Godzilla Minus One dominated theaters across Japan when it dropped earlier this Fall, and now critics across North America have agreed that the film is taking over for a reason as Godzilla Minus One is now officially certified fresh with Rotten Tomatoes! With Godzilla Minus One dropping this week, reviews started to come in for the newest take on Godzilla. Making a rare debut with 100% for its early review scores, fans had been curious to see whether or not this takeover of Rotten Tomatoes would continue as it reached its wider release. Thankfully, that score has held strong and in the high 90s.

Rotten Tomatoes has announced that Godzilla Minus One is officially certified fresh with a 96% score with critics across 85 reviews as of the time of this writing, and 98% score with audiences with over 1,000 audience reviews catalogued. Given that the newest take on TOHO's famous kaiju has been a huge part of the conversation ever since it was first announced, Godzilla Minus One has been just as big of a critical hit fans had hoped to see!

#GodzillaMinusOne is now Certified Fresh at 96% on the Tomatometer, with 83 reviews: https://t.co/iWqsOuCuJ2 pic.twitter.com/Re6rD4pASO

-- Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) December 4, 2023

How to Watch Godzilla Minus One

Rated PG-13 for "creature violence and action," Godzilla Minus One is now in theaters across the United States. Written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki (Stand By Me Doraemon 3, Lupin III: The First) for Toho ahead of Godzilla's milestone 70th anniversary, Godzilla Minus One stars the likes of Ryunosuke Kamiki as Koichi Shikishima, Minami Hamabe as Noriko Oishi, Yuki Yamada as Shiro Mizushima, Munetaka Aoki as Sosaku Tachibana, Hidetaka Yoshioka as Kenji Nada, Sakura Ando as Sumiko Ota, and Kuranosuke Sasaki as Yoji Akitsu.

Toho teases Godzilla Minus One as such, "After the war, Japan's economic state has been reduced to zero. Godzilla appears and plunges the country into a negative state." Koiju Ueda, President of Toho International further teased the movie as such, "Set in a post-war Japan, Godzilla Minus One will once again show us a Godzilla that is a terrifying and overwhelming force...The concept is that Japan, which had already been devastated by the war, faces a new threat with Godzilla, bringing the country into the 'minus.'"

What did you think of Godzilla Minus One? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

The Season 2 finale of Yellowstone aired Sunday night on CBS, but the broadcaster isn't done with the high Paramount Network series just yet. On Monday, it was announced that CBS will continue airing Yellowstone with Season 3 starting in January. According to The Wrap, Yellowstone Season 3 will premiere on CBS on Sunday, January 14th at 8 p.m. ET with three episodes. The third season will continue airing on Sundays in January with the Season 3 finale premiering on Monday, January 29th at 10 p.m. ET as part of a "two-night" finale event.

The third season of Yellowstone coming to CBS comes as the series has been a ratings hit for CBS. The Taylor Sheridan created series' CBS debut was a huge success for the network with 6.56 million viewers and while those numbers dipped a little -- presumably since viewers are able to stream additional current seasons and episodes of the series on Peacock -- it's still a ratings driver. The series is also bringing in viewers who had never before seen the hit series. Half of the massive audience that tuned in for Yellowstone's broadcast premiere were first-time viewers just getting acquainted with the Dutton family.

When Will Yellowstone Return With New Episodes?

While CBS is airing episodes of Yellowstone from the start, the series is currently in its fifth season, but it may be a while before fans are able to get back to new episodes of the series. Yellowstone went on a midseason break earlier this year and thus far, production on the remaining episodes of Season 5 has not even begun. Additionally, Yellowstone is set to end with Season 5 as Kevin Costner, who plays patriarch John Dutton III, is departing the series. A sequel series, 2024, is in the works. The series will star Academy Award winning actor Matthew McConaughey. Another spinoff, 1944, is also in the works.

"Within five years, we grew Yellowstone from a hit U.S. cable show with five million viewers into a global hit franchise with over 100 million fans around the world and multiple extensions - and, we're just getting started," said Chris McCarthy, President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios. "On the heels of 1883 and 1923's success, our new planned spinoffs, 1944 and 2024, will take audiences on a thrilling, new and unexpected journey with the complex and compelling storytelling that has become a hallmark of the franchise and has helped turn it into a worldwide cultural phenomenon - thanks to the creative mastermind of Taylor Sheridan."

Are you excited Season 3 of Yellowstone will air on CBS? Let us know in the comment section.

One Piece's anime is starting to set the stage for the next major arc from Eiichiro Oda's original manga series, and the promo for the next episode of the series is setting up for a return from Boa Hancock, Koby, and even Blackbeard! As One Piece begins to fill in the gaps of what happened after the Reverie while Luffy and the Straw Hats were stuck on Wano, some big reveals have shaken up the pirate hierarchy in some pretty wild ways. And with the Seven Warlords system dissolved during the Reverie, it left the Warlords themselves fighting against the Navy.

With the newest episode of the series updating the Straw Hats' new place in the world, and explaining how Buggy ended up being recognized as a new Emperor of the Sea, the next episode of the anime teases a follow up to another former Warlord, Boa Hancock. Picking up from the tease that saw the Marines attacking her island following the Reverie, it's teased that both Koby and Blackbeard were involved in a chaotic new battle. You can check out the promo for One Piece Episode 1087 below.

How to Watch One Piece Episode 1087

One Piece Episode 1087 is titled "The War on the Island of Women! A Case Involving Koby the Hero" and the promo for the episode teases it as such, "Navy Captain Koby invades, leading new Pacifistas. Seizing on the confusion, the Emperor of the Sea Blackbeard comes to raid. Pirate Empress Hancock fights back. Who will win this three-way struggle, where darkness and beauty intermingle?" One Piece Episode 1087 will be premiering in Japan on Sunday, December 10th (Saturday, December 9th internationally), and will be available for streaming with Crunchyroll following its debut overseas.

If you wanted to catch up with the One Piece anime as it sets up the next major arc, you can stream the entire series (along with an available English dub, specials, and movies) with Crunchyroll. They tease the One Piece anime as such, "Monkey D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in the way of his quest to become the king of all pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line and beyond, this is one captain who'll never give up until he's claimed the greatest treasure on Earth: the Legendary One Piece!"

What are you hoping to see from Hancock, Koby, and even Blackbeard's return in the next One Piece episode? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

DC's Suicide Squad is going to be making their anime debut with a brand new fantasy series, and Suicide Squad Isekai has announced when it will be hitting with the first tease of the new story! Suicide Squad Isekai will be taking the DC Comics rogues and putting them into a wild situation. Though it's going to be brand new to them, it's not the case for anime fans as Isekai remain one of the biggest subgenres in recent years. But soon fans will get to see a new spin on them with Suicide Squad Isekai scheduled for a release in 2024.

With a global release planned for some time in 2024, Warner Bros. Japan has revealed a ton of new details about what to expect for Suicide Squad Isekai. Confirming that the cast will be led by the likes of Anna Nagase as Harley Quinn, Yuichiro Umehara as The Joker, Reigo Yamaguchi as Deadshot, Takehito Koyasu as Peacemaker, Jun Fukuyama as Clayface, and Subaru Kimura as King Shark, Warner Bros. Japan teases Suicide Squad Isekai's story with the following synopsis.

Suicide Squad Isekai Story Revealed

"In the crime-ridden city of Gotham, Amanda Waller, the head of A.R.G.U.S., has assembled a group of notorious criminals for a mission: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface, and King Shark. These Super-Villains are sent into an otherworldly realm that's connected to this world through a gate. It's a world of swords and magic where orcs rampage and dragons rule the skies--an 'ISEKAI'!

With lethal explosives planted in their necks, there's no running or hiding, and failing the mission means a one-way ticket to the afterlife! Can Harley Quinn and her crew conquer this perilous ISEKAI realm?! Brace yourselves for the pulse-pounding saga of the elite task force known as the 'Suicide Squad' as they embark on a jaw-dropping adventure!"

Eri Osada will be directing Suicide Squad Isekai for WIT Studio, Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara will be writing the scripts, Akira Amano will be providing drafts for each of the characters, Naoto Hosoda will be finalizing the character designs, Kenichiro Suehiro will be composing the music, and Shinya Tsuuoka will be serving as producer for Warner Bros. Japan.

But what are you hoping to see from Suicide Squad Isekai? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

For the first time since his medical emergency earlier this year, Jamie Foxx has appeared in a public manner. During Monday night's Critics Choice Association's Celebration of Cinema and Television event, Foxx appeared to accept an honor from Lovecraft Country star Jurnee Smollett. Foxx received a standing ovation as he walked across the stage, hugging Smollett before taking the mic to address his health scare.

"You know, it's crazy, I couldn't do that six months ago -- I couldn't actually walk," Foxx said in his speech before joking, "I'm not a clone, I'm not a clone. I know a lot of people who was saying I was cloned out there."

He added, "I wouldn't wish what I went through on my worst enemy, because it's tough. I have a new respect for life. I have a new respect for my art. I watched so many movies and listened to so many songs trying to have the time go by. Don't give up on your art, man, don't give up."

Details on Foxx's scare remain minimal, with the actor and his team working overtime to not let any such information leak to the public. After his medical complication in April, which shut down photography on Netflix's Back in Action, Foxx wasn't seen or heard from until late July.

"I know a lot of people were waiting, wanting to hear updates. But, to be honest with you, I just didn't want you to see me like that, man," Foxx said in his July message to fans. "I want you to see me laughing and having a good time, partying, cracking a joke, doing a movie or television show. I didn't want you to see me with tubes running out of me and trying to figure out if I was going to make it through."

Foxx was at the event to accept the Vanguard Award for his performance in Prime Video's The Burial, which he appeared in alongside Smollett.

"Working with Jamie, I found a generous scene partner I can lean on and trust," Smollett said as she introduced her co-star. "Even though we were playing rivals battling it out in the courtroom, in him, I found a great cheerleader -- one who on our very first day shooting y'all he came, and right after the third take, he came up to me, he's like, 'Man, you are killing this role.' Now I don't think he understands what that kind of support means to someone like me who's watched him my entire life."

The Burial is now streaming on Prime Video.

Obliterated arrived on Netflix last week, bringing about the latest series from the creators of Cobra Kai. In between delivering some heartfelt emotion and epic action, the series did have some genuine surprises -- and now we know the details for how one of the most controversial came to be. In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Obliterated's producers revealed that the full-frontal nudity from Hagerty (C. Thomas Howell) in the series' first episode is, in fact, real. As they explained, there were brief plans for Howell to wear prosthetics during the scene in question, before the actor personally decided to take a different approach.

"This was real," executive producer Jon Hurwitz explained in our interview, which you can check out above. "What you see on the show is real. But there's a funny story behind it. In that first episode, you get to see quite a bit of C Thomas Howell, and our production spent $10,000 on making a prosthetic for him. And the morning of he calls me up and he says, 'You know what, brother? If I'm gonna do this, I'm going for it. I just want to go all out.' And we're like, 'But you signed he nudity rider that says you're wearing this thing. He's like, 'Tell them I won't do it. Tell them I won't wear it.' And we're like, 'Great! This is even better.' So Sony and Netflix had to get their lawyers to move quickly, [and] quickly adjust his nudity rider. He signed it and then the rest is history."

What Is Obliterated About?

Obliterated is a high octane action-comedy that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.

"The entire city of Las Vegas will be obliterated unless our team can find and deactivate the nuclear device," executive producer, director, and co-showrunner Hayden Schlossberg shared when the project was announced. "There is only a short window of time to find the bomb, and as the clock ticks our team must overcome deadly forces working against them... as well as overcome the massive amounts of alcohol and other substances that are in their system."

"Even if you're the so-called best of the best, you're gonna be way up against it if called back into action with a system full of liquor and drugs," Josh Heald added. "Our team deals with every conceivable self-imposed obstacle as a result of accidentally partying before the mission is over....It's way more difficult when contending with blurred vision, poor brain processing, decreased coordination, nausea, hunger, thirst, and bladder control."

What did you think of Obliterated? How do you feel about this new detail? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

Obliterated is now streaming exclusively on Netflix.

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off debuted with Netflix earlier this Fall, and now fans have gotten a new behind the scenes look at its development with Science Saru in a special behind-the-scenes featurette! Scott Pilgrim made the leap from the page to the screen to anime in one of the wildest trajectories a franchise could hope to have. Series creator Bryan Lee O'Malley returned to the series to tell a completely new story for the new take on the comics, and it was all brought to life by the same studio behind shows like Devilman Crybaby, the upcoming Dandadan, and more.

