“Sauron Affects Everything.” How ‘Rings of Power’ Finally Unleashed Its Greatest Villain

— Prime Video The Rings of Power has always been about Sauron, even if the Dark Lord didn’t actually reveal himself until the final minutes of Season 1. “We knew Sauron was such a powerful spice in the soup,” co-showrunner Patrick McKay tells Inverse. “We wanted a...

The Wildest Time-Loop Thriller of the Year Was Inspired By a Real Phenomenon

— NEON There’s something amiss at Herr König’s (Dan Stevens) idyllic resort in the German Alps in the surreal new thriller Cuckoo. Dazed female guests suddenly fall to bouts of vomiting. Strange chirping noises appear to trap people in time loops. And there’s the case...

The Director Behind Gerard Butler’s Worst Sci-Fi Movie Still Wants a Sequel

— Mark Von Holden/Variety/Getty Images Dean Devlin is the definition of a Hollywood veteran. After getting his start as a screenwriter in the 90s, he found a close collaborator with Roland Emmerich, the director and co-writer on Devlin’s projects Stargate,...

Anchor Beings? How ‘Deadpool 3’ Changes MCU Canon and Sets Up ‘Avengers 6’

— Marvel Studios The first (and only) Marvel movie of the year has finally arrived — and it really is , with one in particular, Molecule Man, acting as a catalyst for the entire event. Molecule Man is the rare being that exists in every universe. When he dies in one,...

‘The Acolyte’ Director: We “Really Had to Fight For” That Big Yoda Cameo

— Lucasfilm Each episode of The Acolyte introduced one surprise after the next, but its shocking season finale nearly ended on the most shocking act of all: a kiss. The Acolyte Episode 8 picks up where Episode 6, “Teach/Corrupt,” left off, with the Sith warrior known...