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Netflix has found itself in a position to defend its upcoming Squid Game: The Challenge reality series, following dangerous reports that have left a small number of players requiring immediate medical attention. Earlier this week, The Sun reported that some of the reality show's contestants required medical assistance while the filming took place in freezing cold conditions in the U.K. The new game show is slated to recreate some of the games and challenges seen on the hit South Korean drama and featured 456 people competing for a $4.56 million USD prize. The publication reported that the contestants were in the middle of playing the infamous, "Red Light, Green Light" in below-freezing weather. One player told The Sun, "Even if hypothermia kicked in then people were willing to stay for as ...

With the 2023 Oscars on the horizon, the full list of Best Picture nominations has finally been revealed.The past year has been an exciting one for films as James Cameron's long-awaited follow-up to Avatar made its debut and Michelle Yeoh put on a stellar performance Everything Everywhere All at Once. From drama/coming-of-age stories to biopics, there was a little of everything this past season. This year's Oscar nominations for Best Picture include All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness and Women Talking. Out of the nominees, Everything Everywhere All at Once stands tall this year with a total of 11 nominations including Best Picture, Actress I...

Adult Swim has officially cut ties with Rick and Morty co-creator and voice actor Justin Roiland following the news that he was charged with domestic battery and false imprisonment stemming from a January 2020 incident with a former partner. The dissolution of the partnership, which was announced in a statement from Adult Swim, Cartoon Network and Boomerang's senior vice president of communications Marie Moore on January 24, comes less than two weeks after Roiland's charges, originally served in May 2020, became public.In September of 2022, Roiland said that Rick and Morty could "run forever" while discussing the show's sixth season, a sentiment that Adult Swim seemed to back full-heartedly as they had placed a gigantic 70-episode order for the show — which is currently locked in through s...

A reboot of horror favorite, Friday the 13th is reportedly on its way from the original film's director and producer. According to Bloody Disgusting, Sean S. Cunningham has several reboot projects on the way, one being Friday the 13th and the other being a new film based on the 1985 comedy horror House. He is also set to produce an original film titled The Night Driver alongside writer Jeff Locker and director Jeremy Weiss. In the interview with the publication, Locker explains how working together on the reboot came about, "Sean hired me to do a rewrite on The Night Driver and after working closely with director Jeremy Weiss and him on that, we naturally got to talking about Friday the 13th and House. Jeremy and I pitched our dream reboot of Friday the 13th – with Sean's blessing to keep ...

Ben Affleck’s forthcoming directorial effort, Air, will premiere in theaters worldwide on April 5, prior to its debut on Amazon’s Prime Video. The film, which stars Affleck and Matt Damon, follows the inception of the Air Jordan Brand and the game-changing partnership between Nike and Michael Jordan. The sports drama will see Affleck in the role of Nike co-founder Phil Knight, while Damon will play Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro. Elsewhere, the cast features Jason Bateman as Rob Strasser, Chris Messina as David Falk, Matthew Maher as Peter Moore, Marlon Wayans as George Raveling, Chris Tucker as Howard White, Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan, Gustaf Skarsgård as Horst Dassler and Julius Tennon as James Jordan. Notably, the movie marks the first project from Affleck and Damon’s Artist Equity, in...

Six weeks following its release, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has officially earned more than $2 billion USD at the global box office, according to Variety. The monumental milestone makes Avatar 2 the sixth film in history to pass $2 billion USD, following blockbuster hits including Avengers: Endgame,  Avengers: Infinity War, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Titanic and Avatar. Notably, Cameron is behind three of the six aforementioned films. Aside from The Way of Water, the decorated director also helmed Avatar and Titanic. Additionally, Zoe Saldaña, who depicts Neytiri in Avatar, stars in four of the six movies, with roles in Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War. The first Avatar movie, which prem...

Jared Leto will be starring in the third installment of Tron: Ares, an upcoming live-action film from Disney. The franchise began with the eponymous Tron film in 1982, followed by 2010’s Tron: Legacy. Tron: Ares was first announced in 2010 but encountered multiple roadblocks on the way to production. It wasn’t until 2017 that Leto was signed on to the film, portraying a new character named Ares. And just earlier this month, it was confirmed that director Garth Davis had left the project and would be replaced by Joachim Rønning. Leto will double as a producer on Tron: Ares, alongside Justin Springer, Jeffrey Silver and Emma Ludbrook. A script was written by Jesse Wigutow. Norwegian director Rønning has been building a relationship with Disney over the past few years. Most recently, he direc...

Paramount Pictures has officially released the official trailer for Scream 6. Set in New York City, the new movie follows the four survivors of the latest Ghostface killings who leave Woodsboro behind to start a fresh chapter. Returning cast from the Scream franchise includes Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Courtney Cox, Wednesday star Jenna Ortega, and Hayden Panettiere alongside Jack Champion Henry Czerny, Liana Liberato, and more. Promising a Ghostface unlike any other, the masked killer is seen storming into a local Bodega full of people, unleashing violence against bystanders that stand in his way. The chase later leads to other parts of the city including the subway, alleyways, and mysterious underground shrines as the group devise a plan to retaliate. “I have thi...

ASICS‘ corporate slogan is “anima sana in corpore sano,” a Latin phrase that roughly translates to “a sound mind in a sound body.” The brand believes that exercise, apart from providing obvious physical benefits, can also help an individual’s mind — boosting their concentration levels, sharpening their memory and increasing their general awareness. Now, that hypothesis has been laid down in concrete fashion thanks to Mind Games, a new documentary that explores the relationship between physical and mental fitness. Mind Games highlights the journies of international chess master Kassa Korley, high-level Mahjong player Ryoei Hirano, professional Street Fighter player Sherry Nhan (better known as sherryjenix) and memory game competitor Ben Pridmore as they work physical fitness into their trai...

Ben Savage, who rose to fame as a child actor on the sitcom Boy Meets World, is making a bid for Congress. The actor filed papers with the Federal Election Commission declaring his intent to run for a seat in California’s 30th District, according to Deadline. The seat Savage, who is a registered Democrat, is angling for is held by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank. Though a formal announcement has yet to be made, Schiff is expected to run for current U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat. Feinstein also has yet to make a statement regarding her political future, but the move would open up Schiff’s seat for Savage’s bid. Savage previously ran an unsuccessful campaign for a seat on the West Hollywood City Council last year. The actor obtained a degree in political science from Stanford University a...