1980s icon Max Headroom is making a long-overdue comeback.

According to Deadline, AMC is now developing a Max Headroom drama, with Matt Frewer reprising the role of the world’s first “Artificial Intelligence” TV personality.

The new Max Headroom series is being written by Halt & Catch Fire scribe, Christopher Cantwell, who will also act as showrunner. That feels like a particularly good choice, seeing that this show was all about the ‘80s computer revolution. Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah’s SpectreVision and All3Media will produce the project.

The character first appeared in a 1985 British cyberpunk movie, Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future but went on to host The Max Headroom Show where he played a selection of music videos in between snarky commentary and hilariously timed visual glitches.

Of course, Max was a smash hit, gaining quite a following. He even appeared in adverts for new Coke, as well as on the cover of Newsweek.

But he became an even bigger sensation when ABC produced Max Headroom – a drama that continued the story that was introduced in the earlier film. The show aired on ABC between 1987 and 1988 when the character’s popularity began to take a hit.

However, he’s remained a cult figure over the years, often referenced in pop culture shows such as Bojack Horseman and even Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He even made a rare appearance in Selena Gomez’s music video, “Love You Like A Love Song”.

Max Headroom’s look is iconic, encapsulating the forward-thinking of the ‘80s computer revolution while remaining distinctly of the era.

Essentially a satire of older television hosts, Max came along at the perfect time – his computer-generated style, heavy makeup, and plastic suit created a very different kind of TV host that the ‘80s youth went wild about.

Although Frewer is best known for Max Headroom, he recently had roles in Fear the Walking Dead and Orphan Black, and notably played the character Moloch in Zack Snyder’s Watchmen.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

1980s icon Max Headroom is making a long-overdue comeback.

According to Deadline, AMC is now developing a Max Headroom drama, with Matt Frewer reprising the role of the world’s first “Artificial Intelligence” TV personality.

The new Max Headroom series is being written by Halt & Catch Fire scribe, Christopher Cantwell, who will also act as showrunner. That feels like a particularly good choice, seeing that this show was all about the ‘80s computer revolution. Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah’s SpectreVision and All3Media will produce the project.

The character first appeared in a 1985 British cyberpunk movie, Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future but went on to host The Max Headroom Show where he played a selection of music videos in between snarky commentary and hilariously timed visual glitches.

Of course, Max was a smash hit, gaining quite a following. He even appeared in adverts for new Coke, as well as on the cover of Newsweek.

But he became an even bigger sensation when ABC produced Max Headroom – a drama that continued the story that was introduced in the earlier film. The show aired on ABC between 1987 and 1988 when the character’s popularity began to take a hit.

However, he’s remained a cult figure over the years, often referenced in pop culture shows such as Bojack Horseman and even Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He even made a rare appearance in Selena Gomez’s music video, “Love You Like A Love Song”.

Max Headroom’s look is iconic, encapsulating the forward-thinking of the ‘80s computer revolution while remaining distinctly of the era.

Essentially a satire of older television hosts, Max came along at the perfect time – his computer-generated style, heavy makeup, and plastic suit created a very different kind of TV host that the ‘80s youth went wild about.

Although Frewer is best known for Max Headroom, he recently had roles in Fear the Walking Dead and Orphan Black, and notably played the character Moloch in Zack Snyder’s Watchmen.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Stranger Things is a cultural phenomenon these days, but not everyone was so sure of its success. It turns out that David Harbour was sure the show would get canceled.

During an interview with BBC’s The One Show, the 47-year-old actor explained why he thought Netflix’s then-new sci-fi horror series was going to bomb.

“I remember when we were shooting the first season,” he said. “We were down in Atlanta, Netflix had given us a budget of about $20. Halfway through I remember my hair person coming up to me, like about episode four we were shooting, and she was like, ‘I don’t think it’s gonna work.'”

Despite the show’s low budget, Stranger Things became an overnight sensation. Debuting on Netflix in July 2016, the first season tapped into ‘80s nostalgia in a way we’ve never quite seen before. The show’s grainy film stock feel and low-fi retro soundtrack helped the show to find its place.

But before it debuted, Harbour still wasn’t convinced.

“By the time we finished, we wrapped, I thought we wouldn’t get a second season” he added. “We’d be the first Netflix show kind of ever to never get a second season. We thought no one would watch it, it was going to be a disaster.”

