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“NBC is eyeing a fresh spin on a literary classic, with a partially gender-swapped police procedural take on The Great Gatsbyin development … It’s billed as a modern-day police procedural about Det. Jay Gatsby, a devilishly charming investigator with a con-man’s gift for reading human behavior, and decorated New York State Police Det. Nicole ‘Nicky’…

In Doug Liman’s 2014 sci-fi action movie “Edge of Tomorrow,” Tom Cruise plays William Cage, a cowardly public relations officer drafted to fight in the front line of an alien war. Dying due to exposure to an alien’s acidic blood traps Cage in a time loop, and with help from decorated soldier Sergeant Rita Vrataski…

In 2008, a then 55-year-old Liam Neeson became a bona fide action hero after starring in “Taken” — a wildly successful action thriller that raked in a whopping $226.8 million on a $25 million budget. Of course, that level of box office success meant sequels, which brought in more cash than the original. There was even a…

The superhero genre, with its array of masked, caped, and vividly costumed champions with unusual powers, is a mainstay of today’s movie industry. Credit: ©ThinkStock / xubingruo. All Rights Reserved.

In 1990, author H.G. Bissinger published a popular nonfiction book that detailed the story of the Periman High School football team, the Tigers, through their 1988 season. It was called “Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream,” and it was terrifically popular, becoming a #1 New York Times Bestseller, a fact the publishers…

HBO Max and Disney+ aren’t the only streamers sitting on a goldmine when it comes to comic book adaptations. Netflix is also home to a number of excellent shows that draw inspiration from your favorite colorful, dynamic panels.

As die-hard horror fans are surely aware, Peacock’s “Crystal Lake” is the all-new “Friday the 13th” prequel series dedicated to shedding a new light on Pamela Voorhees (mother of the iconic hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees) and the tragic events that would shape her into a homicidal madwoman.

Dominique “SonicFox” McLean has backed out of Nexcon 2026 after seeing promotional material for the event that used AI to generate the fighting game pro’s likeness. The flyer seemed entirely AI-generated, including slopified renderings of other creators who would be in attendance. Once SonicFox got wind of the promo, they immediately cancelled their appearance. “Update:…

The 10,000-piece Base blockchain NFT collection brings together Web3 ownership, business software, AI-powered marketing, exclusive digital membership, and a roadmap toward ERC-8004 AI agent identities and agentic commerce through 2027.

Just like the reputation of movies based on them, television shows adapting video games tend to get a bad rap. While there have admittedly been weak adaptations like Netflix’s live-action “Resident Evil” series or “Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm,” there are a lot of great shows too. This time around, we’re looking at the…