In the last few years, Wednesday has become one of my favorite ongoing shows to watch with my Netflix subscription. And, given the show’s ongoing success, I haven’t really contemplated the end of the series happening anytime soon. However, Jenna Ortega just made some fresh comments that have me thinking morbidly about the series.

Wednesday Season 3 is currently filming and expected to arrive sometime next year. The upcoming season will have Ortega’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice co-star Winona Ryder joining Nevermore in an unknown role and Eva Green set to play Morticia’s sister Ophelia. Here are Ortega’s latest comments on the new season:

Whoa, I totally didn’t realize that the teenaged cast of Wednesday are already inching toward graduation. For shows like this, that typically means there’s only so much more life left into it. That is, unless Wednesday ends up continuing past Wednesday Addams’ high school days at Nevermore Academy.

I like this tease too, but between those comments and these next ones, I’m getting stressed out about the future of the series. As she also said in the Esquire interview when speaking to where she’s at in her career right now:

What? Wednesday is “coming to a head”? She’s getting “ready to enter this next chapter?” What the heck is she talking about? In my mind the Netflix show is still in its early days, but Jenna Ortega’s comments seem to say otherwise. It sounds more like she’s getting ready to move on from The Addams Family spinoff, but perhaps I’m misreading her comments.

I guess it’s possible that she just means with Wednesday focusing on senior year a lot of things are changing. But, the whole premise of the show kind of revolves around Wednesday going to this school. I’m starting to think I should start thinking about the new season differently than I have. Though, I will of course wait to panic until the fire alarm officially goes off.

As far as her “experimental” phase, Ortega is referring to her upcoming run of movies on the way. First, she’ll be in Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun where she plays a companion android who seems like the complete opposite of Wednesday Addams. And then, she has a movie on the 2027 release schedule called The Great Beyond. In it, she shared that she’s playing a character whom she describes as a “freak in a different way” than her other roles have been.

I don’t blame Jenna Ortega for wanting to branch out from her beloved spooky character. However, at the same time, in the span of four years we’ve only seen 16 episodes of the show. I’m most certainly not ready to watch Thing wave his hand goodbye. Someone say it isn’t so!

Florence Pugh is always a mood every time I see her. And I live for it. Whether it’s calling out the double standards for women in Hollywood or giving a cheeky comment about one of her movies, she always has something epic to say. Turns out, she’s even good at making vegetables look epic. But honestly, I think only Pugh could make homegrown produce look “sexy AF.”

The Thunderbolts* actor has shared sneak peeks of her downtime from yoga mats to cute cooking segments before. But as someone not blessed with a green thumb, her latest IG Stories has me jealous. I’d love to know her secret. But if you really want to know which vegetable Pugh thinks is "sexy," check them out below:

This proves that Pugh does more than “occasionally cook,” as stated in her bio, and she has every reason to take pride in her garden. And anyone who FIG-ured otherwise can think again. Here's another:

If you love her garden images, the actor has posted several kitchen related videos such as RAD Cooking and Stuffed & Spicy. These introduce fans to fun cooking segments and the humor is 100% Pugh. And I think everyone can agree, she needs her own cooking show. Or at least a food showing-off show.

I live for the actor’s humor as it’s the perfect blend of witty and unexpected. I still can’t get over her “breast curtains” comment regarding the fringe look she sported for the Spider-Man: Brand New Day UK premiere. Or when she responded to fan comments about her clay-covered Dune Part 3 face with a subtle “clay mask” reference. She always takes everything in great strides and can turn anything into an epic punchline. Even a simple comparison of a knife and a zucchini has me laughing, with Pugh simply pointing out:

But her love of food goes beyond her garden. She’s also a big promoter of “eating strange snacks” while checking out her movies in theaters. Movies like Spider-Man: Brand New Day, where she surprised fans by reprising her role as Yelena. But don't worry, this isn’t the last time we’ll see Yelena this year, as she’ll be back in Avengers: Doomsday.

But if you really want to keep count. Pugh has another 2026 movie release coming out, which ironically will hit the box office on the same day (December 18) as Doomsday. The third part of Dune will make for an interesting double-feature for Pugh fans.

Though I suspect neither role will feature vegetables. But I’m still excited to see Pugh once again on the big screen!

Sometimes, you can have the best intentions, but things don't turn out well. Just ask Nick Jonas after he gave advice to a caller on the Hey Jonas podcast that humorously backfired during an interaction with his wife, Priyanka Chopra. Though I have to be honest about how hard I laughed when his suggestion of bowling dates landed him in hot water with his partner.

When Chopra stopped by the brothers’ podcast, I knew we’d be in for a good time. While she’s primarily known for her action roles, I learned just how funny she is a few years ago during the Jonas Brothers Family Roast. The “funny family outing” was one of Netflix’s top hilarious celebrity roasts, and Chopra is a huge reason why. But when a caller asked about favorite couple dates and then brought up, “I know Nick, you always mention bowling,” I knew by the look his wife gave that her reaction was going to get me laughing. Here's how their back-and-forth went:

• Priyanka Chopra: Who do you go on bowling dates with?
• Nick Jonas: This is advice I gave another caller.
• Kevin Jonas: He doubled down on bowling pretty hard.
• Priyanka Chopra: But I’ve never been on a bowling date with him ever.
• Nick Jonas: We went bowling on Sunday.
• Priyanka Chopra: Yeah, as a family for the first time in like years. Who have you been bowling with?

The moment reminded me how comedic timing comes naturally to the couple. And I loved every second. The brothers have proved how much they enjoy poking fun at themselves with last year’s A Very Jonas Christmas Movie. Plus, Nick’s role in John Carney’s heartwarming Power Ballad casually poked fun at boy bands. But it’s Chopra’s inclusion in Jonas projects that proves that sometimes couple goals involve giving each other a hard time.

And in true Jonas fashion, the singer’s brothers didn’t help the situation. From Kevin adding that he “doubled down” and Joe providing a scratching sound effect, you can’t help but laugh at the brotherly love. You can check out the full moment below:

When they are not "roasting" each other, the two also keep busy with multiple projects. For Chopra, she can be seen in Frank E. Flowers’ The Bluff, which was released earlier this year. If you ever wanted to see her as a pirate, I suggest you check out that movie. Now, she is focusing on her first Indian movie in years: a globetrotting action film called Varanasi by S.S. Rajamouli.

For Nick, he’s expected to be in the upcoming Jumanji: Open World, which will drop on the 2026 movie schedule this Christmas. He and his brothers also brought the nostalgia back for those of us who grew up with their Disney Channel days with Camp Rock 3. The surprising third Camp Rock movie will premiere on the channel on August 13 and then will be available to stream with a Disney+ subscription.

Now, as they promote all this exciting work, maybe Nick should avoid bringing up bowling.

Here in 2026, moviegoers like to make the complaint that there aren’t enough original, non-IP movies. And then when something applicable comes around like David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street, which is admittedly right in producer J.J. Abrams’ mystery-box wheelhouse, the Internet immediately tries to prove it actually IS part of an already existing IP, in this case the 2008 found-footage creature feature Cloverfield. We’re a weird species. In any case, months of theorizing are set to culminate in the sci-fi film releasing in theaters, where answers can at last be found.

Or perhaps not found in this case, as Abrams himself went on the record ahead of the dino-filled movie’s debut to shed some murky light on the matter. Speaking with THR, the filmmaker seemed to pour cold water all over the Cloverfield connective tissue that has kept some fans on the hook since at least March. As Abrams put it:

Kinda weird that instead of just saying “No connections” that he makes the meaningful leap to bring up the great Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who co-led the better-than-its-predecessor 10 Cloverfield Lane, which was filmed and made it essentially up to release without the public knowing that it was a stealth sequel. No real reason to bring up THE prime example of secret movie sequels in a statement that’s aiming to debunk such speculation.

The key factor that fans started basing Cloverfield theories on comes from the Netflix movie The Cloverfield Paradox, which had the unique development of being turned into a Cloverfield sequel midway through, despite that not being the original plan. In that movie, a reference is made to a five-block area that disappears, and it's presumed that the Oak Street neighborhood suddenly dealing with dinosaurs is that five-block stretch.

Beyond that, speculation has been pretty light, without many offering further ideas about what would happen in End of Oak Street that would confirm its placement as a Cloverfield sequel, nor ideas about why these characters are dealing with straight-up extinct creatures and nothing resembling the Large-Scale Aggressor that caused so much havoc in the O.G. movie. (Abrams told us that he got more Poltergeist vibes from the movie than Jurassic Park ones, despite all the dinosaurs, but that doesn't present a clear throughline to Clover, either.)

Of course, while J.J. Abrams going on record to debunk cinematic connections between the two movies may convince some people that he's telling the truth, others like the commenter below have a more conspiratorial take.

No one ever let a little thing like "completely different production companies" ruin connective tissue between projects, right? Or wait, that literally happens a lot, and is why it's so hard to make a Batman/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book adaptation happen. It's one reason, anyway.

The End of Oak Street will be hitting theaters on August 14. Meanwhile, Cloverfield is streaming via Paramount+ subscription for anyone who wants to make it a double-feature with a car ride in the middle.

I honestly can’t remember the last time I’ve been as excited for a new season of American Horror Story as I am for the 13th season to hit the 2026 TV schedule. From Jessica Lange reprising Murder House’s Constance Langdon to the return of John Carroll Lynch’s Twisty the Clown to newcomers like John Waters, literally every new piece of information is reason to celebrate, and Ryan Murphy is thankfully as talkative as ever while promoting it. To the point where I have a pretty good idea of who the season’s Big Bad will be.

For all that I think other upcoming horror TV shows like Carrie and Crystal Lake will tell more coherent stories, the sheer unpredictability involved with AHS gives it a bonkers edge that nothing else on the small screen can match up with. Only a show 13 seasons into its life cycle can pull off everything that’s coming to the next batch of all-star installments. So let’s dig into some of Murphy’s latest comments, focusing first on a fun Evan Peters update.

I Can't Wait To See Evan Peters Acting Opposite Himself

When Ryan Murphy recently revealed how many roles each of the core stars will be playing, he noted that Evan Peters would be bringing five of his classic characters back, which had me speculating about which ones the creative team landed on. The co-creator confirmed two of those characters in an interview with Vogue when asked about any boundaries the cast set up in preparing to bring back so many former entities. According to Murphy:

First, I can't exactly say that I'm drowning in positivity thinking about watching Season 7's blue-haired Cult leader Kai Anderson. Charismatic has he might have been at times, that season was as divisive as its subject matter, and isn't one that can be easily binged through, at least for me. But there's definitely a bonus attached to the idea of seeing him sharing the screen with Murder House's rubber-suited ghoul Tate Langdon.

I gotta think that Murphy & Co. are stretching disbelief to a breaking point by bringing Tate back again, considering the character died as a teenager and his ghost hasn't aged since that point. Peters was already 24 years old when the first season filmed, though it wasn't such an issue at the time. His age was far more apparent when he reprised the character as a 32-year-old in Apocalypse, and that was eight years ago. Still, I hope awkward-looking Tate bludgeon's Kai's head in with a big ol' dildo.

My Best Guess For AHS 13's Villain, Based On Ryan Murphy's Clue

Twisty and the Infantata may be my favorite villains from American Horror Story's annals, but it sounds like both of those freak-a-leeks are very small potatoes when it comes to the overarching threat that the protagonists will be facing in Season 13. Having previously dubbed the new antagonist the "ultimate evil," Murphy shared this new clue:

Realistically, how many beings are there that could recognizably be at a higher pay grade than the flipping Antichrist? I can only think of two: Satan and the Almighty Himself, God. And you know what? I think it might feel too much like treading on familiar ground for Ryan Murphy to make the Devil the baddie in the new season. As such...

I think God will be AHS: 13's main villain. I don't think Murphy would have said what he did if the answer was just going to be Satan, since that's the most obvious step-up from the Antichrist in terms of overall power and reach. Rather, it seems much more in Murphy and co-creator Brad Falchuk's lane to bring a satirical tongue-in-cheek approach to making His Holiness the antagonist. And if I had to make a further guess, I'd say that Ariana Grande was cast to play God, but that's based on absolutely nothing but my newly realized desire to see Ariana Grande play God in AHS.

It does seem like actor Joey Pollari will be central to whatever that story will be. Murphy noted that to be able to tell a story about the "greatest villains we've done" coming together, that it needed to be a new story with a new character at its center, and Pollari is playing that character. I'm not sure how to shoehorn that info into my God guess, though.

What say you all? Should I be committed to the Asylum for my conjecture, or does my lofty guess deserve a Hotel penthouse?

American Horror Story 13 is set to make its highly anticipated debut on FX on September 24, 2026, with new episodes available to stream via Hulu subscription the next day.

It’s the rare week in 2026 where there aren’t any new Jeopardy! episodes airing — Season 42 wrapped up near the end of July, followed a week later by the release of ESPN Jeopardy!’s inaugural tourney of on-air personalities and other celebs. Now the wait is on for the fourth season of Jeopardy! Masters, but thankfully some former contestants have given fans some behind-the-scenes detail to chew on in the meantime. Specifically about how food-munching and restroom-visiting duties are handled for contestants.

As one of the best game shows of all time, Jeopardy! has a rabid fanbase that loves to get the inside scoop about what it’s like to be on the set, both for audience members and for trivia-mastering hopefuls. (Only those who aren’t too tall, of course.) Over on Reddit, where Jeopardy! insights flow smoothly like correct answers from 2026’s biggest winner Jamie Ding. When one fan asked about food and bathroom functions, plenty of former contestants and champions weighed in with answers, and a couple genuinely surprised me.

Here are two answers from competitors who were on the show more than a decade ago, to setup something of a base level.

• I was on in 2011, so this info might be out of date. We spent an hour or so in the green room first, in a combination of coaching by a producer and getting make-up done. There was a buffet breakfast there. Once the shows started taping (five per day with very little down time between) we all sat in the audience when not competing. I don't honestly remember if there was a lunch break -- I would assume so, but the day just seemed to go by so fast in my memory. - Sara Heard (April 13-19. 2011)
• I assume bathroom breaks were possible during breaks for commercials, but I don't recall having to go. Those of us who had to stay past lunch were led to the commissary a short ways away for a lunch break. It's the same commissary the people who work there eat at, but we contestants were sequestered to our own table with one or two contestant coordinators to keep an eye on us. Lunch was paid for, we just had to hand the cashier our "lunch tickets" like back in school. - Greg Munda (Dec 20, 2013)

Well now I know how much I really want a Jeopardy! "lunch ticket" to keep as a souvenir. Especially if they don't use them anymore. Incidentally, "Jeopardy Lunch Ticket" sounds like an okay band name.

I also love that Sara Heard brings up going through makeup, since I've always wondered about that process as much as anything else. As someone who can suffer a sweaty AF brow under pressure and studio lights, I have to think I'd need an inch-thick application to not look like a fright on TV. And to think that they go through makeup before eating.

Now let's look at some of the comments made specifically about the food options that have been available in more current years.