Of course, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Six years on and Stranger Things is still a massive draw for Netflix. In fact, the fourth season of Stranger Things recently became Netflix’s biggest English-language TV season ever – watched for a staggering 1.4 billion hours since it launched.

IGN’s own review of Stranger Things Season 4 Part 2 said: “There are as many thrills as you could hope for, but also quite a few lovely, tender moments between characters we’ve come to care so much about. There are so many series-best performances that it’s hard to single out any in particular, but it’s especially nice to see Noah Schnapp’s Will get a bit more attention than he did in Part 1.

It still ends up feeling a tad bit unwieldy – a hard thing to avoid when juggling this many characters and storylines – but ultimately, these four hours pack in just about everything a Stranger Things fan could ask for.”

Want to read more about Stranger Things? Check out the 5 burning questions we have after the Season 4 finale, and take a look at how Vecna’s big action scenes were made.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Stranger Things is a cultural phenomenon these days, but not everyone was so sure of its success. It turns out that David Harbour was sure the show would get canceled.

During an interview with BBC’s The One Show, the 47-year-old actor explained why he thought Netflix’s then-new sci-fi horror series was going to bomb.

“I remember when we were shooting the first season,” he said. “We were down in Atlanta, Netflix had given us a budget of about $20. Halfway through I remember my hair person coming up to me, like about episode four we were shooting, and she was like, ‘I don’t think it’s gonna work.'”

Despite the show’s low budget, Stranger Things became an overnight sensation. Debuting on Netflix in July 2016, the first season tapped into ‘80s nostalgia in a way we’ve never quite seen before. The show’s grainy film stock feel and low-fi retro soundtrack helped the show to find its place.

But before it debuted, Harbour still wasn’t convinced.

“By the time we finished, we wrapped, I thought we wouldn’t get a second season” he added. “We’d be the first Netflix show kind of ever to never get a second season. We thought no one would watch it, it was going to be a disaster.”

Of course, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Six years on and Stranger Things is still a massive draw for Netflix. In fact, the fourth season of Stranger Things recently became Netflix’s biggest English-language TV season ever – watched for a staggering 1.4 billion hours since it launched.

IGN’s own review of Stranger Things Season 4 Part 2 said: “There are as many thrills as you could hope for, but also quite a few lovely, tender moments between characters we’ve come to care so much about. There are so many series-best performances that it’s hard to single out any in particular, but it’s especially nice to see Noah Schnapp’s Will get a bit more attention than he did in Part 1.

It still ends up feeling a tad bit unwieldy – a hard thing to avoid when juggling this many characters and storylines – but ultimately, these four hours pack in just about everything a Stranger Things fan could ask for.”

Want to read more about Stranger Things? Check out the 5 burning questions we have after the Season 4 finale, and take a look at how Vecna’s big action scenes were made.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Iron Man director Jon Favreau tried to save Tony Stark from his Avengers: Endgame fate.

During an interview with Vanity Fair, the Russo Brothers explained how they received a phone call from Favreau begging them to reconsider.

“Part of the pressure [not to kill Tony Stark] came from Jon Favreau, who called us up after he read the script… and said to us, ‘Are you really going to kill Iron Man?’” revealed Anthony Russo.

“He did. Yeah,” added Joe Russo. “And I remember pacing on the corner of a stage on the phone with Favreau trying to talk him off a ledge.”

Iron Man debuted in 2008 under Favreau’s direction – essentially kicking off the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it. But Favreau has also appeared throughout the MCU as Happy Hogan, Tony’s security chief, and best pal… so it’s nice to see he was still in Tony’s corner.

Tony Stark’s death in Avengers: Endgame was one of the most powerful moments in the entire MCU, cementing Iron Man in legend while providing the perfect exclamation point to Tony’s story.

But Favreau was having none of it.

“Because he’s like, ‘You can’t do this,’” said Joe. “‘It’s gonna devastate people, and you don’t want them, you know, walking out of the theater and into traffic.’ We did it anyways.”

Ultimately, writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely agreed with the Russos – this was the perfect note for Iron Man to end on… and it made so much sense.

“Everyone knew this was going to be the end of Tony Stark,” said McFeely.

“We had the opportunity to give him the perfect retirement life, within the movie,” added Markus. “[He already got that]. That’s the life he’s been striving for. Are he and Pepper going to get together? Yes. They got married, they had a kid, it was great. It’s a good death. It doesn’t feel like a tragedy. It feels like a heroic, finished life.”

