There are very few gamers out there who haven’t at least heard of Skyrim, Bethesda’s overwhelmingly successful open-world RPG that is perhaps even more well-known that The Elder Scrolls series it is a part of. Skyrim‘s successor, The Elder Scrolls VI, was announced during E3 2018 with a short teaser, but almost nothing on the game has been revealed since. This
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Adepero Oduye, who portrays Sarah Wilson on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, opened up about what drew her to the role and starring in the Marvel Studios/Disney+ series. “There was going to be an opportunity to explore something grounded and real, which so many people are experiencing day-to-day,” she told THR. “It’s kind of
One of the biggest anime series to come out in the past decade is the superhero extravaganza, My Hero Academia. The anime is now in its fifth season and each year Izuku Midoriya gets a little further in his journey to grow into a prolific superhero. My Hero Academia leans into the most effective tropes
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Invincible Season 1, Episode 5, “That Actually Hurt,” available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Mark Grayson has been adapting relatively well to his superhero training in Invincible, granted it’s taking a toll on his personal affairs more than he’d like. Nonetheless, Omni-Man/Nolan is proud to see his son embracing the
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Them, now streaming on Amazon Prime. Like most malevolent spirits in horror fiction, the entities haunting the Emorys in Amazon’s Them have an origin story of their own. Each of the four members of the family are beset by a different being following their move to East Compton, California.
J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy has always been a testament to world-building and minute specificity. But there is one huge mystery that’s gone unsolved — the Entwives’ whereabouts. The only time the Ents’ female counterparts are brought up in the films is in Peter Jackson’s Director’s Cut of The Two Towers and even then
Despite the shojo genre being targeted towards young female audiences, that doesn’t mean every anime has to follow the same formula. While older series such as Sailor Moon and even Tomorrow’s Nadja were expected to have a klutzy heroine as the protagonist, recent shojo series have experimented with having them be older or even more mature.
Dragon Ball Z had numerous iconic storylines, with much of the series’ mythology being established in the earlier Saiyan and Frieza story arcs. Frieza was a deadly, conquering ruler who had killed many Saiyans and Namekians, making him one of the most pivotal villains in the series. His muscle, the Ginyu Force, were a bit different though.
Hasbro has introduced the first-ever auto-convertible Transformers toy. Announced at the April 9 Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest, Hasbro teamed up with Robosen Robotics to create a fully functional Optimus Prime collector’s item, introduced as the “Transformers Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Programmable Advanced Robot.” The robot is now available for pre-order at Hasbro Pulse for $699. RELATED: Transformers Movie Taps Defenders Showrunner, Blue Beetle
The Simpsons has had a bevy of guest stars across three decades on the air, with a variety of athletes, musicians, filmmakers, performers and even politicians making appearances in the show. Cameos also extend to the comic book industry. A number of legendary comic creators popped up on the series to poke fun at their public personas
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for “Credits” in Star Wars Adventures #4, by Jordan Clark, Yael Nathan and Jake M. Wood, on sale now. As much as Jabba the Hutt, Darth Vader and the Empire have given Han Solo trouble, Solo: A Star Wars Story makes a strong case for his true rival being his backstabbing
The Seven Deadly Sins is an action fantasy anime with a huge cast of colorful characters, most of all the Seven Deadly Sins themselves. They’re a motley bunch united by one goal: to protect the noble Liones Kingdom and its people from all dangers and evil, such as the Ten Commandments or demonic hordes. These
A recently conducted poll asked whether or not actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson should run for president, with a notable number of poll-takers responding positively. The actor himself has now reacted to the numbers. The poll, which was conducted by Pipslay, found that 46 percent of Americans would support Johnson were he to run for
A good villain can make any work of fiction exciting, and some of them aren’t even truly villainous or evil. Some of them are merely worthwhile antagonists who may be doing the right thing but are still at odds with the protagonist. Ideally, a worthwhile villain or antagonist in an anime series will stick around
What lurks beneath the armor of Halo‘s Master Chief has always been something of a mystery to fans, though over the years the franchise has offered small glimpses into the making of the iconic Spartan known informally as John-117 or simply Chief. Fans know little about Master Chief on a personal level, which perhaps contributes to his appeal. Over the
