Agents of SHIELD Series Finale Spoilers, Ending Explained by Producers

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersthrough the series finale ofMarvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., “What We’re Fighting For."] Seven seasons is a long run for any TV series, but during the age of Peak TV, it’s something to be truly proud of.Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.started out as a seemingly straightforward show about human S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in a world where superheroes exist, until it threw in space, time travel, Chronicoms, Life Model Decoys and any number of other unexplainable things, and forced the team to step up and save each other and the world, multiple times over....

August 11, 2025 · 11 min · 2140 words · Chris Long

Arrow: Prometheus Reveal Explained by EP Wendy Mericle

Major spoilers are discussed in this interview On the latest episode of The CW seriesArrow, the audience learned the shocking reveal of just who Prometheus is, which certainly gives a new perspective to the entire season, while the Green Arrow (Stephen Amell) and his team are still dangerously unaware. Until they’re let in on the secret, it places anyone in Oliver Queen’s life onto the board of a chess game that he has yet to figure out how to win....

August 11, 2025 · 17 min · 3534 words · Maria Guzman

Avatar 2: Sigourney Weaver on Playing a Na'vi Teenager

Fans have been waiting long forJames Cameron’sAvatar: The Way of Water, but when details about the movie finally started trickling in what surprised many was the return ofSigourney Weaverin the new role of Kiri, a Na’vi teenager. While we have seen the character posters, not much is known about the character. Speaking toElizabeth BanksforInterview magazine, Weaver called playing the character her “biggest stretch.” Departing from her original character, Dr. Grace Augustine, the doomed head of the Avatar Program in 2009sAvatar, Weaver’s new character, Kiri is a member of the Na’vi and Jake and Neytiri’s adopted daughter....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Melinda Brown

Before Sex/Life's Billie, Sarah Shahi Shined on The L Word as Carmen

Actress, director, and producerSarah Shahiexcels at a specific kind of moving image feminism, one that mixes vulnerability with assuredness over one’s sexuality and sexualness. Her talent is evidenced in her portrayal of Carmen de la Pica Morales (The L Word, Showtime) and currently as Billie Connelly (Sex/Life, Netflix). As an in-body actor, Shahi’s tell is emboldened by her show. Becoming Carmen and Billie also requires a sexual embodiment of the physical; sex, sexuality, and sexualness are critical parts of how these characters relate to themselves and infuse their erotica with others....

August 11, 2025 · 5 min · 884 words · Lori Jones

Crazy Rich Asians 2 Moving Forward with Director, Writers Returning

In likely one of the studio’s easiest decisions this year, Warner Bros. has decided to move forward withCrazy Rich Asians 2. PerTHR, directorJon M. Chuis planning to return to helm the sequel to the box office smash, with pretty much the entire behind-the-scenes team returning including producersNina Jacobson,Brad Simpson, andJohn Ivanhoe, and screenwritersPeter ChiarelliandAdele Lim. Moving forward with aCrazy Rich Asianssequel is not all that difficult, as the source material for the first film spawned two further sequels....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 545 words · Dr. Samantha Ramirez

Disney Infinity Cancelled; Game Production Shut Down

The Walt Disney Company announced yesterdayduring their second quarterly earnings report for 2016 that the fan-favoriteDisney Infinitygame series has been cancelled with the company discontinuing their self-published console business. Moving forward their strategy will be to focus their video game content on licensing the games to other developers and publishers.Disney is also shutting down Avalanche Software, the Utah-based studio responsible forInfinitywith around 300 people losing their jobs. John Blackburn, SVP & GM ofDisney Infinityreleased a statement to the fans who were noticeably shocked by the news, saying...