Science SARU made its own kind of leap as it produced an anime for a Western comic book series with O'Malley and BenDavid Grabinski serving as the writers bringing it all together. It was a collaborative effort in many ways unique to a series like this, and Netflix is giving fans a look at how Scott Pilgrim Takes Off was formed at Science SARU with a special behind-the-scenes video breaking down some of its biggest qualities and much more! Check it out below.

Where to Watch the Scott Pilgrim Anime

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is now streaming around the world with Netflix (and you can check out ComicBook.com's review of the series here). Running for eight episodes, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off features series creator Bryan Lee O'Malley and BenDavid Grabinski as series writers, and the cast from the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World movie returning for the new anime take on the Scott Pilgrim franchise, Netflix teases what to expect from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as such:

"Prepare for an all-new Scott Pilgrim adventure and explore the love story of Scott and Ramona. SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF delves deeper into characters you love. Coming to Netflix on November 17th. Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, and discovers he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. But this time, things get even more complicated. Based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley, SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF revisits and reimagines the beloved cult classic, taking Ramona Flowers, her evil exes, Scott, and his friends off on a mysterious new action-packed journey to find love."

How did you like Science SARU's take on Scott Pilgrim? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

Before his WWE World Heavyweight Championship match against Jey Uso, Seth Rollins meets Raw General Manager Adam Pierce backstage who informs the champion that he plans on bringing CM Punk to WWE Raw from Cleveland, Ohio to sign a contract.

Pearce lost the bidding for a returning Randy Orton to SmackDown's Nick Aldis last week, desperately looking to give Raw an edge over SmackDown with Punk who has already pulled out big numbers for WWE since his return at WWE Survivor Series. "Zip it, I don't give a d***, alright? You do what you gotta do. But when he shows the world his true colors and this blows up in your face, you do me a favor, alright? You stay out of my way when I do what I gotta do."

The two men have been taking shots at one another since Punk returned to the company. Following Survivor Series, Rollins made headlines for his hot temper as he cussed Punk out at Survivor Series. It's no secret that there has been bad blood between the two men in the past. In his WWE return promo, Punk addressed Rollins' outburst without directly naming him. "Everyone has welcomed me back with open arms...well almost everybody. Some people are afraid. They're afraid of the truth. They're afraid of what they don't understand, but I understand," Punk said. Rollins addressed the fans the same night, giving details into why he lashed out at Survivor Series. He refers to Punk as a "hypocrite" and "somebody that doesn't matter at all."

Rollins successfully defended the World Heavyweight title on the December 4 episode of WWE Raw, beating Uso clean. The two men shook each other's hands before Drew McIntyre continued going on a rampage after he injured Sami Zayn earlier in the night after their match.

After a decade-long wait, Rockstar Games officially pulled back the curtain today on Grand Theft Auto 6. The debut trailer for the game revealed that players will be headed back to Vice City, as well as other locations based on the state of Florida. Rumors of a return to Vice City have been circulating online since at least 2018. Those rumors have now been confirmed, though Vice City is looking significantly different from the last time players visited. Rockstar is clearly taking advantage of the PS5 and Xbox Series X hardware, and the game's locations are looking impressive to say the least.

Vice City

Vice City first appeared as a location in the original Grand Theft Auto back in 1997. Each area in that game was based on a real-life city in the United States, with Vice City being inspired by Miami. In 2002, Vice City would make a comeback in a major way with the release of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. In that game, players were able to visit Vice City in 1986. GTA: Vice City was a major success for Rockstar, and is widely considered one of the best games in the series. The location appeared once again in GTA: Vice City Stories, which was released on Sony's PSP in 2006.

Despite its clear popularity and importance to the series, Vice City has been missing ever since. However, the location is poised to make a major comeback in GTA 6. From everything Rockstar has revealed thus far, GTA 6 seems to take place in the modern day, nearly four decades after the events that took place in GTA: Vice City. Given that, it will be interesting to see if the game features any specific references or callbacks to that game!

GTA 6 Platforms and Release Window

As of this writing, Grand Theft Auto 6 has been confirmed for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Presumably, the game will also release on PC, though the platform is conspicuously missing from Rockstar's announcements today. Given the fact that the rest of the series has been available on PC, it seems like a very safe bet GTA 6 will not be a console exclusive.

Unfortunately, the long wait for GTA 6 is going to be even longer, as the game is not set to release until 2025. Rockstar has not offered a more concrete window at this time, so we don't know if the game will arrive earlier in the year or later. The series has had precedent for both, with Grand Theft Auto V debuting in September 2013, and Grand Theft Auto IV in April 2008. At this point, it's anyone's guess, but with the release of the game's first trailer, GTA 6 feels closer to release than ever before.

Are you excited for the return of Vice City? What did you think of the first trailer for GTA 6? Share your thoughts with me directly on Twitter at @Marcdachamp or on Instagram at @Dachampgaming!

Spice & Wolf is coming back for a brand new anime next year, and now fans can help celebrate the holiday season with a special new poster for Holo! Spice & Wolf ended its two season run taking on Isuna Hasekura and Ju Ayakura's original light novel series nearly 15 years ago, but fans have been hoping to see the anime return for a third season ever since. This actually turned out to be the case as now it's been announced that Spice & Wolf is yet another classic anime franchise that is coming back for new episodes right where it all left off.

Titled Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf, this new anime revival teases that it will be a new take on the classic series and will also bring back many of those who were involved in the original release. To celebrate, Spice & Wolf has been releasing special posters on a steady basis giving fans a tease of how this new anime will look. The new holiday influenced poster released for December gives Holo and makeover, and you can check it out below.

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What to Know for the New Spice & Wolf Anime

Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf is currently scheduled for a release in 2024 as part of the celebration for the 15th Anniversary of the original anime's run. Takeo Takehashi will be returning from the first series to serve as chief director for the new anime at studio Passione, Hijiri Sanpei will be serving as director, Kevin Penkin will be composing the music, and ENISHIYA will be producing the new anime. The main two leads from the original anime are set to return also with Jun Fukuyama as Kraft Lawrence and Ami Koshimnizu as Holo previously announced.

Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf will be streaming exclusively with Crunchyroll alongside its debut in 2024, and they tease the new anime series as such, "Lawrence is a traveling merchant selling various goods from a horse-drawn cart. One day, he arrives at a village and meets a beautiful girl with the ears and tail of an animal! Her name is Holo the Wisewolf and she brings bountiful harvests. She wishes to return to her homeland, and Lawrence offers to take her. Now, the once-lonely merchant and the once-lonely wisewolf begin their journey north."

Are you ready for the new Spice & Wolf anime coming next year? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

On Monday Night Raw Drew McIntyre and Sami Zayn kicked off the show. During the match, Zayn tweaked his leg and McIntyre took advantage of that by continously going on the attack to win the match with a Claymore Kick. Prior to the match, McIntyre cut a promo to open the show calling out WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins for giving Jey Uso a title shot over him which he felt disrespected by. Zayn eventually interrupted and noted that he [Zayn] got redemption on the Bloodline, he made his family proud. He asks McIntyre if he thinks he's making his family proud which sets off McIntyre. After the match, Zayn is being attended to by the medical team but McIntyre's not done with his assault on Zayn. He punches and kicks him and his leg, fired up about Zayn talking about his family. Adam Pearce and a bunch of other WWE officials sent McIntyre away, shouting at him to stop.

McIntyre has grown increasingly frustrated in recent weeks, aligning himself with Judgment Day against Team Cody at Survivor Series. Following that match, McIntyre walked out of the match angrily, leading people to believe that it had to do with CM Punk showing up. In his promo on the show tonight, McIntyre poked fun at the moment. "It feels like everyone has lost their minds recently. Liars, hypocrites, cowards, just plain idiots. Apparently you can get fired, released, leave, do what you want for a bunch of time, come back to the company and you're instantly forgiven these days." This fired the crowd up as they chanted CM Punk, but McIntyre tells them he could be talking about anyone. Fightful Select later reported that he was angry but it wasn't over Punk, it was broader than that. Rollins defeated McIntyre at WWE Crown Jewel to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

Deadpool 3 may be packed to the brim with surprise cameos. Over the weekend, set photos surfaced online showing the return of who appears to be Tyler Mane's Sabretooth from 2000's X-Men. Not only that, but photos of the same set piece with wider angles have made their way online potentially revealing more to the scene. In one shot, there's what appears to be a cupcake truck, nearly identical to the one seen in Moon Knight. Not only that, but the film appears to have a surprising connection to Captain America: The First Avenger as well.

In one of the photos, a group of antagonists appears to be driving the same car Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) drove during the events of the first Captain America film. Though it's update and includes flames, the car looks eerily similar to same exact 1942 V16 Coupe driven by the iconic Marvel villain in The First Avenger. See it for yourself below.

Bocoran foto di set syuting DEADPOOL 3.

Truk cupcake yg dimodifikasi, mirip sama yg muncul di series MOON KNIGHT. Mobil Red Skull yg muncul di CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER.

Hmmm bakal gimana hubungannya nih?

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-- Habis Nonton Film (@HabisNontonFilm) December 5, 2023

Who's all in Deadpool 3?

So far, we know for certain most of the actors who've appeared in the first two Deadpool movies will reprise their roles in the threequel. They'll also be joined by Hugh Jackman, reprising his fan-favorite role of Wolverine from 20th Century's X-Men franchise. Other familiar faces include Leslie Uggams (Blind Al), Karan Soni (Dopinder), Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), Rob Delaney (Peter), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead), Shioli Kutsuna (Yukio), and Stefan Kapi?i? as Colossus.

The movies was well into principal photography earlier this year when it was shut down as a result of the writers' and actors' strikes.

"Well, like the rest of our industry, or at least large swaths of it, we are paused. We were halfway through filming Deadpool, co-starring Wolverine. It was a joy every day, and that chemistry is, I have to say, spoiler alert, it is as relentlessly awesome as we had all hoped it would be," Deadpool 3 helmer Shawn Levy recently told Deadline. "But we are halfway through filming, we shut down, our crew and the rest of us are awaiting a fair and equitable deal that ends these strikes and puts our industry and certainly inclusive of our movie back at work."

Deadpool 3 is set to hit theaters on July 26, 2024.

What other members of Fox's X-Men universe would you like to see join the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Let us know your thoughts either in the comments section or by hitting our writer @AdamBarnhardt up on Twitter to chat all things Marvel!

When Naughty Dog announced that it was working on The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered for PlayStation 5, many players were wondering if it would be worth picking up. After all, the original game was released just a few short years ago, and a simple graphical update didn't seem like enough of a reason to revisit something so soon. However, the team quelled some concerns by announcing that they would also be adding new modes to the base game to give players even more to do. One of the most exciting modes is the No Return Mode, which turns The Last of Us Part 2's gameplay into a roguelike survival mode. Today, the team dropped a brand-new trailer showing off exactly what players can expect from this wild, new mode.

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered No Return Mode

As you can see in the trailer above, this is largely the moment-to-moment gameplay that fans are used to. From that perspective, No Return isn't breaking too much new ground, but it's what the mode does with the combat that makes it intriguing. Before jumping into the mode, you'll need to select which character you want to use. Some of these characters will be locked by story progress, but you'll probably want to play through the base game anyway before hopping in. Here is a full list of characters known to be available in TLOU2's No Return Mode:

• Ellie
• Dina
• Jesse
• Tommy
• Joel
• Abby
• Lev
• Yara
• Mel
• Manny

Naughty Dog might add more characters before launch, but each character comes with their own set of traits to differentiate them from each other. For example, Jesse gets access to the Silencer and Pipe Bomb Recipe, making him a character you'll want to carefully use all your resources to get the most out of. Meanwhile, Manny has more health than other characters but can't craft Health Kits.

Of course, as you progress, you'll be able to upgrade your weapons to give you a better chance to survive the horrors of No Return Mode. Once you have your kit ready to go, you'll jump into a randomized series of levels. These all have randomly generated mods to keep things fresh (including one that seems to turn your enemies invisible), and it looks like you'll be fighting at least one boss character from the main story. Somewhat surprisingly, the Ratking shows up several times during the trailer, suggesting that it will be the main boss of the mode, though Naughty Dog could add more monsters to the mix over the next few months if it wants to keep players in the mode for an extended time.

