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Fear the Walking Dead star Alycia Debnam-Carey joins Godzilla x Kong sequel

Alycia Debnam-Carey has been added the to cast of the 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' sequel.

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Original body model of ET expected to fetch up to $1m at Sotheby’s

Daughter of Oscar-winning special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi hopes item will ‘continue to inspire’

The Guardian - UK

Original ET model expected to fetch up to £700,000 at auction

The 3ft-tall model was one of three used in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 sci-fi film.

Evening Standard

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Ubisoft's surprisingly ambitious King Kong game faced a sudden change because Peter Jackson's son didn't like the ape's face: "I had to rework Kong’s head, alone in the studio"

The team had "less than two years to develop" the game

GamesRadar

The Monsterverse expands with Return to Skull Island, a comic tying into Netflix's King Kong-centric animated series

Return to Skull Island is a comic book sequel to Netflix's Skull Island animated series

GamesRadar

The best stop-motion movies and where to watch them

Discover some of the best stop motion movies ever to be made and where to watch them

Creative Bloq

Kong gone wrong: the animals misrepresented in movies

After news that a film course is to consider the depiction of donkeys, what other species have been portrayed in a poor light?

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'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' just crashed the Netflix Top 10 — and viewers rate it 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

Monsterverse sequel "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" has

Tom’s Guide

The 25 best shows on Apple TV Plus to watch right now

From Silo to Severance season 2, here are the best Apple TV shows to whack on your watchlist this month

Total Film

Five lesser-known Godzilla films to watch before the king of monsters turns 70

Japan’s greatest monster, Godzilla, turns 70 on November 3 2024, the anniversary of the first movie to feature the character. Godzilla (1954) was a stark exercise in processing the trauma of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings, but its success inspired the longest-running film franchise in history, with 37 sequels.

The Conversation

‘Why shouldn’t power be Black’? How Miriam Makeba won and lost the US

The Black South African singer defied the odds to become a household name in the US. Then she was cancelled.

Al Jazeera

NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Monday, October 7 (game #484)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

TechRadar

A king’s novels, a great ape and a legendary birthplace – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

70 Years Later, The Smartest Sci-Fi Monster Movie Is Getting a Much-Needed Reboot

The creature is back. Will James Wan's 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' actually happen? Here's hoping, plus why the original is still so perfect.

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What Hi-Fi?

9 of the best action scenes to test your subwoofer

These test scenes will be sure to get your living room rumbling.

Inverse

Max Just Quietly Added the Most Underrated Sci-Fi Monster Movie of the Year

'Godzilla: Minus One' may have earned rave reviews and even the first Oscar ever awarded to a Godzilla movie, but it’s equally important to celebrate 'Godzilla x Kong' as the absurd, crowd-pleasing spectacle that kaiju fans deserve.

PC Gamer

1980s court documents show Nintendo considered 'Kong Dong' and 'Kong the Kong' before settling on the name Donkey Kong

Also: Funky Kong is sadly much more canon than we ever realised.

Inverse

94 Years Ago, a Controversial Thriller Launched an Unstoppable Hollywood Trend

As the undisputed champion of gorilla cinema, it’s easy to assume that King Kong invented the genre back in 1933. In reality, however, apes and gorillas were already a common theme in early Hollywood.

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The Guardian - UK

Streaming: Godzilla, Kong and the best monster movies

We look at what makes a great creature feature – from Jaws and Gremlins to low-budget indies like The Descent

Autosport

F1 trophies: 10 of the weirdest designs awarded at a grand prix

While F1 trophies must stick to some rules - for example, showing the F1 logo, official name of the competition and finishing position, as well as stipulations regarding height and weight - there’s a lot of freedom offered to the designers.

Inverse

7 Years Later, the MonsterVerse Finally Answers an Unspoken Mystery

After 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,' Kong is officially King Kong.

TechRadar

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes proves there’s still life in this decades-old franchise

With its downright jaw-dropping visual effects and surprisingly compelling story, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a worthy entry in this long-running franchise.

The Guardian - UK

I value Brummie art, but who else does?

Only in Birmingham could a statue of King Kong be lost twice. The city’s relationship with its cultural history is complicated

WhatToWatch

Apple TV Plus' latest sci-fi renewal shows it beating Netflix at a really important game

While both Apple TV Plus and Netflix have created Monsterverse shows, only the former has stuck the landing.

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King Kong: A Legendary Icon With 13 Films And Counting

Explore the enduring legacy of King Kong, the iconic giant ape, through 13 films and various adaptations across different forms of media.

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