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 Of the three MCU films releasing in 2022, Thor: Love and Thunder is by far the most exciting, and its first footage explains why. Previously slated for the traditional May MCU tentpole release date, Love and Thunder will now occupy Marvel Studios' summer blockbuster slot with its July 8th worldwide release. 2017's Thor: Ragnarok is widely regarded as one of Marvel's best works, as it reinvented the character of Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in a way that boosted his general appeal. This is one of the reasons why a wave of excitement is building for Thor to set a new MCU record by being the only character to head up 4 solo films. The last time audiences saw Thor was in the epic two-part Infinity Saga finale, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Thor's story arc took a depressive turn throughout those films as he dealt with the loss of his father, brother, best friend, and his people. Avengers: Endgame introduced a new version of Thor, crippled by fear, haunted by the ...

 Here are all the Jedi who had survived Order 66, and who were still at large in the galaxy at the time of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Emperor Palpatine envisioned the Clone Wars as the ultimate Jedi Trap, a no-win scenario where the Jedi lost simply by taking part. The Clone Wars were not epic, but in fact they were tragic. "Wars do not make one great," Master Yoda told Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back, and he was probably recounting a lesson he had learned when he reflected back on the Clone Wars. There is a sense in which the Clone Wars were too successful. When the Clone Wars began, they tipped the galaxy toward the dark side, and the Jedi lost their ability to perceive the will of the Force. Over the course of the conflict, countless Jedi lost faith in their cause and in the wisdom of the Jedi Council, who were unable to see through the shroud of the dark side. The Jedi had more defectors during the Clone Wars than it did during the last thousand years, and after ...

 However, time has been kind to Kubrick’s take on King’s tale. While other King adaptations about haunted hotels, like 2007’s 1408, remain sorely underrated, The Shining was vindicated by reviewers within a few years of its release. By the '90s, The Shining was already seen as a classic of horror cinema, and in the decades since, the King adaptation has arguably become the most iconic of Kubrick’s movies. However, The Shining was not always destined to be seen as a classic by critics. The movie’s production was fraught with tension, with the cast feeling brutalized by the experience of shooting The Shining. Before production even began, the question of who to cast in the movie’s main roles was contentious for Kubrick and King. Believe it or not, comedy legend Robin Williams was one of the names that Kubrick considered for the part of Jack Torrance, and this could have resulted in a very different iteration of The Shining. While some Stephen King movies, like It Chapter 2. have been...

 Cate Blanchett's Hela appears to die in Thor: Ragnarok, but could the goddess of death return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe? With the third installment of Chris Hemsworth's Thor franchise, Marvel took a swing to save the character. Taika Waititi was brought in to direct Thor: Ragnarok and give a franchise that was quite Shakesperean to that point heavily comedic tone. The movie leaned into the crazy visuals from the comics and essentially rebooted Thor's MCU journey. There are several reasons why Thor: Ragnarok connected with audiences more than prior installments of the franchise. But, one of the best parts of the film was Cate Blanchett's performance as the main villain, Hela. The goddess of death has a memorable entrance to the MCU, as she destroyed Mjolnir almost immediately. It was also revealed that she is the secret older sister of Thor and previously conquered the Nine Realms with Odin. Hela proved to be a worthy foe for Thor, as she took over Asgard and kil...

 Continuing the franchise with Indiana Jones 5 after Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull causes a major problem for the upcoming sequel. Undoubtedly one of the biggest names in the action-adventure genre, the Indiana Jones franchise features one of pop culture's most iconic characters. After an initial trilogy of well-loved films that have since become classics, the Indiana Jones franchise continued with 2006's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Following the titular archaeologist-adventurer as he is pit against Soviet KGB agents in the 1950s while searching for a telepathic crystal skull, the film was widely disliked by many. Despite being a box office success, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has since passed into infamy as one of the most ill-informed sequels ever made. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull's problems were many, but with the franchise set to continue with Indiana Jones 5, the upcoming sequel faces some major narra...

 Marcus is a major villain in the Twilight saga, but the movies never explain his surprisingly tragic backstory even though it is referenced in Breaking Dawn. The Twilight saga may have brought author Stephenie Meyers’ teen paranormal romance novels to the big screen, but the movie adaptations were forced to cut a lot of backstories to keep their runtimes reasonable. The Twilight movies excised the backstories of many Cullen family members and almost all the franchise’s villains, resulting in New Moon wasting Alec and Jane by failing to explain what made the antagonists so uniquely lethal. However, while New Moon’s missing backstory made Jane and Alec less scary, some Twilight villains were rendered less sympathetic by the absence of their subplots. For example, the Volturi’s aloof member Marcus seems disinterested in the sadistic plans of his coven brethren throughout the Twilight movies, but the adaptations never explain how he became so disillusioned and disengaged. The answer c...

 Officially coming from Whedon and Monica Owusu-Breen, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot has been whispered about for a while; it was first discussed in 2010 and 2011, but Whedon ended up confirming that a reboot was on the way in 2018. Since the show's series finale in 2003, fans have known it was only a matter of time before the pop culture juggernaut would be revisited in some capacity. Whether that would be a continuation, like Whedon did with the movie Serenity, which continued his short-lived FOX show, Firefly, or something else was always unknown until the official announcement. Over the course of seven seasons from 1997 to 2003, Buffy the Vampire Slayer explored the life and coming-of-age story of the titular Slayer, Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), and pitted a high school girl against vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness. This was often juxtaposed with social commentary and real life woes for the characters, who eventually went through high school graduati...