Ryan Coogler’s "X-Files" pilot has cast Himesh Patel alongside previously announced star Danielle Deadwyler.
According to an individual with knowledge of the project, the two will play entirely new characters — not new versions of Fox Mulder or Dr. Dana Scully.
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Happy 76th birthday to Martin Short, one of the funniest and kindest human beings alive.
Please enjoy Marty as Nelson Hepburn, Katherine Hepburn's 3rd maternal cousin. 😂😂
Brie Larson on Lord of the Rings: "I used to watch all of the Director's Cuts every year. I used to tell people that I was going on vacation, but really I'd just be at home watching all the Director's Cuts."
The sci-fi classic ‘Forbidden Planet’ starring Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, and Robby The Robot landed in theaters 70 years ago this week 🛸⚡️🤖 "𝙰𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍𝚜. 𝙽𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚛, 𝚗𝚘 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗, 𝚗𝚘 𝚙𝚘𝚘𝚕 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚜, 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗'. 𝙽𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗' 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚘 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚜 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚗 𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚊 𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚝𝚒𝚗 𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚜." TRIVIA: The minidress worn by Anne Francis resulted in the film being banned in Spain (it was not shown there until 1967), due to Francisco Franco's dictatorship that considered it obscene that a woman wore a minidress to show off her legs. (IMDB) 🖤
The "Daredevil: Born Again" Season 2 premiere showcased a violent police force that evokes ICE brutality.
“Any kind of reflection on reality is coincidental, but Stan Lee said Marvel reflects the world outside our window. Sometimes things just take on a life of their own,” EP and Marvel TV boss Brad Winderbaum says.
Cast member Matthew Lillard adds: "Hopefully, there’s a piece of this that is a wake up call, that’s a battle cry for everyday citizens to do the right thing and fight the oppression that a lot of people right now are feeling in America.”
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Ryan Gosling says it's not on moviegoers to save movie theaters. That responsibility falls to the Hollywood studios.
“Six years ago, I got the manuscript [ for 'Project Hail Mary'], the most ambitious thing I’ll ever make; it seemed impossible. It was too good not to give it a shot. Six years later, we did it. Here we are, we’re all back in theaters. It’s not your job to keep them open, it’s our job to make things that make it worth you coming out.”
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“I believe strongly that the proposed sale of Warner Bros Discovery to Paramount (deadline.com/2026/02/massiv…) will be disastrous for the motion picture and television business on many levels, including but not limited to a massive loss of jobs, a dramatic increase in consumer prices…”
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NEW 'LORD OF THE RINGS' MOVIE
Stephen Colbert is co-writing "The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past" (working title), which will go into production after "The Hunt for Gollum."
The synopsis: "Fourteen years after the passing of Frodo - Sam, Merry, and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam’s daughter, Elanor, has discovered a long-buried secret and is determined to uncover why the War of the Ring was very nearly lost before it even began."
Colbert is co-writing the script with his son, Peter McGee, and franchise veteran Philippa Boyens.
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Return to Hell’s Kitchen every Tuesday with the #DaredevilBornAgain Season 2 Episode Guide and gear up for A Marvel Television Special Presentation: The Punisher: One Last Kill, streaming May 12 on Disney+.
Sam Kieth was a colleague, friend, and revolutionary artist for many of us in comics. Beyond his landmark titles outside Marvel, he also penciled covers like Marvel Comics Presents, where he captured power, emotion, and story in ways few could. Our thoughts are with his family.