Either way, fans don't have to wait much longer to check out the new No Return Mode and everything else coming to The Last of Part 2 Remastered. Naughty Dog's latest is due out on PlayStation 5 on January 19, 2024.

The Boy and The Heron is finally coming to the United States and other international territories later this week after taking over Japan earlier this Fall, and Studio Ghibli has shared a spoiler-filled new look at some of the movie's footage with a special new music video! The Boy and the Heron was previously thought to be famed creator Hayao Miyazaki's final film before he officially announced he was going to continue working on Studio Ghibli's films, and that's made the newest work all the more exciting. Even more so as Studio Ghibli didn't show any footage before its release.

The Boy and The Heron (released as "How Do You Live?" in Japan) eschewed traditional marketing and didn't show any promotional images, posters, or even teasers before its release in Japan. But now that it's been out for a while and getting ready to release in the rest of the world, Studio Ghibli has shown off the most it has yet with a special new music video for Kenshi Yonezu's theme song, "Spinning Globe." You can check it out below, but beware of spoilers.

How to Watch The Boy and The Heron

The Boy and The Heron released across theaters in Japan earlier this Fall, and will be releasing in the United States and Canada in theaters and IMAX beginning on December 8th with GKIDS. Hayao Miyazaki handled the writing and directing duties (his first new feature in ten years) with Takeshi Honda serving as animation director, Toshio Suzuki as producer, and Joe Hisaishi composing the music. The English voice cast for the movie includes Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh, Luca Padovan, Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori, and Dan Stevens.

Studio Ghibli has been playing coy about what to expect from The Boy and The Heron's story alongside the holding back of footage, but they continue to mysteriously tease the film as such, "A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki."

Are you excited to finally see more of The Boy and The Heron? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

Spy x Family Season 2 has brought one of the biggest arcs of the anime to date to an end with its latest episode, and the anime is celebrating the final moments of the Cruise Adventure Arc with a special poster! Spy x Family Season 2 finally kicked off the Yor Forger focused arc that fans had been hoping to see since the first season of the anime. Seeing her serve as a bodyguard needing to protect a woman and her child from a swarm of bloodthirsty assassins, fans have watched as Yor has been fighting for her life at every moment.

At the same time, Anya and Loid also found themselves on the same cruise as Anya has been doing the best she can to somehow help her mother without rousing too much suspicion. But this all comes together in the latest episode as all three members of the Forger family play a massive role in how the arc comes to an end. To celebrate, Spy x Family is highlighting their three distinct stories with a special poster for Season 2 Episode 34 that you can check out below.

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How to Watch Spy x Family Season 2 Episode 34

Spy x Family Season 2 Episode 34 is titled "The Hand That Connects to the Future" and you can find the episode now streaming with Crunchyroll and Hulu. They tease the episode as such, "Due to the movements the State Security Service members were making, Loid finds out that there was a bomb on the ship. Loid leaves Anya at the daycare in a hurry then disguises himself as a State Security Service member to take care of the bomb."

If you're curious about the rest of the anime, Spy x Family is teased as such, "World peace is at stake and secret agent (aka Loid Forger) must undergo his most difficult mission yet--pretend to be a family man. Posing as a loving husband and father, he'll infiltrate an elite school to get close to a high-profile politician. He has the perfect cover, except his wife's a deadly assassin and neither knows each other's identity. But someone does, his adopted daughter who's a telepath."

How did you like Spy x Family's Cruise Adventure Arc? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

One Piece's anime has now started to reveal how the world outside of Wano has changed since Luffy and the Straw Hats started fighting Kaido four years' worth of episodes ago, and one of the big updates revealed what the Straw Hat crew's new bounties are after everything that happened! Luffy defeating Kaido on the roof of Onigashima's Skull Dome shook up the pirate world in some massive ways that are still being seen, but one of the big clues that this was a huge endeavor was the fact that Luffy was crowned a new Emperor of the Sea as a result of his win.

One Piece Episode 1086 has started to reveal what's been happening to other key characters while Luffy and the others were on Wano, and it's explained that the Marines are starting to label some characters as massive threats. This included Luffy, as they dubbed him dangerous enough to be a new Emperor, but now the Straw Hats are a much more dangerous crew just be association. Each of their bounties got a significant increase heading into the next arc.

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One Piece: New Straw Hat Crew Bounties Revealed

Here's the breakdown of the Straw Hat crew's new bounties as detailed by One Piece Episode 1086:

• Ship's Doctor, Chopper the Cotton-Candy Lover (PET) - 1,000 berries
• Navigator, Cat Burglar Nami - 366 million berries
• Musician, Soul King Brook - 383 million berries
• Shipwright, Cyborg Franky - 394 million berries
• Sniper, God Usopp, - 500 million berries
• Archaeologist, Demon Child Nico Robin - 930 million berries
• Cook, Black-Leg Sanji - 1 billion 32 million berries
• Helmsman, "First Son of the Sea" Jimbei - 1 billion 100 million berries
• Swordsman, Pirate Hunter Zoro - 1 billion 111 million berries
• Senior Captain and an Emperor of the Sea Monkey D. Luffy - 3 billion berries

One Piece is set to begin the next major arc of the anime next January as the Straw Hats reach a new island, so now is the time to catch up with all of the episodes, movies, and more (including an English dub release) streaming with Crunchyroll.

How do you feel about the Straw Hat crew's new bounties heading into One Piece's Final Saga in the anime? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

Super Nintendo World will be expanding in spring 2024 with new attractions based on the Donkey Kong Country franchise. While this has been known for a while now, Universal Studios has released a trailer offering a look at some of the things attendees can expect to see. Unsurprisingly, the highlight seems to be a ride based on the mine cart stages that were a staple of the original SNES games. The whole trailer is fairly short, but viewers can glimpse several iconic elements from the games, including Funky Kong's airplane, the Golden Temple, and even DK's house!

The trailer for the Donkey Kong section of Super Nintendo World was uploaded by Dtimes and can be found below.

The Donkey Kong Country Games

Donkey Kong first appeared in his eponymous 1981 arcade game, where he served as the villain. That game also saw the debut of Mario, and the two would remain enemies in several follow-ups. In 1994, Nintendo and Rare would relaunch Donkey Kong in a brand-new game titled Donkey Kong Country. The original Donkey Kong was now a retired grump named Cranky, and the new DK and his buddy Diddy Kong took over the spotlight. In that game, the two characters set off on a quest to regain DK's stolen banana hoard, which had been taken by the Kremlings and their leader, King K. Rool.

Donkey Kong Country was a massive success for Nintendo, and two direct sequels released on the SNES. After Nintendo sold Rare to Microsoft in 2002, the Donkey Kong series seemed to lack direction. The character continued to appear in games like Donkey Konga and the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, but the character's best days seemed to be behind him. That changed in 2010, when Donkey Kong Country Returns brought the series back to its former glory. A new adventure developed by Retro Studios, DKCR featured the same gameplay that made the SNES titles so beloved. The developer would release another game in 2014 titled Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

The Future of Donkey Kong

Despite the popularity of Retro's Donkey Kong Country games, the franchise has once again gone missing, though Tropical Freeze did receive a Nintendo Switch port in 2018. Thankfully, Nintendo seems to be paying more attention to the big ape of late. Donkey Kong played a major role in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, appearing alongside Cranky Kong with a brief cameo by Diddy. A remake of 2004's Mario vs. Donkey Kong is also slated to release on February 16th. That isn't quite as exciting as a whole new game, but hopefully it will tide fans over until the next big one the character appears in. With the Donkey Kong Country attraction coming to Universal Studios Japan next year, it might be the perfect time for the character's next major title.

Are you excited for these new attractions at Super Nintendo World? Would you like to visit Universal Studios Japan? Share your thoughts with me directly on Twitter at @Marcdachamp or on Instagram at @Dachampgaming!

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The holiday season is in full swing and while that means Christmas lights and decorations and festive music and treats it also means it's the time of year to celebrate with your wardrobe as well. That's right, it's holiday sweater season and now, fresh off the release of Good Burger 2, Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell have teamed up with designer Kiel James Patrick for a new Christmas sweater collection that brings together not only classic holiday icons but a Kenan and Kel's legendary quotes as well.

Available now at Kiel James Patrick, fans can choose from four different designs, each one featuring a classic Kenan and Kel quote. Each sweater features something classic -- be it a joyful reindeer or sparkling snowflakes -- and pairs it with quotes such as "What's up with that?" or "Aww, here it glows." The sweaters are a wool and nylon blend and come in a unisex fit so that everyone can enjoy them. The sweaters are available for $148 each and are expected to ship on or around December 15th, according to the website.

What is Good Burger 2 About?

The original '90s sketch first aired on All That in 1994 and was centered around fast-food restaurant Good Burger and its clueless cashier, Ed, played by Kel Mitchell in Seasons 1-5. The feature film Good Burger was released worldwide on July 25, 1997, by Paramount Pictures. Later in the All That revival series in 2019, Mitchell returned guest starring as Ed, working at Good Burger for 20 years as manager of the trainees.

Good Burger 2 reunites the classic combo of Dexter (Thompson) and Ed (Mitchell) 26 years after the fast-food dudes starred in 1997's Good Burger, based on the iconic recurring sketch from Nickelodeon's All That. The new movie sees entrepreneur Dex help Good Burger owner Ed save the restaurant from MegaCorp CEO Katt Boswell (Jillian Bell) and Cecil McNevin (Lil Rel Howery), who plot to fire all Good Burger employees and automate the fast-food chain as part of a global "Mega Good Burger" expansion.

Good Burger 2 is the most-watched original film on Paramount+ since the service's launch and the success of the film is something that Thompson previously called "surreal" and "amazing".

"Seeing Good Burger 2 hit No. 1 on Paramount+ as their biggest original movie ever was totally surreal. It's amazing to see the movie bringing kids together with the generation that grew up with the first one," star and producer Thompson said in a press release. "It also has an extra personal meaning for me because reuniting with my brother Kel takes it back to where it all began for us. I'm so proud that my production company Artists For Artists helped with producing this film - shout out to my partner Johnny Ryan and the whole creative team."

Added co-star and producer Mitchell. "It was a blessing to work with Kenan again and step back into Good Burger. I'm amazed that after all these years, Ed still brings the laughs to people of all ages, and I hope kids and families enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it. To see the movie break records as the most-watched original film on Paramount+ is a dream come true."

The Kenan and Kel holiday sweater collection is available now at Kiel James Patrick. Good Burger 2 is now streaming on Paramount+.

After an unfortunate leak, Rockstar Games dropped the trailer for GTA 6 a day early. Fans are picking the trailer apart for details that might hint about what GTA 6 will be about and what new activities they'll be able to dive into. However, one lingering question for some is what track is being played during the trailer. After all, this is a major event for most players, and many will want to add the song to their Spotify playlist to relive the trailer on the go. Fortunately, the answer to which song is used in the GTA 6 trailer is simple. It's "Love Is a Long Road" by Tom Petty.

Of course, Tom Petty fans will have immediately recognized the track in the GTA 6 trailer. "Love Is a Long Road" is from Petty's first solo album Full Moon Fever, which was released in 1989. The song was never released as its own single but was included as a B-Side for "Free Fallin" in the UK. Despite that, "Love Is a Long Road" peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks. Now that it's been included in one of the biggest trailers of all time, it seems likely that it'll shoot up the Spotify charts over the next few weeks.

Grand Theft Auto 6 Release Date

Unfortunately, Rockstar Games didn't give players a firm release date. Instead, fans got a release window of 2025. Obviously, that's very broad, and there's always a chance that GTA 6 will be delayed out of that calendar year, but it's at least a starting point. Hopefully, Rockstar will spend the rest of next year dropping new details about exactly what fans will be getting up to when Grand Theft Auto 6 finally launches.

After all, one of the more exciting aspects of the pre-release cycle for every previous Grand Theft Auto game is learning about all of the new minigames and systems that Rockstar has implemented. The initial trailer really only lets players see that they'll be driving cars, boats, and planes. We also get a peak at the supposed protagonist Lucia, but there's not too much else to go on.

Social media does factor in quite a bit for this first trailer, so it seems safe to assume that we'll likely get a healthy dose of that in both the story and gameplay. We also see two instances of alligators taking over houses and businesses. While far from confirmed, it wouldn't be surprising to see Rockstar announce some kind of animal control minigame for GTA 6. Outside of that, there's a scene showing several cars surrounding an intersection that could be hinting at illegal street races, but that's grasping at straws at this point.

