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Washington’s secretary of state wants your game fighting the Cold War
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs told PAX West developers their games are American soft power in a new Cold War. The pitch, and the counterarguments.
September 21, 2026 7:46 am
Who is the Reacher season 3 villain? The name, and how far the show strayed from Persuader's version of him
Reacher's third season borrows its antagonist from Lee Child's seventh novel and then rewrites a surprising amount of him. Here's who Francis Xavier Quinn is, who plays him, and where Prime Video's version parts company with Persuader.
September 20, 2026 4:56 pm
2019 Charlie’s Angels reboot woes traced to ‘girls didn’t get along,’ says Jaclyn Smith
Jaclyn Smith isn’t sugarcoating why the 2019 Charlie's Angel movie fell flat, pointing to one culprit she thinks made it miss the mark.
September 20, 2026 1:14 pm
Amid backlash, Kit Harrington defends the Harry Potter show and why he joined the cast
Kit Harington is laying out what convinced him to join HBO’s Harry Potter reboot—and why the books still matter to him—despite the franchise’s ongoing backlash.
September 20, 2026 12:31 pm
Universal, Sony and Disney top Hollywood’s 2026 box office leaderboard
If you think the studio pecking order’s predictable, the 2026 box office just shuffled the deck, with new players crashing the top five and others getting bounced.
September 20, 2026 11:03 am
GTA 6 crossover chatter erupts after Travis Scott’s cryptic ‘return to game’ post
Travis Scott just teased a high-wattage collaboration — leaving the obvious title unsaid.
September 19, 2026 11:12 am
Back on the big screen worldwide: Daniel Craig’s Bond debut returns to theaters
Two decades on, Daniel Craig’s first turn as 007 is headed back to the big screen—because some legends demand an encore.
September 19, 2026 10:02 am
Oscar winner Hannah Beachler returns to steer ‘Black Panther 3’ production design
Black Panther 3 is bringing an Oscar-winning production designer back to Wakanda, with the upcoming credits quietly confirming the familiar hire.
September 18, 2026 11:09 am
In Gunsmoke, who did Matt Dillon marry? The full picture takes in the TV movies as well as the series
Twenty years of Gunsmoke, five TV movies, and one of the most-asked questions in classic Western television. Here's what the series, the films, and James Arness himself established about Matt Dillon's love life — and the one episode that changed the answer permanently.
September 17, 2026 5:22 pm
Which NCIS episode do Ziva and Tony get together?
Which NCIS episode do Ziva and Tony get together? The exact hour of television to watch, the episodes surrounding it, and how a romance twelve years in the making finally got resolved.
September 17, 2026 12:41 pm
At the 2026 Emmys, Emilia Clarke speaks High Valyrian with Emma D’Arcy
Emilia Clarke slipped back into Targaryen mode at the Emmys — and Emma D’Arcy joined in, making the moment impossible to miss.
September 17, 2026 10:02 am
Stephen Colbert turns cancellation into a rallying cry: hire his Late Show crew
After CBS pulled the plug on Late Show, Stephen Colbert has a single, pointed ask for the industry—and it could reset the conversation.
September 17, 2026 9:14 am
Paramount and Comcast mull next steps, leaving Skyshowtime’s future on shaky ground
As Paramount and Comcast rethink their international streaming strategy, one streamer has to answer some uncomfortable what-next questions.
September 16, 2026 9:10 am
Which book is Jack Ryan: Ghost War based on? Krasinski co-wrote the script himself — what it takes from Clancy, and from where
Jack Ryan: Ghost War carries Tom Clancy's name in the title, but tracking down the novel behind it takes some explaining. Here's what John Krasinski's co-written movie actually pulls from the books, where those pieces come from, and which Ryan films did it the traditional way.
September 15, 2026 5:04 pm
What would Thomasin McKenzie's dream 'Lord of the Rings' return look like?
An actor wants back into Lord of the Rings — and the name may not be who you expect.
September 14, 2026 11:35 am
Where is Marshals filmed in Montana? The scenery is the same ground Yellowstone used for its first three seasons
Marshals puts Kayce Dutton back on screen against mountain country that looks exactly like early Yellowstone — because a lot of it is the same real estate. A county-by-county look at where the CBS series actually shoots, why the production went where it did, and what that means for season 2.
September 13, 2026 6:01 pm
Why did they recast Claudia in Interview with the Vampire? The reason behind Bailey Bass's exit
AMC replaced one of its leads between seasons of Interview with the Vampire and offered five words of explanation. The full timeline of Bailey Bass's departure from the role of Claudia, what both official statements did and didn't say, the theory fans keep coming back to, and how Delainey Hayles turned an awkward handover into a breakout.
September 13, 2026 3:44 pm
Who is Billie's dad in Wizards Beyond Waverly Place? Season 3 finally put him on screen — behind bars
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place spent two seasons treating Billie's father as a rumor with a last name. The four-episode final season put an actual actor in the role and gave him a full backstory. Who plays him, why his introduction happens inside a wizard prison, and how his arrival reshuffles the entire Russo family.
September 13, 2026 1:23 pm
Why does Chris Rock want Madagascar 4 after his divorce? The reason’s hilarious.
Chris Rock links his divorce to why he wants Madagascar 4 — and his reasoning is funnier than you’d expect.
September 13, 2026 12:14 pm
What happened to Elle on Criminal Minds? She left in season 2, and twenty years later the show still hasn't brought her back
What happened to Elle Greenaway on Criminal Minds — the three episodes that ended her time at the BAU, the explanation a producer gave for Lola Glaudini's exit in 2006, and why the franchise's revival era has brought back nearly everyone except its first departing profiler.
September 12, 2026 2:27 pm