Star Trek: Prodigy Announces More Voice Cast Including Jason Mantzoukas and Dee Bradley Baker

Paramount+ has revealed that six more actors have officially been added to the voice cast for the upcoming animated kids' seriesStar Trek: Prodigy, which already featuresKate Mulgrewin her return to the role of Kathryn Janeway. New first look images of the show were also dropped, which give fans a taste ofProdigy’s stunning designs. In addition to the previously-announced Mulgrew,Star Trek: Prodigyhas castRylee Alazraqui(Doug Unplugs,Home Economics) as Rok-Tahk, a Brikar and a shy, but unusually bright eight-year-old girl;Brett Gray(On My Block,When They See Us) as Dal, 17 years old and an unknown species who fancies himself a maverick and holds strong onto his unwavering hope;Angus Imrie(The Crown,Emma) as Zero, who is a Medusan: a noncorporeal, genderless, energy-based lifeform who wears a containment suit they made themselves to protect others from viewing their true face;Jason Mantzoukas(Infinite,Big Mouth) as Jankom Pog, a 16-year-old Tellarite who relishes an argument and will always play devil’s advocate for the sake of hearing all sides;Ella Purnell(Army of the Dead,Sweetbitter) as Gwyn, a 17-year-old Vau N’Akat who was raised on her father’s bleak mining planet and grew up dreaming to explore the stars; andDee Bradley Baker(SpongeBob SquarePants,Dora the Explorer) as Murf, whose age and species is unknown but who is an endearing, indestructible blob with curiously good timing and an insatiable appetite for ship parts....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Taylor Burke

Star Wars Slowdown Coming as Bob Iger Admits Release Mistakes

If you felt that Disney releasingSolo: A Star Wars Storyjust five months afterThe Last Jediwas a mistake, you’re not alone. Even actorMark Hamilltook the studio to task for not givingThe Last Jedienough time to breathe, and the relatively disappointing box office ofSolo—it made $392 million worldwide, while all the other DisneyStar Warsmovies cracked $1 billion—seems to suggest Hamill and those many fans were correct. And now with the benefit of hindsight, Disney CEOBob Igerfeels the same....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Jennifer Martin

Stuber: Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani on Their Buddy Cop Action Comedy

With directorMichael Dowse’sextremely funny action-comedyStuberarriving in theaters this weekend, I recently sat down withKumail NanjianiandDave Bautistafor an exclusive interview. In the film, Nanjiani plays a part-time Uber driver who picks up a passenger (Bautista) shortly after he’s had LASIK surgery and is forced to accompany him on a crazy adventure through Los Angeles as he hunts down a brutal killer. Trust me, Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista are fantastic together and you’ll laugh from the beginning of the film till to end....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · Victor Conner

Suspiria Screenwriter on Making Sense of the Madness

Be aware there arespoilersfor Suspiria (2018) in the interview below. At long lastLuca Guadagnino’sSuspiriaremake is in theaters nationwide. Which means a whole lot of people are probably wondering what the hell they just witnessed. Inspired byDario Argento’s iconic 1977 film of the same name,SuspiriafollowsDakota Johnson’s Susie Bannion to a world-renown dance academy where she meets the mysterious instructor Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton) and discovers a coven of witches. Rich with themes of revolution and meditations on psychoanalysis, religion, and power,Suspiriais a movie that settles into your mind and rattles around, leaving lots of questions to be answered....

June 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1554 words · Vanessa Blair

The Circle: Netflix Introduces Players from Season 4 in New Video

After giving us plenty of reasons to speculate about what is about to go down on Season 4 of hit reality seriesThe Circle, Netflix released a video so we can get to know the next batch of contestants a little bit better. Of course, we’ll only truly know and love them when the time comes to play the game, but for now it’s good to have a general idea and start getting a feel of who we might root for....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · James Guerra

The Idol: Director Amy Seimetz Exits HBO Series

Yesterday,it was announcedthat the upcoming HBO dramaThe Idol, set in and around the music industry, would undergo extensive reshoots as the series shifted to a new creative direction. Now, according toDeadline, it seems thatAmy Seimetz, who was previously signed on to direct all the episodes of the series, has left the project. The Idolis a series created byEuphoriacreatorSam Levinson,Reza Fahim, and award-winning musical artistThe Weekend, akaAbel Tesfaye. The series is said to follow the story of a rising pop star as she gets into a romance with an L....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · William Lucero

