Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, is giving more control of the franchise to newer teams he’s been training at Nintendo. He recently told Casa Brutus magazine (as translated by VGC) that he now primarily focuses on playing the beginning of new Mario games to get a sense of how they feel, rather than managing the entire development process.
Spaghetti Westerns aren’t just a popular subgenre; they significantly shaped the history of Westerns. Emerging in the mid-1960s, these films represented a major shift for the genre, largely because they featured more violence and complex, morally ambiguous heroes compared to traditional Hollywood Westerns.
Many superheroes, like Green Lantern and Spider-Man, have been portrayed by multiple people simultaneously. However, Batman is unique. Although Bruce Wayne has mentored and trained several aspiring crime fighters, they usually create their own unique identities instead of trying to become the new Batman – and that’s generally proven to be the right decision.
In an interview with GamesRadar+, director Frank Darabont explained how crucial Stephen King’s approval was for his adaptation of the story, originally published under King’s pseudonym, Richard Bachman. Although the core story remains the same, the film does make some significant changes, and King reportedly supported Darabont’s vision, even praising the new ending.
Glen Powell is taking on the role of Ben Richards in a new film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man, a story previously brought to the big screen in 1987 with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Interestingly, the new film includes a playful nod to the original: Schwarzenegger appears briefly on a $100 bill. This raises the question: what role does he play in the movie?
The new show, Pluribus, stars Rhea Seehorn, known from Better Call Saul, as a deeply unhappy woman who notices everyone around her suddenly becoming overwhelmingly joyful for no apparent reason. Unlike typical end-of-the-world stories, the show explores whether a world filled with complete happiness and unity is something worth opposing—and for Seehorn’s character, it absolutely is.
The 2019 horror superhero-inspired film, Brightburn, is coming to Netflix.
Journalist and screenwriter Wallace, creator of the popular podcast Boomtown – which inspired the show Landman – also worked as a roughneck on oil rigs near his hometown of Andrews, Texas. At the Season Two premiere in New York City, he explained that the show’s success comes from audiences being interested in learning about different ways of life, and also relating to the hardworking people who form the foundation of the oil industry, contrasting them with the industry’s top executives.
The 23rd season of NCIS and the second season of NCIS: Origins will connect in a special crossover event. Mark Harmon will reprise his role as the older Leroy Jethro Gibbs, appearing in the Origins prequel, and several other beloved characters will return. Muse Watson will make a guest appearance as the older Mike Franks in a particularly inventive scene, but Roma Maffia, as Vera Strickland, will have the most significant role among the returning legacy characters. This crossover also provides an opportunity to finally resolve a storyline involving her character that was left unfinished over a decade ago.
The 1987 film was a commercial failure, earning less than half of its production cost at the box office. It tells the story of a group of children who must protect the world from a team-up of classic monsters bent on causing chaos. Although it didn’t succeed in theaters, the movie eventually gained popularity through home video and developed a dedicated fanbase who consider it a masterpiece – some even prefer it to The Goonies.