The box office titan boards the ‘Batman’ and ‘Exorcist’ franchises. PLUS: Netflix wins the Warner Bros. bidding war, trailers for ‘How to Make a Killing’ and ‘Ready or Not 2,’ and what’s going on with Spider League?
And if the Pepperidge Farm Holiday Exclusive cookie collection isn’t enough for you, festive Goldfish grahams honor Peanuts’ 75th anniversary.
Melissa McCarthy takes a break from her side hustle (thirty bucks an hour!) to promote her return to ‘SNL.’
Marvel nailed it. PLUS: Trailers for ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ and ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines,’ a ‘HIMYM’ podcast is on the way, and Uncle O’Grimacey returns.
So, um, welcome to the Friday edition of Popculturology. Please enjoy some news about movie trailers and TV shows while society collapses around us.
As I finished reading Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven this past week, I noted on Bluesky that I picked a fantastic time to read Station Eleven. And then I noted that Caitlin read Station Eleven in February 2020. Garrett Graff, my former colleague and current writer of the Doomsday Scenario newsletter, reached out with a request.
Can we ask your family to stop reading Station Eleven then? Is all of this your fault!?
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg.bsky.social) 2025-02-02T03:04:10.454Z
I’ll make sure our toddler holds off on reading Station Eleven for a few years.
It’s been a journey for Marvel Studios’ process of integrating the Fantastic Four into the MCU. Fans spent months — years? — following a slew of rumors and speculation over who would play these iconic roles, watching names like Adam Driver and Margot Robbie come and go.
Once Marvel announced that Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach had landed the roles, the studio got to work making The Fantastic Four: First Steps a reality. With the exception of some convention footage over the summer, we got our first real look at First Steps with a new trailer this week.
And I gotta say, Marvel nailed this one.
The box office titan boards the ‘Batman’ and ‘Exorcist’ franchises. PLUS: Netflix wins the Warner Bros. bidding war, trailers for ‘How to Make a Killing’ and ‘Ready or Not 2,’ and what’s going on with Spider League?
Disney’s animated sequel easily outfoxed ‘Wicked: For Good.’
Three things to know. Two trailers to watch. One article to read. Here’s what you need to know for this month.
Eleven years ago today, the first ‘The Force Awakens’ teaser reigniting excitement for the franchise. What happened?
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