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Black Phone creator Joe Hill was paid $35 for writing the original story, now his character is in Fortnite and multiple movies

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 10h

Black Phone creator Joe Hill was paid $35 for writing the original story, now his character is in Fortnite and multiple movies.

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Joe Hill is amazed that his Black Phone character the Grabber is in Fortnite, as he was only paid $35 for the original story

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 star Matthew Lillard says the sequel will have more jump scares and more lore - because that's what fans wanted

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 10h

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 star Matthew Lillard says the sequel will have more jump scares and more lore - because that's what fans wanted.

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Matthew Lillard says that FNAF 2 will have more jump scares and more lore than the first film.

Did VisionQuest's trailer just reveal the MCU take on Wanda and Vision's OTHER son Tommy?

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 11h

Did VisionQuest's trailer just reveal the MCU take on Wanda and Vision's OTHER son Tommy?

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Marvel brought a surprise VisionQuest trailer to New York Comic Con 2025, and boy did it have a twist at the end.

Marvel has a 20+ year old Spider-Man comic by Jeph Loeb and J. Scott Campbell locked away until "the time is right"

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 11h

Marvel has a 20+ year old Spider-Man comic by Jeph Loeb and J. Scott Campbell locked away until "the time is right."

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The Astonishing Spider-Man, which Loeb and Campbell started work on in the early 2000s, is still very much alive. It's just also in a Marvel Comics file somewhere.

Charlie Cox's Daredevil, the Venom symbiote, and a Spider-Gwen-less Gwen Stacy promised in Marvel's Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 11h

Charlie Cox's Daredevil, the Venom symbiote, and a Spider-Gwen-less Gwen Stacy promised in Marvel's Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2.

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man returns in 2026 for season 2 from Marvel TV - and he's bringing some (amazing) friends.

Marvel's MCU adds a new hero is a dude who wants a job and to eat a hamburger, says Wonder Man star

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 11h

Marvel's MCU adds a new hero is a dude who wants a job and to eat a hamburger, says Wonder Man star.

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The meta-textual Marvel Television show will debut on Disney+ January 2026.

Marvel is relaunching Iron Man in 2026 with longtime DC exclusive writer Joshua Williamson

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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 11h

Marvel is relaunching Iron Man in 2026 with longtime DC exclusive writer Joshua Williamson.

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After six months absent from the stands, Iron Man returns to solo star status in January 2026.

Hazbin Hotel star Amir Talai thinks that Alastor was made for the streaming world - but not the way you think

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 11h

Hazbin Hotel star Amir Talai thinks that Alastor was made for the streaming world - but not the way you think.

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Hazbin Hotel's Amir Talai has a hilarious idea about what Alastor would make of podcasting.

Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld announces imminent retirement from comics: "I'm not sure how much longer I'm doing this"

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 11h

Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld announces imminent retirement from comics: "I'm not sure how much longer I'm doing this."

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Rob Liefeld says that his upcoming Image Comics relaunch of Youngblood is likely to be his last comics project. "I figure I have five years left doing comic books before the eyes go," he said at NYCC ...

Game of Thrones is harder to survive than Lord of the Rings, claims A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms star (Shots fired)

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 11h

Game of Thrones is harder to survive than Lord of the Rings, claims A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms star. (Shots fired?)

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Peter Claffey says that people in Game of Thrones have it tougher than people in Lord of the Rings, because Westeros rewards greed

Game of Thrones creator George R. R. Martin says he’s constantly confused with the Beatles producer George Martin (which caused some problems when the producer died)

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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 11h

Game of Thrones creator George R. R. Martin says he’s constantly confused with the Beatles producer George Martin (which caused some problems when the producer died).

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Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin has to remind people that he’s not a knight and he never produced the Beatles

HBO series It: Welcome to Derry is built from the “hidden story” in the original It novel by Stephen King, say creators

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 12h

HBO series It: Welcome to Derry is built from the “hidden story” in the original It novel by Stephen King, say creators.

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How Andy and Barbara Muschietti found the hidden story that led to the Pennywise prequel It: Welcome to Derry.

