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After overtaking Avengers: Infinity War last month, Top Gun: Maverick has now passed Black Panther as the fifth-highest-grossing film in the history of the domestic box office. The Tom Cruise-led movie returned to the top of the box office over Labor Day weekend, bringing in an additional $7.9 million USD between Friday and Monday and moving total ticket sales to $701 million USD, according to Variety. After 15 weeks, Top Gun: Maverick has officially passed Marvel’s Black Panther, which earned $700.4 million USD at the domestic box office. Maverick has long been ahead of Black Panther internationally and globally — the Joseph Kosinski-directed pic has accumulated $740 million USD overseas and $1.44 billion USD worldwide, while the Chad...

Chadwick Boseman was posthumously awarded with a Creative Arts Emmy for his appearance on Disney+ and Marvel’s What If…?, with his wife Taylor Simone Ledward accepting the win on his behalf. The late actor, who died in 2020 from complications related to colon cancer, won the Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for his role as Star-Lord T’Challa in the series, beating fellow What If…? actor Jeffrey Wright, F. Murray Abraham from Moon Knight, Julie Andrews from Bridgerton, Maya Rudolph from Big Mouth, Stanley Tucci from Central Park and the late Jessica Walter from Archer. “When I learned that Chad was nominated for this award, I started thinking about everything that was going on when he was recording — everything that was going on in the world and in our world and just being in su...

FromSoftware‘s acclaimed video game Elden Ring has just been turned into a comedic or gag manga. The genre usually takes the form of episodic chapters where specific jokes that only those familiar with the title will understand. Serialized by KADOKAWA with art by Nikiichi Tobita, ELDEN RING: The Road to the Golden Tree is launched free on the online magazine for teens COMIC Hu where the first chapter was revealed on September 4. There are currently two chapters, with “Probably a Shrine Maiden” as the most recent release. Fans of the video game and the comedic style of manga can expect the third chapter to release on September 19. Head over to Comic Walker to read them for free. The site has the manga described as: Aseo, a poor, Tarnished wretch, finds himself cast out into Limgrave—naked, ...

With both season six of Rick and Morty and Santa Monica Studio’s God of War: Ragnarok arriving shortly, the two have now teamed up to create a little funny short transforming the animated series’ two main characters into Kratos and Atreus. The short clip starts with Rick shaving his head and slapping red paint on his face while referencing Kratos before throwing Morty a bow and arrow, effectively making him Atreus. The two then step through the signature green portal and enter the Nine Realms, where Rick-Kratos opens a chest to find the Leviathan Axe “and other unannounced upgrades.” The clip ends with Rick finding a large ship and asking Morty, who’s being attacked by crows, to row because he doesn’t want to get the Leviathan Axe wet. The latest season of Rick and Morty is now available o...

With Rick and Morty back on television screens tonight, Adult Swim shared a new promo ad featuring Wendy’s. The show’s long-running gag continues with the 30-second visual, which sees the franchise’s breakfast menu dressed up as Jerry, Summer and Beth in an attempt to trick Morty to promote the restaurant’s new item. Unfortunately for Rick, who bursts in just seconds too late, the plan works and Morty ends up promoting Wendy’s new french toast sticks. In a recent interview, co-creator Justin Roiland revealed that he feels like Rick and Morty “could run forever,” continuing, “The show could run as long as we want it to.” Co-creator Dan Harmon aded, “As far as the longevity of the show, to me, it just feels infinite. That’s kind of the easy part.” He further shared, “And I think that might b...

Spider-Man: No Way Home returned to the top of the box office for Labor Day Weekend nine months after its release. According to reports, the Sony film earned $6 million USD from 3,935 theaters over the weekend and is expected to close out with $7.6 million USD on Monday. The film’s jump to No. 1 is due to the lack of major releases as summer winds down and the Tom Holland-starring title, which originally premiered last December, was re-released by the studio with a promising 11 minutes of extra footage. This bumps up No Way Home’s total domestic earnings to $812.3 million USD, keeping it as the third-highest grossing movie in North America. Meanwhile, Paramount and Tom Cruise‘s Top Gun: Maverick trails at No. 2 with $5.5 million USD in earnings from the weekend and is projected to close ou...

Marvel Studios has recently released a new, never-before-seen deleted clip of the Natalie Portman, Chris Hemsworth and Russell Crowe in Thor: Love and Thunder. The deleted scene was first debuted by People and shows just how different the dynamic between Zeus and Thor could have been. Ahead of the film’s digital release, the clip shows Thor and Jane in a tender moment in the hospital as she battles cancer. The version that made it to the actual final cut differs from this one has Zeus appears for a surprise visit alluding to being able to help. Zeus appears much less confrontational as he pops out behind the privacy curtain and Jane asks, “”Have you been standing there this whole time?” Zeus responds, “Yes,” before turning to Thor, “It seems like you are an emotion god after all. Come with...

If you’re looking to check out HBO‘s new Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon but you’re still deciding on whether to go with a subscription, you’re now in luck: the media giant will now let you stream the show’s first episode on YouTube completely for free. House of the Dragon is based on George R. R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood and is set around 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. The story follows House Targaryen and their rule over Westeros with many more dragons still existing at the time and covers the lead-up and eventual downfall of the House through its civil war of succession, also known as the Dance of the Dragons. The show achieved a record-breaking premiere on HBO with almost 10 million viewers tuning in on its opening night, and critics wh...

David Bruckner has now shared a first look at his upcoming Hellraiser reboot as well as the new female Pinhead. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the director reflected on the impact the original Hellraiser from 1987 made on him as a young teenager. “It was so visceral and so impactful,” the filmmaker said. “It was a movie that really really scared me. It’s digging into things that are so troubling that I was almost afraid of the people that created it!” He then went on to explain that the upcoming film will not be a remake. “This is not a remake,” Bruckner continued. “I just didn’t think you could ever remake the original Hellraiser. It’s too much its own thing and it would be, I think, perilous territory for filmmakers, because how do you top that? This is a new story in the&nb...

Season six of Rick and Morty is just around the corner and now showrunner Scott Marder and producer James Siciliano have revealed that there’ll be plenty more seasons to come. Speaking to Inverse in promotion of the upcoming return, Marder said that the latest season will begin the second half of a larger story arc. “510 was a huge finale,” he began. “It left us with a ton of homework and a lot to live up to. I feel like it closes that book, but at the same time, opens up a new one. There was a clear and present danger that was always there that so naturally emerged coinciding with Evil Morty to begin the second half of a larger story.” To fans’ delight, the showrunner also promised that there’ll be plenty more seasons arriving in the future with a much more structured ...

Following news of her debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Megan Thee Stallion made her appearance in Marvel Studios‘ She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. During Episode 3 of the new Disney+ series that premiered this week (September 1), Meg showed up as one of Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk’s (Tatiana Maslany) clients. The brief clip shows Megan going to the attorney after she is named in a catfishing case, after handling their paperwork, the two are seen twerking in celebration to “Body.” The scene ends with Megan saying, “you are way more fun than my last lawyer. To which She-Hulk replies with, “I will kill for you Megan Thee Stallion,” followed by a simple “dial it back” response from Megan. Reports note that the dancing part was only added to the script on the day of shooting because Maslany is s...