This week brought some Wheel of Fortune controversy as one contestant lost on a wild technicality. David Pederson was really close to solving the puzzle to seal a victory, but some weird rules about the word “and” got in the way. Back in 2016, the crossword puzzle format was introduced to the long-running game show. When dealing with crosswords, the answers have to be in a list, but you can’t use the word “and” in your answer....
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite features four matches in the Men’s and Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournaments, two of which feature surprise entrants as “Jokers.” AEW president Tony Khan shed some light on that on Busted Open Radio on Wednesday afternoon, saying that both will be making their in-ring debuts for the company as they take on Samoa Joe and Dr. Britt Baker. When Mickie James tried to have Khan drop a hint about either wrestler, he responded with, “You are a very educated student of the sport of pro wrestling....
Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon has added Anthony Hopkins to the cast. A massive get for the Netflix feature, the Academy Award-winner will enter the world of science fiction once more according to Deadline. Rebel Moon is shaping up to be some kind of packed cast. Stone Quarry Productions, Snyder’s company, is providing the streamer with the kind of results that could help it turn the tide in the coming years. Famously, the project was actually the result of a more mature Star Wars pitch at an earlier point in development....
When Battlefield 2042 releases later this year, the game might be bringing back a beloved map from Battlefield: Bad Company 2. In a post on Reddit, user VickeP_ shared a photoshopped image of frames from a video teaser released by EA. The poster pointed out that the video seems to show a town by a forest with powerlines in the background, and one reply pointed out that it looks quite similar to the Valparaiso map from Bad Company 2....
Last week, The CW’s Charmed reboot ended its four-season run with a major nod to the original series. In a move that surprised viewers, the new Charmed closed out its run by seeing its powerful trio of witches — Mel (Melonie Diaz), Maggie (Sarah Jeffery), and Michaela (Lucy Barrett) — go through a portal that takes them to Halliwell Manor, the home of the original series’ Charmed Ones. The move established a sort of Charmed multiverse and showrunners indicated that, had the series moved forward for another season, they would have explored things further but not everyone was happy with the ending....
Netflix has dropped a new trailer for the upcoming Godzilla Singular Point! Godzilla will soon be getting some massive makeovers in the coming weeks as not only will it be hitting the massive climax of the Monsterverse quadrilogy in Godzilla vs. Kong, but it will be getting a brand new anime makeover releasing on Netflix days before this new Monsterverse film hits theaters. Featuring a brand new Godzilla design from Studio Ghibli animator Eiji Yamamori, this new series will be offering a brand new take on the franchise that will also features new human characters from Blue Exorcist creator Kazue Kator....
The soundtrack for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is already in the can according to James Gunn. Fans love asking the Marvel and DC director questions on social media, and he enjoys delivering the answers. When someone broached the topic of the music in the third adventure with the dysfunctional space family, Gunn had some really good news. If the soundtrack is sewed up, that means the script is in a nice place....
As Halo comes to a close with its season one finale, one producer looked back on the season and talked about the controversial sex scene. Of course, spoilers will follow for this show, but in episode 8, Master Chief lost his virginity to a Covenant spy while Cortana watched. To say the least, it triggered quite the outrage on social media. The Halo series has been fighting an uphill battle since it began due to pre-conceived ideas of what Halo is thanks to the games and books and the show seemed to want to offer something different....
Infinity Train Book 4 is on the way, and HBO Max released a mysterious trailer as part of the rollout. The new protagonist sounds very confused in the short clip, but that’s pretty normal for a main character on this strange train. Fans are probably going to be pretty alarmed to discover that Hazel and Amelia, featured in Book 3, aren’t the main characters for the follow-up. However, many are probably excited about the prospect of going into a season completely blind....
If you happen to be a doughnut lover, Krispy Kreme has a very sweet deal for you. The popular doughnut company is giving away a free Original Glazed Dozen with the purchase of an Original Glazed dozen this week only. That’s it, no catch, just a straightforward buy one, get one deal that doughnut fans will want to take advantage of. The brand announced the deal on social media earlier this week, as well as on their website, writing, “at Krispy Kreme, we’re calling this week the best one yet....
