Kate Gardner, Author at The Mary Sue

Kate Gardner

Kate (they/them) says sorry a lot for someone who is not sorry about the amount of strongly held opinions they have. Raised on a steady diet of The West Wing and classic film, they are now a cosplayer who will fight you over issues of inclusion in media while also writing coffee shop AU fanfic for their favorite rare pairs.

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Ewan McGregor as Dan Torrance in Doctor Sleep.

Interview: Doctor Sleep Director Mike Flanagan Talks Horror and Finding Hope in Bleak Stories

Doctor Sleep might be the year’s best Stephen King adaptation, and is easily one of the best mainstream horror offerings of 2019. It should also make Mike Flanagan, the film’s writer and director, a household horror name.

Rose, Abra, and Danny on Doctor Sleep poster.

Review: Doctor Sleep Might Be the Year’s Best Stephen King Adaptation

Mike Flanagan knows his ghosts, and I’m not just talking about the spooky and spectral kind. In the first episode of his masterful The Haunting of Hill House, one of his lead characters reveals his take on ghosts as being “a lot of things. A memory, a daydream, a secret. Grief, anger, guilt. But, in my experience, most times they're just what we want to see. Most times, a ghost is a wish.”

The poster for Paranormal Activity promised terror to audiences.

Ten Years Later, Let’s Remember the Buzz Around Paranormal Activity

The buzz around low budget horror film 'Paranormal Activity' turned the film into an event movie.

will channing tatum's remy labeau movie ever see the light of day?

Things We Saw Today: Channing Tatum’s Gambit Movie Is Officially, Officially Dead

In case you were still holding out hope that the long delayed Gambit movie starring Channing Tatum would come to fruition, it's time to let that go.

ANTIBES, FRANCE - JULY 24: Sir Elton John on stage during the first “Midsummer Party” hosted by Elton John and David Furnish to raise funds for the Elton John Aids Foundation at the Villa Dorane on July 24, 2019 in Antibes, France. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for EJAF)

Elton John Is No Fan of The Lion King Remake

"The new version of The Lion King was a huge disappointment to me, because I believe they messed the music up."

Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

The Cassian Andor Pilot Will Be Written by Someone Who Knows Him Well

The as yet untitled Cassian Andor series for Disney+ has scored a Star Wars writer for the pilot.

Spider-Man (Tom Holland) and Venom (Tom Hardy) could team up in a future film.

Venom Director Teases a Crossover With Spider-Man

Venom director Ruben Fleischer is teasing a possible crossover with everyone's favorite neighborhood Spider-Man.

This Trailer For Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary Has Us Cheering

By Grabthar's hammer, the trailer for 'Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary' looks amazing.

venom tom hardy

Venom 2 Rumored to Be Adding a Second Villain to Torment Eddie Brock and His Symbiote Life Partner

Venom 2 is shaping up to be weirder and more wonderful than the first Venom.

Zoe Kravitz is going to Gotham in The Batman, where she'll play Selina Kyle/Catwoman.

Zoë Kravitz Cast as Selina Kyle/Catwoman in Matt Reeves’s The Batman

Catwoman is back in Gotham.