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Why Brent Spiner Called His Time As Star Trek’s Data A ‘Double-Edged Sword’ In October of 2021, actor Brent Spiner’s “memoir,” was published. Spiner is perhaps best known for playing the android Data on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” as well as Data’s twin brother Lore, his prototype B-4, their creator Dr. Noonien Soong, an ancestor of theirs, Dr. Arik Soong, and a descendent of theirs, Dr. Altan Soong. Spiner has, of course, had a long acting career and has also appeared in films like “Independence Day,” TV shows like “Night Court” and “Gargoyles,” and voiced famous pop figures like the Riddler … but Data will always appear at the top of his résumé....

Will Jay Baruchel Step Into Miguel Ferrer’s Shoes For ‘RoboCop’? Last week, when Jackie Earle Haley wasreportedto be one of the latest additions toJose Padilha’s newRoboCopfilm,Jay Baruchelwas reported as another likely addition. Now he’s been confirmed, and we know that Baruchel will play, perTHR,“the head of marketing for Omnicorp, the company that is building the police cyborg.” In Paul Verhoeven’s original film, part of the script’s satirical approach was articulated through fake TV shows and ads cut into the narrative....

‘Aladdin’ Sequel In Early Stages, According To Producer Aladdinwas another hit live-action remake for Disney, and it looks as if the House of Mouse wants to head back to Agrabah.Dan Lin, the producer of theGuy Ritchie-directed film, recently revealed that anAladdinsequel is in the early stages over at Disney and that the powers that be are already mulling over ideas on how to bring back the characters for another adventure....

‘Atlanta’ Trailer: Donald Glover’s New FX Series Gets A Stylish Preview We can debate all day about whether or not we’re still deep in the “Golden Age” of television or if we’ve moved on to whatever follows a golden age, but one thing is for certain: TV is really good right now and some networks have proven themselves more consistent than others. For example, I know I’ll be checking outAtlanta, the new series created byCommunitystarDonald Glover(also known as the hip-hop artist Childish Gambino), because I like the premise and the people involved, but I’ll also be checking it out because FX has a tendency to air shows that I really like and admire – they’ve earned the benefit of the doubt....

‘Black Narcissus’ Trailer: FX’s Television Take On A Classic Suggests You Should Just Stick With The Original For reasons I’m struggling to understand, there’s now a TV remake ofBlack Narcissus. Now, to be fair,Black Narcissusstarted out as a book, so you could argue that this isn’t a remake – it’s just a new adaptation. That said, there are several shots in the newBlack Narcissustrailer that are lifted directly from the 1947 Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger movie, which suggests that the folks behind the show are really trying to invoke the film....

‘Dead To Me’ Season 2 Teaser: We’re In ‘Scarface’, Not ‘Snow White’ Dead to Meis one of Netflix’s best original shows – a darkly comedic series filled with twists that you definitely won’t see coming, and two great lead performances courtesy ofChristina ApplegateandLinda Cardellini. Netflix gave the show a second season, and now we finally know when we’ll be able to see it: next month. ADead to Meseason 2 trailer gives us the tiniest of glimpses of what to come while also revealing a premiere date....

‘Escape Room 2’ First Look: The Deadly Game Expands In A ‘Tournament Of Champions’ After being made on a budget of just $9 million, the suspenseful puzzle thrillerEscape Roomwent on to be a major box office success, raking in over $155 million worldwide. That was more than enough for Sony Pictures to get a sequel off the ground immediately, and now we’re finally getting a hint at how the deadly game will expand in the next chapter....

‘First Man’ Screenwriter Josh Singer On Writing Neil Armstrong And Researching For A Biopic [Interview] First Manisn’t an average biopic.Damien Chazellle’s drama is not a collection of CliffsNotes or an aggrandizing portrait of its subject, the first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong, who’s played with steel and vulnerability byRyan Gosling. For a story as sprawling as the race to the moon, Chazelle and screenwriterJosh Singercrafted a thrillingly stripped down, point of view-driven, and as Singer says, repetitive and frustrating story more about loss than victory....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 6 Finale Trailer: “Are You Afraid? Good.” Game of Thronesprides itself on unpredictability, but the end of each season follows a familiar structure. Episode nine is where things comes to a head — the most shocking deaths, the biggest bombshells, and the bulk of the special effects budget are generally saved for the penultimate entry in each season. And then episode ten is where the season ties up some loose ends, and starts laying the groundwork for the next season....

‘Goldfinger’ Director Guy Hamilton Dead At 93 It’s easy to take the James Bond movies and the iconography that accompanies them for granted. This character and his film series have been a part of pop culture for long that it’s easy to think that Agent 007 and his world arrived fully formed, to forget the many artists who contributed to his creation. DirectorGuy Hamilton, who directed four James Bond movies (including the iconicGoldfinger) has passed away at the age of 93....

‘Happiest Season’ Trailer: Kristen Stewart And Mackenzie Davis Lead Hulu’s Christmas Rom-Com Netflix may churn out a ton of Christmas movies every year, but Hulu is not content to completely cede that territory to its streaming rival. While it certainly won’t be able to match Netflix in terms of sheer quantity of Christmas films, Hulu is hoping that the quality of a film likeHappiest Season, a new rom-com starringKristen Stewart(Personal Shopper) andMackenzie Davis(Blade Runner 2049), will elevate it into the zeitgeist....

‘Kokuriko-Zaka Kara’ Trailer: Goro Miyazaki’s Second Film For Studio Ghibli We just saw anew trailerforArrietty, the Studio Ghibli movie directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and co-written by Hayao Miyazaki that was released in Japan not long ago and will hit the US early next year. But there is also a new trailer for another Ghibli film,Kokuriko-Zaka Kara, which was directed by the younger Miyazaki,Goro Miyazaki. This is one of our first looks at that one, and while it features no English dialogue or titles, you can get a good view of the gorgeous and classic-style animation after the break....

‘Loki’ Revealed A Game-Changing Detail About The Time Variance Authority, So Let’s Talk About It This post containsspoilersfor the third episode ofLoki. Marvel’s new seriesLokitook us into a whole new world by introducing the Time Variance Authority. The agency, empowered by a trio of cosmic beings known as the Time Keepers, are tasked with preserving what is known as the Sacred Timeline. Whenever a time-traveling Variant steps out of their destined path in the timeline, they stop the Variant, reset the timeline, and thus prevent the appearance of any timeline branches, which would otherwise result in the creation (or resurgence) of a multiverse....