Frank Herbert’s beloved science fiction novelDunewas essentially theLord of the Ringsof space operas. While it obviously boasted a rich mythology, memorable characters, and a story that had the potential to make a great film or franchise, the pressure of bringing such beloved material to the big screen was almost unfathomable. TheDunenovel series already had an extensive fan base that knew the different planets, worlds, and languages quite well, and any director who approached the material was going to be facing an uphill battle....

Set decades after the events inOrphan Black, the newest projections from the clone club came to life inOrphan Black: Echoes. Throughout the entirety of its run, the new series offered interesting links to the flagship series. A new cloning conspiracy, the first season ofEchoesincludes appearances from flagship series favorites, Felix (Jordan Gavaris) and Delphine (Evelyne Brochu). However, fans were interested in seeing original series starTatiana Maslanywho played Sarah Manning, make a cameo performance in the new series....

Finding live music events near you is now easier with Apple Maps and Apple Music, with these tools now letting music fans locate venues and upcoming shows right on their Apple devices. The concert discovery feature built into Apple Maps shows concert venues and upcoming performances, so users can browse local music spots and buy tickets right from their iPhone, iPad, or Mac. With this update, you may search for “music venues” in Apple Maps to find nearby concert halls, dive bars, and music spots....

Before becoming a world-famous stunt performer and stunt coordinator,Zoë Bellkickstarted her career inXena: Warrior Princess. For three seasons, Bell served as body double for none other thanLucy Lawless(Spartacus: House of Ashur) herself, meaning that a lot of us had contact with her early work without even realizing it. During an interview with Collider, Bell talked about her experience on set and revealed the moment in the series in which she felt her life was changed....

The anticipation forSteve McQueen’s next historical drama is growing. Starring Oscar nomineeSaoirse Ronanas a mother searching for her son during one of history’s most tumultuous periods,Blitzhas all eyes on it. The heart-wrenching drama has unveiled its first trailer and it is equal parts distressing and thrilling. The movie has done some rounds of film festivals and with the trailer, it’s clear thatBlitzis worth all the buzz surrounding it. The trailer sees a young boy, George, walking alone in the underground tunnels as bombing rages on the surface....

Hotel Transylvania 2was not the only new release this weekend, but it was the only one that set box office records. The animated sequel has claimed the all-time highest debut for September with an estimated $47.5 million. Appropriately enough, the former record holder wasHotel Transylvania, which opened on this same frame in 2012. The first film went on to earn $148.3 million in North America and $358.3 million worldwide. In terms of animated titles,Hotel Transylvaniadoesn’t even crack the all-time top 50....

Whether you’rein the mood for a hefty mealor craving a single slice of cake on a rainy afternoon, food delivery apps make our lives a lot easier when it comes to having that food brought to our door. The logic of the food delivery costversusbenefit sometimes seems just too good to be true — which means that, of course, somebody is getting the bitter end of that logic. On its new episode,Last Week Tonight With John Olivertook a deep dive into the food delivery apps universe and broke down how it works at four levels: customers, restaurants, delivery people and the app itself....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Succession Season 4.The latest episode ofSuccessionSeason 4, titled “Honeymoon States,” is one of the show’s most tense to date, and it sees the series finally living up to its premise as Waystar’s temporary succession is confirmed. At the wake ofthe departed Logan Roy(Brian Cox), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) opt to take over as interim co-CEOs for the purpose ofseeing through the GoJo sale to Matsson(Alexander Skarsgård) over the coming months....

TheFast and Furiousfranchise is one of the most lucrative in Hollywood, spinning into a globetrotting action series having begun as a humble crime movie about street racing and stealing DVD players. A little known fact is thatDavid Ayer, the director of films likeFury, End of WatchandSuicide Squadwas a co-writer on the story, but the filmmaker has been speaking out now against what he described as a narrative designed to write him out of the history of the series....

Demon Slayer(orKimetsu no Yaiba, in the Japanese original) is one of the most popular anime and manga franchises right now, especially withSeason 4 debuting its highly-anticipated run. It follows Tanjiro Kamado, an insecure boy who pledges vengeance on demons after his entire family is killed by one. He does this by joining the Demon Slayer Corps,a group of sword-wielding individuals who fight demons as the creatures attack innocent people after sundown....

Vanity Fair has just released the first-look imagesatGladiator II, the epic sequel fromRidley Scottto his2000 Oscar-winning filmfeaturingRussell Croweand the photos look as if Scott hasn’t missed a beat. The highlights of the images has to be a stunning shot ofPaul Mescal’s Lucius on the attack againstPedro Pascal’sfallen Roman general Acacius, a man whom Scott says is in “deep regret with his life and doesn’t know where to go with it.”...

WithIronheart, the Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn’t just give us acompelling new heroin Riri Williams — it introduces a standout performance fromLyric Ross, whose portrayal of Natalie Washington (and her AI counterpart, N.A.T.A.L.I.E.)who brings a level of emotional depth rarely seen in Marvel’s artificial intelligences. While fans have long admired the likes of J.A.R.V.I.S., Vision (both voiced byPaul Bettany), and even Ultron (James Spader), Ross believes Natalie is something else entirely. And frankly, she’s right....

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apesis the latest entry in thePlanet of the Apesfranchise and will take audiences back to the world where humans are no longer the most intelligent species on the planet.Fandango has shared a new imagegiving fans an idea of what to expect in the sequel. Centuries after Caesar (Andy Serkis) changed what it means to be an intelligent ape, a new generation will try to evolve as they build civilizations without learning from what drove humans to extinction in the first place....