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Who is Captain Pike, Star Trek Discovery’s new commanding officer? One of Star Trek’s most well-known, yet least seen characters is about to get some new life; Captain Christopher Pike, Trek’s first Enterprise captain, will make his first appearance on Star Trek television in over 50 years as Anson Mount beams onto the Discovery during its season premiere. Last season ended with Pike commandeering the Discovery at the tail end of the Star Trek: Discovery season finale, “Will You Take My Hand....

Children of Morta follows a family of fighters who must fight to defend their home from a malevolent force. Through co-op roguelite action, the game tells a story about family dynamics and resonant emotional beats amidst non-stop hack and slash action. During a recent 11 bit studios press day in New York City, Screen Rant sat down with Marketing Director Patryk Grzeszczuk, who showed us a demo of Children of Morta and showed off its narrative potential, fast action, and striking art style....

Marvel Studios is set to launch its Phase 3 slate of films in a few months with the release of Captain America: Civil War, to be followed by other franchise sequel films as well as standalone origin entries to the cinematic universe. On the television side, ABC is gearing up to roll out the second season of Agent Carter, while Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is on break from season 3. Additionally, last year Marvel TV and Netflix debuted two critically well-received series, Daredevil and Jessica Jones, which are part of their larger Defenders universe – a corner of the MCU....

Bowdoin College is once again giving students access to some of the latest Apple technology. The College’s Digital Excellence Commitment (DExC) will provide each incoming student with a 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro, an iPad mini, and an Apple Pencil. Students are receiving these devices at either Orientation or when the Fall 2022 semester begins. Bowdoin will cover all of the charges and even include four years of AppleCare+ coverage for both devices....

When it comes to the buddy comedy, few actors seem to have as natural of an ability for the genre as Will Ferrell does. Of his lengthy list of films to choose from, it’s arguable that Ferrell’s most successful work to date comes when he’s working alongside a partner. In the past, actor John C. Reilly has been a staple of Ferrell’s buddy comedy work and the upcoming Holmes and Watson will see Ferrell and Reilly team up for their third comedic outing together....

Everyone wants to be involved with Star Wars, and we’re not just talking about the insane amount of third party companies licensing the brand for their toys, ice cream flavors or bags of oranges. We’re talking about Hollywood stars. After all, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens is the most anticipated film ever made. Since director and co-writer J.J. Abrams is always loyal to his friends, long-time colleagues and his crew, Simon Pegg got a little role as an alien in The Force Awakens, Oscar Isaac’s super-fan uncle has a cameo, and even James Bond is in the movie....

X-Men: Dark Phoenix writer/director Simon Kinberg says that female X-Men characters are the main focus in his adaptation of Chris Claremont’s acclaimed comic book storyline, The Dark Phoenix Saga. Dark Phoenix is the studio’s second shot at bringing Claremont and Josh Byrne’s acclaimed 1980 comic story arc to life on the big screen. However, given how director Brett Ratner handled the story in X-Men: The Last Stand, the hope is that Kinberg - who wrote The Last Stand, but was forced to reduce the Dark Phoenix story thread to a subplot in his script - will do much better, now that he’s calling the shots and has more creative control over the final product....

Superhero films are still ruling the modern world of cinema, courtesy of the MCU, the DCEU, and other, non-related movies. Despite their prevalence, there is a surprisingly small number of recent superhero flicks focused on less than heroic characters. Let’s just check it out - Suicide Squad from 2016, Joker from 2019, and… That’s pretty much it unless you decide to count Deadpool among the villains, even though he’s a clear antihero....

After the first Deadpool film exceeded expectations in nearly every way imaginable, the Merc with a Mouth was given a hefty budget increase for his second outing — meaning more action, spectacle, and an abundance of new characters for the audience to marvel over. While the first film succeeded by throwing the superhero rulebook out the window, Deadpool 2 felt like it was finally being welcomed into the fold of the X-Men franchise, all while maintaining its abhorrent sense of humor and gruesome action beats....

