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After years of anticipation, the Snyder Cut of Justice League officially became a reality last weekend, cluing fans in on Zack Snyder’s fully-realized vision for the DC Comics group. When the film was initially announced years ago, it was just one part of what had planned to be a Marvel Cinematic Universe-like cinematic slate, with it set to tee up individual films for the characters it introduced, including a solo film for Barry Allen/The Flash (Ezra Miller)....

Captain America actor Chris Evans is warning fans to be careful about being fooled by fake social media accounts. After headlining 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger, 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, Chris Evans stepped away from the red-white-and-blue shield in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. He’s become assembled a loyal, supportive following with over 15 million followers on Twitter and 14 million on Instagram. This is probably why scammers attempt to take advantage of Evans’ fans by sending them fake direct messages and requests for money, hoping to fool them into making bad decisions....

Add Midnight Mass star Rahul Kohli to the list of celebrity Warhammer 40,000 enthusiasts. The actor recently posted on social media about his miniatures painting hobby, noting that he brought an entire painting kit with him to use while filming The Fall of the House of Usher, the new Mike Flanagan-helmed Netflix horror series. Kohli is a newcomer to the Warhammer 40,000 fandom, but he’s a miniatures veteran, having previously shared his painting work on Star Wars: Legion miniatures....

New Japan Pro-Wrestling confirmed on Sunday night that it is officially merging the IWGP Intercontinental Championship with its top title, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. The decision came at the insistance of reigning double-champion Kota Ibushi, who won both championships from Tetsuya Naito at Wrestle Kingdom 15 in January. New Japan’s IC title was first introduced back in 2011 and was eventually pushed as the 1B title to the Heavyweight’s 1A....

Persona fans have found themselves disappointed once again by the latest announcement from Atlus that is meant to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the JRPG series. When the 25th anniversary of Persona first rolled around last year, Atlus revealed that it would be making a number of announcements throughout 2022 to tie in with the franchise. And while some of these reveals have been pretty noteworthy (like with Persona 4 Arena Ultimax coming to new platforms) others have left fans wanting more....

Booker T was a guest on Raw Talk following this week’s Monday Night Raw and made a comment about Seth Rollins that wound up angering “The Visionary.” While talking about the rivalry between Rollins and Cody Rhodes, Booker said, “Of course, Seth Rollins needs this win more. Cody Rhodes is 2-0 heading into the rubber match. And I must say, Cody Rhodes, he’s not one of those guys that had that easy route....

Black Panther filmmaker Ryan Coogler had some special advice for Destin Daniel Cretton before Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. During the movie’s press conference, the director explained that the MCU creator helped alleviate some of his fears before getting things underway. Marvel Studios movies are some of the most hyped productions in Hollywood. That’s a ton of pressure and the Shang-Chi director was unsure if he was going to sign on....

Today marks the first day of the Annecy Festival, the annual animated film festival in Annecy, France – and it’s starting out with a bang, as Sony Pictures Animation has given audiences an update on the production of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part One. In addition to a lithograph featuring Miles Morales and Spider-Man 2099, which was apparently given out to attendees at the festival, Sony shared an image from the film, and a little bit of casting news....

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is set to release on the Nintendo Switch eShop next week, but fans that prefer physical releases will be happy to know that three options are on the way from Limited Run Games. As we saw when the publisher released Knights of the Old Republic, fans can select from Standard, Premium, and Master Editions of the game, and the latter two options will include a number of extras....

This week sees the arrival of a new type of hero in the midst of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Marvel’s Eternals hitting the big screen in North America, but across the seas in Japan, Sword Art Online has created a new official crossover with the immortal beings in preparation of the animated movie, Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night. With the latest MCU film offering a brand new roster of characters to add to Marvel’s Phase Four, it would make for quite the battle if Kirito and his friends faced off against the super-powered clan created by the Celestials....

When Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection drops later this year, TMNT fans will be able to purchase it physically or digitally for $39.99; however, long-time fans of the series might want to spend a little bit more! Konami has pulled back the curtain on a Limited Edition of the game, which will be priced at $149.99. The Limited Edition includes a copy of the game, a 180-page art book, an enamel pin set, 12 cards based on Tournament Fighters, an acrylic diorama, a 16" x 24" cloth poster by Kevin Eastman, and it all comes in a box with more Eastman art!...

The Ancient Magus’ Bride is a cult favorite within the medium of anime, taking the concept of Beauty and The Beast and turning it on its head. While the previous season ended in 2018, which was created by the same studio that gave anime fans the first three seasons of Attack on Titan in Studio Wit, a brand new original video animation is underway and has released a brand new poster to give fans a better look at the series with the title, “The Ancient Magus’ Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm,”...

Marvel fans are incredibly thrilled that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ended with Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) finally becoming the new Captain America, and the recent announcement of Captain America 4 has everyone even more excited to watch the Cap legacy continue. However, there’s still the looming question of Steve Rogers’ (Chris Evans) fate and whether or not he’s still alive. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier didn’t confirm Steve’s status, but instead referred to him as “gone....

Last week’s episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, “The Whole World Is Watching,” featured many epic moments but one that especially delighted fans was the return of the Dora Milaje from Black Panther. The fierce warriors of Wakanda came to collect Baron Zemo (Daniel Brühl) after Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) broke him out of prison, and then ended up having it out with John Walker (Wyatt Russell)....

The Suicide Squad’s Bloodsport put Superman in the hospital and Idris Elba couldn’t be prouder to let everyone know. Desus And Mero welcomed in the beloved actor to talk about walking the line between Marvel and DC. During their conversation, the trio joked that putting Superman in the ICU is something you would brag on forever. So, Elba took his chance to celebrate Bloodsport’s accomplishment. A lot of fans wouldn’t know about the character unless they caught James Gunn’s latest film....

Wizards of the Coast has launched a new games studio, with the first project being an action-adventure game set in the GI Joe universe. Wizards of the Coast has posted several job listings related to a new games development studio based out of the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. The game studio is led by “industry veterans” from WB Games, the studio behind the Hitman series and several of the Batman: Arkham games....

Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate have added four new games across Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, and Cloud, and among the four games are some critically-acclaimed titles and games that racked up the Game of the Year awards. After losing a big game yesterday, Microsoft has made it up to subscribers by adding Control – one of 2019’s highest-rated games – to the PC version of the subscription service....

Filming on DC’s Batgirl movie is currently underway, and the film’s Glasgow production is currently providing some interesting hints to its role in the DC Universe. A deluge of Easter eggs and in-universe ephemera have alluded to some intriguing aspects of previous DC films — and it looks like one of the latest has a reference to 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. An in-universe issue of Gotham Tattler, which you can check out below, focuses on Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor, who is currently behind bars and hiring a new lawyer....

Bleach has released a new promo ahead of the launch of its new art exhibition celebrating the manga’s 20th Anniversary! Bleach fans have had quite a year as the franchise has been celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Tite Kubo’s original manga in a major way. Not only has it been confirmed that the anime will be making its return for a proper adaptation of the final arc of the series, but Kubo even returned for an official continuation of the original series with a special one-shot released earlier this year....

Look, he’s made you more content! Bo Burnham has released over an hour of outtakes from his acclaimed Netflix special Bo Burnham: Inside. The video, released free on the comedian’s YouTube channel, begins with alternate versions of the songs “Stuck in a Room” and “Jeffrey Bezos,” then rolls into an hour of outtakes featuring new jokes and songs, and alternate versions of the material seen in Inside. Since this backmatter has been released as a stand-alone video, it’s held together by bits of behind-the-scenes moments like Burnham wondering aloud “does this look cool or just stupid?...