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Jania Meshell Shows Off Her Growing Baby Bump (VIDEO)
Jania Meshell has shown off her growing baby bump just days after announcing that she’s expecting her third child.
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Jania Meshell Shows Off Her Growing Baby Bump
During the early hours of Saturday, July 18, Jania Meshell took to her Instagram Story to share a photo of herself with her more than 3.3 million followers. Furthermore, the initial photo showed her standing in front of a bathroom mirror as she posed, showing off her full body, wearing a pink bra and shorts set. Furthermore, in a follow-up post, Meshell showed off her side profile as she rubbed her baby bump.
Social Media Reacts
Social media users reacted to the footage of Jania Meshell’s baby bump in TSR Teens’ comment section.
Instagram user @omggliyawtff wrote, “was she not just cursing everyone out for telling her congratulations when they clearly saw she was pregnant 😂”
While Instagram user @april_w2026 added, “2 boys and a girl😍so perfect !”
Instagram user @yournotmyshinigami wrote, “Wait when she got pregnant again 😭”
While Instagram user @s__tutti added, “I love the weight she got 🥹😍😍😮💨”
Instagram user @breezy2turnt._ wrote, “The internet is always right omg 😂😂😂😂”
While Instagram user @_nay__tiff718 added, “definitely knew she was pregnant a month ago”
Instagram user @exoticcshyt_ wrote, “yall ain’t never lied yet 😂”
While Instagram user @_xclusive_.jojo added, “Beautiful and love the pink😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍”
More On Jania Meshell’s Recent Baby Announcement
As The Shade Room previously reported, in April, Jania Meshell took to the internet to respond to a user who speculated that she was pregnant. At the time, a photo of her had surfaced, reportedly from a family funeral.
Then, earlier this week, Meshell seemingly let the cat out of the bag — not only revealing that she and Dejounte Murray are expecting their second child together. (She shares her eldest child with NBA YoungBoy.) But also revealing that they’re expecting a baby boy.
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Wendy Williams‘ niece, Alex Finnie, has shared recent photos of the talk show queen amid celebrating her 62nd birthday.
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Alex Finnie Celebrates Wendy Williams 62nd Birthday By Sharing Recent Photos
On Saturday, July 18, Alex Finnie, Wendy Williams’ niece, took to Instagram to share a quick carousel of photos with her aunt. In the flicks, Finnie donned sunglasses, a white shirt, and bedazzled jeans. This, as Williams rocked her signature blonde tresses, a bedazzled black romper, and a Gucci belt. In the caption of the carousel, Finnie wrote, “• 07 • 18 • 2026 • celebrating the QUEEN 👑 happy birthday Aunt Wendy ❤️ LOVE YOU! 🤞🏾”
Furthermore, Instagram user @heycindii_ wrote, “OMG is this recent?? 💜”
To which Finnie responded, “@heycindii_ yes 💜”
Social Media Users React
Social media users reacted to the recent photos of Wendy Williams in TSR’s comment section.
Instagram user @bakes_bakes_bakes wrote, “My girl look TF GEWDTTT”
While Instagram user @colour_mee_beyoutiful added, “Love me some Wendy. She was literally my morning coffee. Every morning 10 am 😂”
Instagram user @avy_04.04 wrote, “Wendy your bounce back must be studied cause u look good and strong 👏👏”
While Instagram user @nurse___net added, “HappyBirthday Wendy we miss you!”
Instagram user @faithdonna.z wrote, “62 years of giving people unsolicited truths and somehow surviving the aftermath. 😭”
While Instagram user @shana_mcd added, “Missing my cancer ♋️ big sis. She looks great”
Instagram user @softlyfemami wrote, “Love to see her😍😍🔥 happy birthday”
While Instagram user @ajeannah.__ added, “Ok the messiness makes sense now.. a cancer 😂♋️♋️♋️ happy birthday girl”
Before Wendy Williams Celebrated Her 62nd Birthday, She Was Dealing With The Passing Of Her Dad
Months before Wendy Williams celebrated her 62nd birthday, she was dealing with another major moment. As The Shade Room previously reported, on February 8, the passing of her father, Thomas D. Williams, was announced to the world. At the time, Alex Finnie revealed the news to the public, writing that her grandfather had passed away at the age of 94.
