Ever since his first appearance punching Adolf Hitler on the cover of his very first comic book, one year before The United States entered World War II, Captain America has always been a political character. For good and for ill, his comic has explored the values of America and the ideals upon which the United States were founded. There have been times, however, when the American Dream seemed heavily at odds with the American Reality....

The Hulu Original series Castle Rock leans as much on mystery and the macabre as it does its colorful cast of characters. From familiar heroes and villains torn straight out of Stephen King’s literary universe to original characters written specifically for the show, uncovering all the secrets about Castle Rock’s complicated residents is part of the fun. It’ll help knowing who’s who in the supernatural drama inspired by classic King stories like Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, The Dead Zone, and Needful Things....

New fan art shows what could have been if Chris Hemsworth was cast in Aquaman and Jason Momoa in Thor. Both Disney and Warner Bros. have turned an incredible profit by adapting several key characters from the pages of comic books. So far, Marvel has ended up being a bit more successful with their film adaptations, but DC currently has more release dates secured than Marvel does. Despite both companies varying success with adapting certain characters, most of the casting decisions have been widely accepted by fans....

Being a god isn’t easy. Fighting evil forces to save the innocent and protect the good requires mental toughness and obviously plenty of physical strength. Though the stories are fictional, the action is more or less real. Actors playing characters with inhuman strength must put in the extra work to make their fight scenes believable and allow audiences to reason that of course they are saving the world. One of the most gawked at actors who has taken on this responsibility is Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok....

Chuck stars Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski are reuniting for an episode of the Disney Channel’s Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure. The series is a spinoff of the 2010 animated film, Tangled, starring Levi and Mandy Moore. Action comedy series Chuck aired on NBC from 2007 to 2012. The series starred Levi as Chuck Bartowski, a nerd who has all of the government’s secrets downloaded into his brain. Assigned to protect Chuck is the beautiful but deadly CIA agent Sarah Walker (Strahovksi)....

It is a sad state of affairs as developer Boss Key Productions shuts its doors for good, and in its wake, studio head Cliff Bleszinski is showcasing some artwork of what could’ve been. Boss Key had a run of bad luck thanks to tumbling interest in the likes of LawBreakers and a lackluster debut of their rushed battle royale game Radical Heights. Considering that Bleszinski was a veteran designer who had worked on the likes of Gears of War, there was plenty of potential knocking around Boss Key alongside a plethora of ideas....

Sequels have become second nature in Hollywood. In an era where franchises are growing larger and larger, it’s no wonder studios do their best to capitalize on momentum. But what about films that seemingly bomb in the US market that get second and third chapters anyway? That’s because we can’t discount the hundreds of billions of dollars these films pull in from the overseas markets, especially China. The Chinese film industry has gone from very closed off and exclusive to knocking on Hollywood’s door as they continue to invest in major international projects and American talent....

Marvel’s Stan Lee actually makes an unexpected cameo in DC Entertainment’s Teen Titans Go! To The Movies. The world premiere of the animated film was on Friday night at SDCC 2018, and viewers were delighted at the unexpected cameo. Stan Lee cameos have become a hallmark of Marvel movies. The tradition runs back to the original comics, where Lee would frequently be drawn into panels by artists as a bit of a joke....

[This article discusses plot points of Zootopia that may be considered SPOILERS.] - Disney movies are no strangers to being accused of containing hidden messages. Whether it’s subliminal naughty bits in posters, dirty words being spelled out in the clouds, or people swearing that a fast-talking character said something filthy, combing the Mouse House’s product for veiled secrets is a national pastime – and not always with ill intent. Some have suggested that The Little Mermaid could be viewed as a relevant metaphor for transgender youth, while Frozen’s theme song ‘Let It Go’ was almost-immediately adopted by the gay community as a “coming out” anthem....

It’s been a rough road for the DC movie universe - and now The Batman solo movie has lost its director. A new report suggests that Ben Affleck, who was slated to produce, write, direct, and star in the film is stepping aside. The news comes following a steady stream of reassuring updates on The Batman from the filmmaker while out promoting his latest film - while rumors of Affleck’s potential exit from the director’s chair loomed in the background....

