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1. ›Supergirl | King Ivory | Carrie Anne Fleming Dies | Mando and Grogu | Buffy Actor Dies | It Follows 2 | What Happens at Night | Baywatch | Miami Vice Reboot | The Testaments | Task S2 | Hacks S5 | Are Good Times Coming for LotR Fans?@theradiodemon95d

   

   [Carrie Anne Fleming] The actress known from the series Supernatural has died. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carrie-anne-fleming-dead-izombie-supernatural-1236696349/

   [Supergirl] As you might guess, the film takes place between Superman 1 and 2. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2110910-supergirl-timeline-dcu-superman-man-of-tomorrow

   [Superman] We'll have information about the Superman spin-off soon. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2112059-superman-dcu-tv-show-spin-off-gets-exciting-update-from-showrunner

   [The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past] Good times are coming for fantasy lovers. Another Middle Earth fan is taking on the creation of a film set in this universe. https://variety.com/2026/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-movie-stephen-colbert-warner-bros-1236698684/

   [Harry Potter] I know this actor's casting is a joke (I was a Potterhead a long time ago, Snape isn't a tier-four character, he's a secondary one – such a major change can't go unnoticed) and not very funny, but sending threats against him is simply disgusting. This man earns his keep, and immature kids and grifters are threatening him. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2110897-harry-potter-show-paapa-essiedu-snape-casting-death-threats

   We also got the first photo from the Quidditch match. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/harry-potter-first-look-quidditch-hogwarts-1236463095/

   The series will likely not premiere until the end of 2027. What's more, we'll be waiting for subsequent seasons for many years. Don't want Disney-trash quality? Well, we have to wait those two years. A year, contrary to appearances, isn't that long to create this kind of content. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2112167-harry-potter-tv-show-release-schedule-update-hbo-max

   [Task] Mahershala Ali and Mark Ruffalo will star in one series. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/mahershala-ali-task-season-2-hbo-1236696933/

   [Hacks] The series will debut on April 9th. This will be the final season. https://www.comingsoonsnet/tv/trailers/2111326-hacks-season-5-trailer-sets-release-date-for-hbo-max-shows-final-episodes

   [American Blue] HBO is working on another series, so they need to prepare a pilot episode. We've met the five actors who will star in it. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/hbo-max-cop-drama-pilot-american-blue-cast-1236697823/

   [Miami Vice] Michael B. Jordan has teased a remake of the cult classic. Filming will begin this year, with a tentative release date of 2027. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2108054-michael-b-jordan-miami-vice-movie-reboot-casting

   [King Ivory] The 2025 film debuted with a D+ rating. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2110212-michael-mando-ben-foster-underrated-action-movie-hulu-today

   [Mando and Grogu] Disney's likely financial failure has landed another TV spot. Nobody cares, as usual xD. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2111026-the-mandalorian-grogu-new-tv-spot-footage

   [John Boyega] The actor spoke at a convention about his conversation with the new Star Wars boss. Perhaps Finn will return. https://variety.com/2026/film/news/john-boyega-star-wars-boss-finn-return-1236696651/

   [Disney x AI] I'm not an expert on this topic, but it's one of the most important news stories in pop culture and AI, so I'm sharing the link. Open AI has shut down the Sora project, and Disney will continue investing in this invention. https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/openai-shutting-down-sora-video-disney-1236698277/

   [Moana] We've received a trailer for the film adaptation starring Dwayne Johnson. Premieres July 10th. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/2063656-moana-trailer-shows-off-dwayne-johnsons-maui-more-in-live-action-movie

   [Baywatch] A new actress, Nadia Gray, has joined the cast. https://variety.com/2026/film/news/baywatch-adds-nadia-gray-recurring-cast-1236695717/

   [Buffy] The actor known for his role in the original series has died at the age of 54. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2110918-nicholas-brendon-dies-buffy-sarah-michelle-gellar-tribute

   [The Teastaments] The first episodes of the new series recently premiered. Its creator commented on the differences between this series and Handmaids Tale. https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/handmaids-tale-sequel-gilead-the-testaments-series-mania-1236695827/

   [It Follows] According to Maika Monroe, work on the sequel will begin this summer. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2108061-it-follows-2-they-release-date-filming-update

   [What Happens at Night] Welker White, a beloved actor, has joined the cast of the master's new film. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2109167-what-happens-at-night-casts-welker-white

   [Crocodile] Lionsgate Studios has revealed information about Glen Powell's next project. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2109070-glen-powell-crocodile-horror-movie-first-details

   

   Supergirl | King Ivory | Zmarła Carrie Anne Fleming | Mando and Grogu | Aktor Buffy zmarł | It Follows 2 | What Happens at Night | Baywatch | Miami Vice reboot | The Testaments | Task S2 | Hacks S5 | Nadchodzą dobre czasy dla fanów LotR?

