The membrane separating movies from TV has never been thinner, as one of Hollywood’s biggest franchises suddenly has more prosects on the small screen than the cinema. FX has renewed Alien: Earth for a second season, which will begin filming later this year. By comparison, the studios behind the Alien franchise still haven’t committed to their next movie project, with a sequel to Alien: Romulus in development, but nowhere near production as far as we know. Alien: Earth was a massive success for FX and Hulu, and it’s clear the network wants to keep up the momentum. This could be good news for the franchise overall, but an increased investment in TV could mean fewer xenomorphs on the big screen in the years to come.

The Alien franchise spread throughout popular media as fast as a facehugger could scuttle after it debuted in 1979. The xenomorphs have become a staple of comic books over the decades, and have seen a lot of success in sci-fi novels and audio dramas too. There are also video games, toys, theme park attractions, and crossover films — yet somehow the Alien franchise didn’t make it to TV until last summer. That may be a good thing for, as the age of streaming and prestige TV made Alien: Earth feel cinematic. However, with this avenue open, the future of Alien on the big screen could be going into cryosleep.

‘Alien: Earth’ Could Be The New Franchise Flagship

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It looks like Alien: Earth exceeded expectations for FX and Hulu, at least judging by the network’s enthusiasm since it aired. The show got decent ratings both on TV and streaming according to Nielsen, and it was beloved by critics and fans. FX was quick to renew the series, securing the cast and creators before they could find other work. TV legend Peter Dinklage is even joining the main cast in Season 2.

Showrunner Noah Hawley is hoping this isn’t the show’s last renewal, either. In an interview with Collider, he said that he has a long-term plan for this story, and he’s not even sure how many seasons it might take to tell it. However, he added that he and his crew “could go for as long as we want” if the audience is still receptive. FX has only committed to one more season so far, but the network must believe in Hawley’s plan on some level to keep investing in him.

By contrast, work on future Alien movies has been much slower and more cautious. After the release of Alien Resurrection in 1997, we got two Alien vs. Predator spinoffs, which are not considered canonical, and two prequels which fans are divided on, to say the least. Alien: Romulus arguably hit all the same markers of success as Alien: Earth, yet plans for the next movie have still not been solidified. There were reports that the franchise might move onto a different spinoff angle, but the most recent reports indicate that Fede Álvarez will return to write another script, but he will hand over directorial duties to someone else — likely Michael Sarnoski.

Even that is just an unverified report, and it does not come with the same commitment as a renewal announcement from FX. Of course, this is partly due to the different natures of movies and TV — while Alien: Earth needs to secure its cast and crew for another season, the next movie might not need the same characters, and it might benefit from a change in creative lineup. Still, from the outside it looks like the studios are placing equal faith in the movie medium that Alien was incubated in, and the TV medium it just recently took over.

The ‘Alien’ Franchise Needs New Stories to Adapt

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Whether movies or TV shows are the best medium for the Alien franchise may be up for debate, but either way, Romulus and Earth have similar storytelling approaches that contributed to their success. Both finally moved the Alien franchise away from the prequel continuity of Prometheus and Covenant, and that seems to be the right move. The prequels were not universally hated, but the focus on worldbuilding and exploring the origins of the xenomorphs did not match with the franchise’s horror roots.

Keeping this approach seems to be the real key, regardless of screen size. Alien must put its lore and continuity on the back burner without completely ignoring or contradicting it. Romulus and Earth both did okay in this regard, but they’re still facing a tightrope walk in the future.

Beyond that, it may be up to fans to vote with their dollars on where they see xenomorphs in the years to come. Alien: Romulus was a box office hit, but ticket sales may not be able to keep up with the instant gratification of streaming at home. Xenomorphs can adapt to thrive in any environment, so we’ll have to see which medium suits it better. Alien: Earth and Alien: Romulus are streaming now on Hulu, and Alien: Earth Season 2 begins filming later this year. There’s no word on when it might premiere.

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For years, Dead by Daylight has built one of the most recognizable brands in horror gaming. The multiplayer phenomenon has welcomed icons from across the genre into The Fog, turning matches into dream crossover scenarios where Ghostface, Michael Myers, Chucky, and countless others can hunt survivors on the same battlefield.