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Comic books have decades-long, built-in fan bases, and every single one of those fans has their own idea of what makes a great superhero story. Some grew up on a specific run. Some latched onto a specific artist’s version of a character. That means everyone walks into the theater with a different version of the character already living in their head, and a movie can only really commit to one of them. So, when a new superhero movie finally comes out, pleasing everyone in that crowd is basically impossible.
And then there’s the other kind of divide — the one between critics and audiences. A movie can deliver everything the fanbase has been begging for while still failing on basic filmmaking fronts, and that creates the most divisive results of all. Other times, a movie can be unanimously hated on release and then slowly turn beloved as the years go on, once audiences have had time to reassess it outside of its initial launch. Whatever the reason behind the split, here are the seven most divisive superhero movies ever made.
7
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ (2024)
When Deadpool & Wolverine hit theaters, it received glowing reviews. The third entry in the franchise finally brought Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) into the mainline MCU in all his R-rated glory, and it stacked the cast with legacy heroes fans never thought they’d see onscreen together. Hugh Jackman got to reprise his role as Wolverine, complete with the iconic yellow suit fans had been asking for since 2000. And cameos from Jennifer Garner‘s Elektra, Wesley Snipes‘ Blade, Dafne Keen’s X-23, and a scene-stealing Channing Tatum as Gambit turned the movie into a perfect send-off for 20th Century Fox’s mutant era.
But once the hype of the cameos wore off, the cracks started to show. Many fans now admit it’s a fun rollercoaster ride that doesn’t hold up nearly as well on rewatch. The plot is paper-thin, Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen) is one of the weakest villains in the franchise, and the entire story hinges on a lazy MacGuffin. A growing number of fans now consider it the weakest Deadpool movie of the trilogy, even with all that star power on display.
6
‘Eternals’ (2021)
Chloe Zhao was arguably the most decorated director Marvel has ever hired. Her film Nomadland won Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars the same year Eternals came out, but her sensibilities didn’t translate that well to the superhero genre. She delivered a deliberately slow-paced story built around mythology and philosophy, and that pacing alienated fans who were used to the MCU’s usual quip-heavy formula. The film also introduced 10 brand-new heroes in a single movie, which left a lot of viewers feeling like they needed a flowchart just to keep track of everyone.
It was more so a superhero movie made for cinephiles. Eternals earned real praise for its striking visuals and cinematography, and it also delivered some of the most beautiful depictions of superpowers ever put on screen. However, the disconnect between cinema fans and comic book fans turned this into one of the most polarizing entries in the entire MCU.
5
‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ (2014)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was widely hated when it first came out. Electro (Jamie Foxx) and Green Goblin (Dane DeHaan) were both weak, underdeveloped villains crammed into a movie that was already juggling too many subplots. But something changed after Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Fan opinion on Garfield’s version of the character shifted so hard that many now consider him the greatest live-action Spider-Man. It’s the small moments, like him fighting in winter wearing street clothes over his costume, hanging out with the firefighters, and helping a random kid with his science project. These are the friendly neighborhood, street-level Spider-Man moments that have been largely missing from Tom Holland‘s trilogy, and fans have grown to crave that version so badly that Brand New Day is taking heavy inspiration from Garfield-era Spidey.
4
‘Man of Steel’ (2013)
Man of Steel came out at a time when the Superman franchise had been dead for nearly a decade. It delivered a genuinely compelling superhero origin story, one that leaned darker and more brutal than anything the MCU was doing at the time, and that was enough to win over mainstream audiences. But for anyone who’d ever actually read a Superman comic, it was obvious that this brooding, almost Jesus-like figure wrestling with his place in the world was not really Superman. In the comics, Clark Kent is a bright, relentlessly optimistic farm boy with a heart of gold, and Henry Cavill’s version felt more like an Elseworlds take on the character.
The film also drew heavy criticism for the sheer scale of destruction in Metropolis during the final battle. When Superman fights in the comics, he goes out of his way to save as many lives as possible, the same way he does in James Gunn‘s Superman, where he refuses to even kill the giant monster tearing through Metropolis. Man of Steel skipped over that instinct, and the controversy peaked when Superman kills Zod (Michael Shannon) in the final confrontation. Sure, he’s forced into a corner, but that’s exactly the problem. Finding another way, no matter how impossible the situation looks, is the entire core of who Superman is. It’s the one trait that separates him from every other hero with god-like power, and it’s the reason kids have looked up to him for generations. Man of Steel stripped that part of the character away in its very first outing.