The Last Jedi Spoiler Review: The Force Is with Us All

Star Wars: The Force Awakenswas a reunion; a trip down memory lane. Perhaps necessarily,J.J. Abramsushered audiences back to a galaxy far, far away swaddled in the comforts of familiar faces, places, and story beats, getting the band back together and playing all the old hits. It’s a hoot and a half, but after the initial elation and nostalgia wore off, a shared sentiment seemed to settle in – the old tricks aren’t quite as magical as they used to be....

June 17, 2025 · 12 min · 2472 words · Debra Smith

The Mandalorian Footage Description: What Was Revealed at SWC

Just when we thought the behind-the-scenes featurette was the limit of the exclusive material screened at Star Wars Celebration,Jon Favreauand the team unveiled the real deal — roughly ten minutes of footage from the actual series. The piece kicked off with The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) walking into a cantina packed with curious individuals, likely up to no good. The Mandalorian sits down withCarl Weathers’ character, Greef Marda (spelling unconfirmed), who sorts through a bunch of “pucks,” each representing a different bounty....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 650 words · Victor Boyer

The Most Dangerous 'Hoffman Family Gold' Mission Didn't Even Involve Gold

The Discovery Channel has given birth topopular reality shows, includingGold Rush.The premise is fairly simple: Six men decide to mine for gold in Alaska after losing their jobs, enlisting the help of their families.Gold Rushgrew popular enough to have spinoffs, includingHoffman Family Gold, centering onTodd Hoffmanas he starts mining gold again with the help of his father Jack and son Hunter. Even though it premiered last year,Hoffman Family Goldhas proven to be extremely popular....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 660 words · Gary Cross

The Most Viral ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Fail Perfectly Captures the Show’s Chaotic Genius

When it comes toTV game shows,Wheel of Fortuneis definitely in a league of its own. For decades, the show has been astaple for people of all ages with its iconic format.In every episode, contestants spin a massive wheel to land on various prize amounts, and then, they have tosolve world puzzlesto take the jackpot home. WithWheel of Fortune,what you see is what you get. There areno game-changing twists or last-minute betrayals,and that’s what makes the show refreshingly simple and easy for everyone to follow....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 784 words · Mr. Jeffrey Cooper

The Rings of Power Episode 2: Every Easter Egg in Adrift

The following article contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 2 and Middle-earth LoreThe two-part premiere ofThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerprovided more easter eggs than you could shake a bag of blackberries at, and they didn’t let up between Episodes 1 and 2. From the opening scrawl to the mountainous depths of Khazad-dûm, here are the Easter eggs we caught in the second episode of Amazon’s colossal TV series:...

June 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1587 words · Joseph Li

These Brothers Directed Some Impressive Masterpieces Together, so Why Did They Break Up?

For independent filmmakers across the world, A24 has been a life raft in a sea of industry trepidation, providing platforms for new creative voices to freely express themselves without fear of executive meddling. Launched in 2012, the company has since elevated such iconic filmmakers asAri Aster,Kelly Reichardt,andRobert Eggers, releasing such modern classics asHereditary,First CowandThe Lighthouse,respectively. But it’s arguably theSafdie brotherswho are the jewel in their crown, with the multifaceted siblings going from strength to strength year-on-year....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 910 words · Stephanie Foster

This Universal Monster Classic Is Getting a Spooky New 4K Steelbook This Halloween

When it comes to theUniversal Monsters, the first ghoulish creatures to come to mind are Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster or The Wolf Man. Especially in those early horror days for the studio. However, as the decades have gone on, one Universal classic is finally getting the recognition it deserves. That would be1932’sThe Mummyfrom directorKarl Freund. The almost 100-year-old film starringBoris Karloffas the title-monster came to4K Blu-rayfor the first time last year. Now it’s getting a killer 4K steelbook just in time for Halloween....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Nicholas Smith