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Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) forces Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) to relive her tragic past in perhaps the darkest MCU entry. This penultimate WandaVision episode, "Previously On", explains the origins of the Hex and why Wanda came to Westview. Agatha is an ancient witch that destroyed her coven. She seeks the truth behind Wanda's incredible power. Agatha tortures Wanda in her basement with evil magic. Using Billy (Julian Hilliard) and Tommy (Jett Klyne) as leverage, Agatha takes a strand of Wanda's hair to create doorways into her psyche. They explore the events that defined Wanda. Which leads Agatha to a stunning conclusion about Wanda's magic. "Previously On" begins with a recap of Wanda's childhood, Vision's (Paul Bettany) death at the hands of Thanos, and Agatha's introduction of her true self. The Marvel Studios intro runs, but turns to purple at the end and evaporates in black smoke. A caption reads "Salem, Massachusetts 1693", a cloaked figure with a torch walks in the … [Read more...] about WandaVision Episode 1.8 Recap: Rewind Into a Dark Past

The first images have been released for upcoming animated martial arts adventure Blazing Samurai . The animated comedy is a family-oriented "remake" of Mel Brooks' classic 1974 movie Blazing Saddles and has enlisted an all-star cast including Michael Cera ( Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , Superbad ), Samuel L. Jackson ( Avengers: Endgame ), Ricky Gervais ( After Life ), George Takei ( Star Trek ), Michelle Yeoh ( Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 ), Djimon Hounsou ( Aquaman ) and even Blazing Saddles director Mel Brooks himself. STXfilms' Blazing Samurai will take the set-up of Brooks' classic and transplant it into the Samurai era. Oh yeah, and instead of humans the story will center on dogs and cats. The first image shows the pooch protagonist, Hank, being put through his samurai paces in what is sure to be one of many training sequences, with the second depicting an adorable cartoon kitten with a sword in hand and look of death in her eyes. RELATED: … [Read more...] about Blazing Samurai First Look Reveals Animated Remake of Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles

EXCLUSIVE : Glenn Gordon Caron is returning to his long-time home, CBS TV Studios, with a multi-year overall deal. Under the pact, he will take over the studio’s freshman drama series Bull as executive producer and showrunner for Season 2. He will join the show effective immediately, consulting for the remainder of Season 1. Mark Goffman, who joined Bull after the pilot last spring, will continue as executive producer and showrunner for the rest of the current season, after which he will transition to development under his overall with CBS TV Studios . CBS is yet to make renewal decisions on any of its freshman series, but Bull, starring Michael Weatherly, is considered a lock for a Season 2 pickup. It ranks as the #1 New Series and #3 scripted series overall in total viewers. This marks the first time Caron — creator of hits Moonlighting and Medium as well as cult drama Now And Again — will be taking over an existing series. He recently was under an … [Read more...] about Glenn Gordon Caron Tapped As New ‘Bull’ Showrunner Under CBS TV Studios Deal

One of the nation’s largest pension funds is calling on CBS and Google parent Alphabet to end practices that it says helps abuse remain in the shadows. New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said the city’s pension funds today submitted shareholder proposals to both companies, calling for an end to employment practices like mandatory arbitration and non-disclosure agreements. “When big corporations force their workers to sign away basic rights, investors have to fight back. These fine print agreements have damaging consequences for workers, investors, and the public,” Stringer said in a statement, adding, “As investors, these exploitative practices aren’t just wrong on a human level, they have a wide impact on our broader economy.” CBS and Alphabet each have confronted damaging sexual harassment allegations in recent months, and criticisms of hostile work environments. Google’s employees staged a mass walkout following revelations that the company extended … [Read more...] about NYC Pension Funds Call On CBS And Alphabet To End Practices That Keep Abuse In The Shadows

Now that the Biden administration is officially underway, the QAnon community is in crisis. Adherents to the conspiracy theory, which postulates the existence of a cabal of media and left-wing political figures engaged in a child trafficking ring, believed that Inauguration Day would serve as the Great Awakening, and that President Trump would swoop in and arrest and execute all of his enemies. Yet after Inauguration Day came and went without incident, many were left confused, disappointed, and disillusioned with the promises of Q . As a result of the failed promise of an Inauguration Day reckoning, some extremism experts predicted that the community would be in turmoil, or that believers would undergo a crisis of faith and possibly turn away from the movement. On the encrypted messaging app Telegram, however, which is currently serving as a bastion of far-right extremism, the QAnon community is not just thriving, but growing, according to data from the Center for Hate and … [Read more...] about The QAnon Community Is in Crisis — But On Telegram, It’s Also Growing