Marvel Studios has released another new behind-the-scenes featurette forWandaVisionthat seems to be telling folks, ”Hey stick around, there’s more MCU stuff to come! We promise!” The response to Marvel Studios’ first foray into television has been somewhat divided, with some folks absolutely loving the series’ commitment to homaging classic sitcoms while others were impatient and itching to see more traditional MCU storytelling. The show bridged that gap in Episode 4, which ventured outside Westview for the first time to explain how Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) got there in the first place and to provide a completely different perspective on the events at hand....

As Warner Bros. Discovery pushes forward with its high-profileHarry PotterTV rebootfor Max, HBO’s Chief Content OfficerCasey Bloysis directly addressing one of the most pressing questions surrounding the franchise: what role, if any, willJ.K. Rowling’s divisive personal viewsplay in the new series? In an interview withMatt BelloniforPuck, Bloys tackled the issue head-on when asked about Rowling’s ongoing public stance on transgender rights and the firestorm it continues to generate online and withinfan communities....

The life of music legendAretha Franklinis on its way to the big screen inRespect, and today, Metro Goldwyn Mayer announced the rest of the cast. Joining Academy Award-winnerJennifer Hudsonas the Queen of Soul, will be Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy-winnerForest Whitaker(The Last King of Scotland),Marlon Wayans(Requiem for a Dream),Marc Maron(Joker,Glow),Tate Donovan(Argo), and Emmy nomineeTituss Burgess(Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). The film will also star Grammy winnersMary J. BligeandAudra McDonald, and Tony nomineesSaycon SengblohandHailey Kilgore....

Clearly, we can’t get enough ofThe Walking Dead, as it feels like every week we are blessed with the announcement of another spinoff or franchise update. Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Maggie (Lauren Cohan) ventured to Manhattan in their spinoffThe Walking Dead: Dead CityandNorman Reedus' Daryl Dixon heads to France inThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Plus, our fearless leader Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) is getting a spinoff of his own withDanai Gurira’s Michonne inThe Ones Who Live....

After many legal losses and woes, theChrisley Knows Bestfamily is now facing a new challenge. Reports are now sharing that the Bureau of Prisons is closing down some facilities, andTodd Chrisley’s facility, FPC Pensacola, is named as one of the few prisons that will be closing soon.The facility will be closing in a few months. The news comes asSavannah Chrisleytook to Instagram to share the news. In her Instagram Story,the reality staronce again targeted the facility for its “corruption” before sharing the update on her father’s facility....

Long before superheroes on television were a normal occurrence,Smallvilletried its hand at bringing Superman back to life on TV for a new and younger audience. The result was a ten-year-long series that chronicled the young life of Clark Kent (Tom Welling) as he made his way through high school, pined after Lana Lang (Kristen Kreuk), befriendedLex Luthor(Michael Rosenbaum), and briefly attempted college before moving to Metropolis to work at the Daily Planet....

CBS All Access is doubling down on itsStar Trekslate, announcing Saturday at Star Trek: Las Vegas convention thatPatrick Stewartwill reprise his role as Jean-Luc Picard for a new series.THRreports that the show is not a reboot ofThe Next Generation—the series that saw Stewart captain the Enterprise for seven years—but an original story following a different chapter in the character’s life. Luckily for both Star Trek fans and CBS, Patrick Stewart looks exactly the same as he did in 1987....

Star Wars: The Clone Warshad no shortage of fantastic side characters during its six-season run, and one fan favorite looks like she’ll be making a return to the small screen in Season 3 ofStar Wars Rebels. While that show centers on the title team ofFreddie Prinze Jr.’s Kanan,Vanessa Marshall’s Hera,Steve Blum’s Zeb,Tiya Sircar’s Sabine, andTaylor Gray’s Ezra, the cast will be expanded once more thanks to a surprise guest spot....

Big fan of “so bad it’s good” cinema? Can’t wait for the next SyFy/Asylum team-up? You’re probably just a big ol' smarty-pants. According to science, that is. Over the summer,Keyvan Sarkhosh, a film scholar and postdoctoral research fellow at theMax Planck Institute for Empirical Aestheticsin Frankfurt, Germany, conducted a study on perceptions of trash cinema and discovered that fans of the low-brow, low-budget subgenre tend to be well-educated viewers with a hand-in-hand appreciation for arthouse filmmaking....

This week didn’t only bring holiday meals, shopping, and good family time; it also brought its fair amount of superhero news to keep you excited for what is to come from the popular genre in the following years. This week, the firstCaptain America: Civil Wartrailer was revealed,Doctor Strangeannounced its cast and synopsis,Batman v Supermanrevealed that new footage is coming soon, and plenty more. Catch up below. ‘Captain America: Civil War’: First Trailer and Posters Revealed It’s fair to say thatCaptain America: Civil Waris near or at the top of fans’ list in terms of the most anticipated superhero movies coming next year, and now after much speculation, theories, and buildup, we finally get the first official look atCivil Warwith thefirst trailerandpostersbeing revealed....

T-Mobile is set to launch its Starlink-powered satellite cell phone service in 2025, bringing connectivity to remote areas across the United States. The company has opened registration for a beta program, allowing customers to test the service before its official release.T-Mobile expects the beta to begin in early 2025, starting with texting capabilities and expanding to data and voice services over time. The T-Mobile Starlink collaboration aims to eliminate dead zones by providing coverage for 500,000 square miles of land not covered by traditional cell towers....

When America gets its hands on a notable, acclaimed, or even obscure foreign film for an English-language, celebrity-filled remake, it’s usually not so good. It’s part of why initial reports of the upcomingParasiteHBO series, from both original directorBong Joon Hoand very American directorAdam McKay, had me in a state of agitation. Excellent films are excellent films, no matter what language, no matter what country of origin. In fact, these differences in language, in origin, in cultures explored are part and parcel of what make our contemporary filmscape so satisfying....

David Kinnehas been playing an incredibly aggressive and verbal game driven by his misguided belief that only the “strong players” walk to the end of the game to battle it out. In this age ofSurvivor, his resolve at attempting this strategy has caused a major rift in the game, and in the fandom. After belittling a defenselessChrissy Sarnowskyat Tribal Council last week abouthow unfair it is that the physically strong players can’t band together, his vocally agro ways finally caught up to him....