• I don't know if it was just because of the situation, but the pizza at the commissary was amaaaaazing. . . . I wound up getting sauce on the front of my shirt, in case anyone was wondering why my suit jacket was buttoned for the whole game. :-P - Jeff Jetton (April 3, 2020)
• The green room has a great selection of snacks and a minifridge with some drinks, there's lots of mini water bottles available too. I brought a bag with some of my own stuff to eat/drink as well. . . . And yes there's hot water for tea and coffee - Thomas Trovato (May 18, 2026)
• I loved the Liège waffle! - Ian Morrison (Sept. 9-10, 2025)
• An Otis Spunkmeyer muffin got me through. I almost had one of the Nature Valley bars but I didn’t want my outfit to look like I’d been crawling in mulch. - Sean Duffie (July 22, 2024)
• When I was on in the revolving host year, we ate lunch in a freaking freezing Sony parking garage. When I came back for the Champions Wildcard 2 years later, we got the commissary experience. - Verlinda Johnson Henning (2023 Champions Wildcard)

Unsurprisingly, quite a few contestants noted that their nerves were so rattled prior to episode tapings that they were unable to eat very much. I can also understand the concern about not wanting to get introduced by Johnny Gilbert with a bunch of crumbs all over one's outfit. Although now I will be on the lookout for just such crumbs and stains on future contestants.

Here are a couple of comments pointing out what happens with contestants awaiting tapings later in the day, outside of the food and bathroom arrangements.

• Now it’s a bit different. We’re in the green room the whole time, but we still get to watch the games! And, as far as I recall, there was no overlap in material. I think maybe the most there was two literature categories, with very different clues and answers. - Elizabeth Hurd (Feb 26, 2026)
• They don’t want the contestant group interacting with anyone outside the contestant group other than the coordinators, to avoid anything possibly nefarious happening. Even in the soundstage, us contestants sat in a reserved section of the audience away from the rest of the studio audience (facing the stage, we were in the first few rows of the rightmost section of the seats—I remember that in the introduction of the show several seasons ago , the audience camera used to pan past that section, but nowadays the camera has moved over more to where we sat and doesn’t pan over that section anymore). - Greg Munda (Dec 20, 2013)

I'd often wondered why Jeopardy!'s various crowd shows never seem to show any upcoming contestants, so it makes total sense that they're meant to sit in a specific section that isn't necessarily part of the main group. At least they don't make them sit in the corner with Dunce caps on. That's just for the losers, amirite? (No, that's not right, either, and is just mean.)

Now I'm wondering if the food situation is still the same for the celebrity version and for the former champions facing off against one another on Jeopardy! Masters. Maybe one of this year's contestants will share some details after it premieres. Check out the first promo for it below!

Jeopardy! Masters Season 4 is set to debut on ABC on Tuesday, August 25, with episodes streaming the next day via Hulu subscription.

There’s always something to get excited about when it comes to Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights. But over the weekend, my favorite horror movie of 2026 was added to the festivities. It was announced that Nikki from Obsession is going to be roaming around Universal Studios Hollywood this spooky season. What’s even more exciting to me is the way Inde Navarrette wants to get involved.

What Inde Navarrette Has Said About Being Part Of HHN

Obsession’s part in HHN was revealed during the horror convention Midsummer Scream on Sunday evening in Long Beach, California. But a couple of months ago, Inde Navarrette actually spoke about her love of the theme park seasonal event. In an interview with Cosmopolitan, the breakout actress said it was her “dream” to see Obsession be part of Halloween Horror Nights. She also said this:

Now, this year Obsession isn’t getting a full-blown house. The movie only came out a few months ago, and it takes longer than that to craft its haunted houses – though I imagine it could happen someday. But I love the idea of Navarrette making an appearance at Universal as Nikki to fill in for the scare actors for a shift.

Navarrette mentioned that time when Johnny Depp surprised fans by appearing as Jack Sparrow on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride back in 2017. But this also makes me think of when Lupita Nyong’o reprised her Us role for the Jordan Peele movie’s house back in 2019. And it was awesome. Take a look at the HHN YouTube to see that appearance.

Anyways, Navarrette also said at the time that she goes to Hollywood Horror Nights “every year”. She shared that she gets through it by imagining herself “as the biggest man ever” and telling herself, “I’m a thug! I’m the scariest person in here!” Funny enough, the character she helped craft is surely going to lead to a lot of screams. Wild, right?

How Nikki From Obsession Is Going To Haunt HHN

If you’re curious about how Nikki is going to show up at HHN, the creative director and executive producer of the event did talk about it at Midsummer Scream. In John Murdy’s words:

This is genius. I’m just going to be on edge the whole night over whether Nikki is going to show up out of nowhere. If you’re curious about how you might recognize her, Murdy also said this (per Inside Universal):

Yep, that’s perfect, and I want to meet her while at HHN now, even though I’ll probably freak out. Obsession is just one of many exciting properties coming to Hollywood this year. There’s also going to be a Sinners house, one based on Hellraiser, Stranger Things 5 and the latest Evil Dead movie. Plus, this year’s Terror Tram will be hosted by Terrifier. Halloween Horror Nights is at Universal Studios Hollywood from September 3 to November 1.

Yes, The Lincoln Lawyer is ending with Season 5. Personally, I thought that would be the end for this beloved book-to-screen adaptation on Netflix. However, apparently, that’s not the case. There’s a spinoff in the works, and I have to say, I’m so surprised by the actor who will reportedly be leading it.

I use the word surprised because the actress who will headline the series that's reportedly in the works is Cobie Smulders. She’s notably been in The Lincoln Lawyer for approximately one scene (however, we do know we’ll see a lot more of her in Season 5). We also know she’s Mickey’s half-sister, Artemisia “Emi” Finch. So, if they’re looking to keep this story in the family, expanding with her makes sense.

Now, this is also a shocking choice because Emi is not in Michael Connelly’s books. She kind of serves as a replacement for Mickey’s half-brother Harry Bosch, who cannot be in the Netflix series because of his show on Amazon. So far, we have seen very little of her. However, she should play a big role in Season 5 of The Lincoln Lawyer, based on how Season 4 ended on the 2026 TV schedule and the fact that Smulders has been upgraded to a series regular.

This Emi spinoff will be written by Ted Humphrey, Dailyn Rodriguez and Matthew J. Lieberman, all of whom are executive producers on the flagship series, according to Deadline. It’s also been reported that A+E Studios will produce.

Apparently, this has been talked about for a while at Netflix, and it’s been reported that Rodriguez, Lieberman and Humphrey have put in a lot of time and work to pitch it to the streamer. It seems to have paid off too, because according to sources, the spinoff was allegedly “well received, with the streamer buying the project in the room and commissioning a script for a quick turnaround.”

As for when this series could be greenlit, that reportedly is contingent on closing deals.

Now, going back to The Lincoln Lawyer, we’ll catch up with Manuel Garcia-Rulfo's Mickey as his world is changing because of Emi, with Humphrey telling CinemaBlend earlier this year that her character will provide “the main thrust of the story” in Season 5. So, we’ll watch Mickey take on a case that she brought him, and it sounds like she’ll be pivotal to the conclusion of this show. When I spoke to Cobie Smulders about her new role, she told me she was having “so much fun” filming in LA, and she noted that she thinks this last season will be “really exciting” for fans.

It’s currently unclear when we’ll get to see the final episodes of The Lincoln Lawyer, and at the moment we’re still waiting on official word for the spinoff. I imagine we’ll have to wait a bit longer too, seeing as Season 4 of TLL aired very early on Netflix’s 2026 schedule. However, Season 5 did wrap in July, per Garcia-Rulfo’s Instagram. And with this news about the franchise’s future, I’m feeling very optimistic.

Now, as we wait for more updates, you can stream the first four seasons of The Lincoln Lawyer with a Netflix subscription.

It’s no secret how much Rosie O’Donnell loves Tom Cruise, as the actor has been clear about her adoration of him since her talk show was on the air. And although the two haven’t had the opportunity to be on the big screen together, this hasn’t stopped the Digger star from showing love to O’Donnell. If you need any proof, just check out the sweet gesture the actor gets from Cruise every year. And before you guess, it’s NOT the Bundt cake he sends to celebs every Christmas.

I always found O'Donell and Cruise's friendship interesting, as the two seemingly have very different world views. But a difference of opinion hasn’t stopped O’Donnell from being friends with someone before. While she has often spoken about how highly she thinks of him, she’s also been blunt about her feelings toward Scientology. In fact, she has praised King of Queens star Leah Remini as “a hero” for fighting against the religion. She brought up the Mission: Impossible actor and a fun fact about their friendship when SiriusXM asked if her “crush on Tom Cruise had abated” over the years:

This may shock some people to know that not everyone knows each other in Hollywood. Though this proves how dedicated Cruise is to his kind gesture, despite their differences, which is similar to her previous friendships from The View. The actor often reflects on the infamous Elisabeth Hasselback fight that occurred on the show. Despite sharing very different political opinions, the two celebrities were friends until a disagreement over the Iraq War blew up at the end of their time together on the talk show.

O’Donnell has spoken out about Scientology, calling it “a cult” that she doesn’t understand. Though she continues to praise Cruise, stating, “I will always love [him].” Additionally, she says that he's the “only person” who never missed her birthday in over 20 years. And each time she thinks the same thing:

Talk about commitment. While Cruise has an Alejandro G. Iñárritu film coming out this October, O’Donnell hasn’t done a ton of a film work in the last few years. But she has popped up here and there on TV, such as an appearance in Season 4 of Hacks and an episode of And Just Like That. And she was briefly rumored to be taking over Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show, which she quickly shut down.

But she is open to returning to The View, despite what happened the last time she visited the daytime show. The actor got off to a tense start in 2014 with host Whoopi Goldberg and explained that they weren’t “as instantly compatible” as she hoped. But the actor would still love to return for the show’s milestone upcoming season in whatever way they want her back. Though she has yet to receive a formal invite for the planned 30th anniversary.

Luckily for her generations of fans, Rosie does have a one woman show in New York called Common Knowledge, which you can currently buy tickets for. I wonder if she'll tell any Cruise stories?

Star Trek is bringing its classic movies back to theaters this year, but that's just an appetizer to the brand new film that's on the way. Jonathan Goldstein and John Frances Daly are deep into making a new movie unlike anything fans have seen, and while some may be concerned by that, they think fans will be "surprised" by their take.

CinemaBlend had a chance to speak to the duo at San Diego Comic-Con, and after they publicly shared some details on the movie during a panel at the event, they gave us just a bit more. To start, Goldstein revealed his credentials for writing a Star Trek movie and talked about geeking out at the con after a chance encounter with an icon:

Meeting George Takei is quite an honor, especially if you're someone who grew up with an appreciation for the original Star Trek. I also appreciate the love of The Next Generation, especially since its best episodes represent the gold standard that Trekkies expect when watching other content.

The filmmakers were quick to acknowledge, however, that TOS and TNG don't account for the entirety of Star Trek. Goldstein explained their job is to make something that both pays homage to every Trek series available with a Paramount+ subscription while still coming up with an entirely new premise fans haven't seen before:

It's a bold gambit, and one that Star Trek has only embraced in part in its new era. Even Star Trek: Discovery, which took the franchise further into the future than it had ever been previously, originally started back in the TOS era. Namely with Burnham being the adoptive sister of one of Trek's best characters, Spock.

I do believe that the best way to bring in new fans while catering to the existing fan base is to re-introduce Star Trek with new characters. I think we've seen by now that bringing in ties to previous entries makes a general audience apprehensive about tuning in, as there's history and background they're missing.

There's a lot riding on John Frances Daly and Jonathan Goldstein's Star Trek movie, as it'll be the first new feature film to hit theaters for the franchise in over a decade. I'm sure that Paramount would like to get one of its biggest sci-fi IPs off the ground again, and in a position where it can churn out movies at a bigger clip in the future.

While we wait for the new Star Trek movie, keep in mind that there's plenty of Trek waiting for readers over on Paramount+. Strange New Worlds is airing Season 4 at the moment, and if you're looking to see Rebecca Romijn sing 80s power ballads in Klingon, you should totally check it out.

Half a decade before poker exploded in popularity in the United States, Matt Damon and John Malkovich starred in 1998’s Rounders, one of the best sports movies of all time (we can argue whether poker is a sport later). The movie, which you can watch for free with a Kanopy subscription, features one of the greatest gambling scenes of all time in the climax of the movie when Damon’s character Mike McDermott goes head-to-head with Teddy “KGB,” played by Malkovich.

Anyone who loves the movie knows just how insane Malkovich’s accent is as the Russian mobster. According to Damon, the Odyssey star never saw it coming, nor did anyone else.

Malkovich’s Arrival On Set Was A Big Deal

According to Damon in an interview with BBC’s Radio 1 a few years ago, everyone working on the movie was excited for Malkovich to join the production for that final scene in the final scene in the movie. The Con Air star had something up his sleeve for it, as well. When they started the first take of the scene, Malkovich unveiled his now-iconic and, let’s be real, pretty insane accent... You know the one.

Damon was immediately taken aback, telling Radio 1:

Damon was confused, and Malkovich sensed that Damon was confused by the scenery-chewing performance. Damon goes on:

I’ll be honest here, I’ve never loved that performance from John Malkovich, when normally I think everything he does is brilliant. I can’t wait for his spy comedy Wild Horse Nine to hit the 2026 movie schedule in November. Still, I think it’s a pretty bad accent for the role. It’s just so off the wall and over-the-top that it pulls me out of the movie every time I watch it, and I’ve watched Rounders a lot over the years.

That said, the story about it is so great that I’ll never think about that poker game the same way ever again. In the end, I have to give the moment and the accent its props. Walk into any basement on a Friday night where friends are playing poker, and the odds are someone will eventually mimic the scene after a big loss. I’ve seen it happen countless times. At least now I know that Matt Damon and I both had the same reaction when we first heard KGB speak.

Warning! The following contains spoilers from the Big Brother live feeds as of Wednesday, August 12th. Stream the feeds with a Paramount+ subscription and read at your own risk!

Lala Varrett's Week 5 HOH has turned Big Brother Season 28 around, with the tables turned on the Red Corner alliance. While Kamu Kirk has become a hot commodity in the house as a "free agent" after his veto win, Haley Thogmartin and Chuk Anyanwu are struggling.

Being on the block with Barrett Pfeiffer hasn't helped, but both will struggle a way to move forward, whichever one of them survives the upcoming eviction. It's frustrating to watch, especially with Haley, because I think she has the right tools to be really good at Big Brother. The evidence is right there in her fight with Angela Murray and how she went against the most chaotic Houseguest in the season, and could continue to use how she set that off to her advantage if she sticks around.

Haley Casually Lied About A Conversation With Angela, And Masked It Really Well

Those watching Big Brother online already knew about Angela cussing out Haley, but we only had tellings of the event from other Houseguests because the feeds were cut. Now, with EW and the episode showing the fight in its entirety, there's one key detail that no one but Haley could've shared about that fight. For those who need the reminder, Angela flew off the handle on Haley after the latter alleged Angela told her about Dee Valladares trying to flip the vote. As Haley said in her confessional, that was a lie:

Haley's lie caused Angela to spiral and cuss her out so badly that Lala ended up escorting her from the room. Dee hasn't entirely confirmed one way or another whether she trusts Angela used her name or not, but Haley's stoic reaction would really have me second-guessing what went down in that conversation. People who want to win Big Brother have to lie, and Haley showed she can do it well.

If Haley Harnessed Her Ability To Lie And Stir, She Could Turn Her Game Around

It may feel like Haley's odds of staying in the Big Brother house are slim, but that's not entirely true. In fact, people who seem unlikable, or that no one would work with them, often find themselves surviving the week, because everyone would sooner leave someone in the game with no chance to win than someone who can.

