When art imitates life: TV characters that were nixed when their actors died
How does a TV series deal with the death of an actor? In most cases, the characters are killed off rather than being replaced. In the wake of the recent death of Riverdale actor Luke Perry, here are 10 characters who were killed off after the real-life deaths of the actors who played them.
Here’s how to watch the 2019 MLB season online, without cable
If you’re a cord cutter but don’t want to miss the 2019 MLB season, you’ve got a few options. Read on to find out how you can watch Major League Baseball games right on your computer or mobile device -- no cable box or satellite dish required -- and which streaming service is right for you.
Bear Grylls goes interactive with Netflix’s Bandersnatch-esque You vs. Wild
Think you have what it takes to survive in the wilderness, Bear Grylls-style? You vs. Wild, an eight episode interactive Netflix series that takes cues from Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, will let you prove it by letting you guide Grylls through some of the most inhospitable locations on the planet.
Shazam review: A supersized mash-up of two films that just don’t work together
Warner Bros. Pictures' latest superhero movie, Shazam!, occasionally flies high, but all too often gets bogged down in its own uncertainty about what kind of movie it wants to be and who it's actually made for. The film stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, and Jack Dylan Grazer, and hits theaters on April 5.
Apple’s show time event: A whiplash-inducing bundle of copycat services
Apple unleashed a barrage of news, streaming, and gaming bundles at its latest event aimed at boosting its services and adding more revenue, including a brand new, two-tiered plan for streaming video. But while the services are big on celebrities and high design, they appear short on innovation.
Apple’s next big event is minutes away: Here’s what you can expect
Apple's next big event takes place on March 25 in Cupertino, California. The company is expected to make services announcements, including its new streaming service. and possibly a new Apple TV streaming device. Follow our detailed guide to find out all you need to know.
Apple teases Monday’s big event with an early look into Steve Jobs Theater
Apple is gearing up for a big event on Monday where it's expected to unveil a video-streaming service to take on the likes of Netflix. But more than 12 hours before it starts, the company has apparently cranked up the event's livestream from an empty Steve Jobs Theater. Well, empty but for some occasional skits ...
How to connect a Roku to your hotel room’s TV
Staying at a hotel, but can't bear to be parted from your favorite streaming shows and movies? Take them with you with our complete guide to using your Roku on the road when staying at a hotel. Find out how to get around tricky Wi-Fi networks, get connected, and start watching.
Us review: Jordan Peele makes seeing double singularly terrifying
Get Out director Jordan Peele brings another terrifying tale to the big screen with Us, in which a family's beach vacation takes a terrifying turn when its members are attacked by a group of people who look just like them. Frightening and impressively acted, Us is another big-screen win for Peele.
Comcast launches Xfinity Flex, a $5-a-month service aimed at cord cutters
For $5 a month, Xfinity Flex gives existing Xfinity internet subscribers a 4K- and HDR-ready set-top box that can stream video from YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Cheddar, and ESPN3. It also comes with a voice-controlled remote, and makes upgrading to Comcast's Xfinity X1 cable service a snap.
New John Wick: Chapter 3 trailer brings gunfights, dogs, and Matrix Easter eggs
A new trailer for John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum punctuates the fast-paced gun and knife fights with deeper looks at new characters played by Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston, and Jason Mantzoukas. There's a sly reference to Keanu Reeves' other big action franchise hidden in there, too.
Want free movie tickets? Beam these ads into your eyeballs for 15 minutes
Would you watch ads for 20 minutes to earn a free movie ticket? MoviePass co-founder Stacy Spikes is betting that you will, and he's launching PreShow, a new app with some pretty advanced face-tracking technology (not to mention some built-in concerns about data privacy) to prove it.
Bill and Ted 3 finally faces the music once summer 2020 arrives
Wyld Stallyns Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves travel to the famed Hollywood Bowl to make a big announcement: Bill and Ted 3: Face the Music, which will see the duo struggle with their legacy as middle age approaches, begins filming very soon. The film will arrive in theaters about a year later.
Cheer for your favorite NCAA team and Xfinity will respond with matching lights
Screaming at your favorite team just became a lot more rewarding thanks to Comcast's Xfinity voice remote and some special NCAA commands that set your smart lightbulbs to your favorite team's colors. The players may not hear you, but that doesn't mean you'll be ignored.
Dish TV customers can access up to 13 NCAA March Madness games in 4K
If you're a basketball fan looking to get your fix of NCAA Championship action in 4K, you have a few options available. One of those is courtesy of Dish TV, which will be airing up to 13 of the tournament games in the ultra high-def format, starting on Tuesday.
Tarantino goes back to 1969 with first Once Upon a Time in Hollywood trailer
Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for Once Upon a time in Hollywood, the ninth film from Oscar-winning writer and director Quentin Tarantino, which follows a pair of actors (played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt) in 1969 against the backdrop of that summer's notorious Manson Family murders.
Stranger Things season 3 trailer goes full ’80s with a monstrous finale
Netflix has released the first official trailer for Stranger Things season 3, the much-anticipated next installment of the award-winning series that follows a group of kids in the 1980s caught up in deadly supernatural events in their little town of Hawkins, Indiana. Stranger Things returns on July 4.
The best Game of Thrones theories
Season 8 of Game of Thrones is still a ways off. But that also that means there is plenty of time to study the wildest theories fans have come up with -- and maybe do a little speculating of your own. Here are some of the biggest, most interesting Game of Thrones theories ahead of the show's finale.
