk story was created "long before" 2024
Is "Fisk Can Fix It" MCU-speak for "MAGA?" Showrunner Dario Scardapane weighs in.
March 17, 2025
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The Penguin season 2 looks even more unlikely as Colin Farrell joins talks to be Luca Guadagnino's Sgt. Rock
To be fair, strapping on a helmet sure seems easier than a three-hour session in a make-up chair
March 17, 2025
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What to Watch April 2025: Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu & welcome spring with dark magic and darker thrills
Twisted science fiction, several deals with the devil, and a whole lot of witchcraft and wickedness are welcoming you to Spring 2025
March 17, 2025
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"Highballs for High Halls:" The mistakes J.R.R. Tolkien's typist made that drove him nuts during Lord of the Rings books
If you were composing The Lord of the Rings and setting the standard for fantasy literature for the rest of time, you might also be wary of typos
March 14, 2025
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Jason Sudeikis's Ted Lasso season 4 return was delayed by Hit-Monkey, Hitpig, and the third Angry Birds movie
Can't have a team without a coach, and AFC Richmond's coach was off pretending to be violent animals (or their sidekick)
March 14, 2025
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The first images from the set of Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway are here
Ahead of season 5, Broadway-goers will get to experience an earlier, in-person chapter from Hawkins, Indiana... and now, we have our first glimpse at what that will look like
March 14, 2025
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Stranger Things' Sadie Sink, rumored frontrunner for the X-Men's Jean Grey in the MCU, has been cast in Spider-Man 4 in a secret role
Consider our Spider-senses tingling. Or is that just a message from Cerebro?
March 12, 2025
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How the voice of Plankton turned his idea into a hit SpongeBob spinoff movie for Netflix
Voice actor Mr. Lawrence has been the man behind Plankton since 1999. Now, Netflix is giving his tiny green villain time to shine
March 12, 2025
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Lore Corner: What to know about Daredevil: Born Again's new Kingpin of crime, Vanessa Fisk
It may surprise you to learn that Vanessa Fisk actually first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man comic... unless you consider a certain 2018 Sony project
March 12, 2025
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Announcing Popverse Reads, with first guest Grady Hendrix!
Author Grady Hendrix joined Popverse LIVE in conversation on March 20, to discuss his newest novel Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
March 12, 2025
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Why Tiny Onion is bringing newspapers to comic conventions (and all about the 'Ka-Thunk')
We bought newspapers from Tiny Onion at Emerald City Comic Con 2025, then spoke to the creators about how they came to exist... and how they almost didn't
March 08, 2025
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Spend this weekend with your crush, the surprise 5 foot-tall Astarion Funko Pop from Baldur's Gate 3 here at Seattle's ECCC 2025
He's tall, dark, and vinyl. And he may have just been the hottest bachelor at Emerald City Comic Con 2025
March 07, 2025
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24 years ago, The Sopranos used a technique like deepfake to bring an actor back to life... and it cost hundreds of thousands of dollars
Season 3, episode 2 dealt with the on and off-screen death of one of The Sopranos' major players. How HBO handled it is reminiscent of a very modern trend
March 04, 2025
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