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MegaCon 2025 Spotlight
How did Tom Welling successfully avoid the Superman suit for all of Smallville? He had it written into his contract - and here's why
Warner Bros. tried to put Tom Welling in the Superman costume, until he reminded them of his contract.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
James Gunn picked one movie to show DC Studios' Superman cast before they began filming to inspire them, and it wasn't a Superman movie: it was the Christopher Reeve documentary
The cast of James Gunn’s Superman attended an early screening of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Flash fact: John Wesley Shipp didn't know he was playing Jay Garrick until the last minute, thanks to WB and the CW
John Wesley Shipp found out he was playing Jay Garrick after a costume fitting
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Trunks or no trunks? 6 Superman actors give their take on the classic debate
Does Superman work better with or without his red trunks? 6 Superman actors were asked, and this is the result.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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How did Tom Welling successfully avoid the Superman suit for all of Smallville? He had it written into his contract - and here's why
Warner Bros. tried to put Tom Welling in the Superman costume, until he reminded them of his contract.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
James Gunn picked one movie to show DC Studios' Superman cast before they began filming to inspire them, and it wasn't a Superman movie: it was the Christopher Reeve documentary
The cast of James Gunn’s Superman attended an early screening of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Flash fact: John Wesley Shipp didn't know he was playing Jay Garrick until the last minute, thanks to WB and the CW
John Wesley Shipp found out he was playing Jay Garrick after a costume fitting
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Trunks or no trunks? 6 Superman actors give their take on the classic debate
Does Superman work better with or without his red trunks? 6 Superman actors were asked, and this is the result.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Marvel Studios' Fantastic Four: First Steps will lean heavily into the team’s family dynamic, according to Human Torch actor Joseph Quinn
Believe it or not, Quinn says it could be Marvel’s version of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Christopher Reeve had so much fun on the Smallville set that his nurse had to threaten him to leave, says co-star Tom Welling
Tom Welling recalls the fun he had with Christopher Reeve on the Smallville set
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
What happens to the Breakfast Club characters when they grow up? Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, and Ally Sheedy map out their jobs and their sexuality
The Brat Pack have some theories about what happened to the Breakfast Club gang after high school.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
You’ll never believe the crazy Inside Out/Hazbin Hotel crossover Erika Henningsen dreamed up (and Chainsaw Man and American Dad too!)
Hint – it involves a heated romance between Joy and Charlie Morningstar
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
There's a NFSW Hazbin Hotel subreddit, and show star Blake Roman can't get enough of it (and sending it to their co-stars)
Blake Roman enjoys sending NFSW fanart to his Hazbin Hotel castmates
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Superman actor Brandon Routh deftly explains Clark Kent’s clumsy persona in a brilliant way that totally makes sense
Superman actor Brandon Routh says that Clark Kent isn’t pretending to be clumsy... it's something else.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
John Hughes discussed a Breakfast Club sequel with Anthony Michael Hall and John Candy before he died
John Hughes had plans for a Breakfast Club sequel, catching up with the Shermer High kids as adults
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Fantastic Four: First Steps' Human Torch actor Joseph Quinn wants to team up with Tom Holland's Spider-Man (or any of 'em!)
Joseph Quinn is ready for the Human Torch to meet Spider-Man…and he doesn’t care which one
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Lex Luthor, forever? Nicholaus Hoult has big aspirations for his Superman villain in DC Studios' future beyond just a Superman movie
Nicholas Hoult is hoping for a bright future at James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Believe it! Naruto’s Maile Flanagan playfully calls One Piece a “piece of crap”, and calls out Chris Sabat
Does this mean war for Luffy and Naruto?
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Two-time Superman actor Brandon Routh reveals what he learned to be a better Man of Steel for Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event
Brandon Routh thinks he did a better job playing Superman in the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover because he had a better understanding of the character
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Fan Expo & MegaCon are changing the way they handle fan questions at conventions, and they say it's all Hazbin Hotel’s fault
The Hazbin Hotel panels have been so raunchy that Fan Expo has changed the way they do panels at every convention
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Tara Platt & Tara Strong: the voice acting tara-tory which has led to confusion and at least one mistaken hiring for a big gig
Los Angeles casting directors have a hard time keeping their Taras straight
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Here are the Lex Luthor comics Nicholas Hoult read to prepare for James Gunn's Superman movie for DC Studios
MRC Television surprised Nicholas Hoult with a copy of Lex Luthor: A Celebration of 75 Years
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Candice Patton thought Iris West was a one-note character during early seasons of CW's The Flash, and explained how she feels she got agency by the end of it
Candice Patton said it was hard for her to root for Iris West during the early Flash episodes
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Joseph Quinn was “bummed out” when he learned of Eddie Munson’s fate in Stranger Things, but hints that his story may not be over
Joseph Quinn didn’t want Eddie Munson to die in Stranger Things, but he’s proud of the arc his character had
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Marvel Studios' Human Torch actor Joseph Quinn describes what it was like to see himself in the Fantastic Four suit for the first time
Joseph Quinn loved the way Marvel’s Fantastic Four costumes looked on him and his castmates
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Skeet Ulrich opens up about how he fell out of love with CW's Riverdale, and the lasting bond he has with his onscreen son, Cole Sprouse
Skeet Ulrich talks about his time with Riverdale, and where he felt the show went wrong
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
How DC Studios' James Gunn describes Lex Luthor to his Superman movie villain Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Hoult sheds some light on what Lex Luthor will be like in James Gunn’s new DC Universe.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Matthew Lillard reveals the key things Wes Craven filmed but cut from Scream to avoid an NC-17 rating
How Scream managed to avoid an NC-17 rating, as told by Matthew Lillard
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
The Hazbin Hotel fandom are sweet, endearing, and “fucking crazy” says Charlie Morningstar actor Erika Henningsen
Erika Henningsen believes the Hazbin Hotel fandom has bonded over their shared millennial trauma
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
What happened when an over-zealous fan found Naruto voice actor Maile Flanagan's house and wanted to visit? She called the cops, of course
Believe it! It didn’t take long for Flanagan to call the police
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Scream’s Skeet Ulrich was in talks for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey movie, but just learned he didn't get the part
Skeet Ulrich auditioned for Chris Nolan’s Odyssey, but didn’t get the part
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Matthew Lillard embraces fans & his fellow Scream villain Skeet Ulrich as he talks for the first time about his return for Scream 7
Matthew Lillard has been waiting to return to the Scream franchise for 30 years
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
MegaCon 2025 dates are here - and it's head-to-head with the Superbowl & the San Diego Comic-Con's Cruise Ship
Fan Expo's MegaCon vs. Comic-Con International: San Diego - the battle in the deep south of Florida.
Chris Arrant
