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Development continues on New Line Cinema's adaptation of Activision's 'old school'  video game "Space Invaders", into a live-action feature film, written by Ben Zazove and Evan Turner:

"Space Invaders" (1978) was created by Tomohiro Nishikado, manufactured, sold by Taito, Japan...

...then licensed in the US by the Midway division of Bally as an arcade game.

The title is noted as the first 'fixed shooter' game, earning points by defeating waves of descending aliens with a horizontally moving laser.

Home versions and variations of the game are estimated to have grossed over $13 billion in total revenue as of 2016, making it the highest-grossing video game of all time.

Producers of the new film are Weed Roads Pictures' Akiva Goldsman and Safehouse Pictures' Joby Harold, Tory Tunnell, with Warner Bros./New Line Cinema distributing.

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Exclusive: New Line has enlisted screenwriters Ben Zazove and Evan Turner to pen a Space Invaders movie, inspired by the classic Taito arcade game, Deadline has learned.

No word yet on specifics, as to the story they’re spinning here. Weed Road Pictures’ Akiva Goldsman will produce alongside Safehouse Pictures partners Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell, with Greg Lessans & Rachel Wizenberg overseeing for Weed Road, and Matt Schwartz overseeing for Safehouse Pictures.

One of history’s most iconic arcade games, and one of the pioneering titles in the shoot ’em up gaming genre, Space Invaders tasks players with defending Earth from an alien invasion, shooting down waves of invaders moving across the screen before they reach the ground. Tomohiro Nishikado developed the title, released by Taito in 1978.

Space Invaders‘ commercial success has been described as the catalyst for the golden age of arcade gaming in the late ’70s and early ’80s.

This article contains spoilers for "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" season 3, episode 4, "Through the Lens of Time."

The latest episode of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," called "Through the Lens of Time," sees the discovery of an impossibly ancient temple located underneath a mountain. Although its age is mind-boggling, the technology embedded in the temple still works. In order to gain access through its nostril-like entryway, Nurse Chapel (Jess Bush) has to insert her hand into a blood-extracting device. Ancient temples, ineffable technologies, and blood offerings all give "Through the Lens of Time" a Lovecraftian feeling. 

Inside, the crew find a series of small glowing glass orbs that contain something they can't identify. One of the orbs ends up bursting open, sending shards of glass -- and a mysterious energy of some kind -- flying into the eyeballs of Ensign Gamble (Chris Myers). Ensign Gamble's eyeballs are destroyed, but something...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds reaches the halfway point of its third season with the fifth episode, “Through the Lens of Time.” What will become of Spock and La’an’s newly formed relationship? Will Dr. Korby’s previously established archaeological expertise become relevant to the plot? And will Beto ever get around to shooting that Federation documentary he brought up in “Wedding Bell Blues”?

We will explore these questions and many others as we take a deep dive into Strange New Worlds‘ Season 3’s fifth episode, “Through the Lens of Time.” This is your final spoiler warning if you haven’t yet watched this latest episode, so for everyone else, let’s get right down to it.

Spoiler Alert !!!The following contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 5 "Through The Lens of Time" What happens in Strange New Worlds Season 3’s “Through the Lens of...

Ever since news broke that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will conclude with a shortened fifth season, fans have been eager to know what’s next for the franchise. As it turns out, co-creator Akiva Goldsman and co-showrunner Henry Alonso Myers already have a new series in mind that would pick up right where Strange New Worlds leaves off. The potential project, dubbed Star Trek: Year One, would take place during the first year of Captain James T. Kirk’s five-year mission.

Goldsman has previously told TrekMovie that the finale of Strange New Worlds will show Kirk’s first day in command of the Enterprise, but he feels that there’s some wiggle room between that moment and Where No Man Has Gone Before, the first episode of The Original Series to feature Kirk. “Strange New Worlds ends on Jim Kirk’s first day of work as captain of the Enterprise,...

YA dystopian movie adaptations were a major trend during the 2010s. It all started with The Hunger Games movies in 2012, which, based on the books by Suzanne Collins, have made $3.3 billion at the box office and lived on even after the trend has died, with The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes becoming a hit in 2023 and a sequel, Sunrise on the Reaping, set for 2026.

Other examples that found success include the three Maze Runner movies, based on the books by James Dashner, which made $949 million at the box office, and the three Divergent movies, based on the books by Veronica Roth, which, despite being panned by critics, made $765 million at the box office.

Other examples include I Am Number Four (2011), Ender's Game, The Host, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (all 2013), The Giver (2014), and The Darkest Minds (2018). Steven Spielberg even got in on the trend with Ready Player One (2018). However,...