Did you notice the Spider-Man deep cut in the Vision Quest trailer?

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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 12h

There's a Spider-Man deep cut in Marvel Studios' first Vision Quest trailer.

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E.D.I.T.H. in the Vision Quest trailer from Marvel Television feels a lot like Peter Parker

I've seen Karl Urban's Johnny Cage fight in Mortal Kombat II and he's giving vintage Jackie Chan vibes

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 13h

I've seen Karl Urban's Johnny Cage fight in Mortal Kombat II and he's giving vintage Jackie Chan vibes.

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Am I convinced that Karl Urban is a great martial artist? No, but I do know that he can entertain when he's on screen and that's what counts.

Friday Night at Freddy’s 2 adds MatPat, Kellen Goff, and… Megan Fox?!

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 13h

Friday Night at Freddy’s 2 adds MatPat, Kellen Goff, and… Megan Fox?!

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At NYCC 2025, Jason Blum and the cast of Friday Night at Freddy’s had some big surprises

The Critical Role cast is changing how they play the game for Campaign 4 The Critical Role cast is changing how they play the game for Campaign 4

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 13h

The Critical Role cast is changing how they play the game for Campaign 4.

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Critical Role Campaign 4 will feature a West Marches style campaign

George R.R. Martin and Joe Hill reveal their favorite live-action Batman - and for one of them, it’s not Christian Bale

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 13h

George R.R. Martin and Joe Hill reveal their favorite live-action Batman - and for one of them, it’s not Christian Bale.

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Authors George R. R. Martin and Joe Hill debated the proper version of the Batman at NYCC 2025.

Stranger Things: The First Shadow star talks playing young Henry Creel on Broadway: “Aside from the night terrors, it’s a joy”

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 13h

Stranger Things: The First Shadow star talks playing young Henry Creel on Broadway: “Aside from the night terrors, it’s a joy."

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At the Stranger Things on Broadway panel at New York Comic Con, Louis McCartney shared the challenges (and the gifts) of playing young Henry Creel (aka Vecna) 8 shows a week

The Running Man is getting a new movie adaptation because Edgar Wright didn’t think Arnold Schwarzenegger lived up to the Stephen King book

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 13h

The Running Man is getting a new movie adaptation because Edgar Wright didn’t think Arnold Schwarzenegger lived up to the Stephen King book.

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Edgar Wright believes the 1987 version of The Running Man didn’t follow the book closely enough – so he made his own adaptation, and it’s coming out next month

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds actor Martin Quinn - who plays Scotty - wants to see an episode set in Scotland

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 13h

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds actor Martin Quinn - who plays Scotty - wants to see an episode set in Scotland.

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Martin Quinn says Star Trek: Strange New Worlds should have a storyline set in Scotland

AEW wrestlers reveal which DC heroes they’re paired with in new DC mini-series

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 13h

AEW wrestlers reveal which DC heroes they’re paired with in new DC Comics miniseries.

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AEW came to NYCC and brought news about the new AEW/DC miniseries.

Krysten Ritter can finally talk about her return as Jessica Jones (but there’s some things Marvel still won’t let her say)

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 13h

Krysten Ritter can finally talk about her return as Jessica Jones (but there’s some things Marvel still won’t let her say).

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Krysten Ritter says it’s exciting to be back as Jessica Jones for Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again

Yes, we're livestreaming many of the big panels from New York Comic Con 2025 for free - here's how you can watch them

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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 16h

Last day of #NYCC2025, and we're still livestreaming panels from the show! Here's what we're sharing, and when:

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Critical Role, One Piece, Invincible, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and more - from our NYCC home into your home (or phone) with Popverse.

Before Mortal Kombat 2 even comes out, New Line and Warner Bros have already hired the writer to pen the inevitable sequel

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 1d

Not hyped enough over Mortal Kombat II? New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. are betting big on it and have hired the writer to start work on the next instalment of the Mortal Kombat franchise.

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Mortal Kombat 3 is in the works and we can't wait to see where it goes.