Apple Is Ready to Invest $1 Billion in Original Video Content

Apple is reportedly set to invest $1 billion dollars into producing their own content over the next year. The initial investment is on par with what Amazon started with in 2013 while Netflix is looking to spend $6 billion in the next year. Comparatively, HBO spent around $2 billion dollars on original content last year alone with rumors suggesting that it cost around $10 million dollars too produce a single episode ofGame of Thronesfor Season 6....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 521 words · Jennifer Howell

Black Panther Fans Join M.C. Hammer in Getting Dressed Up for Opening Night

M.C. Hammerwas among the manyBlack Pantherfans who dressed up in traditional African clothing to celebrate the premiere of the movie. Fans flocked to the theater to see the latest Marvel Cinematic Universeadventure on the big screen, and took note of whatStar Warsfans have been doing for decades: dressing up like their favorite characters or getting into the traditional clothing of the characters. Additionally, fans even brought in percussion instruments to play some African rhythms on their way out of the theater....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Tammy Smith

Blade Runner 2049 Prequel Short Births a New Generation of Replicants

During Comic-Con 2017 last month, Warner Bros. released aBlade Runner 2049 timeline video, which offers insight into some key events that happened between the year 2019, when the firstBlade Runnermovie took place, and 2049. Today we get to learn even more about the year 2036. A new short film has been released, which will be the first of three shorts that will shed light on these areas of the timeline. Here’s whatBlade Runner 2049director Denis Villeneuve had to say about the originalBlade Runnermovie, and these new short films, the first of which was directed by Luke Scott (Morgan)....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 555 words · Andrea Gonzales

Captain Marvel Targeting Once-Banished Tank Girl Director?

Marvel Studios absolutely brought down the house over the weekend at San DiegoComic-Con, after taking a year off from presenting in the famed Hall H. This year more than made up for last year, and after more than an hour of amazing footage, announcements and fan service, they dropped a bomb by finally revealing that Oscar winnerBrie Larsonis playingCaptain Marvel. Now that we know who is playing her, all eyes are on the empty director’s chair, and we may know who Marvel Studios is eyeing to fill it....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 660 words · Allison Peters

Civil War Black Panther Clip, IMAX Preview & New Viral Video

With exactly one week left until Marvel’sCaptain America: Civil Warhits theaters, anticipation is higher than ever for this superhero adventure, which kicks off the studio’s Phase 3 slate. Over the past few days, the studio has brought backLeslie Bibbas journalist Christine Everhart for a series of viral videos, that have examined the cost ofThe Avengers’heroic deeds, and who should pay for all of the damage they cause. Today we have yet another viral video, which teases that the Commander-in-Chief himself, in the MCU, gave these heroes a shout-out....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Dillon Barry

Claptrap Revealed as Borderlands Movie Wraps Filming

That’s a wrap! Filming on theBorderlandsmovie has officially finished. Director Eli Roth is at the helm for the upcoming adaptation of the popular video game franchise, which had been in production for several weeks. But it appears the work is done and now it’s onto post-production, meaning we’re one step closer to this long-awaited movie becoming a reality. To celebrate the occasion, the officialBorderlandssocial media accounts shared a brand new behind-the-scenes photo....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Andrew Smith

Cobra Kai Showrunners Talk Future Beyond Season 6: ‘We Have a Gazillion Ideas’

Cobra Kainever dies might not be just a saying, if the co-creators,Josh HealdandJon Hurwitz,ofThe Karate Kidspin-off have their way where the future is concerned. Both creatives have a plethora of ideas on how they can continue their small-screen version of the Miyagiverse, even though the streaming show will take its final bow after its 15-episode sixth season comes to an end sometime during 2025. And Heald metaphorically gazed into his crystal ball during an interview withScreen Rant:...

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Daniel Mendoza

Comic Con 2015 Preview Night Schedule

San DiegoComic-Con 2015has released their full schedule for Preview Night on Wednesday, July 8. While there aren’t any panels on Preview Night, Warner Bros. Television is presenting world-premiere screenings of complete pilot episodes from highly anticipated newseriesSupergirl,Blindspot,ContainmentandLucifer, plus an advanced look at a new episode ofTeen Titans Go!. Check out all of the official details forComic Con’s Preview Night below. Wednesday, July 8 -Preview Night 6:00pm - 10:00pm - Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings Comic-Conand Warner Bros....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1036 words · Deanna Rodriguez

Dexter: Why Season 7 was One of the Best Seasons of the Series

Dexterwas one of Showtime’s most acclaimed series for a reason. From Michael C. Hall’s excellentperformance as Dexter Morgan, the serial killer with a code to follow, to every season’s different villain, the show always kept audiences at the edge of their seats. Nevertheless, seasons five and six failed to meet the tension delivered by season four – it’s hard to beat the confrontations between John Lithgow’s unparalleled Trinity killer and Michael C....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 941 words · Tracy Mills

Disenchantment Gets Renewed for 20 More Episodes on Netflix

Netflix has officially renewed Disenchantment. The first new Matt Groening series in nearly two decades premiered on the streaming service earlier this year to reasonably decent buzz from viewers and the critical community alike. While Netflix is always tight-lipped when it comes to any sort of ratings reports, they are clearly very happy with what they’ve seen so far as they’ve given the show a 20-episode pick up. Here’s what Groening had to say about it in a statement....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Tiffany Ortega

Disney Will Never Alter or Restore Original Star Wars Trilogy

Bad news,Star Warsfans. Those of you who have been holding out hope that Disney may want to further capitalize on a galaxy far, far away by restoring the theatrical cuts of the originalStar Warstrilogy are about to be sorely disappointed. Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy has officially confirmed that they have no plans on messing with the cuts and intend to leave the movies the way thatGeorge Lucasdid when he revisited them in the 90s....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 525 words · Jay Campbell

Does Trolls Band Together Have Positive LGBTQ+ Representation?

Trolls Band Togetheris being hailed and criticized, depending on where you look,for its LGBTQ+ representation. This is particularly notable due to the gap inLGBTQ+ representation in animationand children’s media. It’s a gap that has always been there but is only becoming more pronounced as social acceptance of the queer community grows, yet media corporations continually refuse to keep up. In 2022,Varietyreported on the statement Pixar employees wrote exposingLGBTQ+ censorship at Disney....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 844 words · Rachel Ford

Dune Remake Trailer Will Finally Arrive Next Month

The first footage of Denis Villeneuve’s long-awaitedDunemovie will debut next month. Frank Herbert’s iconic source material has been adapted before, but there is a lot of hype surrounding Villeneuve’s take on it. For one, he is able to stretch the story across two installments instead of having to cram everything into one. The buzz surrounding the movie has been pretty intense from those in the industry who have been able to see bits and pieces of the rough cut....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · William Jackson