Jeffrey Combs is known for his tenure in Star Trek, where he has played nine different roles, but one of his best roles remains his vocal performance as The Question in Justice League Unlimited. Combs played a variety of roles in Star Trek, including the popular Thy’Lek Shran in Enterprise. The actor is extremely versatile and has become a fan favorite.

Combs has been active since the ‘70s, and along with his live-action roles, he has also performed as a voice actor on many shows and movies. He played his most recent Star Trek role as the computer Agimus in Lower Decks. However, he played the superhero The Question in Justice League Unlimited to perfection, with a signature blend of humor and mystery.

Another DC Role Led to Jeffrey Combs’ Casting in Justice League Unlimited Jeffrey Combs in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Credits: Paramount

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Warning: Spoilers For Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3's new couple even shocked actors Ethan Peck and Christina Chong. As Lieutenants Spock and LA'an Noonien-Singh, respectively, Peck and Chong had different romantic partners in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2. This changed in season 3 when LA'an and Spock grew closer after becoming intimate dance partners.

Speaking to Variety at San Diego Comic-Con alongside their Star Trek: Strange New Worlds cast mates Rebecca Romijn, Jess Bush, and Paul Wesley, along with executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers, Ethan Peck and Christina Chong related their mutual shock upon learning Spock and LA'an's friendship would turn romantic.

Christina Chong understandably expected LA'an's attraction to Paul Wesley's Lt. James T. Kirk would evolve, while Peck explained why Spock and LA'an "makes a lot of sense on some level." Read their quotes and watch the video below:

Christina Chong: I was shocked.

Ken Foree plays an unforgettable role in one of the great movies ever made, the George A. Romero classic Dawn of the Dead (get it Here) – so it’s nice to hear (as reported by our friends at Bloody Disgusting) that the makers of the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds decided to pay tribute to Foree in their recent, unexpected zombie episode! In the third episode of Strange New Worlds‘ third season, the crew of the starship Enterprise ventured to a planet that was overrun by zombie-like creatures – and this planet was called Kenfori! The Ken Foree reference even made it into the title of the episode: Shuttle to Kenfori.

Word of the tribute quickly made its way to Ken Foree himself, who posted on social media, “I know this is out there, but I wanted to share this with you as well. It’s an honor and...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 4 - "A Space Adventure Hour"Paul Wesley divulges the secrets of his hilarious William Shatner impression in Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3, episode 4. Strange New Worlds' comedic holodeck episode, "A Space Adventure Hour," was directed by Jonathan Frakes and features Strange New Worlds's cast as exaggerated holographic characters caught in a 1960s Hollywood murder mystery.

Wesley plays an actor named Maxwell Saint in "A Space Adventure Hour." Saint is the swaggering star of a canceled science fiction adventure TV show called, "The Last Frontier," which is loosely based on Star Trek: The Original Series.

Speaking to TVLine, Paul Wesley described creating "a satirical, a more humorous version" of his performance of Lieutenant James T. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which was an ode to the bombastic way William Shatner played Captain Kirk that has been popularized in pop culture.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds costume designer Bernadette Croft explains how the series paid homage to William Shatner in its hit murder mystery episode.

Speaking to Variety, costume designer Bernadette Croft discussed the work that went into bringing Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' recent murder mystery episode, "A Space Adventure Hour." Croft touched on shopping around for old homes to use for an on-location shoot, as well as putting together the cast's period-accurate outfits. "For Kirk [Paul Wesley], we thrifted the belt and the jeans, and we used some vintage vendors for his jacket and under layers," Croft said. "We wanted him to have that lived-in, James Dean, Shatner vibe: the classic every man, but still quite suave."

Former franchise star and Star Trek icon Jonathan Frakes, who directed the episode, also spoke about the experience. "We all had a ball," Frakes said. "First of all, we were on location,...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' ending in season 5 is in the works, and executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers confirm that not every character from Star Trek: The Original Series will appear in the prequel's finale. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is in the midst of season 3, but Paramount+ has already set the end of the series with its fifth and final season.

Speaking to Collider's Steven Weintraub at San Diego Comic-Con, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' executive producers and co-showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers were joined by stars Jess Bush, Christina Chong, and Paul Wesley.

Goldsman and Myers reiterated their previously announced plan for Strange New Worlds to end "right up to Kirk's first day in the chair" as Captain of the USS Enterprise, but that Star Trek's canonical timeline"won't mean everybody who is in Tos" will appear at the end of the prequel.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' James T. Kirk admits to being "jealous" when he didn't get a chance to appear in the series' upcoming puppet episode.

Speaking to TVInsider, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star Paul Wesley, who portrays a young future Captain James T. Kirk in the series, responded to questions about the show's upcoming puppet episode in a less-than-enthusiastic manner. "I'm not in that episode, unfortunately, so I can't speak to it. But I have seen some stuff, and it is just pure brilliance. I am jealous that I'm not in it, actually."

