Why Thor Was One Of The Most 'Daunting' Marvel Roles To Cast

The original Thor movie was, in many ways, a risk, which made casting the titular superhero extra challenging for Marvel.

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Mr. Burns' Blue-Haired Lawyer In The Simpsons Has A Donald Trump Connection

Mr. Burns' unnamed Blue-Haired Lawyer from The Simpsons is based on someone who once represented Donald Trump.

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Arachnophobia's Spider Wrangler Invented A Genius Technique For Controlling Spiders

The bug wrangler on Frank Marshall's horror comedy Arachnophobia had to figure out how to control all of those spiders. The solution he cooked up was 'genius.'

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Why Cancelling Speedy Gonzales Landed Cartoon Network In Some Heat

When Cartoon Network cancelled Speedy Gonzales back in 1999, passionate fans did not take the cancellation lying down.

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The Twilight Zone Creator Rod Serling Wrote A Classic 60s Political Thriller

Rod Serling is best known for creating and hosting The Twilight Zone, but he turned one of his 'what if?' tales into a feature film script.

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The Only Daniel Day-Lewis Movie That Has A Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score

Surprisingly, the only Daniel Day-Lewis film to achieve a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes is a 1985 romantic period piece co-starring Helena Bonham Carter.

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How Bones' Season 4 Crossover With Family Guy Came To Be

Remember when Stewie met Booth? It really happened back when Bones crossed over with Family Guy in season 4's 'The Critic in the Cabernet.'

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Why Doctor Who's Beatles Episode Doesn't Have Any Beatles Songs In It

Doctor Who is playing with Disney's house money now, but when the Beatles episode came along, the show still didn't have the budget to clear the band's songs.

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This Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Is Based On A Marvel Villain

Star Wars: The Clone Wars couldn't resist paying homage to the best-looking Marvel villain.

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The Simpsons Considered Two Separate Krusty Spinoffs – But We Got The Critic Instead

Krusty the Clown might not be spinoff material, but that hasn't stopped The Simpsons' creatives from trying to make one.

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25 Years Ago, Brendan Fraser's The Mummy Was A Box Office Smash (And The End Of An Era)

25 years later, let's look back at the Brendan Fraser film The Mummy and how it became a blockbuster hit.

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Star Trek's Doug Jones Pulled Off A Disgusting Practical Effect For Hocus Pocus

Remember when Billy Butcherson (Doug Jones) cuts his mouth open in Hocus Pocus? Those were real insects that came flying out.

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Dune's Denis Villeneuve Used The Film's Opening Quote To 'Hijack' The Franchise

Dune director Denis Villeneuve opted to have the movie's opening quotes spoken by a Sardaukar priest, instead of by Princess Irulan like in the book.

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Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes And X-Men '97 Have One Unexpected Similarity

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' Proximus Caesar is the next step forward in villain evolution, and his plans mirror those of X-Men foe Magneto.

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Kurt Russell Has One Requirement For A Big Trouble In Little China Remake

If they ever decide to remake Big Trouble in Little China, Kurt Russell hopes it isn't like the Overboard remake.

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Every Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Character, Ranked By How Much You Want To Hang Out With Them

We went ahead and ranked the characters from Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes by how much we want to hang out with them.

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Here's Why Wolverine Is Called Logan

Is 'Logan' Wolverine's real name in the Marvel Comics Universe? Yes, but it's complicated.

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Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Rules The Weekend Box Office With $52-55 Million Debut

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is off to a strong start at the box office, easily claiming the No. 1 spot this weekend.

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A Classic Doctor Who Reference Just Opened Up A World Of Possibilities

In the two-episode Doctor Who premiere on Disney+, the Doctor discusses the fate of his granddaughter, Susan - one of the original companions.

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Sigourney Weaver In Talks To Join Star Wars Movie The Mandalorian & Grogu

Alien franchise star Sigourney Weaver is set to meet a much more cuddly alien, as she's in talks to join Star Wars movie The Mandalorian & Grogu.

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Godzilla's Original Roar Came From Something Much Stranger Than An Animal

Here's how the original Godzilla roar was created for the classic monster movie.

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Doctor Who Just Pulled Off A Time Travel Plot That Shouldn't Have Worked

The newest Doctor Who features the Fifteenth Doctor coming face to face with musical legends. The time travel plot shouldn't have worked; here's why it did.

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Midsommar's VFX Team Only Had Three Weeks To Create Its Sickest Scene

The visual effects for Midsommar's incredibly disturbing Ättestupa ritual were finalized within a tight turnaround time.

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Star Trek: Voyager's Robert Picardo Was Against One Of The Doctor's Biggest Changes

Robert Picardo, who played the Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager, objected to a change in his character.

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Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Almost Had A Much Darker Ending

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes changed the ending in the edit to be more ambiguous, because the original script was much darker.

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Jerry Van Dyke Could Have Starred In Gilligan's Island If He Hadn't Hated The Script

Jerry Van Dyke was offered the starring role in Gilligan's Island but he wasn't a fan of the script.

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The Meaning Of Netflix's Baby Reindeer Title Is Just The Start Of The Trauma

The title of Netflix's Baby Reindeer is important to understanding its ending and the show's exploration of the cycle of abuse, trauma, and assault.

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