Haley can survive this week, but can she better her standing in the game? First, she'd have to stop isolating herself from the rest of the house and show that she's willing to work with others and let the past be the past. Right now, it doesn't seem like she's interested in doing that, which makes her chance of making any strides in the game even if she stays slim.

If she does find some ins, however, her ability to tell the right lie at the right time would be an invaluable skill that would take her far in Big Brother. It reminds me of the time when Jackson Michie used a lie to sink Tommy Bracco in Season 21, and it ultimately led to him winning the game. If Haley could own this skill and use it for the game, she could reverse her fortune in this house.

We'll see if she wakes up and goes for it, as Big Brother continues on CBS on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. ET. Personally, I think this house would be more entertaining if Haley stays, so I'm rooting for that outcome at the end of this week.

From eliminating, then un-eliminating non-Elimination legs to stunt casting a season with all Big Brother players, Amazing Race producers have worked hard to add distinguishing elements to the recent seasons, beyond just the locations. I assumed we’d continue that trend and get something unique for Season 39, but holy detour, I didn’t expect this level of craziness. The show announced via press release today that all thirteen teams will start an Express Pass.

For those of you who may not live and die with The Amazing Race like I do, the Express Pass is an advantage that was added to the game during Season 17. It’s typically given to the winner of the first leg or to someone who completes a special task along the way. Once secured, it allows the holding team to skip any Roadblock or Detour they don’t want to do without completing it. There’s no penalty. They just hand the Express Pass over and get their next clue.

Some teams use it to try and guarantee they win a particular leg. Other times save it for a leg they’re struggling in to help make sure they’re not eliminated. With thirteen passes in play this season, however, the pros and cons of using it have never been more complicated.

We don’t know all the specifics, but we do know the Express Passes will expire as soon as the sixth leg is over. My guess is the majority, however, will be used long before that benchmark. Teams near the bottom of the pack of say the first leg, as an example, are going to know the teams behind them could bust out their own Express Passes at any point. My guess is that means duos worried about going home early will be really aggressive about using it. After all, as every Survivor fan will tell you, there’s no point in going home with an advantage in your pocket.

The key to these long-running reality shows is finding a way to keep the spirit of the game while making it feel fresh. Almost forty seasons into the show, we’ve seen numerous teams try all the basic strategies. Adding new developments like this into play allows the teams to think on their feet and allows fans to see the game played from a slightly different perspective. I can’t wait.

I know it feels like summer just started, but The Amazing Race is actually near its fall premiere date. The show will hit the TV schedule on Wednesday September 30th and Thursday, October 1st for a two night premiere event. This season, we’re getting thirteen teams with those thirteen Express Passes. By the end, the show will visit nine countries and thirteen cities. Fingers crossed it crowns a worthy winner who made good use of their Express Pass.

Chicago Fire is going to look pretty different when it returns on the 2026 TV schedule this fall for Season 15. The series is going through a lot of changes, both on-screen and off, with a few cast members leaving. On top of that, showrunner Andrea Newman is stepping down. There have been some good news to come out about the new season. And there is another reason to be pumped.

It’s no secret that the NBC drama has gone through a lot of exits in recent years. It’s a revolving door of exits on Chicago Fire. Unfortunately, those exits will continue. We know so far that Dermot Mulroney and Joe Miñoso are saying goodbye to Firehouse 51. After the Season 14 finale cliffhanger, who knows who else could be on the chopping block. At the very least, there still seem to be some reasons to be excited for Season 15. Jocelyn Hudon, who plays paramedic Lyla Novak, told E! News what will be in store for the new season, and I can’t wait:

I am definitely looking forward to 51 getting some new probies and some new blood. You never know what to expect with these new firefighters, but it’s possible one or more could have the potential of staying on permanently. In recent years Chicago Fire hasn’t had the greatest track record when it comes to having someone new join the cast, as they’re usually out within a couple of years. But I’m intrigued as to what these new probies will bring to the firehouse.

Among the new firefighters at 51 will be BMF star Da’Vinchi, who has been cast as a new firefighter candidate named Marcus Burke. He’s reportedly roguish and funny, “with a wry sense of humor,” and “a little defiant.” It wouldn’t be Firehouse 51 without at least one rogue firefighter, so he will certainly be keeping his colleagues on their toes. We’ll likely be getting more information on who else will be joining Chicago Fire in the coming weeks, but the wait will be worth it.

Meanwhile, all these changes could not be coming at a more concerning time. As previously mentioned, Chicago Fire’s 14^th season ended on a pretty big cliffhanger. Much of Truck 81, Engine 51, and Squad 3 were trapped on top of and in a building on fire as it was literally engulfed in flames. We don’t know who makes it out alive or what the aftermath will look like. Miñoso’s Joe Cruz was one of the firefighters trapped, and with the actor leaving, it may not be a good outcome. If anything, even if he doesn’t get killed off, whatever happens will likely play a part in how and why he leaves the firehouse.

Fans will just have to wait and see what happens when Season 15 of Chicago Fire premieres on Wednesday, October 7 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC, streaming the next day with a Peacock subscription. All 14 seasons of Chicago Fire are streaming on Peacock.

Michael B. Jordan is one of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelors, so of course there’s a lot of people interested in his dating life. So when the recent Oscar winner was seen side-by-side with one of the hottest artists in music right now, the internet started coming to conclusions. But, we just learned more about what’s really going on.

Why The Internet Thought MBJ Was Out On A Date

Over the weekend, Michael B. Jordan was spotted with Raye, a British singer, best known for her hit song “Where Is My Husband!” In the below video, you can see Jordan and Raye next to each other (in the third row of people) riding a rollercoaster together at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Southern California:

Since the 28-year-old singer is known for asking “where the hell is my lover?” in her most popular song, fans started drawing to conclusions that she might have found a potential match in Jordan. Here’s some of the TikTok comments:

• “She manifested a husband…I believe in her 😏” - @sincerlee
• “Okay but a six flags date is so cute” @michy.cha
• “She found her husband and we’re so jealous 😌” - @eden071623
• “Waitttt I love this pairinggggggg” - @itsssseli

It’s not a wild conclusion to draw that they might be on a date. Why else would Jordan and Raye be out at a theme park together? Both of them are reportedly single, and very ambitious, talented people. Jordan’s last confirmed relationship was with Lori Harvey, before the pair broke up in 2022. Raye has kept her love life private, never speaking openly about any of her romantic partners outside of it being a subject of her music.

What’s Reportedly Going On Between Michael B. Jordan And Raye

However, Page Six is shutting things down following what the outlet is reporting. Per the outlet, Michael B. Jordan and Raye are friends and collaborators who are currently working on a movie soundtrack together. We don’t know what movie Raye is involved with, but Jordan has numerous films he’s working on as both an actor and producer.

Jordan’s next movie is The Thomas Crown Affair remake, which is on the 2027 release schedule for March 5. He’s also set to be in a Miami Vice movie with Austin Butler and working on various projects with his production company, Outlier Society, including a TV show for book phenomenon Fourth Wing.

Raye’s music implements elements of jazz, R&B, soul and pop, making bringing an often cinematic feeling to her records, so we could certainly see why Michael B. Jordan would want to work with her on one of his movies – should this report be true. We’ll have to wait and see if Jordan and Raye are end up partnering on something together, because surely it would be epic.

It's rare that I love a book-to-screen adaptation as much as I love the book, but Project Hail Mary is one of those examples. I'd say the same about The Martian, come to think of it. Maybe Andy Weir just has a knack for telling great character-driven stories that translate well from page to screen. Regardless of the reason, I'm all in on the author and anything he's involved in. So when I saw that Weir was executive producing what sounds like a really cool sci-fi thriller for Audible, preordering it was a no-brainer.

Andy Weir is teaming up with writer Benjamin Percy for Exoplanet, a sci-fi thriller for Audible. The voice cast for the audiobook includes Anthony Mackie, Ariana DeBose and John Leguizamo.

I also spotted Ray Porter's name mentioned, which is a great bonus to this already excellent voice cast. If you're a fan of the Project Hail Mary audiobook, you're definitely familiar with Porter's voice. In addition to the Project Hail Mary audiobook, Porter has narrated several other popular audiobooks, including Dennis E. Taylor's Bobiverse series and Jack Carr's The Terminal List books.

When Audible describes this story as mind-bending, it really sounds like they aren't kidding. The plot seems right up the alley for those of us who like space sci-fi and stories that involve time travel. Here's what we know about the plot:

• The three crew members each crash-land into a different era of the titular exoplanet when some kind of quantum anomaly destroys their ship
• Yes, they end up in different eras. As in time periods.
• Anthony Mackie voices Chief Engineer Jeff Shaw, who's trying to get home to his daughter. He ends up in an "unforgiving present." Ray Porter voices his virtual assistant. 
• Ariana DeBose voices First Officer Becca Bang, who's stuck in the "alien past." 
• John Leguizamo voices Science Officer Logan Bowers, whose destination is the "machine-ruled future." 
• The three different time periods in play are separated by centuries.
• The characters need to figure out how to communicate with one another from their respective time periods, while the clock is ticking. 

Exoplanet won't be my first Audible Original experience, but it will be my first experience with Benjamin Percy's storytelling. The author has written several novels, and he's written for comics like Green Arrow and X-Force. But the premise of this new story sounds really exciting, and as I said, I'm all in on anything Andy Weir is involved in. From what Weir said in Audible's announcement, it sounds like there's an element to this story that's right in his wheelhouse, but Percy brings a twist to it:

Weir also spoke about why this is a story that needs to be heard, rather than seen. Speaking of Exoplanet as audio production, he said:

As a fan of traditional audiobooks -- where there's one, or maybe two narrators at most, reading the book as it's written, no literal bells, whistles, music or other sound effects -- I was admittedly a bit wary of the bigger, more theatrical audio productions that have been released more frequently lately, but Audible's winning me over. I really enjoyed Audible's production of 1984, which stars Andrew Garfield and Cynthia Erivo, and I was blown away by Audible's full-cast productions of the Harry Potter books. Even with the addition of music, sound effects and varying voices, I still feel like these productions leave room for my imagination to do its thing, which is why I love reading to begin with.

Exoplanet sounds exactly like the kind of sci-fi book I'd like to read. In this case, the story just happens to be skipping the book part and going straight to an audio production – complete with sound design from Skywalker Sound and a score from Rob Cairns – and I'm excited for it. I really hope it's good!

Expoplanet arrives on Audible on November 5. It's already available for pre-order.

Less than a year after the team was purchased from the Buss family, the Los Angeles Lakers were sold once again. Mark Walter has sold the NBA team to a combination of ex-Disney CEO Bob Iger, and Josh Kushner. Walter departs as owner from the storied franchise, pocketing over $2 billion more than he acquired it for, and sports fans aren't happy for a variety of reasons.

ESPN reported the team was purchased for around $12.5 billion, less than a year after it was purchased from the Buss family for $12 billion. The sale will still require approval from the NBA's Board of Governors before it's official, which will require several weeks of deliberation. In the meantime, NBA fans have a lot to say about this:

• Selling the team to someone like Iger is a terrible decision. - @SpencerR87
• The Lakers are sold to a Kushner in the same week the Yankees get further in bed with private equity. Absolutely awful for fans. -@jsimons_says
• Lakers are about to be shown on ESPN a lot if Bob Iger is becoming a majority owner. - @NFLExcelerated
• This Lakers sale is a shocker. Does it have to do with two companies owned by Mark Walter being investigated for tax fraud? Yes, Walter is making about 2 billion in about 10 months. But the Cowboys/Yankees/Lakers are just so hard to acquire that you don't quickly cash out. - @RealSkipBayless
• Mark Walter is full of crap 💩, only buying Lakers to flip it for a quick 2 Billion dollars profit. - @Little808Dragon

There's a lot to unpack in this, so much so that the only consensus is that people are mad. They're mad that Iger is jumping from Disney into the Lakers, and that there's a loose connection to the President of the United States, given that Josh Kushner is the brother of President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Others are just upset to see the team traded hands so quickly and are wondering what the plan is to improve their favorite team.

I haven't seen NBA fans so ready to pounce on a topic since M. Night Shyamalan posted an AI photo with LeBron James. Ultimately, this is one of those things where there's a lot of chatter and speculation, but ultimately, there's not a ton else to talk about until the ink is dry on the contract and other inquiries into the sale are accounted for.

The NBA season is still months out on the 2026 TV schedule, but it goes without saying that the sale of one of the NBA's most storied franchises would make headlines. It almost has me wondering if Winning Time could get a comeback on HBO, but that's mostly just blind hope on my part because I loved that series.

It's been a pretty tumultuous time for the L.A. Lakers overall, with the team trading hands two times since the franchise acquired Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks. The franchise also said goodbye to living legend LeBron James, but kept his son Bronny on the roster. Regardless of how this whole thing shakes out, it should be an interesting season.

The NBA season kicks off on Tuesday, October 20th. Get hype for the return of basketball, and see how this whole ownership change for the Lakers plays out over the coming weeks.

WWE is currently heating up a feud between Oba Femi and Bron Breakker that’s about who the future of the wrestling business is. I’m loving the program so far, but to be honest, it’s also making me think a lot about Dominik Mysterio. He’s certainly not playing in the same lane as those two, but based on crowd reactions and natural charisma, Mysterio has just as much potential as the other two. In fact, you could argue he was the most over act in the entire business a year ago, and yet, here we are, watching him lose televised matches to Danhausen and Dragon Lee.

What is going on? Seriously, what is going on? After defeating John Cena to win back the Intercontinental Championship in a huge match with a very invested crowd at Survivor Series back in November, he’s basically done nothing but lose. Even worse, his only real storyline has essentially been as the antagonist in a program over stolen money against Danhausen in which he was repeatedly shown to be a hapless idiot.

Now, you might be saying, but isn’t that Dominik Mysterio’s character? Hasn’t he been playing the hapless idiot for three years? Yes and no. He’s a hapless idiot, but when he’s been at his most over with the crowd, it’s been as a hapless idiot who cheats, steals and lies to ultimately get his way. He’s then been able to use those victories to brag about himself in a way that feels really cheap and inauthentic, which builds up his heat with the crowd. That doesn’t work if he’s getting his comeuppance every week on television. He’s not The Miz and shouldn’t be booked that way.

He needs something to do, and he needs it as soon as possible. Mysterio’s best ever program in WWE, the one that turned him into a heat magnet, was the plotline where he went to jail and then talked about how tough he was to survive it for the next year. He needs a 2026 version of that. Film some non-wrestling content to build his character’s aura back up and give him something to talk about.

Maybe he decides to get revenge on his enemies by showing up in people’s personal lives, slapping them in the face and then running away. Maybe he gets harassed by a teenager on the street and beats him up to show dominance. Maybe he punches someone in catering because they ran out of chicken tenders. There are a ton of options that would get people booing him everywhere he goes again.

I know he’s booked differently when he appears on AAA. He’s the World Champion and gets a level of respect he’s not afforded on the main roster, but WWE needs to accept that most fans are not watching AAA. They’re only watching the main roster, and all those people watching the main roster see are Dominik losing matches and being a side character without any agency.

Judgment Day is one of my favorite stables in the history of wrestling. I loved the OG version with Dominik, JD McDonagh, Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest and Finn Bálor, and I love the new version with Dom, JD, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez. I even love the programs we got with R-Truth and Carlito at various points.