Everything we know about the upcoming Hellboy movie
Hellboy is headed back to the big screen in 2019 with Stranger Things actor David Harbour in the role of the titular demon. In the latest Hellboy news, Coming Soon shared an exclusive clip from the upcoming film. Here's everything we know so far about the reboot of the franchise.
Disney’s Deadpool? Netflix worries? What Disney’s billion-dollar Fox deal means
Now that Walt Disney Company has closed its $71.3 billion purchase of 21st Century Fox's movie and television assets, what does this future hold for franchises like X-Men, the Fantastic Four, The Simpsons, Avatar, Alien, Planet of the Apes, and the rest?
Netflix confirms it won’t be a part of Apple’s new video-streaming service
Netflix has confirmed that subscribers to Apple's new video streaming service won't have the option to view Netflix content on it. CEO Reed Hastings said Apple is a “great company,” but added, “We want to have people watch our shows on our service.” Apple is set to unveil its new subscription-based offering next week.
You can now watch four PlayStation Vue streams at once on a single Apple TV
PlayStation Vue subscribers can now watch March Madness in style via Apple TV, which can now stream up for four separate games to your TV at once, making it easier than ever to catch all the on-court action from a single living room. If there's a better way to keep your bracket updated, we haven't found it.
How Laika blends 3D printing and CGI to make mesmerizing stop-motion movies
With each film, Laika Studios pushes the bar higher for stop-motion animation. In our new video, we explore Laika's latest techniques for its new adventure, Missing Link, which the studio calls a kaleidoscopic travelogue that pushes the line once again to rank as the studio's most ambitious film yet.
How to watch Top Rank Boxing: Conlan vs. Hernandez free on ESPN Plus
St. Patrick’s Day is this Sunday, so it’s fitting that rising Irish star Michael Conlan will face off against Mexican boxer Rueben Garcia Hernandez. If you’re looking for a way to stream the fight, then start your ESPN Plus 7-day trial now so you can watch it all for free.
11 Hollywood heavyweights who jumped from the big screen to the small screen
From Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep to James Franco and Mahershala Ali, lots of Hollywood A-list actors with successful film careers are flocking to television projects during the second Golden Age of Television. Here's a list of 11 acting heavyweights who made the jump from the big screen to the small one.
James Gunn will return to direct Guardians of the Galaxy 3 after all
Eight months after firing director James Gunn due to a series of off-color social media posts, Disney has rehired the filmmaker to guide the Guardians of the Galaxy on their next adventure -- although not before Gunn helms the Suicide Squad sequel for Marvel's distinguished competition.
Captain Marvel’s original ending didn’t explain her absence in Infinity War
Captain Marvel editor Debbie Berman revealed that Carol Danvers' journey originally had a "jarring" ending that raised more questions than answers, and detailed the changes that were made to help bridge the gap between Captain Marvel's debut and her appearance in Avengers: Endgame.
Game of Thrones season 8 was promised to be massive. Now we have the numbers
HBO has revealed that the average running time for the six episodes in Games of Thrones season 8 will be 72 minutes, with some episodes running more than an hour, and some falling short of that mark The network also revealed the air dates for each episode in the show's final season.
Facebook may soon let you watch live TV with friends in Watch Party
Facebook Watch Party is designed to allow friends to watch together, even when they can't be in the same physical space. Now, that feature could be expanding to include live TV. Facebook announced a test of the feature, starting with live sports, that also allows hosts to ask trivia questions and create polls.
Marvel’s new Avengers: Endgame trailer brings the past and future MCU together
Marvel Studios has released a new trailer for Avengers: Endgame, the upcoming sequel to 2018's Avengers: Infinity War, which picks up in the aftermath of the latter film's climactic events that changed the Marvel Cinematic Universe dramatically. Avengers: Endgame hits theaters in April.
James Bond may ditch his V12 Aston Martin for electric power, report says
James Bond may take the wheel of an electric car in the next 007 movie, reports British newspaper The Sun. The car in question would be the Aston Martin Rapide E, the British automaker's first all-electric model. The association between James Bond and Aston Martin goes back to 1964.
Marvel finds a director for its movie about Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung Fu
Marvel Studios has hired Short Term 12 and The Glass Castle director Destin Daniel Cretton to direct its upcoming Shang-Chi movie, which will focus on Marvel's Master of Kung Fu. The upcoming film will be the studio's first superhero movie to feature an Asian lead character.
Marvel Studios is making an alternate-universe What If series for Disney Plus
Marvel Studios is reportedly working on an animated series for its Disney Plus streaming service that will explore the sort of alternate-universe tales that made its What If? comic series a hit since its debut in 1977. Actors frrom the MCU's live-action films and TV series are expected to reprise their roles.
Netflix promises more interactive content like Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
During a media event in Mumbai, the VP of Product for Netflix promised that more interactive movies and television series like last year's Black Mirror: Bandersnatch were on the way, and that the streaming service is "doubling down" on that format for content. Bandersnatch premiere in December 2018.
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Jason is a writer, editor, and pop culture enthusiast whose love for cinema, television, and cheap comic books has led him to work in the entertainment industry. A proud graduate of both Whitman College (Adam West’s alma mater!) and Syracuse University, he has worked at Marvel Entertainment, DC Comics, Warner Bros., and Screen Rant. At Digital Trends, he covers all things film and television, from ranking Alfred Hitchcock’s best films to examining the everlasting neuroses of Larry David. When he’s not obsessing over the latest Marvel Studios trailer, you can find him either working or surfing the web looking for the perfect fudge brownie recipe.