There has been a renaissance of animated films in the 21st century, mostly because it has become more common for them to receive their just respect. Animation is a painstaking task that requires meticulous detail and effort; even though it is less common to see laborious 2D work, any form of animation requires a significant number of hours put out by dedicated artists to ensure that everything is poised in the perfect way. Unlike live-action, there is no existing material that can be shot as coverage or used in the background; everything that viewers see on the big screen is something that had to be designed. It shouldn’t come as a shock that, as a result, studios tend to be very exacting in choosing which of their animated projects are worthy of investment, even if some of them end up being massive blockbusters.
There has been a significant change within the industry post-2010 when it comes to the market for animation. Although Pixar was once thought of as being insurmountable, the studio began to face diminishing returns with some films that simply did not work, even if they also have plenty of successes. Dreamworks and Sony Animation had some misses, but they were also willing to take bold chances on riskier films that paid off; there’s also been a growing cult audience for the films of smaller, niche studios like Laika and Aardman, as well as an influx of international titles that receive domestic release. Although the end of this year brings several highly-anticipated titles, including Brad Bird’s Netflix space opera Ray Gunn and Laika’s ambitious top-motion fantasy epic Wildwood, there are certainly a number of options out there for animation fans to watch.
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ (2022)
Count Volpe talking to Pinocchio in Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – 2022Image via Netflix
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchiois the definitive version of the classic fairy tale, surpassing even the Disney animated classic from 1940. It makes sense that a story about a mechanical character trying to become human would have such a handcrafted quality to it, and there aren’t many directors out there who use practical effects, makeup, and stop-motion in the same way that Guillermo del Toro does. It helps that he takes a slightly more mature take on the material that acknowledges the darkness of the original text and the political complications that it involved.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is the perfect companion piece to the director’s entire body-of-work, as he has frequently told stories about mistreated outsiders who are labeled as “monsters.” Although there are clear parallels between the story of Pinocchio and that of del Toro’s Frankenstein, the notion of exploring the evils of fascism through the eyes of a child was something that he had developed with Pan’s Labyrinth.
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‘The LEGO Movie’ (2014)
Liam Neeson’s Good Cop/Bad Cop holding up a wanted sign in The Lego Movie.Image via Warner Bros.
The LEGO Movieis perhaps the biggest surprise animation hit of the last 15 years because it wasn’t what anyone had expected. It would have been easy for Warner Bros. to thrust all of its properties into a film that existed only to sell merchandise, but Phil Lord and Chris Miller instead took the LEGO themes of creative ingenuity and leadership, using them to craft a genuinely hilarious satire about the “hero’s journey” and complications of “play.” The LEGO Movie emulates the actual fun involved in creating a LEGO set, but it also shows that following the instructions isn’t the only way to create something that will last.
The LEGO Movie took an interesting twist that involved live-action elements with Will Ferrell, and it ended up making the story far more heartfelt and moving than it would have been otherwise. The inventive way that The LEGO Movie tied in components from various Warner Bros. franchises was also quite inventive, and not the cynical cash grab that it could have been; it most notably debuted Will Arnett as Batman, leading to another highly underrated animated gem with The LEGO Batman Movie.
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‘Zootopia’ (2016)
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Zootopiahas aged gracefully as one of the best films of its year, and showed that Disney animation was capable of making the sort of original stories that Pixar would have done a decade prior. Disney had spent a tremendous amount of time revamping and retooling the princess adventure story into different stories, but Zootopia offered a clever new spin on anthropomorphic animals that did something inventive with the concept for the first time in the 3D era. Although on the surface Zootopia is a fairly straightforward film about tolerance and diversity, it has even more loaded themes about classism, police brutality, political corruption, scapegoating, and gentrification, all within a film that works for kids.
Zootopia is one of the most impressive visual achievements of the last 15 years because of how immersive worldbuilding is, as there was clearly an intention to do more than just create a few gags. Despite the fact that Zootopia confronts some very important issues that have grown even more relevant in the decade since it was released, it also happens to be genuinely hilarious, with more than a few great animal puns.
