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Following the recent casting of Teresa Palmer as Sif, Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios have announced Max Parker will play Heimdall. Heimdall, a powerful god and one of Odin’s sons who acts as Asgard’s watchman, can foresee future events. The character is described as both handsome and ambitious, feeling overlooked by his father and siblings, which drives him to seek more power and recognition within Asgard’s hierarchy.

It’s surprisingly common to see Batman’s enemies try to be heroes. With Batman stories spanning almost a century, many of Bruce Wayne’s foes have explored the benefits of doing good. Sometimes this is just a short-lived attempt, like when the Riddler briefly worked as a detective. Other times, a villain truly becomes an ally, earning Batman’s trust, as seen with Catwoman. Here are 7 Batman villains who, for a while at least, actually became heroes.

The movie Superman begins after Clark Kent publicly intervenes in an international crisis, leading to widespread criticism and mockery. This negative reaction is actually a carefully orchestrated plan by Lex Luthor, who wants to make the world distrust Superman. Superman must then join forces with the Justice League to stop Luthor, while Lois Lane and her colleagues at the Daily Planet investigate and expose his scheme.

For a while, Star Wars movies seemed stuck in neutral, with several big projects falling apart, including planned trilogies from Rian Johnson and a film overseen by Kevin Feige. These failures ultimately led to a change in leadership, with Kathleen Kennedy stepping down as President of Lucasfilm in January 2026. Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan then took over as co-presidents, with Filoni also becoming Chief Creative Officer to guide the future of Star Wars storytelling. Although many are hopeful Filoni’s leadership will bring more stability, the new team is still facing a number of projects that were never officially canceled but are currently on hold.

Considering all the characters in the Marvel Universe, Spider-Man has plenty of potential romantic interests. Since Marvel doesn’t seem interested in revisiting his marriage, they could explore relationships with other heroes or even villains. Here are seven Marvel characters who would make good partners for Spider-Man, offering alternatives to Mary Jane.

According to project lead Max Szlagor, the three new story missions coming to Halo: Campaign Evolved will feature both Master Chief and Sergeant Johnson. These missions are set before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved and even before the fall of Reach. This means Cortana won’t be appearing, as she didn’t meet Master Chief until the beginning of the first game. Szlagor has shared more details about what players can anticipate.

We’re seeing a pattern across many game types – from shooters and action games to online RPGs. Lots of these games start strong, attracting many players at first. However, keeping that excitement going has been a challenge. After a few months, player numbers often drop significantly, and updates haven’t been able to fully bring them back up.

Following a series of mysterious hints, the creators of Poppy Playtime, Mob Entertainment, posted another puzzling message on January 21st, directing fans to the game’s Discord server. There, the community worked together to solve a new, unusual puzzle. The solution led them to a hidden video containing previously unseen footage from the past of Playtime Co. The video is set in November 1990 and provides more details about the unsettling events within the toy company, sparking new fan theories about what will happen in Chapter 5.

The anime series Petals of Reincarnation, based on the manga by Mikihisa Konishi, is coming this April. It’s a collaboration between HIDIVE and Pony Canyon, and HIDIVE recently released a new trailer and poster giving fans a preview of the exciting story about reincarnated characters. You can watch the trailer and find more details about the anime below.

A recent example is Mechborn, a game that takes clear inspiration from the one we just discussed, but it also has some interesting features that set it apart.