3
‘Captain Marvel’ (2019)
Right before Captain Marvel came out, Brie Larson made headlines when she said, “I don’t need a 40-year-old white dude to tell me what didn’t work about A Wrinkle in Time. It wasn’t made for him!” The comment came off as openly hostile toward men, a group that happens to make up a huge chunk of Marvel’s audience base. And thus, Captain Marvel became a flashpoint in a much bigger online war over political correctness in Hollywood. The film got brutally review-bombed on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of release, eventually settling at a 79% critic score against a 45% audience score.
The film itself didn’t do much to cool things down either. Carol Danvers came across as the archetypal one-note girlboss character, constantly putting down the men around her while carrying almost no weaknesses of her own. And that flawless, invincible portrayal only gave the existing backlash more fuel. Fans who were already primed to dislike the movie because of Larson now had an actual on-screen reason to point to, and the two controversies fed into each other.
2
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015)
Avengers: Age of Ultron drew plenty of criticism when it first came out. Ultron (James Spader) was nowhere near the menacing threat he is in the comics. Instead, he came across as a wisecracking Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) clone, which fit the movie’s plot but felt like an injustice to one of the greatest villains in comic history. The film also buckled under the weight of setting up future installments. Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) entire detour into the cave felt like pure filler, tossed in just to plant seeds for future Phase 3 movies.
But now that Tony and Steve (Chris Evans) are both gone, and the team was fractured in Captain America: Civil War, fans have really come around on Age of Ultron. It was one of the last times we got to see the OG Avengers together, especially the banter between Cap and Tony, which was the emotional core of the entire MCU. They were the Buzz and Woody of the franchise. It’s also one of the last movies that features the team on their downtime, just hanging out at a party, taking turns trying to lift Mjolnir. Rewatching that sequence now genuinely feels like a warm hug. Comics and cartoons have always understood that seeing heroes hang out, argue, joke around, and act like a family can be just as interesting as watching them fight aliens or robots. The MCU doesn’t really make time for that anymore.
1
‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ (2016)
BvS took everything people hated about Man of Steel and took it a step further. The Superman Jesus imagery was dialed up to 11. Batman (Ben Affleck) became a murderous psychopath who branded criminals and showed zero regard for human life. Lex Luthor felt like Jesse Eisenberg was just reprising his role as Mark Zuckerberg from The Social Network, except this time he was on crack. On top of that, the movie tried to introduce the entire Justice League, kick off the Death of Superman storyline, and set up Darkseid, the Parademons, and an alternate future with evil Superman all in one film. Then, of course, there was the infamous “Martha” moment, which became the punching bag of the internet for the better part of a year.
But time has been kinder to BvS than anyone expected. The Ultimate Edition smoothed out a lot of the pacing issues, cleaned up character motivations, and made the political subtext land with more coherence. The warehouse rescue scene still remains one of the best live-action fight sequences ever filmed, and easily the greatest live-action Batman fight put to screen. And next to later DCEU failures like Suicide Squad and Joss Whedon‘s Justice League, BvS looks like a masterpiece by comparison.
Megan Fox is not here for the haters — and can’t help but wonder if at least one of them is someone she knows personally.
“Men would have them believe disobedience was Eve’s vice, when it was her greatest virtue,” Fox, 40, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, July 16, alongside sultry photos of herself dressed in a sheer, black bandeau bra with matching underwear.
The actress received a mixed response to the pics in the comments section.
“This s*** is so unbelievably embarrassing for a 40-year-old mom to be posting,” one social media user replied. “[This is] 16-year-old tumblr s***.”
Megan Fox certainly knows how to break the internet. In her latest post, the Jennifer’s Body actress, 39, posed on all fours in a latex bra and a matching skirt with her thong popping out, pairing the racy getup with thigh-high boots. She completed her look with Andre Montana rimless sunglasses and a statement silver […]
Fox didn’t let the comment be.
“Which one of my exes is this 🧐,” she coyly asked, wondering if one of her past partners were responsible for the offending comment.
Fox is a mom of four, sharing three children with ex-husband Brian Austin Green and daughter Saga Blade, 15 months, with ex Machine Gun Kelly.