Fox’s hit competitive reality show LEGO Masters received a second series order after a successful first season. Host Will Arnett recently revealed when that season will air. On Twitter, Arnett wrote, “I was traveling yesterday and forgot to mention… LEGO Masters is back with an all new season June 1st on [Fox]!!!” Prior to this announcement,
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Season 4, Part 1 of Attack on Titan, now streaming on Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu and Amazon Prime. Eren Yaeger has steadily been growing in strength since the first Attack on Titan season. His time in the military and training with ODM gear meant even his regular body was in better shape
Two all-new pony sisters have joined the cast of the upcoming animated My Little Pony film from Netflix, just in time for National Siblings Day on April 10. The new characters are said to be royal Pegasi, named Pipp Petals and Zipp Storm. The first images, shown below, reveal their appearances as well as a hint
Nobara, Yuji, and Megumi are just a few names that anime fans have had to learn since jumping on the JJK hype train. Behind each of these names are a strong personality and an even stronger cursed technique. RELATED: Jujutsu Kaisen: The 5 Best Cursed Techniques (& 5 Of The Worst) Gege Akutami, the mangaka behind Jujutsu Kaisen, does
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 22, Episode 9, “Return of the Prodigal Son.” After being absent from the Law & Order franchise for 10 years, Christopher Meloni returned to reprise his role as Detective Elliot Stabler as the lead of a new series, Law & Order: Organized Crime. The
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is bringing Madripoor to life through the creation of the island’s tourism site. Marvel launched the website Explore Madripoor to showcase the island’s beauty and to transport fans to the lawless nation Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes visited in Episode 3 of Falcon and Winter Soldier. It was advertised as a banner on other
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Buffy the Vampire Slayer #24 by Jeremy Lambert, Ramon Bahs, Raul Angulo, and Ed Dukeshire, on sale now One of the most interesting elements of the modern Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been the incorporation of a veritable Slayer Multiverse, with other realities full of their own versions of Buffy
With Q returning to Star Trek: Picard, pop culture has a second chance to affiliate his namesake with something enjoyable, rather than a disturbing conspiracy about Satanic pedophiles. Star Trek actor John de Lancie actor was asked in an interview with Variety his thoughts about how the rise of QAnon in U.S. politics superseded his omnipotent character as the more widely known Q media figure. “I’m really grateful
Homefront: The Revolution houses a full 4K port of TimeSplitters 2, but players almost lost access to it forever. Matt Phillips, a former developer for Dambuster Studios, shared on Twitter that one of his greatest triumphs was successfully porting the 2002 video game into 2016’s Homefront: The Revolution. Then, he shared that access to the
With April 2021 in full swing, movie studios and television networks are unveiling their major offerings for the upcoming summer. Leading the charge this week is Paramount+, which commemorated Star Trek‘s in-universe holiday First Contact Day with a line of trailers and panels the series’ returning this year. And not to be outdone, Netflix, Disney+ and HBO
WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13, Episode 14, “Gettin’ Lucky,” which aired Friday on VH1. This week on RuPaul’s Drag Race, the final four queens are singing and dancing their way into the finale with the debut of Ru’s new song, “Lucky.” Along with that, the runway is all about drag
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the fifth episode of Invincible “That Actually Hurt,” streaming now on Amazon Prime. Invincible starts off innocently enough by showing a young superhero learning the ropes from his father Omni-Man, a veteran of the cape and cowl business. However, not long into the series, the line between good and
This is “Look Back,” a feature that I plan to do for at least all of 2020 and possibly beyond that (and possibly forget about in a week, who knows?). The concept is that every week (I’ll probably be skipping the four fifth weeks in the year, but maybe not) of a month, I will
Production on the DC Extended Universe film Black Adam is officially underway. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — who plays Black Adam himself — announced the start of filming in a post to Instagram, featuring a photo of a clapboard with the Black Adam logo on it. “History in the making, extremely excited and what a humbling moment to
In honor of Pets Day — which takes place this weekend on Sunday, April 11 — Sony has released a new Hotel Transylvania short film titled Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short. Released on Sony Pictures Animation‘s official YouTube channel, Monster Pets follows Dracula (Brian Hull) as he attempts to find a new monster pet companion