“Over 20 years before Iron Man kick-started what’s now the Marvel Cinematic Universe—the pop-culture juggernaut that devours so much of the box office—another Marvel hero got his chance to save the world. Big difference, though: the star of Howard the Duck didn’t exactly set the world on fire with his efforts.”
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Few novels are as universally loved as Pride and Prejudice, but even Jane Austen’s most famous work had its contemporary critics.
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LeVar Burton has agreed to returning for a Community movie should one ever happen.
“We might finally be getting a Community movie. In 2020, Donald Glover said he’d return to Greendale Community College for one last adventure. Now, one more cast member tells Inverse they’re also interested: LeVar Burton. ‘Without question, absolutely,’ Burton says when asked if he’d participate in a Community movie. ‘I love Donald Glover. He’s a genius. Any opportunity to interact with him. I had a blast on the two episodes that I did. The answer is an unequivocal yes.’”
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FX’s new docuseries Pride is essential viewing for anyone who wants to start learning about LGBTQ+ history in the United States.
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A new merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery will see the companies’ two streaming services combined.
“With the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, AT&T is jettisoning another media property to form a new, standalone video-streaming competitor with a huge amount of content. The deal, announced this morning, creates a new media entity with control of the Warner Bros. movie studio, as well as Adult Swim, Animal Planet, Food Network, Cinemax, CNN, Cartoon Network, DC, Discovery, HBO, and more.”
Read more at PCMag.
Spiral, starring Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson, is a part of the Saw film franchise. Here’s how this serial killer thriller connects to its predecessors.
Read more at Thrillist.
