While theMarvel Cinematic Universehas gifted the world some of themost powerful comic book heroes, none can top the franchise’s best character – Korg. The MCU took heroes like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America and turned them into pop culture icons. The MCU even delved into the inconspicuous realm and made an unknown group like the Guardians of the Galaxy into household names. There’s something to be said about how these movies and shows have been able to make their viewers feel for characters that may only say one word or characters that may be inanimate objects....

WithCHIPSopening this weekend, I recently sat down withKristen Bellfor a wide-ranging video interview. With Bell married to directorDax Shepard, we talked about their working relationship, why he writes away from home, how early on he shares the script, why they tend to cast their friends, if she’s involved in the editing process, her unusual work schedule, and more. In addition, she talked aboutThe Good Place, getting ready to film the second season, the status ofFrozen 2and why Disney isn’t rushing to crank out a sequel, her video game history and her love of the N64, and theBad Momssequel....

Lisa Vanderpumprecently appeared onWatch What Happens LivewithGordon Ramsayfollowing the highly anticipatedVanderpump RulesSeason 11 Reunion: Part 1. Duringthe reality show, a caller posed a question to Lisa, which prompted hostAndy Cohento inquire about her reaction to the news ofReal Housewives of Beverly HillsstarsDorit KemsleyandPaul “PK” Kemsleyseparating. In response, Lisa cleverly replied, “Can I plead the fifth?” However, she didn’t stop there. Lisa went on to reveal, “I wasn’t actually. I haven’t watched the show, contrary to what many of the cast members say, but I have a mutual friend....

The Tiva spin-off continues getting outstanding updates from the cast. In a social media post, Tony DiNozzo himself,Michael Weatherly, posted a moody picture from behind the scenes of the latestNCISspin-off:NCIS: Tony & Ziva. Weatherly captioned the picture with “Hi everyone… it seems there is a future crisis only 2 people can fix. Here’s one of them: #ncis:tony&ziva.” The showbegan productionin Budapest last month and around that time the full cast was revealed....

The first images from one of the year’s most anticipated films have arrived.Passengersis an original sci-fi story fromPrometheusscreenwriterJon Spaihtsthat has been floating around Hollywood for a few years now with great enthusiasm. While the project had some fits and starts (one version was to have starredKeanu Reeves), it finally gained the momentum needed to make it a reality whenThe Imitation GamedirectorMorten Tyldum—fresh off a Best Director nomination—signed on to take the helm....

Much has been made about the status ofSigourney Weaveras a patron saint of the science fiction genre. With her continued presence intheAvatarfranchiseand her role in the upcomingStar WarsfilmThe Mandalorian & Grogu, despite the constant diversity of her film choices,her legacy has always been closely married to her ties to sci-fi films. Since starting her film career withAlienand continuing to self-reflexively poke at her history with appearances in films likeGalaxy Quest,Wall-E, andPaul, Weaver has given back just as much love as she’s received....

[Editor’s note: The following contains some spoilers for One True Loves.]From directorAndy Fickmanand adapted from the book byTaylor Jenkins Reid(Daisy Jones and The Six), the romantic dramedyOne True Lovestells the story of what happens when Jesse (Luke Bracey), who was presumed dead, returns home to the love of his life, Emma (Phillipa Soo), looking to pick up with their lives where they left off prior to his tragic disappearance. But in his absence, Emma has found love and happiness again with her best friend Sam (Simu Liu), for whom Jesse’s return throws his entire life into upheaval as he waits for Emma to decide where her heart lays now....

One of the most infamous relics from the galaxy far, far away, is theStar WarsHoliday Specialgiven how highly it was criticized by many fans.Now a new documentary,A Disturbance in the Forceexamining “how and why did the Holiday Special got made,” will soon premiere at the upcoming SXSW,Comicbookreports. The spin-off, directed bySteve Binder,was set between the events of the original film and the then-unreleased sequelThe Empire Strikes Backand memorably introduced audiences to Boba Fett....

Netflix has swooped in to rescue another great drama that met untimely cancelation.The Hollywood ReporterrevealsHeelshas beenacquired by the streaming platform, a few months afterStarz canceled the showamong several others. The wrestling drama will now have all 16 episodes streaming on Netflix and if it performs well, the show could be looking at a third season renewal but that’s not something set in stone. TheStephen AmellandAlexander Ludwig-led show aired for two seasons on Starz beginning in August 2021....

A powerhouse duo is reuniting for a family adventure film called, appropriately enough,Powerhouse. FilmmakerSteven Spielbergworked closely with directorColin TrevorrowonJurassic Worldas a producer, helping Trevorrow hone the story for the fourthJurassic Parkinstallment, and now the two are teaming up once more, but this time to support a different filmmaker. PerTHR, Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment is teaming up with Trevorrow to produce the family action-adventurePowerhouse, based on an idea by Trevorrow and to be written and directed by newcomerEmily Carmichael....

Rumors have been swirling recently about whether CBS might move itsSupergirlseries over to its co-owned network (with Warner Brothers), the CW. There were talks of a reduced budget and a move to Vancouver, where theArrow-verse makes its home, and now it seems it has come to pass. According toTHR, sources are revealing that the DC drama will make the move from sunny L.A. to Vancouver, and join her brethren ofArrow,The Flash, andLegends of Tomorrowwho also film there....

Jeff Lemire’sSweet Toothcomic debuted in 2009, a series about a human/deer hybrid boy trying to survive after a virus decimates most of the human population. As with many post-apocalyptic tales,Sweet Toothwas bleak, violent, often unsettling, and with a slight hint of optimism for the future. But in the time sinceSweet Toothreleased its first issue, the world has drastically changed. Entertainment, in general, has been inundated with its share of dark, end-of-the-world stories, not to mention the fact that the real world has had to reckon with its own global pandemic....

We’ve barely even begun to tabulate our list of the best TV of 2016 and 2017 already seems to be muscling in on the action. First-quarter premieres were, at one time, reserved for series that looked to be duds, shows that looked good on paper but just didn’t come together in execution. In this, TV is very similar to the movie industry. This notion, however, has changed in the last few years....