Wesley went on to espouse his appreciation for the series, saying, "What I love about Strange New Worlds is that every single episode is its own movie. It's an episodic series with serialized elements, but at the end of the day, you can actually tune in, and each episode is a completely different theme." Wesley added,...

The following contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New WorldsSeason 3, Episode 4, “A Space Adventure Hour,” now streaming on Paramount+.

For nearly four decades, Jonathan Frakes’ name has been synonymous with Star Trek, having originated the role of Commander William Riker in 1987 in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The actor has also solidified himself as a force to be reckoned with as a director, both in the Star Trek franchise and beyond.

Now, Frakes is opening up about directing “A Space Adventure Hour,” the fourth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ third season. The episode featured La’an Noonien-Sing (Christina Chong) testing out a prototype holodeck. In the program, developed specifically for her, La’an takes on the persona of detective Amelia Moon, who is tasked with solving the mystery of the murder of the TV executive who canceled a 1960s sci-fi series called The Last Frontier. Actor Paul Wesley,...

Anson Mount as Capt. Pike in season 3 , Episode 3 of Strange New Worlds streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Marni GrossmanParamount+

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is boldly going where no Trek series has gone before… into the world of puppetry! In a surprise reveal at San Diego Comic‑Con, fans learned that the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise will become puppets for a highly anticipated Season 4 episode. Showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers shared in an exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly just how much work — and love — went into bringing this wild idea to life.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Six Months of Puppet Prep

This wasn’t some last‑minute experiment — the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds team has been crafting this episode for more than six months. Showrunner Henry Alonso Myers explained that the creative team put an incredible amount of detail into making it work,...

Akiva Goldsman has asked fans to demand and campaign for a follow-up to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds that leads into The Original Series. Snw is a prequel to Tos and follows Captain Pike aboard the Enterprise as they travel across the galaxy in search of strange new worlds. Paul Wesley plays Captain James T. Kirk, who will eventually lead the ship.

Goldsman has been trying to generate interest for the follow-up show, which would basically reboot the original series, calling it Star Trek: Year One. The showrunner mentioned at the San Diego Comic Con that support from fans might go a long way in getting the show made. Co-showrunner Henry Alonso Myers also encouraged the fans (via EW).

We dream it loudly. We like to say vocally that, ‘Hey, we have all of these really great sets. You guys own them. You make money off them.’

Strange New Worlds...

Turning Star Trek: Strange New World's crew into puppets is no easy feat.

During San Diego Comic-Con, Strange New World showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers talked to Entertainment Weekly about its boldest genre mashup yet and how long the process of puppet-ifying their show took.

According to Myers, "I wanna say there was easily more than six months of work on it," later going in-depth on the logistics of making this work for a large, live-action Star Trek set. "In production, we'd have long conversations with our director in mind, specifically about how to handle puppets.... We had to have a lot of conversations about making puppets. We had to have a lot of conversations about how to handle our crew, because we also have to have a whole crew of puppeteers. It's just like doing a very different type of episode, and it requires a lot of...

Boldly going where they fit right in, the cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds beamed down to San Diego for Comic-Con International last week for a marathon session of press appearances, a show panel, and tons of fan love. Riding high on the reaction to their killer murder-mystery episode, the crew stopped by the TV Insider Studio and was game for a round of hard-hitting questions. The topics ranged from those about playing outside of the box to who ‘ships who, and how they’re bringing the wonderfully creative prequel series — which will be ending with Season 5 — in for a landing that properly sets the stage for the original Trek. “That is our Job 1 of the last season, to get us right up to Kirk’s first day in the chair,” says executive producer Akiva Goldsman, who joined co-ep Henry Alonso Meyers and cast members Paul Wesley, Christina Chong,...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds showrunners and cast tease the upcoming puppet episode. Set before James Kirk takes command, the series follows Captain Pike (Anson Mount) and the crew of the USS Enterprise. While Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 is currently airing, season 4 has already been confirmed, and will feature an episode where the cast is turned into puppets.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers tease the upcoming episode and how much work went into it. Due to the unique episode having a different filming process and an additional full crew of puppeteers, the episode took over six months of work. The cast also reacts to the episode, with Christina Chong, Jess Bush, and Rebecca Romijn calling it "Insane," "Pure joy," and "An excellent script."

Myers: I wanna say there was easily more than six months of work on it.

Goldsman: Alongside...

