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10 Most Ambitious Superhero Movies of All Time
You could be someone who’s largely apathetic to movies in general and still be, in all likelihood, at least a little aware of how superheroes have been kind of a big deal lately. Maybe the 2010s was the golden era, and there was also a fruitful 2000s leading up to that next decade’s dominance, but you can’t rule out the 2020s when something like Avengers: Doomsday is still pretty hyped (at least at the time of writing, because time will ultimately tell whether it’s any good or not).
Doomsday seems like it’ll be pretty darn ambitious, so looking at superhero movies that have already come out – and focusing on ones that were impressively ambitious – feels like it could be worth doing. These aren’t necessarily the best superhero movies of all time, but more ones that did something new, started some kind of trend, successfully threw together countless iconic characters on screen, or even did all of the above, to some extent.
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‘Spider-Man’ (2002)
Sure, X-Men (2000) and Iron Man (2008) are worth shouting out if you’re talking about superhero movies that helped kick off some kind of overall trend. X-Men was a flawed but solid movie for its time that showed you could make something with tons of superheroes work on the big screen, and then Iron Man ultimately served as the first movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, albeit in a way where it didn’t feel like dozens of later films were part of the plan (at least not at first).
So, why not include them while including Spider-Man? Maybe because Spider-Man (2002) is a better film, and also because it’s hard not to be fond of it, if you’re one of those people who can remember it being the first big superhero/comic book movie you ever saw. It’s not a perfect film, but it gets all the basics right and hits all the beats it has to quite effortlessly, as an origin story, paving the way for various Spider-Man movies – and other superhero fare – to come.
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‘Watchmen’ (2009)
With Watchmen, there was an attempt to get some very beloved source material (to say the least) adapted into a single movie, and that attempt was, honestly, a mostly successful one. There are things to nitpick here if you want, and like just about any adaptation, it’s not a one-to-one thing, but Watchmen does look and feel like the graphic novel series of the same name.
It’s also a film that gets across the deconstructive elements of the source material, being like a psychological drama with superheroes, and also having some distinctive sci-fi elements, plus a sense of brutality that, even nowadays, you don’t see much of in comic book/superhero movies. Watchmen is a better adaptation than some give it credit for, and there’s a lot here worth celebrating and admiring.
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‘Superman’ (1978)
Superman wasn’t the first superhero movie ever, but it was the first big-budget one, and also arguably the first superhero movie about a recognizable character that did such a character justice. Like 2002’s Spider-Man, Superman (1978) does what you’d expect an origin story to do, but the ambition here comes from when you consider the time in which the film came out.
It was a risk, and a lot of money was spent on the whole thing, and the movie had a tagline it really needed to live up to, since that tagline was “You’ll believe a man can fly.” If Superman hadn’t made people believe, and if it had been a failure in other ways, the whole future of blockbuster cinema (especially blockbusters involving superheroes, for hopefully obvious reasons) might well have looked incredibly different.
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‘The Dark Knight’ (2008)
The Dark Knight is one of Christopher Nolan’s biggest movies, and it’s probably also his best film overall, too. It comes in the middle of a trilogy which is made up of two other movies that definitely aren’t bad, and then The Dark Knight in the middle of them, which doesn’t really have anything bad in it, delivering everything you’d want out of a comic book movie, plus some things you might not really expect to see in a comic book movie.
The Dark Knight manages to work exceptionally well as a fairly action-heavy crime/thriller film that just so happens to have Batman – plus some other associated characters – in it.
It’s that quality which makes it feel extra ambitious, since The Dark Knight manages to work exceptionally well as a fairly action-heavy crime/thriller film that just so happens to have Batman – plus some other associated characters – in it. There is also an argument to be made that The Dark Knight Rises is more ambitious, but that film sort of collapses under its own weight (even if it’s not bad overall), so The Dark Knight feels more worthy of a shout-out. It’s just cleaner, more well-crafted, and overall quite a bit more satisfying.