   [Carrie Anne Fleming] Zmarła aktorka znana z serialu Supernatural. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carrie-anne-fleming-dead-izombie-supernatural-1236696349/

   [Supergirl] Jak można się domyślić, akcja filmu dzieje się pomiędzy 1, a 2 częścią Supermana. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2110910-supergirl-timeline-dcu-superman-man-of-tomorrow

   [Superman] Niedługo dostaniemy informacje na temat spin-offu Supermana. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2112059-superman-dcu-tv-show-spin-off-gets-exciting-update-from-showrunner

   [The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past] Nadchodzą dobre czasy dla miłośników fantasy. Kolejny fan Middle-Earth zabiera się za tworzenie filmu w tym uniwersum. https://variety.com/2026/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-movie-stephen-colbert-warner-bros-1236698684/

   [Harry Potter] Ja wiem, że casting tego aktora to żart (dawno temu byłem Potteromaniakiem, Snape to nie jest postać 4 rzędu, tylko 2-planowa - tak duża zmiana nie może przejść bez echa) i to mało śmieszny, ale wysyłanie gróźb pod jego adresem jest po prostu obrzydliwe. Ten Pan zarabia na swoje utrzymanie, a niedojrzałe dzieciaki i grifterzy grożą mu. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2110897-harry-potter-show-paapa-essiedu-snape-casting-death-threats

   Dostaliśmy też pierwsze zdjęcie z meczu Quidditcha.
   https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/harry-potter-first-look-quidditch-hogwarts-1236463095/

   Serial prawdopodobnie pojawi się dopiero pod koniec 2027. Co więcej, będziemy czekali na kolejne sezony przez wiele lat. Nie chcecie jakości Disneyowskiego śmietnika? No to musimy poczekać te 2 lata. Rok to wbrew pozorom nie tak dużo na tworzenie takiego contentu. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2112167-harry-potter-tv-show-release-schedule-update-hbo-max

   [Task] Mahersala Ali i Mark Ruffalo wystąpią w jednym serialu. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/mahershala-ali-task-season-2-hbo-1236696933/

   [Hacks] Serial zadebiutuje 9 kwietnia. To będzie finałowy sezon.
   https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/2111326-hacks-season-5-trailer-sets-release-date-for-hbo-max-shows-final-episodes

   [American Blue] HBO pracuje nad kolejnym serialem, zatem muszą przygotować odcinek pilotażowy. Poznaliśmy 5 aktorów, którzy w nim wystąpią. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/hbo-max-cop-drama-pilot-american-blue-cast-1236697823/

   [Miami Vice] Michael B. Jordan rzucił hasłem na temat powstającego remake'u kultowego filmu. Zdjęcia rozpoczną się w tym roku, a premiera została wstępnie ustalona na 2027. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2108054-michael-b-jordan-miami-vice-movie-reboot-casting

   [King Ivory] Film z 2025 zadebiutował na D+. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2110212-michael-mando-ben-foster-underrated-action-movie-hulu-today

   [Mando and Grogu] Prawdopodobna porażka finansowa Disneya, dostała kolejny spot telewizyjny. Nikogo nie obchodzi, jak zwykle xD. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2111026-the-mandalorian-grogu-new-tv-spot-footage

   [John Boyega] Aktor wypowiedział się na konwencie na temat rozmowy z nowym szefem Star Wars. Być może Finn powróci. https://variety.com/2026/film/news/john-boyega-star-wars-boss-finn-return-1236696651/

   [Disney x AI] Nie jestem biegły w tym temacie, ale to jeden z najważniejszych newsów, jeśli chodzi o popkulturę i AI, więc podaję dalej linka. Open AI zamknęło projekt Sora, a Disney będzie dalej inwestowało w ten wynalazek. https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/openai-shutting-down-sora-video-disney-1236698277/

   [Moana] Dostaliśmy zapowiedź filmowej adaptacji z Dwayne Johnsonem. Premiera 10 lipca. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/2063656-moana-trailer-shows-off-dwayne-johnsons-maui-more-in-live-action-movie

   [Baywatch] Do obsady dołączyła nowa aktorka - Nadia Gray. https://variety.com/2026/film/news/baywatch-adds-nadia-gray-recurring-cast-1236695717/

   [Buffy] Aktor znany z wystąpienia w starej wersji serialu, zmarł w wieku 54 lat. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2110918-nicholas-brendon-dies-buffy-sarah-michelle-gellar-tribute