Either way, we'll know more soon, as Rockstar will undoubtedly start to release more information in the coming months. For now, everyone is just waiting until 2025 when GTA 6 releases on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

One of the largest manga and Webtoon piracy sits, M, may be closed soon as Kakao has identified the operators of the site after five years of tracking. Manga, Webtoon, and anime piracy has been one of the key defining issues of the current era of the mediums, and that continues to grow over the years as more series begin to release their works each year. But in recent years, key publishers have been working together to take legal action against some of the biggest sites. According to a recent report, Kakao has been working on this for five years.

According to a new report from KBS (as spotted by @MangaMoguraRE on X) Kakao Entertainment, the publisher of massively popular comics such as Solo Leveling, has spent five years investigating into the identities of those behind M, a popular piracy site that has catalogued over 20,000 Japanese comics and 7,000 Korean comics. Accruing about 15 billion page views last October, damage is estimated to cost the industry about 3 trillion won (about 2.3 billion USD) every month.

Top Piracy Site Likely Shutting Down

According to the report, suspect identities have been found for three of its executives, including the founder. Kakao Entertainment said the following about the update, "If we identify the operator, we will be able to take civil and criminal action against each individual for violating copyright law, which will likely lead to a more fundamental solution to the problem of illegal distribution." As KBS also notes, this is part of Kakao Entertainment's efforts to work together with Japan on a larger solution to the issue.

Fans likely have noticed a greater effort to combat piracy in the last few years especially as not only are publishers working towards having more availability for each of their works through official online sources, but through the teamwork mentioned by Kakao Entertainment in this report. Both the Korean and Japanese comics industries are becoming more of a worldwide endeavor, and it's these efforts that the publishers behind them are also trying to protect by limiting piracy with legal action where they can. But identifying the suspects is only the start in a much a longer process.

How do you feel about this announcement from Kakao Entertainment? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

Barbie became nothing short of a cultural phenomenon, with the Warner Bros. Pictures film breaking records and inspiring countless viewers. Ryan Gosling's portrayal of Ken was easily a standout of the film, thanks to some zany lines of dialogue and the smash success of the "I'm Just Ken" original song. With that in mind, it wouldn't seem illogical to imagine a sequel or spinoff surrounding Ken -- but apparently, co-writers Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are not hinting at anything. In a recent interview on 60 Minutes, both writers played coy about the prospect of a Ken solo movie.

"We can't comment on that," Baumbach revealed, before Gerwig added, "I can't comment on that. I mean the truth is ... I guess we'll see."

Why Did Ryan Gosling Join Barbie?

Gosling has openly praised Gerwig and Robbie's pitch for the Barbie movie, calling the script the best he has ever read. The actor has also teased the impact that he hoped the film would have.

"This has been coming my whole life," Gosling told Variety back in 2022. "I think a lot of Kens will feel seen when they see this. Gotta do it for the Kens of the world. Nobody plays with Kens!"

Will There Be a Barbie Sequel?

According to a recent report from The Hollywood Reporter, there are currently no options or deals in place for Gerwig and stars Gosling and Margot Robbie to return for a Barbie sequel. Robbie, in particular, is reportedly not obligated to return to her role of Stereotypical Barbie, but could return as a producer on a Barbie sequel if she wanted to. Gerwig has indicated that she currently does not have any ideas for a sequel film.

"At this moment, it's all I've got," Gerwig revealed. "I feel like that at the end of every movie, like I'll never have another idea and everything I've ever wanted to do, I did. I wouldn't want to squash anybody else's dream but for me, at this moment, I'm at totally zero."

How Many Mattel Movies Are in the Works?

According to reporting from The New Yorker earlier this year, there are a total of 45 Mattel-related movies in the process of getting made, including (but not limited to) Barney, Hot Wheels, Polly Pocket, and He-Man. Other projects that have been announced to be in development over the years include American Girl, Big Jim, Chatty Cathy and Betsy Wetsy, Magic 8 Ball, Matchbox, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Thomas & Friends, Uno, View-Master, and Wishbone.

"Barbie is one of the most iconic franchises in the world and we are excited to partner with Warner Bros. Pictures and Margot Robbie to bring her to life on the big screen," Ynon Kreiz, Chairman and CEO of Mattel, said in a statement when the film took shape. "We look forward to building on this collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures as we tell the stories of our beloved brands. Mattel Films is on a path to demonstrate the enormous potential of our brand portfolio, as we continue to execute on our strategy of transforming Mattel into an IP-driven, high performing toy company."

Would you want to see a Ken spinoff movie after Barbie? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

Developer Rockstar Games was scheduled to release the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 on December 5, but a poorly timed leak caused the developer to release the trailer early. With the trailer out in the wild, players all over the globe are starting their countdown to GTA 6's 2025 release window. However, in a new press release dropped alongside the trailer, Rockstar has made a surprising revelation about which systems GTA 6 is launching on. While things could change over the next year, Rockstar has only confirmed that GTA 6 is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, leaving out PC players, at least for now.

The news was first spotted by Video Games Chronicle, which noticed the messaging in one of Rockstar's press releases. It's worth noting that GTA 5 also didn't launch on PC when it came out in 2013. That game first launched on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 before coming to PS5 and Xbox One in 2014 and then PC in 2015. That means it took about 18 months before Rockstar was able to get Grand Theft Auto 5 onto PCs. It's quite possible that we'll see a similar timeframe for GTA 6, though it's impossible to know until Rockstar makes an announcement.

Grand Theft Auto 6's First Trailer

As mentioned, the first trailer for GTA 6 went live earlier today. It featured players' first look at what appears to be the new protagonist. Lucia seems to have just gotten out of prison in Vice City and is potentially joining forces with another character to go on a crime spree. If that turns out to the be case, Lucia would be the first female protagonist in a Grand Theft Auto game, though it seems likely that her partner (who is reportedly named Jason) might also be playable, taking cues from the trio of protagonists in GTA 5.

Either way, the real star of the first trailer is undoubtedly the city. In Rockstar's press release, it said that players will be exploring the state of Leonida, "home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond." Rockstar claims this is "the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet." Considering how massive the world looks in the first trailer, that's not too hard to believe.

Hopefully, we'll start to hear more about what Lucia (and potentially Jason) is getting up to down in Vice City. After all, the GTA series has long been known for its over-the-top story and a vast array of minigames. The trailer doesn't include too many hints outside of the standard offerings like boats and planes, but there are a few nuggets that could turn out to be incredible ways of fleshing out Leonida. For example, social media plays a heavy role in the trailer, which could be a hint at where the story is going. And who wouldn't want a minigame where you're hunting down alligators that have seemingly taken over the city?

Fans will have to wait at least a little bit longer to see exactly what Rockstar has up its sleeve. GTA 6 launches sometime in 2025 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Critics took a trip down Candy Cane Lane with Eddie Murphy -- and the consensus is the Christmas comedy is no holiday treat. The movie, released on Amazon Prime Video on December 1, has a 40% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes. That's on par with Murphy's other streaming comedy this year, Netflix's You People at 41%, and below his decades-later sequel Coming 2 America at 49%. The comedian has been on a rotten streak since his critically acclaimed comeback in 2019's Dolemite Is My Name, Murphy's highest-rated movie ever on Rotten Tomatoes that earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

Murphy stars in the PG-rated holiday movie as Chris, a Christmas-crazed man on a mission to win his neighborhood's annual Christmas home decoration contest and its $100,000 prize. After Chris inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Good Burger 2's Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts a magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life, and wreaks havoc on the whole town. At the risk of ruining the holidays for his family, Chris, his wife Carol (Black-ish's Tracee Ellis Ross), and their three children -- Joy (Genneya Walton), Nick (Thaddeus J. Mixson), and Holly (Madison Thomas) -- must race against the clock to break Pepper's spell, battle deviously magical characters, and save Christmas for everyone.

"I wouldn't call Candy Cane Lane one of Murphy's good comedies; it's too long, too jammed together, and beneath it all too Christmas cookie cutter. Yet Murphy inhabits the role of a doting dad who lives for Christmas with reassuring ease," writes Variety's Owen Gleiberman. "Candy Cane Lane shows you that the Christmas movie as we've known it may be all used up, and that it has now entered its anything-goes surrealist phrase. 'Tis the season to be batty."

CNN critic Brian Lowry called Candy Cane Lane "a basic, indeed boring Christmas movie," comparing it to "a lightweight mix of Jingle All the Way and the ABC reality show The Great Christmas Light Fight" and "an exercise in holiday magic that barely musters a spark." A review from RogerEbert.com critic Marya E. Gates was more favorable, praising leading man Murphy as a "delight" in "the most delightfully deranged family film since The Nutcracker and the Four Realms." The review adds: "Regardless of its shortcomings, Candy Cane Lane is a frenzied family friendly film as overstuffed as a Christmas stocking, as nutty as a chestnut, and, ultimately, as warm as an open fire."

"The main thing to say about Candy Cane Lane is that Eddie Murphy is funny in it," reads a review from SF Chronicle's Mick LaSalle. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the movie 2 out of 4 stars, writing that the "tone-deaf" Christmas movie is "a stunningly uneven film that careens between cornball family drama, slapstick comedy and special-effects-laden gimmickry."

Candy Cane Lane is now streaming on Prime Video.

We're in the first full week of December and while the Christmas holiday is still ahead of us, it's not too soon to start thinking about the New Year -- or to caffeinate for it, especially if you can do so while also checking someone off your gift list. On Monday, Maxwell House launched its new "Happy Brew Year Box", an all-new gift box of Maxwell House medium roast coffee pods that gives you a cup of coffee a day for the whole year.

The box, which is available on Amazon now for $95, contains 366 Keurig K-Cup Coffee Pods -- one for every day of 2024, which is a leap year. The box includes both House Blend and Original pods. Per Maxwell House, it's better than an advent calendar that just gives you 12 days of treats; this one keeps you going all year long. You can check the "Happy Brew Year Box" for yourself below.

This is also just the latest innovation from Maxwell House. earlier this year the brand debuted their new Iced Latte With Foam, a new product which features a unique cold-stirred foam technology that provides a thick, creamy, flavorful coffee at home, no special equipment required. All you need is a glass, cold water, and a spoon.

In Other Coffee News

In other coffee-related news, Yellowstone star Kevin Costner and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters recently announced a new lineup of coffee blends with the first variety, Horizon Blend by Kevin Costner, set to debut next month. According to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, the blend is a bold and smoky dark roast inspired by the American West.

"Alongside the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters team, we embarked on a journey of exploration, experimenting with various concepts. They were able to help guide me through the process where my opinion was valued and incorporated. It was the best outcome I could have imagined," Costner said in a statement.

The actor worked with Green Mountain directly to create the blend, which is said to be grounded in his own, personal coffee taste but also will appeal to a wide range of coffee lovers. The brand also noted that the coffee needed to be able to function as a base for Costner's favorite drink, a cafe mocha.

"Kevin is an icon both on-and-off the screen," said Becky Opdyke, Senior Vice President, Coffee Marketing at Keurig Dr Pepper. "Whether he is creating and sharing stories through film and television or working on environmental conservation, he goes all in on his passions. We are thrilled to partner with him and to co-create a blend that celebrates a dedication to our crafts."

What do you think about Maxwell House's year's supply of coffee? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section!

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a franchise intricately connected between its entries, with one film or television series featuring plot threads and characters that first popped up in previous projects. Not only is the MCU itself a sizable shared universe, but it also happens to be based on one of the biggest fictional universes ever dreamt up. That's why to some, following along with the latest Marvel release may be more complicated than typical cinematic releases; including Marvel stars Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo.

"Well, I mean, in the Marvel days, everything might change or we're talking to a tennis ball. You and I, the science bros, we would've these long passages about absolute gobbledygook," Downey told Ruffalo in Variety's latest Actors on Actors. "But still it's important to us because we know it's important the characters."

After Ruffalo pointed out the "bullsh-t" helped them with developing their characters, Downey admitted the experience across his Marvel films helped him with his lauded role in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.

"Yeah, it'd be really hard to dig in. I mean, we would just drive each other insane on set going, why can't I retain this? But again, we know when it's time to tighten things up a little bit," Downey continued. "Anyway, I found great joy in [making Oppenheimer]. It was this moment where we were shooting something in Pasadena and Nolan just put this mag of 70 millimeter [film] -- they were changing out mags, and he was like, 'Hold this.' And he just put it on my lap."