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‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ (2014)
The first X-Men was promising, then the second was an improvement in pretty much every way, and then things got a bit messy, what with a third movie and a solo Wolverine prequel, neither of which were particularly well-received. But then in 2011, there was X-Men: First Class, which was a better prequel, and then a few years later, X-Men: Days of Future Past came out, and it was a grand old crossover between the “original” X-Men movies and First Class.
There’s a time-travel plot that gets everyone on the same wavelength, more or less, having to team up to prevent a dystopian future that seems otherwise inevitable. And maybe it was inevitable, since the world of Logan is pretty desolate, but then again, the X-Men have now joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Logan might not be canon, and so it’s all very confusing. Eh, plenty of movies in the series are still good. Maybe time-travel is going to muddy any timeline, but still, what a time-travel movie this one is.
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‘The Batman’ (2022)
Now, The Batman is ranked higher than The Dark Knight here, but that’s not a suggestion that it’s a better Batman movie overall than The Dark Knight. Ambition is what’s being focused on, and The Batman is a hugely ambitious movie, with the runtime standing out as the first thing that feels notable, given it’s just a minute or two shy of three hours, in total.
Also, it introduces a new Batman without doing it as an origin story, and then it also ventures outside of expected territory by de-emphasizing action more than just about any other big-budget superhero movie in recent memory. The Batman is all about the quieter and moody side of Batman, with detective work being highlighted more than fight sequences, and all in a way that gives this version of Batman a genuinely interesting character arc, too. Like a certain Spider-Man movie that’s about to be mentioned, it’s a shame that, at the time of writing, the wait for some kind of follow-up movie set in a world this interesting has been more than four years (and counting).
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ (2023)
After Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse came out and more or less blew everyone’s minds, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse had its work cut out for it, needing to live up to the first. Thankfully, it did that and then some, going above and beyond in the sense that it felt much bigger, and ran for a fair few minutes longer, and increasing the scope of something that was already about the multiverse can’t have been easy.
Things overflowed when it came to this movie, because it really doesn’t conclude, and there’s been one hell of a prolonged cliffhanger because, at the time of writing, it’s been three years since Across the Spider-Verse came out. Still, it’s an easy movie to rewatch and pick up details or isolated jokes you might’ve missed the first time around, so that’s nice, at least.
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‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ (2021)
2017’s Justice League was possibly ambitious, but not in a good way, since it was really quite a mess, owing to how it tried to do way too much in too short a runtime. Maybe 2021’s recut, called Zack Snyder’s Justice League, is a lot spread out over too long a runtime, in the eyes of some, but it works a whole lot better than the 2017 cut, and it’s hard not to be at least a bit impressed by the grandiosity of it all.
At the time of writing, it’s the last superhero movie Zack Snyder has directed, and it feels like it could be a grand finale of sorts to that part of his filmography. It is the most Snyder-ish of all the Snyder movies, and, in all likelihood, very much the movie he wanted to make (hence his name being in the title and stuff). It’s a four-hour-long superhero epic that’s overflowing with ideas, but that’s not really a problem for most of its runtime (it’s only the endless set-ups for movies that’ll probably never come, in its final 20 to 30 minutes, that’s a bit hard to defend nowadays).
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (2018)
Since it got labeled – both sincerely and ironically – as “the most ambitious crossover event in history,” it feels more than fitting to mention Avengers: Infinity War whenever you’re talking about extra ambitious superhero movies. There was an attempt at getting most of the main heroes who’d appeared in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie in this one film, and said attempt was a largely successful one.
Certain characters do get more screen time than others, and anyone rocking up for Hawkeye or Ant-Man specifically might’ve left disappointed, but the size of this film still feels impressive. Avengers: Infinity War does all that while also being the movie that made Thanos perhaps the most memorable villain of the MCU so far, after earlier films had shown him kind of hovering in the background. There’s also the rather bold way this movie ends, which, of course, leads into…
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019)
…Avengers: Endgame, which may or may not be even more ambitious than Avengers: Infinity War. That 2018 epic ended with Thanos actually winning, and half of all life in the universe disappearing in an instant. Avengers: Endgame picks up with all that life being avenged, albeit emptily, and then there’s a big time-skip before those who are left devise a time-travel-related plan to get the disappeared people back.
