Alan Ritchson Is Wrong About A Reacher Movie Being A Bad Idea, And This Prequel Book Would Be Perfect For It

Alan Ritchson doesn’t want to make aReachermovie spinoff, but there’s one prequel book that would be perfect for a big screen adaptation. Following the controversy overTom Cruise’s casting as Jack Reacher, Amazon made sure history wouldn’t repeat itself by casting Alan Ritchson. Ritchson couldn’t be more perfect for the hulking drifter, carrying both the charisma and physique for the role. Ritchson has fronted three seasons so far, withReacherbecoming one of Prime’s biggest shows....

August 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1157 words · Adam Downs

Angelina Jolie Reunites With Mr. & Mrs. Smith Director For New Spy Thriller

20 years after starring inMr. & Mrs. Smith,Angelina Jolieis teaming up with director Doug Liman again for a new spy thriller movie. The 2005 film, which also featured Brad Pitt, was a commercial hit that made $487 million worldwide. It later inspired a 2024Prime Video showstarring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. As perThe Hollywood Reporter, Jolie and Liman are now reuniting forThe Initiative, which is being described as"Training Day set in the world of spycraft....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Kelly Fox

Animal Crossing Needs To Borrow A Key Feature From This Cozy Game With 89 On Metacritic

If you own a Nintendo Switch 2, or even if you don’t, you’re almost certainly like me and wondering when we’ll hear even a sliver of news about the nextAnimal Crossinggame. As someone who has adored the series since I was very young, I’m fairly eager to hear about how Nintendo is switching up the core formula in the next entry. However, as much as I found joy in playingNew Horizons, I didn’t love it as much as everyone else did....

August 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1032 words · Jordan Wilson

Biggest Loser Star Fires Back At Hit Netflix Doc, Threatens Legal Action Against Streamer

Celebrity fitness guru Jillian Michaels has hit back at the controversial new Netflix documentary,Fit For TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser. The docuseries, which offers a peek-behind-the-curtain at the making of the divisive reality showThe Biggest Loser, contains several startling revelations about the show, and Michaels herself, who is not portrayed in a positive light. Fit For TVis one of the best documentaries on Netflix, and has shone a light on some of the morally questionable practices taken by reality TV shows....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 501 words · Amber Young

Cate Blanchett Addresses Squid Game Future & American Spinoff

Cate Blanchett has addressed the future ofSquid Gameand her potential involvement in the upcoming American spinoff after her series finale cameo.Squid Gameseason 3 endedby confirming the games are happening worldwide, with Blanchett making a guest appearance as a recruiter playingddakjiin Los Angeles. This appeared to set up the thriller’s upcoming American spinoff. Speaking withVariety, Blanchett explained what it was like to portray the American recruiter at the end ofSquid Gameseason 3....

August 15, 2025 · 4 min · 647 words · Kristopher Nicholson

Chris Hemsworth's Submarine Thriller Casts Its Female Lead With Emmy-Nominated Star

Chris Hemsworth’s submarine thriller,Subversion, casts its female lead in the form of an Emmy-nominated star. Earlier this year, it was announced that Hemsworth would be starring in a submarine action thriller for Amazon MGM Studios, directed by Patrick Vollrath, whose debut feature was the plane hijack thriller7500, with a script written by Andrew Ferguson, known only for the short filmLove Thy Neighbor. The film follows a once-promising Naval commander (played by Chris Hemsworth) who is coerced by a cartel-style operation into captaining a submarine smuggling illegal cargo through international waters....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Cynthia Erickson

Clint Eastwood's Son Had Key Role in His Favorite Western Performance

Clint Eastwood gave his son a key role inThe Outlaw Josey Wales, a Western he claims features his best performance.Clint Eastwood’s Westernshelped redefine the genre, with the likes ofHigh Plains DrifterandPale Riderpresenting a darker, more cynical vision of the Old West than Hollywood’s “Golden Age” ever did. This may have ledJohn Wayne to pass on working with Eastwood, but Clint truly blazed his own path as a Western star. TheDollarstrilogy orUnforgivenmay take most of the attention from movie fans, butit’s not a hot take to call his 1976 WesternThe Outlaw Josey Walesone of Clint’s best films....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Kendra Walker

Dead Space Also Recreated Using Dreams

Media Molecule’s upcoming PS4 sandbox titleDreams, which allows players to create and customize their own levels, has finally become available for beta users after a couple of years of delays, and players are already hard at work coming up with cool and creative ideas. One fan has since made an incredibly faithful replica of Konami’sno longer availableP.T.demo and, more recently, a couple of users have somehow managed to do the same thing forDead Space....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Angela Williams

Destiny 2 Last Wish Raid Beat By Deaf Clan

As many Guardians would likely attest,Destiny 2’s Last Wish could very well be Bungie’s most difficult raid that it has introduced into the science fiction franchise yet, withonly 12 players in total having cleared it in the first 24 hours. Since then, others have gone on to triumphantly tackle the raid, and the list of successful players has now expanded to include the likes of a deaf clan of Guardians....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Kevin Santos

Dragon Ball Super's Anime Return Is Inevitable, But It Needs To Make a Big Change

Since Akira Toriyama’s passing in March 2024,Dragon Ball Super’s future has been entirely unknown. Every few weeks, a new rumor will swirl about the series' potential return or cancellation, only to fizzle out with more silence from Shueisha and Toei Animation. It’s unknown what will come of either the anime or manga,but there have been glimmers of hope. TheDragon Ball Supermanga has retained its spot in theV Jumplineup despite the long break, whileanime producer Akio Iyokuhas stated on several occasions that he and the anime staff are working diligently to figure out where to take the series next....

August 15, 2025 · 5 min · 920 words · Thomas Stephens

Every Game Coming To Xbox Game Pass (& Every Game Leaving) In July 2025

Tons of new games are coming toXbox Game Passin July 2025, including new releases and older titles that are being offered for a limited time. These upcoming titles include multiple action-packed experiences, from realistic sports sims to sci-fi warfare. However, like other months, some games will also be leaving Game Pass at the end of June 2025, preventing you from playing them without a full purchase. July 2025 sees many new games coming to Game Pass, including some new releases that will be added to the subscription service Day 1....

August 15, 2025 · 4 min · 803 words · Joshua Fowler

Finally, TMNT Is Giving Its Greatest Villain the "Badass" Solo Series He Deserves

Shredder, the arch-villain of theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesfranchise, is getting his own solo series, courtesy of IDW Publishing, in a move that fans of the franchise are calling long-overdue. ThisShredderseries is exactly the badass expansion ofTMNTlore in exciting new directions that readers have been craving. CBR has shared a previewforTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder#1, written by Dan Watters, with art by Michele Bandini, will follow the villain as he seeks to return to power....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 609 words · Alexander Reyes

Google Play Might Give You Free Disney+ or Hulu

Google has announced that Google Play Points members can now redeem points for subscriptions to both Disney+ and Hulu. However, this huge benefit is only available to members who have reached the top levels of the Google Play Points service. This new perk is only available to Gold+, Platinum, and Diamond tier members. It is an extension of theGoogle Play Points program, which is a loyalty program that rewards users for making purchases through the Google Play Store....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Patricia Bradley