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Trivia: When this series first went into production, Karen and Foggy were not included, and Vanessa Fisk was played by Sandrine Holt. When Marvel decided to retool the series, Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson were brought back to play Karen and Foggy, and Ayelet Zurer was reinstated as Vanessa. Wilson Bethel was also brought back to play Bullseye.

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Trivia: The subplot with various crooked cops appropriating the Punisher's skull symbol is a reference to the fact that police officers in the real world have co-opted the Punisher's logo with the "thin blue line" U.S. flag, despite the fact that the Punisher is a murderous outlaw.

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Trivia: Despite playing María LaGuerta as 15 years younger, Christina Milian is actually a year older than Lauren Vélez was when she originated the role for the original Dexter series.

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9th Apr 2025

What If...? (2021)

What If... What If? - S3-E8

Trivia: When the Eminence is listing off the names of people that Uatu intervened to save, he mentions a woman named Madisynn, with two Ns and one Y. This is a character who appeared in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, who would similarly introduce herself in the same way.

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Trivia: While most films that win the Academy Award for Best Picture are released late in the year ("Oscar season"), this film currently stands as the Best Picture winner with the earliest theatrical release, occurring on February 14.

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Trivia: The first round of casting announcements for this film was shown on Marvel Entertainment's YouTube channel in a live stream lasting more than 5 hours, in which each of the 27 cast members was announced with their name adorning the backside of a director's chair, with each name being revealed in 12-minute intervals.

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27th Mar 2025

Drive (2011)

Trivia: In the original script, Bernie kills Shannon by choking him with a garrote wire. Bryan Cranston suggested changing it to having Bernie slash Shannon's arm under the pretense of shaking his hand, as the handshake originated as a way for two individuals to demonstrate to each other that they were not carrying a weapon.

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Trivia: Charlie Cox was told by Marvel to see this film on its opening weekend so that he could see the crowd's reaction to his surprise cameo. He went to a theatre in his hometown in Connecticut and was snuck into the theatre by the manager. It turns out that his appearance elicited no significant reaction from the crowd, with a lone member of the audience saying, "Oh, cool."

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Trivia: Although they are friends in real life, neither Andrew Garfield nor Charlie Cox knew the other was in this film. Cox texted Garfield when he arrived in Atlanta for shooting and said he thought they were doing a film together, as Garfield was heavily rumoured to be in it. Garfield responded by saying he was filming "SM," to which Cox affirmed they were doing the same film. Garfield then clarified that "SM" meant "Spider-Man," to which Cox also affirmed. It turns out they weren't in each other's scripts.

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26th Mar 2025

Daredevil (2015)

Cut Man - S1-E2

Trivia: When Daredevil rescues the child, during one of the takes, a 28-year-old assistant director was used as a stand-in for Daredevil to pick up, as the child was no longer allowed to be on set for the rest of the day of shooting.

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26th Mar 2025

Daredevil (2015)

Trivia: As of 2025, this is the most recent PG-rated film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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20th Mar 2025

Footloose (1984)

Trivia: While filming an episode of 3rd Rock from the Sun, a guest actor playing a carnival strongman told John Lithgow that, growing up in a small town, his father was similar to Reverend Moore. The man took his father to see Footloose without telling him what it was about, and his father was so moved by Lithgow's performance that he permitted his son to be the first of his six children to attend his high school prom.

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20th Mar 2025

Cliffhanger (1993)

Trivia: John Lithgow considers Eric Qualen to be the corniest villain he's ever played, but also feels that the character has survived the test of time. He also considers this film to have his best death scene.

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18th Mar 2025

Superman (2025)

Trivia: James Gunn was originally offered the chance to direct a sequel to Man of Steel after he was fired by Marvel, but he opted to make The Suicide Squad instead. When Warner Bros decided to scrap the DCEU and start a new shared universe of films, Gunn was brought in to direct this film, as well as oversee the creation of the revamped DC universe of films.

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18th Mar 2025

Superman (2025)

12th Mar 2025

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Trivia: This film was accused of promoting violence against women, spearheaded by Rose McGowan, due to a promotional billboard that showed Apocalypse holding Mystique in a chokehold. Fox later apologized for the advertisement.

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6th Mar 2025

The Brutalist (2024)

Trivia: This is the second film in which Adrien Brody won the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying a Holocaust survivor, following The Pianist. His acceptance speech was also the longest in the ceremony's history, clocking in at 5 minutes and 40 seconds.

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3rd Mar 2025

Happy Gilmore (1996)