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  • Vin Diesel Back on the Race Track to Prep for Fast & Furious 11

    Vin Diesel Back on the Race Track to Prep for Fast & Furious 11

    [ad_1] It may not feel like it right now, but the final film in The Fast Saga is barreling toward us like a supercharged muscle car, and Vin Diesel’s preparing with a trip back to a very special location.  Diesel, who teased earlier this year that work has begun on the Saga‘s “Grand Finale,” posted to his…

  • Remembering Vampire Lucy Liu in Rise: Blood Hunter (on Peacock)

    Remembering Vampire Lucy Liu in Rise: Blood Hunter (on Peacock)

    [ad_1] Even when following ironclad, rules-bound literary lore tradition, vampire movies are amazingly versatile things. Not necessarily constrained by just a single genre, a good fanger flick might saunter into theaters with 1980s teenage misfit vibes (like The Lost Boys), a carnivorous comedic streak (like Nicolas Cage in Renfield), or a properly gothic swirl of…

  • The Latest on Shrek? Where Shrek Forever After Last Left the Franchise

    The Latest on Shrek? Where Shrek Forever After Last Left the Franchise

    [ad_1] Beyond an amusing cameo in The Pentaverate limited series, the fan favorite character of Shrek has remained noticeably absent from the pop culture landscape since his last feature film, Shrek Forever After (now streaming on Peacock), opened in theaters more than a decade ago. Since that time, we’ve gotten a pair of Oscar-nominated spinoffs — Puss…

  • Mad Max on Peacock: A post-apocalypse sci-fi genre pioneer

    Mad Max on Peacock: A post-apocalypse sci-fi genre pioneer

    [ad_1] Just as the Mad Max Saga enjoys a renaissance, the original Mel Gibson movie that started it all (watch it here!) is streaming on Peacock.  A full 45 years on from its 1979 release, it’s a great reminder that the Mad Max franchise might just be the reason for the many ways, these days,…

  • How Bras (Yes, Bras) Helped Save Farscape 25 Years Ago

    How Bras (Yes, Bras) Helped Save Farscape 25 Years Ago

    [ad_1] It’s been 25 years since Farscape (streaming now on Peacock), the Sci-Fi Channel’s (now SYFY) first hit series, debuted in 1999. A cult show back in its day, critics and fans alike now cite the Rockne S. O’Bannon-created and The Jim Henson Company-produced show as one of the best science fiction series ever made. Inventive,…

  • Dream Chaser Space Plane Prepares for First Flight to ISS

    Dream Chaser Space Plane Prepares for First Flight to ISS

    [ad_1] The fictional Farscape-1 was an experimental winged spacecraft piloted by John Crichton in the sci-fi series Farscape. It was designed to use Earth’s gravitational influence to slingshot itself into space at incredible speeds. Unfortunately for Crichton (but fortunately for the viewers at home), he made a wrong turn somewhere and fell into a wormhole…

  • SpaceX’s Polaris Program Aims for First All-Civilian Space Walk

    SpaceX’s Polaris Program Aims for First All-Civilian Space Walk

    [ad_1] In 1999, fictional astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) pushed the boundaries of space exploration when he piloted an experimental spacecraft around the Earth. In the pilot of Farscape, Crichton was supposed to take advantage of Earth’s gravity to achieve incredible speeds. Instead, he slipped into a wormhole and rocketed across the galaxy. Hopefully, the…

  • Can Island Gigantism Explain the Overgrown Size of King Kong?

    Can Island Gigantism Explain the Overgrown Size of King Kong?

    [ad_1] There are few fictional creations as enduring as the lumbering but loveable King Kong. Following the runaway success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, director Peter Jackson turned his attention to reimagining Skull Island and its primate king in the 2005 action-adventure King Kong (streaming now on Peacock). Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrian Brody,…

  • Hidden Horrors of Peacock: Bliss

    Hidden Horrors of Peacock: Bliss

    [ad_1] Every horror film is, in some way or another, about the controlled build and release of tension. You let the audience linger in silence for a few seconds, then you let out a jump scare. You keep the monster in the shadows for half the movie, then you launch the attack. Every film sets…

  • DreamWorks Land Tour Reveals Shrek, Kung Fu Panda & Trolls Worlds

    DreamWorks Land Tour Reveals Shrek, Kung Fu Panda & Trolls Worlds

    [ad_1] At long last, Universal Studios Orlando Resort let eager fans inside its highly anticipated DreamWorks Land ahead of its grand opening this summer. Although the tour was virtual, it still gives people their first real look at the way some beloved animated characters have been brought to life across the park.  For those unfamiliar,…