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Courtenay Valenti, who leads film at Amazon MGM Studios, says they’re being very careful and respectful as they search for the next James Bond. But honestly, that usually means they’re taking a long time! We’ve already seen potential candidates like Idris Elba and Aaron Taylor-Johnson become too old for the role, and it looks like that might keep happening. The chance of getting a Dua Lipa theme song with her fiancé, Callum Turner, as Bond is slipping away. Now there’s talk of 22-year-old Louis Partridge, but if Amazon and MGM wait much longer, even he might be too old. Imagine if Partridge is 25, or even 29, and still hasn’t been cast! They’d have to start the search all over again. At this rate, they might as well look for babies in British hospitals – someone literally born to play Bond. If they’re going to be this slow, they should at least find someone perfectly suited for the role from the very beginning.

Several shows are either back or will be returning with new seasons by 2026, including popular hits like The Night Agent and Keira Knightley’s Black Doves on Netflix. Other noteworthy spy thrillers available on the platform include The Recruit, starring Noah Centineo—which I thought ended prematurely—and Unfamiliar.

Released in the 1990s, The Matrix is widely considered a landmark film, skillfully blending cyberpunk aesthetics with thought-provoking science fiction. The 1982 film Blade Runner also explores a similar dystopian cyberpunk world and delves into existential questions about what it means to be human, much like The Matrix.

Popular romance anime like Clannad, Nana, Ouran High School Host Club, and Toradora! are known for exploring deep emotions, but they often lack passionate romantic scenes. The anime listed below, however, offer beautifully written romances that are both captivating and memorable, leaving you fully invested in the couples.

Many fans were disappointed when Nicolas Cage didn’t end up playing Superman in Tim Burton’s planned film, Superman Lives. That’s just one of many superhero movies – like several Batman and Justice League projects – that never actually got made. There have been so many uncompleted attempts at these films, it’s hard to keep track!

Watching Lindsay search all over Ojai for her dog, Burberry, it’s hard not to wonder why she doesn’t have anyone to lean on during a crisis. The episode “I Am Killing My Flesh” shows she’s very isolated. Like we wanted to know more about Ashley’s history last week, it would be helpful to understand Lindsay’s life – how she went from a privileged upbringing in England to being married to Josh in California. Beyond her sometimes abrasive personality, why does she seem to have no close relationships? Burberry is her only reliable companion, because he depends entirely on her. Lindsay and Josh quickly discover Burberry is missing when they return home, and they find the porch door open.

These malicious spirits primarily target people who are psychic or can astral project, as they are more easily drawn into a dangerous realm known as the Further. The central characters in this horror series are Elise Rainier (played by Lin Shaye) and the Lambert family, headed by Josh (Patrick Wilson, known from The Conjuring), who face off against terrifying ghosts like the Red-Faced Demon (also called Lipstick-Face Demon) and the Bride in Black.

At CinemaCon, Paramount shared details about the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 4 movie, which is scheduled to hit theaters in March 2027. The story will follow Sonic and his team as they team up with a new friend, Amy Rose (played by Kristen Bell), and face off against a new enemy, Metal Sonic.

It’s been four years since the last Jackass movie, and Johnny Knoxville just shared exciting news for fans who’ve followed the series since 2000. He announced that the crew is making one final movie, which will hit theaters on June 26th.

The film Normal centers around Ulysses, a temporary sheriff filling in for a few weeks after the previous sheriff’s mysterious death. The town of Normal, Minnesota – a quiet, somewhat deserted place with the motto “We like it here” – seems like a good fit for Ulysses, a man who’s separated from his wife and doesn’t appear to be in a rush to return home. However, the film immediately hints at trouble with a violent opening scene in Osaka, Japan, where a yakuza member is beheaded and another is sent to Normal to make amends for his failure. As Ulysses goes about his duties and we meet the town’s eccentric residents, we’re left to wonder how they’ll become involved in the inevitable and likely brutal events to come.