Vin Diesel’sBloodshot, his own superhero film released amid his MCU run as Groot, underperformed at the box office because of the pandemic, but was making waves on streaming just last week. Now, one of his other anti-hero trilogies that culminated before his MCU run began in Guardians of the Galaxy is coming to Netflix and might do the same since even Karl Urban (The Boys) stars in it.
Honestly, if you want "managed democracy" to succeed across the galaxy, you're going to have to accept there will be a few intergalactic speed bumps along the way. This is one of those occasions. Sony and PlayStation Productions have been steadily building out their gaming-to-screen empire but their latest big gamble has just been hit with a big setback.
Apple TV is entering a new phase — one marked by its continued production of high-quality shows that have attracted acclaim and awards. But this new phase leans into what is currently sustaining many streaming services and networks: franchises. The streamer has expressed interest in expanding the universes of some of its biggest shows, with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Severance, and Ted Lasso in consideration. However, one of the earliest contenders for a spin-off is the streamer's oldest sci-fi series, and that plan recently materialized.
One of the most addictive genres on television remains science fiction. From space stories to technology thrillers, the genre has provided an opening for viewers to tap into worlds far removed through stories rooted in science. Now, some sci-fi films are so brazen and fantastical that we know they can't be real. They play by their own rules. But for hard sci-fi, they use elements grounded in facts.
Two things makeThe Rookiestand out from other procedurals on network TV. First, there's its title; the titular "rookie," John Nolan (Nathan Fillion), is 45 years old (and based on a real-life story). The second is the cast; in addition to Fillion, the main cast includes plenty of talented actors, including Melissa O'Neil as Nolan's fellow officer, Lucy Chen. Lucy's character arc throughout The Rookie has been pretty compelling. But before the ABC series, O'Neil wound up playing another complex, compelling character in the SyFy series Dark Matter — not to be confused with Apple TV+'s sci-fi series of the same name — and her performance is just one of the many things that make it a standout in the science fiction genre.
In the face of a deadly pandemic, a gruff, ex-military grieving father is tasked with delivering a young girl to a group of scientists intent upon experimenting on her for the good of humanity. Meanwhile, monsters lurk. This is not The Last of Us, this is The Passage. And before any accusations of plagiarism arise, The Passage is based on a series of books that predate The Last of Us.
Perhaps the last movie that needed to be Nolanized was Total Recall. The goofiness is inherent to what made that film such a hit with audiences and critics. Turning it into a self-serious meditation on the refugee crisis proved a fatal decision, and viewers noticed immediately. The Total Recall remake didn't do very well at the box office, nor did it appeal to critics and audiences. It remains one of the least remembered big-budget Hollywood movies of the post-Nolan era, where every film had to be dark and grounded. Some, like Gareth Edwards' Godzilla, worked. Others — like Total Recall and Snow White and the Huntsman— not so much.
After more than 40 years, Nick Castle's The Last Starfighter is finally getting a sequel — just not on the big screen. Instead, Mad Cave Studios is bringing the beloved 1984 sci-fi adventure back as a new comic book follow-up, giving longtime fans the continuation they have been waiting for since the arcade era. The new series is set to launch next month, following Mad Cave’s acquisition of the rights to the property last year.
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Although recognizable brands still drive audiences to theaters, the promise of an epic space odyssey on the big screen is often enough to persuade audiences to take a chance on an original film not based on any pre-existing character or video game, as seen with one of 2026's smash hits, Project Hail Mary. Between Interstellarand the Dune movies, sci-fi and space movies are as fashionable as ever, and they routinely amount to box office titans amid the glut of IP.
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