“So we have a story about a classic, irredeemable villain who is known for thoroughly enjoying their own wickedness with a laugh … except now it’s an origin story in a ’70s-ish setting where the villain is now a sympathetic nobody who’s beaten down by the people on top, a twist involving their parentage and the main ‘antagonist’ of their story, and a scene/trailer set to ‘Smile’ by Nat King Cole. Am I talking about Cruella (2021) or Joker (2019)?” Read more at The Mary Sue. The reemergence of cicadas are also seeing a surge of people trying out cicadas as food for the first time. If you’re one of those people, here’s what you need to know beforehand. Read more at Mental Floss. American Horror Story Season 10 will hit FX in August this year. Here’s everything you need to know. “Ryan Murphy’s creepy anthology series American Horror Story has taken us to haunted houses, sentenced us to an asylum, checked us into a spooky motel, and so much more—and there’s no signs that the FX series will be stopping anytime soon. The nightmarish show was confirmed for a tenth season before its ninth, AHS: 1984, even ended in fall 2019.” Read more at Thrillist. Are you an aspiring video game developer with $20 to spare? The Learn Game Development Build a Bundle from Zenva Academy is all you need. Read more at PCMag. A Quiet Place is expanding its universe after the success of Part II with a newly greenlit spin-off film to be directed by Jeff Nichols. “A Quiet Place is becoming a cinematic universe as Paramount Pictures gave the greenlight to a spin-off film set in the same universe. Deadline reports director Jeff Nichols is set to write and direct. There is no title or plot details, but the studio aims for a 2022 release.” Read more at Gizmodo. Netflix’s new sci-fi series Sweet Tooth is a tiring reflection of the pandemic we’ve all experienced for the past year. Read more at Inverse.