Iron Man fans may feel his absence to this day, but it was the heroic end Tony deserved.

Want to read more about Marvel’s Avengers? Check out our guide to Marvel’s Phase 4 plans, as well as everything Marvel announced at San Diego Comic Con.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Iron Man director Jon Favreau tried to save Tony Stark from his Avengers: Endgame fate.

During an interview with Vanity Fair, the Russo Brothers explained how they received a phone call from Favreau begging them to reconsider.

“Part of the pressure [not to kill Tony Stark] came from Jon Favreau, who called us up after he read the script… and said to us, ‘Are you really going to kill Iron Man?’” revealed Anthony Russo.

“He did. Yeah,” added Joe Russo. “And I remember pacing on the corner of a stage on the phone with Favreau trying to talk him off a ledge.”

Iron Man debuted in 2008 under Favreau’s direction – essentially kicking off the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it. But Favreau has also appeared throughout the MCU as Happy Hogan, Tony’s security chief, and best pal… so it’s nice to see he was still in Tony’s corner.

Tony Stark’s death in Avengers: Endgame was one of the most powerful moments in the entire MCU, cementing Iron Man in legend while providing the perfect exclamation point to Tony’s story.

But Favreau was having none of it.

“Because he’s like, ‘You can’t do this,’” said Joe. “‘It’s gonna devastate people, and you don’t want them, you know, walking out of the theater and into traffic.’ We did it anyways.”

Ultimately, writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely agreed with the Russos – this was the perfect note for Iron Man to end on… and it made so much sense.

“Everyone knew this was going to be the end of Tony Stark,” said McFeely.

“We had the opportunity to give him the perfect retirement life, within the movie,” added Markus. “[He already got that]. That’s the life he’s been striving for. Are he and Pepper going to get together? Yes. They got married, they had a kid, it was great. It’s a good death. It doesn’t feel like a tragedy. It feels like a heroic, finished life.”

Iron Man fans may feel his absence to this day, but it was the heroic end Tony deserved.

Want to read more about Marvel’s Avengers? Check out our guide to Marvel’s Phase 4 plans, as well as everything Marvel announced at San Diego Comic Con.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Despite being comic book nemeses, Shazam and Black Adam don’t appear to be crossing paths any time soon despite both characters having upcoming movies in the works at DC.

“There hasn’t really been a conversation about that,” says Shazam Fury of the Gods director David F. Sandberg when asked by Collider if there are any plans to finally pit Zachary Levi’s Shazam against Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam.

“I know, at the moment, Black Adam is sort of its thing and Shazam is its thing. Then we’ll see where it all goes in the future, but I haven’t really been a part of any conversations like that.”

In the comics, Black Adam is the first champion chosen by the Wizard, something that was alluded to in the 2019 Shazam film. This origin story will be further explored in the Black Adam solo film coming later this year.

While Sandberg’s comments hint that there may be a crossover at some point, it’s a bit strange that these two characters still won’t crossover with each other. But considering how well the first Shazam movie handled its origin story without Black Adam, perhaps it’s not such a huge roadblock.

With the DC film universe going their seemingly separate ways, there doesn’t appear to be an appetite to re-create the MCU at Warner Bros. The Batman starring Robert Pattinson launched its own series, while the Snyderverse keeps on chugging with the news that Ben Affleck’s Batman will appear in Aquaman 2.

How do you feel about the many directions of the DC Film Universe? Sound off in the comments below.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Despite being comic book nemeses, Shazam and Black Adam don’t appear to be crossing paths any time soon despite both characters having upcoming movies in the works at DC.

“There hasn’t really been a conversation about that,” says Shazam Fury of the Gods director David F. Sandberg when asked by Collider if there are any plans to finally pit Zachary Levi’s Shazam against Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam.

“I know, at the moment, Black Adam is sort of its thing and Shazam is its thing. Then we’ll see where it all goes in the future, but I haven’t really been a part of any conversations like that.”

In the comics, Black Adam is the first champion chosen by the Wizard, something that was alluded to in the 2019 Shazam film. This origin story will be further explored in the Black Adam solo film coming later this year.

While Sandberg’s comments hint that there may be a crossover at some point, it’s a bit strange that these two characters still won’t crossover with each other. But considering how well the first Shazam movie handled its origin story without Black Adam, perhaps it’s not such a huge roadblock.

