Mouse Guard Movie in the Works from Matt Reeves, Gary Whitta

David Petersen’s 10-year running, Eisner-winning comic book seriesMouse Guardis finallyset film adaptation thanks toDawn of the Planet of the ApesdirectorMatt ReevesandRogue One: A Star Wars StoryscreenwriterGary Whitta.THRreports that 20th Century Fox has optioned Petersen’s best-selling work for an adaptation penned by Whitta with Reeves producing alongside Boom! Studios’Ross RichieandStephen Christy. Reeves currently has no intention to direct. The series recently celebrated its10thanniversary and, to-date, has been translated to 10 languages and has sold almost one million copies in print, spawning three volumes of the main series, three volumes of a spinoff seriesMouse Guard: Legend of the Guard....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Mary Simpson

Movies That Scared the Hell Out of Us as Kids, But Are Laughable Now

As a child, it seemed like any film or TV show could turn from harmless fun to traumatizing at the drop of a hat. Even the most absurd things would feel so real. It’s a time when our imaginations run wild and the images on screen take on a life of their own well after the end credits. Yet, for many of us, we just couldn’t bring ourselves to look away....

July 11, 2025 · 9 min · 1898 words · Brad Horton

New 'Jack Ryan' Movie Set Images Have John Krasinski Back in Action

Fans can’t wait forJohn Krasinski’s return as titular globe-trotting spy inTom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. After four exciting seasons, fans were treated to the news of a feature film which will take our favorite CIA analyst-turned-operative on to another adventure. While Krasinski himselfgave fans a peek at the characterwhen production began back in February, now Prime Video has unveiled new behind-the-scenes images that showcase action that we are going to indulge in....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Michael Bailey

Octopath Traveler's Story Falls Apart Due to a Glaring Omission

Octopath Travelerwas one of my most-anticipated games of the year. I’ll always have a soft spot for JRPGs no matter how ridiculous or homogeneous they get because I became very attached toFinal Fantasy VIIandChrono Triggerin my youth. I’m always on the lookout for another JRPG to devour most of my time, and I’ve been lucky enough to find a few here and there with games likeFire Emblem: Awakening,Jeanne d’Arc, andRogue Galaxy....

July 11, 2025 · 5 min · 856 words · Andrea Lee

Rachel Zegler's 'Snow White' Remains a Global Streaming Hit Despite Controversy

Rachel Zeglerburst onto the scene in 2021 with her performance inWest Side Story, the musical directed bySteven Spielberg, but her most recent film has remained a global streaming hit despite being drenched in controversy. Zegler stars alongsideGal Gadot(Wonder Woman) inSnow White, the fairy tale film that follows a princess who joins forces with seven dwarfs and a group of rebels to liberate her home from the Evil Queen.Snow Whitebegan streaming on Disney+the second week of June, and the film has been one of the most popular movies for the streamer globally....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Isaac Robinson

Rob Reiner on LBJ, Working with Woody Harrelson, and More

From directorRob Reiner, the political dramaLBJshowcases what happened after Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Woody Harrelson) lost the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination to Senator John F. Kennedy (Jeffrey Donovan), but agreed to be his running mate. After they won the election, Johnson found himself sidelined as Vice President, but that all changed on August 07, 2025, when Kennedy was assassinated and Johnson, with his devoted wife Lady Bird (Jennifer Jason Leigh) by his side, became the President of the United States and set out to honor JFK’s legacy while also establishing his own....

July 11, 2025 · 10 min · 1953 words · Carol Campbell

Rogue One Disney+ Series Won't Feature K-2SO, Confirms Alan Tudyk

Back in 2019 at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, Lucasfilm presidentKathleen Kennedyformally announced aRogue Onespin-off show. This was a prequel series since,you know, and would focus onDiego Luna’s somewhat morally ambiguous Rebel Cassian Andor and his sidekick, a reprogrammed Imperial droid named K-2SO (performed and voiced byAlan Tudyk). Kennedy then brought both actors out on stage, and they addressed the audience of rabid Disney fans. Luna made a joke about the two sharing a “Telenovela moment” at some point in the series....