It’s not known whether Fox’s exes anonymously trolled her online, though the Transformers star has long been aware of her sexualized image.
“I think [being labeled a sex symbol] adds pressure to a girl who, like I said, has body dysmorphia and didn’t really ever see herself that way,” Fox admitted on a 2024 episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. “There’s this energy of me that I don’t give any f***s,” she continued. “To some degree that’s true, in terms of I would never change anything about myself in order to get someone to like me.”
Still, Fox noted that she is “always” confused by her constant objectification in the limelight.
Vanessa Marcil is not here for trolls shaming Megan Fox for her rocky relationship with Machine Gun Kelly. “FEMALE TRIBE — Are y’all really still out here saying STUPID, TRANSPARENT (jealousy) s—t about each other? Tearing each other down? Calling each other whores????” Marcil, 55, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, May 5, alongside screenshots of […]
“I never really did anything bad. I was never associated with drugs or alcohol,” she said at the time. “I was never around, until recently, anyone who’s been associated with drugs or alcohol. I was never caught at clubs. I was never arrested.”
Fox dated Kelly, 36, on and off from 2020 to 2025. He announced in 2024 that had been sober for one year.
“I don’t drink anymore,” the rapper said on the “Dumb Blonde” podcast, revealing he went rehab for the first time after his 2023 world tour. “I didn’t tell anybody outside of the [people] closest to me. That was my first time I ever went to rehab. They just gave me so many ways to operate the body and show where this anger is coming from and methods to quell it. … I ended up falling into an awareness of what my condition is and have made peace with it. It’s a constant tightrope walk.”
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Streamer University is so popping that everybody wants a spot on campus, but Kai Cenat isn’t letting just anybody pull up to his campus grounds. Kai hopped on a livestream to clear the air after Saucy Santana allegedly snuck onto campus, and somehow Lizzo is getting dragged into the mix too!
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Saucy Santana Tried To Keep His Streamer University Visit Lowkey
It looks like Saucy Santana might’ve been a little too loud on the Streamer University creek because Kai Cenat hopped on a livestream to make it clear he isn’t rocking with any surprise pop-ups. For context, videos started making rounds online showing Santana on the Streamer University campus, seemingly filming content for his new song, ‘Quiet On The Creek.’ Santana even spilled tea on TikTok, telling his followers that Lizzo tried to sneak him onto campus as a surprise. But chile, the surprise might’ve been too loud because clips later showed Lizzo and Santana seemingly chatting with Kai’s security.
@saucysantanaWe was too loud!!! 😩♬ Quiet on the Creek – Saucy Santana
Kai Cenat Sets The Record Straight After Saucy Santana Pulls Up To Streamer University
Shortly after Saucy Santana’s videos started going viral, Kai Cenat hopped on his livestream to confirm he had seen Saucy on campus. Kai explained that he reached out to Lizzo’s team and let them know Streamer University was a private event, meaning he wasn’t allowing any outsiders onto the campus, regardless of their status. He said he also told Lizzo’s team that he wanted everyone to “please respect the event.” Kai added that a miscommunication happened despite his conversation with Lizzo’s team and made it clear that he believes Lizzo is innocent. He also defended his security guard, saying he wasn’t rude to anyone on campus and he was simply doing his job. Kai explained that if anything goes wrong, he needs his team to step in and make sure everyone is safe. “Whatever y’all trying to put on the security […] come on bro, it’s just not fair, because we lay good rules down,” Kai said.
The Comments Were Coming in HOT After Saucy Santana’s Campus Surprise
After The Shade Room Teens shared clips of Saucy Santana’s Streamer University moment, the comment section filled up with reactions. Plenty of folks said they supported Kai setting boundaries. Meanwhile, others joked that Saucy was definitely a little too loud while pulling up to the creek.
Instagram user @__letsgetin2it wrote, “He ain’t wrong 😂 why are y’all sneaking on campus?”
Instagram user @jazzyfizz_ wrote, “Damn Santana wasn’t quiet on the creek 😂”
While Instagram user @knowmarz wrote, “But if it was Beyonce.”
Then Instagram user @pretty.sincerely wrote, “👏👏good , just because they are celebs doesn’t make them entitled.”
Another Instagram user @3xclusive.neff wrote, “y’all stressing Kai df out 😂😂😂”
Instagram user @_karon._ wrote, “‘Quiet on the creek’ got him thanking he bigger then the program lol.”
