Dominic Monaghan, well-known for his work in the Lord of the Rings films, recently attended FanExpo New Orleans. He joined former Lost co-stars Josh Holloway and François Chau for a discussion about the show’s lasting impact and continued popularity, even 15 years after it ended.
Released in 2023, Thanksgiving was a project years in the making. It originated as a fake trailer included in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse back in 2007. While intended as a joke, the trailer—showing a chaotic parade—generated excitement for a real movie.
Despite his potential, Nog is only shown with the rank of Lieutenant, the same position he held at the end of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Considering his promising future and a vision of him as a Captain in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, it feels inaccurate that the series establishes he never achieved a higher rank.
Premiering in 2009, Modern Family ran for eleven seasons and concluded in 2020. The show and its actors received many awards for its consistently high quality. Beyond its success on ABC, it’s remarkable how consistently the show remains popular and relevant.
The new series, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, wouldn’t exist without the success of Star Trek: Discovery. Discovery, starring Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), showed how the United Federation of Planets was rebuilt from a difficult starting point, paving the way for the adventures of a new generation of cadets.
When the famous director Von Kovak announced he was remaking the superhero film Wonder Man, both of them saw it as the perfect opportunity to revive their careers and finally achieve success.
Directed by Martin Campbell, who also directed Casino Royale, The Foreigner features Jackie Chan as Quan Ngoc Minh, a man whose daughter is killed in a bombing by the IRA. Already having lost his other daughters and wife, Quan feels he has nothing left to lose and suspects a government official knows more about the attack than he lets on. Pierce Brosnan plays that official, Liam Hennessy, and must try to stop Quan while protecting secrets that could destroy him.
We all experience life through the lens of what we know and what we’re aware of, and that’s what feels real to us. But because our knowledge and perceptions are subjective, what seems real to one person can be completely different for another. In a way, we’re all living within our own personal worlds of perception.
Oded Fehr returns as Admiral Charles Vance, the head of Starfleet, a role he first played in Star Trek: Discovery. In Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Vance is central to the United Federation of Planets’ efforts to recover after The Burn, overseeing the reopening of Starfleet Academy and the appointment of Captain Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter) as the new Chancellor.
The anime film Thrice Upon a Time is ambitious and ultimately delivers a surprisingly powerful and fitting ending – even more so than the original Evangelion series. To mark Evangelion’s 30th anniversary, a new 13-minute anime short has been announced. This short won’t just continue the story established in the Rebuild films, it will also focus on the character of Asuka.