And it all sounds a little silly when you lay it out like that, but this was a logical continuation of the events depicted in Infinity War, and a film that did a lot to pay off – or have callbacks to – various movies that came before. There’s also a dramatic and cathartic final act to Endgame that future Avengers movies will probably struggle to exceed, as far as spectacle and sheer emotion go (still, never say never).
Avengers: Endgame
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April 26, 2019
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181 Minutes
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Keith Giffen, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jim Starlin, Joe Simon, Steve Englehart, Jack Kirby, Steve Gan, Bill Mantlo, Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus
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Robert Downey Jr.
Tony Stark / Iron Man
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Chris Evans
Steve Rogers / Captain America
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The sweatiest season is well underway, and sometimes perfume isn’t enough to mask (or eradicate) your stench. Teyana Taylor knows this, which is why, along with always carrying perfume, she keeps one luxe deodorant in her purse “at all times.”
The actress sat down with GQ to share the 10 things she can’t live without, and we almost didn’t get any details on her scent routine. “This is the part of the essentials I’m most mad about sharing because I do gatekeep my smells,” the One Battle After Another star admitted. “I love smelling good, people be like ‘oh my god, she smells so good.’” Still, she let Us in on her ultimate sweat-busting secret: the Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Anti-Perspirant Deodorant Stick.
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“Donna Karan Deodorant — she smells fire. It’s good,” Taylor shared. She’s not wrong. Run-of-the-mill deodorants tend to smell like powder or wispy florals, but not this luxe pick. Consider this anti-perspirant the ultimate quiet luxury. On top of controlling body odor and preventing sweat stains, this also leaves you smelling delicately rich thanks to the indulgent yet light combination of lily of the valley, Moroccan jasmine and sandalwood.
No one knows how to rule a red carpet quite like Teyana Taylor. Hot off the heels of her Best Supporting Actress win at the Golden Globes, the multi-hyphenate was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2026 Grammys, once again bringing her style A-game to an awards show. To complement an ab-baring Tom Ford dress, […]
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Underboob sweat used to dictate what I wore. Dealing with perspiration was especially annoying during the summer months, but if you’re a self-proclaimed hot body like me, you’re sweaty all year round, making it extra difficult to find cute outfits that hide any hint of moisture. However, that all changed when I discovered Carpe’s Sweat […]
Anna Faris is sparking excitement among fans after revealing the possibility of a sequel to “The House Bunny,” the 2008 comedy movie, in which she starred as Playboy Bunny-turned-sorority mom, Shelly Darlington. While nothing has been confirmed, the idea of a follow-up has already generated buzz among fans, and Faris has expressed her desire to step into the role of Shelly once again.
At the “Scary Movie” premiere, Entertainment Tonight caught up with Anna Faris, who had something to say about another movie she starred in. Talking to a reporter, she said, “I would love to talk to you about ‘House Bunny’ stuff.”
Faris said there’s “interest” in a sequel, and while it’s too early to tell whether one is possible, she knows the original film, as well as her character in the movie, Shelly Darlington, has a following. “I never thought that dream would ever be realized either… It’s too soon to say anything but it turns out, that movie is beloved, and that character too,” she said.
Fans Want A Zeta House Reunion
“The House Bunny” was released in 2008, and it follows Shelly Darlington, a Playboy Bunny aspiring to be on the centerfold of the magazine, but gets kicked out of the Playboy Mansion instead. She ends up serving as a house mother for the Zeta Alpha Zeta sorority, helping its socially awkward members reach their full potential and also learning a few lessons along the way.
The movie starred Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Kat Dennings, Katherine McPhee, and Rumer Willis, with cameo appearances from Hugh Hefner, Shaquille O’Neal, and Bunnies Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson, and Bridget Marquardt.
