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Our charming prince Hugh Dancy dishes on Hannibal, Ella Enchanted, Downton Abbey, and more

Hugh Dancy answers our questions - and one from one of our Popverse members.

Ashley V. Robinson

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Popverse Jump: Star Wars: Visions has convinced me that we don't need a new trilogy - we just need to let the galaxy be weird

The galaxy far, far away was never weird enough for me until Star Wars: Visions showed how vast and diverse it really was.

Trent Cannon

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For Your Consideration: Sherlock & Daughter isn’t enough Holmes for us, so here are three more TV twists on Sherlock lore

We have American Holmes, American Houses, and a Japanese Holmes for good measure in our suggested alternatives to the classic London edition

Graeme McMillan

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C2E2 2025

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Star Wars’ John Boyega reveals his own con fandom: Pokémon conventions

John Boyega would have Pokemon voice actors sign his Shiny Pokemon cards

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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John Cusack & Joan Cusack were in the original Breakfast Club cast - and Molly Ringwald explains why John Hughes changed it all up

John Hughes’s original plans for The Breakfast Club cast were different, but things shifted when the studio asked him to film Sixteen Candles first

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Critical Role

The Critical Role cast tease body piercing, edging, and more for their darkest campaign yet: Age of Umbra

The Critical Role cast is about to embark on a dark new campaign, and they’ve given us some hints about who their new characters will be

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The Lord of the Rings cast reveal a marathon 3-day crying scene cursed with costume errors & accidental film destruction (and Sean Astin accepts PART of the blame)

Peter Jackson and The Lord of the Rings cast had some reallllllly bad luck filming the famous Grey Havens scene

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The Breakfast Club

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John Cusack & Joan Cusack were in the original Breakfast Club cast - and Molly Ringwald explains why John Hughes changed it all up

John Hughes’s original plans for The Breakfast Club cast were different, but things shifted when the studio asked him to film Sixteen Candles first

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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John Hughes made a four-hour raw cut of The Breakfast Club, and the cast have seen it (but Emilio Estevez calls it “unreleaseable”)

There’s a longer version of John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club out there, and Judd Nelson says watching it feels like being in detention

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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How The Breakfast Club gave Bart Simpson one of his iconic catchphrases, years before he even existed

The Simpsons took some inspiration from John Hughes’s 1985 classic The Breakfast Club

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The Breakfast Club cast pay tribute to John Hughes: "I didn’t know how rare it was going to be for a director to like actors"

"It was really truly a joy to say those lines, and I always felt like we would usually do it as written and then we would kind of do whatever we wanted," remembered Molly Ringwald

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Critical Role

Critical Role

The Critical Role cast tease body piercing, edging, and more for their darkest campaign yet: Age of Umbra

The Critical Role cast is about to embark on a dark new campaign, and they’ve given us some hints about who their new characters will be

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Critical Role's Ashley Johnson enjoyed making a fake porno for the show, but that doesn't mean it was a success

The cast of Critical Role once had their characters pretend to make a porno during a campaign (and it failed)

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina

Critical Role’s Marisha Ray thinks the show should do a Spider-Verse style crossover with Fantasy High and other adventuring parties

The Critical Role cast is intrigued by the idea of doing a crossover event with their past guest stars

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Follow along live to the official Critical Role panel with Matt Mercer & friends from Chicago's C2E2 2025

Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Taliesin Jaffe are talking Critical Role at C2E2 2025 - follow along live!

Grant DeArmitt

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C2E2 2025

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Star Wars’ John Boyega reveals his own con fandom: Pokémon conventions

John Boyega would have Pokemon voice actors sign his Shiny Pokemon cards

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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John Cusack & Joan Cusack were in the original Breakfast Club cast - and Molly Ringwald explains why John Hughes changed it all up

John Hughes’s original plans for The Breakfast Club cast were different, but things shifted when the studio asked him to film Sixteen Candles first

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Critical Role

The Critical Role cast tease body piercing, edging, and more for their darkest campaign yet: Age of Umbra

The Critical Role cast is about to embark on a dark new campaign, and they’ve given us some hints about who their new characters will be

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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The Lord of the Rings cast reveal a marathon 3-day crying scene cursed with costume errors & accidental film destruction (and Sean Astin accepts PART of the blame)

Peter Jackson and The Lord of the Rings cast had some reallllllly bad luck filming the famous Grey Havens scene

Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Magic: The Gathering

An image of the artwork for Torgal, Clive's Companion from the Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy crossover

Final Fantasy XVI's adorable dog Torgal gets his own Magic: The Gathering card at MagicCon 2025

With the new Torgal, Clive's Companion promo card, you can finally say, "Sic 'em, Torgal!" while playing Magic: The Gathering

Jules Chin Greene

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Magic: The Gathering's Secret Lair has a new boss in town - and he's someone ultra familiar with Marvel & comics

Fresh off the heels of the Secret Lair x Deadpool drop, Wizards of the Coast has hired a gaming expert to join the team who's also a comics expert.

Chris Arrant

The artwork for High Tide from Magic: The Gathering

Wizards of the Coast just unbanned High Tide & more for Pauper format, leading all us Pauper players to add them to our decks (and prepare for the others who will too)

If you've got $3 and a dream to play Magic: The Gathering, it's a good time to start playing Pauper

Jules Chin Greene

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Marvel and Magic the Gathering drop a surprise Deadpool set for April Pool's Day (No, that's not a typo)

The Secret Lair X Marvel’s Deadpool set is available for order now and ships April 3

Graeme McMillan

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