Fictional characters

In The Power, the Prime Video adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s 2017 sci-fi novel of the same name, women begin to spontaneously emit electricity. Across the world, for seemingly no reason, young girls activate a latent organ–called a…

Clayface leers.Yesterday’s news included speculation that Mike Flanagan—you know, the one who did Midnight Mass? The Haunting of Hill House? Haunting of Bly Manor? Upcoming director of The Fall of the House of Usher? That Mike…

Photo: Ryan Green/AMCEvery hero needs a villain, and Marvel’s Wonder Man—the alias of Hollywood-star-turned-indestructible-superhero Simon Williams—has the Grim Reaper, a bad guy best known for two things: 1) wielding a truly goofy…

Screenshot: Marvel StudiosThe space adventures in Marvels’s Guardians of the Galaxy films are nearing their conclusion—and with that, we’ll finally be learning the mystery behind the creation of Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) in …

Liv Tyler attends the premiere of 20th Century Fox’s Ad Astra on September 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Amy Sussman (Getty Images)It’s been 15 years since The Incredible Hulk—the Louis Leterrier-directed, pre-Disney Marvel…

The spirit of what April Fools’ Day should be is the energy of the Looney Tunes, and with that in mind ACME Fools will debut wacky new content to celebrate the silly antics of animation’s agents of chaos and their Warner Bros.100…

Jonathan Majors, seen here in 2021, was arrested in New York City Saturday. Photo: Rich Fury (Getty Images)Jonathan Majors, the actor who portrays the villainous Kang in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was arrested and charged in New York…

The much-anticipated “modern refresh” of MTV’s cult animated series Clone High is inching toward its HBO Max release—and the series, created in part by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’s Phil Lord and Chris Miller, has some hilarious…

What if I told you that actor Madison Iseman is the reincarnation of the goddess Athena? Would you have any idea I was referring to Knights of the Zodiac, the upcoming live-action adaptation of a hit manga/anime series from the 1980s…

Screenshot: The Pokémon Company/NintendoToday in Japan, the final episode of the Pokémon anime to feature Satoshi, a.k.a. Ash Ketchum, aired—bringing to a close a legacy that has helped define the franchise for 25 years. But while we…