In an interview on The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, director Andy Muschietti reflected on the poor reception to 2023’s The Flash, his DC Extended Universe (DCEU) movie and, unsurprisingly, blamed the fans and internet hate.
Trevor Denning
Trevor Denning’s work has appeared in The Banner, Upstream Reviews, and The Daily Caller, while his fiction is included in several anthologies from independent presses. A graduate of Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Mich., he currently resides in the palm of Michigan’s mitten. Most days you’ll find him at home, working out in his basement gym, cooking, and doting on his cat. You can follow him on X, Criticless, and YouTube at @BookstorThor
Hollywood Press Repeatedly Asked 12 Year Old Noah Schnapp About His Sexuality
Netflix is ramping up promotion for the long-awaited fifth and final season of Stranger Things, set to premiere this Thanksgiving after a three-year hiatus. The streamer doubtlessly hopes that the online discourse will center around fan theories and building anticipation for the return to Hawkins, Indiana. However, a recent interview in Time magazine with star Noah Schnapp, which examines how the media’s long-standing focus on his sexuality has affected him, threatens to pull the focus into the Upside Down.
M. Night Shyamalan Teams With Mattel for Magic 8 Ball TV Series — Yes, Really…
How’s this for a shocking twist? M. Night Shyamalan has partnered with Mattel Studios to produce a Magic 8 Ball TV show. In a post on Instagram, the director shared a picture of the cover page for a pilot script written by Brad Falchuk with the caption, “Been working on this for a couple years… Who’s in?”
UK Lawyers for Israel Warn Hollywood Studios Like Netflix, Disney, and Amazon That Film Boycott Could Breach Equality Act
U.K. Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has issued a legal warning to the U.K. branches of Netflix, Disney, Amazon Studios, Apple and Warner Bros. Discovery that they may be in violation of the U.K.’s Equality Act. However, it’s not the actions of the CEOs that sparked the notice. Rather, it’s the talent.
Supergirl Writer Admits That She Doesn’t Understand Character’s Comic Book Past
Supergirl screenwriter Ana Nogueira recently told Variety that she doesn’t understand past iterations of the character — especially those that emphasized optimism. “I can’t get my head around the version of the character that is so sunny,” she told the outlet.
Alex Kurtzman Casts Stephen Colbert in New Starfleet Academy Series
After it was announced that CBS was pulling the plug on The Late Show, there was much speculation regarding what was next for host Stephen Colbert. Would he go to another network? Start a podcast? Run for office? Now we know, and it’s nothing that anyone was expecting.
YouTube TV Poised to Overtake Comcast as Largest Pay-TV Provider by 2026
Comcast may not be the largest multichannel video provider for much longer. Unlike many titans of old, like Sears or Blockbuster Video, the threat to its dominance doesn’t stem from resisting new technology. Nor does it stem from taking political or social stances that many Americans find offensive. Instead, it seems viewers simply want something else, and that something is YouTube TV.
DC Reintroduces Darkseid in Mister Miracle Animated Series Under Direction of Tom King, DCU Status Uncertain
Darkseid, one of DC Comics’ most enduring villains, is getting a reintroduction. After the character was cut from Joss Whedon’s Justice League and then given a prominent role in Zack Snyder’s Justice League (where he was voiced by Ray Porter), Darkseid is coming back in DC Studios’ and Warner Bros. Animation’s Mister Miracle.
Golden Globes Add First-Ever Best Podcast Category for 2026 Awards
The Golden Globes have followed through on their promise to introduce a category for Best Podcast of the Year. Penske Media Corporation-owned data firm Luminate (which also owns the Golden Globes, Deadline, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and other media trades) determined the top 25 podcasts eligible for the new category.
AI Actress Tilly Norwood Isn’t Real — But Hollywood Might Sign Her Anyway
Once—maybe twice—in a generation, Hollywood discovers an actress who seems to have it all: beauty, grace, and the versatility to excel in action movies, comedies, and Oscar-winning dramas. Traditionally, “producing” a star means finding and amplifying a natural talent. But Tilly Norwood, an AI “actress,” may redefine both the word and the industry
Box Office Confusion: Demon Slayer’s Infinity Castle Reportedly Still Chasing Superman’s Global Total But Will Pass it Soon
There’s no denying that anime is on the rise at the global box office. But just how fast it’s climbing remains a matter of debate—and sometimes, outright confusion. Starting Sunday afternoon, fan accounts were proclaiming that by its third weekend in U.S. theaters, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle had a higher worldwide total than Superman managed in its entire theatrical run.
James Gunn Promises a ‘Less Comic Booky’ Man of Tomorrow
Even though Man of Tomorrow, James Gunn’s follow-up to this year’s Superman, won’t fly into theaters until summer 2027, the writer/director is already drawing comparisons between the two films. In his appearance on the Ringer-Verse podcast he said that Superman “is more comic booky in some ways,” than the Superman/Lex Luthor duality he wants to explore in the next movie.