Disney movies played a fond role in many of our childhoods. In fact, you may find yourself re-watching many of these animated classics when you’re in the desperate need for a shot of nostalgia — or when you’re simply killing time waiting for the next Pixar movie to hit theaters. In 1937, Disney released its first animated feature with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and it’s astounding how consistent the quality of its children’s movies has held up over the last 80 years....

While those epic films that span years and explore entire lives of characters can be fantastic, there’s a certain skill to movies that can effectively tell a story over the course of a single day. Many films have tried this storytelling method, setting the entire events of a movie within the timeline of 24 hours or less. Though it’s an interesting and bold take, not all attempts are successful. When done wrong, it can seem like the director didn’t have enough time to flesh the story out, or that you’re watching the longest, most boring day ever....

Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier (The Night Manager), who directed Netflix’s newest horror-thriller Bird Box, has spoken out about altering the ending of the book. Following its release, the movie has been receiving mixed reactions from viewers, but has become a viral sensation. The post-apocalyptic film is based on Josh Malerman’s 2014 debut novel of the same name. In the film adaptation, supernatural entities are driving members of society to commit suicide by taking the shape of their worst fears or regrets....

Steven Spielberg is producing a Leonard Bernstein movie biopic that Bradley Cooper will headline and direct. Cooper will also write the script for Bernstein - as the project is currently titled - based on an earlier draft by Spotlight cowriter Josh Singer (who also worked on Spielberg’s own true story journalism drama, The Post). Paramount Pictures and Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment are financing the project, which Cooper will further produce alongside big names like Martin Scorsese....

Just over 20 years have passed since the world fell in love with Buffy Anne Summers, the badass, vampire-slaying teen destined to fight (and slay) evil. Yet for most fans, it feels like no time has passed since Buffy and her mother first arrived in Sunnydale, California. Over the course of Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s seven seasons, the seemingly normal town is revealed to be an epicenter of supernatural activity; but what of Buffy’s family home?...

Charlie Day and Burn Gorman reprise their roles as Newt and Hermann in the sequel to Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim Uprising. In the ten years that have passed between films, the two friends have gone in different directions, but at the same time, haven’t really changed. The two actors discuss what their characters are up to, Charlie Day’s unused musical score for the film, and whether or not they’d want to pilot a Jaeger....

Call of Duty developer Treyarch has announced that fans can expect not one but two Black Ops 4 betas happening in August and September. After it was revealed that Black Ops 4 was changing the COD structure, forgoing the usual story campaign and adding a battle royale mode, fans have been waiting to see if the game matches the hype. The two betas will give players the chance to experience some fresh takes on familiar multiplayer game modes, as well as glimpse COD’s first venture into the battle royale genre....

In just over two weeks time, Marvel Studios will be launching Phase 3 of their Marvel Cinematic Universe with the premiere of Captain America: Civil War breaking out on the big screen. The film centers on the conflict between Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans) and fellow member of The Avengers, Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), who are each joined by a team of heroes from the MCU (including Spider-Man and Black Panther) as they battle it out against one another in an all-out war....

Disney may have already struck a deal, but Comcast isn’t stopping its pursuit to buy Fox. The Hollywood system is going to receive a major shakeup in the next year or so. When reports surfaced that 21st Century Fox was looking to sell its movie and TV assets, namely 20th Century Fox, it quickly became clear that Disney was the front-runner for the acquisition. Reports even stated that Fox preferred to sell to Disney over other companies....

With almost a decade of connected Marvel movies and television shows, it’s understandable when we forget a few faces. Iconic heroes like Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Hulk, and even Hawkeye are the ones taking center stage in the grand Marvel Cinematic Universe that we sometimes forget there’s a whole array of other characters living their lives in the MCU. Most of these small-time heroes solely exist in the Netflix and ABC domain, while others have had limited appearances in the movies....

Comixology 4.0 introduces search enhancements and new filters to help users find the books they want more easily. The update also promises to make downloads faster and more reliable and adds support for seven new languages. According to multiple users, the update also makes the reading experience worse as it removes some features like creator credits from book listings and restricts subscriptions to US users only, while previously everyone could subscribe to the app....