Among Keanu Reeves’ most iconic characters is John Constantine. Constantine came out at a time when the superhero genre thrived in gritty and grounded storytelling, and John was the epitome of it, so now that the genre is at its peak, the announcement of Constantine II came as a delightful surprise for fans. Not only Reeves but also director Francis Lawrence and writer Akiva Goldsman are also attached to return. However, there is another writer who is aching to write a Constantine story—The Batman II scribe Mattson Tomlin.

While interacting with fans on X (formerly Twitter), a fan who said, “you writing for Constantine would be a dream come true for me.” To which Tomlin responded with “I’ve begged them all,” and a Gif featuring Reeves as Constantine. Tomlin just finished the script of The Batman II co-writing with Matt Reeves, and that world is as gritty and dark as it gets,...

Fans of Star Trek looking to watch the most recent episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worldswithout paying for another streaming service can do so for free. On Jul. 31, Season 3 of the Anson Mount-led Star Trek series debuted its fourth episode, titled “A Space Adventure Hour,” which was directed by Star Trek veteran Jonathan Frakes.

Watching Strange New Worlds typically requires a Paramount+ subscription, but perTrek Movie, fans can watch “A Space Adventure Hour” for free starting today through Aug. 6. The episode is streaming on the Paramount+ YouTube channel as well as Pluto TV, Paramount+ channels on Amazon, Apple, and Roku via the Free Content Hub on Paramount+.

A summary of the episode reads: “La’An (Christina Chong) tests a prototype holodeck with a fictional case only she can solve.” Frakes stepped back into the director’s chair for this episode of Strange New Worlds. He previously directed the Season...

Spoilers for episode 4 of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" season 4, titled "A Space Adventure Hour," episode follow.

The newest episode of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" — "A Space Adventure Hour," written by Dana Horgan & Kathryn Lyn — features the show going back to the past. Except, it's not a time travel episode. To test a prototype holodeck, LA'an (Christina Chong) crafts a murder mystery story set in mid-20th century Hollywood where she's the detective, Amelia Moon. And the suspects are the cast and crew of a space adventure series, "The Last Frontier," that's about to be canceled.

The episode has enough metatext to fill the whole Enterprise, because "The Last Frontier" is a clear stand-in for "Star Trek: The Original Series." However, the writers weren't just thinking about "Tos" when it came to "A Space Adventure Hour."

/Film's Jacob Hall recently spoke with "Strange New Worlds" co-showrunners Akiva Goldsman and...

Since “The Next Generation” first powered up the holodeck, “Star Trek” episodes have been able to use the fabled sci-fi device to create whatever environment someone can program. The conceit — thanks to replicator technology, holograms, and the suspension of disbelief — has given us a pipe-smoking Data playing Sherlock Holmes, Capt. Janeway starting a morally complex relationship with an Irish barman, and the creation of Vic Fontaine and his nightclub on Deep Space Nine.

Starfleet is in the early stages of developing the holodeck in the time of “Strange New Worlds,” and Season 3’s “A Space Adventure Hour” has the USS Enterprise beta testing the technology. The episode follows holodeck episode tradition, and in it, we see the cast take on new characters, new costumes, and more than a few wigs.

Anson Mount’s Capt. Pike tasks Christina Chong’s La’an to run the nascent program through the wringer to see how it holds up.

Mattson Tomlin, popularly known for his work on The Batman Part II, and the Game of Thrones spinoff series Aegon’s Conquest, is currently eyeing the dark, moody character of John Constantine. Yep, with an unflinching love for comic book adaptations and bold storytelling, Tomlin is hoping to work on Constantine 2.

The DC character was previously played by Keanu Reeves in the 2005 action flick Constantine. Since then, the character has become a cult classic over the years. After all, who can get over Reeves’ chain-smoking, trenchcoat-wearing exorcist, who’s winning hearts for his cynical charm and apocalyptic adventures?

Therefore, after director Francis Lawrence blended biblical horror with noir vibes, and delivered a film that managed to earn a loyal fanbase—people have been begging for a sequel to this 2005 movie. So far, even Mattson Tomlin has expressed interest in the character. Now, let’s see if there’s any update waiting for us on this matter.

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells are set to star in another project together!

The two actors, who have starred together on Broadway twice in the past, will reunite once again, but this time for a loose TV adaptation of the 1992 movie Stay Tuned, according to Deadline.

Stay Tuned is being developed at Hulu, from creators Akiva Goldsman, Jordan Cahan, and Greg Lessans, with Jordan set at as the showrunner.

Keep reading to find out more…

The series will find Josh and Andrew “trapped on the wrong side of the screen and forced to navigate their way through TV’s most binge-worthy obsessions.”

“For over a decade @andrewrannells and I have been the Laverne and Shirley of our generation (according to our mothers.) It therefore only makes sense to now do a TV series where we can literally do an episode as ‘Laverne and Shirley’ (assuming the rights to those characters...

