The film earned $381 million despite a $176 million budget, performing particularly well with home entertainment sales. This success led to discussions about a sequel, and on the film’s tenth anniversary, director Doug Liman revealed he was developing a script, with Warner Bros. showing strong interest.
As a huge Grey’s Anatomy fan, I was so touched by Owen’s exit in the season 22 finale! Seeing him walk off with Teddy towards a new life felt like a beautiful ending. But honestly, the actor who played Owen, Kevin McKidd, actually had a much sadder idea for how his character’s story could have ended.
Tom Cruise is now famous for his incredible stunts in the Mission: Impossible films, but he’s been a successful actor for decades. His movies have earned over $13 billion worldwide and have brought him four Academy Award nominations. Throughout his career, he’s collaborated with many renowned directors, including Steven Spielberg (War of the Worlds, Minority Report), Stanley Kubrick (Eyes Wide Shut), Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men), Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia), Barry Levinson (Rain Man), Oliver Stone (Born on the Fourth of July), Tony Scott (Top Gun, Days of Thunder), and Ridley Scott (Legend).
I’ve been so impressed watching how much HBO has built with Game of Thrones – especially with the spin-offs like House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. It’s become one of the most massive TV adaptations ever! Prime Video’s Critical Role shows, The Legend of Vox Machina and The Mighty Nein, which are based on the Dungeons & Dragons podcast, feel like they’re trying to capture that same epic, realistic feel, but I have a feeling HBO’s new Harry Potter series is going to be even bigger than both of those franchises combined.
Both The Rise of Skywalker and Return of the Jedi show Palpatine being defeated. Interestingly, across all three Star Wars trilogies – including the prequels – Palpatine is consistently vulnerable to the same weakness, a flaw he never addressed. This ultimately led to his destruction.
The popular NBA 2K series is still going strong, with NBA 2K26 being the latest installment as of late 2025. It all started in 1999 with the first NBA 2K game for the Sega Dreamcast, which featured Allen Iverson on the cover. Critics and players alike praised the game’s various modes, customization options, and smooth gameplay. It was a commercial success, laying the foundation for the long-running franchise that continues to release new versions on different gaming consoles. To date, the series has sold over 1.028 million copies.
We share the same enthusiasm for seeing anime brought to life in new ways. With many live-action adaptations already announced, the future looks bright! We’re also eager to see some of our favorite anime classics get the live-action treatment, as we believe they have the potential to be truly powerful and moving adaptations.
So, I was listening to The Ringer-Verse podcast, and Sam Witwer, who played Darth Maul in Solo: A Star Wars Story and Obi-Wan Kenobi, was talking about why Vader always had the upper hand against Maul. He basically laid out his thoughts on how the fight always went Vader’s way, and here’s what he said:
Outbound was originally supposed to come out last month, but the release was delayed after players had a lukewarm reaction to a preview version. I’ve played the game both before and after the delay, and it feels like it’s unsure of its own identity. While the basic elements are intriguing and the game looks beautiful, the main gameplay doesn’t successfully blend relaxing and challenging survival elements, and doesn’t fully satisfy fans of either type of game.
The second season brought back Jessica Jones, and ended with a welcome appearance by Luke Cage. This is great news for fans who were disappointed when Netflix canceled its Marvel shows. Now, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has a chance to focus on the gritty, relatable heroes that made those shows so popular, rather than just large-scale team-up movies.