Is Iron Man returning to the MCU?

Despite rumors suggesting Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man may be returning in Avengers: Secret Wars, top Marvel brass have since debunked the notion. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has shut down rumors the production house was thinking of bringing Stark back through multiversal storytelling.

"We are going to keep that moment and not touch that moment again," Feige shared. "We all worked very hard for many years to get to that, and we would never want to magically undo it in any way."

"We'd already said tearful goodbyes on the last day of shooting. Everybody had moved on emotionally," Joe Russo added. "We promised him it would be the last time we made him do it-ever."

Avengers: Endgame, and all other Downey and Ruffalo-starring Marvel films, are now streaming on Disney+.

Do you think Iron Man should return? Why or why not? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!

The GTA 6 trailer has been released a day early by Rockstar Games after a leaked version of the trailer surfaced online. We also have a 2025 release date for the game. And that's about all we have at the moment. Rockstar Games has not revealed any game details, leaving fans no choice but to dissect the trailer for information. And that's exactly what fans have been doing. The most obvious details that can be garnered from the trailer are the game's Vice City setting and the dual protagonists, one of which is male and one of which is female, named Jason and Lucia, respectively. There's a lot more hidden inside than just these major details though.

While some fans are blown away by the graphics of the trailer and are too busy to notice the finer details, others have been able to look past the next-gen graphics and notice a variety of different details. To this end, there seems to be a callback to a 2017/2018 story of a real-life joker in Florida. For those unfamiliar with this story, back in 2017 Lawrence Sullivan was arrested, and then again in 2018. His crimes were nothing noteworthy, but he caught national attention because of his resemblance to Joker.

Obviously, the character in the trailer is not a one-for-one of Sullivan, and there's no way to guarantee it was the intent of Rockstar Games, but that's how the Internet has taken the character. And considering where the game is set, and the fact the character is on the news for being arrested in the trailer, it seems pretty obvious that it's referencing Sullivan, but again, we can't know for sure.

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-- Born to Tweet, Forced to Post (@The_Cultist_) December 4, 2023

What's also unclear is whether this is simply a callback for the purpose of the trailer or an actual character in the game. Knowing Rockstar Games, and considering the nature of the trailer, it's the former, but again it's possible this is a character in the game as Rockstar clearly went through the trouble of doing motion capture for the character and designing him.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is set to release worldwide sometime in 2025 via the PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. For more coverage on the highly-anticipated game, click here.

Warner Bros.' Timoth?e Chalamet starring Wonka is set to open in theaters in just under two weeks with first reviews of the eagerly anticipated film starting to roll in and while film may not exactly be a golden ticket as prequel stories go, there's already a good bit of praise for the film. Wonka is, at the time of this article's writing, sitting at an 80 percent on Rotten Tomatoes with 55 reviews, the general consensus being that while the film does have quite a bit going on, it's a lot of fun with colorful visuals, fun musical numbers, and delivers and overall enjoyable film.

Here's What Critics Are Saying About Wonka

"Wonka is, in fact, a lively, winsome pleasure, a film decidedly aimed at children that nonetheless incorporates some dark matter," Richard Lawson (Vanity Fair) wrote. AV Club's Courtney Howard was a little more positive, writing "Sweet yet never saccharine, their hyper-stylized portrait is not only powered by the pure imagination that inspires the songs' spectacle, but it's also filled with audacious flourishes of charm, whimsy, and poignancy."

Bleeding Cool's Kaitlyn Booth put the film in perspective with the classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, writing, "Wonka isn't a perfect film, but the combination of the whimsy and how earnest everything it is helps recapture the original movie's magic while presenting a new and unique experience."

Not all of the reviews were positive, however. The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney felt that the character was stripped of his edge, writing, "Even if it's plausible that the young Wonka might not have developed the arrogant authoritarian side of the character as conceived by Dahl, Willy feels neutered here, stripped of any edge that made have made him interesting." TheWrap's William Bibbiana went a bit further, writing "Wonka is the sort of safe and corporate product that the hero of Wonka says we shouldn't settle for."

What Is Wonka About?

Here's what Warner Bros. has to say about the film: "From Paul King, writer/director of the Paddington films, David Heyman, producer of Harry Potter, Gravity, Fantastic Beasts and Paddington, and producers Alexandra Derbyshire (the "Paddington" films, "Jurassic World: Dominion") and Luke Kelly ("Roald Dahl's The Witches"), comes an intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humor. Starring Timoth?e Chalamet in the title role, this irresistibly vivid and inventive big screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time-proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you're lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible."

"Starring alongside Chalamet are Calah Lane ("The Day Shall Come"), Emmy and Peabody Award winner Keegan-Michael Key ("The Prom," "Schmigadoon"), Paterson Joseph ("Vigil," "Noughts + Crosses"), Matt Lucas ("Paddington," "Little Britain"), Mathew Baynton ("The Wrong Mans," "Ghosts"), Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins ("The Shape of Water," the "Paddington" films, "Spencer"), Rowan Atkinson (the "Johnny English" and "Mr. Bean" films, "Love Actually"), Jim Carter ("Downton Abbey"), with Oscar winner Olivia Colman ("The Favourite," "The Lost Daughter") and Hugh Grant ("Paddington 2," "A Very English Scandal"). The film also stars Natasha Rothwell ("White Lotus," "Insecure"), Rich Fulcher ("Marriage Story," "Disenchantment"), Rakhee Thakrar ("Sex Education," "Four Weddings and a Funeral"), Tom Davis ("Paddington 2," "King Gary") and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith ("Paddington 2," "Zack Snyder's Justice League," "Mary Poppins Returns")."

Wonka opens in theaters December 15th.

In just a matter of months, audiences will be treated to Dune: Part Two, the long-awaited follow-up to Denis Villeneuve's 2021 blockbuster. The sci-fi epic is expected to adapt the second half of Frank Herbert's iconic novel -- and according to Villeneuve, that will bring about a different kind of flavor. In a recent interview with Total Film, Villeneuve teased that Dune: Part Two will be more "muscular" and action-based than its predecessor, given the journey that Paul Atredies (Timothee Chalamet) is going on.

"The first movie was more meditative and contemplative. We were following a young man discovering a new planet, a new culture," Villeneuve said. "The second movie...it's more of an action film than the first part. It's more muscular."

What Is Dune: Part Two About?

Dune: Part Two will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee. Dune: Part Two is expected to also see the return of Zendaya as Chani, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Javier Bardem as Stilgar.

New characters will include Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, Lea Seydoux as Margot Fenring, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, and Christopher Walker playing Emperor Shaddam IV.

Will There Be a Dune 3?

As fans of Herbert's books know, the grand narrative of Dune extends far beyond the events of the first book. This has led to the question of whether or not future films are in the works -- and according to Villeneuve, it very well might be.

"If I succeed in making a trilogy, that would be the dream," Villeneuve tells Empire. "Dune Messiah was written in reaction to the fact that people perceived Paul Atreides as a hero. Which is not what he wanted to do. My adaptation [of Dune] is closer to his idea that it's actually a warning."

Will There Be a Dune Spinoff?

The Dune franchise is set to be built upon with Dune: Prophecy (formerly known as Dune: The Sisterhood), a television series that will debut exclusively on Max in the fall of 2024. The series has been previously described as being told through the eyes of a mysterious order of women known as the Bene Gesserit. Given extraordinary abilities by their mastery of the body and the mind, the Bene Gesserit expertly weave through the feudal politics and intrigue of The Imperium, pursuing plans of their own that will ultimately lead them to the enigmatic planet Arrakis, known to its inhabitants as Dune.

Are you excited for Dune: Part Two? What do you think of Denis Villeneuve's new comments? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

Dune: Part Two is expected to be released exclusively in theaters on March 1, 2024.

If you haven't purchased Bethesda and Xbox's latest RPG Starfield for yourself just yet, could some free ice cream potentially sway your purchase? In the months since Starfield first launched, Bethesda's spacefaring adventure title has slowly been getting discounted to coincide with the holiday season. Now, another new sale has popped up and it brings Starfield to one of its lowest prices yet, while also giving customers some free food in the process.

Over on Best Buy, Starfield is currently discounted by $20 across both Xbox Series X/S and PC to retail for $49.99. On its own, this is one of the best sales we've seen so far for Starfield when it comes to buying the game outright. As a way of (literally) sweetening this deal even more, though, Best Buy is also throwing in $10 worth of free ice cream that you can eat in tandem with playing Starfield.

As for the ice cream itself, it happens to be "Astronaut Ice Cream," which is how it's getting bundled with Starfield in the first place. This sweet treat comes in the form of an ice cream sandwich that includes strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate flavors. It also happens to be freeze-dried, which means that it won't melt in the process of being shipped to wherever you might live. On its own, this ice cream sandwich tends to cost $10, which means that this Starfield sale is saving you $30 overall. Still, if you were already in the market to buy Starfield, it's hard to turn down an ice cream sandwich as an added bonus.

Starfield

"Starfield is the first new universe in over 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity's greatest mystery.

In the year 2330, humanity has ventured beyond our solar system, settling new planets, and living as a spacefaring people. You will join Constellation - the last group of space explorers seeking rare artifacts throughout the galaxy - and navigate the vast expanse of space in Bethesda Game Studios' biggest and most ambitious game."

One of Apple TV+'s most popular shows has reached the end of its road. Monday, the streamer officially canceled Central Park after airing three seasons on the platform. Josh Gad, co-creator and executive producer of the series, suggested a potential cancellation on social media over the weekend, which has now been confirmed by the Apple-owned service. The news was first reported by Variety.

The show's third season premiered earlier this fall and featured the return of Kirsten Bell, who had previously departed the series surrounding a casting controversy. Originally voicing a mixed-race character, Bell's return was available because of a newly-created character. It's unclear if the Gad and Loren Bouchard-created series will be shopped around.

When we spoke with Gad in 2021, the actor was still holding out hope with a Central Park crossover with Bob's Burgers, Bouchard's other wildly popular animated series.

"I'd love for a Bob's crossover, I keep begging Loren. It would be such a thrill," Gad confirmed with ComicBook.com. "I'd love to see the Central Park characters pop up in Rick and Morty. But, then again, I'd love to see anything pop up in Rick and Morty. But I'm also equally happy to continue to tell stories in our little park with these incredible characters who I couldn't love anymore."

Bob's Burgers has fared much better than Central Park, with the former now airing episodes in its 14th season. Bob's Burgers has also already been renewed by Fox for a 15th season as well.

Bouchard created Central Park alongside Nora Smith and Josh Gad, and it tells the story of a family that looks after one of the country's most famous parks. Gad stars in the series alongside Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Kathryn Hahn, Tituss Burgess, and Stanley Tucci. Guest stars in Season 3 include Sam Richardson, Ike Barinholtz, Ben Schwartz, Zoe Chao, Ron Funches, Jack McBrayer, Amber Ruffin, Yvette Nicole Brown, Craig Robinson, Tim Meadows, and David Alan Grier.

The first three seasons of the show are now streaming on Apple TV+.

There was a lot to talk about with regards to Greta Gerwig's Barbie, from its star-studded ensemble cast to its costuming to its box office impact. One of the smaller, buzzed-about elements of the movie was its pop culture Easter eggs -- including a reference to the 2021 HBO Max film Zack Snyder's Justice League. Midway through Barbie, Writer Barbie (Alexandra Shipp) admits she felt like she was "very invested" in Zack Snyder's Justice League while brainwashed by the hyper-masculine Kens of Barbieland. Given how notorious the "Snyder Cut" has become online over the years, the film's reference caught a lot of attention -- and apparently, even Snyder himself is fond of it.

"I thought [Barbie] was great," Snyder explained in a recent interview with Men's Health. "And I think the joke is pretty good... The thing that I said to [my wife, Deborah Snyder] is - the thing that you need to take a second and think about is that your name is so seamlessly sewed together with a pop culture phenomenon so big it can exist as a joke in a movie about Barbie. That's pretty insane. You just need to step back for a second and go like, 'Whoa, what did we do? What happened? How is that a thing?'"

Why Did Barbie Reference the Snyder Cut?

As director and co-writer Greta Gerwig explained to ComicBook.com in an exclusive interview, the reference to Zack Snyder's Justice League in Barbie felt like a natural thing to include in the finished film.