Released in 1992, many fans still remember the cult classic comedy Stay Tuned. Now, it's been revealed that the story will be reimagined, but as an all-new TV series that's directly based on the film.

Per Deadline, Hulu is rebooting Stay Tuned as a TV series. The new series is created by Akiva Goldsman alongside showrunner Jordan Cahan and Greg Lessans. Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells have also been tapped to star, playing the two leads. Like the original film, the reboot will see Gad and Rannells playing two characters who "find themselves trapped on the wrong side of the screen and forced to navigate their way through TV's most binge-worthy obsessions."

Gad and Rannells are longtime friends, having previously co-starred in the 2011 musical The Book of Mormon along with the 2023 musical Gutenberg! The Musical. The two also had cameos in History of the World, Part II, which debuted on Hulu...

Broadway duo Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells have been tapped to lead a new comedy series at Hulu, Deadline reports. Loosely based on the 1992 film Stay Tuned starring John Ritter, the series follows the pair as they become stuck behind a TV screen and are "forced to navigate their way through TV’s most binge-worthy obsessions." In addition to starring, Gad and Rannells will also serve as executive producers for the series, which has been created by Akiva Goldsman, Jordan Cahan (also showrunner), and Greg Lessans. The original movie starred Ritter and Pam Dawber, a married couple who found themselves stuck in a television for 24 hours. Gad and Rannells first rocketed to national attention as the original Elder Cunningham and Elder Price...

We can be friends if you remember Peter Hyams’ 1992 dark comedy Stay Tuned. The high-concept comedy starring John Ritter and Pam Dawber is a beloved cult classic about a husband and wife who are sucked into a hellish television set and must survive the gauntlet of twisted versions of shows in which they find themselves. Stay Tuned is a bizarre bit of fun from the early ’90s, and now Josh Gad is bringing it back! That’s right, folks! Get your remote controls ready, because Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells will star in a comedy series inspired by Hyams’ sadistic and satirical film, Stay Tuned, for Hulu.

According to Deadline, Stay Tuned is created by Akiva Goldsman, Jordan Cahan, and Greg Lessans, with Cahan set as showrunner. In addition to their starring roles, Gad and Rannells will executive produce alongside Goldsman and Lessans through Weed Road Productions, Morgan Creek’s James G. Robinson & David Robinson,...

Don't touch that dial! The Book of Mormon co-stars Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells are teaming up on the small screen...and getting sucked into it. They're set to star in a TV remake of the cult 1993 comedy Stay Tuned. The new series is being developed for Hulu. Deadline reports that the series will be a loose remake of the 1993 film, which was directed by Peter Hyams (Outland), and written by Jim Jennewein and Tom S. Parker (The Flintstones); in it, Gad and Rannells will find themselves trapped inside the world of television.

Although Gad and Rannells won accolades for their star-making Broadway performances in Book of Mormon, and became close friends during its production, this will only be their second on-screen collaboration: they previously made cameos in Hulu's History of the World, Part II. Says Gad, "For over a decade Andrew and I have been the Laverne and Shirley...

Exclusive: Hulu is developing Stay Tuned, a comedy series headlined and executive produced by Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells.

Loosely based on the 1992 cult classic film of the same name starring John Ritter and Pam Dawber, Stay Tuned was created by Akiva Goldsman, Jordan Cahan, and Greg Lessans, with Cahan set as showrunner. In the TV series take, Rannells and Gad will find themselves trapped on the wrong side of the screen and forced to navigate their way through TV’s most binge-worthy obsessions.

Gad and Rannells executive produce alongside Goldsman and Lessans via Weed Road Productions, Morgan Creek’s James G. Robinson & David Robinson, and Aaron Semmel.

Morgan Creek produced the movie, directed by Peter Hyams, which stars Ritter and Dawber as a suburban couple who are unwittingly transported into their television by a satanic emissary and must survive 24 hours of being bounced from one dangerous situation to another...

We now know that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' five-year mission is coming to an end in its upcoming fifth and final season. However, if the show's creators have their way, that won't be the last time we see the USS Enterprise and her crew. However, a spin-off is conditional on a discussion with Paramount's new owners, the conglomerate Skydance. The show's cast and crew discussed the situation with Collider's Steve Weintraub at San Diego Comic Con.

Co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman revealed that a spin-off focusing on James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) taking command of the Enterprise has been discussed:

"We are really actually, in fairness, agitating to do a spin-off. You know, we would really like to go right into a show that takes place between Kirk’s first day on the job and when we get to The Original Series, which is where no man has gone before.