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‘Flow’ (2024)
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Flow is one of the most surprising success stories out of any realm of cinema in the 2020s because it was a true passion project for Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis, who created the ambitious film with the free and open-sourced software Blender. That such a rich and textured film was made so efficiently, despite the enormous amount of money studios often dump into animated films, just shows how significantly the medium has changed and the different opportunities that are present for contemporary filmmakers. The “little movie that could” proved to be a breakout, word-of-mouth success that won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in a surprise victory over bigger commercial hits like Inside Out 2 and The Wild Robot, and managed to be one of the few animated films nominated for Best International Feature.
Flow is a simple, but deeply affecting story about the power of nature to cause societies to form and collapse, offering only hints at what the civilization in place looked like before a catastrophic event. Although it can be read as being a film about climate change, the changing of the world in Flow happens as the result of a natural process, which accounts for its magnificent beauty.
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‘Inside Out’ (2015)
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Inside Outis one of the last truly great Pixar films, and it’s also one of the most dense and psychologically interrogative works of cinema within the entire century. Pixar has made a habit of making surprisingly mature, thought-provoking films that cause the adults in the audience to have existential crises, but Inside Out takes that notion farther than usual by examining the literal way that developing minds work. It’s a film about the loss of childhood and path of adolescence that examines the declining of imagination, development of mixed emotions, and uncomfortable ways that memories can be recolored and reinterpreted. That Inside Out is such a probing work of analysis doesn’t prevent it from being a wildly imaginative and exciting, colorful adventure with some of the most impressive 3D visuals that Pixar has ever pulled off.
Inside Out is an important film for children to see because it is able to talk about depression and anxiety without saying it outright; while the primary focus is on Riley, the young protagonist, Inside Out also makes a point of showing what goes on in her parents’ minds, with sadness controlling her mother and anger controlling her father. While the sequel, Inside Out 2, was a massive financial success that reaffirmed Pixar’s monopoly on animation, it didn’t have quite the same original ingenuity as its predecessor.
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‘The Wind Rises’ (2013)
Kiro (left) and Jiro (right) looking ahead with a cloudy sky behind in ‘The Wind Rises’.Image via Studio Ghibli
The Wind Risesis the film that Hayao Miyazaki had been waiting his entire career to completebecause it confronts the tension that has been underneath his body of work. There is an inherent conflict for Miyazaki, a staunch anti-capitalist, of making art that can be consumed by the masses and controlled by institutions that he does not agree with. This ties into his own family history intertwined with World War II, as The Wind Rises shows the story of a genius airplane designer who struggles when his creations are used as tools of war. The question of whether artists are responsible for the way that their work is used is a fascinating one that invites discussion.
The Wind Rises isn’t the first time Miyazaki has approached the subject of war, as he covered similar themes in his underrated classic Porco Rosso, but it’s one of his most low-key and atmospheric projects ever. Although most of Miyazaki’s films can still be enjoyed by kids (with some like My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away directly aimed at them), The Wind Rises is a historical biopic that just happens to use animation as a medium. It’s the perfect companion piece to Miyazaki’s most recent (and potentially final) film The Boy and the Heron, which was inspired by his own experiences as a young man.
In a string of action titles headlined by Liam Neeson following the success of Taken, one movie has managed to stand out from the rest. Released in 2012, the film in question is The Grey, directed by Joe Carnahan. It follows Neeson’s character, a private security contractor working for an oil company in Alaska, who must survive in the wilderness after an accident leaves him stranded. The Grey was a critical and commercial success, grossing more than $80 million against a reported $25 million budget, and earning a “Certified Fresh” 80% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. The movie has proven to have a long life thanks to its popularity on streaming, and it makes sense that a companion piece from 1997 is turning out to be a must-watch for fans.
The earlier film was directed by Lee Tamahori, best known for the James Bond film Die Another Day. It featured Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin as two characters who must survive in the Alaskan wilderness while being chased by a Kodiak bear. Fans will remember that Neeson’s character in The Grey had to fight off a pack of wolves, in addition to increasing infighting among his group of survivors.
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Collider Exclusive · 8 Questions · 2 Minutes What Is Your Biggest Horror Nightmare? Elm Street · Chucky · Scream · The Conjuring
Four horror franchises. Four completely different ways of scaring you. One waits until you fall asleep. One makes sure nobody believes you. One is already in your group of friends. And one is in the house with your family. Answer eight quick questions about how you actually watch horror, and find out which nightmare was built for you.
