Charles Pulliam-Moore is a Film & TV writer for The Verge focusing on genre entertainment and how disparate, fandom-specific conversations coalesce into what we know as “the discourse.” Before coming to The Verge, Charles wrote about comic books, labor, race and a multitude of other topics at io9 and Gizmodo, and his writing has also been featured on NPR’s Code Switch blog. When he isn’t reading the source material for a piece or decompressing with a comfort horror movie, Charles is usually somewhere on his bike.
Disney and Pixar’s latest feature gets at the heart of how we let tech hurt us.
Under Lachlan Murdoch’s leadership, Roku will become a doorway to all things Fox.
The two projects highlight how it takes more than nostalgia to reinvigorate a franchise.
AI wasn’t just slop at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Lionsgate’s partnershuip with Runway seemed to have hit a major snag last fall when the companies couldn’t get their AI model to generate footage suitable to be turned into a full-on movie. And now, they’re reportedly putting more energy into producing “short episodic series using existing Lionsgate IP.”
Quilty claims to predict box office success.
Along with announcing when Pokémon Champions will arrive on iOS and Android, The Pokémon Company revealed the signature abilities of Mega Raichu X and Y, which will become playable in Champions after receiving free in-game rewards.
To commemorate the Pokémon franchise’s 30th anniversary, The Pokémon Company is about to drop a special Celebration set that will feature the reprints of rare cards that have long since been out of print and a new style of illustration from Japanese artist YOSHIROTTEN. The set debuts on September 16th.
Filmmakers like Kane Parsons are getting their start on YouTube, before moving to bigger productions.