Faris’ statements fired up the movie’s fanbase, with many expressing their excitement over the possibility of a sequel. “No I’m cryinnnggg cause I’ve been dreaming about this since I was in middle school!!!” one fan commented. “I would DIE if they brought it back for a sequel,” another added.
Anna Faris Said Adam Sandler Saved ‘The House Bunny’
Faris came up with the concept of a Playboy Bunny getting dismissed from the mansion and approached screenwriters Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah. However, Faris had a darker plot in mind. The writers instead injected comedic elements into the story and came up with the final script.
On the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Faris told host Josh Horowitz that they pitched “The House Bunny” more than 20 times to different companies and got rejected. Their 24th attempt, and the last one, was to Happy Madison Productions, Adam Sandler’s company. Faris said they didn’t even have to pitch to Sandler.
Sandler saw the actress in the waiting room and asked what she was doing there, to which she replied, “I said, ‘I’m here to pitch you a movie,’ and he said, ‘What’s it about?’ And I said, ‘A Playboy Bunny who gets kicked out of the mansion,’ And he was like, ‘Okay, all right. That’s pretty funny.’”
Several weeks later, Faris was on set filming the movie.
The Actress Got Tired Of Waiting For Roles
Faris’ breakout role was in “Scary Movie,” released in 2000. In the years following, she appeared in three more installments of “Scary Movie” and nabbed supporting roles in other films, such as “The Hot Chick,” “Lost in Translation,” and “Just Friends,” among others.
In an interview in 2008, Faris shared what pushed her to come up with the concept of “The House Bunny.” “I got a little tired of waiting for men to cast me in their comedies. I decided to do like Hollywood’s comic boys club does,” she told the Boston Herald.
Apart from taking on the lead role, Faris also served as one of the executive producers of “The House Bunny.” Three years later, she also executive-produced and starred in the romantic comedy “What’s Your Number?”
Anna Faris Said ‘The House Bunny’ Was Life-Changing
“The House Bunny” proved to be a formative experience for Faris in more ways than one. In 2022, she shared how uncomfortable she was for two weeks while filming, saying she wasn’t used to wearing skimpy outfits. Despite being out of her comfort zone, she pushed forward and, in the end, felt more empowered.
In a 2024 interview with PEOPLE, Faris shared that Shelley was a “life-changing role,” not only for her career but for her personal growth. “I loved playing a character who was not competitive with other people, and who was really wonderful. That made me want to lead my life with compliments… I loved playing a character who was so generous with her love,” she explained.
At that time, Faris also shared ideas for a sequel, saying that Shelley could be a bad country singer, but she was leaning more toward the former Playboy Bunny working as a CIA interrogator. “Let’s write a script. I would love that,” Faris said.
Love Island USA‘s newest challenge revealed an interesting fact about how an Islander slept with someone nearly three decades older than him.
During the Thursday, June 4, episode of the Peacock show, the Islanders had to read out sex facts and figure out which of them it was about. One of the revelations was that an Islander slept with someone in their 50s.
“I was out and I was having a good time with my friends. She started talking to me and she was hot as f*** for her age,” Gabriel, who is 26 years old, said about his encounter with the 52-year-old. “We had a good night together. She had a lot of experience.”
Love Island USA follows a group of singles who have to pair off in order to stay in the show’s luxury villa in Fiji. The contestants — who are referred to as Islanders — live in isolation in a villa and are under constant video surveillance. They must be coupled up to remain on the show and to stand a chance to receive the prize of $100,000.
While the islanders are filming nonstop for weeks, viewers are watching daily episodes and even get to cast votes that affect couples and the fate of the contestants.
Before season 8 premiered, Love Island USA released a statement directed at the audience, which read, “The Villa runs on good vibes, and so does this community. We love seeing your reactions, opinions, and debates, but everyone deserves to feel safe and respected.”
The statement continued: “This is a space for fun, not negativity – so keep it kind, keep it positive, and remember: this is LOVE Island!”