July 11, 2025 · 3 min · 569 words · Christopher Mccormick

Rogue One: Star Wars Celebration Behind-the-Scenes Images

There’s a lot of excitement for the next chapter of Star Wars,Rogue One, and for good reason. The main one being: that cast. It’s an extraordinary group of international actors, and most of them joineddirectorGareth Edwards, writer/visual effects supervisorJohn Knoll, Lucasfilm chiefKathleen Kennedyfor the Star Wars Celebration panel. Now, Walt Disney Studio has released a slew of fantastic images of the cast — includingFelicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen,Alan Tudyk, as well as moderatorGwendoline Christie—and filmmakersbefore and after the panel....

July 11, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Kevin Ramirez

Runaways: Rhenzy Feliz & Gregg Sulkin on Their Marvel Series

From showrunnersJosh SchwartzandStephanie Savage,Marvel’s Runaways, available to stream on Hulu on November 21st, tells the story of six teenagers – Alex Wilder (Rhenzy Feliz), Chase Stein (Gregg Sulkin), Karolina Dean (Virginia Gardner), Nico Minoru (Lyrica Okano), Gert Yorkes (Ariela Barer) and Molly Hernandez (Allegra Acosta) – who realize that their parents have been lying to them all their lives and that they’re really evil. As a result, this group of estranged friends, who also have secrets of their own, must band together to stop their parents before it’s too late....

July 11, 2025 · 9 min · 1760 words · Brenda Stevens

Seis Manos: Vic Chao on Voicing Chiu, Final Fantasy 7 Remake & Ben 10

Listen / download here: [Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersfor Seis Manos.] We here on theSaturday Mourning Cartoonsteam are getting in on the Saturday-morning fun that the Powerhouse Animation cast and crew is having withSeis Manos. Their weekend watch-parties go behind the scenes of the epic, action-packed, original animated Netflix series from Viz Media –one of the best of 2019– to offer up trivia, bonus content, and all sorts of insider info from the actors, animators, and creative talent that brought the Mexicanime to life....

July 11, 2025 · 26 min · 5389 words · Jason Taylor

Shining Vale Review: What Happens When Your Horror-Comedy Is Neither?

The new Starz seriesShining Valeclaims to be a horror-comedy. Yet, it is really neither of those things. So what does that make it? Patricia Phelps (Courteney Cox) is a writer whose breakthrough smutty novel came out almost 20 years ago. Since then, she quit drinking and has been in a deep depression that has prevented her from writing her follow-up novel. When we meet her, she and her family – husband Terry (Greg Kinnear) and teenagers Jake (Dylan Gage) and Gaynor (Gus Birney) — are moving from Brooklyn to Connecticut....

July 11, 2025 · 4 min · 719 words · Edward Clark

SNL's Eddie Murphy Returning to Host, Announces Plans on Kimmel

After a string of unimpeachable movie hits (Coming to America), stand-up specials (Eddie Murphy Delirious), and dramatic work (Dreamgirls),Saturday Night Livecomedy superstarEddie Murphylargely retreated from the limelight starting in the mid-2000s. But now, Mr. Murphy is back with a vengeance and making some of the best work of his career. He’s getting Oscar buzz for Netflix’sDolemite Is My Name. He’s making a sequel toComing to America, called, appropriately,Coming 2 America. And for the first time in 35 years, as he explained on a Brooklyn-based episode ofJimmy Kimmel Live!...

July 11, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Joshua Villa

SNL: Natasha Lyonne's Best Sketches, Ranked

The Season 47 finale ofSaturday Night Livealready? Say it ain’t so! Last night, Emmy nominated actressNatasha Lyonnemade herSNLhosting debut alongside musical guestJapanese Breakfast. There was plenty of fanfare before the show even started. A number of long-time cast members, includingAidy Bryant,Kate McKinnon,Kyle Mooney, andPete Davidsonannounced that they would be leaving the show after this season. Considering these four have stayed past the typical seven-yearSNLcontract, we knew this day would rear its ugly head sooner or later....

July 11, 2025 · 5 min · 1038 words · Carolyn Martin