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I’m so excited! We finally got the green light from Warner Bros. for the next movie, and we’re starting to plan everything out. We’re hoping to start filming in about nine or ten months. The best part is, a lot of the original crew is coming back – Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, and Julia Roberts will all be in it! I actually had dinner with Julia just last night, and we’re all still really close. It’s going to be a blast working with them all again.

Following a season premiere that featured a reunion with the stars of *Home Improvement*, *Shifting Gears* continued bringing in special guests. While baseball player Mookie Betts made a quick appearance at the start, Canadian actress Lilly Singh truly shined in this latest episode.

While the original *Lord of the Rings* trilogy is still incredibly popular and beloved, it was made in the early 2000s. Compared to today’s visual effects, some aspects haven’t held up as well. It’s not that the movies are bad – they’re still worth watching! – but it’s worth noting why they might feel a little different to watch now than they did twenty years ago.

There’s an old saying about closed doors leading to new opportunities, but in Season 2 of *Wizards Beyond Waverly Place*, that ‘opportunity’ turned out to be a pretty dark place. Selena Gomez’s character, Alex Russo, returned only to seemingly meet a quick end – a common TV trope where beloved characters are brought back just to be killed off again. This has happened before in shows like *Angel* and *Halloween: Resurrection*. The twist? Alex discovered she had a long-lost daughter, Billie, and ultimately sacrificed herself to seal a dangerous portal to a dark, magical dimension. An evil wizard opened the portal, and the only way to close it was from *inside* that hellish place. Talk about a downer.

James Gunn, the head of DC Studios, has already said David Corenswet, who will play Superman, won’t be in the season finale. However, Gunn did share some clues about a surprise cameo, suggesting it will be someone unexpected. With fans actively guessing who will make an appearance in *Peacemaker* Season 2, Gunn recently offered another hint before the finale airs.

Episode 200, titled “A Game of Inches,” hints at a disruptive patient causing problems at the hospital. Given this, and the fact that Nick Gehlfuss is returning to *Med* for the first time since his character, Will Halstead, found happiness with Natalie, it seems his return will be anything but quiet. His reappearance in the milestone 200th episode isn’t a coincidence – expect some drama!

This limited series centers on Alex and Laura, a married couple expecting a baby, as they start a new life in a peaceful-looking town. Meanwhile, the story also follows two teenage girls, Abbie and Leila, as they deal with typical teen issues. Their lives take a dark turn when they’re sent to Tall Pines Academy, a school run by the seemingly friendly, but secretly dangerous, Evelyn Wade.

Ever since *One Battle After Another* came out, people have been debating when it actually takes place! It’s tricky because the way the French 75 acts – all rebellious and underground – feels like something out of the 1960s counterculture. But the very beginning, where Perfidia meets Bob, they fall in love, she gets arrested, escapes, and has Willa before vanishing, *isn’t* set that far back. I mean, you clearly see smartphones when Perfidia’s arrested! The movie’s loosely based on Thomas Pynchon’s *Vineland*, which connects the 60s radicals to the 80s yuppies, but *One Battle* isn’t set in the 80s either. It’s a real puzzle!

Nicole Kidman recently spoke with Vogue in an interview published on Wednesday. The interviewer, Wendell Steavenson, explained the article was finalized weeks before news of Kidman’s divorce became public. However, Steavenson noted she sensed something was off during the conversation, pointing to a particular comment the actress made. When asked about turning 50, Kidman shared her thoughts on this stage of her life:

Last week hinted at a possible escape from Elmira prison, but this week it actually happens. Annabeth guides the group to the ideal spot – the wall Sam is about to break through. And just after discovering she can seemingly come back to life, Marie learns her sister also has superpowers. Annabeth explains, while hiding in an abandoned library, that she can sometimes see the future through visions and gut feelings.