That success made a movie adaptation a highly requested item from fans. Behaviour Interactive first announced plans for a movie in 2023, partnering with major horror players to bring the franchise to theaters. Since then, updates have been relatively scarce, leaving fans wondering what shape the project would ultimately take and who would be responsible for bringing the game’s unique brand of terror to the big screen. Now, one of the biggest pieces of that puzzle has finally fallen into place.

‘The Damned’ Director Will Bring ‘Dead by Daylight’ to Theaters

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During Dead by Daylight‘s 10th anniversary celebration broadcast, Behaviour Interactive confirmed that Icelandic filmmaker Thordur Palsson has been tapped to direct the upcoming movie adaptation. Palsson is best known for directing the atmospheric horror movie The Damned. According to comments shared during the anniversary presentation, the filmmaker’s goal is to recreate the tension that defines the experience of actually playing Dead by Daylight, particularly the constant feeling that danger could be waiting just out of sight.

The movie’s screenplay is being developed by horror veteran Alexandre Aja alongside screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. While plot details remain under wraps, the anniversary presentation also confirmed that recognizable locations from the game will appear in the movie. Among them are the MacMillan Estate and Greenville, two settings longtime players will immediately recognize. The adaptation was originally announced through a partnership between Blumhouse, Atomic Monster, and Behaviour Interactive. At the time, the project was still in its earliest stages, with no writer or director attached. The addition of Palsson marks the clearest sign yet that the movie is moving into a more active phase of development.

First released in 2016, Dead by Daylight has grown into one of gaming’s most successful horror franchises. The asymmetrical multiplayer pits a single killer against four survivors and has become famous for bringing together some of horror’s biggest names through licensed collaborations. Over the years, players have seen characters and locations inspired by franchises including Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, Hellraiser, Silent Hill, and Resident Evil. The anniversary livestream also included announcements of future collaborations, including the arrival of horror’s infamous Art the Clown from the Terrifier franchise.

With a director now attached and production expected to begin next year, the long-gestating adaptation finally appears to be stepping out of The Fog. Follow Collider for horror updates, including future Dead by Daylight adaptation news such as a release date when the announcement is made.

It’s been nearly two days since a disturbing accident in Brazil went viral. Video of the incident has been seen by millions and reported internationally, especially given the shocking footage that shows Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas plummeting to her death.

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What Happened In Viral Bungee Jump Incident? 

The 21-year-old was allegedly on a group adventure that included a bungee jump experience at Skeleton Bridge in Limeira, São Paulo. At least three staff members are on video holding Maria before two of them throw her off the bridge. She was not attached to a safety cord. Newsweek reports that Maria Eduarda Rodrigues fell at least 131 feet and was pronounced dead on the scene. Before her death, she reportedly posted on social media about the adventure, sharing photos of the company in anticipation of her bungee jump, and commented, “Who was the crazy person who let me jump off a bridge?” At least 6 people have reportedly been detained for questioning, according to translated local reports.

Social Media Is STILL Going In Over Bungee Jump Video

As mentioned, people have viewed the viral video of Maria’s shocking death countless times. But watching isn’t the only thing people are doing. Many are sounding off across social platforms about how the fatal bungee jump played out. At times, the criticism and blame is on the workers who did the lifting and tossing without a safety cord. But other times, the victim herself is catching heat for not triple checking her personal security. Meanwhile, some are cooking up conspiracy theories that have suggested Maria was intentionally killed. But overall, there’s a deep sadness for both the 21-year-old and her family as people are swearing off the extreme sporting activity. Reports have said that her fiancé became ill at the scene of her death and had to be transported to the hospital.

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When The Simpsons takes your story and decides to do a full episode on it, you know you’ve got something that has quite accurately captured the public’s imagination, and that’s very much the case even now, as Apple’s latest version of one of cinema’s most compelling crime stories continues to win over viewers.

The new Apple TV limited series, Cape Fear, has officially overtaken Jon Hamm‘s darkly comedic crime thriller Your Friends & Neighbors to claim the No. 1 spot on the streamer’s charts, and that’s no small thing, considering Your Friends & Neighbors has been one of Apple TV’s biggest hits. It recently passed 200 days in the streamer’s top 10, but Cape Fear has now jumped ahead, turning the newest adaptation of the Robert De Niro crime-thriller classic into an instant streaming hit.