"Because I don't have a dog in this fight, I didn't even really know, I knew it was a thing," Gerwig explained. "I don't know the contours of all the ins and outs. But it's the kind of thing that I vaguely know. But I think that was the thing, that it was like if [Writer Barbie] had a vague knowledge of, and then all of a sudden in a certain state, it really meant a lot to her, and then it went away."

Did Barbie Reference Blade Runner?

According to Gerwig, before the Snyder Cut reference made its way into Barbie, there was actually a line referencing 1982's Blade Runner, and the infamous debate over its voiceover element. There were very brief plans to include Blade Runner director Ridley Scott in Barbie in a cameo appearance, but it did not pan out.

"One of the Barbies says to Ken, 'Oh my god, I never would have realized that Deckard was a replicant,'" Gerwig recalled with a laugh. "Then when she gets unbrainwashed, there's a version where she said, 'I liked the voiceover. I needed it to help me understand what was happening. Nobody's following this.'"

"It wasn't making fun of him. We loved him as we love all of our references," Baumbach said, with Gerwig adding, "Every reference we had was out of love. We love Sly Stallone. Everything was a lighters-up tribute."

What do you think of Zack Snyder's reaction to Barbie's Snyder Cut joke? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

Ever since the Name-Image-Likeness rules were implemented into the NCAA, video game fans have been waiting for EA Sports to return to its incredibly successful College Football franchise. Those fans' hopes were largely answered when EA announced that it was working on a new version of EA Sports College Football that was tentatively slated for summer 2024. However, that plan seemed to hit a bit of a snafu when The Brandr Group, which works to complete collegiate group licensing deals, filed a lawsuit against EA Sports in June. Fortunately, it appears that all of those issues have been ironed out because The Brandr Group has withdrawn its lawsuit over the weekend, paving the way for EA Sports College Football 24 to make its way to the market next year.

This news comes from On3.com, a site dedicated to following NIL deals and the business of sports in general. The core of the lawsuit came down to EA Sports partnering with OneTeam, which is one of The Brandr Group's main competitors, to complete NIL deals back in May. In a joint statement, the two groups announced an "amicable settlement of their past disputes related to college group licensing" and have "agreed to adopt a model that both complements their respective core businesses while separating and operating as completely independent companies."

EA Sports College Football 24 Release Date

BREAKING: EA Sports' new College Football game is still expected to be released this summer, @PeteNakos_ reports!!https://t.co/E2muNotV48 pic.twitter.com/ELVnswgNwc

-- On3 (@On3sports) November 30, 2023

Essentially, the two companies are working together to bring the best deal possible to collegiate athletes as part of EA's upcoming game. For its part, EA said, "We are pleased that BrandR has decided to withdraw their claims without any payment from EA. We've been clear from the beginning that this suit had no merit. Our focus continues to be on directly licensing individual college athlete name and likeness rights through an opt-in program that will give college athletes the choice if they want to be in our game. We're pleased to move on from these claims and look forward to delivering EA SPORTS College Football in Summer 2024."

As you can see, there are no longer any NIL-related roadblocks left that EA needs to clear. Obviously, things on the development side could push things back, but as long as players are willing to sign on, they'll be in the game as soon as it launches. Of course, EA hasn't given players much indication of what will be included when the game does launch.

Thus far, all we really know is that the developers are planning to make Dynasty its "flagship mode." That's a bit surprising when you consider how much money Electronic Arts makes from microtransactions in its Ultimate Team modes. College Football 24 will likely still have a card-collecting mode, but it might be a bit more barebones than sports fans are used to for the first year. Alternatively, EA could look at ways to add microtransactions into Dynasty Mode through cosmetics and recruiting bonuses. Regardless, Dynasty Mode fans can rest easy that the mode will remain one of the main modes in NCAA College Football 24.

The official GTA 6 trailer has been revealed by Rockstar Games moments after an anonymous leaker leaked it online early. As you may know, the trailer was not supposed to go live until tomorrow, December 5, however, the leak changed these plans, and now we have finally have the trailer and a 2025 release date. When in 2025 the game will release, Rockstar Games doesn't say. All it is saying for now is sometime in 2025.

As you may know, GTA 5 notably released in September of 2013, and after that, Red Dead Redemption 2 released in October of 2018. In other words, a fall 2025 release date seems likely, but right now this is just speculation based on previous release patterns by Rockstar Games.

While there is mention of a 2025 release date, there is no mention of platforms. The game is presumably in development for PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. Meanwhile, PC is a distinct possibility, though PC releases usually come after launch with Rockstar Games. What is less likely is the game will come to Nintendo Switch, PS4, or Xbox One in 2025. However, by the time 2025 comes out the rumored Nintendo Switch 2 should be out, so there's a chance Nintendo fans will get to enjoy this highly-anticipated title as well.

As for game details, there's currently none. Rockstar Games has not provided a single detail. We know the song in the trailer is "Long is a Long Road" by Tom Petty, and that's all we know other than what it's in the actual trailer. And the actual trailer confirms previous rumors and leaks, which is to say confirms the game is set in Vice City, the series fictional take on Miami. It also confirms the dual protagonist, one being female and the other being male.

As always, feel free to leave a comment or two letting us know what you think or alternatively, hit me up on Twitter @Tyler_Fischer_ and let me know over there. What do you think of our first look at GTA 6 and what do you think about the game releasing in 2025? Are you excited for it? What platform will you be picking it up on?

The Deadpool 3 set photos showing a Wolverine vs. Sabretooth rematch may have eclipsed another detail: a prop from Marvel's Moon Knight. The first episode of the Disney+ series sees Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) -- the alter of Marc Specter (also Isaac), who has dissociative identity disorder -- steal a S?bwagen Lieferung cupcake delivery van and drive it on a high-speed chase through the Austrian Alps. Fans noticed that same van in new pictures from the set, which appears to show such relics as the old 20th Century Fox logo and the Human Torch's hot rod (a deep-cut from a Fantastic Four comic book).

See the latest Deadpool 3 set photo below:

CUPCAKE VAN FROM MOON KNIGHT IN DEADPOOL 3??? Most unexpected crossover ever but I'm just happy to see more Moon Knight references out there pic.twitter.com/x0dP47BFJW

-- Jack (-_o) (@captaincupkicks) December 4, 2023

The photos suggest that Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) are somehow transported to the void at the end of time -- essentially a multiversal wasteland that appeared in the first season of Loki. Ravonna Renslayer (Gugu Mbatha Raw) explained that branched realities pruned by the Time Variance Authority aren't entirely destroyed, but moved to a place on the timeline where they can no longer grow.

"Journey Into Mystery" revealed the void to be a hodge-podge of pruned branches, which meant a treasure trove of Easter eggs for fans: there was Thanos' helicopter, Throg (a.k.a. Frog Thor), and the Yellowjacket helmet once worn by Darren Cross (Corey Stoll) in Ant-Man.

Deadpool 3 casting rumors have included everyone from Beast (Kelsey Grammer), Professor X (Patrick Stewart), and Magneto (Ian McKellen) from the Fox X-Men movies to Jennifer Garner -- who played the assassin Elektra Natchios in 2003's Daredevil and 2005's Elektra -- and Liev Schreiber, who played Logan's half-brother Victor Creed/Sabretooth in 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Other rumors? A Taylor Swift cameo and Jackman's former X-Men co-stars.

"I'd rather not weigh in on that, but I'll say this. The rumors of actors, singers, sports stars who are all apparently in Deadpool 3 are fabulous," Levy previously told EW. "If all I read was the internet, I would have the greatest cast ever assembled in the history of cinema, so I'll simply say that some of those rumors are true, and some of them aren't."

Actors who are confirmed include Morena Baccarin as Vanessa, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Stefan Kapi?i? as Colossus of the X-Men, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Karan Soni as Dopinder, and Rob Delaney as the unpowered Peter; Emma Corrin (The Crown) and Matthew Mcfadyen (Succession) are cast in undisclosed roles.

Marvel Studios' Deadpool 3 is scheduled to open in theaters July 26, 2024.

Rick and Morty Season 7 finally snagged rap/actor icon Ice-T for a guest star spot on the show - a collaboration that's been a longtime coming (8+ years), since technically speaking "Ice-T" already made an appearance way back in Season 2!

If you don't remember the before times, Rick and Morty Season 2 Episode 5 "Get Schwifty" saw Rick and Morty called up to be Earth's defenders in a galactic musical competition/reality show, where the stakes for losing were planetary obliteration. The timing was ill-fated for Earth, as most of the music industry stars get killed in an earthquake that struck the Grammy Awards - leaving behind just Ice-T to serve as Rick's collaborator on a dope music track that will please the god-like Cromulons.

"Get Schwifty" didn't use the voice of the real Ice-T, for its caricature, instead letting Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon play the role. The animated series then doubled down on things by including a post-credits scene that set up a whole new mythos for "Ice," revealing him to be the member of an alien race from Alphabetrium, whose true form was "Water-T." last seen, "Water" was headed off to defend his planet of Alphabet-themed beings from the malevolent Numbericons.

Ice-T's Rick and Morty Role Revealed

In Rick and Morty Season 7 Episode 8, we get "Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie", which takes the post-credits trailer from Season 2 and turns it into a full-fledged movie-style episode. The saga of Water-T and the Alphabetrium people starts right where we left off with the Numbericons attacking, and that's when the voice of the real Ice-T is revealed to be playing the part of the father of Rick and Morty's Ice-T, "Magma-Q."

(The Real) Ice-T gets a fitting arc in the episode: he's killed in the initial Numbericon invasion but returns in the climatic act of the story as a Force ghost to give Water-T the full scope of his power needed to become "Magma-T" and battle big bad villain Infinity. Ice-T didn't have to break from his cool persona, bringing as much smooth edge to Magma-Q as you'd expect from the Law & Order star. The real fun was in seeing

Last week, Xbox CFO Tim Stuart made headlines at the Wells Fargo TMT Summit when he stated his desire to bring Game Pass "to every screen that can play games," specifically listing PlayStation and Nintendo as possibilities. In a new interview with Windows Central, Xbox boss Phil Spencer walked back that statement, outright stating that Microsoft has "no plans" to bring the service to competing gaming platforms. In the interview, Spencer stated that he sees Game Pass as a reason to own an Xbox console, and he's focused on making sure that buyers feel justified in making that purchase.

"I'll start by saying we have no plans to bring Game Pass to PlayStation or Nintendo. It's not in our plans. But I think you hit on the right point of 'what it means to own an Xbox.' The thing I want to be focused on is how do we continue to innovate for people who've made the commitment to our hardware platform? And how do we continue to make sure that they feel great about their investment in what we've built," Spencer told Windows Central.

Game Pass Exclusivity

Exclusives are the biggest selling point for any video game system, and Game Pass remains one of the most compelling reasons to own an Xbox. The service gives subscribers access to first-party exclusives like Starfield, Hi-Fi Rush, and Forza Motorsport, as well as a bunch of third-party games like Gotham Knights, Persona 4 Golden, and Sea of Stars. By putting Game Pass on other platforms, Microsoft could kill one of the biggest selling points for Xbox consoles. That doesn't even take into consideration the technical hurdles that Xbox would have to clear just to make it happen, especially on Nintendo Switch.

While there are no plans to bring Game Pass to other systems, Switch and PlayStation users can still expect to see some of Microsoft's games released. Microsoft signed contracts with Nintendo and Sony to ensure Call of Duty games release on Switch and PlayStation. Microsoft published games like Minecraft have also been made available, and have performed quite well on those platforms. Microsoft's relationship with Nintendo has also led to Rare developed games like Banjo-Kazooie and Jet Force Gemini releasing on Nintendo Switch Online.

Xbox Game Pass in December

The month of December is officially here, and for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, that means access to a whole bunch of new games. On December 5th, the service will add Clone Drone in the Danger Zone, Rise of the Tomb Raider, While the Iron's Hot, and World War Z: Aftermath. Later this month, Goat Simulator 3 (December 7th), Against the Storm (December 8th), Tin Hearts (December 12th), and Far Cry 6 (December 14th) will all be made available. Goat Simulator 3 will not be accessible to Xbox One users (except through cloud gaming), while Against the Storm will only be available through Game Pass for PC.

Would you like to see Game Pass on Switch or PlayStation? Are you happy that Spencer plans to keep it exclusive to Xbox systems? Share your thoughts with me directly on Twitter at @Marcdachamp or on Instagram at @Dachampgaming!