Between Roxanne being the only woman in the stable who is not a champion and Dominik being desperate to prove himself, there’s a ton of character development sitting right there. WWE needs to mine that, and they need to do it with backstage segments and even the occasional storyline that moves outside the arena.

I believe in Dominik Mysterio. I think he has the potential to be one of the biggest stars in the entire business, but in order to get there, WWE needs to start treating him like a star. That doesn’t mean squashing people. That doesn’t even necessarily mean winning every match, but it does mean giving him real storylines and program wins that allow him to lean into being the successful, arrogant heel we all fell in love with.

Ever since Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got married in Madison Square Garden, I’ve been impatiently waiting for them to publicly comment on it. While Jason and Kylie Kelce shared their thoughts on the newlyweds’ momentous event, we’ve gone almost a month and a half without word from Swift and Travis. That all changed, though, when the football player was asked about his wedding and finally publicly called the pop star his “wife.”

As Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs prepare for the NFL season to kick off on the 2026 TV schedule, he was asked what it meant to get married in Madison Square Garden during the team’s August 12 press conference. The tight end began his remarks by saying:

Yes, you read that right: he referred to Taylor Swift as his “wife,” his “wife,” people! That’s very exciting and historic, because up to this point, he had not commented publicly on his wedding. Plenty of guests have spoken about their secretive invitations and the “intimate” ceremony; heck, even Travis’ coach Andy Reid commented on Adam Sandler officiating. However, I’d been waiting for this inevitable moment to happen.

I love that his comments began with him stating that Swift got to go to an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden, and he didn’t. I also love that that’s how the word “wife” came into the conversation.

Then, to make this even better, Travis Kelce opened up about what it meant to tie the knot in such a historic venue, saying:

Of all the details I guessed Travis Kelce could talk about when it came to his wedding, the air conditioning was not one of them. However, I love that of all the things he could have mentioned, that was it. New York City was notably in the midst of a disgusting heatwave the weekend of the Fourth of July, and with 1,000 well-dressed guests in MSG for Swift and Travis’ nuptials on July 3, they for sure needed to have good AC.

Along with these comments, Travis also called the wedding the “best night of [his] life.”

Well, this is all just so sweet. Honestly, I feel like it’s the perfect way for the public to hear him call Taylor Swift his wife for the first time. Now, I hope he dishes out more details about the wedding soon.

Considering Taylor Swift did go on his podcast, New Heights, to announce her most recent album, The Life of a Showgirl, and both Travis and Jason Kelce have never really shied away from talking about their lives outside of sports, I feel like we could get more info about this night in MSG.

However, we’ll just have to wait and see if that happens. For now, I’m beaming over the fact that Travis Kelce has officially called Taylor Swift his wife publicly.

We’re officially in the final weeks of The Kelly Clarkson Show, and while no exact air date has yet been announced for its final episode on the 2026 TV schedule, we do know that filming has already wrapped. There’s been surprisingly little fanfare leading up to the Emmy winner’s impending exit, and I admit I’m kind of in agreement with fans who are calling Kelly Clarkson’s last summer a “buzzkill.”

After months of speculation regarding whether or not Kelly Clarkson wanted to leave TV, the host confirmed in February that Season 7 would be the last hoorah for The Kelly Clarkson Show, as she takes a step back to spend more time with her children following the death of their father Brandon Blackstock. However, the summer’s episodes have been filled with guest hosts and re-runs, causing some fans to air their grievances on Instagram. They said:

• I wish they weren’t reruns. I want her to be there.
• Also yeah pretty sure another week of reruns.
• It feels like it’s already over. It’s not, I know. But the Summer of reruns has been a buzzkill.
• They said the Summer shows would be new, they lied.
• The show is ending, they said [there] would be new episodes to wrap it up.

I have to say, I understand where these fans are coming from. Thinking back to the end of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and other talk shows that have come to an end in recent years, there was a lot of hoopla around final guests and being sure to go out with a bang. Sure, The Kelly Clarkson Show is up for more Daytime Emmy Awards, but I think fans are more concerned that Kelly Clarkson isn’t even hosting all of her final episodes.

As one commenter said, it kind of feels like the talk show has already ended. Kelly Clarkson is living it up with her Studio Sessions residency in Las Vegas, talking about no more NBC HR meetings and celebrating the joys of being single and even giving TMI with her tales from the bathroom.

We’re also already looking ahead to September, when she’ll return as a coach on The Voice. Stories have been circulating for weeks about her trash-talking new Season 30 mentor Riley Green.

We’ll just have to wait and see how many new episodes of The Kelly Clarkson Show we get — with Kelly Clarkson as the actual host — before the show officially comes to an end. Hopefully we will get a celebration worthy of the daytime talk show’s accomplishments, complete with notable final interviews, because the swan song summer has been pretty lackluster so far, at least in the eyes of the fans.

For now you can continue to catch The Kelly Clarkson Show on weekdays (check your local listings for time and station), and afterward follow the singer over to The Voice, which premieres at 8 p.m. ET Monday, September 21, on NBC and streaming the next day with a Peacock subscription.

Fans have spent years watching the Marvel movies in order, both in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. Throughout much of that time Chris Evans played Steve Rogers, starring in seven movies (in addition to some A+ cameos). He'll once again be back as part of the Avengers: Doomsday cast, and recently joked about how the Russo Brothers love to beat Captain America up. Let's break it all down.

What we know about Avengers: Doomsday has been limited, but the Captain America teaser confirmed that Evans is back playing his signature role. While appearing at Fan Expo Boston (via Twitter), he joked about the way Steve has been treated by The Russo Brothers over the years, saying:

I mean, he's not wrong. The Russos directed both Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Civil War before moving over to the Avengers franchise with Infinity War and Endgame. Poor Steve Rogers has taken a ton of blows in those projects, although as Evans points out, he always ends up getting back up. After all, he can "do this all day."

With the pair of filmmakers once again for the next two Avengers flicks, fans are especially invested in the upcoming Marvel movies. And if the Materialists actor's comments are any indication, we should probably expect Steve Rogers to get beat up during their runtimes. We'll just have to wait and see what the Russo Brothers have up their sleeves when these highly anticipated blockbusters are released.

These comments will likely inspire more theories and questions about what's going to happen when Doomsday hits theaters this December. Fans are curious about exactly how Chris Evans' character will join the fray after Steve got his happy ending in the last Avengers movie. The limited footage of the next blockbuster shows him once again wielding Mjolnir, and rocking street clothes rather than Captain America's suit. How will he be convinced to take up arms again and fight Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom? Only time will tell, but I have to assume that leaving Peggy won't be easy.

If history continues repeating itself, we should probably expect Steve to get beat up a bit during Doomsday. But with Marvel's tight security guarding the movie's secrets, we will probably have to wait until the movie's release for any real answers.

All will be revealed when Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters on December 18th as part of the 2026 movie release list. Hopefully we get more footage sometime soon.

Spoilers for the first three episodes of Reacher Season 4 (and what could come based on the book, Gone Tomorrow, and Alan Ritchson’s comments) are ahead! You can stream the show with an Amazon Prime subscription and catch new episodes on Wednesdays.

I’m used to Jack Reacher fighting off hulking men and dealing with his issues through brute force and his intelligence. However, in the critically acclaimed fourth season of Reacher, it would seem brute force won’t get him the win this time, because the villain (at least for now) is seemingly someone he does not expect. And because of that, I’m actually terrified to see what happens next in the season of Reacher that just premiered on the 2026 TV schedule.

Lila Hoth Seems Harmless

When we meet Lila (Agnez Mo) in the premiere, she introduces herself and her mother to Reacher, and they talk about a jump drive. Lila tells Reacher she has leukemia, and her mother has a kidney disease. So, when she was calling around trying to find information about her estranged father who could help her with said medical issues, she met Anna Merrick, the woman who shot herself at the start of Season 4. Lila claims her father could be Congressman John Sampson, and she’s trying to get in contact with him to get a DNA test.

Then, in Episode 3, we learn that Lila is claiming to be a journalist, and she shows up after a violent incident to give Reacher new clothes. It’s during this scene that she apologizes for lying to him and talks about her drive to get to the truth and the story that made her lie. It’s also where she says that she’s the reporter who put Anna on that subway.

However, based on Ritchson’s comments about Lila from San Diego Comic-Con and the basic knowledge I have of Gone Tomorrow, which is what this book-to-screen adaptation is based on, I’m pretty sure Reacher still does not know the truth about Lila. And it’s the fact that he hasn’t clocked her that makes me nervous.

Alan Ritchson Warned Us That Reacher Sleeps With The Enemy

Now, if you’ve read Gone Tomorrow, or if you heard Alan Ritchson at Comic-Con this year, you know that Reacher sleeps with Lila. At SDCC, the actor specifically said that “in the book” Reacher gets “a little romantic with Lila Hoth.” He then went on to say that this is great for the show, because it really differentiates this story from previous seasons of Reacher.

So, going forward, Jack Reacher has “a different kind of relationship with the villain in this story,” according to Ritchson, and that makes it all the more enticing to watch. It also makes it a lot scarier. That’s because it seems like Reacher is unaware of the fact that Lila might be bad…

I’m So Scared To See How Lila Challenges Reacher

During the scene in the hotel, Reacher notes that he’s a 250-pound former soldier and Lila is a 110-pound reporter with average security. He implores her to go home, but she refuses, and that’s scary. She’s clearly not afraid of a challenge; she’s not going to run, and she’s certainly not afraid of Jack Reacher.

Plus, so far, we’ve seen a man fall from a roof and some brutal kills. So, it’s obvious that the villain of this season is ruthless. Now, I don’t know exactly what Lila will do next, and that unpredictability makes me anxious. However, I do know from these three episodes that Reacher seemingly doesn’t suspect her, but probably should.

She easily lied to him, and it seems like she’s very capable of manipulating him. So, while Paulie was Reacher’s biggest physical challenge last season, I have a feeling Lila will prove to be an even scarier adversary who forces Alan Ritchson’s character to work in a way he never has before.

With the exception of the very first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, I have not been super enthusiastic about Disney World rides being turned into projects for the screen. Now, movies turned into rides at Disney World are a whole other thing, but when it comes to the former category, entries I’ve seen include The Haunted Mansion (2003). The Haunted Mansion (2023), Tomorrowland and Jungle Cruise. Given these movies range from fine to what I like to describe as “eh,” I was not super enthusiastic to hear another Disney attraction getting the screen treatment. That is, until I heard one key detail.

A few days ago, the studio broke the news that it has plans to bring a Disney ride into the homes of anyone with a Disney+ subscription. The ride in question? None other than Epcot’s infamous Spaceship Earth. You know what I’m talking about: that giant, white spiky ball thing that’s become the icon of the theme park, and is also notable for occasionally serving as a landing point for lightning strikes. The streamer itself dropped the bombshell news, noting the new project will be a Disney+ series, and it’s landed a pilot order at the streaming service.

With me so far? At this point I was not hyper enthusiastic. Sure, people who have been going on family trips to Walt Disney World Resort for decades do have fond feelings about Spaceship Earth, and it’s a fun ride to cool down on during a hot day at Epcot. However, it’s not really the type of ride that I’d say screams “storyline” nor is it the type of ride that screams “cool.” My first instinct here was obviously to be underwhelmed. My mistake.

But One Detail Makes A Spaceship Earth Project Stand Out

Then, I read a little bit closer and this one component of the potential project caught my attention: Loki’s head writer Michael Waldron is involved. This is intriguing for two reasons. The first is that Loki low-key is probably the most interesting series to have ever graced the app that is Disney+. Tom Hiddleston was already a beloved MCU character before the show hit, but the half-hour series really hit helped move the needle for the MCU, and to me it stuck the landing with all the time travel stuff.

Which brings me to reason No. 2 the writer stood out to me. Waldron is on board to executive produce and co-write the pilot order, which to me became very important once I read Disney’s logline for the potential series.

So, yes, there’s going to be more wibbly-wobbley, timey-wimey stuff headed up by a guy who has already nailed the landing with time travel stuff. So, now I’m getting more enthusiastic (though I thought Jungle Cruise’s backstory had great potential too, and it only ended up being fine).

To note, time travel has been a nice little subgenre for Disney+ between Loki, the underrated Find Me In Paris, and Doctor Who also being housed on Disney+, though the latter will be shifting for the next streaming season.

I’m still not super clear on what the logline has to do with the big ball that is Spaceship Earth, and I don’t know if this will even make it out of the pilot stage and become a real series. However, at this point, I am willing and open to give it a chance, which is more than I I know I would have said prior to learning all these juicy time travel details.

Martha Stewart has not been afraid to share her thoughts on Meghan Markle entering the home and lifestyle entertainment space. However, it’s not those comments that have gotten attention. Instead, it was Stewart’s claim that Markle had attended a dinner party after being at “the palace” that has prompted a source to speak up and allege that what was said was “untrue.”

Now, for a bit of context, during an interview where Stewart didn’t hold back about Markle’s experience in the home and cooking industry, she also divulged that she saw the Duchess of Sussex at a dinner party. While commenting on that during an interview with People, Martha Stewart said:

It is true that Markle, Prince Harry and their kids had been traveling around Europe and reunited with King Charles. However, according to a source who reportedly hosted the dinner party that the Sutis actress and Stewart were at, the royal apparently did not go into detail about the trip:

Again, when Stewart was talking about this dinner party she and Markle were at, she claimed the royal couple had “just gotten back from the palace.” According to this source, that’s not what the royal said, and apparently what the Martha Cooks host said was “simply untrue.”

Allegedly, Markle was not supposed to talk about her meeting with King Charles. According to a source (via Soap Opera Spy), “everyone was sworn to secrecy so that the meeting could remain private.” The insider then went on to claim that Stewart was incorrect in her claims, alleging that:

Over the years, there have been many claims about the turbulent relationship between King Charles, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. It’s been reported that they weren’t talking, and there have been lots of allegations about whether their relationship could be mended or not. Then, in July, the king met with his son and daughter-in-law for the first time in four years, per Page Six. It would seem details about this meeting are supposed to remain private.

With all that said, the insider at the party who spoke to People did say that Markle enjoyed meeting Stewart, claiming:

However, they also made sure to allege that details about Markle’s time at the palace were not spoken about at this gathering.

Outside of this party, Martha Stewart has spoken about Meghan Markle before. As the Duchess of Sussex entered the world of cooking and home television, Stewart took the high road with her take at one point. However, during her recent interview with People, the longtime host did make a comment about it being “hard” to transition from being an actress to a princess to a “homemaking guru.”

Since With Love, Meghan’s release, the royal’s show has been criticized by many, and because Martha Stewart is one of the icons in this space, she gets asked about Markle from time to time. However, her most recent comments didn’t spark a problem because of this; instead, it was over her mention of Markle’s time at the palace.

Minor spoilers for Season 4 of Ted Lasso are ahead! You can stream it with an Apple TV subscription and catch new episodes on Wednesdays.

When Ted Lasso returned to the 2026 TV schedule, the men’s team did not come back with it, but Roy Kent, the men’s head coach, did. Since I am a massive fan of Brett Goldstein and his gruff but lovable character, I was thrilled about this at first. However, I’ve quickly realized that I don’t love where his story is going, and it’s got me wondering: Why is Roy Kent still on this great Apple TV show?

