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'Stranger Things' Director Shawn Levy Explains Why He Thinks Will's Cringe Gay Scene Is "Incredibly Important"
Shawn Levy, one of the directors for Stranger Things as well as the upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter film, explained why he believes that the cringe scene in Season 5 Episode 7 that depicts Will as a homosexual is “incredibly important.”
Angel Studios Doubles Its Paying Membership To 2 Million In Less Than One Year
Angel Studios announced that it doubled its paying membership, Angel Guild members, to two million after just crossing the one million threshold in March 2025.
Alleged X-Men-Focused 'Avengers: Doomsday' Trailer Leak Channels Epic Baldwin IV Scene From 'Kingdom Of Heaven'
An alleged trailer leak for Avengers: Doomsday featuring the X-Men channels one of the most epic scenes involving Baldwin IV from Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven film.
Emma Mackey Says Her White Witch Character In Netflix's Narnia Movie Is A "Different Vibe" Compared To Tilda Swinton's Version
Emma Mackey provided another piece of evidence that the upcoming Netflix and Greta Gerwig adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia will be anything but a faithful adaptation.
Feminist Author Mary Robinette Kowal Takes Heat For Admitting To Using AI To Write Her Latest Novel
Perhaps the biggest possible scandal among the BlueSky crowd is the use of AI. Traditional publishing has worked itself into a frenzy over the technology tool, and people are out looking for, in many cases, literal blood from people who utilize it. Now, Mary Robinette Kowal is under fire after admitting to using the tool in her latest DEI sci-fi screed.
DC Comics And The Fake Hype Machine Behind Absolute Batman
DC Comics is not a company projecting confidence in what they’re doing, despite acting like they’re reshaping the industry with their Absolute Batman and the line that falls beneath it. One of our insiders tells Fandom Pulse the sales are not looking good for the line, giving us some of the real numbers that are not made public.
'007 First Light' Developer Says Game Will "Reflect Modern Values"
Martin Emborg, the Narrative and Cinematic Director for IO Interactive’s 007 First Light, confirmed that the game and Bond’s character will “reflect modern values.”
World Building As A Tautology
In much contemporary storytelling, writers lean on world building as being far more important than it actually is. Often they assume that constructing elaborate systems, geographies, and mythologies will guarantee meaning. Writers may obsess over maps, magic systems, political histories, and invented languages, convinced that the key to a deep and resou…
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