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However theyre what Ford Riley uses when describingThe Lion Guard, a Disney Junior series he executive produces. Riley admits its a big challenge. Watching how they co-existed helped to inspire many of the main characters interactions. Ad content continues below Riley also drew heavily from classic mythology to fuel the ongoing plots of the series. Its in that film where Riley found the strong central conflict that would make upThe Lion Guard....

Tarantulabanks on characters and small-scale storytelling and creates something deceptively beautiful in the process. DEN OF GEEK: First off, how did this idea and this universe of Tierra Chula come about? Was it something that youd been thinking about in some sense for a long time? CARSON MELL: Yeah, I had been thinking about it for a long time. What about these sorts of individuals is interesting to you? Why focus on these aspects of society?...

It’s 20 years today that Tomorrow Never DIes first landed in UK cinemas. But was it, in its own way, ahead of its time? This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. And yet, two decades since its release, it is a film which feels disconcertingly relevant. In many ways, of course, the world in 1997 was a very different place. Wheres James Bond when you need him…?

John offers a personal look at a key thematic conflict running throughout The History Channel’s Vikings. Warning: Contains spoilers for Vikings. This story originally appeared onDen of Geek UK. I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. There was something so civilized about what we found there that it seemed almost lifeless....

The gifted actress is the female lead twice over in James Francos The Disaster Artist. Ad content continues below Ari Graynor:I mean Id heard aboutThe Roomfor years. Just sort of in passing. People that I had worked with sort of talking about. So I heard about it, but Id never seen it. Maybe I had seen a couple bits online. But it wasnt until James reached out to me aboutThe Disaster Artistand said, Do you knowThe Room?...

Ferdinand, the new animation from the studio behind the Ice Age films, is out this weekend. We spoke to its director Carlos Saldanha… It was very important. I think thats why it became a classic. Ad content continues below I was always trying to think, what is it that makes that special? The idea of being true to who you are. You mention your children reading the book, when was your first encounter with this story?...

Good tidings we bring with this selection of holiday-themed gift ideas! Look, we get it. Holiday shopping is a drag. It doesnt have to be though. For example, check out these December-appropriate gifts that would even cure Ebenezeer Scrooge of his seasonal affection disorder. Fear not then, because Fun.com has got you. And the best bit? Check this out: The inside of the suit jacket features imagery of the TARDIS interior....

Karen Gillan and Jake Kasdan talk reimagining Jumanjis rules for a new generation. This article was originally published in the Den of Geek Special Edition Magazine.Click here to view the full issue! It took going to a rainforest for the world ofJumanjito live again. At least that is how it appears to Jake Kasdan, director ofJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. It was kind of the moment where it becomes real all at once....

Getting up to leave as soon as the end credits start: is that a bad thing? How is this even a question?! There are two main reasons for cinema fans passionate advocacy for staying in your seats. Firstly, films are made by more than one or two people. But it was not always so. There was, however, little expectation that anyone would sit through them. This can be clearly seen in the jokes in the credits in films from the 1980s and 1990s....

Should filmmakers stick religiously to the source material? In the case of Stephen King adaptations, it can work very well both ways… This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. I watchedThe Shiningrecently, a film I havent seen for at least 15 years, maybe more. Watching it again, now, Im surprised at how powerful it still is. Everything and everyone within that terrifyingly claustrophobic environment is superbly realized. He still wants to protect his family....

Welcome to a new generation of DC superhero greatness. Whoever thought that a super powered son of Superman would be embraced by fans? But the youngest Kent is not the only second generation costumed champion swatting bad guys around the DC Universe. Where Damien is dark and driven, Jonathan is bright and hopeful. Where their fathers make up the Worlds Finest team, Superboy and Robin make up the Super Sons....

Tarantula excels with its bizarre meditations on the human condition in this thoughtful new animated comedy. Are you Echo Johnson? Tis my pleasure and tis my plight. It may have taken some time, but TBS has put together a legitimately great collection of programming. Their latest offering, the animated seriesTarantula, makes for yet another worthy addition to their lineup. Most importantly,Tarantulaunderstands how to still make these characters lovable in spite of their many flaws....

Its all a matter of rhythm and counterpoint, contrast and dynamics. Ad content continues below What was the thinking behind it? The book inspired this film very much, but the film had to be built out from there. For a feature film there are new characters and back story and things. We looked to the story to find the look of our film and it sort of emerged that way....