😴Elm Street(Freddy Krueger)
🧸Chucky(Child’s Play)
📞Scream(Ghostface)
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🕯️The Conjuring(The Warren Files)
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Which horror scene makes you cover your eyes? Four classic images. One of them is worse than the others for you.
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You are home alone and you hear a noise. First thought? Everybody has one. It arrives before you have decided anything.
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Which horror movie rule would you break first? Everybody thinks they would survive. Almost nobody actually does.
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Something genuinely frightening happens. What do you do? Not in a film. In your actual living room, tonight.
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How do you actually watch a horror film? Be honest about this one. Nobody is checking.
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Somebody offers you serious money. Which do you still refuse? The amount does not matter. There is one on this list you are not doing.
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Which feeling stays with you a week after the film? Good horror does not stop when the credits do.
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Something wakes you at 3am. What is the worst possibility? Eight questions in, this is the one that decides your nightmare.
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The Lights Just Went Out Your Nightmare Is…
Four franchises, four completely different ways of getting underneath
your skin. This is the one built out of your particular fear, why it works so well on you, and what
it would leave behind.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street · Since 1984
Elm Street
Your nightmare does not wait outside the door. It waits for you
to close your eyes, which you are going to have to do eventually, because nobody has ever
won that particular argument.
Freddy is horror’s cruellest idea: a threat that lives in the one place you cannot
guard, cannot lock, and cannot avoid forever.
You are the one who is fine during the film and wide awake at two in the morning. Your
own head is where this does its damage.
These films understood exhaustion as a horror engine. The kids on Elm Street do not lose
because they are weak. They lose because they are tired.
You can lock every door in the house. You still have to sleep.
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Child’s Play · Chucky · Since 1988
Chucky
Your nightmare is not really the doll. It is the face of the
person you tell, and the way they decide, very kindly, that you have imagined all of it.
Chucky works precisely because he is absurd. That is the trap: the more accurately you
describe him, the less anybody is going to believe you.
You are the one shouting at the screen because the characters are not listening. You
know that feeling from real life too.
The franchise is at its best when the adults in the room are the real obstacle, and you
have met those adults.
By the time somebody finally believes you, you will have handled most of it on your own.
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Scream · Ghostface · Since 1996
Scream
Your nightmare has your number, knows your name, and has almost
certainly been inside your house before. The worst part is that you already know them.
Scream is the only one of these where the killer takes the mask off and turns out to be
somebody who was at the party.
You are the person who calls the twist out loud before it lands. You watch people the
same way you watch films.
The franchise made the rules of horror part of the plot, which means the survivors are
the ones paying attention. You would be paying attention.
Everybody is a suspect, including the person who just offered to walk you home.
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The Conjuring · The Warren Files · Since 2013
The Conjuring
Your nightmare is not really about you. It is about the people
asleep down the hall, and the feeling that whatever is here is not interested in leaving.
The Conjuring films are domestic horror. The house, the family, the perfectly ordinary
room that quietly stops feeling ordinary.
Your instinct is to get everybody into one room. Your fear is protective rather than
personal, which is rarer than it sounds.
This is the one franchise where belief is the weapon. The people who come through it are
the ones who are not alone and refuse to be.
Whatever is here did not come for you. It came for the household, and you are the one
standing in the hallway.
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The 1997 film also combined psychological intrigue with survival thrills. We’re talking about The Edge, written by the legendary David Mamet. The movie was released five years after the cult classic Glengarry Glen Ross, which also featured Baldwin. The Edge was a modest performer at the box office, grossing around $43 million against a reported budget of $30 million. It received a 63% score on Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “The Edge is an entertaining hybrid of brainy Mamet dialogue with brawny outdoors action — albeit one that sadly lacks as much bite as its furry antagonist.” According to FlixPatrol, The Edge appears to be gaining steam on streaming; it’s currently among the most-watched titles on the domestic Tubi chart. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Taylor Swift’s game day outfits are the definition of trendy and festive.
