While Dune: Prophecy says it’s based on the novel Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, it’s really drawn much more closely from Mentats of Dune, which comes from a whole trilogy of Dune spinoff novels known as the “Schools of Dune Trilogy” that explore some of the backstory of this famous sci-fi universe. That’s just one little bit of trivia … Read more
The new Captain America: Brave New World trailer is filled with split screens. On the one hand, this seems like part of the whole movie’s vibe, which is in keeping with paranoid political thrillers of the 1970s and 1990s. But it also feels like a subtle nod back to the very first Hulk movie starring Eric Bana, which … Read more
After six episodes of The Penguin, we know now this show is about: It’s showing us the ascent of Colin Farrell’s version of the character from low-level criminal to full-blown crime lord. Yes he was a bad guy in The Batman, but the show has followed Oz as he has crossed the line from bad to … Read more
We’re now at the midpoint of Max’s The Penguin, and Episode 5 of the series was all about clashing families, and showing all of the ways these families do and don’t get along in the midst of this escalating Gotham City gang war. In our latest video about HBO’s new DC TV series, we’ll dive deep into … Read more
The trailer for Thunderbolts* is here, and it is not what we were expecting. For one thing, the trailer is scored by the Pixies’ song “Where Is My Mind?” And that’s a fitting choice for this trailer because it introduces Bob — AKA the Sentry (played by Lewis Pullman) — to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the … Read more
In one of the strangest spinoffs in comic-book-movie-to-TV-show history, Colin Farrell is now starring in an HBO and Max series of The Penguin, based on his version of the character who first appeared in Matt Reeves’ movie The Batman. Unlike the version of the Penguin from Batman Returns and many DC comics, Farrell’s “Oz Cobb” is not a dapper dude … Read more
Just a few weeks after some massive announcements at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel headed to Disney’s D23 convention, where they presented even more new footage from a bunch of projects. The MCU installments highlighted at D23 include Agatha All Along, Captain America: Brave New World, Ironheart, and the much-anticipated Daredevil: Born Again. So what did Marvel show? And what … Read more
Season 2 of House of the Dragon is in the books, capped off by “The Queen Who Ever Was.” And after all those seasons of Game of Thrones and two seasons of House of the Dragon, there is a lot of lore and names and Westeros mythology to keep track of. What are The Stepstones and why are they … Read more
This week’s episode of House of the Dragon was epic — but it also had some great little details that you might have missed if you weren’t paying attention. For example: Pay close attention to Rhaenyra and her crown. That thing is way too big for her head. That’s not a costuming accident. The size of the … Read more
Marvel came to CinemaCon hoping to reassure movie theaters and the media that they have some big things on the horizon. They presented footage from next year’s Captain America: Brave New World, as well as nine minutes of scenes from this summer’s one big Marvel Cinematic Universe project: Deadpool & Wolverine. None of this footage has been … Read more