Obi-Wan Kenobi: O'Shea Jackson Jr. on Landing Role After Not Getting Lando

One of the things mostStar Warsfans are looking forward to is the upcomingEwan McGregor-ledObi-Wan Kenobiseries coming to Disney+ next year. While details on the series are hard to come by, we do know the series is six episodes, set ten years after the events ofRevenge of the Sith, and directed byDeborah Chow. We also knowChung-hoon Chungwas the cinematographer, they used The Volume technology (which was previously used onThe Mandalorian) to shoot the series, andHayden Christensenis set to return as Darth Vader alongsideJoel EdgertonandBonnie Piesseas Owen and Beru Lars....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 832 words · Amanda Solomon

Our Biggest Unanswered Questions After 'The Penguin' Finale

HBO’sThe Penguinshined a new light on Gotham’s underworld as it explored Oswald Cobb’s (Colin Farrell) rise to power. The seriespicks up just afterThe Batman,showing the impact of the Riddler’s (Paul Dano) attack on the city and delivers a brutal and bloody look at the power struggle between Gotham’s crime families. Despite its popularity,The Penguinhas not yet been renewed, and given that the concept was for a miniseries, it may not return....

June 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1054 words · Harold Brown

Overwatch Lunar New Year Skins Revealed for 2018

The highly addictive video gameOverwatchhas launched its new seasonal event for the 2018 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dog, and with it comes some incredible new skins for the various players. From publisher and developer Blizzard Entertainment,Overwatchis a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter game, but one in which there’s a heavy focus on the various characters. Players can choose from an assortment of playable characters, each with different abilities, looks, and personalities, which is where the fun of the skins comes in....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · David Foster

Patton Oswalt Is in His Game Show Era

It’s pretty impossible not to adorePatton Oswalt. Aside from being a very talented performer in both comedy and drama, he has an infectious energy and enthusiasm that radiates off of him when he talks about his projects. Since starting in stand-up comedy in the late 1990s, Oswalt has steadily built an impressive resume in roles across all genres and mediums, from stand-up (he won an Emmy and Grammy for his special,Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping), supporting roles inA....

June 15, 2025 · 9 min · 1794 words · Michele Schaefer

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Inks Massive Deal with Amazon Studios

Although we can bemoan the fact thatFleabagis over and won’t be getting a third season, there’s still plenty more to expect from creatorPhoebe Waller-Bridge. “I’m insanely excited to be continuing my relationship with Amazon,” said Waller-Bridge via Variety. “Working with the team on ‘Fleabag’ was the creative partnership dreams are made of. It really feels like home. I can’t wait to get going!” Sources tellVarietythat the deal is worth about $20 million a year, and that sounds about right when you pick up three Emmys on a single night for writing, acting, and having the Best Comedy on TV....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Sarah Krause

Prince Caspian: How the Film Improves the Narnia Classic

To say thatC.S. Lewisis one of the world’s foremost authorities on philosophy and fantasy is almost an understatement. Yet, out of all of Lewis’s literary classics,The Chronicles of Narniastands out boldly from the rest. Be it the fantastical adventures, the epic battles, the clear moral lessons, or the magical world of Narnia itself, there is something in each of theNarniatales for everyone. Though the series has been adapted in various capacities, there’s no doubt that the most popular (so far) has been the Walden Media/Disney film trilogy byAndrew Adamson....

June 15, 2025 · 9 min · 1803 words · Krista Casey

Richard Dormer on Rellik, Cinemax's Limited Series Crime Drama

The dark crime thrillerRellik, a six-part limited series told in reverse and airing on Cinemax, follows U.K. police detective Gabriel Markham (Richard Dormer), a man determined to track down the serial killer who left him physically and emotionally scarred after a horrific acid attack. Beginning with the apprehension and death of the presumed killer and then working backwards to how it all started, Gabriel and his team – which includes Elaine (Jodi Balfour), the new transfer who’s a bit too close with her partner, and the police chief (Ray Stevenson), who has his own secrets – keep trying to put the pieces together, leading them to the ultimate horrific discovery....

June 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1383 words · Adam Hunt

Rise of Skywalker Digital and Bluray Release Date, Trailer Revealed

Disney and Lucasfilm have announced thatStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerwill arrive on Digital on March 17th and on 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD on March 31st. The home release will contain “over two hours of bonus material”. Per the press release: Bonus material includes a feature-length, making-of documentary, which goes behind the scenes with the cast and filmmakers from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and explores the legacy of the Skywalker saga....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Gregory Harper

Roger Ebert Was Surprisingly a Fan of This Teen Comedy Sequel That’s Now on Netflix

American Piewas a film that became a surprise word-of-mouth hit, as it took the gross-out style of humor that had been popularized byIt’s Something About MaryandKingpinand applied it to the high school comedy subgenre. Although 1999 saw the debut of many teen films, including10 Things I Hate About You, Varsity Blues, She’s All That,andElection,there was a willingness to get uncomfortable and outrageous that madeAmerican Piestand out. A film likeAmerican Piewas never going to win over older critics who didn’t connect with a more aggressive style of humor, butRoger Ebertwassurprisingly positive on the film, saying that the film was “funny because the characters aren’t in on the joke....

June 15, 2025 · 5 min · 868 words · Linda James

Six Feet Under Marathon on HBO Marks Anniversary

It’s been 15 years sinceSix Feet Underpremiered on HBO, introducing us to the Fisher family. One of the premium network’s best dramas (and one of the best series of all-time), the marquee series spanned 5 seasons, and wrapped up with one of the best and most emotionally satisfying finales of all time. This weekend, HBO2 is running the entire series back-to-back in a marathon to mark its anniversary. But let’s back it up....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 623 words · Roger Cook

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Video Shows Daisy Ridley's Training

Psst, it’s December. Know what that means? In just two weeks,Rian Johnson’sStar Wars: The Last Jediwill arrive in U.S. theaters and fans will get to see the latest installment of theStar WarsSkywalker Saga at long last. But a lot of hard work went into making this film, from the creative team behind the scenes to the hundreds and thousands of people in the crew that bring epic movies like this together....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Colleen Schneider

Supergirl Season 4 Trailer Reveals the Fallout of Kara's Decisions

Supergirl’s uneven third season ended with some major reveals as well as some major questions (including a second, Russian Supergirl), which means that there are big changes to come in the upcoming season. We lost Winn, but we gained Brainiac. J’onn stepped down, but Alex stepped up. Mon-El has departed, but is it really forever? And what exactly is Lena up to now? The show’s EPs addressed some of this after theSeason 3 finale, but there’s still so much that we have yet to learn … check out the new trailer below, which gives a glimpse of how some of that may play out (intensely!...

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · William Shea

Thanos' Avengers: Infinity War Story May Mirror Infinity Gauntlet

When Thanos was first introduced during the post-credits scene inThe Avengers, comics fans were both excited and curious to see how the big purple alien baddie would be depicted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. WithAvengers: Infinity Waron the horizon, where Thanos is poised to take a major role as portrayed byJosh Brolin, we still don’t know a ton about this film version of the character beyond the fact that he’s formidable-looking and he really wants Infinity Stones (reminder: Thanos currently has zero Infinity Stones)....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Todd Morales