Star Wars' John Boyega and Black Panther's Letitia Wright are set to star in the adaptation of Katie Khan's novel, Hold Back the Stars, a Sci-Fi love story.

As reported by THR, Hold Back the Stars "centers on a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen."

Boyega, who has played Finn since 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Wright, who portrays Shuri from Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War, will star in the film being directed by Mike Cahill, who has lead such films as 2014's I Origins.

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Cable and satellite TV providers lost 1.1 million subscribers between July and September, their largest quarterly loss ever, according to a MoffettNathanson, a media research firm.

Per USA Today, Dish alone had a net loss of 341,000, (367,000 in total losses were slightly offset by 26,000 Sling TV additions) a dramatic increase from the 16,000 it lost during the same quarter in 2017. AT&T's DirectTV wasn't too far behind with a net loss of 297,000. All satellite providers combined dropped 726,000 subscribers.

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Never ones to shy away from a hot pop culture moment, the writers of South Park made Red Dead Redemption 2 the barrel end of the joke on both last week's episode, titled, "Time to Get Cereal" and then the part 2 follow-up this week, called "Nobody Got Cereal?"

These episodes are notable not just for Red Dead 2's inclusion, but also the return of Al Gore (who's become a bowler in the South Park universe since losing the 2000 presidential election) and ManBearPig, the exactly-what-it-sounds-like demon that Gore warned South Park about back in Season 10.

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Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger has revealed that Disney's upcoming streaming service will be called Disney+.

Announced during a live audio webcast of Disney's fiscal full year and fourth quarter 2018 financial results, Iger confirmed the name of Disney+ and that it is still scheduled to launch in late 2019.

Alongside the name announcement, Iger confirmed that a second Star Wars live-action series was in development at Lucasfilm for Disney+ and that it will be a prequel to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

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Best Buy dropped its Black Friday sales flyer, joining a growing list of retailers who've made their 2018 Black Friday sales known.  We also have predictions on what we expect from Black Friday 2018.

Best Buy is kicking off the shopping season by making some of its Black Friday 2018 deals live already. These preview deals were live until Sunday, November, at which point Best Buy wrapped them up and put them on the shelf. They'll be back on Black Friday, so here are some of the best deals you can expect.

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Disney CEO and Chairman Bob Iger announced Thursday that a second Star Wars live-action series is in development for Disney's streaming service, Disney+.

The series will be a prequel to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and will feature Cassian Andor in the years prior to the events in the film. Diego Luna will be reprising his role as Andor.

“Going back to the Star Wars universe is very special for me,” Luna said. “I have so many memories of the great work we did together and the relationships I made throughout the journey. We have a fantastic adventure ahead of us, and this new exciting format will give us the chance to explore this character more deeply.”

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If the current runtime of Avengers 4 stands, it will be the longest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie yet at 3 hours long.

As reported by THR, via an Instagram chat to promote his new Los Angeles bar, Duello, Avengers 4 co-director Joe Russo stated that "the running time on Avengers 4 is currently sitting right at three hours. We'll see if that holds."

A follow-up question was then asked about where the currently untitled Avengers 4 was in terms of post-production, in which Russo said "we're about halfway through the editing process."

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Warning! Full SPOILERS follow for the Season 6 finale of Netflix's House of Cards.

At the start of the final season of Netflix's House of Cards, there's a noticeable character missing, as Frank Underwood, the former fictional President of the United States, dies off-screen in what his wife Claire (Robin Wright) describes to the press as an accidental overdose (but reveals to the audience was murder).

All of the narrative upheavals are due to Kevin Spacey's off-screen behavior after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced, eventually leading to his removal from the series entirely while Season 6 was still in production. Despite Spacey's abrupt exit, the writers do give closure to Frank's story, which isn't revealed until the final minutes of episode 8, in a face-off featuring two of Frank's closest allies. Here's how it goes down.

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The holiday shopping season is upon us, and if you know someone looking for that special Nintendo gift this year, we've put together this guide to help you make an informed decision on the best Nintendo gifts of 2018.

Nintendo Switch: Fortnite - Double Helix Bundle

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