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Who wouldn’t want to visit the follow-up to the classic 1982 Antarctic-set alien carnage horror film The Thing? It could be to settle the debate over the ambiguous ending (I prefer to let it be), or maybe to see what happens next. Either way, it’s an exciting proposition. via: The Playlist Carpenter told an audience at FAN EXPO Philadelphia back in May that he’s quietly at work readying a sequel to one of his most revered movies. “We’re working on it now,” the director said

Seven years after releasing her most-recent album, ‘Honey’, Robyn is finally gearing up to release new music. The Swedish electro-pop icon took to Instagram to announce that she's releasing her upcoming album's new single "Dopamine" from her forthcoming album "Sexistential" on Wednesday. The full album is expected to drop in early 2026. It marks the With Every Heartbeat singer’s ninth studio set and serves as the follow-up to her 2018 LP, which featured the singles Missing U,

Eariler this month “Alien” franchise star Sigourney Weaver attended a screening of the original 1979 pic and participated in a Q&A at A Career Masterclass panel at the Cinémathèque Française in Paris, France, where the actress dished a little why she thinks Neill Blomkamp iteration of “Alien 5” fizzled out because of Ridley Scott (who was producing and had creative control of franchise via Scott Free), and briefly hinted that the Walter Hill (longtime franchise screenwriter a

Barbarian and Weapons filmmaker Zach Cregger is currently in production on a new Resident Evil movie for Sony – and for a moment, it looked like he might make his next project, a sci-fi thriller called The Flood, for the Netflix streaming service. However, after Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos shot down the prospect of a theatrical release for the film, word on the street is that that’s a dealbreaker for Cregger, leaving the future of the film in limbo. via: World of Reel “Weapo

Hillman College will enroll a new class of students with Netflix’s pickup of a sequel series to A Different World. via: Variety The show was first reported to be in development at the streamer in 2024, while a rare Netflix pilot order for the show was announced in March 2025. As with the original show, it will take place at the fictional HBCU Hillman College. Maleah Joi Moon (“Hell’s Kitchen”) will star in the series as Deborah Wayne, the daughter of original series character

Michael is already leaving an impact on viewers. via: Deadline In its first six hours after dropping on November 6, the first teaser for Michael from Lionsgate racked up over 30 million views, 50% more than what John Wick: Chapter 4 delivered in its first six hours. The news comes from Lionsgate Motion Picture Chair Adam Fogelson on this afternoon’s earnings call. The Michael Jackson biopic from director Antoine Fuqua and Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King is a highly a

“The Braxtons” has been a tough show for some fans to watch, even after just two seasons. Evelyn Braxton and her daughters said they were returning to television to honor Traci Braxton. However, many viewers felt like the first season was dark because too much focus was placed on Traci’s son and widower. Interestingly enough, the current season has also been met with similar criticisms from fans. This is due to the very contentious relationships between the Braxton sisters. T

Mariah Carey’s beloved “It’s Time” tradition—the annual declaration that the holiday season has arrived—struck a sour note this year. The pop icon’s Nov. 1 announcement, long a festive staple for fans, has sparked debate after doubling as a promotional spot for Sephora. via: EW On Saturday, Nov. 1, the "Queen of Christmas," as is tradition, released a video signaling that the holiday season has officially begun. For years, the "All I Want for Christmas Is You" singer's festiv

After a decade on the TV drama Smallville—and years of cable news and documentary stories about her abusive role in the destructive cult NXIVM—Allison Mack doesn’t want to be on camera anymore. Instead, she’s telling her own story for the first time through a podcast. via: CBM As Chloe Sullivan, Allison Mack was a huge part of Smallville. While it's unlikely that she'd have gone on to do much more than the odd TV role, the actress would have surely been popular on the convent

The Hollywood Reporter’s review of Predator: Badlands has fans raising eyebrows, calling the film “a deft, disarmingly kindhearted franchise entry” and even declaring, “This Predator is queer and we should say it.” via: CBM Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands is now playing in theaters, and while the movie received positive reviews from critics and seems to be going over pretty well with general audiences so far (it broke franchise box office records over the weekend), some