Swift started attending Kansas City Chiefs games in September 2023 amid her then-budding romance with tight end Travis Kelce. From official Chiefs gear to miniskirts and leather jackets, Swift has been supporting her beau in style. (Swift and Kelce said “I do” in July 2026.)
At the Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers game on October 22, Swift was a must-see in a red crewneck featuring the team’s logo and name. She paired the outerwear with a pleated black skirt, dainty jewelry, her classic red lip and straightened hair. Fans were quick to notice that one of her bracelets included beads spelling out 87 — which is Travis’ football number — alongside heart symbols.
Her bracelet reminded Us of a July 2023 episode of Travis’ “New Heights” podcast, which he cohosts with brother Jason Kelce. At the time, Travis told fans that he attempted to ask Swift out by using a bracelet “with my number on it” after attending her Eras Tour. Jason then asked if he meant his football jersey number or his phone number, to which Travis replied, “You know which one.”
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Meanwhile, some fans are convinced her clothing choices have hidden meanings, such as the red boots she wore to the Chiefs’ season opener in September, 2024.
In 2026, Swift rocked a $40 Wear by Erin Andrews tank top while supporting her husband at the Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts game in September 2026.
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The MLS’ Columbus Crew have fired reserve coach Federico Higuaín after an alleged incident with a female referee during a match on August 23.
“We determined it’s in the best interest of our Club, players and support staff to dismiss Federico Higuaín from his responsibilities,” Crew general manager Issa Tail said in a statement published Tuesday, September 22. “After conversations this week and further assessing the past month, our Club’s standards of what’s expected from a leader for one of our teams have not been met.”
Higuaín, 41, had already served a two-game suspension for the incident, which allegedly included a sexist remark and physical intimidation. He received a red card and was ejected from the match.
The decision to fire him, which came a month after the match took place, happened amid a public outcry, including a scathing statement from the Professional Soccer Referees Association.
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“During a recent MLS NEXT Pro match, a male head coach committed two deliberate acts of physical abuse and sexism against a female official — squeezing her hand and refusing to let go after being told to stop three times,” read the statement, shared via X. “The physical intimidation was compounded by a demeaning, sexist remark to the official: ‘Don’t forget this is a man’s game.’”
The PSRA argued that the two-game suspension “and other non-suspension discipline” fell short of US Soccer’s own standards.
“US Soccer policy states a ‘forceful grab’ like this requires a minimum three-game suspension,” the statement read. “Acts of discrimination also require a minimum three-game suspension. MLS NEXT Pro’s own manual also states that. Coaches are held to ‘a higher professional standard than players.’”
It continued, “The League’s response falls drastically short of the right message to the participants, the referees and the public. It needs to be reevaluated.”
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“Women make every level of this game better,” the PSRA concluded. “They should not have to endure intimidation or degrading. Comments to prove it. Our female officials have proven their excellence on the world state. They deserve the same respect, dignity and safe working environment as every other official.”
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The statement did not name Higuaín specifically.
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As a player, Higuaín spent nearly a decade in MLS, with most of that time coming as a member of the Crew. In 2012, his first season in the league, he won the MLS Newcomer of the Year Award.
A native of Argentina, Higuaín also played at the highest level of Argentine soccer, scoring 35 goals over 157 matches in the Argentine Primera División.
Created by Simon Cowell,America’s Got Talent debuted on NBC in June 2006, shortly after the show was set to launch in the U.K.
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While the contestants and their talents change each season, they’re not the only element that switches up. At first, the reality competition series was hosted by Regis Philbin with David Hasselhoff, Brandy Norwood and Piers Morgan serving as judges. After the first season, Philbin was replaced by Jerry Springer while Norwood left and Sharon Osbourne stepped in.
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Over the years, Cowell, Howard Stern, Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum, Gabrielle Union, Julianne Hough and Sofia Vergara sat at the judges’ table. Still, through all the ups and downs of judge turnover, the contestants remain the center of the show.
Scroll through the gallery below to see what every AGT winner has been up to sin
Law Roach is shedding light on how Zendaya feels about him speaking about her love life.
