Mortal Kombat II
The fan favorite champions, now joined by Johnny Cage himself, are pitted
against one another in the ultimate battle to defeat the dark
rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its
defenders. Greg Russo, who co-wrote Mortal Kombat, says he sees
the reboot as a trilogy with the first film set before the tournament, the
second film set during the tournament, and the third film set post tournament.
Based on early reactions, the Mortal Kombat II movie is being praised as a
"total blast" and a significant improvement over the 2021 film.
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Outcome (AppleTV)
Reef Hawk (Keanu Reeves), Hollywood's
poster child since age six, is not okay. When he learns
about an extortion plot tied to a mysterious
video,
Reef preemptively sets out on a redemption tour to make
amends, confront his demons, and avoid getting canceled.
Keanu Reeves plays Reef Hawk, a 60 something, two time
Oscar winning actor with a "nice guy" reputation who is
grappling with a dark past and trying to stop a damaging
video from being released. The film focuses heavily on
cancel culture and the TMZification of celebrity
culture, featuring a preemptive apology tour as the
protagonist attempts to make amends for past behavior.
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Running Point (Netflix)
A reformed party girl must prove herself as a
businesswoman when she's unexpectedly put in charge of
her family's pro basketball team.
Season two shows Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson)
navigating the high stakes pressure of running the Los
Angeles Waves, balancing a chaotic, emerging romance
with ex-coach Jay, and managing her unpredictable
brother Cam, who returns early from rehab. The season
focuses on the team's championship run against Boston,
resulting in a dramatic finale where personal sacrifices
clash with professional success.
The Buzz...
The Devil Wears Prada 2
easily topped the box office charts on Friday with $32.5
million from 4,150 North American theaters. The
fashion-forward sequel is targeting $75 million to $80
million by Sunday, but some box office projectionists
have earnings climbing even higher to around $90 million
over its debut weekend.
Heated
Rivalry star Connor Storrie
introduced Olivia Rodrigo for her second
performance on Saturday Night Live,
where she debuted a new, unreleased song from her
upcoming album. Rodrigo performed the track titled
begged while seated on a swing, a visual that
mirrors the cover art for her third album, you
seem pretty sad for a
girl so in love, which features her
upside-down on a swing. The album is set for release
June 12.
Diego Luna is set to join Disney’s
live action take on Tangled. The actor will be
stepping into a newly created role for the feature as it
prepares to begin filming in Spain this June. The
project adapts the studio’s 2010 Academy Award
nominated animated film and marks another collaboration
between Luna and Disney after Andor.
At long last, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Season 2 has reached its endgame. After weeks (and
weeks) of build up, Kong finally faced off with Titan X
on Skull Island. The beast was dealt with, and the world
is safe, for now, anyway.
SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative four
year deal with the major studios, as negotiators have
managed to avoid a repeat of the strikes of three years
ago.
The original X-Men movie cast is returning for
Avengers: Doomsday. After that, though, it's
really time for an overdue hard reset on the mutants,
one that can hopefully revitalize both the X-Men and the
Marvel Cinematic Universe as a
whole. Casting rumors for Marvel Studios' new X-Men are
ablaze, but nothing has been confirmed yet.
Zendaya is sitting out fashion’s biggest night
this year and will not attend the Met Gala,
according to Elle. The publication reports that the
actress is taking a break from the spotlight after
back-to-back press tours for her latest projects, The
Drama and Euphoria season three.
Brooke Hogan is shutting down talk of a
romantic relationship with Scott McGillivray.
The 37 year old singer and the 48 year old HGTV
star are currently paired up on the network’s latest
season of Rock the Block, which is
currently airing.
Jonathan Daviss and Madison
Bailey meet up at the 2026 Crypto.com Miami Grand
Prix weekend. The Outer Banks
co-stars were seen reuniting at the Celebrity
Friends For F1 event, hosted by
Raising Canes owner and founder Todd
Graves, as they watched on for the sprint race
and qualifying.