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What Castle in the Sky is based on, in Miyazaki's own account of the film's origins
Studio Ghibli's first release began with a comic Hayao Miyazaki read as a schoolboy, a satirical novel from 1726, and a research trip to South Wales. Where each piece of Castle in the Sky came from, in the director's own account — plus the four titles it nearly had.
September 20, 2026 5:03 pm
Resident Evil's ending, answered: what Bryan becomes, who flies the helicopters and where the cure went — 10 questions
What started the outbreak, which virus it is, what chased Bryan all night and why there’s a blizzard: Cregger’s Resident Evil, explained.
September 20, 2026 3:27 pm
Before The Weight: five essential Ethan Hawke performances, from Reality Bites to First Reformed
Ethan Hawke’s The Weight is in UK cinemas. His essential work runs from Linklater’s Before films and Boyhood to Training Day and Paul Schrader’s First Reformed.
September 20, 2026 3:02 pm
NCIS: why did Jimmy's wife die? The off-screen death, and the writers' reason for it
Breena Palmer was already gone by the time NCIS came back to her, and the show delivered the news in a single line of dialogue. Here is when it happened, what the episode said out loud and what it left to inference, and the reason the writers put the loss on Jimmy rather than anyone else on the team.
September 19, 2026 6:41 pm
At 38, Akira is out-grossing Andrew Garfield's new epic in US cinemas — on a third of the screens
Crunchyroll and Sony’s 4K and IMAX run of Otomo’s 1988 classic has become Akira’s best North American release ever — on fewer than 800 screens.
September 19, 2026 9:31 am
Sam Raimi makes movie from horror survival video game, yep, with Toy Story 4 director
Sam Raimi is plotting a big-screen take on a smash horror survival game, with the Toy Story 4 director aboard, as 20th Century Studios snaps up the rights.
September 18, 2026 4:37 pm
Wait, Brad Pitt has a Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce wedding story
Brad Pitt has lifted the lid on the moment that stuck with him from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Madison Square Garden wedding.
September 18, 2026 1:42 pm
Confused by Resident Evil’s ending cliffhanger? Let’s sort it
That Resident Evil finale doesn’t just roll credits — it drops a cliffhanger where Bryan’s win turns to rot and a potentially lost cure could doom Raccoon City.
September 18, 2026 12:30 pm
Thought House of Cards was dark? The villain arc you didn’t see was darker
Cody Fern says his House of Cards character was rewritten after Kevin Spacey’s exit — and the darker version you were meant to see never reached screen.
September 18, 2026 9:54 am
Sheryl Lee Ralph apologised for calling Abbott Elementary the only real comedy in its Emmy category — the show then won nothing
Abbott Elementary’s Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph has apologised for remarks about her fellow Emmy nominees — and it’s the line she’s walking back you’ll be after.
September 18, 2026 12:47 am
Flanagan has a season of The Dark Tower written and Stephen King's blessing — and still no studio willing to pay for it
Mike Flanagan has encouraging updates on two projects — one’s still alive, and the other he’s currently writing.
September 17, 2026 9:43 pm
Warner Bros has the Weapons prequel dated for September 2028 - Cregger says he will probably get to Gladys after The Flood
Fans of Aunt Gladys, brace yourselves — Zach Cregger’s Weapons prequel has received a bleak update, and your wait just got longer.
September 17, 2026 6:08 am
The DCU has its first R rating - Clayface cited for gore, nudity and drug use, in cinemas on 23 October
Brace yourself: Clayface’s DCU movie is steering into body horror, with an MPA rating teasing it won’t skimp on the gnarlier stuff.
September 17, 2026 3:48 am
Ryan Coogler says Michael B. Jordan's charisma almost broke Killmonger - fans still want him back alongside Thanos and Hela
You might think Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger was a gift, but Ryan Coogler says the character actually created a surprising problem on Black Panther.
September 16, 2026 11:49 pm
Sawyer from Lost is flying a Top Gun-style war drama - Bandai Namco's four-part Ace Combat prequel is already streaming
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Leve is getting a prequel series fronted by a familiar face — fancy finding out who’s at the helm?
September 16, 2026 10:35 pm
Every live-action Resident Evil sat under 40 percent on Rotten Tomatoes - Zach Cregger's reboot opened at 98
Defying what fans expected, the Resident Evil reboot is earning unusually strong critical response on Rotten Tomatoes, a milestone that sets it apart from the franchise’s earlier films.
September 16, 2026 9:45 pm
Midsommar ending explained: Ari Aster has said what Dani's final smile means to him
Ari Aster has been answering questions about the last shot of Midsommar since 2019, and his reading of it is neither the comforting one nor the one Florence Pugh gives. What the film's final image was built to do.
September 16, 2026 4:48 pm
Slow Horses is back on 16 September and done by 21 October — six episodes to answer what last year's finale left hanging
Jack Lowden and Gary Oldman lead Slow Horses back for Season 6 on Apple TV — and you won’t be waiting long.
September 16, 2026 4:38 am
What is the Big Red Machine in Reacher? Where the name comes from, and who is really after him in season 4
Reacher season 4 keeps naming a set of enemies the Big Red Machine, and the phrase isn't the show's invention. Here's where it comes from on screen, what it's borrowed from, and how it fits into a season with an unusual number of people chasing the same USB drive.
September 15, 2026 8:36 pm
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