Patton Oswalt

M.O.D.O.K.!

The co-creator of the Minions on his new movie, writing Batman comics, and what it’s like to have your characters turned into a Twinkee.

(No, seriously. It was rough.)

We’ve seen more than a few sneak peeks of Marvel’s new animated Spider-Man, but Disney XD saved the best for D23. Not only do we have an August premiere, but a full cast including Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy, Doc Ock, and Patton Oswalt as Uncle Ben!

So, two Hellboys and a comedian walk into a bar…

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia came under surprising scrutiny for a series renewed for two more seasons, once series star Glenn Howerton confirmed a potential departure. Now, NBC comedy A.P. Bio has been picked up to series, likely guaranteeing Dennis will be absent from Paddy’s Pub.

In the second act of The Circle (a film so poorly structured that it feels like it has five acts instead of three), Emma Watson’s painfully earnest protagonist Mae Holland decides to go “transparent” and have her entire life live-streamed around the clock, save for the occasional three-minute bathroom break. Throughout these sequences, CGI text boxes appear on screen to display viewer comments in “real-time,” with half-baked thoughts ranging from “I just ate cheese from last year” to “My girlfriend dumped me.” Those comments, often irrelevant and ineloquent, are the only part of The Circle that feels remotely relevant or clever…or entertaining. The rest, like the titular shape, is hollow.

At the time NBC confirmed Hannibal alum Bryan Fuller to be working on a new iteration of Amazing Stories, the showrunner’s plate seemed exceptionally full. Thankfully, Fuller will have strong writers to lighten the load, now confirmed as everyone from Patton Oswalt to Jane Goldman.

Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ finally pivots Season 4’s ‘LMD’ program to answer the Koenig mystery with “Hot Potato Soup,” so can Patton Oswalt come to play every week? And is the revelation of our mystery “Superior” worth it? Find out in our full review of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s latest!

Patton Oswalt, Patton Oswalt and perhaps even Patton Oswalt are all returning to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Next week’s “Hot Potato Soup” will finally answer the question behind the mysteriously multiplicitous Koenig brothers, for which three new clips reintroduce the family, and tease Philinda fans with a long-awaited kiss.