The first GTA 6 trailer has been revealed, giving Grand Theft Auto fans their first look at what Rockstar Games has been working on since the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 5 before it. There have been rumors and "leaks" teasing a GTA 6 trailer for several years, but the wait is finally over. GTA 6 is finally happening, and Grand Theft Auto fans only had to wait two console generations to see it happen. Unfortunately, the trailer is accompanied not by a 2024 release date, but a 2025 release date.

Rockstar Games first confirmed Grand Theft Auto VI back on February 4, 2022. This was years and years after endless rumors, reports, and leaks about the game though. And since this confirmation, it's been a painful wait for GTA fans. Unfortunately, for Rockstar Games, on September 18, 2022 a very early build of the game leaked online, which means this trailer isn't technically the world's first look at the project, but it's the world's first real look at the game. And as you would expect, it looks quite different to the early build of the game that leaked last year.

When GTA 6 releases, it will be the eighth mainline installment and the 16th installment overall. It's still unclear how long the game has been in development for. GTA 5 obviously came out in 2013, but then Rockstar Games began work on Read Dead Redemption 2, which didn't come out until 2018. Whether the game went through pre-production before this, we don't know, but reliable sources relayed in 2020 the game was in the early stages of development. If this timeline is accurate, it's been in development for a handful of years at this point.

Not only have rumors claimed the game has been in development for a bit now, but they've claimed it's set to be the most expensive game ever made. Of course, throwing more money at a project not only increases the scope and refinement of that product, but also, usually, speeds up the development process as well.

For more coverage on Grand Theft Auto VI -- including all of the latest news, all of the latest rumors and leaks, and all of the latest speculation -- click here. Meanwhile, and as always, feel free to leave a comment or two letting us know what you think. What do you think of the first GTA 6 trailer? Has it lived up to the hype?

Grand Theft Auto fans should be cautious of spoilers ahead of the release of the official GTA 6 trailer, which Rockstar Games is scheduled to release tomorrow, December 5. All GTA fans should, more specifically, be cautious while browsing social media and the Internet at large between now and tomorrow as an alleged leaked trailer of GTA 6 has surfaced online and is beginning to make the rounds. And there's no room to doubt its validity.

We will not be linking to the footage, but it's 91 seconds long just like we know and reveals a ton of other previously leaked and rumored details. That said, if you don't want even slight spoilers ahead of the trailer, you should be cautious between now and tomorrow as this leak will likely to start to spread. To this end, various industry insiders and GTA-specific insiders have begun to warn of this happening.

Yup it's real. Twitter just took it down. pic.twitter.com/nVeT8tTmom

-- Ben (@videotechuk_) December 4, 2023

The GTA 6 leaker account has been suspended. pic.twitter.com/mLznS8s82l

-- GTA News ? RockstarINTEL.com (@GTAonlineNews) December 4, 2023

At the moment of publishing, Rockstar Games has not commented on the leaked video and the speculation it has created. If this changes, we will update the story accordingly. Further, if a reliable source debunks the alleged leak, or undeniable evidence of it being fake presents itself, we will also update the story with this salient information. That said, the trailer looks very legit and sources in the know are reporting it as legit. Further, the fact Rockstar Games took it down very quickly also suggests it is real. In the meantime, take everything here with a grain of salt as this is a leak and not official information.

For more GTA 6 coverage -- including all of the latest news, all of the latest rumors and leaks, and all of the latest speculation -- click here. Meanwhile, and as always, feel free to leave a comment or two letting us know what you think.

The sci-fi adventure Edge of Tomorrow has earned itself a passionate following in the decade since its release, with interest in a sequel growing each year among fans, though star Emily Blunt recently noted how, despite the creative team's interest in a follow-up, the amount of time that has passed since the original film's release is making a sequel seem more unlikely. Blunt starred alongside Tom Cruise in the picture, with Blunt noting that one roadblock is also just how busy the actor is with massive blockbusters. With Cruise and original director Doug Liman set to reunite on another action film in the near future, it's possible that this could spark even more discussions between them about finally returning to the world of Edge of Tomorrow.

"Doug and I talk all the time about it," Blunt shared with Variety. "I know Tom wants to do it, hopefully, at some point. But it's timing, but it's also been ten years since we made it ... There was an amazing script in the works, but I think it would only have worked if we shot it eight years ago. I'm not saying we're that ancient, but you have to factor in it's been ten years."

An Edge of Tomorrow sequel marks a rare instance in which, every time the topic comes up, the stars and filmmakers behind the project express interest, yet no substantial plans for such a concept ever gestate. Just earlier this year, Blunt similarly expressed her interest in developing a follow-up.

When asked by the Happy Sad Confused podcast whether she should stop being asked about a sequel, Blunt confirmed, "No, I mean, I wish there could be one." In regards to whether she's ever read a script, the actor added, "Yes, we did. There was one that Doug slithered over to me. But I would love to make it a reality, I just don't know when or how. And how many Mission: Impossibles does he need? Come back to the side where you can ... Wasn't he brilliant as the cowardly hero? Incredible."

In the 2014 film, inspired by the Japanese light novel All You Need is Kill, written by Hiroshi Sakurazaka with illustrations provided by Yoshitoshi Abe, "When Earth falls under attack from invincible aliens, no military unit in the world is able to beat them. Maj. William Cage (Cruise), an officer who has never seen combat, is assigned to a suicide mission. Killed within moments, Cage finds himself thrown into a time loop, in which he relives the same brutal fight -- and his death -- over and over again. However, Cage's fighting skills improve with each encore, bringing him and a comrade (Blunt) ever closer to defeating the aliens."

Stay tuned for updates on an Edge of Tomorrow sequel.

Are you hoping we get a sequel? Let us know in the comments!

Even more people are about to be able to go party with Barbie. On Monday, Warner Bros. announced that Barbie would arrive on Max on Friday, December 15th, but this is no ordinary streaming launch. When the Greta Gerwig directed film hits streaming next week it is also getting a special American Sign Language/ASL version available on the platform the same day. The ASL version of Barbie, which is available as a unique title in-app, was created with feedback and research from the Deaf community and features ASL performer Leila Hanuami. According to HBO and Max chairman Casey Bloys, the ASL version of the film makes Barbie "resonate in a more meaningful way".

"Max is the premiere destination for storytelling, so being able to share the biggest movie of the year in ASL, the first language for many, will make this story resonate in a more meaningful way," Bloys said in a statement. "By offering sign language interpretation, we will build upon the film's empowering message of inclusiveness and offer a unique viewing experience for the Deaf community to enjoy with family and friends."

ASL and Closed Captions Are Not The Same

By adding an ASL version of Barbie, Warner Bros. is opening up the film to a wider audience of fans -- particularly among younger Deaf viewers. While Barbie is rated PG-13, given the popularity of Barbie as a children's toy it's not a stretch to see younger audiences sitting down to watch the film at home, particularly now that it is on streaming. While closed captions are available for the film on streaming as well as home release, not everyone who would benefit from the use of captions necessarily has the ability to read. The use of ASL interpretation allows for those with limited reading skills to also enjoy the film. ASL interpretation is also more dynamic and expressive than captions -- something that can be seen in the screenshots above.

Barbie's ASL Version is the Latest Step Forward for Deaf Accessibility

Barbie getting an ASL version on streaming is the latest progress when it comes to inclusion and deaf accessibility in entertainment. Back in 2021, AMC Theatres made headlines when they added open captions to movies across the country -- including Marvel's Eternals. That film starred Lauren Ridloff who played Makkari in the film and uses ASL throughout. Speaking with ComicBook.com at the time, Eternals director Chloe Zhao spoke about the importance of deaf accessibility and open captioned showtimes for films, noting how important it is to have it available for audiences.

"Well, I give props to Marvel. When I came into the process, they already have this deaf superhero written into the treatment. And then Lauren coming in, really, I completely rely on her to bring this character to life," Zhao explained. "And I learned so much about the things that I never thought. The idea of deaf gain, the idea of there's something that she is capable of doing and experiencing with the world that I don't have a chance to experience. And that's something so beautiful.

"And she also really is advocating the experience of theatrical experience and not just relying on the box. There's a box where you read this," she added. "So, it was very important for us to have closed captioning on the screen for the deaf community at our opening, and then also encouraging the theaters and making sure they do that as well."

What Is Barbie About?

In Barbie, to live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a Ken. From Oscar-nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig comes Barbie, which hit theaters on July 21st. Barbie stars Oscar-nominees Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, alongside America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell. The film also stars Ana Cruz Kayne, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, Scott Evans, Jamie Demetriou, Connor Swindells, Sharon Rooney, Nicola Coughlan, Ritu Arya, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Dua Lipa and Oscar-winner Helen Mirren. Gerwig directed Barbie from a screenplay by Gerwig & Oscar nominee Noah Baumbach, based on Barbie by Mattel.

Barbie, including the ASL version, arrives on Max December 15th.

It has happened again, guys. Death Battle has been an institution on YouTube for years, and the channel has pitched some of the wildest fights in entertainment. Of course, this means Death Battle has tried time and again to nail the odds of Superman vs Goku. And now, Death Battle has redone the math with its latest Dragon Ball x DC Comics crossover special.

Yes, that is right! Death Battle has done a third take on Superman vs Goku. The new video, which can be seen above, asks if the fight odds have changed as of late given its heroes' new abilities. However, it turns out Death Battle is confident in Superman winning yet again.

The entire video is a fascinating watch as Superman's powers are broken down using all kinds of physics. As for Goku, his new powers like Ultra Instinct are given consideration. So while Death Battle found Goku to have more martial arts experience and better mobility, he could not overcome the counters Superman has.

For decades now, the Internet has always joked about the outcome of Superman vs Goku, and this Death Battle comes close to replicating its odds for real. Goku is incredibly strong, yes, but not even Ultra Instinct gives him enough oomph to take down Superman. Once the Kryptonian enters his Theta State, he is just about unbeatable, but Goku puts up a good fight in this scenario. And rather than being mad about the loss, well - you know Superman would make Goku want to train all the more.

What do you make of this latest Death Battle? Let us know what you think in the comments below as well as on Twitter and Instagram. You can also hit me up @MeganPetersCB to share your take!

The Late Show will be without new episodes for at least one more week. Monday, Stephen Colbert announced he's taking another week off as he continues recovering from an appendectomy late last month. Colbert made the announcement on his Threads account, saying he's taking it easy due to the advice of his medical team.

"I'm listening to my doctors and continuing to rest and heal," Colbert said. "Thank you for all your well wishes and I'll see you soon."

New episodes for the iconic late night show were temporarily paused after Thanksgiving because Colbert suffered from a ruptured appendix, a medical emergency in every sense of the word.

"Sorry to say that I have to cancel our shows this week. I'm sure you're thinking, 'Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat capsize?' Actually, I'm recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix," Colbert posted on Threads last week. "I'm grateful to my doctors for their care and to Evie and the kids for putting up with me. Going forward, all emails to my appendix will be handled by my pancreas."

The burst appendix is the second medical issue Colbert has suffered from this fall. In October, the late night host paused episodes after he tested positive for COVID-19. The host also cancelled episodes in 2022 because of COVID as well.

"Stephen is experiencing symptoms consistent with a recurrence of COVID," the show's May 2022 announcement read. "Out of an abundance of caution for his staff, guests, and audience, he will be isolating for a few additional days. The Late Show will not be taping new episodes until further notice."

Colbert has been open about his experience hosting The Late Show during the pandemic, as well as how his anxieties about the virus impacted his time as a performer.

"I'm glad to have relaxed into that vulnerable feeling because it makes you less nervous in general about being a public figure, let alone a public performer," Colbert explained in a 2021 interview with Variety. "It's like you're saying, 'Well, this is really what I'm like, and I hope that's OK with you.' And to find out that was OK was another level of becoming myself, of which this entire show has been a journey to."

Stay tuned to ComicBook.com for more news on when new episodes of The Late Show will return to air.

On November 17, developer Electronic Arts introduced a new promo called FC Pro Live. For the first time in the franchise's long history, in-game cards in Ultimate Team will be connected to EA Sports FC 24's real-world pro tournament. These cards can be upgraded based on how those pro players perform, giving them a massive boost if a player can win the whole thing. With that in mind, you'll want to keep up to date with the weekly competition when it kicks off on November 28. Below, you'll find an explanation for how EA Sports FC 24 cards can be upgraded and a list tracking which card is set to get an upgrade after each week's pro games.