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Jon Gonzalez

Disney Takes Control of Hulu, Continues World Domination

The Disney takeover continues. After completing its acquisition of 20th Century Fox earlier this year, the Mouse House has now assumed full operational control of the streaming service Hulu, effective immediately. The news comes after Disney and Comcast struck a deal in which Comcast handed over the steering wheel while agreeing to sell its stake in Hulu to Disney for at least $5.8 billion within five years. Previously, Disney owned a 30% stake in Hulu with 20th Century Fox owning another 30%, Comcast owning 30%, and AT&T owning 10%....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Alexander Lamb

Disney's Haunted Mansion Reboot Arrives In Theaters Next Year

To launch you into your weekend with some spooktastic news, Disney has officially announced a release date forHaunted Mansion. A movie with a stacked cast featuring some of Hollywood’s best and brightest, it has been revealed that we can expect to see the film in theaters everywhere in just over a year from now in March 2023. So far signed on in starring roles to bring the story of ghosts and ghouls back to life areDanny DeVito(It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Academy Award nomineeLaKeith Stanfield(Judas and the Black Messiah),Tiffany Haddish(Girls Trip),Owen Wilson(Loki), andRosario Dawson(Briarpatch)....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Tyler Buchanan

Doctor Strange 2 Becomes 10th MCU Film to Hit $400M at Domestic Box Office

The multiverse remains strong at the box office asDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesshas now passed the $400 million mark, according toDeadline. This now putsDoctor Strangeas the tenth MCU film to pass this milestone in franchise’s history, trailing behindCaptain America: Civil War. The MCU film also now stands as the 11th highest grossing film based on a Marvel comic at the domestic box office, behindSpider-Man (2002)and ahead ofSpider-Man: Far From Home....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Jill Garcia

Dwayne Johnson Vin Diesel Feud Complicates Fast and Furious 9

The Fast and the Furiousmay be all about high-octane action and family on-screen, but off of it, there’s been some drama brewing between two of the franchise’s heavy hitters:Dwayne JohnsonandVin Diesel. The latter’s Dom Toretto has been the engine of the series since its first installment back in 2001, but Johnson’s arrival as Hobbs injected some fuel into a franchise that was arguably in danger of stalling out. So while the two titans' off-screen disagreements added a bit of realism to their characters' contentious nature back in 2011’sFast Five, it’s more than complicated the production process since then....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Sierra Clark

Every Character From 'Goodfellas' Based on Real People

Goodfellasisn’t just one of the greatest films thatMartin Scorsesehas ever made, but one of the finest gangster dramas of all-time. It’s difficult to overstate just how radicallyGoodfellaschanged the genre when it was released in the fall of 1990. While films likeThe GodfatherandThe Untouchableshad delved into the brutality of the mafia,Goodfellasshowed why the criminal lifestyle would be so attractive to aspiring gangsters. Scorsese has made films likeRaging BullandTaxi Driverthat had been critically acclaimed but,Goodfellasinstantly catapulted him to the list of the greatest filmmakers of all-time....

August 11, 2025 · 7 min · 1359 words · Christopher White

Fahrenheit 451: New Trailer for HBO Movie Stars Michael B. Jordan

HBO has released a newFahrenheit 451trailer. Written and directed byRamin Bahrani(99 Homes), with co-writerAmir Naderi, the TV movie starsMichael B. Jordanas protagonist/fireman Guy Montag alongsideMichael Shannonas his boss, Captain Beatty. Based on the book by Ray Bradbury, the film follows Montag, who burns books until he starts questioning what his work means for society. The movie looks terrific and a clever update of Bradbury’s source material. And yet I can’t help but feel a bit saddened that the film has been relegated to HBO....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Erik Stewart

G.I. Joe Spinoff Snake Eyes Adds Samara Weaving in Key Role

No, this isn’t an update of the eternally underratedBrian de Palma/Nicolas Cage1998 boxing fever dreamSnake Eyes. The upcomingSnake Eyesis a darker spinoff of theG.I. Joeuniverse starringCrazy Rich Asians’Henry Goldingas the title role, a mysterious operative who wears a mask, rocks a sword AND an uzi, and terminates his targets with extreme prejudice. In the previous twoG.I. Joefilms, Snake Eyes was played by Darth Maul himself,Ray Park. Now, in this origin story, Golding will don the mask alongsideSamara Weaving, who recently crushed in horror titlesThe Babysitter,Mayhem, andReady or Not....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Sean Benjamin