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Created by Nick Antosca, Cape Fear stars Javier Bardem in the role of Max Cady, previously played by De Niro in Martin Scorsese‘s 1991 film and Robert Mitchum in the 1962 original. The story follows a terrifying ex-convict who targets the family of the lawyer he blames for his imprisonment. Apple has expanded the story into a 10-episode limited series, so it’s got plenty more room to breathe, even if the cast of characters all look haunted as hell in very fancy lighting. The series also stars Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson.

The timing could hardly be better for Apple TV. Cape Fear arrived as Your Friends & Neighbors wrapped its second season, giving viewers a new thriller to jump into just as the Jonathan Tropper crime drama finished its latest run. The remake had already opened strongly, debuting near the top of Apple TV’s charts and outperforming other recent titles including Widow’s Bay and Star City. Now, it has gone one step further by taking the No. 1 spot outright.

The series also comes with serious pedigree behind the camera. Steven Spielberg and Scorsese serve as executive producers, giving it a link back to the film that came before. Spielberg was originally attached to direct the 1991 movie before Scorsese took over, and that film became a major commercial success, grossing $182 million worldwide against a reported $35 million budget.

Cape Fear and Your Friends and Neighbors Season 2 are streaming now on Apple TV. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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Heidi Montag publicly addressed her husband Spencer Pratt’s Los Angeles mayoral loss.

“I couldn’t love my husband more and be more proud of him. What an inspiration, what a hero,” the Hills alum, 39, wrote via X on Sunday, June 14. The statement was posted three days after Pratt, 42, broke his silence on the results of the election following a lengthy vote-counting process across L.A. county after polls closed on June 2.

“Are they done counting yet?” Pratt had written via X on Thursday, June 11.

Four days earlier, news broke of Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman overtaking Pratt to finish in second place behind incumbent Karen Bass. The leapfrogging from Raman, 44, secured her place in the election’s November runoff, knocking Pratt out altogether.

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At the end of April, amid Pratt’s mayoral campaign, Montag had exclusively told Us Weekly that she was entirely supportive of her husband and his political aspirations. “I wouldn’t be here without him,” she told Us on April 30. “He is so, so incredible.”

At the time, Montag spoke in further detail about the “behind the scenes” support she receives from Pratt as she continues to grow her musical career. She explained to Us that she and Pratt work together as a team to chase their dreams.

“I mean, I’m the record label, so we have a lot of work to do,” she said in reference to releasing music independently. “It is more than just showing up and performing, which is awesome, and very hard work too.”

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Twenty years after becoming reality TV’s most infamous antagonist on The Hills, Spencer Pratt has entered perhaps his most unexpected era yet: a respected political candidate. (Yes, really!) The 42-year-old TV personality turned crystal entrepreneur and hummingbird enthusiast is currently running for mayor of Los Angeles, steadily surging in the polls. His campaign videos rack […]

Pratt echoed his wife’s collaborative sentiment while speaking to Us for a May 27 cover story. “Heidi is an actual angel superhero,” he said at the time. “She is working so hard to continue putting out new music and paying for our kids’ food and working so hard to be, you know, the single [breadwinner].” (The couple, who married in November 2008, share two sons: Gunner, 8, and Ryker, 3.)

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Despite Pratt’s failed mayoral hopes, the former reality TV star will continue to fight political powers that he believes are corrupt. “Now that the campaign portion of my mission of ‘Save Los Angeles’ is coming to a close, I’m moving on to the next more interesting phase,” Pratt said in a social media video titled “Save LA — Phase III,” and shared on Friday, June 12.

He said later in the clip, “You think you can get rid of me that easily? Hey morons, I didn’t get in this for political power. I got in this to expose this corrupt machine and nothing’s changed. I’m going to be lighting you up every single day and now I don’t have to worry about offending CNN viewers. I don’t have a campaign loss hamstringing me now.”

Pratt concluded, “It’s war.”

Oliver Tree stated seven weeks prior to his death that nobody in his family would “get a penny” if he died.

During an April 25 appearance on “The Zach Sang Show” podcast, Tree said, “I don’t believe that any of the wealth or the things that get made from it [a career] is mine. So when I die — I’ve set it up — my will is set up that when I pass, my family, no one’s going to get a penny.”

The late singer-songwriter died at the age of 32 on the morning of Sunday, June 14, after two helicopters collided in southwest Rio de Janeiro. CNN Brasil reported that Tree was one of six passenger fatalities. Us Weekly reached out to a representative for Tree at the time.

