The millennial internet’s vampire and werewolf boyfriends are back to celebrate the young adult romantasy’s cinematic debut 15 years ago. The films propelled current Batman Robert Pattinson into superstardom alongside indie darling Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. Lionsgate had already announced a re-release for The Twilight Saga in theaters; to go with that, there’s now […]
Elon Unveils New Grok AI ‘Companion’ That Looks Uncomfortably Familiar
On Wednesday, Elon Musk discussed a new male AI “companion” that his company xAI is developing, which will run on the company’s unhinged chatbot software Grok. And while it’s not yet clear when this new robot buddy will be released, it sounds an awful lot like Musk is trying to make a romanticized version of […]
A Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter TV Series Will Pick Up Where Twilight Left Off
We love a meta concept, especially when it’s poking fun at something that’s well-equipped to handle a few jokes at its own expense. This latest example is the Twilight franchise, which has seen something of a resurgence in popularity lately, as much as lead vampire Robert Pattinson would rather quietly leave it in the past. […]
Robert Pattinson Reflects on Twilight Hate and the Plight of the Blockbuster
Here we go talking about Twilight again. If for no other reason than it won’t just die, we’ll accept it as a blight on the vampire genre. Former Twilight star Robert Pattinson—the Batman who keeps us waiting, and also the lead(s) in Bong Joon Ho’s upcoming Mickey 17—recently reminisced with GQ Spain about the frenzy […]