The Emperor has long loomed over the Star Wars saga. Sometimes, he’s manipulated events from the shadows. Other times, he’s stepped onto the screen and shocked audiences with his crazy powers. From his days as an apprentice to his appearance in Episode IX, here’s the entire Emperor Palpatine story.
The Skywalker storyline comes to an end with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and that’s too bad because there are plenty of stories about the most famous family in the galaxy far, far away. From pirate adventures to ghost tales, here are the best Skywalker stories we’ll never see in the movies.
Diana of Themiscyra isn't afraid to speak truth to power... or, failing that, to just kick power's ass. WarnerMedia unveiled footage from the upcoming Wonder Woman 1984 at their HBO Max presentation this week, and it features Diana engaged in a brawl in an unlikely place: inside the White House.
From identical cousins to magical advent calendars, we're here to point you toward the endearingly twee and away from the cynically disappointing. Here's a look at some of the most memorable Netflix holiday movies, ranked from worst to best.
To all the Halloween-heads out there, you should probably start following Jamie Lee Curtis' social accounts immediately. The actress, who plays Laurie Strode in the Halloween franchise, recently shared to her Twitter a video of first-look footage from the upcoming film Halloween Kills.
Look, the guy said he'd be back. So what exactly did you expect? Well, if you expected a ton of Easter eggs and fan service, than you were exactly right, because Terminator: Dark Fate serves up plenty of both.
Sweet Christmas, there are a lot of Marvel rumors out there these days. Per We Got This Covered, Marvel brass may be looking to slot Luke Cage into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the near future, with the Hero of Harlem reportedly set to feature as a prominent supporting player moving forward.
A Christmas Carol adaptations range from the delightful to the derivative. Just how do the many iterations of Dickens' classic tale of redemption stack up? From the total disasters to the heartfelt classics, here are A Christmas Carol adaptations ranked from worst to best.
A galaxy far, far away almost got a stand-in — our actual galaxy. In 2016, when he was still attached to direct Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, Colin Trevorrow told a crowd at the Sundance Film Festival that he had designs on shooting scenes for the flick in actual space.
Doctor Sleep brings Stephen King's novel to the screen in a way that both honors the author's original version of The Shining and manages to reconcile it with Stanley Kubrick's vision. The result is a film that's a sequel to two stories at once, with its own mythology and a multilayered ending.
With a sprawling cast, the MCU has worked hard to give its audience a sense of not only what its characters can do, but who they are apart from their abilities. From the subtle to the spectacular, here are the character-defining moments for these MCU heroes.
We've all seen our share of traditional holiday classics during the yuletide season. Why not add a few horror movies into the mix? There are a lot of these films out there — probably far more than you might think — and there are some real gems in the genre.
Spider-Man is back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it's all because of... you. Disney co-chairman Alan Horn and Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman recently took part in a discussion in which they agreed that if not for pushback from fans, this summer's split might have remained permanent.
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss recently handed in their tickets for a trip to the galaxy far, far, away, but that doesn't mean we'll never know what their vision for the Star Wars universe was. Thanks to Variety, fans can now find out about the Star Wars films that will never become a reality.
After starring in American History X — and having to deal with some unexpected obstacles in the process — Edward Norton was deeply affected by the experience. Here's why the actor was never the same after American History X and how working on the film changed him as an artist and a human being.
If early response is to be believed, Terminator: Dark Fate may have successfully salvaged the beloved franchise all but decimated by a couple decades' worth of substandard sequels. But will the potential success of Dark Fate give way to a sequel? Let's discuss.
For Matt Reeves, brevity is apparently a virtue. One word, one hashtag, and one emoji was all that was necessary for the writer/director behind the upcoming The Batman to confirm that Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast as Jim Gordon. The actor had been circling the role for some time.
In October 2016, director Tim Miller exited Deadpool 2 over what was described at the time as "creative differences." During a recent podcast appearance, Miller discussed his unproduced version of Deadpool 2 in greater detail, offering up several surprises about what never came to be.
Not only are there references to The Shining, there's a veritable cornucopia of references to King's Dark Tower series, cameos from familiar faces, and plenty more. No need to use the Shining or ask Tony for help; here are all the Easter eggs you missed in Doctor Sleep.
If you're enjoying the current crop of live-action remakes of classics from the Disney vault, do so while you can. In a recent interview, Disney co-chairman Alan Horn said that the trend has a definite shelf life — and that the Mouse House is already beginning to step away from it.
While the Harry Potter movies are beloved landmarks of cinema, they're not perfect, technically speaking, with a handful of glaring errors that just can't be unseen. So now it's time to dispel some of that movie magic as we take a look at the mistakes in Harry Potter that are really hard to ignore.
Conquering television, music, theatre, and film all at once is a pretty hard task to accomplish, but 15 artists to date have achieved this Herculean goal.
A new age of streaming is officially dawning, and every major television brand and network is getting in on the action -- like Disney with Disney+, Apple with Apple TV+, and NBCUniversal with Peacock. Naturally, HBO is no exception. Here's everything you need to know about the new streamer HBO Max.
The film's trailers make it out to be a combination of a haunted house movie and a medical horror story, but if you've watched Eli, you know that it's headed for a very different place, and there are a lot of moving parts involved with getting it there.
With the rise of comic book movies over the last decade, there has been a shift in favored Halloween costumes. This year, comic book characters reign supreme.