Iron Man 3's Mandarin Utterly Terrified Marvel Studios' Execs
The Mandarin is one of Iron Man's ultimate foes, but his comic book origins terrified Marvel Studios execs heading into Iron Man 3.
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The Chilling X-Files Episode Inspired By A U.S. Navy Conspiracy Theory
The X-Files wandered into terrifying true life territory in the episode "Død Kalm," about a mysterious beached ship that makes people old. -
Batman Returns' Daniel Waters Wanted To Make A Catwoman Spinoff Like The Boys
Batman Returns writer Daniel Waters and director Tim Burton both had inspiredly strange ideas for a Catwoman spinoff starring Michelle Pfeiffer. -
Emily Blunt Missed Out On The MCU Because Of A Jack Black Comedy Flop
Marvel's Black Widow is famously played by Scarlett Johansson, but Emily Blunt almost joined the MCU as the character. So what happened? -
William Shatner's Idea For Star Trek II Would Have Altered The Course Of The Franchise
William Shatner pitched an idea for a potential Star Trek 2 that was totally different than what became Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. -
The One Redeeming Quality Gene Roddenberry Saw In Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
Gene Roddenberry wasn't the biggest fan of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, but he at least had something nice to say. -
The One Word That Can Never Be Spoken In The Star Trek Universe (Sort Of)
On the set of Star Trek: Discovery, actor Jason Isaacs discovered a rule against using a certain word - although it's not exactly an ironclad rule. -
How A Failed Guardians Of The Galaxy Audition Led Chadwick Boseman To Black Panther
Chadwick Boseman seemed born to play Black Panther, but in fact, he auditioned for a much quirkier Marvel movie before that film was even in the making. -
Gowron's Story In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Almost Had A Much Darker Ending
The showrunners on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine had originally planned to make Gowron a Changeling in disguise. -
The Lrrr Joke One Futurama Writer Has Spent A Decade Trying To Get Into The Show
Futurama producer and writer Patric Verrone has wanted to make a joke about Lrrr and Ndnd's names that has never been done before. -
Star Trek's Michael Dorn Thinks Kurn Changed Worf's Character For The Worse
Michael Dorn changed his acting to account for Worf's decision involving his brother Kurn in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 'Sins of the Father.' -
Nicolas Cage Used City Of Angels As Practice For Playing Superman
If you're still sad about never seeing a true Nicolas Cage Superman, you can always watch City of Angels. -
The Correct Order To Watch The Harry Potter Movies
Looking to dive into the Harry Potter series in order? We've got you covered. -
Star Trek's Different Uniform Colors And Their Meanings Explained
The different colors of the Starfleet uniforms seen in Star Trek reflect a person's rank, which department they work in, and the era in which they exist. -
Futurama And Elf's Best Burps Come From The Same Person
There's a burp expert in Hollywood, and he's been belching for years - his work is on Futurama and Elf, particularly for Will Ferrell's long belch. -
Gene Roddenberry Used Star Trek's Khan To Send A Hidden Message
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry supposedly named the Khan character 'Noonien' to reach an old friend he had lost contact with. -
The Saddest Thing Data Ever Said Is In This Overlooked Episode Of Star Trek
The Star Trek: The Next Generation episode The Game features a moment with Data that's very, very tragic when you stop and think about it. -
Two Films On The Netflix Top 10 Are Part Of A Huge Franchise You Probably Haven't Seen
Remember the film Sniper from 1993? Well, they made nine sequels, and two of them are trending on Netflix. -
Even Tim Burton Didn't Fully Understand Beetlejuice
Tim Burton doesn't necessarily need to "get" the movies he makes to make them, but it's helpful having someone like Geena Davis on set, who gets it. -
Jumanji Scrapped A Wild Sequel Idea That Would've Unleashed Chaos At The White House
Jumanji is a '90s family classic, and its sequels aren't too bad either. But the original game creator initially wanted to make a way wilder sequel. -
Colm Meaney's Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Casting Took Some Convincing
Colm Meaney was a hard working and prolific actor who appeared in many films while he held a principal role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. -
The Bizarre, Sausage-Obsessed Character That Inspired Futurama's Bender
John DiMaggio has been voicing Bender on Futurama for the better part of two decades, and he draws his inspiration from an unlikely trio of sources. -
The Only Major Actors Still Alive From The Monkees
The Monkees weren't just a great '60s band, they starred on a great '60s show, and only a few members of the original cast are still with us today. -
Futurama Blindsided Billy West By Having Him Audition For Fry
Billy West hadn't expected to audition for Fry in Futurama and had to invent the character's voice right on the spot. -
Patrick Stewart Flat-Out 'Rejected' The First Script For Star Trek: Insurrection
Patrick Stewart didn't love the first script he got of Star Trek: Insurrection, but that conflict led to a better story. -
Data's Emotion Chip Drove A Wedge Between Brent Spiner And Star Trek's Writers
In the Star Trek films with The Next Generation cast, Brent Spiner's Data had an emotion chip implanted ... and then taken out again. -
The Candyman Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
The Candyman movies vary in quality, but they're all nightmarish and full of wonder. Here is the complete franchise, ranked by quality.