Then another Instagram user @princedagreatest wrote, “If it was drake it would’ve been okay tho Kai stop the cap.”
Another Instagram user, @_mkayyyyyyyyyy, wrote, “Lizzo could’ve asked Kai off camera if Santana could come lol.”
Finally, Instagram user @unkknownn.001 wrote, “I’m glad kai kicking people out.”
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Pamela Anderson is one proud plant mom!
“Look what’s growing in my garden,” Anderson, 59, said in a Wednesday, July 15, video shared via Instagram, showcasing her backyard oasis.
Anderson’s garden features multiple beds of greens to grow a variety of fruits, vegetables and stunning flowers. The space also includes a wooden picnic table in between two benches, flanked by white two-seater chaises on each side.
“Good morning from the garden 🌷✨🧚♀️,” the actress captioned her upload.
Pamela Anderson’s garden is her oasis away from Hollywood. The actress lives in a dreamy home on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, with a flourishing garden. Anderson first purchased the estate from her grandparents 30 years ago and decided to make some renovations to the property. She first made the move from her native […]
Anderson’s famous friends and loved ones were immediately in awe of the landscape.
“There’s something about nurturing a garden 🪴 that’s so nourishing to us,” influencer Malia Hana wrote in comments section. “I’ve just started, but wow❣️.”
Anderson’s son Dylan, 28, added, “Tell me you love to garden without telling me you love to garden 😅❤️.”
In addition to her storied film and TV career, Anderson has touted her passion for both cooking and gardening on her Pamela’s Cooking With Love lifestyle series.
“We got to retrofit the barn and my son’s fiancé designed the kitchen. She’s a great designer,” Anderson said on Canada’s Etalk in February 2025, referring to Paula Bruss, who married Dylan in July 2026. “So, I’m just calling in the troops. I have the kids involved, my mom and dad are involved — everybody’s on the show I know and love.”
Anderson, who shares Dylan and Brandon, 30, with ex-husband Tommy Lee, meets with a cohort of professional chefs to create new concoctions on each episode. Brandon also serves as a producer.
“He’s an incredible producer and he just knew. He said, ‘Mom, I just want you to do all the things you love. We’ll create businesses around it and you can just be you,’” the Naked Gun star recalled to the Canadian outlet last year. “I said, ‘OK, I want to do a cooking show,’ and they created this magical environment, where I could also do crafts, which I really love to do and centerpieces. I know it sounds crazy, but I’ve always been like this.”
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Anderson continued, “I’ve always set the table and set the tone and the environment [in our neighborhood], which I think is really important to the experience of eating. It was just fun to do. It was a dream come true.”
While Anderson’s program drew comparisons to Meghan Markle’s With Love, Meghan, on Netflix, she has found there is plenty of room in the market.
“I didn’t really look [at her show]. I didn’t invent cooking shows,” Anderson said on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen in August 2025. “So, I mean … she’s just doing her thing.”
With Love, Meghan, coincidentally, was cancelled earlier this year after two seasons.
We all have different ideas about what a “masterpiece” is and what qualifies as one.
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The Cate Blanchett drama Tár and the horror classic Scream with Neve Campbell and Drew Barrymore have their fair share of admirers, while the ‘90s gangster picture Donnie Brasco starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp is an underrated gem worthy of attention.
‘Tár’ (2002)
Cate Blanchett in Tar. Focus Features / Courtesy Everett
Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) is a world-famous conductor who is at the top of her profession. She has everything she wants – a fulfilling career, a wife and daughter who love her, and a forthcoming autobiography that will establish her place in music history. But a scandal involving one of her assistants threatens to take away everything she holds near and dear to her heart. With her reputation on the line, can Lydia survive what’s shaping up to be one of the worst years of her life?
The non-spoilery answer is yes, but a better question is, does she want to? Tár is a difficult film to subscribe; it has the bones of a thriller, the tartness of a satire and the pretensions of an art drama, but it’s both less and more than that. What can be said about it is that it’s one of the most critically acclaimed films of the century, and that praise is justified. Tár is a movie like any other, a haunting exploration of a woman undone by her own worst impulses, and it gives Blanchett, one of the greatest living actors working today, the best role of her illustrious career.
