Denis Villeneuve’s work with theDunefranchise has helped it blossom into one of the most popular sci-fi properties ever, and now it’s time for him to hand part of the franchise over to someone else. HBO is expanding the world of Arrakis withDune: Prophecy, the upcoming spin-off series set 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) that’s set to premiere on Max next month. Unlike some shows of late such asReacher, which confirmed its fourth season long before the premiere of the third, there’s still been no word of a Season 2 forDune: Prophecy....

WhenWonder Woman 1984hits theaters next summer, fans won’t just be transported into the 1980s via the film’s setting—the entire movie will actuallyfeellike a 1980s blockbuster if the intended effect is pulled off. DirectorPatty Jenkinsunveiledthe first trailerfor the movie at CCXP in Brazil over the weekend, and during a separate roundtable interview with Collider and a few other journalists, Jenkins stressed the film’s reliance on practical effects over CG and explained how she was inspired to actually craft the film from an 80s standpoint....

After the success ofI Know What You Did Last Summerin 1997, a sequel film was quickly greenlit, making its arrival on screen in 1998. Aptly titled,I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, the film follows Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) as she attends summer classes a year after the events of the first movie. It was followed by yet another sequel titledI’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summerin 2006, but this one didn’t feature any of the previous cast and was a direct-to-video that was fairly easy to forget....

Even whenTodd Phillip’sJokerearned 11 Academy Award nominations and became the highest-grossing R-rated blockbuster, it wasn’t immediately assumed we’d seeJoaquin Phoenixreprise his role as Arthur Fleck. Though most comic book movies are guaranteed franchises, this more grounded Gotham gave the impression it might stand alone, butrumors were already swirlingin 2019, implying Fleck wasn’t finished. Suspicions wereofficially confirmed, as well as the title,Joker: Folie à Deux,by Phillips three years after the release, launching a short waiting game for more details....

If you’ve been following ourOutlandercoverage over the last few weeks, you’ll know that last fall I was fortunate enough to visit the set ofOutlanderin Scotland with a handful of other media outlets to speak with the cast, as well as just fully immerse ourselves in the world the show portrays. We visited the real-life castles that play home to Lallybroch and other incredible locales, and toured the expansive sets, as well as the costume department, props, and more....

To sayStan Leewas a legendary comic book writer is not even scratching the surface of this creator’s level of importance and impact in the comic book industry. In addition to creating fan-favorite characters such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the Incredible Hulk, Lee also established New York City as the beating heart of the Marvel Universe. Lee also had the ambition to turn Marvel Comics into an interconnected universe, with constant team-ups and crossover events that show the reader how everyone’s story is intertwined....

The beloved Apple TV+ seriesMythic Questhas been canceled after four seasons. Created byCharlie Day, Megan Ganz, and starRob McElhenney, the show focused onIan Grimm (McElhenney) and Poppy Li (Charlotte Nicdao)and their work on the game, Mythic Quest. Through ups and downs with who was in charge as David (David Hornsby) tried to keep some semblance of a workplace balance, the series wasknown for being heartwarming and emotional. It has some of the most beautiful standout episodes on Apple TV+ as a platform....

Zack Snyderis ready to take audiences into the new world he’s been working on for the past couple of years, as new images have emerged from his latest project,Rebel Moon. Thanks toVanity Fair, new images from the upcoming blockbuster have been shared online, showcasing the production design ofNetflix’s new space opera. Even if another studio is busy producing stories set in a galaxy far, far away, Snyder has been working on bringing his own style and voice to a story created with an immense scale in mind, featuring multiple planets, vehicles and an emotional journey at its core....

FX’s limited seriesShōguncontinues to spoil its audience with a culturally rich story and a vibrantly brutal, cinematic experience. The show was inspired by the 1975 novel byJames Clavell, whichborrowed elements of Japanese historical events and real-life figures. Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) was inspired byTokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan. John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) was loosely based onWilliam Adams, the first Englishman to reach Japan....

Editor’s note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 Episode 3. The premiere episodeofThe Walking Dead: Dead CitySeason 2 saw Maggie (Lauren Cohan) being forced to go back to New York City by New Babylon, while Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is forced by the Dama (Lisa Emery) to recruit other groups to fight on her side when the New Babylon forces arrive.In the second episode, appropriately titled “Another Shit Lesson”, everything indeed does go to shit, asthe amateurs of New Babylon are easily defeated after refusing to listen to Maggie’s advice....

The2010swere a largely monumental decade inactionfilmmaking, with many genre-defining outings and revolutionary titles that have become modern-dayclassicsof the medium. From some of the biggest and most successfulblockbustersof all time to lower-budget indie films that were pushing the barriers for what was possible in action filmmaking,action films were easily the defining genre of the 2010s. This is directly reflected in the various high scores that 2010s action films have received onIMDb, with many of them being among thehighest-rated films on the site....

A landmark in culture is, by definition, “an event or discovery marking an important stage or turning point in something.” Landmarks of the horror genre were pretty much the firsts of their kind, the movies that started a trend or inspired later creators to do something similar with their visions. With so many horror features being made all the time,a lot of them can be seen as moving the boundaries in the genre, though they’d hardly be landmarks like their biggest representatives....

Since its premiere on Netflix, the most recentapocalyptic psychological thriller film,Leave the World Behind- based onRumaan Alam’s novel of the same name - has been rather popular. The movie starsJulia Roberts,Mahershala Ali,Ethan Hawke,Myha’la, andKevin Baconand follows a family of four on vacation when a cyberattack occurs and two strangers show up at their rental home in the middle of the night. Leave the World Behindis getting excellent reviewsfrom reviewers and audiences alike, and it’s emerging as a fresh entry in the apocalyptic genre that makes audiences fearful of what lies ahead....