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Ryan Parker

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‘Ms. Marvel’: What That Post-Credits Visitor Means

[This story contains spoilers for the season finale of Ms. Marvel.]  Most Ms. Marvel fans are not going to be surprised by the cameo, but the season finale appearance came at just the right time. It seemed pretty clear from the opening moments of the Disney+ series, starring Iman Vellani as a teenager who idolizes […]

‘Stranger Things’ Actor Brett Gelman Discusses Martial Arts Devotion After Season 4 and the Joys of That Flamethrower

[This story contains spoilers for Stranger Things 4, Volume 2.]  Brett Gelman can laugh about it now, but he did feel bad for posting an innocuous message to Matt and Ross Duffer on social media prior to the premiere of Stranger Things 4 that inadvertently read as though Murray Bauman was a goner, leading fans […]

Tony Sirico Was “Horrified” Over Early ‘Sopranos’ Script and Successfully Lobbied for Change

Tony Sirico had a couple of firm rules when it came to his beloved Sopranos character, and he would not compromise. In fact, he was so upset over one word in a script for the HBO classic series that he lobbied for a rare script change. The fan-favorite actor died Friday. He was 79. Sirico […]

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Co-Creator Akiva Goldsman Discusses Immense Satisfaction Over Premiere Season, Teases “Bigger and Better” Season 2

[This story contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.]  For Star Trek: Strange New Worlds co-creator Akiva Goldsman, the first season of the Paramount+ series was a dream come true from an idea he’s had since he was 12 years old. Along with co-creating the show with Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, and being […]

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Actor Paul Wesley on Taking Up Captain Kirk Mantle in Surprise Finale Appearance and What’s Next

[This story contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season one finale, “A Quality of Mercy.”]  Paul Wesley knew instantly that everything was going to work out. The universe was clearly telling him it was his time to play Capt. James T. Kirk — after all, who better than William Shatner to give his […]

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Actress Melissa Navia Talks Ortegas’ Grit, Heart and Spot-On Sarcasm

[This story contains spoilers for the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season one finale, “A Quality of Mercy.”]  For Melissa Navia, hearing from actual pilots and soldiers that her character is among the most authentic on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds thanks to Lt. Erica Ortegas’ gallows humor is just about the best compliment she […]

‘Stranger Things’ Star Caleb McLaughlin Talks That Agonizing Finale Moment and Inadvertently Memorizing Kate Bush

[This story contains spoilers for Stranger Things 4 Volume 2.]  Caleb McLaughlin was ready. The Stranger Things star knew season four of the immensely popular Netflix series was going to be draining with the emotional weight his character would bear — but that also meant a deeply rich story for Lucas Sinclair. The character would […]

‘Westworld’ Star Ed Harris Discusses William’s Season 4 Predicament and How Much He Enjoyed That Golf Scene

[This story contains spoilers for Westworld season four episode “Well Enough Alone.”]  Ed Harris does not know how it is going to end for William, aka the Man in Black, when Westworld concludes with its fifth and final season, but he has some thoughts. The Oscar-nominated actor has played the role of the sadistic park […]

‘Stranger Things’ Star Joseph Quinn Discusses That Heartbreaking Scene and Actually Shredding Some Metallica for Those Hell Bats

[This story contains spoilers for Stranger Things 4 Volume 2.]  Although devastating for fans to watch, there was a silver lining to Eddie’s fate in the season four finale of Stranger Things, as star Joseph Quinn sees it. A fan-favorite character introduced this season, Eddie went through an enormous arc, initially coming off as something […]

‘Stranger Things 4’ Volume 2 Features Terrific ‘Halloween’ Nod — And No, It’s Not the Obvious

[The story contains major spoilers for Stranger Things 4 Volume 2.]  Out of all the horror and sci-fi Easter eggs in Stranger Things 4 Volume 2, one moment in particular likely stood out for John Carpenter Halloween fans. And no, it was not Eddie (Joseph Quinn) wearing the mask, although that was an excellent touch. The […]

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Actor Bruce Horak Explores Devastating Penultimate Season 1 Episode

[This story contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode “All Those Who Wander.”]  Bruce Horak was not taken by surprise. He knew how it was going to end for Lt. Hemmer. The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds actor was informed shortly after being cast as the Enterprise’s chief engineer for the first season […]

Next ‘South Park’ Made-for-TV Film Dropping in July on Paramount+

More South Park will arrive on Paramount+ next month. South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2 will debut on the streaming service on July 13, MTV Entertainment Studios announced on Wednesday. The first part of the made-for-TV film dropped on the streamer earlier this month. South Park: The Streaming Wars was well received by critics […]