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If You Want The Snyderverse To Continue, Write It!
What becomes of the tales that are never shared? This is a question that lingers over the Snyderverse. For a long time, fans have pushed to bring Zack Snyder's vision of the DC universe back into active development. Lately, some fans have turned to generative AI to produce fan-made clips, envisioning how Justice League 2 and 3 might have turned out.
By Jenna Deedy14 days ago in Geeks
Notes from the Mind Palace
Entry... Whatever: The Comfort Carousel If you look closely at the titles stacked near the television, you can map out the exact texture of a person's internal weather.
By Syl De'Vil15 days ago in Geeks
China’s Music Industry Is Broken for Everyone
1 At two in the morning, a singer sits on the sofa outside a recording studio. His phone screen is still lit. Three days after release, his new song has two million plays. In the comments, someone writes, “I’ve had this on loop all day.” Someone else writes, “The chorus hit and I started crying.” He scrolls down to the backend revenue details. One yuan and seventy cents.
By Jin16 days ago in Geeks
The 2026 National Day Box Office Just Hit a 12-Year Low. Here’s What Nobody Is Saying
1. The Brakes Hit the Floor On October 1, the opening day of China’s National Day holiday, nationwide box office was 176 million yuan. The same day in 2025 brought in 321 million yuan. In one day, 145 million yuan disappeared. That is a 45.2 percent drop. Admissions fell by 3.52 million.
By Jin16 days ago in Geeks
Best of Both Worlds. Top Story - October 2026.
In my childhood I enjoyed Hannah Montana because she got to live two different lives. As Miley she could be treated like any high school girl and as Hannah as an adored celebrity. People either encouraged my enjoyment of the show or made negative commentary like, "Everyone would know they are the same person, you would have to be dumb to not." I think about this and wonder... The word isn't dumb, more like influenced by society to believe a certain way. I already knew people with different status are approached and spoken to differently. People will go with what they have been told about someone and how that may affect interacting with them.
By Seashell Harpspring 18 days ago in Geeks
The New Resident Evil Movie Has No Leon, No Jill, and No Chris. It's Also the Best One Yet.
Two Things You Probably Care About Most First, this film's relationship to the Resident Evil games is roughly the same as your relationship to your online gaming handle: same name, vaguely similar soul, but the things you actually do are completely different. Leon, Claire, Jill, Chris. None of them show up. The protagonist is a medical courier named Bryan.
By Jin18 days ago in Geeks
The Steamed-Bun Face: When Filler Stops Leaving
Zhou Yangqing made a joke on a talk show. She said her face had become "mantou"-like: a steamed bun, the plain white kind. The audience laughed. Some people watching at home did not.
By Jin19 days ago in Geeks
An Interview With WEBTOON Creators Punko and Derek V. Song
Back in August, I had the opportunity to speak to two of the biggest names on WEBTOON - Punko , the creator of the hit series Stagtown and Cinderella Boy , and Derek V. Song , best known for his work as a writer on Fantasy High , The Last Bloodline , and Paranoid Mage .
By John Dodge19 days ago in Geeks
I Still Get Pulled Out of Aquaman, and I’m Done Pretending Otherwise
When I rewatched Aquaman, Mera rose out of the water. Red hair. Sea water against her shoulders. Clean movement. A bullet comment floated across the screen: two words. I hit pause. The pause key in the upper-left corner of my keyboard made a plastic click. I went to get a glass of water. I came back. I dragged the progress bar back. I watched the shot again. Still pulled out.
By Jin20 days ago in Geeks
She Didn’t Fight the System. She Learned to Read It.
1. It opened eighth. Ten days later, it passed 42%. On September 11, 2026, Orchid Fragrance as Before premiered on CCTV-8’s secondary prime-time slot and Tencent Video. No top-tier stars. No large marketing push. It opened with a 4.9% market share on Yunhe, ranked eighth, and drew about 6 million plays. Many in the industry stopped watching.
By Jin21 days ago in Geeks
She Was Cast as the Live-Action Version of an AI Star. Then the Hate Started.
The audition room’s air conditioning was too cold. Hu Dongqing finished the third passage of dialogue. Lao Zhou, the casting director, didn’t look up. He turned his phone screen toward her. On it was Jiang Yuechu from the AI version of The Chronicle of Myriad Demons : a modeled face, pupils with starlight, hair moving without wind.
By Jin21 days ago in Geeks
Verity Film: UK Release Date, Cast and Reviews of the Colleen Hoover Adaptation
The big screen adaptation of Verity brings author Colleen Hoover back to cinemas with a high profile psychological thriller. Directed by Michael Showalter, the film pairs Oscar winner Anne Hathaway with Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett for a dark story of obsession, manuscript notes and hidden secrets.
By Dadson Wanjohi 22 days ago in Geeks