Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film, The Odyssey, boasts a remarkable cast. Matt Damon will play the legendary hero Odysseus, who faces a decade of war at Troy and another ten years struggling to return to his home island of Ithaca. He’s joined by a stellar group of actors including Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Jon Bernthal, Mia Goth, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, John Leguizamo, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron.
The game offers codes that give you coins and crystals. These resources help you strengthen your weapons and character, making it easier to handle increasingly difficult enemies. If you want to get stronger quickly and stay on top of the action, here’s a list of currently available codes and how to use them.
Paramount+ will begin streaming Regretting You, featuring Allison Williams, McKenna Grace, and Mason Thames, on Tuesday, September 23rd.
Kate Winslet discussed the difficulties of directing and starring in a film on the Desert Islands Discs podcast, and shared memories of being bullied as a child. She talked about how she was treated unkindly by classmates when she was younger.
Channel 4’s alternative Christmas message in the UK is traditionally meant to be thought-provoking, surprising, and sometimes a little cheeky. But this year, it felt like a rerun of American late-night complaints, delivered by someone who seems to mostly express anger and sadness for effect.
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This list comes from my reporting on the entertainment industry this year, combined with insights from three of my colleagues at Vulture: Roxana Hadadi, Nick Quah, and Kathryn VanArendonk. We discussed what worked and what didn’t with these platforms over the last year, considering both our expert opinions and what we’ve seen from people outside the industry—including whether they’re even paying attention. After a lot of discussion, we reached a consensus and created a list that accurately reflects the state of the industry this year.
Hurricane Helene, a powerful category four storm, struck the Southeastern United States in late September 2024. Making landfall in Florida on September 26th with peak winds of 140 mph, it caused approximately $80 billion in damage and became the deadliest hurricane since Katrina.
I was reading a blog post from Anna’s Archive – you know, the group that’s amazing at preserving books and research – and they made a pretty incredible claim! They said they’ve collected information on around 256 million songs and actually saved audio files for about 86 million of them. Apparently, that covers 99.6% of everything people listen to on Spotify – that’s huge!
Paramount, led by David Ellison, has secured a firm guarantee of $40.4 billion from his father, Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle. They’ve also agreed to raise their breakup fee to match Netflix’s $5.8 billion payment to Warner Bros. Discovery if the deal falls through due to regulatory issues. Previously, Paramount’s breakup fee was $5 billion.