“Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk has had his profile raised to an almost unimaginable degree over the last month or so. A 50-year-old writer and director who spent years trying to get his hyper-violent satire of capitalism off the ground, Hwang is now the creator of one of the biggest shows on the planet. That’s a step up in fame that comes with some major perks, presumably—including getting to hear the thoughts and opinions of a far more famous class of critics.” Read more at The A.V. Club Captain Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager is back! She appears as a hologram in Star Trek: Prodigy, with Kate Mulgrew reprising her role. Read more at Inverse Apparently, the female characters’ team-up in Avengers: Endgame was changed because it tested poorly with test audiences. “Marvel producer Trinh Tran revealed in the new book, The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by Tara Bennett and Paul Terry, that the moment the women of the MCU came together in Avengers: Endgame was seen as ‘pandering’ from test audiences. This interview was one of many in the book that shows behind-the-scenes decisions for the first few phases of the MCU.” Read more at Inverse The creators of South Park tease an upcoming movie titled South Park: Post Covid coming to Paramount+ this November. Read more at Gizmodo The new trailer for Pixar’s Lightyear teases a dark and grittier look at everyone’s favorite space ranger, who apparently has hair now? “When I woke up today, I expected my kitchen to be a mess because I binged The Morning Show instead of cleaning it last night. Despite it already being Wednesday, I was also prepared to be overwhelmed by the truckload of tasks I have yet to cross off my to-do list this week. What I was not ready for was Pixar releasing a trailer for a Buzz Lightyear movie that would make the internet stop in its tracks and collectively gasp.” Read more at Kotaku Check out Train to Busan, 28 Days Later, and more of the greatest zombie movies ever made. Read more at Mental Floss