Appearing on the “Outlaws with TS Madison” podcast this week, the celebrity stylist, 48, shared how Zendaya, 30, reacted after Roach publicly announced the actress had tied the knot with Tom Holland.
“She thought it was funny,” Roach said on the podcast. “I’m still slightly spilling the tea about the wedding. You don’t know if that lady married or not.”
Roach made headlines in March when he referenced Zendaya and Holland, 30, while speaking to Access Hollywood on the Actor Awards red carpet, claiming, “The wedding has already happened. You missed it.”
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When the reporter asked for clarification as to whether the rumors that Zendaya and Holland had quietly wed following their 2024 engagement, Roach insisted, “It’s very true.”
At the Oscars the same month, Roach was questioned by Extra on the red carpet on whether he wanted to “clarify any comments” he made earlier in the month about Zendaya and Holland being married. “No,” Roach responded, before adding, “I said what I said.”
However, on September 14, Roach backtracked on his earlier comments when asked about Zendaya on the CNN & Variety Red Carpet Live: TV’s Biggest Night pre-show.
“Well, I actually lied, she wasn’t married. They actually haven’t had an official ceremony yet. It’s gonna happen after the Dune press tour,” he said.
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Tom Holland and Zendaya.(Photo by Tim P. Whitby/ Getty Images for Sony Pictures)
During his “Outlaws with TS Madison” podcast appearance, Roach explained why he is making seemingly contradictory statements about Zendaya and Holland’s marriage status.
“Because the thing about it is, stop asking me about somebody who I love’s personal business,” Roach said. “You don’t have the right or the allowance or the agency to ask me questions about that lady’s personal business. So, every time you ask me, I’m going to tell your ass something different.”
Roach also complimented Zendaya, who has been a longtime client and friend of his, for letting him be himself.
“The great thing about her is that she has become one of the biggest movie stars in the world and she never ever tries to make me be something I’m not,” he said. “I go and I cut up and I do things on the carpet or whatever, and she be like, ‘Boy, you crazy.’ She never ever ever ever tries to change me.”
Any rumors about Zendaya and Tom Holland having a second wedding are not true, according to stylist Law Roach. “I don’t think so,” Roach, 48, told Complex in an interview published on Tuesday, July 28. “I think that people should congratulate them. It’s two young, beautiful, successful people that are in love, and they had […]
Zendaya and Holland struck up a romance after initially meeting on the set of 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. In the hit superhero franchise, they portrayed love interests Michelle Jones Watson and Spider-Man/Peter Parker, respectively.
While there were rumors about a potential romance between the pair over the years, the relationship was confirmed when they were spotted kissing in a car in Los Angeles in July 2021.
Zendaya and Holland sparked engagement speculation at the 2025 Golden Globes when she was spotted wearing a diamond sparkler on her left hand. Multiple outlets later reported in January 2025 that Holland had proposed over the holidays in 2024.
Chadwick Boseman’s widow is hitting back after the late actor’s brothers filed a motion to remove her as administrator of his estate.
In new court documents obtained by Us on Thursday, September 24, Taylor Simone Ledward, 35, slammed the petition, which was filed by Chadwick’s brothers Derrick and Kevin, as a “public-relations stunt to smear [her] in the tabloid press.”
Ledward denied allegations that she didn’t comply with orders to distribute the remaining assets from Chadwick’s estate. Ledward insisted via the court documents, which were filed on Thursday in a Los Angeles court, that not only did she follow the court order to distrube the estate, she had been more generous than required when it came to Boseman’s family members.
“Simone has not only complied with the Order, but as a product solely of her own extraordinary generosity, she has gone well beyond what was required of her,” Ledward’s lawyer Adam Streisand wrote in the court docs.
Chadwick Boseman’s brothers have filed a motion to remove the actor’s widow, Simone Ledward Boseman, as the administrator of his estate. Chadwick’s brothers, Kevin and Derrick Boseman, petitioned the court via documents filed earlier this month and obtained by Us, claiming Simone, 35, has failed to properly distribute the late actor’s remaining assets. The siblings […]
“Simone’s generosity has been both financial and collaborative. She has always included the Boseman family in her efforts to ensure Chadwick’s memory would endure and flourish long after her husband’s tragic and untimely death,” the documents further read.
