Alfonso Gomez-Rejon will direct the first two episodes of Disney+’s Afterlife with Archie, where one attempt to reverse a loss unleashes Riverdale’s undead.

Taika Waititi says his long-developing Star Wars movie is now “very iced,” while he and Tony McNamara pursue a different secret project.

Euclid was mapping distant galaxies when a moving streak revealed its first previously unknown comet. ESA’s real telescope image shows the giveaway.

Tom Hiddleston recalls the quiet direction that led to Loki’s explosive confrontation with Odin, and why that scene still anchors his performance.

Whalefall built its whale interiors around Austin Abrams. New interviews reveal the cramped sets, tiny usable shots and unexpected scene partner behind the thriller.

A fragile 45-second Georges Méliès short survived in a family collection of old reels. The Library of Congress identified it, restored it, and made the film viewable in 4K.

Paul Bettany says a producer told him his career was over. He walked onto Sunset Boulevard, wondered if it was true—and then got a call asking him to play Vision.

Chuck Lorre says Hugh Grant came close to replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men, with a reported $750,000-per-episode offer and one major concern: the live studio audience.

Joe Manganiello’s memoir describes Ben Affleck’s unmade Batman film as a revenge thriller: Deathstroke would target Gordon, abduct Alfred and nearly kill Batman and Batgirl.

A new history-of-science study says Franklin had already calculated key features of DNA’s helical pattern from Photo 49. Photo 51 was her planned, clearer repeat—not a sudden clue she failed to understand.