For the past week, professional wrestling has occupied the apex of the entertainment industry.
That’s a sentence that might have been unthinkable 10 years ago, when the art form that began as a carnival act in the 1800s before evolving into a multi-billion dollar scripted sports industry was seen by many as an unsophisticated (if endlessly profitable) laughingstock. But a recent influx in critically acclaimed storytelling, major international free agents, and behind-the-scenes disruption has given the wrestling business a shot of adrenaline that turned it into must-see TV in the 2020s.
Years of rapidly accelerating momentum built to a head during the first week in April, when America’s two biggest wrestling promotions, World Wrestling Entertainment and All Elite Wrestling, pulled the trigger on some of their longest-gestating storylines to produce some electrifying television. It began on Sunday night, when WWE’s longtime champion Roman Reigns finally saw his villainous...
That’s a sentence that might have been unthinkable 10 years ago, when the art form that began as a carnival act in the 1800s before evolving into a multi-billion dollar scripted sports industry was seen by many as an unsophisticated (if endlessly profitable) laughingstock. But a recent influx in critically acclaimed storytelling, major international free agents, and behind-the-scenes disruption has given the wrestling business a shot of adrenaline that turned it into must-see TV in the 2020s.
Years of rapidly accelerating momentum built to a head during the first week in April, when America’s two biggest wrestling promotions, World Wrestling Entertainment and All Elite Wrestling, pulled the trigger on some of their longest-gestating storylines to produce some electrifying television. It began on Sunday night, when WWE’s longtime champion Roman Reigns finally saw his villainous...
- 4/13/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Director Zack Snyder has made some of the most polarizing films recently and his work in the Dceu has been extremely tumultuous. Snyder’s take on iconic comic book characters such as Batman and Superman was largely divisive and controversial, especially due to their deviation from their comic book counterparts’ value system.
A still from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
In a new interview, Snyder defended his take on the characters and criticized fans over their perception of Batman and Superman. As a result, fans were understandably infuriated by the director’s controversial comments and found it difficult to defend his stance. Here is what Zack Snyder said and why his comments turned loyal fans against him.
Zack Snyder Dops Another Controversial Comment About Batman’s DC Canon
Zack Snyder is widely known for his time as the main architect of the Dceu, which started with 2013’s Man of Steel.
A still from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
In a new interview, Snyder defended his take on the characters and criticized fans over their perception of Batman and Superman. As a result, fans were understandably infuriated by the director’s controversial comments and found it difficult to defend his stance. Here is what Zack Snyder said and why his comments turned loyal fans against him.
Zack Snyder Dops Another Controversial Comment About Batman’s DC Canon
Zack Snyder is widely known for his time as the main architect of the Dceu, which started with 2013’s Man of Steel.
- 4/13/2024
- by Pratik Handore
- FandomWire
Welcome to this review of night two of WWE’s Wrestlemania 40 pay-per-view which came live from Philadelphia. Let’s see what went down on Saturday’s show…
Match #1: World Heavyweight Title – Drew McIntyre def. Seth “Freakin” Rollins The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
The Scottish Warrior finally got to bask in the sun by winning a world title in front of the WWE Universe. With Cm Punk providing guest commentary and Drew McIntyre and World Heavyweight Champion Seth “Freakin” Rollins receiving special entrances, the match had an air of excitement and tension unmatched. McIntyre almost stunned everyone into silence as he clattered The Visionary with a Claymore just seconds into the match, but Rollins kicked out. McIntyre taunted Punk outside the ring, readying to level Rollins with a Future Shock, but Rollins countered it into a Pedigree. Rollins then hit a Stomp, but his knee buckled on both occasions,...
Match #1: World Heavyweight Title – Drew McIntyre def. Seth “Freakin” Rollins The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
The Scottish Warrior finally got to bask in the sun by winning a world title in front of the WWE Universe. With Cm Punk providing guest commentary and Drew McIntyre and World Heavyweight Champion Seth “Freakin” Rollins receiving special entrances, the match had an air of excitement and tension unmatched. McIntyre almost stunned everyone into silence as he clattered The Visionary with a Claymore just seconds into the match, but Rollins kicked out. McIntyre taunted Punk outside the ring, readying to level Rollins with a Future Shock, but Rollins countered it into a Pedigree. Rollins then hit a Stomp, but his knee buckled on both occasions,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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As the calendar turns over to December, the U.S. Top 50 features big debuts, dramatic returns, and everything in between.
Holiday-themed videos are helping big-name creators stick near the top of the charts. But it’s a technicolor, kid-friendly channel that continues to get the most weekly views on YouTube.
Chart Toppers
Toys and Colors held the #1 spot in the U.S. Top 50 throughout November. Even though a new month has begun, the all-ages hub is still on top of the YouTube world. It utilized a multiformat approach to...
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As the calendar turns over to December, the U.S. Top 50 features big debuts, dramatic returns, and everything in between.