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“This is how the family repays her: a Petition replete with falsehoods under oath, purposefully used as a public-relations stunt to smear Simone in the tabloid press, not to mention the collateral damage it has caused to her husband’s legacy.”
Kevin and Derrick had petitioned the court via documents filed earlier this month and obtained by Us. The siblings are now requesting — six years after Chadwick’s death — that Ledward be removed from her position as estate administrator.
“[Ledward] continues to exercise complete control over his estate without input from Leroy and Carolyn [Boseman],” Kevin and Derrick’s motion reads, referring to their parents. “[Kevin and Derrick] respectfully request that this court enter an order directing [Ledward] to show cause for why she should not be held in contempt for disobeying the court’s order. [Kevin and Derrick] also ask that the court compel [Ledward] to distribute the remaining estate assets, provide a full accounting with receipts for her time as administrator and remove her from serving as administrator going forward.”
Taylor Simone Ledward and Chadwick Boseman.(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
The petition stipulated that Ledward is entitled to 50 percent of Chadwick’s assets since the Black Panther star died without a will, and that Chadwick’s parents should receive 25 percent of the trust.
“Nearly four years later, [Ledward] has still not distributed the estate, nor has she filed a petition for discharge with receipts,” the court filing reads. “Instead, [Ledward] continues to exert unilateral control over Decedent’s estate, denying Decedent’s family long overdue closure or participation in decision-making regarding matters affecting Leroy and Carolyn’s interests in [Chadwick’s] estate.”
Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s widow is suing his mother in a prenuptial dispute one year after the actor died. News broke on Tuesday, July 21, that Tenisha Warner filed a lawsuit in DeKalb County Superior Court against his mother, Pamela Warner. Pamela is the successor trustee of the Warner Family Trust, which Malcolm-Jamal set up in 1996. […]
In a statement shared with Us, Kevin and Derrick revealed they filed the lawsuit on behalf and “with the authority” of their parents.
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“For years, our parents have sought clarity regarding matters connected to the estate of our brother, Chadwick Boseman, including his intellectual property and legacy,” the statement read. “This action was filed on behalf of, and with the authority of, our parents, Leroy and Carolyn Boseman, who assigned their respective interests in the estate to Boseman Family LLC. Our family was unaware, until recently, that nearly four years after the court’s [October 2022] order for final distribution, the administrator had not closed the probate estate. Our petition seeks enforcement of the court’s order and the relief requested in the filing.”
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Kevin and Derrick further stated their intentions to “respect the legal process.” “On behalf of our parents, we are committed to ensuring that transparency, accountability, and respect guide the resolution of these matters. Our hope is that this process brings clarity, honors the Court’s orders, and ensures the responsible stewardship of Chadwick’s legacy,” the siblings wrote. “We love our brother, and we remain committed to preserving his legacy with dignity, integrity and respect. While these matters proceed through the appropriate legal process, we remain focused on protecting our parents’ interests, honoring Chadwick responsibly, and continuing the purposeful work we are building through Boseman Family LLC.”
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Ledward married Chadwick in 2020, three years before his death at age 43 following a private battle with colon cancer.
“It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman,” the statement shared with Us at the time read. “Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016 and battled with it these last four years as it progressed to stage IV.” The obituary continued, “A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much. From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson‘s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther. He died in his home, with his wife and family by his side.”
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If you think you need seven digits in your bank account to look like you do, think again! Kate Hudson proved that the right bag style can make you appear mega wealthy. Her pick costs $1,990, but we found the east-west look on sale for only $21 — and it’s even classier.
For the 2026 TIME100 Summit, Hudson turned up wearing a vibrant red dress that stopped traffic. But honestly, the sleek accessory hanging on her arm quietly stole the moment. Her black rectangular bag has a top flap, short strap and subtle sheen. This luxe Amazon twin has all of the above, plus elegant gold embellishments that make it double-luxe.
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This Kkxiu Shoulder Bag has a true east-west shape, soft faux leather, a timeless top flap and shiny gold hardware that gives it a high-end flair. One happy shopper called it out directly: “So sleek and looks designer. Very similar logo to Hermès and can dress up or down.”