   [The Teastaments] Niedawno temu miała miejsce prapremiera pierwszych odcinków nowego serialu. Jego twórca wypowiedział się na temat różnim między tym, a Handmaids Tale. https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/handmaids-tale-sequel-gilead-the-testaments-series-mania-1236695827/

   [It Follows] Z tego co mówiła Maika Monroe, prace nad sequelem rozpoczną się latem tego roku. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2108061-it-follows-2-they-release-date-filming-update

   [What Happens at Night] Do nowego filmu mistrza, dołączył lubiany przez niego aktor - Welker White. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2109167-what-happens-at-night-casts-welker-white

   [Crocodile] Studio Lionsgate zdradziło informacje na temat kolejnego projektu Glena Powella. https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2109070-glen-powell-crocodile-horror-movie-first-details

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2. ›Film Review: Supergirl (1984)@drax1691d

   

   In 1978 Richard Donner’s Superman became not only first modern superhero film, but also started first superhero film series. It took decades for superhero films to take hold in Hollywood and this could be attributed to that series’ inglorious demise. It, ironically, started with Supergirl, 1984 spin-off directed by Jeannot Szwarc, which, was, ironically, first superhero film featuring female protagonist.

   The plot begins in Argo City, community whose members survived destruction of Superman’s native planet Krypton by emigrating to so-called “inner space”. Protagonist, played by Helen Slater, is Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El who likes to spend time with Zaltar (played by Peter O’Toole), Argo City’s eccentric artist who borrows Omegahedron, artefact powering the city, for his creation. During one of their encounters Kara accidentally loses Omegahedron, which is sucked into trans-dimensional tunnel and brought to Earth. Without it, the city will perish and Kara goes to retrieve it. The item, however, ends in the hands of Selena (played by Faye Dunaway), fortune teller and aspiring witch at fairground near Midvale, Illinois. She gradually learns about its abilities and decides to use it in order to establish total world domination. In the meantime Kara arrives at Midvale and takes identity of Linda Lee, pupil at local all-girl schools. Kara and Selena’s paths cross when Selena gets attracted to school’s groundskeeper and puts love spell on him which inadvertently make him fall in love with Linda/Kara instead.

   Supergirl represented attempt by Alexander and Ilya Salkind, producers behind the original film, to breathe new life into the series following relative failure of Superman III. The project experienced problems, starting with Christopher Reeve’s reluctance to repeat the role of Superman and making absence of his character explained in rather lame and unconvincing way in the film. Due to poor test screening, film was distributed in USA in shortened version, which made the plot confusing. This hardly helped Supergirl at the box-office and the film turned into massive flop. Critics were even less merciful and Faye Dunaway and Peter O’Toole were nominated for Razzies. Salkinds at the end decided to sell their franchise to infamous B-film studio The Cannon Group which would end the series with Superman IV: The Quest for Peace three years later.

   While some of this film’s bad reputation is quite justified, there are elements that make it satisfying and enjoyable experience, at least in its longer version that was initially distributed in non-US markets. Like previous films in Superman series, it features more more than solid special effects that, despite lack of CGI, look convincing and effective even after near four decades. Jerry Goldsmith provides musical score which, despite lack of originality and need to be associated to John Williams’ motives in 1978 soundtrack, proves quite effective. But the greatest asset of the film is Helen Slater, young actress who, just like Christopher Reeve in first film, went through rigorous physical training and detailed preparations for the role which would ultimately be the best and the most iconic in her career. In it she convincingly delivers combination of charm, youthful naivety and determination to do the right thing. Unfortunately, Slater’s efforts were ruined by terrible script by David Odell which adds element of supernatural in the world of Superman which was supposed to be strictly science fiction. Even worse is choice of evil (and often inept) witch for the villain, which leads to terrible overacting by Faye Dunaway, making the film sillier than it’s supposed to be. Many characters are redundant, like Selena’s companion Bianca (played by Brenda Vaccaro) or Linda Lee’s schoolmate Lucy Lane (played by Maureen Teefy), while Selena’s reluctant partner and warlock Nigel (played by British comedian Peter Cook) is underwritten. The plot, in which Selena’s evil plans manifests no further from provincial Illinois town, also looks somewhat parochial compared with epic stories of previous films and there are some serious plot holes. Peter O’Toole being somewhat disinterested in his role doesn’t help Supergirl. However, director Szwarc provides adequate general direction and the film provides silly but good-natured entertainment for children or audience that isn’t too demanding. Helen Slater, sadly, didn’t have opportunity to repeat this particular role, but she later appeared in Smallville and Supergirl, TV shows set in the same fictional universe.

   RATING: 5/10 (+)

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