Stranger Things may be headlining Halloween Horror Nights at several Universal Studios parks this year with its unique Upside Down-themed maze (alongside the Trick ‘r Treat haunted house) but there’s even more newness coming to Universal Orlando. Two 1980s horror icons - Chucky and Killer Klowns from Outer Space – will come to life as terrifying scare zones at Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights this year with their very own scare zones....

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger series on Freeform begins with an unforced error that’s all too common in the world of superhero adaptations, especially those that fall under the Marvel Television banner. The premiere mistakes the details of its characters’ backstory for propulsive storytelling, and in doing so begins long before the story actually starts. The result is yet another superhero series that’s seemingly in no hurry to get wherever it’s going....

Confederate producers David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Nichelle Tramble Spellman and Malcolm Spellman have now responded to the massive backlash to the HBO series, following the announcement that it’s moving forward. The show is set in an alternate timeline where the south states of the U.S. successfully seceded from the Union during the Civil War, giving rise to a so-called “Third American Civil War” in the present-day. Confederate was officially ordered to series by HBO this week and since then, has found itself at the epicenter of a storm of controversy - especially given the current political and social climate, stateside....

WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for Titans Annual #2 - DC’s Titans have finally reassembled, with the fate of the world at stake. Back in January, the Justice League officially disbanded the team. A series of blunders had torn the Titans apart, and the League concluded that their former sidekicks lacked the discipline to protect the world. The Titans have gone their separate ways since, and it hasn’t been an easy road....

Over the course of the past year, superhero tentpole motion picture productions have taken the spotlight when it comes to major blockbuster releases time and time again - and not for the first time. Among the several competing Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Extended Universe installments from 2016, movies like Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America: Civil War garnered plenty of attention from general viewers and critics alike, and were two of the most widely talked about movies - for better and for worse....

Denzel Washington has never been approached by Marvel or DC for a potential superhero role. Superhero movies and franchises are the bread and butter of Hollywood right now, and it seems like almost every actor has either been cast or rumored to join one of the popular comic book film series. But as it turns out, Washington has never been in talks for any superhero gig, the Academy Award-winning actor revealed himself....

Disenchantment doesn’t work, and the reason is tied into what made Futurama so great. The relationship between Matt Groening’s latest Netflix show and his previous efforts is a strange one. On the one hand, his involvement, idea approach and animation style is the real reason for anyone to prioritize checking out the series. On the other, it’s a very different sort of show, coming almost 30 years after The Simpsons and debuting on a streaming service; many defenders have been keen to argue they shouldn’t be compared, but that’s foolhardy and misses the key problem....

Ben Affleck’s scrapped The Batman film was supposed to have a dark psychological narrative set in Arkham. It’s been months since it was officially announced that the actor was departing his DC role, but it was far longer than that since fans first had an inclination that he was looking for a way out. Debuting in 2016’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, he reprised the role again the following year in Justice League....

Warning: This post contains SPOILERS for Black Panther. - Producer Nate Moore thinks that Black Panther antagonist Killmonger has the right goals, but not the right methods. Whereas the Marvel Cinematic Universe has typically been criticized for its weak movie villains in the past, Black Panther has been universally praised for featuring one of the best Marvel villains ever in Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan). The praise not only comes from Jordan’s excellent performance, but also thanks to the movie dedicating time to him, plus his backstory, motives, and plan....

Curb Your Enthusiasm and Arrested Development actor Bob Einstein has passed away at the age of 76. The two-time Emmy winner was recently diagnosed with cancer. The brother of actor-director Albert Brooks (whose real name is Albert Einstein), Bob Einstein broke into television in the 1960s as a writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. Einstein would later distinguish himself as a comedic performer, first through his memorable character Super Dave Osborne, and later as a featured player on shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm and Arrested Development....