With the DC film universe going their seemingly separate ways, there doesn’t appear to be an appetite to re-create the MCU at Warner Bros. The Batman starring Robert Pattinson launched its own series, while the Snyderverse keeps on chugging with the news that Ben Affleck’s Batman will appear in Aquaman 2.

How do you feel about the many directions of the DC Film Universe? Sound off in the comments below.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

The revival of DC's Milestone Comics imprint continues with the release of the brand-new documentary film called Milestone Generations, which debuts July 29th on HBO Max.

The film, directed by Justice A. Whitaker and narrated by Cliff “Method Man” Smith, features new interviews with Milestone co-founder Denys Cowan and archival footage of Cowan's fellow co-founder, the late Dwayne McDuffie. Other key comics industry voices including Paul Levitz and former DC Comics publisher Jenette Kahn are also interviewed, offering insight on the massive influence Milestone wielded during its brief '90s heyday thanks to titles like Icon, Hardware, Blood Syndicate and Static.

In addition, the film chronicles 2021's relaunch of the Milestone banner by DC and the Milestone Initiative, a program to identify, support and elevate emerging diverse writers and artists within the comic book world.

Co-founder Denys Cowan told IGN during a conversation at SDCC that the documentary offers validation for the trailblazing work Milestone did in addressing the lack of storytellers of color in the comics industry. "It's something I'm very proud of, what we did," Cowan told IGN.

While representation remains an issue for comics publishers today, the lack of diversity was even more pronounced back in the Bronze Age. Even when African-American heroes like Luke Cage and Black Lightning were launched in the 1970s, white creators often handled the storytelling.

In the documentary, Cowan relates a story of how a conversation with comics legend Jim Steranko in 1989 planted the seed in his mind that would help give birth to Milestone.

"I shared this story in the film, how Jim Steranko had been approached by a major comics publisher and asked to create black comic book characters," Cowan recalls. "Jim came up to me [at a comics show] in New York City and said, "I don't think I'm the right man for the job. Do you know who might be?" And that was like a light bulb going off for me."

That talk with Steranko, whom Cowan considers a huge influence, showed the artist that the opportunity existed to fill a vacuum in comics. A few years later, Milestone would be created to do just that.

Milestone Generations is available to stream now on HBO Max.

For even more on Comic-Con, be sure to brush up on everything that was announced at the show, and see IGN's picks for the winners of Comic-Con 2022.

The revival of DC's Milestone Comics imprint continues with the release of the brand-new documentary film called Milestone Generations, which debuts July 29th on HBO Max.

The film, directed by Justice A. Whitaker and narrated by Cliff “Method Man” Smith, features new interviews with Milestone co-founder Denys Cowan and archival footage of Cowan's fellow co-founder, the late Dwayne McDuffie. Other key comics industry voices including Paul Levitz and former DC Comics publisher Jenette Kahn are also interviewed, offering insight on the massive influence Milestone wielded during its brief '90s heyday thanks to titles like Icon, Hardware, Blood Syndicate and Static.

In addition, the film chronicles 2021's relaunch of the Milestone banner by DC and the Milestone Initiative, a program to identify, support and elevate emerging diverse writers and artists within the comic book world.

Co-founder Denys Cowan told IGN during a conversation at SDCC that the documentary offers validation for the trailblazing work Milestone did in addressing the lack of storytellers of color in the comics industry. "It's something I'm very proud of, what we did," Cowan told IGN.

While representation remains an issue for comics publishers today, the lack of diversity was even more pronounced back in the Bronze Age. Even when African-American heroes like Luke Cage and Black Lightning were launched in the 1970s, white creators often handled the storytelling.

In the documentary, Cowan relates a story of how a conversation with comics legend Jim Steranko in 1989 planted the seed in his mind that would help give birth to Milestone.

"I shared this story in the film, how Jim Steranko had been approached by a major comics publisher and asked to create black comic book characters," Cowan recalls. "Jim came up to me [at a comics show] in New York City and said, "I don't think I'm the right man for the job. Do you know who might be?" And that was like a light bulb going off for me."

That talk with Steranko, whom Cowan considers a huge influence, showed the artist that the opportunity existed to fill a vacuum in comics. A few years later, Milestone would be created to do just that.

Milestone Generations is available to stream now on HBO Max.

For even more on Comic-Con, be sure to brush up on everything that was announced at the show, and see IGN's picks for the winners of Comic-Con 2022.