“Adult Swim has announced a new spinoff series from its flagship comedy Rick and Morty. Takashi Sano (Tower of God) will direct Rick and Morty: The Anime, which will air on Adult Swim and HBO Max. Sano previously directed two anime shorts, Rick and Morty vs. Genocider and Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil), which earned over 10 million combined views on Adult Swim digital platforms.” Read more at The Mary Sue A new image from Thor: Love and Thunder tease a potential connection to the Black Panther series. Read more at HypeBeast Ten years later and the legacy of the film Battleship is a complicated one, to say the least. “Battleship is a bad movie. There’s really no way to beat around the bush — or the grid — about a summer blockbuster so lousy that not even Rihanna could keep it from sinking. The 2012 board game adaptation had an abundance of compelling actors and impressive alien vessels, but none of that was enough to keep its anemic dialogue and lousy story afloat.” Read more at Inverse Even though we thought Avengers: Endgame would be the final appearance for Stan Lee in a Marvel movie, perhaps we were mistaken as the legendary comic book creator’s likeness was just sold. Read more at Gizmodo Samuel L. Jackson and Lorne Michaels are having a dispute over whether or not the famous actor is banned from returning to Saturday Night Live. “Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels has set the record straight on Samuel L. Jackson’s alleged ban from the iconic sketch show. The actor apparently assumed he was blacklisted after cursing on air back in 2012, but Michaels assured him that wasn’t the case.” Read more at The A.V Club You know his movies, but how well do you know the man? Here are some interesting tidbits about the icon, George Lucas. Read more at Mental Floss