The interview expanded on Tree’s financial intentions, including what he wanted had he found a partner and started a family before his death. “If I have a wife or kids or anything, [they’re] not getting a f—ing penny,” he said during the interview. “I’ll get my kids through college. That’s the agreement. But there’s not going to be a silver spoon. They’re taken care of because my dad worked on some stuff in the 2000s. The idea is, when I die, all the money is going to go back to artists.”

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Hollywood stars, influencers and musicians are reacting to the tragic and untimely death of singer Oliver Tree. On the morning of June 14, two helicopters reportedly crashed into one another mid-air while traveling in southwest Rio De Janeiro, according to a same-day report from CNN Brazil. According to the outlet, Tree was one of six […]

The musician was known for his hit song “Life Goes On,” attracting more than 2 million social media followers who followed his humorous online content as well as his music. He had traveled to Brazil as part of a world tour, performing on June 6 in São Paulo. He was scheduled to perform in Lisbon, Portugal, on Monday, July 13.

CNN Brasil reported that Tree was killed when helicopters collided mid-air in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, a coastal area in Rio de Janeiro. The outlet added that there were no survivors and the crash caused further damage when loose copters hit an electric vehicle yard, setting fire to more than 20 vehicles.

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Just hours before the incident occurred, Tree had shared a playful video that captured his time in Brazil. “Gringo’s 24 hours in Brazil,” Tree and a collaborator named Iae Break wrote in Spanish via Instagram on Saturday, June 14.

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The clip included footage of Tree playing soccer, getting a haircut to upkeep his signature bowl cut and lengthy mullet, and cooking meat.

Tree’s podcast interview with host Zach Sang, 33, also included a conversation about how he hoped his artistic pursuits would create a legacy in the case of his death. “When I die, my art will continue to have residuals and probably be worth more than it is now. People will finally appreciate my stupid f—ing videos or my stupid f—ing songs,” he said. “That’s when people appreciate you, when you’re not there anymore. I have basically a committee that I’ve set up when I pass — and I plan to do it while I’m alive — where basically everyone will vote on who the money goes to each year.”

In the 1980s, David Bowie went through one of his many reinventions. With elements of disco and new wave, Bowie’s 1983 album, Let’s Dance, became an icon of the ’80s, but while most of the songs in it invite listeners to dance and let go, Bowie was going through different transformations, some of which were very painful. He suffered a devastating loss, changed his team, and found himself again in this new era, as he did every time he changed styles in his incredibly prolific career.

“Modern Love” is one of David Bowie’s greatest hits, and it’s one of those songs that can deceive the listener at first. Bowie’s upbeat voice and funky rock rhythm immediately make you bob your head, but as soon as you pay attention to the lyrics, it’s clear that the British singer was working through his own feelings of disappointment with the modern world and the perception of romance. Here’s why this classic dance song is actually one of Bowie’s most heartbreaking ones.

David Bowie Started Making ‘Let’s Dance’ in 1980, But a Tragedy Stopped Him

David Bowie’s album Let’s Dance came out in 1983, but Bowie had been working on the songs from the album for many years before it came out. In 1980, the singer had started working on the album, but then, in December, tragedy struck. As everyone knows, that year, former Beatle John Lennon was shot and killed just outside his home in New York. He was Bowie’s long-time friend and collaborator. Lennon even helped him write the song that became his first U.S. No. 1 hit. So, when he heard the devastating news that his friend had been murdered, he put all his plans on hold. He canceled his upcoming tour and fled to Switzerland, where he withdrew for several months, processing his grief and slowly trying to recover.

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Lennon hadn’t only been his close friend; he was also his greatest mentor. Although they were only a few years apart, Bowie grew up listening to The Beatles, and Lennon was one of his most important inspirations. “A whole piece of my life seemed to have been taken away,” Bowie said about Lennon’s death, “a whole reason for being a singer and songwriter seemed to be removed from me. It was almost like a warning.”

But while the loss was a heavy thing to process, Bowie knew that, despite losing his mentor, he still had a lot to give. A couple of years later, he decided to go back into the studio. But the experience had changed him, and as such, his new album needed to reflect that.

