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The Next Star Wars Show Could Bring Back a Sith Weapon that Rivals the Lightsaber

— Lucasfilm The Acolyte will show the Star Wars universe in an old light. Set in the “last days of the High Republic,” which is about a century before the prequel trilogy, the upcoming Disney+ series depicts the Jedi at the peak of their power, when they protected the galaxy with (seemingly) infallible grace and […]

26 Years Later, One Star Wars Villain’s Legacy Is Bigger Than The Movies

— Lais Borges/Inverse; Lucasfilm On Nov. 20, 1998, I drove 30 miles to the closest movie theater and bought a ticket for Brad Pitt’s Meet Joe Black to see a trailer for The Phantom Menace, the first new Star Wars movie since 1983’s Return of the Jedi. To say my anticipation was high would be […]

45 Years Later, ‘Doctor Who’ Just Repeated Its Best Actor Trick

— Disney+ Science fiction is one of the best genres for actors for one simple reason: Just because you’ve already appeared in a TV series, that doesn’t mean you can’t come back as a totally different character. And The longest-running science fiction series of all time, Doctor Who, does this all time. That said, one […]

Doctor Who’s Secret Weapon Is Returning This Christmas — Maybe For The Last Time

— BBC/Disney+ Doctor Who may have regenerated as many times as the lead character, but its sense of legacy is evident in every episode. Because of the series’ 60-year history, whole characters can seem to be forgotten for decades and then re-emerge in a grand reveal. That isn’t just limited to characters — writers and […]

Marvel Finally Reveals the Actual Title for The Agatha Harkness ‘WandaVision’ Spinoff

— Marvel Studios Agatha Harkness is going through a little bit of an identity crisis. After her breakout role on WandaVision, the series that launched the Disney+ side of the MCU, the streamer was quick to announce her own spinoff. A month later, the title was announced as Agatha: House of Harkness. Then, a few […]

Star Wars’ Newest Show Brings Back a Classic Lightsaber Rule

— Lucasfilm Lightsabers, an “elegant weapon for a more civilized age,” are the universally recognized symbol of Star Wars. They’re among the most feared weapons in the galaxy, are historically tied to the struggle between the Jedi and the Sith, and are a must-have accessory for any merch-collecting fan. But in recent years, lightsabers have […]

‘Doctor Who’s Beatles Episode Didn’t Actually Need The Beatles

— BBC/Disney+ Seeing the Beatles record their first album, Please Please Me in February 1963, would, of course, be amazing. And, that basic desire — to watch the formation of the recording career of one of the most influential pop and rock bands ever unfold in real-time — is what sends the Last of the […]

‘X-Men ‘97’ Is Doubling Down On a Disappointing Marvel Habit

— Marvel Studios The Mistress of the Elements has finally returned. After four tedious weeks on the sidelines, X-Men ‘97’s penultimate episode brought Storm back into the fold. With the super squad racing against time to save the world and mutantkind, there’s likely no better time for the character to rejoin the X-Men, especially with […]

‘Doctor Who’s Future is “Going to be Brilliant,” Jodie Whittaker Says

— BBC Studios Before the Disney+ era, before the 60th anniversary specials, bi-generation, and before Ncuti Gatwa got cast as the first Black actor cast in the lead role, Jodie Whittaker made Doctor Who history. After more than half a century of the Doctor portrayed as a man, she took on the role of the […]

58 Years Later, ‘Doctor Who’s Most Mysterious Villain is Getting a Big Upgrade

— BBC Doctor Who is starting fresh, but that doesn’t mean that the show has moved on from the past completely. In fact, there are countless references to the early days of Doctor Who in the rebooted season’s first two episodes — including an entire episode set in 1963, the same year Doctor Who itself […]