Comic-Con 2025 and the Party Report return to San Diego where celebrities also embraced the con’s lively party scene. EW’s annual Saturday night bash returned to the Hard Rock’s Float rooftop, along with Fandom and a few notable others.

This year, there was also plenty to do offsite around the convention, so here are TheWrap’s photos from some of Sdcc 2025’s best parties and activations.

Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter of The All-American Rejects perform onstage during the Fandom Party at Sdcc 2025.

Fans watch The All-American Rejects perform onstage during the Fandom Party at Sdcc 2025.

Legendary comic book artist and DC Comics publisher Jim Lee along with actress Tiffany Smith attend the Fandom Party at Sdcc 2025.

Actress and Comic-Con veteran Aisha Tyler rolls up to the Blerd and Boujee Party at Sdcc 2025.

FX’s “Alien: Earth” series creator Noah Hawley, stars Sydney Chandler, Babou Ceesay, Alex Lawther,...

The Long Walk is the next Stephen Kingadaptation that's set for release. The dystopian horror film will land in theaters on September 12, 2025, and fans of the author will finally get the chance to see the story on the big screen after a lengthy period in development. Judging from the first look, The Long Walk is a faithful adaptation of the terrifying novel, which is something that doesn't always happen when King's work is brought to life. Director Francis Lawrence faced numerous challenges when he accepted the gig — not least the idea of subjecting his vision to King's approval.

Lawrence, also famous for his work in The Hunger Games franchise, spoke to Den of Geek about working on yet another dystopian teen-oriented adaptation of a famous book. "It's kind of impossible not to think of The Long Walk when you're working on something like The Hunger Games," the director admitted, but fortunately,...

Earlier this year, Star Trek fans got the disappointing news that Strange New Worlds would be ending after a truncated fifth season. The news was almost worse, but for the creative team behind the show, a promise made was a debt unpaid, and they worked to bring the series to a satisfying conclusion. They discussed the show's final season with Collider's Steve Weintraub at this weekend's San Diego Comic-Con.

Co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman explained how the six-episode fifth season — which is four episodes shorter than a standard Paramount+ Star Trek season — was a compromise with the network. "The original messaging from the studio as we were done, they wanted us to be done after 4." He went on to add:

"We had made a commitment to the fan base, and to the narrative, that we would get right up against Tos [The Original Series], like we’d about it, because there are a lot...

Actor Paul Wesley may be best known for The Vampire Diaries, but since the first season of Paramount+’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,the actor has taken on the role of James T. Kirk. On Strange New Worlds, Wesley’s Kirk isn’t yet the captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise (that seat belongs to Anson Mount’s Christopher Pike).

However, if series showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers would love nothing more than to chronicle Captain Kirk’s first year in the center seat of the Enterprise. The pair, along with executive producer Alex Kurtzman, appeared on a panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday and after, Entertainment Weekly confirmed that the team wants to continue Kirk’s journey in a spinoff series.

Myers told the outlet that it is “100 percent” a dream to spinoff Strange New Worlds into a sequel that follows Wesley’s Kirk...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds boldly went exactly where fans wanted them to go with its San Diego Comic-Con panel, delivering a fun presentation that also gave the 6,500-strong crowd in the cavernous Hall H one thing that geeks most: seeing something before anyone else.

Fandom has always been an important aspect of Trek — the original show famously became a cultural force long after it went off the air after being canceled — and the showrunners made a point to give a nod to the fans.

“We think of you all the time when we are in the writers room and we always talk about what would the fans want and love,” said exec producer Akiva Goldsman.

The ensuing banter with the cast led to a Trekkie’s delight, a screening of the fourth episode of Strange New Worlds current third season, which doesn’t hit Paramount+ until next week. And...

Paramount+ today announced that season four of its hit original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will feature a puppet-themed episode, featuring U.S.S. Enterprise crew members as puppets created by the iconic Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. The episode is directed by Jordan Canning (Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock).

The reveal was made during today’s Star Trek universe presentation in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA. Moderated by Star Trek legend Robert Picardo, the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds panel portion featured a conversation with co-showrunners and executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers, executive producer Alex Kurtzman, and cast members Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong and Paul Wesley.

In addition, the Hall H audience was treated to a surprise advance screening of the series’ upcoming new episode, “A Space Adventure Hour,” ahead of its debut this Thursday,...

Captain Pike has been turned into a puppet in the new teaser for the fourth season of “Star Trek: Strange New World,” which was shared with fans at San Diego Comic Con Saturday.

“Hit it,” Muppet Pike says in the new video — “hit it” being the thing he says when he wants the ship to go to warp speed — before confusedly adding, “You heard me say hit it, right? Spock? Anyone?”

“Did you go to season four without me?” he adds.