‘Donnie Brasco’ (1997)
Johnny Depp and Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco. Sony Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Donnie Brasco doesn’t exist – he’s merely a persona that FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone (Johnny Depp) uses to infiltrate the mob and take them down. It works on Benjamin “Lefty” Ruggiero (Al Pacino), an aging member of the powerful Bonanno crime family, who likes Donnie’s brashness and acts as his mentor. But to be successful, Pistone has to be Donnie day and night, which puts a strain on his marriage to Maggie (Anne Heche). Soon, Pistone has to choose between his real family and the crime family he’s supposed to destroy within, but might not live long enough to decide.
Released after the groundbreaking 1990 film Goodfellas and just before the equally seminal The Sopranos HBO TV show, Donnie Brasco is just as good, if not as influential, as those mob stories. The film does a great job of immersing you within an intimate and secretive mob subculture, where loyalty is paramount and betrayal is an instant death sentence. Pacino gives one of his best performances ever as a mob veteran who relishes being a father figure to a newbie who thinks he’s important. He’s not, and the main tragedy of the picture is his gradual realization that his desire to be worshipped proves to be his undoing.
‘Scream’ (1996)
Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) isn’t your ordinary California teenager. Her mother was brutally killed a year ago, and she still hasn’t gotten over it. When a series of brutal murders rocks her small town, Sidney begins to suspect they might be related to her mother’s death. Those suspicions are confirmed when an anonymous caller begins taunting her with a deadly game of horror movie trivia. If she answers correctly, she gets to hear another question, but if her answer is wrong, it’s lights out for Sidney.
An instant hit in 1996, Scream defined an era for horror movies, spawning six successful sequels and one unsuccessful MTV show over three decades. None of them compares to the original, which is still as sharp, funny and entertaining as it was 30 years ago. What makes Scream unique among its horror brethren is that it’s not particularly scary; it works more as a thriller than a traditional slasher like Halloween. The cast and script are top-notch, but it’s director Wes Craven who makes Scream a modern masterpiece. He knows how to generate suspense, build character and deliver laughs at just the right moment.
Jim Parsons is opening up about his less-than-enjoyable time starring on the hit TV series The Big Bang Theory.
“I look back now and realize that there were many ways, at some of the best moments in my life, I was miserable,” Parsons, who played Sheldon Cooper in the hit show, said while appearing on All Out with Jon Dean earlier this week. “I was not happy. I was stressed.”
He continued of his experience, “I felt that there was so many plates I was supposed to be keeping in the air and that the success and the good things of life that were happening were only due to this overworking… discipline and whatever. Maybe, to a degree, that was true. I don’t know. I can’t say because that’s how I was.”
The Big Bang Theory ran for 12 seasons, originally airing on CBS for 12 years and ending on May 16, 2019. The show — which also starred Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Mayim Bialik, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar and Melissa Rauch – followed a group of best friend physicists working at the California Institute of Technology as they navigate friendship, awkward relationships and budding romances.
Parsons, 53, earned a Golden Globe and multiple Emmy awards for his work on the show. Despite his many accolades, however, the actor revealed that his mental health made it difficult for him to truly enjoy his success.
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“I wouldn’t do that again and for any amount of money,” he said. “It was stressful and miserable at times. I made myself miserable.”
He added, “It translated in part into a work ethic, but it was really just obsessive behavior basically. Yes, I was disciplined. Yes, I had a good work ethic, but a lot of it was because it was kind of OCD in nature. I had a list of things basically in my head that I had to get done in order to be comfortable and know that I could do my job right, which I don’t think was true.”
In the end, Parsons said that working so diligently on such a successful show resulted in awards, sure, but he ultimately missed out on “tons of life” due to his singular focus. Still, he wouldn’t change a thing.
“In the same way, I can’t go back. I wouldn’t be where I am right now if I hadn’t had that time of life and that somewhat self-tortured nature was part of it,” he explained, before adding that he has also focused on a way to find that allusive work-life balance.
“It’s evolving, and it gets better all the time,” he added. “What I feel is better, what I feel is healthier.”
Jim Parsons shared his thoughts on the most absurd story line from The Big Bang Theory. During a Monday, April 20 appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Parsons, 53, was asked what he thought was the “most ridiculous” plot line on the beloved sitcom. “They were all rather silly, right?” Parsons reflected. “I mean, we […]
Parsons did make a cameo appearance on the show’s spinoff, Young Sheldon, admitting in an interview on Today that it was a weird experience.