Captain Marvel and Thor threw down in What If…? this week and it gave fans a bit of an answer about who would win in a fight. Carol Danvers would have the edge if she’s not pulling her punches. The Disney+ show is at its best when they’re exploring weird questions like this. When the God of Thunder comes to Earth to throw a rager, it’s up to Nick Fury’s secret weapon to help prevent the destruction of the planet....
Marvel’s What If…? aired its season 1 finale today, and while a lot of fans have been sharing their reactions, one Marvel fan, in particular, has confessed that he was especially emotional after watching the final episode. Filmmaker Kevin Smith took to Twitter to let everyone know just what he thinks about Marvel’s What If…? as a whole. In traditional Kevin Smith fashion, this included mention of the fact that he openly wept fanboy tears while viewing the thing: “What If @MarvelStudios made a thing that didn’t make me cry?...
NXT Champion Karrion Kross made a surprise appearance on this week’s Monday Night Raw, only to lose a match to Jeff Hardy in two minutes. And while plenty of fans voiced their frustration over NXT’s undefeated top champion losing so easily, at least one person got a good laugh out of it. Matt Hardy, now in AEW, poked fun at Jeff’s win after this week’s NXT by writing, “why does Kross still have the title?...
Mike Tyson will be facing no charges after an incident with a fan on an airplane earlier this year. The San Mateo County District Attorney’s office put out a statement announcing the news. Videos emerged online of the boxing legend striking an overzealous fan last month. However, statements from other passengers on the flight indicated that the fan in question repeatedly violated the personal space of Mr. Tyson and did not back down after being repeatedly asked to calm themself....
Pokemon Journeys has finally brought Ash Ketchum’s fan favorite Greninja back to the anime after so many years away, and the newest episode of the series demonstrated just how strong their bond still is with a cool new battle! Over the course of the newest iteration of the franchise, fans have seen Ash taking on all kinds of new challenges as he makes his way up the ranks of a worldwide tournament....
Shang-Chi will now make his debut at Disney California Adventure’s Avengers Campus. The announcement comes straight from the Disney Parks Blog. Fans are just getting to meet Simu Liu’s hero in the big-screen adventure. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is already off to a strong start at the box office. It only makes sense that a hero introduced in the MCU would have an inclusion at the Marvel-themed part of California Adventure....
A new look at The Callisto Protocol has been revealed, showcasing a new monster from the game. For the uninitiated, The Callisto Protocol is a brand new sci-fi horror game from Striking Distance Studios, a studio founded by Glen Schofield. Schofield is best known for being the creator of Dead Space and his work on the Call of Duty series after founding Sledgehammer Games. Now, Schofield is going back to his roots within the horror genre to make a new game with the team behind PUBG....
While Becky Lynch has been avoiding a direct confrontation with Bianca Belair on WWE television ever since her SummerSlam victory, “The Man” and “The EST” have been going at it on non-televised matches over the past couple of weeks. On Sunday the two squared off at a WWE Live event in Albany, New York, which saw Lynch retain her title. A video clip from right after the match made the rounds on social media on Monday, showing Lynch getting in the face of a fan antagonizing her as she made her way back up the entrance ramp....
Season 1 of Marvel’s What If…?, which came to a close earlier this week, introduced a wide array of new visual and narrative details into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Being the franchise’s first official animated series, it was safe to assume that it would offer some elements that haven’t quite made their way into live-action, and for eagle-eyed viewers of the season’s final two episodes, that absolutely proved to be the case....
It’s been nearly a year and a half since the debut of Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, the first official live-action film to be set in the Pokemon franchise. The Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. film, which was loosely based on the mystery-centric video game of the same name, courted a pretty interesting response at the time of its release. While Detective Pikachu was largely loved by fans of the franchise, it received somewhat of a mixed response from critics, and its box office run of $443 million was seen by some to be underwhelming....
