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4 days ago | 
comicbook.com | Simon Gallagher
Some movie premises are too strong to be confined just to the big-screen, but not every TV continuation or reimagining has achieved the same level of success as their theatrical origins. It’s often great to see epic movie storylines transferred to TV, especially when there’s a lot of lore, backstory or unseen character dynamics in movies that a long-form series format would be much better equipped to explore.
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1 week ago | 
comicbook.com | Simon Gallagher
17 years after Ed Norton’s Hulk debuted in the MCU, the franchise is basically full of Hulks. The not-so classic Banner-Hulk remains active (and will return for Avengers: Doomsday), but now we’ve also met She-Hulk, Tim Roth’s Abomination and of course Thunderbolt Ross made his bow as Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World. And that’s not to mention Banner’s Son Skaar, the weird variants introduced in What If…? or the embarrassment of incel She-Hulk villain HulkKing.
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1 week ago | 
comicbook.com | Simon Gallagher
It might be surprising to learn that some of the most notable and long-running shows on TV actually started as spinoffs from lesser-known series. For many series, the development of spinoffs is the best way to expand the universe, introduce new characters, or explain key pieces of backstory, character development, and world-building. Oftentimes, spinoffs struggle to achieve the same popularity and success of their parent show.
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1 week ago | 
comicbook.com | Simon Gallagher
Even with the high quality of recent shows like The Penguin and Daredevil: Born Again, it’s always a shame when great superhero TV shows get cancelled before their time. Superheroes have taken up space in many TV shows long before the days of the MCU and the DC Universe, and while these franchises have made superheroes mainstream – they’re now everywhere we turn – there are many other series that we hope get second chances.
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1 week ago | 
comicbook.com | Simon Gallagher
Since it was first experimented with in the silent films of the early 20th Century, the concept of time travel has become a very prominent theme in cinema. The fantastical and outlandish idea of traveling through time often opens the door for striking visual effects, interesting explorations of historical events and imaginative constructions of possible futures.
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1 week ago | 
comicbook.com | Simon Gallagher
Every good TV series in history has someone to root for, and these heroes have often shown just how special they are by sacrificing themselves for the benefit of others. Many heroic sacrifices in TV have caused controversy among audiences, and have contributed to some of these series’ most emotional and heartfelt moments, as this pattern often involves fan-favorite characters losing their lives and being removed completely.
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1 week ago | 
comicbook.com | Simon Gallagher
The newest installment in the Alien franchise, FX’s Alien: Earth series, will finallydeliver on Joss Whedon’s almost three-decade-old rule-breaking plans for Alien:Resurrection. Following the successful 2024 release of dark standalone prequelAlien: Romulus, Alien: Earth will act as yet another prequel to Ridley Scott’s original1979 sci-fi spectacle, taking place in 2120, only two years before the voyage of theUSCSS Nostromo in Alien.
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2 weeks ago | 
comicbook.com | Simon Gallagher
Disney’s live-action movies have been something of a mixed bag, but only in the way that the MCU has a supposedly “inconsistent” track record. They’re still all good, but by the House of Mouse’s sparkling standards, they’re not all home runs. And with Snow White‘s divisive theatrical run still not over, Disney’s latest live-action remake, Lilo & Stitch, probably has a lot more to do to justify its existence than most of its predecessors.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
screenrant.com | Simon Gallagher
Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Daredevil: Born AgainVincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk is back in the MCU, but Kingpin's got a subtle new look that's actually a lot deeper than it may seem. The newly elected mayor of New York City is a major part of Daredevil: Born Again having previously returned for a smaller role in Hawkeye and as the chief antagonist in its spin-off Echo in 2024. And here, he's a totally different prospect.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
screenrant.com | Simon Gallagher
Daredevil: Born Again Follow Followed Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account Custom image by Simon Gallagher Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Daredevil: Born AgainBig day: Daredevil: Born Again has finally acknowledged that Kingpin knows who Spider-Man is. It’s long been the case that MCU releases are at least partly overshadowed by what’s not in them rather than what is. Ever since Avengers: Endgame (and honestly, even before that point), the question of where...