Bowie’s “Modern Love” is About Disappointment, Not Love

“Modern Love” was the third single from Let’s Dance, and it’s a clear change of direction for Bowie. The British musician was channeling his disillusionment with romance, and the modern world in general, through this song. When he returned to the studio, Bowie was ready to shake things up. He broke a long-time partnership with producer Tony Visconti, hiring R&B legend Nile Rodgers instead, which caused a lot of tension with his then-collaborator. According to Visconti, Bowie chose Rodgers instead of him because “he wanted that elusive number one American hit.”

“I said, ‘Well, I guess we’re not going to work together anymore. But good luck. Congratulations. Let’s Dance is a big hit.’ I personally never liked it. It’s just not David Bowie,” the producer said. It’s understandable why he would say this, considering he worked with Bowie throughout the ’70s, and his music during that decade couldn’t be more different from Let’s Dance. But it would be a mistake to try to say that there’s a single “David Bowie style.” After all, Bowie’s essence as an artist was his ability to constantly change and grow with the times, and “Modern Love” was a great reflection of its time, and of what Bowie was feeling during that time.

In this song, Bowie condemns modern romance, claiming, “It’s not really work, it’s just the power to charm.” In the chorus, he also says, “I don’t believe in modern love.” This sense of dismay might also have to do with the fact that he had recently divorced, and going back into the dating world, he found himself disappointed with how romance had changed.

“Modern Love” is the opening track of the album, and introduces the world to this new chapter in David Bowie’s career, proving disco was yet another genre that the Thin White Duke expertly managed.

Video game storytelling has evolved a great deal from the early days of text-based adventures, instruction manual backstories, and games whose only in-game story is a blurb of text before the title screen. Nowadays, video games have helped bring to life some of the most expansive and emotionally compelling stories of the modern era, making the absolute most out of the medium to get players invested in the characters and weight of the story being told. It’s reached a point where the stories being told in video games even rival the likes of film and novels in their abilities to tell powerful, compounding works of art.

Even since its release in 2013, The Last of Us has stood as the defining example of exceptional video game storytelling, with its mixture of dystopian worldbuilding, layered characters, and powerful emotional moments making it an icon of gaming story perfection. However, despite the game’s overwhelming stature and legacy, it is not the absolute highest point of what is possible with writing in the world of video game stories. While the number is small, 3 distinct masterclasses of writing prove to be even a step above the face of top-notch video game writing. It’s certainly subjective as to which story has a greater impact on each individual, but these three games are easily among the conversations of the best that video game writing has to offer.

‘Portal 2’ (2011)

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The original Portal was already one of the most beloved and highly praised games of the 2000s, with its mixture of inventive, groundbreaking first-person puzzle solving with a shockingly compelling twist and story making it an instant classic. The prospect of a sequel to Portal, especially when the original game was so twist-centric, seems to be incredibly difficult to make interesting from a storytelling perspective. However, Portal 2 proves to build upon the narrative strengths of the first game, with even more memorable characters, greater examination of the already beloved characters from the first game, and a perfect mixture of stakes, comedy, and emotion. The story and writing especially have played a major part in the game’s sustained legacy as one of the greatest video game sequels ever made.

Considering so much of the charm and impact of Portal’s writing was its one-sided conversation with the game’s main villain, GLaDOS, it only makes sense for the game to lean into this strength with even more memorable characters to make the game so entertaining. Ellen McLain‘s GLaDOS is great as always, but some great additions in Stephen Merchant‘s Wheatley and J. K. Simmons‘ Cave Johnson really steal the show in terms of dynamic, hilariously well-written characters. Cave Johnson doesn’t even make a physical appearance in the game, only being heard through a series of audio logs during the middle of the game, yet he still feels more fleshed out and full of character than most fictional characters could even dream of. However, it isn’t just a more fine-tuned sense of humor and charm that makes Portal 2 so well written, as it also takes the worldbuilding presented by the initial game to tell a compelling new narrative of twists, stakes, and new perspectives.

‘The Walking Dead’ (2012)

It feels a little strange that one of the few video games to have better writing than The Last of Us is not only another post-apocalyptic zombie game, but one that only released a year prior and was based on pre-existing material. However, Telltale Games’ take on the legendary Robert Kirkman graphic novel series has made The Walking Dead manage to be better than any other adaptation of the material. This dynamic, character-driven game entirely centralizes itself around its story and characters, giving the player pivotal agency as they make dialogue decisions and influence aspects of the story and characters. On top of giving the game some loose replayability, it does a masterful job of getting players that much more invested in the story and characters, making it all the more emotional when characters do die and the stakes are raised.