Before You Yell At Me, I’m Mad About This Take, Because I Adore Roy Kent

Let me make one thing very clear: I love Roy Kent. In fact, this story was inspired by my love for him and Brett Goldstein’s Emmy-winning performance. For the first three seasons of Ted Lasso, I adored seeing the grumbly guy grow as a player and a coach. And I was here for his romance with Keeley, his sweet relationship with his nice Phoebe, and his bromance with Jamie Tartt.

By the end of Season 3, I was thrilled that he’d been promoted to head coach of Richmond’s men’s team. Then, once the show was confirmed for Season 4, I was looking forward to seeing how his story progressed, seeing as the first three seasons gave him such a wonderful arc that involved personal and professional growth.

However, now I’ve seen part of it, and I’m not so sure it was necessary.

If The Men’s Team Isn’t In Ted Lasso, Why Is Roy There?

Very early on, we learned that the men’s team from Ted Lasso wouldn’t be back. It became clear Phil Dunster wouldn’t return as Jamie, and we had to come to terms with not seeing characters like Danny and Sam. However, we did know that Brett Goldstein, who is also a writer and executive producer on the show, would be back as Roy Kent.

Now, to an extent, I get this. He runs the other team in the building; he’s there all the time, of course, Ted and co. would run into him every once in a while.

However, without the men’s team there, I don’t see a compelling reason for Roy to be in the show all the time. His work focuses fully on what the guys are doing, and that’s just not part of this season’s story. So, in short, I think it actually would have been more effective to make Goldstein a guest star instead of a regular, so the focus could really shift to the women’s team.

I Don’t Want Roy’s Story To Focus Mostly On His Relationship With Keeley

In Episode 2, which is the first episode we see Roy in, he has lots of scenes that have to do with the advancement of the women’s team and Beard going over to join Ted’s coaching staff.

However, the majority of his screen time also either involves Keeley or has an undercurrent that highlights their relationship. For example, seeing Roy unboobytrap the visitors’ locker room was funny; however, it also highlighted the tension that’s still there between him and Keeley.

While I ship these two, I DO NOT want their romance to be the central point of their stories. It won’t be for Keeley; she’s busy working to help the women’s team. However, with the men’s team essentially out of the picture, this relationship feels like the primary reason Roy Kent is in the show.

If he does not have more to do than that, why is he there? That’s a question I hate asking, but it’s one I think we need to ponder. While Ted, Beard, Higgins, Rebecca and Keeley (the other returning characters) play pivotal roles in the new team, Roy does not. He’s coaching the men (which is not relevant to the story), and he’s pining after Keeley. If there’s not more for him to do, I actually think the show could benefit from using him less. The last thing I want is a one-note story that’s shoe-horned in.

You can have too much of a good thing. And I fear that’s what we might have here. So, I hope that as Ted Lasso moves through Season 4, it finds a meaningful and soccer-related reason to keep Roy Kent. Otherwise, it might be time to bench him for a bit.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a well-oiled machine at this point, methodically releasing new content in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. But folks who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order know that some franchises stand out as fan favorites. Chief among them is Ryan Coogler's Black Panther movies, and a rumor about the threequel claims a dead character will have a major role. To be honest, I'm so on board if this ends up being true.

At San Diego Comic-Con it was revealed that David Jonsson was cast in Black Panther 3 as T'Challa's son, so development on the upcoming Marvel movie is clearly underway. Fans are eager for more information about the blockbuster, and a rumor from The Cosmic Circus claims that Angela Bassett might be back as Queen Ramonda. The outlet reported the following:

We should take this with a grain of salt for the time being, as there are plenty of Marvel rumors that don't turn out to be true. But after Angela Bassett's Oscar-nominated performance in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, it would make sense for Coogler to find a way to bring her back. And since dead characters already appear in the Ancestral Plane, that might be the perfect way to include the Malcolm X actress.

Queen Ramonda's death was one of the more gut-wrenching moments from Wakanda Forever, which was a meditation on grief. Bassett admitted she was "mortified" by her character's ending, so maybe Ryan Coogler will make things up to her by having her return in the threequel ala the Ancestral Plane. Fingers crossed.

Information about Black Panther 3 has been slowly trickling out, and only time will tell what rumors and fan theories end up being legit. Winston Duke spoke to CinemaBlend about the threequel, teasing that Ryan Coogler is trying to inspire very specific conversations from audiences. Indeed, the first two movies did exactly this. The original was about generational trauma and colonization, while Wakanda Forever was all about grief. We'll just have to wait and see what the Oscar-winning filmmaker has planned for the third chapter in his acclaimed franchise.

Black Panther 3 is currently expected to arrive in theaters on December 15, 2028. Since its not on the 2026 movie release list, fans will have to practice some patience. For now, the first two movies are streaming on Disney+.

It’s been almost three months since The Late Show took its final bow on the 2026 TV schedule, but Stephen Colbert’s late-night talk show got in one last laugh. The series has been nominated for Outstanding Variety Series at the 2026 Emmy Awards, following The Late Show’s first-ever Emmy win last year. Now, CBS is pushing for its second Emmy win, but Jimmy Kimmel’s hopes for support came in vain.

Despite the premature cancellation, CBS is going all in with the campaign to make sure The Late Show brings home one last Emmy. So, a For Your Consideration video was posted on The Late Show’s YouTube channel, and it featured a compilation of interview moments, including some of Colbert's interactions with his fellow late-night hosts. The video also touches on the final episodes of The Late Show, as it pushes for one last Emmy win.

Now, when The Late Show’s cancellation was announced in 2025, plenty of late-night hosts showed their support, including Jimmy Kimmel. Despite being nominated for the same award, Kimmel even campaigned for Colbert to win Outstanding Talk Series last year by putting up a billboard that read “I’m voting for Stephen.”

With all of that support going Colbert’s way last year, Kimmel had hoped The Late Show host would return the favor this year. So, when asked by THR if he’d be putting up another billboard for The Late Show’s Emmy nomination, Kimmel said he was "hoping this time they'd get one for us," in reference to Colbert putting up a billboard for Jimmy Kimmel Live. As of now, that hasn't happened. So, currently, the two shows are very much competing against each other and their competition.

Now, the TV Academy merged Scripted Variety Series and Variety Talk Series into Outstanding Variety Series this year. So, The Late Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live! are up against The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and Saturday Night Live. To be blunt, that's a tough competition. Plus, this will be the last year The Late Show is eligible for the Emmys, so it’s possible the team is merely focusing on their last chance to win.

While Colbert may not be campaigning for Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live! is doing well. Following The Late Show’s final episode, Jimmy Kimmel's show benefited most from the cancellation. In the first month without The Late Show, the ABC late-night series saw a 24% increase in total viewership in June compared to May. Plus, it's very obvious that all these hosts get along quite well and support one another's success, even if they don't always put up a billboard to make that clear.

With all that said, to see who wins this award, be sure to tune in to The 78^th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, September 14, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC or with a Peacock subscription.

When I first heard Brad Pitt was returning as Cliff Booth in a 2026 release connected to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, my biggest question was about Quentin Tarantino. The filmmaker has spent years talking about stopping after 10 movies, so handing one of his characters and an entire script over to somebody else seemed pretty surprising. Apparently, the explanation involves Pitt, David Fincher and one extremely productive plane ride.

Speaking with Esquire, Pitt explained how The Adventures of Cliff Booth came back from the dead after Tarantino decided he did not want the project to become his final movie. He knew Tarantino had a finished script and started wondering whether his longtime collaborator Fincher might respond to it. He explained:

That is one heck of a way to get a movie made. Fincher and Pitt already have plenty of history together, having made Se7en, Fight Club and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. So the actor apparently had a pretty good idea of who might connect with Tarantino’s material once its original writer-director stepped away.

Tarantino has since explained why he was comfortable handing Cliff Booth over. He said directing another story set in the world of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood simply did not excite him enough to use as his final film. For that project, he wants to move into territory where he does not already know exactly what he is doing. He also gave some serious praise for his replacement, calling himself and Fincher the “two best directors” and saying the Zodiac helmer wanting to adapt his work showed how seriously the project was being treated.

Anyone worried that Tarantino reluctantly watched somebody else run off with Cliff Booth can probably relax. He wrote the screenplay, remains involved as a producer and personally gave the Oscar-winning actor permission to put it in Fincher’s hands.

Pitt also told the outlet he does not really view The Adventures of Cliff Booth as a sequel. He compared it to the episodic television Tarantino grew up watching, where the same character could wander into another adventure without requiring the previous story to continue directly.

That tracks with what we know so far about the Cliff Booth movie. Pitt is returning to the role that won him his Best Supporting Actor Oscar, but Fincher is behind the camera, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton is not the center of this story. It sounds like Cliff simply has another strange chapter waiting for him.

We will get to see if Tarantino made the right choice handing the reins over to his character and script soon enough. The Adventures of Cliff Booth begins an exclusive IMAX run Nov. 25 before arriving on streaming for everyone with a Netflix plan on Dec. 23.

It's been over a year since The Conners aired its series finale on ABC, and DJ actor Michael Fishman is still dealing with comments related to the Roseanne Barr controversy. Yes, the one that got her original series cancelled, leading to the spinoff. He's been turning the cheek toward comments referencing the situation ever since, but recently decided to speak out.

The actor decided to highlight one comment in particular as he got into a long video on Instagram addressing the situation in full. Fishman said he's dealt with comments like this since the controversy first happened:

The comment references the event that led to Barr being booted from Roseanne, which started over on X. In a now-infamous post, Barr made comments about former White House advisor Valerie Jarrett, a woman of both African American and Iranian descent, comparing her looks to The Planet of the Apes. The comments drew backlash, and stars like Wanda Sykes publicly announced they would not return to the series.

For those who may not remember, The Conners handled Roseanne's sudden exit by killing off the character, having her pass from an opioid overdose. Regardless, the narrative clearly never died down for Barr, nor apparently for the actor who played DJ on the sitcom.

After showing the comment in his video, Michael Fishman started the video with this:

Michael Fishman isn't entertaining the idea that what his former co-star said was taken out of context or was mischaracterized in any way. But he sounds tired of getting hassled on social media, and felt the need to speak out about it. To be clear, he's not defending the "joke" Roseanne Barr made that led to the original iteration of her show becoming The Conners.

Michael Fishman transitioned in the video to talk about nuance, and how the real lesson of this controversy was that "Good people can make mistakes." Fishman said that he loved and still loves Roseanne Barr, and has made peace with her making a mistake and saying something out of line.

Fishman has remained steadfast in his support of Roseanne Barr as a person, despite what people frequently say to him online. He's also pointed out the good the original series did in the past, especially when it came to LGBTQ+ representation. His full take can be viewed below.

Michael Fishman is not the only actor from The Conners to still openly show compassion toward Roseanne Barr despite her past controversies. John Goodman has admitted that he felt uncomfortable hearing people attack his former co-star and that he wished her well.

As for Roseanne Barr, she had a "surprising," neutral response when she heard The Conners was ending. It was a drastic change compared to the early years after the controversy, when she called out former cast members including Sara Gilbert, whom she felt had betrayed her. Time passes, and things have changed, and per Fishman, he'd really like to stop hearing about it on his social media.

Following Game of Thrones' infamous finale, fans have returned to Westeros with a pair of spinoffs. House of the Dragon's Season 3 finale just aired on HBO (and streaming with a HBO Max subscription), setting up the final chapter in the Dance of the Dragons. I have an idea who I'd actually place on the Iron Throne, and creator Ryan Condal recently echoed those comments.

While fans are keeping up with which HOTD dragon belongs to who, the book to screen adaptation will eventually put one character on the Iron Throne. During an interview with Empire, Condal was asked who he thinks would actually be the best as the ruler of Westeros. He responded with:

Honestly, I've been thinking the same thing. While the Targaryen civil war has been about whether Rhaenyra or Aegon would sit on the Iron Throne, that doesn't meant that either of them are actually good at leading Westeros. The latter seemed more focused on drinking while he was governing, while Rhaenyra has been struggling to actually rule after taking King's Landing, amid civil unrest and financial crisis.

The same cannot be said for Alicent. She helped to govern Westeros for years as Queen Regent. She did this while her husband King Viserys was ill, getting almost no credit for her work during this time of peace in the realm. She also served on Aegon's small council, although her son wasn't always keen to listen to her. Regardless, she actually knows what it takes to rule Westeros, and she doesn't have the corrupting power of a dragon influencing her decision making.

Plenty of characters in the Game of Thrones universe try to take the Iron Throne, but the reality of actually ruling over The Realm isn't as glamorous as it may seem. There are issues of safety and trade to worry about, as well as rebellions and battles with the free cities. The Great Houses must be given enough power to have loyalty toward you, which sometimes includes making tricky deals and even marriages. Overall its a complicated job that's so much more than simply sitting on the Iron Throne.

Unfortunately, Alicent will likely not be the one on the Iron Throne at the end of HOTD; Westeros simply is against a woman ruling. But I'm glad Ryan Condal said what I've been thinking for a few seasons now.

House of the Dragon Season 3 is streaming in its entirety on HBO Max as part of the 2026 TV schedule. The fourth season will offer a conclusion, but we will likely have to wait a few years before it returns. Luckily there's another spinoff to keep us in Westeros with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

Tom Holland was already one of the biggest box office stars on the planet before the 2026 movie calendar started. Playing Spider-Man in the MCU tends to have that effect. But having Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrive within two weeks of each other has sent the actor’s career numbers into another stratosphere. And he now has a legitimate shot at climbing near Zoe Saldaña and Scarlett Johansson at the very top of Hollywood’s box office rankings.

The numbers are still changing, especially because Brand New Day is nowhere near finished with its theatrical run. The latest data from The Numbers puts the fourth Holland-led Spider-Man movie at $1.689 billion worldwide, while The Odyssey, in which he plays Telemachus, has reached $1.138 billion. Together, his two 2026 movies have already generated more than $2.8 billion worldwide.

There are several ways to calculate an actor’s career box office, depending on whether cameos and supporting appearances are included. Using the commonly cited ranking based on leading and lead ensemble roles, Holland sat at No. 6 with roughly $13.66 billion worldwide as of Aug. 8. Ahead of him were Robert Downey Jr. at $14.32 billion, Samuel L. Jackson at $14.61 billion and Chris Pratt at $15.16 billion. Then you get to the two women currently sitting at the summit.

For a brief moment in 2025, ScarJo was Hollywood’s highest-grossing lead actor after Jurassic World Rebirth added another blockbuster to a résumé already stuffed with MCU movies. Zoe Saldaña passed her in January after Avatar: Fire and Ash, bringing her lead-role total to about $15.47 billion, just ahead of Johansson’s roughly $15.40 billion.

Holland is not there yet. However, that Aug. 8 total is already aging quickly while both of his current movies continue selling tickets. The real wild card is Brand New Day. The latest Marvel movie reached $1.67 billion globally after only 10 days, including more than $1 billion overseas, and became 2026’s highest-grossing movie after just one week.

If that run keeps going, the Uncharted actor has a path past Downey, Jackson and eventually Pratt. Third place would leave only Saldaña and Johansson ahead of him on the lead-role chart. Considering he is just 30 years old, that is a pretty ridiculous neighborhood to already be approaching.

It also shows how quickly two movies can change the math. Holland’s previous box office muscle came largely from Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and his first three Spider-Man movies, including No Way Home, which earned $1.92 billion worldwide. Now he has two more billion-dollar titles arriving in the same summer. And if the post-credits scene from Brand New Day is really setting up an appearance in Avengers: Doomsday or Secret Wars, Holland could have another massive movie adding to that total before the year is out.

