Movies

Wow, this year is all about Marvel bringing everyone together! I’m seeing crossovers everywhere, not just in the films, but on Disney+ too. Take “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” – they’ve cleverly woven in Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk and Jon Bernthal’s Punisher. But “Avengers: Doomsday” is the real event – it’s a massive party with heroes from every corner of the MCU. We’re talking original Infinity Saga faces, newcomers from the Multiverse Saga, and even characters from the X-Men universe, originally from Fox! It’s a truly epic scale of team-up.

A single line of dialogue spoken by Maul in Star Wars Rebels sparked years of debate about Darth Vader’s past during a dark period in the galaxy. Now, the Star Wars franchise has delivered a definitive answer, creating a truly impactful and rewarding moment for fans of the animated series.

According to reports, the upcoming Planet of the Apes film will start a fresh storyline, even though Amanda Friedman helped write the previous movie. This new story is being created by Wes Ball and Amanda Friedman, with Friedman also contributing to the screenplay.

The lawsuit claims that James Cameron and his team used drawings and designs, including 3D models, based on Wes Studi’s daughter, Kaiulani Studi Kilcher, without her permission or payment. According to the suit, this contributed to the massive success of the Avatar films, which portrayed itself as supportive of Indigenous communities while secretly taking advantage of a young Indigenous woman. Kilcher also alleges that Cameron sent her a sketch of the character Neytiri in 2010, writing that her appearance initially inspired the character’s design, but he couldn’t cast her because she was already working on another film.

Stephen King often sets his stories in towns that feel like home, and this makes the horror even scarier because it feels so close to real life. When the settings and characters are believable, the story truly gets under your skin as things start to go wrong. Here are some of his most chilling novels.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series, several new ornaments have been released. These include a miniature Shuttlecraft Galileo and a nod to the famous scene of Leonard Nimoy facing off against snakes. Fans of newer series are also being recognized: the U.S.S. Ceritos from Star Trek: Lower Decks and the U.S.S. Enterprise-G from Star Trek: Picard each have their own ornament. Plus, an ornament of Nurse Christine Chapel from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was revealed before the show’s fourth season premieres on Paramount+.

“I don’t know a ton about what goes on in Brand New Day, and I know very well where we left him at the end of Punisher Season 2,” Scardapane tells . “I think this tells the story of what happened next after Punisher and before and during the events of [Born Again] Season 2.”

The settings in these anime aren’t just pretty to look at—they draw you into their worlds. Initially, they appear magical or delicately beautiful, but as the story unfolds, you realize there are hidden rules and a darker side. What seems like a colorful, mysterious fantasy world is often built on ancient suffering, which eventually taints even the most beautiful aspects. These anime always remain visually stunning, but the beauty and the horror are deeply intertwined.

Jenna Ortega has a strong connection to Netflix thanks to her popular roles in shows like You and Wednesday. Wednesday is particularly successful – it’s one of only a handful of Netflix series to achieve a significant milestone. Netflix reports that Wednesday, Stranger Things, and Bridgerton are the only shows to have multiple seasons appear on the platform’s list of most-watched series.

Streaming services have revived several classic shows, including One Day at a Time, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and even Star Search. They also turned the British show Black Mirror into a huge international hit. Plus, they reimagined Sabrina the Teenage Witch as the darker, more dramatic Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.