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After decades of co-hosting alongsidePat SajakonWheel of Fortune,it’s a big change to seeVanna Whiteworking with someone else. Luckily, Sajak’s replacement is the ever-charmingRyan Seacrest,and he and White seem to hit it off pretty well. The pair are always joking around and smiling with one another, whether it be in promos or during the actual tapings. So it should come as no surprise that they also have some totally adorable nicknames for one another....

There were so many rumors that came attached toPeter Jackson’s rightly beloved adaptation ofThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy that I had cast most of them off as total and complete nonsense. The amount of casting rumors alone was overwhelming, even for a major Tolkien fan like this writer. So, along with all the talk of who had also been considered for Sam or Bilbo, I had tossed away the whispers that the lateDavid Bowiehad been in serious contention for the role of Gandalf as high-grade speculation....

There are, once again, major shakeups at Warner Bros. regarding the DC film universe, but this time it feels like things are actually going to stick. While the studio began its DCEU with essentiallyZack Snyderat the helm of the series of DC films, that approach was abandoned after the disappointing reception ofBatman v Superman. They tried elevatingGeoff Johnsto a more hands-on role, but he’snow leaving DC Entertainmentfor a simple producing deal at Warner Bros....

While currently one of TV’s biggest stars withLandmanandGoliathandFargobefore that,Billy Bob Thorntonwas one of the most unique movie stars on the big screen. With his one-of-a-kind southern drawl and effortless ability to shift from authority figure (seeArmageddon), to trodden-upon loser (his Oscar-nominated work inA Simple Plan), and conniving petty thief (of course,Bad Santa). But being an untraditional type for a leading man did not make the path to stardom easy for Thornton, whose big break didn’t come for nearly ten years into his career....

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Doctor Who Series 11-13]Doctor Who: Fluxis complete and another New Year has been rung in with a special, signaling thatJodie Whittaker’s (Broadchurch)run onDoctor Whois nearing its end. After three series as the 13th Time Lord, the actor, who was voted thesecond best Doctoron a RadioTimes poll, will bid farewell to her trailblazing character. But she’s not saying goodbye yet.Two more specials have been announced andwill air in 2022—Legend of the Sea Devilsin spring and Whittaker’s swan song in autumn....

Warner Bros. has released the finalSmallfoottrailer. The movie turns the Bigfoot legend upside down when a young Yeti discovers a human and must prove to the rest of the community that the myth of the “smallfoot” is real. This trailer is fine, has some cute jokes, and the ends with an uplifting song for some reason. The trailer also makes it clear that yetis and humans can’t understand each other, which should lead to some nice comic scenes....

Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation have debuted the first trailer forWish Dragon, which is debuting on the streaming service on June 11. Wish Dragonfollows Din (voiced byJimmy Wong), who comes across Long (voiced byJohn Cho), a dragon who will grant Din three wishes.Wish Dragonis the first film written and directed byChris Appelhans, who previously worked as an illustrator onCoraline, an environment designer onFantastic Mr. Fox, and as a visual development artist forThe Princess and the Frog....

Invincibleis shockingly violent with gore galore — a brutal and hilarious look into the private lives of superhumans as they attempt to find a work/life balance appropriate for people who can rip someone limb from limb. While the show’s fight scenes are incredible and can not be understated, the series also contains a depth of emotion that is atypical of superhero shows.The “will they or won’t they” relationship between Eve (Gillian Jacobs) and Mark (Steven Yeun) is particularly excellent,placing Mark’s desire to have an everyday life and a regular girlfriend against his responsibilities as perhaps the universe’s most mighty hero....

Furiosa, theMad Max: Fury Roadprequel starringChris HemsworthandAnya Taylor-Joy, will set itself apart from previous movies of the franchise with a story that takes place “over many years.” DirectorGeorge Millerhimself definedFuriosaas “a saga" during a press conference set to announceFuriosawill shoot completely in the Australian outback. It’s been a few monthssince Warner Bros. set a release dateforFuriosa, which will come to theaters in 2023. Without any official synopsis, this is one of the few plot details we have....

The fourth episode ofGame of Thrones’ seventh season, “The Spoils of War”, was—to be perfectly frank—badass. This is a show that has been promising dragons breathing fire on hordes of people for years, finding a plethora of ways to keep Danaerys stalled and her dragons “on hold.” But last night, in the final moments of “Spoils of War”, Dany finally let loose. On the ropes, she struck back at the Lannister army as it was shipping its Tyrell loot back to King’s Landing, and the result was one of the biggest—and certainly most deadly—battles the show has ever given us....

The break betweenGeorge R.R. Martin’sGame of ThronesandDavid Benioff & Dan Weiss’Game of Throneshas become increasingly clear as the show has left Martin’s books behind. Even if you aren’t familiar with all the lore and details Martin has packed into his novels, you’re able to see that in Martin’s view, he’s rebelling against standard fantasy tropes. He doesn’t play nice, and one of the aspects that hooked viewers was howGame of Thronescould be unexpected....

Rupert Sanders' live-actionGhost in the Shellhas gotten a lot of flak in recent months without the majority of theatergoers even getting a chance to see the film yet. With the film’s arrival in theaters this weekend, audiences will be able to decide for themselves whether that criticism is deserved or not. However, the release of some new footage from theScarlett Johansson-starrer reveals that the cast and crew behind the adaptation is going to great lengths to bring some of the most iconic moments of the acclaimed anime to life....

This holiday season, the arrows are flying, andHailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop is coming in hot. With the first two episodes ofMarvel Studios’Hawkeyecoming toDisney+in just a few weeks, the new teaser trailer shows off Kate’s archery skills and introducesJeremy Renner’s Clint Barton toVera Farmiga’s Eleanor Bishop. We see some new action sequences in the brief teaser, including Kate and Clint swinging onto the top of a moving subway car and some renaissance fair hijinks....