Whether the Devil All the Time actor actually catches Pratt, Johansson or Saldaña will depend on where Brand New Day finally lands, and The Odyssey still has money left to make as well. For now, though, Peter Parker is swinging up the leaderboard awfully fast.

Fans can currently catch Holland in both The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day in theaters.

Despite ending back in 2011, the Harry Potter movies continue to be a popular part of pop culture. Folk regularly re-watch the films with a HBO Max subscription, and we'll soon be treated to another book to screen adaptation thanks to the forthcoming TV series. The cast has been coming together, and we just learned that Nicholas Hoult will be playing Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2. And fans are absolutely thrilled about this bit of casting news.

What we know about the Harry Potter TV show is limited, but Season 1 will arrive in December and the second season is clearly already in development. The second season will adapt The Chamber of Secrets, and Hoult will bring the slimy Gilderoy Lockhart to life. Folks sounded off in the comment section of ET's Instagram post about the casting, and you can see some of their responses below:

• Nicholas as Gilderoy Lockhart? Brilliant. He gets to keep the blonde look, smile like he invented magic, and let the ego do the rest. ✨😂
• He’s gonna be so lovely 😍😂 he was great as Peter and it’s basically the same energy 😂
• I for one am excited about this series and think he is a great choice from casting. I hope each episode will be an hour long. I love the movies but so much of the books had to be cut out. A series allows for them to go deeper and incorporate more of the books.
• Perfect casting. He’s going to kill it!
• OMG THIS IS GONNA BE FUNNY WHEN HE LOSES HIS MEMORY AND GOES INSANE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Talk about a resounding response. While the pressure is on for the young Harry Potter TV show stars to live up to the iconic performance of their predecessors, the Superman star seems to have already won the passionate fanbase over. But considering Nicholas Hoult's iconic performances in projects like The Menu, the X-Men movies, and Nosferatu, perhaps this shouldn't be much of a surprise.

While Hoult is being welcomed with open arms by Harry Potter fans, he will still have some big shoes to fill when portraying Lockhart. In the second film he was played by the one and only Kenneth Branagh, to delightful results. We'll just have to see how the Warm Bodies actor puts his own spin on this iconic character.

Hoult is only the latest familiar face that will be playing an adult in the Harry Potter TV series. John Lithgow will play Dumbledore, Janet McTeer will be McGonagall and Warwick Davis will reprise his role as Flitwick. We'll just have to wait and see what other actors join the fun as the show gets deeper into Harry's time at Hogwarts.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone will debut on December 25th as part of the 2026 TV schedule, and the movies are currently streaming in their entirety over on HBO Max. Fingers crossed we get more footage of the first season sooner rather than later.

Fans of The Voice were dealt some pretty shocking news last week, when it was revealed that Season 31 of the singing competition would feature celebrity contestants. As unique and fun as that sounds, the announcement was bittersweet, because the spinoff — slated for spring 2027 — won’t feature Carson Daly as its host for the first time since its 2011 premiere. Rumors suggested Daly may have wanted to take a step back, but could money have also been a factor?

NBC announced that Keke Palmer will be handling hosting duties for The Voice: Celebrity, with Joe Jonas joining Season 30 rookies Queen Latifah and Riley Green on the coaching panel. According to a source for The Sun, Palmer coming on allegedly saves the network quite a bit of cash, as they said:

Keke Palmer will reportedly earn only about one-third of that, according to the insider, who added:

It makes sense that the Nope star would start out earning less than Carson Daly makes after 15 years — especially considering she will not be a producer on the singing competition like Daly is. The former Total Request Live host will continue to serve as an executive producer on The Voice, but it’s unknown how much he’ll be paid without having "host" as part of his job duties.

The source didn’t specify whether or not money played into the decision to go with a new host (or, incidentally, to go back to having just three celebrity coaches, like on The Voice: Battle of Champions).

It was previously reported that Carson Daly allegedly wanted to take a step back to spend more time with his family, which he’d mentioned himself over a year ago on The Today Show. He also said in an Instagram post following the Season 31 announcement that he simply wasn’t right for this spinoff, writing:

Keke Palmer is already part of the NBC family, too, and she’s even won an Emmy for hosting Password.

As for whether The Voice will move forward with Keke Palmer or Carson Daly for Season 32 and beyond remains to be seen, as the door allegedly remains open for the longtime host to return.

That’s a problem for the future anyway, because we’ll still be able to see Carson Daly as the host of The Voice Season 30 when it premieres on the 2026 TV schedule at 8 p.m. ET Monday, September 21, on NBC and streaming the next day with a Peacock subscription.

The horror genre has been thriving for years now, to the joy of fans like me. Some of the best horror movies returned to theaters with new sequels, including the Scream franchise (which is streaming with a Paramount+ subscription). But Wes Craven's 1996 original is still the most iconic, and Skeet Ulrich recently addressed a long-standing question about the Wes Craven classic.

Scream is one of the best horror franchises ever, and folks like me regularly re-watch them annually. There's nothing like the 1996 original, although fans are still wondering which Ghostface killed Rose McGowan's Tatum in that iconic garage scene. During a reunion panel at Midsummer Scream (via The Wrap) Ulrich was asked who killed Tatum, and he responded with:

Talk about a bummer. Despite how long moviegoers have been wondering about Tatum's death in Ghostface, it sounds like there is no concrete answer. Per Ulrich, neither the cast nor writer Kevin Williamson made it clear if Billy Loomis or Matthew Lillard's Stu Macher was the one who murdered Rose McGowan's character with a garage door. So I guess this mystery is going to stay alive for the time being.

McGowan was a truly iconic in the original Scream movie. What's more, her character Tatum was recently honored in Scream 7, with Sidney naming her daughter after her High School best friend. Alas, there's no indication as to who actually killed the beloved scream queen. Skeet Ulrich went on to say:

Add it to the list of Scream fan theories that are still plaguing the beloved slasher property. Along with the idea that Stu Macher is still alive, the question of which Ghostface actually killed Tatum is still around. And it's more than possible that we'll never get an actual answer.

Scream fans love to re-watch and dissect each movie, and figure out which of the killers is responsible for which character death. But when it comes to the very first movie in the franchise, an official answer may never come. Instead, folks can continue to the debate for the foreseeable future.

Personally, I always assumed that it was Stu who murdered his girlfriend in that iconic garage scene. He's noticeably missing prior to that going down, and I thought it would be especially brutal for him to betray Tatum in that way. On the flip side, other fans think that Stu would chicken out and Billy would be the one do murder her via a garage door.

The Scream franchise is streaming now on Paramount including Scream 7, which arrived as part of the 2026 movie release list. Since the movies are doing so well at the box office, we'll have to wait and see if/when an eighth movie is officially greenlit by the studio.

Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey’s relationship is truly goals, thanks to things like their Ozark meet-cute and sweet stories about their daughter (and baby No. 2, who is on the way). Now, as if they couldn’t get any more perfect, Pelphrey’s recent Emmy nominations just made their relationship even more swoonworthy.

Pelphrey has a lot to celebrate, and it’s not just because he and Cuoco are expecting their second child. He also received a 2026 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Robbie Prendergrast in Task (which you can watch with an HBO Max subscription). It is one of six nominations the acclaimed Mark Ruffalo-led HBO drama received, and Pelphrey’s second Emmy nod of his career.

So, to celebrate, Cuoco took to her Instagram Stories to shout out her beau’s big nomination after coming across a billboard about it, and I can’t get enough of it:

I absolutely love how supportive Cuoco and Pelphrey are of each other, and I can’t imagine what it is like to see a billboard of your significant other. Of course, it’s probably not uncommon for either of them to come across billboards like this, but seeing that Emmy campaign definitely makes it all the more incredible. I can only assume that the actress will continue showing her support for her Emmy-nominated fiancé until the Emmys air on September 14, and fans will have to keep their fingers crossed for his potential win.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since Ozark brought Cuoco and Pelphrey together. The pair met at the Season 4 premiere of the Netflix hit back in 2022, and have been close ever since. Apparently, though, Cuoco’s manager wanted to set her up with Pelphrey after her divorce from Karl Cook in 2021, but she wasn’t ready. As fate would have it, the two eventually wound up meeting, and the rest is history.

Surprisingly, despite being together for four years, Cuoco and Pelphrey have yet to work together. They’re both consistently busy with their own projects, and it’s probably hard for both of them to work at the same time while taking care of their daughter. While some couples would rather not work together, they have expressed a desire to do so someday. Cuoco told E! News in 2023 that they “really do want to”; it would just have to be something special.

Having a Hollywood relationship is no small feat, and it’s definitely hard, but Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey are navigating it flawlessly. Whether or not Pelphrey takes home that Emmy is unclear, but I'm certain Cuoco will be by his side to show support no matter what. And that is truly couple goals.

Big Brother's 1000th episode is just around the corner, and as promised by Julie Chen Moonves and others, it's going to be quite the event. It's been revealed that the August 27th episode will include a live eviction, and among guest stars and other events, there's one thing mentioned that absolutely terrifies me.

I'm hype to see the former Houseguests attending, but I can't help but feel freaked out by the promise of the "summer's biggest twist" playing out on the big night. Whether you're watching on CBS or watching Big Brother online with your Paramount+ subscription, you should be on alert because midseason twists can really throw a wrench in things.

Big Brother Has A Bad Track Record With Midseason Twists As Of Late

A midseason twist should rattle any Big Brother fan who has watched recent seasons, as there are a few memorable ones that ended in tragedy. Most recently would be the White Locust twist, which removed Rachel Reilly from the game without being evicted, and that's just last season's twist.

There was also "BB Zombies" in Season 25, in which the season ground to a halt as the twist negated a double eviction and brought Jared Fields and Cameron Hardin back into the house. It killed the momentum in the game and brought things to a boring and ultimately inconsequential stall.

Then there's the split house in Season 24, in which there were two HOHs and each side had zero way of communicating with one another. It led to Joseph Abdin's eviction, which crushed fans' hearts at the time as he and Taylor Hale were close.

The point being, midseason twists have sucked as of late, and I'm scared Big Brother may be cooking up another one. That said, it could be something that doesn't directly impact the game, like the grand prize finally being bumped up to a million dollars. That would be a great twist, and far better than what we've seen in other midseason twists.

Season 28 Is Finally In A Good Place, And I Fear Another Twist Could Upset That

Big Brother Season 28 is finally in a good spot, after the Red Corner was blown up and the alliances in the house were reshuffled. Things are on a good path, so it would be a shame if three weeks later, we're faced with a twist that could knock things back offtrack once again.

There is a part of me that thinks I'm being overdramatic, as there's also a chance this twist could be something that becomes iconic and eventually transitions into being a standard part of the season. It happened with the BB Blockbuster, so there's always a chance we could see it happen again.

On the same token, I've been watching Big Brother long enough to know that expecting the unexpected can have some predictable results. Big twists either go one of three ways: it's overpowered, and fans complain; it's underpowered, and therefore irrelevant; or the Houseguests find a way around it or manipulate it. I'm scared about all of those things happening, especially with so many powers already active in the game.

We'll see what the big twist is when Big Brother's 1000th episode airs on CBS on Thursday, August 27th at 8:00 p.m. ET. Fingers crossed I'm eating crow when the big episode comes, because right now, I can't stop thinking about all of the ways this twist could go sideways.

I always love that moment when I’m watching something and I notice one of the child actors in it is now a major movie star. If you’ve watched the Marvel movies in order lately (available to stream with a Disney+ subscription), you might have had this experience with Iron Man 3. Sure, Jenna Ortega is in the movie for like two seconds, but I just found out there was almost more.

Ortega’s first movie was Iron Man 3, which was filmed when she was nine years old. She appears very briefly about an hour and a half into the 2013 flick as “Vice President’s Daughter”. But, her story about her time on set has me feeling wistful for her. In her words:

How adorable is this? Jenna Ortega wasn’t the Wednesday star she is these days on the Iron Man 3 set back then, but she sure had the stuff and the drive. Here’s a shot of her in the movie:

Jenna Ortega plays the daughter of Miguel Ferrer’s Rodriguez, the Vice President of the United States. In the brief Jenna Ortega appearance, the camera pans down to show she doesn’t have one of her legs. The scene reveals to the audience that Rodriguez’s allegiances lie with the movie’s villain, Aldrich Killian, who’s giving him Extremis tech to help heal her.

According to Ortega, her character originally had lines and even a name, but the movie ultimately cut short the role. I totally get that she’s not a main character in Iron Man 3, and edits are part of showbiz. But now that we know what the actress is capable of, I want that deleted scene back! It would have been so cool if she was in it in even just a bit longer. Ortega also said this to Esquire about Iron Man 3’s release:

At the time, it must have been so exciting for little Jenna Ortega to be in a big movie at all, but my heart kind of hurts, too. All that excitement, love and support for Iron Man 3, and she didn’t say a single line! This happens a lot in Hollywood. I guess it makes me think about all the small parts in movies and TV shows that may not be a big deal to us, but mean the world to its burgeoning actors. As Ortega added:

Ortega grew up over two hours outside of Los Angeles to a sheriff’s deputy and emergency-room nurse. They managed to drive her back and forth to auditions in order to support her dream at a young age. It certainly paid off now that she’s been in a ton of movies and TV shows across almost 15 years.

Don’t expect her to be in any upcoming Marvel movies. She’s said before that she counts that as her MCU stunt and “I move on”. Ugh, if only! They could have built on it later, but I guess she doesn’t need it either way.

Though, we do have some ideas for superheroes she could play. Ortega’s next role is in Klara In the Sun, which is among 2026 movie releases coming out this fall.

Sophie Turner was 14 when she began playing Sansa Stark, and she was 23 when the series finale aired. For nine formative years, she helped lead Game of Thrones, one of the most highly talked-about HBO shows. Now, she’s getting real about the “identity crisis” she went through after the fantasy series came to a close.

Now, it’s been seven years since Game of Thrones came to an end, and Sophie Turner has moved on to new projects. However, Sansa is still a big part of her career and life. It defined her teenage years and early twenties, so saying goodbye was understandably hard. Recalling what it was like to close out such a life-changing chapter, Turner told The Sydney Morning Herald:

This all makes sense to me. It seems like Turner is saying that because she was too young to read the books, she developed Sansa on her own, and therefore, the line between herself and her character was a bit murky.

So, when it was time to say goodbye to Sansa and release Game of Thrones’ series finale, Turner wasn’t sure who she was without that character. I can’t say I blame her. For nearly a decade, her work on the fantasy series defined her life and career.

To that point, back when the final season of GOT was in the works, Peter Dinklage commented on how “bittersweet” it was to say goodbye. Also, while he didn’t name names, he noted that when one of the younger actors on the show had their series wrap, “everybody was a wreck.” He went on to explain that it was because it was like these young performers were “saying goodbye to their childhood.”

Of course, Turner, Maisie Williams and Isaac Hempstead Wright all literally grew up on that set. Meanwhile, for other actors like Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke, who were in their mid-twenties when the show started, GOT served as both some of their first projects and their major breakout roles. For a lot of this cast, this series was a game-changer, and for everyone involved, it took up a big chunk of their lives. Of course it’s hard to say goodbye to that.

