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At this year’s D23 Expo,Star Warsfans were treated to an exclusive panel titled “A Lookback atStar Wars: The AcolytewithManny Jacinto.” The panel provided an in-depth exploration of Jacinto’s dual role as Qimir and “The Stranger,” offering fans a glimpse into the challenges and joys of bringing such a complex character to life. One of the highlights of the panel was the discussion ofQimir’s helmet, a key piece of his character’s identity, alongside Jacinto’s reflections on his experience filming the show....

To give fans a taste of its upcoming spooky featureWednesday,Netflix released the opening credits of the series. Set toDanny Elfman’s haunting score that will remind you of classic horror movies, the opening credits are full of Easter eggs like Wednesday’s giant dorm room window, dried-up trees, a crystal ball, a full moon – all the visual references to look out for when the series premieres. The visuals are tastefully guided by directorTim Burton....

Unless you’reClint Eastwood, it’s a bit of a bummer weekend at the box office. While Eastwood’s biopicSullycontinued to fly high with audiences, all three new releases –Snowden,Blair Witch, andBridget Jones’s Baby– failed to earn audience attention stateside and fell behind predictions, resulting in a trio of box-office bombs. Eastwood’s dramatization of the “Miracle on the Hudson” emergency plane landing easily overtook the competition to land the top spot for the second week in a row, dropping only 37% for an estimated weekend total of $22 Million....

In its second frame,Thor: Ragnarokhas once again conquered all pretenders to the throne of box office titans.Taika Waititi’s lively, colorful Marvel blockbuster will bring in some $56.6 million, bringing its domestic total to $211.5 million and its global take to well over $650 million. And in between its first and second weekend, the film has seen a 54% drop in ticket sales, which is a smaller decrease than evenGuardians of the Galaxy, Vol....

Many comparisons have been made betweenWestworldandGame of Thrones. Some critics believe HBO’s latest series is doing the same for the sci-fi genre asThronesdoes for fantasy, whileWestworldbroke ratings records with its premiere. Recently,Game of ThronesauthorGeorge R.R. Martineven floated an idea of forming some sort of crossover between the two shows, and the idea has picked up so much steam that theWestworldshowrunners have addressed it. Jonathan NolanandLisa Joyspoke toEWabout the idea, which Martin mentioned to them over dinner a couple months ago....

Aaron Paulhas joined the cast of HBO’sWestworldfor the science-fiction drama’s third season. No word yet on who theBreaking Badstar might be playing—or if he’s host or human—butDeadlinereports that Paul is hopping aboard the train to Sweetwater as a series regular. The three-time Emmy-winner joins the show at a mighty tumultuous time in theWestworlduniverse. Season 2 concluded with yet another layer ofJonathan NolanandLisa Joy’s puzzle box getting peeled back, asEvan Rachel Wood’s robot revolutionary Dolores andJeffrey Wright’s Bernard find themselves among flesh-and-blood humans outside the Westworld park....

Demon’s Soulsmay have been the first official title in the collection of games most often referred to as ‘Soulsborne,’ yet it is oftenDark Soulsthat is credited with catapulting the series into the gaming mainstream. With an interconnected Metroidvania-style of world traversal, combined with a satisfying combat system that masterfully straddles the line between frustration and triumph,Dark Soulsis nothing short of an icon in gaming. Nostalgia factor aside, the first half ofDark Soulsis still one of the most tightly paced, well-constructed examples of game design that holds up even a full decade after its release....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for the premiere of The Company You Keep.There are certain roles that just stick with an actor — the legacy of which can sometimes take away from any future roles they pick up. ForMilo Ventimiglia, he’s fresh off the heels of his iconic role onThis Is Usas Jack Pearson, a role he played for six seasons and one that earned him multiple Emmy nominations. He makes his return to the small screen with ABC’sThe Company You Keep, which is based on the South Korean television seriesMy Fellow Citizens!...

And you thoughtGreen Bookwas a surprise. This year’s Best Picture winner should hold Shakespeare’s ale, because in 1999 an artsy piece of erudite fan fiction about the Bard’s young career took down none other thanSteven Spielberghimself. Here’s the dirty little secret: it should have.Shakespeare in Loveis a better film thanSaving Private Ryan. Considering how that’s a minority opinion (which I’ll defend in a bit), many people believe thatShakespeareproducer and Miramax honchoHarvey Weinsteinessentially bought the 1998 Academy Award for Best Picture....

You don’t need Paramount+ to catch up on the latest adventures of theUSS Cerritosbefore theirfinal missionbegins later this month.TrekMovie.comreports that Amazon Prime Video is now streaming the fourth season ofStar Trek: Lower Decks. This month, the first-ever animated comedyStar Trekseries will premiere its fifth and final season, and Paramount is going all-out to getLower Decksin front of as many eyeballs as possible. For the month of October, it’s alsostreaming free with adson YouTube and PlutoTV....

It’s been more than a month since the finale ofBosch: Legacybegan streaming on Prime Video, but fans just can’t stop watching the final season ofTitus Welliver’s detective drama. TheBosch: LegacySeason 3 finale premiered on April 17, and all this time later, the show hasonce again climbed back into the Prime Video top 10. Sitting at #10 at the time of writing,Bosch: Legacyfalls just behind other Prime Video original projects likeReacher, but it’s also trailingBen Affleck’s firstAccountantmovie andTwisters— the legacy sequel led byGlen Powell....

Dune: Prophecyis now more than halfway through its first season after the release ofSunday’s Episode 4, and the show has been sitting comfortably atop the Max streaming charts since its premiere. TheDuneprequel series is the most popular show on Max despite itsRotten Tomaotesscores of 70% from critics and 65% from audiences, which are significant step-downs from both ofDenis Villeneuve’sDunemovies to come before. Other shows in the Max top 10 includeCreature Commandos, the debut DCU project fromJames Gunnwith a strong 94% from critics and a 79% from audiences onRotten Tomatoes, as well asSomebody Somewhere, which earned a perfect 100% score from critics and a 94% rating from audiences on the aggregate site....

With a little more than a month until the release ofGunpowder Milkshake, Netflix has revealed a new clip from the film focused on the Librarians, a trio of women that runs a secret weapons market inside a library. In the clip, Librarian Madeleine (Carla Gugino) leads an unidentified woman into the library, in order to introduce her to her colleague Anna May (Angela Bassett). Madeleine explains that the young woman wants to open an account with them, while Anna May says that they shouldn’t accept new readers without recommendations....