While the Telltale formula has been utilized and placed onto an array of other franchises throughout the 2010s, the entire reason that these games existed was because of the monumental success and brilliance that was accomplished with The Walking Dead. There is a greater focus on the human element that feels severely missing from many other zombie video game stories, aligning with the heart of the comics while telling its own original story. Some have even made the comparison that this makes the game feel less like a true moment-to-moment video game and more of an interactive movie in some ways. However, the emotional weight of its writing and its many tearjerker moments wouldn’t be nearly as legendary if the game didn’t have these moments of player control and interactivity. It ironically beat The Last of Us to the punch by a year in terms of making a beautiful story of a human connection between a man and a young girl amidst a zombie apocalypse.

‘Disco Elysium’ (2019)

Especially compared to the other games mentioned, Disco Elysium didn’t have the overwhelming cultural dominance over video game culture that made them household titles, making its spot at the top of this list relatively confusing for those not familiar with the game. However, those who have experienced the sprawling, endlessly replayable brilliance of Disco Elysium and its powerful, infinitely memorable style of writing have been quick to scream the game’s strengths from the rooftops as the undeniable height of video game narratives. The game sees the player taking control of a troubled detective with no memory of his own identity or the world around him, piecing together a mysterious murder as well as the protagonist’s own identity. Disco Elysium then makes the growth and evolution of its lead up to the player, allowing them to influence the story to a degree that, while certainly explored in previous interactive games, is at a frankly unbelievable scale.

It isn’t just the scale and gravitas of its infinitely replayable story that makes Disco Elysium so compelling, but that each branching path and narrative choice adds to the overall experience and writing prowess of the game as a whole. Each interaction proves to be its own web of potential conversation points, with each path feeling enlightened and highly intelligent in its reflections of humanity and political ideology. Disco Elysium is the type of unrestrained, maddening perfection that simply couldn’t have been made from a traditional studio system, making the absolute most of its indie game roots to tell a story without filters and able to make powerful, experimental risks in its writing and gameplay. Each of these risks proves to pay off dividends, as Disco Elysium is the type of perfectly written narrative that could only truly work in the realm of video games, utilizing the strengths of the medium to weave together an unforgettable experience to those who witness its beauty and craft.

It looks like Patrick and Brittany Mahomes’ son, Bronze, adores Taylor Swift just as much as anybody else.

The toddler, 3, whose dad, 30, plays alongside Swift’s fiancé, Travis Kelce, for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL, was seen pointing at a photo of the pop star, 36, while recently walking with his famous parents through Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

A video, shared via the Chiefs’ Instagram account on Sunday, June 14, captured the adorable moment, including how an awe-struck Bronze uttered the word “Taylor” while pointing at the image.

Although the stadium played home to Patrick signing a contract extension with the Chiefs on Wednesday, June 10, it also once played home to part of Swift’s global Eras Tour, during which the photo was captured and hung upon the wall. (The Eras Tour began in March 2023 and wrapped in December 2024.)

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The clip, which focuses on Patrick’s mindset as he approaches his 10th NFL season with the Chiefs, also captured Brittany, 30, posing for photos with Bronze and the pair’s two other children: daughters Sterling, 5, and Golden, 1.

Since Kelce, 36, and Swift got together in the summer of 2023, the Mahomes family, including the kids, have been spotted spending quality time with the engaged couple on multiple occasions. Bronze has joined Brittany in Arrowhead’s VIP boxes alongside Swift when the Chiefs have played.

Patrick’s voice narration over the social media video detailed how his family will play an important role in his next NFL season.

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“To have my kids grow up here and around such great people … I’m glad I can extend and hopefully finish my career here,” Patrick was heard saying before reflecting on the season itself. “We had a long offseason, the guys are hungry and we want to do what we can to have more success than we had last year. Let’s go out there and do it. The goal is that we’re not done yet.” (The Chiefs missed the 2025 NFL playoffs.)

