This are no holodeck shenanigans, we promise.image: Paramount Although it has largely treated its characters with great care in its debut season, Star Trek: Strange New World‘s general sense of episodic breeziness has also given those characters a light touch—moments of highlights, but nothing too deep with our crewmates. This week’s episode changes that, wrapping … Read more
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) in Obi Wan Kenobiphoto: 2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. The issue with prequels is you know how they’ll end. There can be a thrill in that. the star Wars prequels ran into this conundrum. For many fans, knowing that Anakin Skywalker would turn into the imposing Darth Vader didn’t detract from the enjoyment … Read more
(from left) Butt-head and Beavis (both played by Mike Judge) in Beavis And Butt-head Do The Universe.photo: Paramount+ One of the prime “rules” of screenwriting is that your main character has to change. Not just throughout the movie, but a little bit by the end of every scene, even. Yet part of the appeal of … Read more
Maybe he’ll wear a new hat for the occasion.photo: Greg Doherty (Getty Images) Jason Blum thinks he could get Robert Englund to return to Nightmare on Elm Street. Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers tease Across the Spider-Verse‘s villain, the Spot. Taika Waititi says a nude scene in Thor: Love and Thunder what inevitable. Plus, … Read more
image: HBO To say that game of Thrones has had the stink of its controversial ending hovering over it for three years would be an understatement, but HBO thinks that enough time has passed to attempt a larger franchise. Its first successful effort at this comes in the form of House of the Dragon, premiering … Read more
Screenshot: Marvel Studios Somehow, a new Duke Nukem movie is on the way. And so is a new take on the Headless Horseman! scream 6 wants to relocate to the Big Apple. Plus, those crazy kids on Riverdale fight biblical plagues, and this week’s evil Deals with a big ol’ sex demon. Spoilers away! Duke … Read more
[ Screenshot: Warner Bros. The Muppet Mayhem expands its cast. To the surprise of no one, more of theboys is on the way. Get a look at the paper girls TV show. Plus, what’s coming on eviland an old enemy returns as Thawne makes his way back to the flash. To me, my spoilers! Black … Read more
Screenshot: Nintendo For the first time in more than a decade, Mario returns to the pitch. Mario Strikers: Battle League, a revival of Nintendo’s long-dormant soccer series, hits the Nintendo Switch on Friday. Nintendo did not provide kotaku with an early copy of the game for reviews. We’re experiencing it, and its press cycle, alongside … Read more
[ Screenshot: Warner Bros. Jenny Ortega teases big plays for Ghostface in the now-Neve-Campbell-less scream 6. Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power teases its halfling heroes in the Harfoots. Plus, new footage ahead of Ms. Marvel‘s debut tomorrow, and even more one piece casting news. Spoilers away! Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 … Read more
[ After weeks of Morbid memes dominating the internet, Sony had the strange idea to bring Jared Leto’s living vampire back to more than 1,000 theaters this past weekend. Maybe the PlayStation maker was hoping for Morbid to reveal itself as a The room-style cult classic here, but the bloodsucking superhero flick bombed at the … Read more