For Turner specifically, growing up on that set helped shape both her character and herself, so figuring out who she was post-Thrones was a challenge. To that point, in a different interview, she noted that she had to “rebuild” her career after GOT, explaining that she “needed to discover who [she] was” after wrapping up the fantasy series.

However, she’s handled it all well, she went on to star in some great projects, and she is now playing Lara Croft in the upcoming Tomb Raider. Although she will always be Sansa Stark as well, and if you’d like to go back and watch Turner both grow up and give a great performance, you can stream Game of Thrones with an HBO Max subscription.

Before Star Trek returns to theaters with a new movie, its previous classic movies are returning to the big screen. AMC and Cinemark will be bringing a series of episodes and movies back to theaters, and of course there's a must-have popcorn bucket to accompany it.

From September 4th to the 8th, the best Star Trek movies are headed back to theaters with a twist. Each classic installment will be a "double feature," with a TOS episode attached that matches the themes or story of the accompanying movie. Here's what is being paired up, via Inverse:

• "The Changeling" and Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• "Space Seed" and Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
• "Amok Time" and Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
• "The City On The Edge Of Forever" and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

I can't help but notice Star Trek V was left off the list, though given William Shatner's opinion of the movie, along with the general public, that's understandable. I'm excited to head to theaters and see these episodes and movies, as well as pick up these collectibles showcased by AMC:

In a time when studios are not that concerned about the functionality of these novelty popcorn buckets (looking at you, Trojan horse), I'm glad whoever designed this didn't insist on jamming popcorn in through the Enterprise saucer. Putting the popcorn in the 60th anniversary tub isn't just functional; it's more "logical."

As someone who first watched The Wrath of Khan immediately after viewing "Space Seed," I'm eager to experience that all over again. In my opinion, that's the only way to fully appreciate the movie, though it is one of the most acclaimed movies of the franchise.

I also can't help but be a little disappointed we're not seeing the Kelvin movies make a comeback as part of this celebration, especially since it's the 10th anniversary of Star Trek: Beyond. Perhaps there's apprehension on Paramount's part to bring those movies back to theaters, lest they get the fans all up in arms about a fourth movie never happening.

I'm curious to see what the fan turnout will be for this event, and if it will have any impact on Paramount Skydance's ongoing efforts to bring the franchise back to theaters. Perhaps if a lot of fans show up for this event, there will be more urgency in getting new Trek projects in the works than what we've seen.

As it stands right now, the 60th anniversary has arrived, as there are no active shows in development. It is good to see there are some things to celebrate as this anniversary happens, and ways to celebrate for fans that continue to hold the line while we wait for more announcements.

I'm ready to return to theaters to see Star Trek, and will be on the lookout for more details as the dates approach. Fingers crossed we get even more surprises before the year is up, and maybe even some other classic movies returning to theaters.

Minor spoilers for One Night Only are ahead!

One of the main reasons I wanted to see One Night Only right when it premiered on the 2026 movie schedule was because I’ve loved Will Gluck’s other films – the great rom-com Easy A and the 2023 box office hit Anyone But You. However, what I didn’t expect was for the stars of Anyone But You specifically to pop up in this new rom-com. So, with that being said, let’s break down how exactly Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney were involved in this film all about the one night a year where premarital sex is legal.

How Glen Powell Popped Up In One Night Only

It’s been a few years since Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney did a rom-com together, and yes, I still want another one from them. Well, they technically both appear in Gluck’s latest contribution to the genre. When it comes to the Top Gun: Maverick star, his image actually plays a pretty important role in One Night Only.

I say that because the male romantic lead of this movie, Owen (Callum Turner), ends up on this adventure to have sex with someone and eventually falls for Allie (Monica Barbaro) because his girlfriend Malika (Maya Hawke) says she wants to spend the night with their hot neighbor instead of him. That hot neighbor is played by Glen Powell, as shown in a photo on a phone in the movie.

Now, I gotta say, when Powell’s photo popped up on the screen, I legit gasped in the theater. It was almost a jump scare to see such a big star just as a photo in a movie. However, it was a very effective use of the actor’s good looks; it made for a great joke in the movie, and it served as a nice callback to his collaboration with Will Gluck on Anyone But You.

Sydney Sweeney Had A Blink-And-You’ll-Miss-It Moment In One Night Only

Much like Powell, Sydney Sweeney also only showed up in photo form. And also much like her Anyone But You co-star, her appearance had to do with Owen’s escapades.

After Turner’s character begins his quest to have sex with someone after his girlfriend essentially broke up with him, he goes onto a dating app that looks a whole lot like Tinder and starts swiping. Amid all the women he’s swiping on is Sydney Sweeney. It’s literally a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment.

There Was A Desire For These Cameos To Be Bigger

Overall, Sweeney and Powell actually had some of the smallest cameos in the movie. While their images appeared, Pete Davidson, Ben Marshall, Jay Ellis, Bobby Cannavale, Nicholas Braun, Julia Fox, Este Haim and more all showed up in person. That happened because the leads of Anyone But You are simply very busy, as Gluck told ScreenRant:

Well, at least they got to be in the film somehow, and their cameos certainly make for fun surprises in One Night Only.

Overall, One Night Only hasn’t gotten great reviews, with folks criticizing its lack of sex and its charming yet frustrating ending. However, the romance is cute, the story is fun, and these cameos are a delight. So, to make up your mind about Will Gluck's latest rom-com and to see the quick cameos from Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney that pay homage to Anyone But You, you can catch this movie about the one night premarital sex is legal in theaters now.

If you’d like to go back and watch the film that features a whole lot more of Sweeney and Powell and created their connection to One Night Only’s director, you can stream Anyone But You with a Hulu subscription.

It’s been almost seven years since Madam Secretary ended, and it’s still being talked about. The CBS political thriller ran for six seasons, and those six seasons are not the only things to come out of the show. Thanks to Madam Secretary, co-stars Téa Leoni and Tim Daly found each other. They played husband and wife Henry and Elizabeth McCord and tied the knot IRL just last year. I still can’t believe they got married in real life, and now they’re once again playing a married couple.

There have been plenty of couples who met while working together, and who continued to work together. Leoni and Daly began dating in 2014, just a few months after Madam Secretary premiered, and their relationship is as strong as ever. So strong that they are playing husband and wife on TV for the first time since becoming husband and wife for NBC’s Newlyweds. Premiering in October on the 2026 TV schedule, the series follows a free-spirited woman and buttoned-up professor who “marry impetuously after a whirlwind courtship.”

Since this marks the couple’s first project together since tying the knot, the excitement is likely all over the place. For Newlyweds, they unsurprisingly came as a package deal. Per Deadline, Leoni shared during NBCUniversal’s Backlot press event that they were “kind of sniffing around” to work together again. She reflected on how fun Madam Secretary was and how they wanted to find that kind of joy again in the midst of all that’s going on in the world:

Newlyweds couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. Not only do they play a married couple, but it’s also a fun show. Additionally, Daly couldn’t help but point out that playing a married couple while actually married is a fun experience, and I feel like that would be a dream for any couple. The former Private Practice star shared:

I always love it when actors who are together in real life are together in a show or movie. Or better yet, are enemies in a show or movie. That chemistry and bond make the acting all the more genuine because it is real. While Leoni and Daly were together for most of Madam Secretary’s run, it’s definitely different playing a married couple while also married as opposed to just dating.

Fans will soon be able to see Leoni and Daly in wedded bliss when Newlyweds premieres on NBC on Friday, October 23 at 8:30 p.m. ET, streaming the next day with a Peacock subscription. Even though they are no longer Henry and Elizabeth, it will be exciting to see how they are as a new TV. Unfortunately, Madam Secretary isn’t streaming anywhere, but can be bought on platforms such as YouTube, Fandango, and Apple TV.

Before the year even started, I was impressed to see that Anne Hathaway is the lead of five 2026 movie releases. And then, she also announced she’s pregnant with her third child in June. So, the Oscar winner is really doing it all this year, but right now I want to talk about her maternity-forward fashion.

Anne Hathaway Is Making Her Baby Bump Part Of Her Press Tour Fashion

We’ve seen a lot of press looks from Anne Hathaway this year. But I’m particularly loving how she’s showing off her baby bump while she promotes her Steven Spielberg-inspired horror movie, The End of Oak Street. Check out her most recent fashion moment for Jimmy Kimmel Live!

It’s a simple fit, but she looks fantastic. Hathaway is wearing a flowy black top that opens up at her belly, black slacks and gold accent jewelry. It’s the second time this week she has flaunted her baby bump for a press event, and I think it’s really refreshing to see her showing it off.

For one, The Devil Wears Prada star is pregnant at 43 – which, as she spoke to recently, is not typically an easy road. Her body is literally growing a new human right now, and her making that very obvious in her fashion is empowering for other women to see. It feels like anything other than small-waisted in the belly section is applauded on red carpets. So, it feels beautifully defiant for Hathaway to do this. I wish it wasn’t.

Why Did Some People Think It Was A ‘Fake’ Bump?

My point was sadly made for me when Hathaway stepped out for a previous The End Of Oak Street event in Los Angeles over the weekend. Immediately after photos and videos started coming out of her strutting on a carpet in another baby-bump bearing ensemble, people started calling her belly “fake”. It apparently got to her, because she commented on this post:

Anne Hathaway wrote “fake hair, real bump” in a social media post after comments like this were being made all over the internet. Check out some of them from a TikTok of her posing at the event:

• "Why does it look fake? 😅"
• "I’m sorry but that looks fake"
• "That’s so fake!!! 😭"
• "I don’t like that."
• "it doesnt even look real"

Can you even believe this? Why on Earth would Anne Hathaway wear a fake bump and pretend she was pregnant? However, I was happy to see numerous women coming to her defense as well in the same TikTok with comments like this:

• "That’s a baby bump with abs!!!! ❤️❤️❤️💪💪"
• "It’s looks different because she was already fit and probably continues to work out so she is all muscle and baby!!"
• "People that are saying it looks fake, I think it’s because she ultra fit, my dancer friend belly looked exactly the same."
• "I didn’t know pregnant stomachs was even a debate…. Wth is wrong with society… not all stomachs look the same tf….."
• "People judge pregnant women for gaining too much weight, then judge them when they’re all belly. Every woman carries differently. For God’s sake, stop judging a woman’s body while she’s literally creating a life."

If more people were exposed to what pregnant bellies really look like, perhaps this kind of reaction might not occur? This whole thing is also a troubling reminder of how people often think they have the right to comment on what’s “right” and “wrong” about women’s bodies. Why can’t we just embrace them for how unique each one is, rather than jumping to outlandish conclusions?

Anyways, you can see Anne Hathaway in The End of Oak Street, in theaters this weekend, and the actress in the new trailer for Verity, her final 2026 movie, coming out on October 2.

The road to the final entry in the Fast and Furious movies franchise has somehow become almost as complicated as one of Dom Toretto’s plans. At this point, what we know about Fast Forever is still pretty limited. It has a title, a March 17, 2028 release date, and Vin Diesel has been sharing updates that make the finale sound increasingly real. Now director Louis Leterrier has offered an update that makes me wonder just how far along this movie actually is.

Leterrier was recently asked whether he was getting impatient waiting to make the follow-up to 2023’s Fast X. Speaking with THR while discussing his new Netflix release, The Last House, the director made it clear he remains committed to finishing the saga, but his wording certainly makes the current status sound a little less settled than I expected. He explained:

“I hope we get to finish” is not exactly the phrase I expected to hear from the man contracted to direct a movie that already has an official release date. That is especially confusing because Diesel appeared to suggest things were much further along just last month. The Dominic Toretto actor shared a video seemingly from the Fast Forever set thanking fans for waiting more than three years for the finale. He ended the message by saying, “Let me get back to this filming.”

The situation has gotten even stranger since then. Leterrier recently said he still had not read the latest screenplay from Michael Lesslie, the same draft Diesel praised as one of the best scripts he had read in decades. So, what exactly is filming?

For now, Fast Forever remains officially dated for March 17, 2028. Universal lists the movie among its upcoming releases, and Leterrier remains attached to direct. The production has also faced questions about its enormous cost. Leterrier acknowledged that the franchise has to adjust its budget to match the realities of the modern box office, while Fast X star Alan Ritchson recently discussed the financial “obstacles” involved in getting another movie of this scale made.

At least everyone seems to agree on where the franchise is headed. Diesel has talked about bringing the story back to Los Angeles and the street-racing roots that launched Fast & Furious in 2001, while Leterrier says he has already helped shape how the saga will end.

After the ending of Fast X left Dom and his family dangling from one massive cliffhanger, I’m more than ready to see them finally cross the finish line. I’m just increasingly unsure when everyone is actually getting back in the car.

We won't be getting the next film on the 2026 movie release schedule or even in 2027, and until we get some clearer answers, fans can revisit the tenth installment with a Peacock subscription.

Having taken in well over $1 billion at the global box office, Toy Story 5 is obviously one of the most popular movies of 2026, even if Christopher Nolan and Spider-Man were just as quick to join the billion-dollar club. And even though it only hit theaters in mid-June, Disney and Pixar are already set to give fans a chance to own the emotional and often hilarious sequel soon, and we now have our first look at a deleted scene involving Joan Cusack’s Jessie actually reuniting with her former owner Emily.

The scene as shared by EW isn’t fully finished, as the decision was seemingly made to chop it out before it made the sequence made it past the storyboarded animatic stage. It still plays out pretty much as it would have in the finished film, though, and I’m so glad that so many other fans basically shared the same takeaway that I had after watching.

Before getting into everyone else's reactions, however, check out the deleted scene below and form your own opinions before reading on.

Now, if Toy Story 5's biggest emotional moment wasn't already locked in place in that movie, then this deleted scene absolutely should have been used. But for my money, Jessie digging up the time capsule and learning that she's the namesake for her former owner's first daughter is such a good way for the character to reach full catharsis on her own, without other characters needed to get her there. (I mean, Bullseye and the real horse helped, but still.)

Co-writer Kenya Harris told CinemaBlend previously that reveal was a late-stage addition, and the deleted scene certainly explains why that emotional climax came into the story as late as it did. Saying the cut interaction between Jessie and Emily was instinctually a great way to go, Harris told EW that it became something of a litmus test for the emotional impact. In her words:

In a different story, perhaps Jessie touching base with Emily after all these years would have been the better move, but in a world where this version of Toy Story 5 exists, I think fans ended up with the best possible option. And plenty of other fans agree with that point, as indicated by some of the comments below:

• Would have been great but ultimately makes no sense because Jessie would end up leaving to go back. Which would be weird for the humans like where is this you I just found. - @DaDon_Dage
• Absolutely beautiful, but probably better that they didn’t use this. What they went with in the final version was already enough - @meeraaaay
• I actually think Jessie discovering that Emily named her daughter after her was more impactful. Its her learning that she matters after all despite going thru multiple owners - @geokonic
• Thank god this didn’t happen. I like living with the ignorant bliss that Emily COULD possibly be Andy’s grandmother. - @DTMPG1983
• As sweet as this is, I think what we got had much more of an impact. True, Jessie didn't get to directly reunite with Emily, but she knew with certainty just how much Emily loved her after feeling betrayed for so long. What we got gave Jessie more closure than this version could - @RavenStarMedia
• Sure it's a very nice scene, but if I found the same doll I gave away decades ago outside in the bushes I'd douse it with holy water, burn it & bury it, because what kind of voodoo witchcraft is that?! - @Mr_KyleD
• Good they cut this. An over-emphasis on Emily diminishes Jessie's relationship to Bonnie. I'm glad she just sees the photo, learns about the daughter, and moves on in the final version. - @tillie_thunders

To be fair, not every opinion shared was in agreement with my thoughts, and there were plenty of people who felt like it would have sent audiences into tearful tizzies had it been in the final cut. And they're probably right. But I don't so much agree with any comments that called the movie "boring" or "mid" and then said this one deleted scene's inclusion would have fixed such complaints. Those people can go hang out with Chelsea, Heidi and Kara.

