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16 Apr

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s Big Episode 5 Cameo Sets up the Future of the MCU

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This article contains spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 5. Both WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier had big cameos in store during their fifth episodes, but unlike WandaVision’s Evan Peters reveal, which ultimately proved to be no more important to the MCU than a boner joke, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s surprise introduction of Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine will have much more of an impact on the future of the MCU – and we may see her again very soon after the series ends. Julia Louis-Dreyfus Joins the MCU…

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30 Mar

Does the Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Cast Point to a Young Luke Skywalker Cameo?

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Some fans thought this day would never come but it’s finally happening: Ewan McGregor is returning to the role of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi in a Disney+ live-action series set 10 years after Revenge of the Sith. That means we’ll meet an older Obi-Wan in exile on Tatooine but not quite the same age as Sir Alec Guinness in A New Hope. The fact that the show takes place during a largely unexplored period in the Jedi’s life should provide some exciting narrative opportunities for director Deborah Chow and writer Joby Harold. Interestingly enough, McGregor won’t be the only returning…

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25 Mar

Resident Alien: Inside That Hair-Raising Cameo

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This article contains spoilers for Resident Alien episode 9. In the Syfy series Resident Alien, Harry Vanderspeigle, or the extraterrestrial in the Harry human suit, to be specific, has been trying to get back to his home world after completing a mission to kill everyone on earth. But in the newest episode, “Welcome Aliens,” he has a close encounter with humans in alien suits — as well as one “high-haired gentleman” — at a UFO convention in Dulce, New Mexico. The penultimate episode of the season occurs as Harry (Alan Tudyk) and Asta (Sara Tomko) head to the con to…

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02 Jan

Cobra Kai: Inside That Surprising Season 3 Cameo

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The following contains spoilers for Cobra Kai season 3. When Tory Nichols (Peyton List) first appeared in Cobra Kai, she was the best red herring ever. She introduced herself in season 2 episode 4 “The Moment of Truth” as “Tory… with a ‘Y’” and every fan of the original film went ballistic. In The Karate Kid, Ali Mills (Elisabeth Shue) introduced herself to Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) as “Ali… with an ‘I’” so we all wondered if Tory might be Ali’s daughter.  Then season 3 leads us on even more. In the second episode of this season, “Nature vs Nurture,”…

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14 Nov

The Mandalorian: Titus Welliver Cameo Reminds Us of Lost’s Man in Black

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This Star Wars: The Mandalorian article contains spoilers. The Mandalorian season 2 continues its streak of entertaining episodes with “The Heiress,” which brings in elements from The Clone Wars as well as gives us a clear sign of where the show is headed. Along the way, we’re treated to even more guest appearances, including Battlestar Galactica legend Katee Sackhoff, who brings Mandalorian warrior Bo-Katan Kryze to live-action for the first time, as well as Mercedes Varnado (better known as the WWE wrestler Sasha Banks), who portrays the gun-toting Nite Owl soldier Koska Reeves. Two major cameos in one episode is…

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13 Nov

Dash & Lily: What’s Up With That Bonkers Nick Jonas Cameo?

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In the final episode of Netflix’s YA Christmas romance Dash & Lily, the Jonas Brothers have what (at first) seems to be a straightforward cameo. The ever-earnest Boomer is at their outdoor New Year’s Eve concert at Hudson Yards, so too-cool-for-school Dash has to show up in order to apologize to his best friend. The JoBros play “Like it’s Christmas,” their upbeat holiday song from last year (this year’s tune is a slow jam) while Dash apologizes for being a jerk. Boomer forgives him and forgoes the rest of the concert to help Dash plan his grand gesture. And that’s…

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22 Oct

Star Wars: Could Liam Neeson Cameo as Qui-Gon Jinn in the Obi-Wan Series?

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Liam Neeson’s Qui-Gon Jinn was one of the most visible faces during the buildup to 1999 Star Wars Prequel Trilogy launcher The Phantom Menace, contemporaneously plastered—like the notorious Jar Jar Binks—across all forms of ephemera, knickknacks, toys, and even Pepsi cans. Yet, despite the character’s key role in a spiritual concept crucial to the Prequel storyline, his presence in the mythology all but vanished after Episode I. However, the upcoming Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series could remedy that—emphasis for now on “could.” Of course, Qui-Gon was killed at the end of The Phantom Menace, but the idea of Neeson’s onscreen return…

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27 Aug

Star Trek: Lower Decks Haley Joel Osment Cameo Explained

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This Star Trek: Lower Decks review contains spoilers. Although the mother-daughter dynamic between Captain Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) and Ensign Mariner (Tawny Newsome) dominates much of the newest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, you may have noticed a familiar name pop-up in the credits as part of the guest cast. No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. That did say “Haley Joel Osment.” And, yes, he was a huge part of the episode. Here’s what’s up with O’Connell, the guy who wants to ascend to a higher plane of existence… Throughout the episode, Tend (Noël Wells) is obsessed with…

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23 Aug

Shazam 2 Will Have a Sinbad Cameo and a Cool Title

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At DC’s FanDome, most films shared major reveals like trailers, teasers, villains reveals, and more. But for some movies, the pandemic has put them even further behind schedule (or tossed the schedule out altogether), making it harder to plan the steady drip, drip, drip of promotional reveals. For the lead of 2019’s joyously goofy runaway hit Shazam!, that meant leaning into his charm and a few four-letter words at the top of his panel. After some serious shenanigans about how little he was allowed to say, director David F. Sandberg and the rest of the Shazam! cast Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer,…

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30 Jul

Star Wars: Karl Urban’s The Rise of Skywalker Cameo Revealed

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After being name-checked in The Rise of Skywalker’s end credits under ‘additional voices,’ Star Trek and The Boys star Karl Urban has confirmed that he played a stormtrooper in last year’s Star Wars threequel. “Here’s the process,” he told Digital Spy. “I had the good fortune to go and visit [director] J. J. Abrams while he was shooting The Rise of Skywalker. While I was there, he put me in a stormtrooper uniform and we had a really fun day on set. It’s been one of my life-long goals to be a stormtrooper, so I can tick that off now.”…

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24 Apr

Christopher Jackson Teases In the Heights Cameo, New Movie with Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Musical fans around the world took the news hard this week that In the Heights is being delayed a full 12 months. And stage and screen star Christopher Jackson might be one of them. While he recently told us he understands there are more important things going on in the world at this time, he’s still incredibly excited for fans and newcomers alike to experience the lights up on Washington Heights… especially after being so impressed by the new cast when he visited the In the Heights set to film a scene. “I may have been on-set, I may have…

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