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Organized by FAN EXPO HQ, one of the biggest comic event producers in the world,MEGACON Orlandois one of North America’s largest fan convention events. It attracts people from all over the world to gather and celebrate comics, anime, gaming, sci-fi, horror, and geek culture at large. As one of FAN EXPO’s main events, MEGACON creates a safe space brimming with geeky excitement for pop culture fans to express their interests, explore other media, and have fun with other like-minded people....

Casting the right actor for a role is a critical aspect of filmmaking. However, despite meticulous planning and careful consideration, there are films where casting decisions miss the mark, resulting in controversial choices that fail to resonate with audiences. The phenomenon of miscasting, where actors are chosen for roles unsuited to their abilities or characteristics, has been the subject of much debate in the film industry. Directors and producers face selecting the perfect actor to bring a character to life on screen, often dictating the success or failure of a movie....

Saturday Night Live(SNL) is one of those shows that polarizes viewers. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025, viewers have been calling the show irrelevant and unfunny for decades. Yet these same people continue to watch the show, or at least the viral clips of the best sketches and monologues. Others, meanwhile, stand firmly by the series as the best sketch comedy show on television. Indeed,Saturday Night Livehas earned 84 Primetime Emmy Awards of 305 nominations throughout its run and is frequently named one of the best TV shows of all time....

WithRobert Rodriguez’s latest thriller,Hypnotic, premiering in theaters this weekend, Collider’sSteve Weintraubtalked toAlice Braga, who co-stars withBen Affleck, about the “twists and turns” of this unexpected mystery. They discussed Rodriguez’s filmmaking style, notable for his independent techniques, and the challenges faced during production. Hypnoticblends genres of noir mystery with sci-fi elements, introducing us to hypnotics, powerful humans who can manipulate reality. When Detective Danny Rourke (Affleck) believes one of these hypnotics may be the key to finding his missing daughter, Rourke enlists the help of another hypnotic, Diana Cruz (Braga), a psychic who can help him track down the mysterious Dellrayne (William Fichtner)....

What is the first thing you think of when you hear the words “Bee Gees”? Chances are good you’ll immediately hear “Stayin' Alive” or maybe “How Deep Is Your Love” in your head. After bursting onto the music scene in the 1960s and rising to the top of the charts in the ensuing decades with 20 #1 hits and more than 1,000 songs penned, the Bee Gees remain one of the most influential music groups in modern music history....

Denzel Washingtonis plotting to rule over Rome inGladiator II,Ridley Scott’s long-awaited sequel to his 2000 Best Picture winning historical epic. The new film sees Washington as Macrinus, a former slave who keeps and trains gladiators for combat, while maneuvering politically for a hopeful shot at the throne of the Roman Empire. But before Washington tries to puppet master his way into the best seat in the Colosseum, it’s worth revisiting another recent performance of his as a dedicated, corrupted political figure....

FromAlec BergandBill Hader, who serve as co-creators, executive producers, directors and writers, the eight-episode, half-hour HBO dark comedy seriesBarryfollows a depressed hit man (Hader, in the best performance of his career) from the Midwest who stumbles onto a love of acting while on a job in L.A. Although he only ends up in the acting class by following a mark, he is instantly drawn to the group of students and their beloved teacher (Henry Winkler) and begins to question every aspect of his life of crime while trying to juggle both worlds....

Deep breaths, folks. Marvel’s standaloneBlack Widowmovie might actually happen.Varietyreports that Marvel studios has put the wheels in motion on the long-speculated project and recruitedTiMERwriter/directorJac Schafferto pen the script. The report specifies that the film is in very early development and hasn’t got the greenlight, but anyone who’s been following the rumors on this project over the years will breathe a huge sigh of relief at seeing the studio finally take steps toward making the standalone film a reality....

For a long time, many of us knew actor and comedianBob Odenkirkas the smooth-talking and morally-corrupt lawyer, Saul Goodman, inBreaking BadandBetter Call Saul. But, in 2021, Odenkirk upped the ante - both professionally and physically — and proved that he was oh so much more than the guy with the quippy one-liners and that he was, in fact, a mean, lean, fighting machine. Odenkirk’s badassery inIlya Naishuller’s (Hardcore Henry)Nobodysaw the Emmy Award-winner quite literally roll with the punches as he sought revenge after standing idly by when his family was under attack....

Miles Davis(by way ofDon Cheadle) isn’t the only jazz trumpeter making his way to the big screen this year. In the firstBorn to Be Bluetrailer,Ethan Hawkebrings to life “theJames Deanof jazz,”Chet Baker, on the silver screen.Robert Budreau(That Beautiful Somewhere) helms his second feature film about the musician’s tumultuous relationship with his music and the other jazz icons in the Birdland circuit. For Baker, the trumpet was his whole world, so when he loses his teeth after a fight, thereby losing his abilities to play the instrument, he loses a part of himself....

Editor’s note: The below article contains spoilers forCabinet of Curiositiesepisode “The Autopsy.”When we look up on a dark night with clear skies, we can’t help but wonder if all the shining stars give warmth to other sentient beings, just like our sun does to us. “The Autopsy,”David Prior’s (The Empty Man) episode ofGuillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, gives that question a gruesome answer, as it reveals we are not alone, but our cosmic neighbors don’t see us as friends....

This year (yes it’s 2016 already; I know, I don’t know how that happened either), we will see our third big-screen iteration of Spider-Man in 15 years in Marvel’sCaptain America: Civil War. The Marvel Studios sequel will introduce youngTom Holland’s portrayal of the character, who follows in the footsteps ofTobey MaguireandAndrew Garfield, but this time in a wholly unique situation. Thanks to a fairly unbelievable agreement reached between Marvel and Sony Pictures, Spider-Man will share the screen with the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe characters, making his debut inCivil Warbefore getting his own feature film next summer....

Chris Evansis in talks to play the dentist inGreg Berlanti’sLittle Shop of Horrorsat Warner Bros., according tothe Hollywood Reporter, which has also confirmedCollider’s scoopthatPosestarBilly Porterwill voice the role of man-eating plant Audrey II. Collider broke the Porter news in October, adding that Evans had been publicly lobbying for the role of dentist Orin Scrivello. Collider was also first to report thatScarlett Johanssonwas circling the female lead of Audrey, the love interest of Seymour, a meek florist poised to be played byTaron Egerton, who proved his singing chops in last year’sElton JohnbiopicRocketman....