We’re heading into Labor Day weekend with all of the best Apple deals, headlined by a massive sale at Best Buy. That’s alongside a rare HomePod mini discount to $75 alongside a series of official Apple Watch bands at all-time lows from $29. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Best Buy Apple Labor Day sale goes live Labor Day weekend has arrived, and so too has the latest Best Buy sale....

Big Trouble In Little China star Kurt Russell thinks he probably won’t be part of Dwayne Johnson’s forthcoming reboot. Big Trouble In Little China marked the fourth collaboration between Russell and John Carpenter, following Escape From New York, The Thing and TV movie Elvis. Big Trouble was way ahead of its time with its martial arts sequences, and the movie’s recurring gag is that the main character - Russell’s tough-talking trucker Jack Burton - is really a dumb sidekick while his Chinese friend is the actual hero....

Catwoman is reportedly not in the plans for Warner Bros.’ Birds of Prey. After Margot Robbie stole the show in Suicide Squad, WB heavily invested in the future of Harley Quinn. They developed a number of possible projects for her, but the one Robbie was most interested in was Birds of Prey. Christina Hodson wrote the script and it was so impressive it landed her on Batgirl too. This was a result of Barbara Gordon having a major role in Birds of Prey along with Harley Quinn....

Don Cheadle is coming for the dragon in the latest teaser for Showtime’s Black Monday. The new series takes a humorous (and by the amount of cocaine on display in the other trailers, excessive) look at Wall Street in the ‘80s, and, more specifically, the series’ namesake, which became the worst stock crash in Wall Street history. The series is created by Jordan Cahan and David Caspe, and the pilot is directed by executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg....

It’s no secret that Brightburn—the superhero-themed horror movie from producer James Gunn—owes its existence to DC comics’ poster boy, Superman. After all, it’s a dark retelling of the same story that ends with Krypton’s last son becoming an unstoppable villain. Some comic book fans even jokingly referred to the movie as an Elseworlds tale or the Superman horror movie that Zack Snyder wanted to make but failed to do so in Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice....

In June 2015 we traveled to Pinewood Atlanta Studios to visit the set of Captain America: Civil War, the same location where a year prior we visited the production of Ant-Man. Where the latter focused on introducing a new Avenger, the former brings back… all of the Avengers and then some, including Ant-Man in a new costume. And while new costumes, including Hawkeye’s completely redesigned outfit, were the highlights of the action sequences we saw being shot that day, by far the most interesting and exciting thing we saw on set was Black Panther....

Captain Marvel executive producer Jonathan Schwartz hints that the film is planting plot seeds for MCU’s version of the Secret Invasion. Brie Larson’s upcoming Marvel Studios’ film that will officially debut her as the first female headlining character in the franchise will also introduce the Skrulls - the shape-shifting extraterrestrial race who are at war with the Kree during the events of the film. And since Carol will be whisked away from Earth and become one of the members of Starforce - Kree’s elite team, she’ll square off with the Skrulls and their leader, Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) who “spearheads a Skrull invasion of Earth” as he disguises himself as a S....

Captain Marvel screenwriter Geneva Robertson-Dworet expresses enjoyment about writing the script for the upcoming Marvel movie. Marvel Studios has spent years developing their cinematic universe, but they have yet to release their first female-led superhero movie. That movie will finally come next spring with Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s Captain Marvel, starring Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson as the eponymous superhero. Marvel first commissioned a script for a movie based on Ms....

Netflix releases the first teaser trailer for The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 2. The teaser highlights a release date of April 5, 2019 for the continuation of the series. Season 1 is currently available to stream on Netflix so there is plenty of time to catch up before the release of Part 2. The Netflix original based on the Archie Comic explores an alternate Sabrina: The Teenage Witch grounded in horror, witchcraft, and cults....

Warning: This post contains minor SPOILERS for Black Panther - Black Panther is now out in theaters, and a new piece of background information on CIA Agent Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman) may have just set up a role for him Captain Marvel. Audiences were first introduced to Ross in Captain America: Civil War, where he was a Deputy Task Force Commander of the Joint Terrorism Task Force. His role wasn’t large however, and the film barely touched on his backstory....