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Patrick’s signing comes after NFL insider Adam Schefter offered his thoughts on the athlete’s return in 2026, indicating that his December 2025 ACL injury may take a toll on his performance. “The one thing that I think it’s important to remember for everybody is: We’re talking about a quarterback that tore his ACL,” Schefter, 59, said on The Pat McAfee Show on May 18. “It was five months ago on Thursday.”

The ESPN reporter continued, “I think the better question, the more relevant question is — we’re talking about a legendary, Hall of Fame quarterback — how much of Patrick Mahomes is he going to be in that opener? Is he going to be 80 percent? 90 percent? 100 percent? That’s hard to imagine that he could just step in there right away after such a significant knee injury and pick up right where he left off and be as great as he’s always been.”

Since the early days of cinema, film genres have risen and fallen in popularity as audience tastes and industry trends change, but every once in a while, there is a certain movie that manages to breathe new life into a genre thought to be long gone and forgotten. In fairness, there have been an abundance of movies that have contributed to the comeback of a genre. However, there are only a handful of hits, like Chinatown starring Jack Nicholson and Steven Spielberg‘s Jaws, that have single-handedly brought an entire genre back into the limelight.

Films like Francis Ford Coppola‘s The Godfather and Clint Eastwood‘s Unforgiven are among the few that have successfully attracted new audiences and renewed interest in their respective genres through a combination of innovative storytelling, modern filmmaking techniques, and fresh perspectives. From revitalizing musicals and creature features to bringing back westerns and science fiction, these are six landmark movies that demonstrate how a single successful film can reshape the cinematic landscape and spark a resurgence of an entire genre, making them masterpieces in their own right.

‘Jaws’ (1975)

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Most people recognize Jaws for creating the summer blockbuster, but the 1975 thriller also revitalized audiences’ interest in monster movies. Known as a subgenre of horror and science-fiction, monster movies were originally introduced during the 1930s with iconic films such as Dracula, Frankenstein, and King Kong, and paved the way for future international hits, notably Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, which left a lasting impression on a young Spielberg. By the 1960s, the creature features had started to lose their momentum and were eventually viewed as B-list movies with low budgets.

Even though studios continued to crank out monster movies, nothing brought the spark back to the subgenre until Jaws swam into theaters, terrifying audiences in ways they had never experienced before at the movies. The key to the thrills of Jaws is the now-legendary score by John Williams and how viewers never see the massive man-eating great white shark in all its glory until mid-way through the film, resulting in one of the most shocking reveals in monster movie history. The overwhelming success of Jaws not only skyrocketed Spielberg’s career, but it also inspired a trend of hit creature features such as Ridley Scott‘s Alien, John Carpenter‘s The Thing, and another Spielberg classic, Jurassic Park, which, at one point, was the highest-grossing movie of all time.

‘Chicago’ (2002)

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During the late 1920s, the innovation of sound introduced the era of the Talkies, which brought a slew of new possibilities in filmmaking and genres, including the movie musical. The genre was essentially established by lavish productions such as Footlight Parade and Gold Diggers of 1933 and popularized by stars like Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland, and Gene Kelly during the 1940s and 1950s. While the movie musical was still going strong in the 1960s, its shift into mainly adapting stage shows, including West Side Story, My Fair Lady, and The Sound of Music, proved to be successful, giving the genre a second wind at the box office that lasted until the 1980s.

By the 1990s, the movie musical primarily carried on in Walt Disney Studios‘ animated features like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, but in 2002, the genre made a massive comeback to the big screen with the adaptation of the hit 1975 Broadway show, Chicago, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renée Zellweger. The movie earned rave reviews from both audiences and critics and went on to win six of its Oscar nominations, notably for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress. The success of Chicago resulted in a wave of more adaptations of popular shows and remakes such as The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, and Dreamgirls, ultimately creating a new generation of movie musical fans.

‘Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope’ (1977)

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The science fiction genre dates back to the silent era, starting with Georges Méliès‘ A Trip to the Moon, followed by Frtiz Lang‘s groundbreaking feature film, Metropolis in 1927. Between the 1930s and 1950s, the majority of science fiction movies were low-budget B-movies but in 1968, Stanley Kubrick dazzled audiences with his classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, which led to many taking the sci-fi genre more seriously. While many credit Kubrick for reviving the genre, the immense success and popularity of George Lucas‘ iconic movie Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope, led to a cultural trend of big-budget sci-fi flicks with heavy special effects.