The trailer appears to hint at an upcoming episode that will feature the cast as puppets. There might have been an unexpected and terrible transporter accident,” said executive producer Akiva Goldsman at Sdcc. “Which might have had some unexpected felt-like effects.”

The puppet episode is directed by Jordan Cannings, and the puppets were created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. The series is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds dropped a surprise season 4 tease showing Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) as fans have never seen him before. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 is currently streaming on Paramount+ after a 2-year wait. Strange New Worlds' new episodes continue the genre-bending voyages of the Starship Enterprise as Paramount+'s new flagship Star Trek series.

At San Diego Comic-Con's Star Trek Universe Hall H panel, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds revealed a surprise teaser for an upcoming season 4 episode where Captain Pike is a puppet. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 recently wrapped filming, and Comic-Con's mic drop confirms that a puppet episode, with puppets created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, will be part of Strange New Worlds season 4. Check out the hilarious teaser below:

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds also treated fans in Hall H to a surprise screening of director Jonathan Frakes' holodeck murder mystery episode,...

With Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds engaging in warp speed, fans at Comic-Con were treated to a sneak peek at Season 4.

During Saturday’s Star Trek universe presentation in Hall H, the Paramount+ series debuted a clip of Anson Mount‘s Captain Christopher Pike in puppet form as he commands the USS Enterprise in an upcoming episode from the fourth season, directed by Jordan Canning (Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock) with a full starship crew of puppets from Jim Henson‘s Creature Shop.

“Hit it,” says Pike as his puppet version is dramatically revealed in the captain’s chair, cuing the Season 4 title card before returning to the captain, breaking an awkward pause. “You heard me say hit it, right? Spock? Anyone? Did you go to Season 4 without me?”

In addition to the Season 4 clip, fans at Sdcc were also treated to a special advanced screening of...

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” is boldly going where no “Star Trek” show has gone before: to the world of puppets.

At the “Star Trek Universe” panel at San Diego Comic-Con, the cast and executive producers of “Strange New Worlds” debuted a teaser for the fourth season of the series, which just finished production. It revealed Capt. Christopher Pike sitting on the captain’s chair of the Enterprise — but as a puppet.

“There might have been an unexpected and terrible transporter accident,” said executive producer Akiva Goldsman on the stage at Hall H. “Which might have had some unexpected felt-like effects.”

The puppets were created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop for the episode, which is directed by Jordan Canning (“Fragile Rock: Back to the Rock”). It’s in keeping with the “Strange New Worlds” approach of treating each episode as its own unique genre, including horror, screwball comedy, costume...

Months after Practical Magic debuted on HBO Max, where it instantly became a favorite among subscribers, the 1998 fantasy pic has found another streaming home. Starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as sisters Sally and Gilly Owens, it was released on October 16, 1998, and later landed on HBO Max on October 1, 2024, where it climbed to the #5 spot the following day. Even so, the film was not much of a success either critically or commercially, considering its worldwide earnings of $68.3 million against a $75 million budget and its rotten 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Despite flopping, the romantic drama has already received the sequel treatment, scheduled to premiere on September 18, 2026. As fans gear up for its arrival, Hulu plans to add the original to its platform starting August 1. The magical film will join numerous other classics also debuting on the same day, including 10 Things I Hate About You and another Bullock-starrer, 28 Days.

Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worldsmay have just started, but a major update on the production of the fourth season of the Paramount+ Star Trek series just dropped. The third season of Strange New Worlds premiered in Jul. after almost a two-year wait, but it looks like fans won’t have to wait that long for the next season of the critically acclaimed Star Trek show.

Anson Mount, who plays Captain Christopher Pike in Strange New Worlds, took to Instagram to confirm the status of Season 4. Mount shared a post from the @startrekstrangeneworldsfans Instagram account that revealed production on the fourth season has officially wrapped.

Additionally, the post, which featured Captain Pike and his iconic “Pike’s Peak” hairdo, also teased that Season 5 could start filming as early as this year. The post read: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 just wrapped up filming today and Season 5 is predicted to start filming this year.

Una Chin-Riley may be Number One in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, but in real life, actor Rebecca Romijn has a playful rivalry going with another Star Trek first officer. Romijn is revealing the one hilarious thing that her husband, Jerry O'Connell, won't let her forget.

Per ScreenRant, Romijn has some long-standing banter with O'Connell, who voiced the character of Commander Jack Ransom in Star Trek: Lower Decks. According to Romijn, there's one big difference between their characters that O'Connell enjoys reminding her of.

At the end of the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, Ransom is promoted to captain of the USS Cerritos. This means that O'Connell's character outranks Romijn's character.“When Jerry thinks that he can outrank me, he never lets me forget it,” joked Romijn. “Let me tell you, he reminds me all the time that he outranks me.”