Toy Story 5 will be available for purchase on digital platforms such as Apple, Prime Video and more starting on August 18. Those holding out to buy it on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD will have to wait until the physical copies hit stores on September 22. In the meantime, the first four movies can be streamed via Disney+ subscription.

John Hughes had an incredible knack for nailing what it felt like to be a teenager in the 1980s, and perhaps the pinnacle of his power came with 1985’s The Breakfast Club. The classic comedy, which you can watch with a Netflix subscription, helped define Generation X. It’s a movie that is endlessly quotable, and just about everyone in Gen X sees at least a part of themselves in the characters in it. I’m certainly no exception. I say “Excuse, will milk be made available?” all the time, for example.

Recently, one of the stars of the film, Anthony Michael Hall, revealed that Hughes had a sequel to the movie in mind, and I have to say, I wish we’d seen it happen.

A Sequel All Five As Grown-Ups

Recently, Hall, who played “the brain,” Brian, in The Breakfast Club, appeared on the Rich Eisen Show and talked about a conversation he had with Hughes a few years after the movie came out. Of the conversation, Hall said (via Deadline):

Yeah. I really love this idea, and I don’t always love the idea of sequels like this. Sometimes it's best to let successful dogs lie. However, as I head into middle age (a solid GenXer), I of course have a very different outlook on life than I did when I was 17, like the characters in the movie did. I would love to see how their lives turned out, because things are usually so different than you expect.

What Would Have Become Of Them?

Would Claire (Molly Ringwald) and Bender (Judd Nelson) still be together? How about Andrew (Emilio Estevez) and Allison (Ally Sheedy)? Did either romance even make it until Monday morning after their Saturday session, or did everyone go back to their previous spots in the high school hierarchy? The movie starts with a quote from David Bowie’s “Changes” that claims kids are smarter than adults think they are, but I don’t know. I was pretty stupid at that age. All kids are, honestly.

This sequel would be a further chance to explore just how meaningful the new friendships that formed on that Saturday in March, 1984. I would like to believe that they all stayed friends, and that the bonds held, but let’s be real, this is high school; things change by the hour at that age.

Still, I’ve been to plenty of class reunions since I graduated from high school, and I love seeing how people have grown and evolved (or not). I genuinely love seeing old friends, some of whom I might not have spoken to in years, and learning what they are up to and who they are as adults. In a way, Brian, Bender, Andrew, Allison, and Claire are my friends, too. I certainly watched them enough to feel a bond with them; I would have loved to have seen them at their 15th or 20th class reunion.

Of course, there is no way to know if the idea would have worked on screen, but a big part of me wishes we would’ve gotten the chance to see if, as Andrew asks, they are “just like their parents.”

As Chicago P.D. prepares for a new season on the 2026 TV schedule, a former star is making waves with her own new show. After returning to the NBC procedural earlier this year for the big One Chicago crossover, Tracy Spiridakos is officially starring in USA’s Anna Pigeon. Even though the first episode just premiered, she’s already talking about cameos from her One Chicago friends.

Anna Pigeon premiered on USA Network on Friday, centering on Spiridakos’ titular park ranger detective who solves crimes that have taken place within national park grounds following a devastating loss. With the series taking a “case-of-the-week” approach, this opens up a whole door of possibilities. Not to mention the fact that the beginning of a series is the perfect opportunity to learn more about the main characters. Spiridakos told Us Weekly that while she would love for any of her former P.D. co-stars to join the fun, she’s had a request from one specific person already:

Considering Jason Beghe’s Hank Voight was basically a father figure to Spiridakos’ Hailey Upton on Chicago P.D., it would only make sense for them to play an actual father-daughter duo. It might be hard considering P.D. is currently filming, but Beghe sounds determined to make it happen. And I would love nothing more than to see them reunite once again, and this time, playing different characters.

Not surprisingly, a lot of fans have been voicing their opinions on which Chicago P.D. favorites they want to see on Anna Pigeon. Spiridakos revealed there is one person that people can’t stop talking about and what role they should do, and I am 100% behind this:

It would be so fun to not only have Jesse Lee Soffer on Anna Pigeon, but to have him play the bad guy. He’s been the good guy on Chicago P.D. and FBI: International. It’s only right to play the villain one of these days, especially if he’s going up against his significant other. Seeing Soffer and Spiridakos on-screen together again during the One Chicago crossover this year was so great, and it only makes sense that fans are itching for more in whatever way, shape, or form. Plus, having Soffer on Anna Pigeon would sort of make up for not having Spiridakos on FBI: International, something that I’m still bummed about.

Anna Pigeon just premiered, so there is still plenty of time to make these One Chicago guest appearances happen. If anything, the series is already pretty good. So even without them, fans should be tuning in. New episodes of Anna Pigeon air on Fridays at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network. All episodes of Chicago P.D. are streaming with a Peacock subscription, with Season 14 set to premiere on Wednesday, October 7 at 10 p.m. ET on NBC.

I can’t believe what’s been going on with Tom Holland and Zendaya this year. Not only did they share two 2026 movies (that have both passed $1 billion at the worldwide box office), they also reportedly managed to sneak in two secret weddings. After we heard back in March that the couple already got married, another one allegedly took place earlier this month. And we just learned more about it.

Holland and Zendaya wrapped two back-to-back press tours for The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. And the word is they had a second wedding at the Beaverbrook Hotel right after. It’s a luxury destination not too far from their southwest London home. Per new details from Vanity Fair, here’s the alleged vibe of their reported wedding suite:

The Beaverbrook Hotel is named after Lord Beaverbrook, who was a Canadian-British billionaire, politician and media baron. He hosted distinguished guests such as Winston Churchill and Elizabeth Taylor. Now there’s an entire suite named after Elizabeth Taylor, which Holland and Zendaya reportedly stayed in for the wedding celebration. Here’s another location on the grounds:

The Spider-Man stars allegedly booked out the entire Beaverbrook estate for their August 4 wedding. The grounds also include exciting amenities like a private golf course club (perfect for Holland’s love of the sport), a private cinema and pickleball. There’s also a host of fancy treatments to book at the spa. Take a look:

The Hollywood couple don’t give off a fussy vibe, but these details about Beaverbrook’s accommodations absolutely suggest they went for an extravagant wedding vibe. While I’m a bit surprised about how fancy it all is, I’m completely happy for these two as they managed to make it feel lowkey and private. The pair of A-listers are hard workers who’ve been traveling all around the world lately to promote two massive films. They absolutely deserved to treat themselves to all the elegance and pampering the Beaverbrook could provide them with.

If you’re as curious as I am about how much it costs to stay at the Beaverbrook Hotel, I looked it up. I’m seeing prices ranging from $688 to $1714 a night. I’m not even going to think about how much it cost to potentially rent out the whole place for their wedding reception. But given their recent successes, I’m not worried if they can afford it.

Following the alleged wedding on August 4, Tom Holland has been spotted wearing a wedding band. This was after fans were wondering why he wasn’t wearing one after news of their first wedding got out. I expect the couple will continue to keep the details private (and Law Roach definitely isn’t telling the press). But, this detail definitely leads me to believe the reported second wedding really happened.

Between these details and their hit movies, congrats to Tom Holland and Zendaya for having the most iconic summer of 2026 all around!

I love the Toy Story movies because I grew up watching them. I definitely have an opinion on the best ones and don’t feel like I have outgrown them yet. They’re movies that appeal to all ages. However, I was disappointed in Toy Story 4, so I was a little hesitant about Toy Story 5.

I still think Toy Story 3 is the best in the franchise, but the latest movie restores some of the series’ past glory. I think what made it work is that it focuses less on Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and more on Jessie (Joan Cusack). That really made the film worth watching.

Warning: Toy Story 5 spoilers are ahead. Proceed with caution.

Toy Story 5 Reminds Fans of Jessie's Trauma, And How That Still Lives Within Her

Jessie has a backstory so tragic that if she became a Pixar villain, her actions would be justified. It’s easy to understand why Jessie would be scarred by the loss of Emily, especially from abandonment, and have trust issues with toys and humans. We saw Jessie’s scars in Toy Story 2, but the rest of the franchise mostly made it seem like she had healed from them.

Toy Story 5 reminds us that scars can shrink, but sometimes they don’t completely disappear. She’s in a much better place than she was at the start of Toy Story 2, but you still feel her pain in Toy Story 5. It seems like she finally heals mostly by the end of it, but Jessie’s story feels very human.

People don’t often fully recover from grief and heartbreak. They just learn to live with it. Jessie learns to accept her pain and thrives because of and despite it. I loved that this film once again explores Jessie’s trauma over Emily and being abandoned. Her backstory is really key to her identity.

I Love That Jessie And Buzz's Romance Takes A Main Spotlight Because It Adds A New Dimension To The Films

Buzz and Jessie have been one of Toy Story’s best couples ever since they began in the second film. However, the films mainly explore their love story in the background. It’s never that front and center until Toy Story 5. I didn’t even know I cared that much about their romance until this film. It made me cheer and root for them in ways I hadn’t for the last several movies.

I am excited to see what married life brings them in future movies

Jessie Shows That She's Not Always A Nice Toy, But That Makes Her Feel Layered.

This may be controversial, but I see a world where Jessie becomes as dark as Lotso (Ned Beatty). Jessie has a dark edge to her that could have easily turned her into a villain, but meeting Buzz and Woody saved her in many ways. In Toy Story 5, you see Jessie not always being nice to the electronic toys.

As a Jessie fan, I am glad Toy Story 5 exists because it showcases her layers and multitudes. She’s a kind toy, but she’s not without scars and rough edges. This again makes her very human, despite being a toy. Sometimes humans and toys aren’t always the nicest, but that doesn’t make them bad. It makes them real.

Zack Snyder’s next big-screen effort, The Last Photograph, is set to hit theaters in 2027, but the director has kept his fanbase active and talkative with a slew of throwback pics of Henry Cavill’s Superman and other reminders of his DCEU days. (It being the 10th anniversary of Batman v Superman helped.) Just this week, he showed up at the Warner Bros. studio lot and sparked a ton of speculation about the reasoning behind him showing up.

As it happens, Snyder wasn’t there to chat up WB heads about new projects for DC characters, or reworking any of his past projects involving DC characters. Instead, according to Page Six, he was on hand to host a screening of the 1981 sword-and-sorcery epic Excalibur, helmed by John Boorman, that was held only for Warner staff members, and reportedly without any cameras allowed.

That outcome is quite the disappointing reveal for anyone sincerely hoping that Snyder was teasing something more fruitful with his pic in front of the iconic water tower. There may be some semblance of truth to theorizing that his return to WB (five years after that relationship soured in 2021) was a show of support for the studio amidst the legal hullabaloo regarding Paramount’s merger attempts, but it’s hard to know for sure.

That said, the outlet points out that beyond the screening, Snyder may have had an ulterior motive for his Burbank trip.

The Lowkey Reason Why Zack Snyder May Have Met With WB Execs

Zack Snyder's past issues with Warner Bros. were mainly tied to the Powers That Be who were eventually replaced by current studio bosses Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy. That duo reportedly gave the director a "hero's welcome" along with the rest of the staff, and they engaged Snyder in a Q&A after the screening.

It's reported that this meet-up could also help pave the way for Snyder's divisive remake plans for John Carpenter's Escape from New York that he brought up earlier this summer as a project he wants to bring to life. And following the WB event, Page Six notes that "it should come as no surprise" if any news updates point to Warner Bros. adding Escape from New York to its slate of upcoming movies.

Granted, there was already movement made on that front in December when CANAL+ entered into a multi-year agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery. CANAL+ is the parent company of StudioCanal, which is where Snyder's Escape remake is currently happening, so there's the possibility that Snake Plissken's return was imminent even without the Excalibur staff screening.

Could more projects come from this reteaming of the minds down the line? Surely, but it's way too early to start speculating on THAT. Maybe give it another week or so.

Kyle Chandler has played a small-town football coach, a federal agent and the guy desperately trying to keep Godzilla-related disasters under control. Now he gets to add Green Lantern and the newest addition to DC's upcoming project slate to his résumé, and apparently slipping on Hal Jordan’s superhero suit has given the normally low-key actor a dangerous amount of confidence, enough confidence, in fact, to start talking trash about Batman.

While speaking with Variety at San Diego Comic-Con about HBO’s upcoming Lanterns, Chandler was asked what it was like finally wearing Hal Jordan’s superhero suit. The Friday Night Lights star clearly loved it. He loved it enough, in fact, to declare victory over Batman before nervously checking whether the Dark Knight was standing nearby. He joked:

First of all, I respect the confidence. I mean, Batman has spent the better part of a century being one of DC’s best-dressed superheroes. The Batsuit has been rubber, armor, tactical gear and whatever 'nipple-clad atrocity ' George Clooney was wearing in Batman & Robin. There are entire corners of the internet devoted to ranking those costumes.

Chandler gets one Green Lantern suit and immediately tells Bruce Wayne to take a seat. Honestly, I never knew he was so funny. Check out the clip for yourself below:

To be fair to the Super 8 actor, I think the Lanterns costume does look pretty great from what we have seen so far. More importantly, it is an actual suit. That distinction probably matters to Green Lantern fans who still have memories of Ryan Reynolds wearing a fully CGI costume in the 2011 movie.

Chandler’s Hal Jordan will be one of the central characters in the new DCU series alongside Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart. According to DC, Hal has been training John for about two months when the series begins, and their relationship already looks a little prickly. Hal also seems aware that his younger partner could eventually replace him.

Lanterns is primarily an Earth-based mystery, with Hal and John investigating a case while dealing with a much larger extraterrestrial threat. The trailers have also shown the Green Lantern rings doing what they do best, with John creating a bird construct and Hal using his to make a bottle opener. Because apparently intergalactic peacekeeping occasionally requires opening a beer.

The series will also bring back Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner following his appearance in Superman, while Ulrich Thomsen plays Sinestro. Kelly Macdonald, Poorna Jagannathan, Jason Ritter and Laura Linney are among the other members of the cast.

The pressure is definitely on Lanterns to deliver for the still-developing DCU, especially after Supergirl struggled at the box office. The shared universe is still young, and every new project is doing a little bit of heavy lifting when it comes to convincing audiences that James Gunn and Peter Safran’s larger plan is worth sticking around for.

I loved both Creature Commandos and Peacemaker Season 2, so I’m excited to see the DCU expand on the small screen again. Aaron Pierre already feels like a great fit for John Stewart, and Chandler brings the kind of weathered, slightly cranky energy that makes sense for an older Hal Jordan. If the show can make that pairing work while finally giving Green Lantern fans a live-action project they can brag about, Lanterns could be a pretty important win for DC.

If Chandler’s costume is indeed cooler than Batman’s, he now has the chance to prove it in front of millions of DC fans. No pressure! Lanterns premieres on August 16 and will be available to stream with an HBO Max subscription, which means we are just days away from seeing Hal Jordan and John Stewart in action.