Still, this purse is not just pretty. Thanks to the removable, adjustable strap, this shoulder bag triples as a clutch and crossbody, so you can wear it as a clutch for dinner, a shoulder bag for the office and a crossbody for hands-free moments. Better yet, it’s roomy enough for your keys, phone, wallet and beyond.
Pair this luxe-looking bag with a dress like Hudson, or let it anchor a black turtleneck and jeans on a Saturday. Either way, you’ll look old-money-rich without even trying.
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The long, horizontal silhouette with a hint of gold hardware is the ‘it’ bag style of wealthy women — ones who know quiet luxury reads louder than logos. Score the celeb-approved look on sale before it’s gone!
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Daniel Craig, after a multi-year stint as James Bond, retired as the character in No Time to Die (2021) and it meant the search was on for the next super agent. Looking to the future, Amazon moved to hire both Denis Villeneuve and Steven Knight to work on the new 007 film, and with that, there was an increased search on their part to determine who would step into the legendary tuxedo of Bond. Fans, for their part, have their own ideas of whom they feel would make a perfect MI6 agent now in the King’s Service.
Top on the list of die-hard fans of the franchise were the likes of Henry Cavill and Idris Elba, both of whom have impressive portfolios perfectly capable of locking down the role with little fuss. However, those in charge of making these decisions seem to have an entirely different idea in mind. While no one can speak down on the quality both aforementioned actors would bring to the role, according to the revelation made by casting director Nina Gold, Amazon was eyeing a younger actor for the project and, as such, it meant the elimination of the Superman and Hijack stars.
The character of James Bond has always been played exclusively by white, Caucasian men, and Ian Fleming never explicitly wrote the words white or Caucasian in his original novels. It was clear that given his familial background, described physical traits, and cultural markers, Mr. Bond was a white British man. In the wake of new casting rumors regarding the character, questions surrounding both Bond’s race and gender have arisen. Could James Bond be black or female? Charlie Higson, who is the author of five bestselling Young Bond books among others, while speaking to The Telegraph, is in no doubt about who should, and who should not, be the next James Bond. “Bond could be black, that wouldn’t be a problem,” Higson said. “But there would be no point making Bond a woman, because the character’s about what it means to be a man. It’s a representation of manhood and manliness.”
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Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.
🎖️Rambo
🍸James Bond
🏺Indiana Jones
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🔧John McClane
🎭Ethan Hunt
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You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner? The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.
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You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel? How you get there is half the mission.
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You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do? This is when you find out what someone is really made of.
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The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest? Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.
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How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission? Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.
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Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them? The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.
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Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do? Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.
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What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace? A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.
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Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with? No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.
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It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now? The last question is the most honest one.
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Your Partner Has Been Assigned Your Perfect Partner Is…
Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.
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Rambo
Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.
James Bond
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Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.
Indiana Jones
Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.
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John McClane
Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.
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Ethan Hunt
Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.
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The New James Bond Should Be Announced Soon
Higson goes on to explain that Bond was, in some ways, a reflection of the man who created him in the first place. “Ian Fleming famously suffered from depression, and put a lot of that into both Bond and the villains,” the King Zero author explained. “Bond is in the same position as a lot of men. So long as he’s doing something, he doesn’t have to think about that other side of things.” So, should Higson’s analysis fly with those making the tough decisions, who might James Bond ultimately be? Recent reports suggest that Amazon is currently in the final stages of the selection process with six names — Jack Barton, Jack Lowden, Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi, Paul Mescal, and Harris Dickinson — making it to the latter stages. While a decision is yet to be made regarding who gets the final nod, there are rumors that the decision might have been made already.
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There is currently no official date for the next James Bond movie. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates as the search nears its end.
Season 5 of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Testgot off to a dramatic start when one celebrity had to medically withdraw — and now they are speaking out about the exit.
The Thursday, September 24, premiere presented contestants with the challenge of jumping out of a helicopter headfirst into the ocean. They then had to swim back to the dock quickly, which proved to be a challenge for several recruits, and Brandi Glanville suffered lasting medical issues that led to her dismissal.