"He reminds me all the time that he outranks me.

Rebecca Romijn mentioned that of all the storylines that are in Strange New Worlds season 3, she is excited for her character Una’s romance. Romijn plays Number One a.k.a. Una in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which had its season 3 premiere last week, two years after a cliffhanger ending at the end of season 2.

Strange New Worlds has been teasing a lot more time in the captain’s chair for Una in the upcoming episodes, and the actress has also been hinting at the same. However, when asked if there is anything more in store for Una in the upcoming seasons, Romijn said that a romance will be explored in the show (via Trek Movie).

We will see evidence of a romance for Una in season 3. And that was actually one of my most fun things to shoot this season.

The past two episodes of the season have...

Akiva Goldsman mentioned that the shortened six-episode final season of Strange New Worlds was actually a blessing, as previous Star Trek shows like Discovery did not get that luxury. Created by Goldsman, Strange New Worlds is currently on its third season, and the prequel series has to connect to Tos by the end of the show, handing over the Enterprise’s captaincy to James Kirk.

Goldsman mentioned that while Discovery had five seasons, too, it did not get an extension to tie up storylines properly. However, the Strange New Worlds team did not want a repeat of that, and hence, they worked with the studio to come to a decision that worked well for all (via Trek Movie).

Unfortunately, Discovery’s loss was our gain. So they basically said, ‘Look, we think we’re done after four seasons.’ And we said, ‘Hey, what about our whole ‘Let’s get the fans to the Tos era,...

Cagney & Lacey actor Tom Troupe has passed away at the age of 97. The Korean War veteran acted in several stage and screen projects, including shows like Star Trek and Mission: Impossible. The actor celebrated his 97th birthday just a few days ago on July 15. A family spokesperson revealed that the actor died of natural causes (via THR).

He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, where he was part of local theater productions. He moved to New York in 1948, where he studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio. He received a scholarship from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? actress Uta Hagen.

Before he could take further steps in acting, he went to serve in the Korean War. For his brave service to the country, he was reportedly given a bronze star. After returning from the war, he continued pursuing his interest in acting. He made his Broadway debut with an appearance in the production,...

Whenever Batman movies are discussed, 1995's "Batman Forever" often gets overlooked. For whatever reason, we don't like to talk too much about this star-studded blockbuster that made $336 million ($70 million more than the previous installment), contained groundbreaking CGI in the form of the first-ever digital stunt double, and successfully kept the Batman franchise afloat after Tim Burton's "weird experiment," "Batman Returns," went a little too dark for mainstream audiences. But we should.

I remember when "Batman Forever" debuted, and it was a big deal. The movie featured a new Batman/Bruce Wayne in the form of Val Kilmer, which, for anyone who'd grown up with Michael Keaton as their Batman, was a major change. Kilmer's Dark Knight arrived with an array of updated Bat-gadgets, too, including an undeniably cool Batmobile with an H.R. Geiger-influenced design. Tim Burton, who'd directed the first two films in the saga, was replaced with Joel Schumacher,...

As Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premieres its third season this week, it has become increasingly clear that the franchise needs someone like J.J. Abrams to lead it and mould it in his vision. The franchise has been led by multiple producers and showrunners from the beginning, but it finally needs some consistency in quality.

Paramount needs to hire a head for the franchise, as they have with Taylor Sheridan’s batch of shows. Beginning with Yellowstone, Sheridan has tapped into a demographic that other streamers have yet to dominate, and all the shows coming under his brand have been carefully curated by him, keeping most of them consistent in quality.

Taylor Sheridan’s Involvement Has Led to Some Incredible Shows for Paramount Taylor Sheridan | Credits: CBS News

Taylor Sheridan began his tenure with Paramount with the neo-Western series Yellowstone. The show was a runaway hit, with the Succession-in-the-West type storyline resonating with viewers.

It’s Midnight Margarita time because Nicole Kidman is already casting spells from the set of Practical Magic 2. The Academy Award-winner has officially reunited with her Practical Magic (1998) costar Sandra Bullock — who is an Oscar winner in her own right — as production begins on the 2026 sequel. Kidman took to social media and shared a first-look video (below) of the two Hollywood A-listers hugging it out in the never-before-seen footage from the film. Kidman wrote via her Instagram post (below):

"The witches are back ✨ Owens sisters’ first day on set! #PracticalMagic"

Kidman reprises her role as the enchanting Gillian Owens, who is the sister of Bullock’s character, Sally Owens. Both actresses were reported to be in talks to return for the magical sequel over a year ago in the summer of 2024, and it was Kidman who revealed that "Sandy will be in it" only days after the news started...