An Unlikely Indie Movie, George Lucas Ruined Indiana Jones, Hideo Kojima's Downfall - Fandom Pulse Daily Briefing
This has to be one of the slowest news days in a long time. We still managed to find some interesting stuff. This Legend of the White Dragon is indie-level so there’s not going to be a lot of attention on it but the history of how it came about is very interesting, make sure to give the article a read. Also shout out to Yorch Torch Games for his great video game analysis.
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They Finished It Despite Their Lead Actor Dying: The Long Road to Legend of the White Dragon
Jason David Frank’s final film is coming out on August 28, 2026. That alone took six years, one global pandemic, a devastating personal loss, multiple missed release dates, and no small amount of fan fury to make possible.
Reclaiming The Shire Part 11: Tolkien The Catholic
We started a retrospective on Tolkien’s rise to superstardom, which began with a left-wing movement in the 1970s appropriating his work and has slowly migrated over time to people realizing how right-wing and Christian Lord of the Rings is. Now, we continue.
George Lucas Admits He Forced Aliens Into Crystal Skull Against Spielberg and Ford’s Wishes, And the Numbers Show What Happened Next
A Vulture oral history published this week, timed to the release of Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, contains the most direct account yet of how Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull went wrong. It comes from the people who made the film.
The Auteur's Trap: How Hideo Kojima Talked Himself Out of the Genre He Invented.
Hideo Kojima is an enigma worthy of his games.
Ian McKellen Shouted “Mar-a-Lago!” on the Avengers: Doomsday Set, And the Russo Brothers Asked Him To
Ian McKellen appeared at the Cinema in Piazza film festival in Rome on Sunday and told 2,000 Marvel fans what he shouts on set when he needs to feel rage. He plays Magneto in Avengers: Doomsday, the 39th MCU film, scheduled for December 18. The Russo Brothers directed a scene in which Magneto destroys New Jersey using his powers. They pushed McKellen to…