Jessica Chastain says a lot of kids have been named after her ‘Interstellar’ character — but a baby-naming site disagrees

Jessica Chastain says a lot of kids have been named after her ‘Interstellar’ character — but a baby-naming site disagrees

Maybe they’re not gravitating to it after all. In a new interview, Jessica Chastain claimed there have been “a lot of couples who have told me they’ve named their children, their daughters Murph,” after her NASA scientist character, Murphy “Murph” Cooper, in the 2014 science fiction film “Interstellar.” “Well, maybe this means it’ll be a boon … Read more

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ actor Doug Jones hangs up sweaty, smelly Saru alien mask: ‘Silicone doesn’t breathe’

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ actor Doug Jones hangs up sweaty, smelly Saru alien mask: ‘Silicone doesn’t breathe’

He’s ripping off his mask — for good. “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Doug Jones has built a professional life as the perpetual prince of prosthetics, often donning all-encompassing costumes, both in film and television. Now the 63-year-old star is shedding his skin as Saru, the lanky Kelpian Starfleet commander on “Discovery,” which launches its fifth … Read more

Wild ‘invisibility shield’ makes you disappear in plain sight: ‘Turning science fiction into reality’

Wild ‘invisibility shield’ makes you disappear in plain sight: ‘Turning science fiction into reality’

This is no magician’s act. British start-up Invisibility Shield Co. has revealed that it has created a 6-foot-tall “Megashield” being sold for $828 — which they claim can make multiple people invisible, like something straight out of a “Harry Potter” film. The shields utilize ultra-large, precision-engineered lens arrays, which form the face of each shield … Read more

Theatergoers thirsty for sci-fi desert sequel ‘Dune: Part Two’ as film raked in $32M

Theatergoers thirsty for sci-fi desert sequel ‘Dune: Part Two’ as film raked in M

Moviegoers were thirsty for this sci-fi desert sequel. “Dune: Part Two” landed in first place in the box office on its opening day, with a solid $32.2 million in sales, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The Post called the film, which is the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel “Dune” by Frank Herbert, a “sci-fi triumph … Read more

The weird space-age world of steampunk series ‘Hello, Tomorrow!’

The weird space-age world of steampunk series ‘Hello, Tomorrow!’

Welcome to “Hello, Tomorrow,” where everything isn’t as it seems. The new Apple TV+ series, starring Billy Crudup as a fast-talking salesman with secrets, unfolds in a weird, hybrid world mixing 1950s attitudes, clothing and lifestyles with a quasi-steampunk futuristic flavor. It’s a world in which sandwiches cost 40 cents, people tool around in tail-finned, … Read more

How a 1967 ‘Star Trek’ episode inspired Dean Devlin’s Syfy series ‘The Ark’

How a 1967 ‘Star Trek’ episode inspired Dean Devlin’s Syfy series ‘The Ark’

There’s a strong personal thread connecting Dean Devlin both to the original “Star Trek” and to his new Syfy series, “The Ark” — his late mother, actress Pilar Seurat, who guest-starred in a 1967 episode of “Star Trek” on NBC. “She was in the ‘Wolf in the Fold’ episode and she plays a psychic princess … Read more

The best book to read based on your zodiac sign

The best book to read based on your zodiac sign

Ernest Hemingway once said, “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” But depending on your zodiac sign, not all friends are created equal. Since the dawn of humanity, we have been storytellers. Literature is one of the greatest art forms human kind has ever known. Great epics fascinated the first people, who passed … Read more