How Does the FC Pro Live Event Work in EAFC 24?

Eat, sleep, and breathe all the thrilling @EASPORTSFCPro Open action.

Introducing #FCPro Live -- Dynamic Special Player Items that upgrade based on the progress of associated #FC24 esports Pros' real-life performances.

Learn more: https://t.co/gXFf2lz9FH pic.twitter.com/moTqr6NrvH

-- EA SPORTS FC (@EASPORTSFC) November 17, 2023

Each in-game Ultimate Team card is tied to a specific pro player. If that player can perform well in the tournament, that card will then get upgraded. There are a total of five upgrade milestones for each card if its respective pro can win the whole tournament. Here are the five upgrade milestones:

• 3 Points Earned by Pro Player - +1 In Form Upgrade
• 6 Points Earned by Pro Player - +1 Regular PlayStyle, +1 Alternate Position
• 10 Points Earned by Pro Player - +1 In Form Upgrade
• Qualification for Next Round - +1 In From Upgrade, +1 PlayStyle+
• Pro Player Wins the Championship - +1 In Form Upgrade, +1 Skill Move Rating, +1 Weak Foot Rating

Below is a collection of every in-game card and the player they are connected to. As the tournament progresses, this list will update to show you which players are due for an upgrade.

EAFC 24 FC Pro Open Schedule

The 20 pro players will begin the group stage on November 27 and the tournament will continue through February 3. Every week, the event will kick off at noon CT. Here is the full schedule:

• Group Stage Week 1 - November 27
• Group Stage Week 2 - December 4
• Group Stage Week 3 - December 11
• Group Stage Week 4 - December 18
• Group Stage Week 5 - January 8
• Group Stage Week 6 - January 15
• Group Stage Week 7 - January 22
• Group Stage Week 8 - January 29
• Championship - February 3
  

Hirving "Chucky" Lozano

• Pro Player: Manuel
• Club Team: PSV
• Points Earned: 0
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Manuel Locatelli

• Pro Player: Cowen
• Club Team: Juventus
• Points Earned: 4
• Upgrades Earned: +1 In Form
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Mohamed Simakan

• Pro Player: Vejrgang
• Club Team: RB Leipzig
• Points Earned: 0
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Jean-Victor Makengo

• Pro Player: Fouma
• Club Team: FC Lorient
• Points Earned: 0
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Sadio Mane

• Pro Player: H1Dalgo
• Club Team: Al Nassr
• Points Earned: 6
• Upgrades Earned: +1 In Form, +1 Alternate Position, +1 PlayStyle
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Willian

• Pro Player: Young
• Club Team: Fulham
• Points Earned: 7
• Upgrades Earned: +1 In Form, +1 Alternate Position, +1 PlayStyle
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Kolo Muani

• Pro Player: Lukas_Official11
• Club Team: PSG
• Points Earned: 3
• Upgrades Earned: +1 In Form
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Denis Genreau

• Pro Player: Mark11
• Club Team: Toulouse
• Points Earned: 0
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Kalvin Phillips

• Pro Player: Tekkz
• Club Team: Manchester City
• Points Earned: 0
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Donyell Malen

• Pro Player: EmreYilmaz
• Club Team: Dortmund
• Points Earned: 10
• Upgrades Earned: +2 In Form, +1 Alternate Position, +1 PlayStyle
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Angelo Ogbonna

• Pro Player: Antonin_Gabriel
• Club Team: West Ham
• Points Earned: 0
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Kalidou Koulibaly

• Pro Player: Abomakkah
• Club Team: Al-Hilal
• Points Earned: 0
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Florian Thauvin

• Pro Player: HappyMeal664
• Club Team: Udinese
• Points Earned: 7
• Upgrades Earned: +1 In Form, +1 Alternate Position, +1 PlayStyle
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Fabinho

• Pro Player: 1OS
• Club Team: Al-Ittihad
• Points Earned: 0
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Dele Alli

• Pro Player: Seanldw
• Club Team: Everton
• Points Earned: 0
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Ivan Cavaleiro

• Pro Player: Levideweerd
• Club Team: Lille
• Points Earned: 0
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Branco van den Boomen

• Pro Player: PHzin
• Club Team: Ajax
• Points Earned: 10
• Upgrades Earned: +2 In Form, +1 Alternate Position, +1 PlayStyle
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Yann Karamoh

• Pro Player: Matias
• Club Team: Torino
• Points Earned: 0
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Isak Hien

• Pro Player: Obrun2002
• Club Team: Hellas Verona
• Points Earned: 0
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Renan Lodi

• Pro Player: Umut
• Club Team: Marseille
• Points Earned: 10
• Upgrades Earned: +2 In Form, +1 Alternate Position, +1 PlayStyle
• Qualify for Championship Round: No

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has dropped it first trailer, and fans of the Monsterverse franchise are buzzing about it. From the plotline that will introduce a whole new threat to both Godzilla and Kong - to the designs for the two titular titans themselves, it's clear that this film is a spectacle "event" that viewers can't ignore.

Godzilla x Kong and Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam WIngard is teasing fans with new secrets about how the film was made, and how much of their eyes should (or should not) believe:

"So much of the film is entirely animated CG shots; so much of it is just pure imagination," Wingard told IGN. "We have some sequences going up to about eight minutes long, where it's just the monsters doing their thing, and so the movie really allows the monsters to tell their own narrative in a visual, nonverbal way."

If you followed the press interviews for Godzilla vs. Kong, then you know that Adam Wingard's statement above is really just the director relishing in completing a goal he set for himself when doing the first film. While doing press for Godzilla vs. Kong, Wingard said that he believed "people are ready for it" when it came to doing MonsterVerse movies with far less human character focus. Now, it sounds like that's exactly what we're getting.

What Is Godzilla x Kong About?

"This latest entry follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new cinematic adventure, pitting the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence - and our own. The epic new film will delve further into the histories of these Titans, their origins and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever."

Already from the Godzilla x Kong trailer we have loads of monster-on-monster drama that is set to unfold in this film. Significant developments happening within the Hollow Earth, with the reveal of a whole new realm where an army of ape-like Titans is seemingly preparing for war. It's already a guessing game as to how much of the movie even requires human characters to convey the story - or if it will be more like Matt Reeves' Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, a film that had long stretches of just the apes interacting with one another. Based on what Wingard is saying, the latter seems very likely. We'll see how it plays with fans, at a time when Japan's new Godzilla Minus One film is being praised for re-introducing the human element into the mix.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has a theatrical release date of April 12, 2024.

Adam McKay's highly-anticipated next film is reportedly not moving forward. On Monday, reports began to surface suggesting that McKay's next project will be something tied to the issue of climate change. According to the reporting, it is believed that became McKay will be focusing on the climate-related story, his previously-reported Netflix movie Average Height, Average Build is no longer moving forward. The film, which was first reported to be in the works earlier this year, would have starred an ensemble cast led by Robert Pattinson, Robert Downey Jr., and Amy Adams.

Reportedly, because McKay will no longer be involved with Average Height, Average Build, the streaming service has elected to scrap the project altogether instead of finding a replacement. It's unclear at this point if future scheduling conflicts -- such as Pattinson being set to star in Warner Bros. The Batman Part II, which is expected to film next year -- are also a reason for this decision.

What Would Average Height, Average Build Be About?

Average Height, Average Build would see Pattinson playing a serial killer who enlists a lobbyist (Adams) to change laws that will allow him to get away with murder more easily. Downey was to play a retired cop who won't give up on the murders, and the killer tries to prevent him from dogging his trail now that he's hung up his gun. The serial killer turns himself into a cause celebre, a Mr. Smith Goes to Washington figure shielding his true motives.

Is Adam McKay Still Working on Bad Blood?

Late last year, it was reported that Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence had stepped down from starring in Bad Blood, a McKay-directed adaptation of the true story of Elizabeth Holmes, the controversial CEO of the blood test company Theranos. As Lawrence put it, she no longer wanted to portray Holmes after seeing Amanda Seyfried portray her in the Emmy-winning Hulu television series The Dropout.

"I thought she was terrific," Lawrence revealed. "I was like, 'Yeah, we don't need to redo that.' She did it."

Will Adam McKay Make a Marvel Movie?

Over the years, McKay has been a name that has been suggested for a number of comic book and superhero-related projects. Outside of McKay helping with the script for the first Ant-Man movie, he has yet to do so -- but he has expressed a desire to helm a Silver Surfer movie.

"Silver Surfer was tricky. There was something about it, cause we did look into it. I think it's connected to the Fantastic Four reboot and because of that kind of lives under its own umbrella," McKay told the Happy Sad Confused podcast in 2021. "But there was something that got in the way of it cause we did look into it a couple of years ago, but I could be wrong. I could be misremembering, but there was some reason it didn't happen or someone else was already working on it. But no, I was definitely into it because that would be a very easy one."

What do you think of the latest update surrounding Average Height, Average Build? Are you sad that the film is now scrapped? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

WWE recently picked up former AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill and ever since then fans have been wondering where she's been following her appearance at WWE Fastlane. She popped up on RAW, NXT, and SmackDown immediately afterward and hasn't been seen since. Cargill finished up her priorities with AEW in September, returning to wrestle former TBS Champion Kris Statlander and losing the bout. She signed with WWE almost two weeks later.

"So, listen, I think the fan base should be patient. I think they need to understand we're making a diamond. We're creating something that's gonna be a legacy," Cargill said in an interview with The Dallas Morning News. "We're creating something that's going to create echoes and waves throughout not just the wrestling culture, but pop culture and beyond. They're setting me up for success, you shouldn't rush success."

Cargill revealed she's in-ring ready, but urges fans to be "patient" and once she gets started she doesn't plan on stopping. "Just know when I start there's no stopping. There's no breaks and everybody should be elated. So whomever wants to come get it, I got it. I'm just gonna give out work. Come apply."

At the Survivor Series press conference, WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H explained why Cargill hasn't been seen in a ring yet. "I have no less belief in her now than I did then [when she signed with WWE]," he said. "It's interesting when she came in, we talked about her development and where she would land. But where the development was, I wanna make sure that no matter what is thrown at Jade Cargill, she's ready, and at no fault of her own, I think that she was limited in that."

Although she has yet to step foot into a WWE ring she's been an advocate for the company since her signing. WWE has sent her to various events to do media, including the NCAA's Big 12 championship game where she appeared alongside The Undertaker, Michelle McCool, Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, and Samantha Irvin. At the event, she presented Nelly with a WWE Championship.

One of the primary actors tied to Naughty Dog's The Last of Us franchise has potentially shot down the notion that The Last of Us Part 3 is currently in the works. Over the past year, speculation has continued to grow that Naughty Dog is in the process of working on a third mainline The Last of Us installment. For the time being, those at Naughty Dog itself have been very quiet about what it's doing next, but now, one actor with big ties to the series seems to be encouraging fans not to get their hopes up just yet.

In a conversation with Dexerto, Jeffrey Pierce, who plays Tommy Miller in both The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II, said that he hasn't seen a script for a third game just yet. Pierce stressed that he's personally not aware if the game is happening which means that he could simply be in the dark if it is in the works. Despite so much being left unknown for now, Pierce also mentioned that he believes the script for a third entry would be "perfect" as the previous games both were in his mind as well.

"At this point, it's not something that has begun in any fashion. At least, not that I know of," Pierce said. "I would hate to set myself up to have expectations about what it would be and then have it be something completely different. [..] I'm going to trust when Neil hands me a script that it's going to be perfect because that's the way it's been up until now. And when that happens and I'm asked about The Last of Us Part 3, I have to say I have no idea what you're talking about."

Even though Pierce doesn't seem to think that The Last of Us Part 3 is in development right now, he could always be lying, as this has happened countless times in the past with other actors across TV, film, and video games. As mentioned, Pierce himself also might simply be out of the loop when it comes to the potential of The Last of Us Part 3. Even though it would make sense for his character to appear in another installment in some capacity, perhaps Naughty Dog is looking to not include Tommy in a new title for one reason or another.

Regardless of what the future for The Last of Us holds, Naughty Dog and PlayStation have recently confirmed that a revamped version of the second game, dubbed The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, will be coming to PS5 next month on January 19. The physical version of TLOU 2 Remastered is also set to go up for pre-order tomorrow on December 5 and will come with a number of extras that haven't been released previously.