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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is continuing to expand its roster of next-generation heroes.“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” out Friday, will see someone new taking on the mantle of Black…

BRUCE R. MILLER Actor Tony Hale tell the Journal’s Bruce Miller about playing two characters in “The Mysterious Benedict…

Julia Roberts poses at a red carpet premiere in London in…

This story contains spoilers for HBO’s “House of the Dragon.”The Targaryen family drama at the center of “House of the Dragon” is about to get more intense.The reign of King Viserys…

BRUCE R. MILLER When Diego Luna read the script for “Rogue One,” he wondered what his character might have been doing before the “Star Wars” action…

After Salman Rushdie was attacked as he began a lecture Friday in western New York, it was a potent reminder that an Islamic leader had issued a high-profile edict calling for the writer’s…

Like many fans, the first time Iman Vellani encountered Marvel superhero Kamala Khan was on the cover of a comic book.With a comic book shop right across from her high school, Vellani — a…

In the lead-up to the launch of Disney+’s new Obi-Wan Kenobi series last week, actor Hayden Christensen mentioned in an interview that, yes, of course, he’d love to star in a spin-off of the…

This story contains spoilers for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” For spoiler-free coverage, check out our review and story about the movie’s ties to “WandaVision” instead and…

This story contains spoilers for Episode 6 of “Moon Knight” on Disney+. A resurrection, a battle between gods, an arrival of a new superhero and a post-credits scene — the “Moon Knight”…