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Along withFrancisco Gonzalez’s excellent weekly news recaps–This Week in Superhero NewsandThis Week in Movie Trailers–we’re happy to provide you withThis Week in Animation Newsto get you caught up on all things animated you might have missed over the past seven days. We’re talking movies, TV shows, digital shorts, and everything in between! This was a busy week in the world of animation, one that included our own interviews with Marvel’sCort Laneregarding their animated shorts featuring Funko Pop!...

The Apple Watch Series 9 introduces new features, but some users are experiencing issues with the touchscreen. These problems can make the watch difficult to use. The Apple Watch Series 9 is a powerful smartwatch, but like any technology, it can sometimes have touchscreen issues. These problems can range from the screen not responding to erratic behavior and can be caused by different factors such as software glitches, hardware issues, or dirt and debris on the screen....

WhenAvatar 2hits theaters on June 08, 2025, it will have been over a decade since the original movie was released.James Cameronhas been working ever since on refining the story ofAvatar 2and its three other sequels (yes, there will be fourAvatarsequels in total), but just because Cameron’s been working on the stories for 10 years doesn’t mean we’re in for some radically different tale. Technology-wise I’m sure Cameron will be pushing new boundaries we haven’t even thought of, but in a new interview he reveals that a key story thread fromAvatarwill be present in all fourAvatarsequels....

HBO has released a new, full-length trailer forBarry, further revealing the highly anticipated new comedy series. The show hails fromSNLalumBill Hader, who, after leavingSNL, pitched HBO on doing a series about a hitman who finds his passion in acting, and subsequently tries to balance a life between the two worlds. Hader teamed up withSilicon ValleyandCurb Your EnthusiasmalumAlec Bergon the series, and the two serve as co-creators, executive producers, directors, and writers, overseeing every aspect of the dark comedy....

Billy Crystalis coming back to television. Since his breakout appearance on the soap opera parody sitcomSoap, Crystal has been relatively limited in his on-screen appearances on the small screen, only briefly appearing in FX’sThe Comediansand reprising his role as Mike Wazowski in theMonsters at Workseries in recent memory. Now, he’s set to lead a new limited series from Apple inBeforewhich also has acclaimed directorBarry Levinsonat the helm. Crystal will star as a child psychiatrist in the midst of a terrible period of his life....

Recently, the Collider staff shared their list ofthe best shows of 2021and there was a significant presence of female-led series and ensembles among the top 20. Gone are the days when viewers were expected to be content with one Strong Female Character™ as the sole representation for half the world’s population. Hollywood has slowly expanded the characters who not only lead projects on screen but are surrounded by people across the gender identity spectrum....

Poldarkwas one of the most beloved period dramas of these last few years. The characters are so diverse and extremely well written (though in this version, they change a bit from the books written byWinston Graham). In this series, no one is perfect and all the main characters have qualities and flaws. This story perfectly shows the complexity of people from all social classes. From Demelza (Eleanor Tomlinson), the poor girl beaten by her father who becomes a lady, to the courted, admired Elizabeth (Heida Reed), who can not seem to escape the noose of her condition, we are taking a look atPoldark’s 9 best characters....

In a deal that would dwarf the mega-bucks recently shelled out to land the streaming rights to beloved sitcomsThe OfficeandFriends, HBO Max (i.e. the upcoming Warner Bros. streaming service) is preparing to pay an insane amount of money for the streaming rights to two highly rated sitcoms that have never before been available online. Per Deadline, HBO Max is currently in conversations to secure the streaming rights to the CBS sitcomsThe Big Bang TheoryandTwo and a Half Men....

It may the most intense and memorable scene from 1997’sBoogie Nights, writer-directorPaul Thomas Anderson’s epic about the 1970s and 80s pornographic film industry. Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg), Reed Rothchild (John C. Reilly), and Todd Parker (Thomas Jane) go to the home of Los Angeles drug kingpin Rahad Jackson (Alfred Molina) to sell him a half kilo of cocaine that’s actually a bag of baking powder. Strung out, sweating, and doing everything they can to keep from jumping out of their own skins, they sit and watch as Jackson, manically high and clad only in black bikini briefs and an open silk robe, freebases crack, waves around a loaded pistol, and sings along to “Sister Christian” and “Jessie’s Girl....

New details have emerged onChadwick Boseman’s tragic death from colon cancer. The acclaimed actor passed away last week at the age of 43, and his death came as a shock to many who weren’t even aware that he was even sick.THRreports that this privacy was by design as “Only a handful of non-family members knew that Boseman was sick, including producing partner Logan Coles, longtime agent Michael Greene, trainer Addison Henderson and 42 director Brian Helgeland — with varying degrees of knowledge about the severity of the actor’s condition....

The upcoming anthology seriesStar Wars: Tales of the Jedimarks the return ofAshley Ecksteinto her fan-favorite role as Ahsoka Tano. Although it will be exciting to see a previously unseen chapter in Ahsoka’s journey both before and afterThe Clone Wars, the more intriguing storyline inTales of the Jediis the tale of a young Count Dooku, before he became the Sith Lord Darth Tyrannus. Although Dooku became the leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the war against the Galactic Republic, he was once the wise Jedi Master who trained Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), the master of Obi-Wan Kenobi....

From writer/directorJacob Estes, the Blumhouse Productions filmDon’t Let Gois a supernatural thriller that is also a unique exploration of how far we’ll go for those that we love and how the bond of family will teach us what we’re capable of. When LAPD detective Jack Radcliff (David Oyelowo, who is also a producer on the film) gets a shocking phone call from his recently murdered niece Ashley (Storm Reid), they must work together across time to solve her murder and attempt to save her life....

Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.Ever since Walt Disney Pictures officially assumed the rights to all the properties under 20th Century Fox, Marvel fans have been speculating about the future of theX-MenandFantastic Fourfranchises. Although fans have always wanted to see The Avengers join forces with The Fantastic Four, studio politics previously prevented the two superhero teams from that happening. However, the acquisition of Fox by Marvel opened up the doors for this potential crossover....