Moana 2's Change From TV Show To Movie, Including Cut Songs, Detailed By Composer: "They Rewrote The Entire Thing"

Disney’sMoana 2underwent a significant transformation, initially being planned as a TV series instead of a blockbuster film sequel, and composer Mark Mancina sheds light on how it happened.Moana 2just set a recordfor movie earnings during the weekend following Thanksgiving, grossing $52 million and bringing its domestic total to $300 million. This performance surpassed that ofFrozen II,which earned $35.2 million during the same period in 2019. The plans for the continuation of the 2016 animated film always aimed to expand on Moana’s adventures and her connection to the Polynesian-inspired island of Motunui, but making a movie was not the first choice....

July 26, 2025 · 5 min · 876 words · Eric Lane

Naomi Ackie Addresses Star Wars Racism & Social Media

Summary Naomi Ackie, the actor who portrays Jannah inStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has addressed her experience withStar Warsregarding racism and social media. Ackie entered theStar Warsgalaxy at a tumultuous time for the franchise, when the sequel trilogy was causing deep division within and loud outcry from the fandom. One unfortunate yet prevalent issue during this time was the racist backlash that actors such as John Boyega and Kelly Marie-Tran were facing, leading the latter to delete her Instagram entirely....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 539 words · Nichole Boyd

October's Most Exciting RPG Just Dropped A Massive Demo

Ahead of its full release on June 09, 2025,Metaphor: ReFantaziohas just dropped a huge demo showing off the game’s opening prologue. First officially announced in 2023,Metaphor ReFantaziois a new RPG fromPersonaandShin Megami Tenseideveloper ATLUS, taking place in a medieval fantasy setting. The game revolves around the player-named protagonist, who sets out on a quest to lift a deadly curse from his best friend, the prince of the kingdom thatMetaphortakes place in....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Sheryl Powell

Picard’s Greatest Star Trek Tragedy Is A Copy Of Kirk’s

The greatest tragedy ofStar Trek’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s (Patrick Stewart) life mimics a Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) tragedy fromStar Trek: The Original Series. BothCaptain Kirk and Captain Picard prioritized their Starfleet careersand their starship crews became their families. Although Captain Kirk’s older brother initially pursued a Starfleet career, he later took a position as a civilian research biologist, living on the planet Deneva with his family.Star Trek: Strange New Worldshas revealed ’s brother, Lt....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 607 words · Nicole Tucker

Power Rangers' New Yellow Ranger Gives the Series Its Own Wolverine

Warning: Spoilers for Power Rangers Prime #5!ThePower Rangersfranchise finally has its ownWolverine. Previously, the closest that thePower Rangersfranchise has ever come to having a Wolverine-like character was when the pet alienYale became the Omega Ranger, but that Ranger mostly sported the physical characteristics of the X-Men standout instead of actual personality traits. Meanwhile,Yellow Ranger Valentina is Wolverine personified, particularly inPower Rangers Prime#5 by Melissa Flores and Michael YG, where she has an in-team outburst that echoes many of the outbursts that Logan has had as an X-Man....

July 26, 2025 · 4 min · 724 words · Heather Mcdonald

Severance Season 2's Miss Huang Actor Had The Set Freaked Out While Filming: "You're Terrifying"

Severancestar Sarah Bock opens up about the cast’s reaction to the hit sci-fi thriller’s newest addition, Miss Huang. Three years after its award-winning premiere, the Apple TV+ original recently returned to Lumon Industries. Bock joins the cast in season 2, which also features Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, and John Turturro. Following theexplosiveSeveranceseason 1 finale, Mr. Milchik (Tramell Tillman) was promoted to manager. The Macodata Refinement Department (MDR) were later shocked to see Miss Huang as deputy supervisor when she looked like she couldn’t be older than 16....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Casey Scott

Spider-Man's Iconic Black Suit is a Dark Twist On His 'Power & Responsibility' Motto

Warning! Contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood #1!Every hero has something that drives them to be the character that they are and, forSpider-Man, it’s his unbelievable sense of responsibility. No matter what goes wrong, Spider-Man often feels like it’s his fault, because he has the power to fix it. But the shadow of theVenomsymbiote puts a dark twist on this sense of responsibility. Venom’s tempting offer was shown in the story “Fade to Black” by J....