Justice Smith has credited his trans siblings for helping him accept his role in I Saw the TV Glow, revealing he questioned whether he was the right person to play a transgender character. via: Deadline Following the profound impact of last year’s I Saw the TV Glow on LGBTQ audiences, Justice Smith is sharing some insight into his casting. The actor noted that he’s “really passionate” about transgender people being able to play trans roles and tell their own stories onscreen,

Gilmore Girls will never stop debating which of Rory’s boyfriends was the best. via: Deadline Jared Padalecki — who portrays Dean Forester, Rory’s first boyfriend notable for their puppy love relationship and, in later seasons, marital infidelity — and Matt Czuchry — a fellow Yale classmate who plays Rory’s most serious partner and failed fiancé — opened up about their thoughts during a reunion for People‘s Sexiest Man Alive issue, under the banner “Hotties from the Aughties.

The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates who feared the conservative court might be ready to revisit the decade-old decision. via: NBC News Without comment, the justices rejected an appeal brought by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses because of her

Jeremy Renner has responded to the allegations that he once threatened to call ICE on his Chinese film partner, Yi Zhou. via: Variety “The allegations being made are totally inaccurate and untrue,” a rep for Renner told Variety. Renner’s lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for further comment. Zhou, 37, first levied claims against Renner on Monday with a series of Instagram posts, including the hashtags “#Cancel” and “#CancelJeremyRenner.” Zhou claims she began d

When it comes to the box office, that Predator do hunt. via: Variety “Predator: Badlands” is this weekend’s apex predator at the box office, collecting a better-than-expected $40 million in its domestic debut. Those ticket sales were enough to cement a franchise record, overtaking 2004’s “Alien vs. Predator” ($38 million, not adjusted for inflation) as the biggest opening weekend in the long-running property. The sci-fi series ignited with 1987’s “Predator,” starring Arnold S

A new report has suggested that the MCU's Avengers: Doomsday movie will heavily focus on Scott Summers and his family. via: CBM 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise introduced a lot of characters over the years, and while the likes of Charles Xavier and Magneto did claim the spotlight in the later movies, the focus usually found its way back to Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. Logan was by far the most popular character among general audiences, but comic book fans have been waiting fo

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is returning for Season 15, and this time, the drama isn’t just about diamonds, it’s about identity. In a new trailer released November 4, longtime cast member Kyle Richards appears to address long-swirling rumors about her sexuality, telling fellow housewife Bozoma “Boz” Saint John, “I could go Brad, I could go Angelina.” via: Out In the RHOBH season 15 trailer, Richards, who has been tight-lipped about her love life since her split with

Raven-Symoné recently stopped by the Hate to Break it to Ya podcast, hosted by Jamie Kennedy, and talked about Bill Cosby's "horrific" sexual assault allegations. via: Us Weekly “Separate the creator from the creation, and that’s just where I live,” Symoné, 39, said on the Monday, November 3, episode of the “Hate to Break It to Ya” podcast. “The creation changed America [and] changed television.” Cosby, 88, conceived his eponymous The Cosby Show in the 1980s, which ran for ei

After Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour put on a united front on the Stranger Things world premiere red carpet, the show's executive producer Shawn Levy is shutting down reports that there is bad blood between the two actors. via: Page Six “Stranger Things” executive producer Shawn Levy railed against “inaccurate” headlines after reports surfaced that Millie Bobby Brown accused co-star David Harbour of bullying and harassment. Levy addressed Brown’s allegations for the fir

Kim Kardashian is keeping up with negative reviews of “All’s Fair.” via: Variety In the carousel post on Instagram , Kardashian included screenshots of posts on Twitter both criticizing and praising the show, including one that read, “Some of the worst acting I’ve ever seen in my life alongside the most predictable storylines and the most ridiculous styling. I’m obsessed I need 14 seasons.” “Have you tuned in to the most critically acclaimed show of the year!?!?!?” Kardashian