Protesters gathered at the Los Angeles premiere of Scream 7 on February 25th, more than two years after Melissa Barrera was fired following controversy. Both Scream 7 director Kevin Williamson and Barrera have since spoken about the protests.
These stories are remembered in Marvel history for all the wrong reasons – they’ve earned a place in its Hall of Shame. While some are just flawed due to bad writing choices, others are completely nonsensical or deal with shockingly distasteful themes that Marvel itself tries to forget ever happened.
A new Evangelion anime is scheduled to premiere on February 23, 2026, marking the 30th anniversary of the original series. Yoko Taro, known for writing and directing Nier: Automata, will be the writer, and Kazuya Tsurumaki (Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX) and Toko Yatabe will co-direct.
Currently, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters ranks as the 5th most popular show on Apple TV worldwide, according to FlixPatrol. The sci-fi series has been consistently popular over the last month, with many viewers rewatching the first season before the premiere of its second season today, February 27th.
However, by Season 1, Episode 6 of House of the Dragon, “The Princess and the Queen,” the actresses playing Alicent and Rhaenyra were replaced. Olivia Cooke took over the role of Alicent, previously played by Emily Carey, and Emma D’Arcy replaced Milly Alcock as Rhaenyra. While the relationship between the two characters stayed consistent, Alcock and Carey didn’t continue in their roles. Though understandable due to the ten-year time jump in the story, the decision to recast them still feels strange.
Here are a few impressions from this year’s block…
The Deadpool: Samurai comic concluded its six-year run with a final issue that included a tribute to the popular anime character, Naruto.
The original Becky, directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion, came out in 2020 and quickly established Lulu Wilson as a surprisingly effective action star. The film follows Becky as she reconnects with her father on a camping trip, only to find themselves targeted by a group of fleeing Neo-Nazis. Led by Kevin James (known from Grown Ups), the gang has no idea just how dangerous this seemingly ordinary teenager truly is.
Anders Holm, who plays Bill Randa in the Apple TV+ sci-fi series, had a thought about where the show could go next. Instead of always focusing on how humans react to the creatures and the disasters they cause, he suggested it might be interesting to explore a completely different perspective.
But one show stands out by connecting to a larger cinematic universe. Cinematic universes have become increasingly popular since the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) began, and it’s now common for seemingly independent stories to secretly link to other projects.