July 26, 2025 · 4 min · 649 words · Matthew Mathews

Star Wars' Newest Young Hero Isn't Just Cuter Than Baby Yoda, He's Also Kinder

Star Wars’newest kid alien inStar Wars: Skeleton Crewis not only cuter than Baby Yoda – yes, it’s true – but he’s also exactly what the galaxy needs right now.Star Warshas always excelled at creating cute creatures and aliens. Baby Yoda, otherwise known as Grogu, is probably the most famous example, especially because of his relationship with the Mandalorian Din Djarin, but other small creatures, like the Porgs, Loth-cats, and Puffer Pigs certainly rank up there too....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 583 words · Allen Young

Star Wars: Why The Idea Of "Gray Jedi" Is So Controversial

The idea of a ‘Gray Jedi’ has proven very popular in theStar Warsfanbase, but the non-canon concept remains highly controversial nonetheless. ThroughoutStar Warsmovies and TV shows, there have been a number of Jedi who haven’t adhered entirely to the Jedi code. Such Jedi include Qui-Gon Jinn, who went against the Jedi Council time and again, and Quinlan Vos, who had a complex history with the light and dark side of the Force....

July 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1186 words · Sydney Luna

Suikoden now available on PlayStation Network. Sony may have my money

You can’t find copies of these games for love nor blowjobs in my home country, but Konami has been gracious enough to releaseSuikodenon the PlayStation Network. I am pretty sure this is excellent news and we should be happy. Priced at a sweet $5.99, this old PlayStation classic is considered to be one of the best RPGs the system ever housed, and the franchise overall has earned a reputation as a genre flag bearer....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · William Jones

The Family Chantel Star Chantel Everett Is Unrecognizable In No-Makeup Selfie Amid Brand-New Spin-Off Rumors & Revenge Makeover

The Family ChantelstarChantel Everettdecided to surprise fans with a rare no-makeup selfie amid rumors of her return througha new90 Day Fiancéspin-off. Chantel and Pedro became a popular franchise couple for their storyline, peppered with more family drama than romance. There were early signs thatPedro didn’t love Chanteland was with her only for a Green Card, but Chantel had fallen for the villain’s charms.Pedro dumped Chantel after four successful seasonsof their spin-off and became a successful realtor....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Crystal Nunez

The Newest Book In This Award-Winning Fantasy Series Blew Me Away & I Can't Believe Its TV Show Is Still Stagnant After 3 Years

Far too manyfantasyadaptations become stagnant after they’re announced, and I can’t believe one TV show isn’t making progress after three years — especially given how great the newest book in the series is. There are so many excitingfantasy TV shows trapped in development hell, and some remain there until they’re forgotten about or nixed completely. Thefate of theCourt of Thorns & Rosesshowis one recent example, but there are numerous projects in the fantasy genre that feel like they’re headed down the same path....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 617 words · Christopher Marshall

This Outlander Star's Spinoff Idea Sounds Way Better Than Blood Of My Blood (& Season 7 Might Have Already Set It Up)

AsOutlandercomes to a close, the spinoffBlood of My Bloodprepares to kick off, but I like the sound of one star’s idea even better. The newOutlanderspinoff is expected to premiere during the summer of 2025, while the eighth and final season should be released near the end of the year. Depending on how Claire and Jamie’s stories end—and howBlood of My Bloodperforms in its debut season—the door could be wide open for furtherOutlanderspinoffs....

July 26, 2025 · 4 min · 831 words · Rita Kelley