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Catalyzed by Kai Cenat (per his “rizz tips” videos) and abetted by Tom Holland ("I have no rizz whatsoever. I have limited rizz."), "rizz" has taken over 2023 – and even Oxford University Press, publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary, agrees.Defined as “style, charm or attractiveness,” or “the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner,” "rizz" has officially taken the top spot as 2023's Word of the Year. The Oxford English Dictionary also notes that the term can be used as a verb in phrases such as "to rizz up" – meaning "to attract, seduce, or chat up (a person)." View this post on Instagram A post shared by The University of Oxford (@oxford_uni)Per a statement by Oxford University Press, "Our language experts chose 'rizz' as an interesting example of how language can be formed,...

Since the release of the 2021 film, Godzilla x Kong, fans have anxiously waited for the next battle from the renowned giants. Now Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment are giving fans a look at what's to come with the official trailer for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.The new visual reveals an entirely new hidden threat, calling for Kong and Godzilla to team up. Although the two are seemingly working together this time around, the ensuing battle challenges both their existence and that of the world. Additionally, the new film dives deeper into the origins of the unstoppable figures alongside the history of Skull Island.The new film sees the likes of  Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Alex Ferns, Kaylee Hottle, Dan Stevens and Fala Chen. Additionally, Adam Wingard has returned ...

The Marvels are officially the lowest-grossing film in the history of the MCU. The superhero sequel reached only $80 million USD in North America and $197 million USD globally just after four weeks on the big screen. While there is usually hope that the busy holiday season will give the downfall an optimistic outlook, Disney does not appear to believe so. The studio wrote a statement to the press over the weekend stating, " With The Marvels' box ffice now winding down, we will stop weekend reporting of international/global grosses on this title." However, the film is not leaving theaters just yet. The $220 million USD-plus budgeted film is expected to be in theaters through New Year's however, the memo signals that the studio does not expect great results from the film. Overall, the movie ...

The Sammy Davis Jr. limited series will no longer be landing on Hulu.According to Deadline, the cancellation of the series on Hulu arrives as its parent company, Disney, undergoes a budget cut on content spending. 20th Television is also reportedly planning to bring in "additional high-level talent" before shopping it to prospective buyers.The series is based on Will Haygood’s biography, In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr. and takes inspiration from Alex Haley’s interview of the late entertainer. Its eight episodes will explore Davis' life "through the lens of his racial identity and his complex relationship with the Black community."Elijah Kelley takes on the lead role of Davis with Kimberly Harrison serving as showrunner and executive producer. Lee Daniels and Thomas Westfall...

HBO Films is developing a film about US politician George Santos.As confirmed by Variety, HBO Films acquired the rights to Mark Chiusano’s newest book The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos. The logline reveals that the movie will follow “the story of a seemingly minor local race that wound up a battle for the soul of Long Island, and unexpectedly carved the path for the world’s most famous (and now disgraced) congressman. The Gatsby-esque journey of a man from nowhere who exploited the system, waged war on truth and swindled one of the wealthiest districts in the country to achieve his American Dream.”Veep and Succession executive producer Frank Rich will lead the film and Mike Makowsky will write the screenplay, with Makowsky exec...

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige confirmed that Robert Downey Jr., who played Tony Stark/Iron Man in 10 films, is not coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).The exec announced the news in a recent Vanity Fair story for the actor, “We are going to keep that moment and not touch that moment again." He added, “We all worked very hard for many years to get to that, and we would never want to magically undo it in any way.” Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo added that Downey hesitant to do reshoots for the 2019 film, which marked his final appearance in the MCU. “We’d already said tearful goodbyes on the last day of shooting. Everybody had moved on emotionally,” Joe shared. “We promised him it would be the last time we made him do it—ever.”“That was a difficult thing f...

All hail Queen Bey at the box office. Beyoncé's much-anticipated concert film, Renaissance topped the domestic box office this weekend with $21 million USD in its opening. Beyoncé, who wrote, directed and produced the film, saw ticket sales rank as one of the best debuts for concert film, joining others like Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour, which is currently the biggest with $92.9 million USD, 2008's Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert with $31.1 million USD, 2011's Justin Bieber: Never Say Never and 2009's Michael Jackson: This Is It.AMC Theatres shared that this is the first time in two decades that a film has opened to more than $20 million USD on the weekend following Thanksgiving, which has notoriously been a slow time for films. While domestically, Renaissance...

Will Smith was recently at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where he shared new details regarding the upcoming I Am Legend 2. The sequel to I Am Legend will star Smith and Michael B. Jordan, where both will also be producing the film. Smith confirms that the sequel is based on the alternative ending used in the 2007 post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie's DVD release instead of the theatrical version where his character dies. Giving fans an update on the sequel, Smith said, "We're really close, script just came in. You have to be a real I Am Legend buff to know this, but in the first, theatrical version, my character dies, but on the DVD there was an alternate version of the ending where my character lived. We are going with the mythology of the DVD version. I can't ...

HBO unveiled the teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated second season of House of the Dragon.The upcoming season is set to debut Summer 2024 and will feature a total of eight episodes. Following the dramatic end of season one, season two will see Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower engage in a violent family war fronted by their dragons. House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood book and is set 200 years before Game of Thrones, with a focus on the glory days of House Targaryen.Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno and Rhys Ifans reprise their roles from the first season, while newcomers include Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull, Jamie Kenna as Ser Alfred Broome, Kie...

Amazon purchased the rights to create a live-action adaptation of Interplay Entertainment’s Fallout game back in 2020. The Atompunk game itself has been around since the late 1990s and follows a group of people living in fallout shelters who are ultimately forced to return to the land their ancestors abandoned 200 years prior.The first trailer for Amazon’s take on Fallout is finally out and offers a look at how the series will introduce some of the game’s signature characters and settings, such as The Ghoul (Walton Goggins) and the wretched Wasteland.“I do not think you would be willing to do what it takes to survive up here,” Purnell’s character Lucy is told in the trailer. “If you insist on staying, then you will have to adapt.”Ella Purnell stars in the show, alongside Goggins and Aaron ...