“I over-rotated. I know it felt like my head hit the water, and it was so hard,” Glanville exclusively told Us of her instant reaction. “It was like immediately I was dizzy and I thought my whole body was in the water. Then my body hits the water after that. It was just like being run over by a truck.”
Glanville recalled continuing to struggle, adding, “It was crazy, and then I came up and I’m trying to swim. My whole body is in pain. My right arm is the only thing I can use, and I have all the water kicking up from the jet skis. So I’m drinking the water and I’m thinking, ‘Parasites!’ That’s all I can think about. Like, what is happening in my mouth?”
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“Everyone kept touching me. And even just touching my back, it hurt. I was spinning. I couldn’t hear out of my left ear immediately. I was about to throw up, but then the camera guy was in my face, and I’m like, ‘You’re not getting this from me,’” she explained. “So I sat down, and they’re like, ‘Stand up!’ I’m like, ‘I cannot stand up. I will pass out and hit my head.’”
Glanville continued: “Of course I’m thinking all these crazy things, but everyone seemed to go through it really easily. Like, I was the second one to do it, and I’m watching all these girls go do it, and I’m like, ‘Am I just a disaster? Why can’t I do it like everyone else?’”
“It’s hard to turn [my arm]. Then my left boob is under my armpit, so that’s fun. And you’d have to fix that. But I hit the water really hard,” she noted. “We had to take boats because of my ear to the hospital, so we took three separate boats. We got to the hospital, and you cannot fly. I had a concussion and a perforated eardrum and all of these things. I had the worst headache where it just doesn’t go away.”
Glanville clarified that she was “on the mend,” adding, “I think that there are still just moments where I’m feeling like I’m an old lady to do that. We don’t recover like we used to. I mean, if I was 20, I really would have liked to dive and swim out of there.”
“I’m, like, so proud that I just didn’t give up and I just didn’t want to be the first one out. Obviously no one really wants to be,” she told Us. “I wanted to prove to my kids I could do it, but I had to go to the doctor. I was done. But I think that this still proves to the kids that I was kind of a badass.”
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Glanville — who dealt with years of unrelated health issues prior to competing on Special Forces — shares two sons, Mason, 23, and Jake, 19, with her ex-husband, Eddie Cibrian.
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test season 5 airs on Fox Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.
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Finding pants that flatter a petite frame can be tricky, but Kyle Richards just reminded Us how much difference the right silhouette can make. A fitted shape with a subtle flare can visually lengthen the legs, especially when paired with a little extra height underneath. It’s an easy styling trick we’re ready to copy this fall.
The 5-foot-2 star was recently spotted around Los Angeles wearing black bootcut pants with a lace cami and platform shoes. The sleek, slightly flared silhouette made her legs look miles long without requiring sky-high heels. While her exact pair remains a mystery, we found a similar style for $20 on Amazon.
The Dlooda High Waist Bootcut Dress Pants have the same leg-elongating shape, with a high-rise waist, fitted thighs and subtly flared hems. They’re made from soft four-way stretch fabric, while the faux-fly design skips bulky buttons and zippers for a smoother finish. Two roomy back pockets add function without disrupting the streamlined look.
If sneakers have been dominating your fall wardrobe, Jessica Alba might convince you to give them a day off. The actress just stepped out in chunky black loafers that made even the simplest basics look expensive. With their platform sole and classic shape, they have the rich-lady energy we want from fall shoes. On September […]
Petite shoppers are impressed with the fit, too. One 5-foot-1 reviewer said the pants “fit so perfectly,” adding that “even the length is great” — a rare win for anyone accustomed to immediately hemming new trousers.
The pants come in classic black like Richards’ pair, along with brown, navy and several other shades, in sizes XS to XXL. Another shopper liked them enough to buy them in “4 different colors,” calling the pants “very slimming and classy looking.”
Copy Richards’ leg-lengthening look by pairing the black pants with a lace cami and platforms, or add a fitted blouse for the office. The subtle flare makes them an easy way to create the illusion of longer legs while still feeling comfortable and wearable. At just $20, they’re a Kyle Richards-inspired fall staple petite shoppers won’t want to miss.
Looking for something else? Explore more from Dlooda here and don’t forget to check out all of Amazon’s Daily Deals for more great finds!
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