Holiday-themed videos are helping big-name creators stick near the top of the charts. But it’s a technicolor, kid-friendly channel that continues to get the most weekly views on YouTube.
Chart Toppers
Toys and Colors held the #1 spot in the U.S. Top 50 throughout November. Even though a new month has begun, the all-ages hub is still on top of the YouTube world. It utilized a multiformat approach to...
- 12/4/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
“Tron: Ares,” the third “Tron” movie that will star Jared Leto, has added some serious indie cred.
Greta Lee, the breakout of A24’s critical darling “Past Lives,” and “Queen & Slim” and “After Yang” actress Jodie Turner-Smith, have both joined the cast of the sci-fi film at Disney, an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.
Lee and Turner-Smith join a cast that includes Leto and Evan Peters. The film will be directed by Joachim Rønning.
Lee will play the female lead in the project, a brilliant video game programmer and co-ceo of one of the world’s most successful technology companies. Turner-Smith has a significant role in the project, but her part is being kept under wraps.
Plot details haven’t been unveiled, either, but THR is reporting that the film follows Leto as Ares, the manifestation of an all-powerful, sentient computer program, who makes his way into the real world.
Greta Lee, the breakout of A24’s critical darling “Past Lives,” and “Queen & Slim” and “After Yang” actress Jodie Turner-Smith, have both joined the cast of the sci-fi film at Disney, an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.
Lee and Turner-Smith join a cast that includes Leto and Evan Peters. The film will be directed by Joachim Rønning.
Lee will play the female lead in the project, a brilliant video game programmer and co-ceo of one of the world’s most successful technology companies. Turner-Smith has a significant role in the project, but her part is being kept under wraps.
Plot details haven’t been unveiled, either, but THR is reporting that the film follows Leto as Ares, the manifestation of an all-powerful, sentient computer program, who makes his way into the real world.
- 6/30/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
When you’re Ashton Kutcher and your job entails creating a scene that’s believable enough to shake professional entertainers, you have to go big or go home. This is especially true when you’re target is hitmaker Drake, who commonly makes headlines for his beef with fellow hip-hop artists and is not easily rattled.
That’s part of what makes this episode of the MTV show Punk’d so special. Clearly, Kutcher knew what he was up against. It’s the sheer, over-the-top, chaotic moment after chaotic moment, with each one topping the previous in a hilarious string of unthinkable disasters. In fact, the episode was so grandiose that, according to Kutcher, it made it difficult to pull off but worth every bit of effort.
Halle Berry with Punk’d star Ashton in 2003 | Lester Cohen/WireImage ‘Punk’d’ with Drake was a blockbuster from the start
Recently, Kutcher sat down...
That’s part of what makes this episode of the MTV show Punk’d so special. Clearly, Kutcher knew what he was up against. It’s the sheer, over-the-top, chaotic moment after chaotic moment, with each one topping the previous in a hilarious string of unthinkable disasters. In fact, the episode was so grandiose that, according to Kutcher, it made it difficult to pull off but worth every bit of effort.
Halle Berry with Punk’d star Ashton in 2003 | Lester Cohen/WireImage ‘Punk’d’ with Drake was a blockbuster from the start
Recently, Kutcher sat down...
- 3/26/2023
- by Produced by Digital Editors
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Stars: Go Ayano, Koen Kondo, Masahiro Higashide, Jun Kunimura, Etsushi Toyokawa, Masatoshi Nagase | Written by Kankurô Kudô | Directed by Gakuryû Ishii
”It was a somewhat gloomy day”. Thus begins Punk Samurai, director Gakuryû, formerly Sogo, Ishii and writer Kankurô Kudô’s adaptation of Kou Machida’s supposedly unfilmable novel.
Junoshin Kake wanders into the domain of the Kurokaze clan and promptly kills a beggar who approaches him. He tells Shume Nagaoka a low-level official in the clan, that the man was a member of a dangerous religious cult that only he can save them from. That’s enough to create the opening he needs to find a permanent position in Lord Kuroae’s employ.
Kake plans to exploit the rivalry between two of the clan’s top retainers Shuzen Oura and Tatewaki Naito to rise through the ranks. The only problem is, the cult, The Bellyshaker Party no longer exists and Naito knows it.
”It was a somewhat gloomy day”. Thus begins Punk Samurai, director Gakuryû, formerly Sogo, Ishii and writer Kankurô Kudô’s adaptation of Kou Machida’s supposedly unfilmable novel.
Junoshin Kake wanders into the domain of the Kurokaze clan and promptly kills a beggar who approaches him. He tells Shume Nagaoka a low-level official in the clan, that the man was a member of a dangerous religious cult that only he can save them from. That’s enough to create the opening he needs to find a permanent position in Lord Kuroae’s employ.
Kake plans to exploit the rivalry between two of the clan’s top retainers Shuzen Oura and Tatewaki Naito to rise through the ranks. The only problem is, the cult, The Bellyshaker Party no longer exists and Naito knows it.
- 3/22/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
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