Watching Chicago Fire is like watching a replay of a family reunion. A few arguments, loud voices, a few tense moments but most of all, some good times. This is how we can describe this awesome drama that NBC has provided us with for seven years. Chicago Fire is easily one of the best-written shows on primetime TV. Even with the explosions, deaths, and life saving that goes on weekly, the big draw for Fire fans has always been the relationships....

Deborah Ann Woll is better known as the intrepid Karen Page from Netflix’s Daredevil or the vampire Jessica Hamby from HBO’s True Blood. Her most recent role is Amanda Harper, a war veteran suffering from PTSD, in the psychological thriller Escape Room. She and five other strangers are forced to solve the puzzles of an escape room or die trying. Woll’s co-star is Jay Ellis, who played Bryce “Blueprint” Westbrook on BET’s The Game and Lawrence Walker on HBO’s Insecure....

New Wonder Woman 2 fan-art imagines Diana Prince aboard her invisible jet patrolling around Themyscira. First introduced in Sensation Comics #1 in 1942, the DC aircraft debuted alongside the character which makes it every bit of iconic as its owner. And with a sequel of the Warner Bros. and DC Films’ biggest hit starring Gal Gadot as the titular hero, fans can’t help but wonder if the imperceptible vessel will also make its big screen debut sometime in the near future....

Marvel Studios has begun the major promotional push for their next upcoming release, director James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - the sequel to his 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe entry Guardians of the Galaxy. However, the superhero sequel isn’t the filmmaker’s first movie to debut in theaters this year. The Belko Experiment, which Gunn wrote and co-produced, is set to hit the big screen in a week. Said to be “Office Space meets Battle Royale,” the action/horror film follows a group of employees at the titular Belko company trapped in an office building and forced to kill each other....

With Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice now officially present and accounted for at cinemas around the world, it seems like everyone is talking about Batman and Superman. Opinions on the movie as a whole are still incredibly divided, but one thing everyone can agree on is that the movie is doing some substantial box-office business for Warner Bros. Ever since the concept for the movie was publicly announced back in 2013, Batman V Superman has been faced with an almost constant deluge of opinions....

Shin Itagaki, the director of the latest anime incarnation of Berserk (2016-17), has lashed out at the industry’s shortage of anime directors. Itagaki made a name for himself working as a key animator on Full Metal Alchemist before moving on to become an assistant director on Desert Punk and eventually helmed the doomed Berserk 2016 and its subsequent follow-up. The anime industry has notoriously brutal development schedules that force animators to work grueling hours....

Two of the minds behind Black Panther—film director Ryan Coogler and comic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates—had a candid conversation about now was the right time for both of their works. Black Panther set a new February IMAX record and is currently dominating at the box office around the world as it heads towards its third weekend where it’ll soon top Avengers: Age of Ultron. With little in the way of competition, it’s set to add even more to its global haul (well past $700 million at this point)....

Avengers: Infinity War might be the big superhero movie that everybody is talking about right now (and why wouldn’t they? It shattered box office records), but let’s not forget Deadpool 2! The first cinematic outing for the Merc with a Mouth defied all expectations; Fox was hesitant to greenlight the movie from the start and released it in February - hardly the summer blockbuster season. The result? The most financially successful R-Rated movie of all time!...

Following the recent success/failure of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, the pressure is on Marvel to up the ante with their own superhero brawl. Inspired at least partly by Warner Bros.’ attempt to win at the box office by having its most popular superheroes duke it out, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War brings a significantly larger number of heroes to the fight. With early reviews for Civil War looking promising and its position at the beginning of summer blockbuster season historically favorable, the conditions are right for Civil War to surpass its most recent competition....

With such a large cast, the writers for Chicago Fire have done a wonderful job of maintaining a balance in which each character has an opportunity to shine through. Like any other show we may find ourselves glued to, Fire has captivated us with heartfelt episodes involving life and death moments. But there’s so much more to it. When breaking down characters, is it hard to pick a fan favorite? With an array of talent seen on the screen, certain moments and characters will tend to stick out better than others....