“Big Bang Theory was always a live-audience show and Young Sheldon is a single-camera show, and I got to do it with Mayim — we both played Sheldon and Amy from the series — and to do it in that situation, it was just different enough that it wasn’t creepy,” Parsons said during his March 2024 appearance on the hit morning show. “Like, going like, ‘What are we doing here again?!’ Instead, it was really sweet. It felt like the nicest little coda to the whole experience, and I was very grateful that they asked us to do it.”
This year’s Avengers: Doomsday will feature Chris Hemsworth’s Thor in a major role, returning the Australian star to a franchise that he has been with since its inception. However, Hemsworth has had numerous unsuccessful attempts at joining pre-existing franchises. Most recently, he delivered one of the best performances of his career in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which received positive reviews but underperformed at the box office. He was also a part of the cast of Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, which fell short of box-office expectations for entirely different reasons. During the same era, Hemsworth starred in a reboot of a widely-liked sci-fi franchise with one of his co-stars from the Thor series. That movie is currently streaming in the United States on Peacock, but it won’t stick around for much longer.
The movie in question was released theatrically in 2019 to poor reviews, following a difficult production during which its director, F. Gary Gray, nearly quit. There were creative differences between the filmmaker and the producer during production, and the studio had to step in to mediate tensions and convince the director to stay on. Meanwhile, Hemsworth and his co-star, Tessa Thompson, reportedly hired personal writers to polish their lines because the script was deviating too drastically from the version they’d signed on to.
Watch the Sci-Fi Reboot on Peacock Before It’s Too Late
We’re talking, of course, about Men in Black: International, the 2019 reboot of the Men in Black franchise, which was headlined by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones for the first three installments. The reboot received a 23% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “Amiable yet forgettable, MiB International grinds its stars’ substantial chemistry through the gears of a franchise running low on reasons to continue.” Produced on a reported budget of more than $100 million, the film grossed around $250 million worldwide. While this was enough for it to break even, the motivation simply wasn’t there to continue the franchise. The movie will be removed from Peacock on August 1. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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June 12, 2019
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115 minutes
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F. Gary Gray
With a little over a week left in July, it’s time to start looking at what Netflix has to offer for subscribers in the coming month. There is a mix of original and licensed shows and movies hitting the streamer in August, with some returning for new seasons and others being brand-new. Netflix has not had much success with sci-fi movies this year since War Machine was released in February and became one of the most-watched movies ever on the platform. Many new movies have flown under the radar, apart from a few, like the hit rom-com Voicemails for Isabelle.
But for fans craving raw action and horror, Netflix might have saved the best for later with a new sci-fi horror set for release on August 7. This film features an expansive narrative and has attracted top talent as stars and director. Past Lives and The Morning Show‘s Greta Lee stars alongside Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) as Anna and Jason, respectively. The couple has two children, Graham and Ruth. This family is in for a rude awakening when, one morning, they realize they’re trapped in their home with no way out, as all potential exits are sealed by an unexplained phenomenon.
The sci-fi thriller titled The Last House was written by Matthew Robinson and directed by Louis Leterrier. The French director is known for directing high-octane thrillers like The Transporter and Fast & Furious. Leterrier directed the first and second movies in Jason Statham‘s franchise. He also directed the tenth installment in the Vin Diesel-led franchise and is also back for the 11th installment set for 2028. If Leterrier’s past is any indicator, The Last House could be a thrilling ride.
What Is ‘The Last House About?
The film combines science fiction with post-apocalyptic horror as a four-person family is trapped in their house. They later learn that everyone in the world is facing the same circumstances. After the shock wears off, the family must figure out how to survive, so they go back to basics, focusing on their fundamental needs. And for three years, they survive, and the kids grow up. When the movie starts, Noah Alexander Sosnowski and Riley Chung play young Graham and Ruth, but later, Gabriel Chung and Emma Ho take over the roles. But trouble is far from over for this family. They may think they’re one of the lucky few to survive, but what if they weren’t that lucky? Outside, a new threat emerges that could end them all. When they can finally leave, maybe they don’t want to.
The Last House hits Netflix on August 7. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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August 7, 2026
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Louis Leterrier, Matthew Robinson
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