Star Wars, which remains to be a perfect sci fi classic today, was a surprise hit that earned rave reviews from critics, notably Roger Ebert, who gave the movie four out of four stars, calling it a technical watershed that went on to influence an array of future films. Star Wars, along with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, were two major box office hits that brought about a huge increase in a variety of science-fiction movies throughout the 1970s and 1980s, such as Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Blade Runner, and James Cameron‘s The Terminator, as well as more family-friendly films including Disney’s The Black Hole, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

‘Unforgiven’ (1992)

The arrival of the Western genre came in 1903 with the silent film, The Great Train Robbery, and it continued to gain momentum throughout the silent era and eventually thrived during the Talkies with films such as Stagecoach, High Noon, and The Searchers, and evolved in the 1960s with spaghetti Westerns like Sergio Leone‘s Dollars trilogy starring Clint Eastwood. By the 1970s, the genre had started to die down but Eastwood, who is a Western icon in his own right, essentially revitalized the genre for mainstream audiences in 1992 with his Oscar-winning classic, Unforgiven.

While some claim that Dances with Wolves brought back the audience’s interest in Westerns, Eastwood is a Western legend and appealed to a wider audience who were familiar with his extensive and innovative work in the genre. Unforgiven also features a string of exceptional performances, notably Gene Hackman, who steals the show with his portrayal of the ruthless sheriff, Little Bill Daggett. Eastwood’s dark and raw depiction of the Wild West not only popularized the revisionist Western and established the neo-Western genre, but also led to a wave of modern Westerns, including Tombstone and Desperado, as well as later hits like Open Range, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and the remake of the 1957 Western, 3:10 to Yuma.

‘Chinatown’ (1974)

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Classic film noir was one of the most popular film genres of Hollywood’s Golden Age that reached its peak during the 1940s and 1950s with classics such as John Huston‘s The Maltese Falcon starring Humphrey Bogart, Billy Wilder‘s Double Indemnity, and Out of the Past starring Robert Mitchum, before eventually fading from the big screen by the late 1960s. While it wasn’t an exact revival, Chinatown did bring back the noir genre as the neo-noir genre which embodies all the traditional tropes and elements of the genre but with a modernized twist to appeal to a new generation of movie-goers.

The movie itself is a throwback to the classic film noir genre with its story of a private eye becoming entangled in a cryptic mystery and its authentic portrayal of Los Angeles during the 1930s. The movie earned eleven Academy Award nominations, winning only for Best Original Screenplay, but despite its lack of wins, Chinatown still took the industry by storm and set the first stepping stone in the rise of the neo-noir genre. After the landmark success of Chinatown, other iconic neo-noirs such as Night Moves, Martin Scorsese‘s Taxi Driver, and The French Connection followed suit, leading to a movement of notable neo-noirs being released during the 1980s and 1990s, notably Body Heat, David Lynch‘s Blue Velvet, and L.A. Confidential.

‘The Godfather’ (1972)

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The gangster movie is another film genre that dates back to the early days of cinema and rose to stardom with classics such as The Public Enemy, Angels with Dirty Faces, and Little Caesar. Almost all the original gangster movies focused on a tough guy or mobster in some form of organized crime who, in the end, learns that a life of crime comes at a hefty price, and rarely went beyond the surface of the action and spectacle. The genre maintained a steady run throughout Hollywood’s Golden Age, but in 1972, Francis Ford Coppola redefined and revitalized the genre with his Academy-Award winning adaptation of Mario Puzo‘s best-selling novel, The Godfather.

Unlike earlier gangster movies, The Godfather gave an in-depth look at why many choose a life of crime, exposing the harsh realities of racism and discrimination that essentially left people with no other option to survive and provide for their families. Coppola didn’t downplay the negatives of organized crime, but he also didn’t glorify it. Instead, he revealed an authentic and heavy story through the perspective of a family man, hence why The Godfather resonated with the average movie-goer on such a deeper level than other gangster films. The Godfather essentially marked the return of the gangster genre, which flourished well into the 1980s and 1990s with modern hits like Brian De Palma‘s remake of the 1932 classic, Scarface, Goodfellas, and Donnie Brasco.

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The Godfather

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Release Date

March 24, 1972

Runtime

175 minutes

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Director

Francis Ford Coppola

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Writers

Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola

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