Josh Brolin Almost Led the Iconic Franchise Fans Now Want Henry Cavill to Take Over — Years Before Cable and Thanos
Josh Brolin Almost Led the Iconic Franchise Fans Now Want Henry Cavill to Take Over — Years Before Cable and Thanos
Before he snapped the universe, Josh Brolin nearly had a license to kill — until Roger Moore’s last‑minute change of heart kept him from 1983’s Octopussy, a blow he says crushed his early dreams and changed everything.
5 Blockbuster Roles Scarlett Johansson Turned Down
5 Blockbuster Roles Scarlett Johansson Turned Down
Scarlett Johansson didn’t glide to the top — she clawed her way there. From teenage turns in North and The Horse Whisperer to indie standouts and billion-dollar hits, she turned years of rejection into staying power.
Clint Eastwood Almost Led the Unfilmable Gothic Horror From the Genre’s Greatest
Clint Eastwood Almost Led the Unfilmable Gothic Horror From the Genre’s Greatest
Tim Burton, the maestro behind Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and Alice in Wonderland, nearly teamed with Clint Eastwood for a daring literary adaptation that never made it past development. Inside the Burton film that almost was—and why it disappeared.
The One Author The $500 Million King of Horror Stephen King Actually Feared
The One Author The $500 Million King of Horror Stephen King Actually Feared
Stephen King’s agent says the horror legend wasn’t competitive — except with Tom Clancy — and that during their Penguin days, the publisher made it clear King came second.
HBO’s Harry Potter Reboot Could Finally Bring the Series’ Only Trans Character to Screen — And J.K. Rowling Won’t Be Thrilled
HBO’s Harry Potter Reboot Could Finally Bring the Series’ Only Trans Character to Screen — And J.K. Rowling Won’t Be Thrilled
Sirona Ryan, the franchise’s first openly trans character, emerged from a project J.K. Rowling didn’t touch—proof Harry Potter can evolve beyond its creator’s gender politics. With HBO now mounting its most ambitious adaptation, the real test is whether it brings Sirona, or any openly trans character, into canon—and what that choice will signal.
James Cameron Puts It on the Record: Press Conference If Avatar 4 and 5 Don’t Happen
James Cameron Puts It on the Record: Press Conference If Avatar 4 and 5 Don’t Happen
The saga’s future is up in the air—but a key figure is already pushing for another chapter.
Brandon Sanderson Defends Keanu Reeves’ Most Maligned Franchise — And His Take Might Change Your Mind
Brandon Sanderson Defends Keanu Reeves’ Most Maligned Franchise — And His Take Might Change Your Mind
Brandon Sanderson is sticking up for Keanu Reeves’ Matrix sequels, saying on his YouTube podcast Intentionally Blank that he can’t fathom the backlash and praising the bold ideas and kinetic set pieces in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.
Did a Classic Cartoon Network Series Inspire Avengers: Endgame’s Biggest Twist?
Did a Classic Cartoon Network Series Inspire Avengers: Endgame’s Biggest Twist?
Avengers: Endgame’s multiverse mayhem has a Cartoon Network twin: in Ben 10: Omniverse, Vilgax’s Chronosapien Time Bomb wipes out every alternate Ben in a snap-level annihilation.
Stephen King Praised This Forgotten $69.1 Million Box Office Dud — And It Deserves A Second Look
Stephen King Praised This Forgotten $69.1 Million Box Office Dud — And It Deserves A Second Look
Forget Ocean’s and Heat—Stephen King is boosting Takers, the Idris Elba-led 2010 caper Hollywood forgot.
Egg Revealed: The Hidden Targaryen Prince Behind Dunk's Journey in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Egg Revealed: The Hidden Targaryen Prince Behind Dunk's Journey in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms saddles up with Ser Duncan the Tall at the Ashford Meadow tourney — but the real intrigue is his bald squire Egg, a nobody with a secret big enough to shake Westeros.