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In addition to Gabriel, season 8 of Love Island USA features Aniya Harvey, Beatriz Hatz, Bryce Alakai Dettloff, KC Chandler, Mackenzie “Kenzie” Annis, Melanie Moreno, Sincere Rhea, Sean Reifel, Trinity Tatum, Kayda Bosse and Zach Georgiou.
New episodes of Love Island USA are released six days a week — except for Wednesdays — on Peacock.
Michael Fassbender is taking a brief break from the world of espionage and returning to another familiar territory. Last year, the German-Irish actor’s only feature release was Steven Soderbergh‘s Black Bag, the acclaimed star-studded spy thriller that paired him with Cate Blanchett and Pierce Brosnan, but somehow struggled to perform at the box office. He is set to reprise his role in Season 2 of Paramount+’s breakout thriller series The Agency, which premieres later this summer. After that, the actor will return to a genre he has stayed away from in recent years. The project has quietly generated buzz of its own and even broken records along the way. Now, it has officially secured a theatrical release date in the United States.
Fassbender will next star in Hope, a South Korean sci-fi thriller described as an alien monster mash-up. The film premiered in competition for the Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, where it earned strong reviews and a seven-minute standing ovation following its screening. Hope also marks Fassbender’s return to the alien sci-fi genre for the first time since Ridley Scott‘s Alien: Covenant in 2017. This time, however, the actor trades heroics for villainy, starring as the film’s primary antagonist alongside his wife, Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina). The project marks the couple’s first on-screen reunion since 2016’s The Light Between Oceans.
Set in the remote village of Hope Harbour near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, Hope follows a community terrorized by a mysterious creature initially believed to be a tiger. As the local authorities investigate, they uncover a far more terrifying truth: the village is under attack by alien predators, portrayed by Fassbender and Vikander. The film has already made history, becoming the highest-grossing overseas pre-sales title ever for a Korean film. After securing sales in more than 200 territories, Hope was acquired by NEON for U.S. distribution, per Deadline, and is now set to arrive in theaters this fall on September 9.
Who Is Behind ‘Hope’?
Hope was written and directed by Na Hong-jin, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the cult horror hit, The Wailing. The film appears well-positioned for commercial success, with international sales already recouping roughly half of its production budget. Hong-jin has also revealed that he has a sequel concept ready should the opportunity arise. The film currently holds an 82% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes. In her review, Collider’s Theresa Lacson praised Hope as one of the most exciting films to emerge from this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
In addition to Fassbender and Vikander, Hope boasts a star-studded cast that includes Hwang Jung-min (Deliver Us from Evil), Zo In-sung (Moving), Hoyeon (Squid Game), Taylor Russell (Bones and All), and Cameron Britton (The Umbrella Academy).
Hope arrives in theaters on September 9.
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May 17, 2026
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160 minutes
- Director
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Na Hong-jin
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Saemi Kim
Cast
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Diane Kruger just made a convincing case for retiring bulky sneakers — at least for the summer. While oversized dad shoes have dominated street style for years, the actress is proving that a slimmer, more streamlined sneaker can look just as cool while feeling infinitely more versatile.
On May 29, Kruger was spotted in New York City after a workout, wearing a white tank top, black leggings, a baseball cap and a slouchy cream shoulder bag. Finishing the look was a pair of checkerboard Vans slip-ons, a classic sneaker choice that felt refreshingly simple compared to the chunky styles we’ve been seeing everywhere.
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Victoria Beckham has long mastered the art of looking expensive without trying too hard, and her latest vacation outfit might be her chicest summer look yet. Rich-girl vacation style is everywhere right now, but Beckham proved the easiest way to capture the trend is with one simple staple: sleek brown slide sandals. Even better? You […]
The exact pair Kruger wore was the Vans Classic Slip-On Checkerboard Sneaker, a timeless style that’s remained popular for decades. Featuring the brand’s signature black-and-pewter checkerboard print, the low-profile silhouette delivers a laid-back look that works with everything from activewear to jeans, shorts and casual dresses.
Part of the appeal is comfort. The slip-on design makes them easy to throw on and head out the door, while Vans’ padded footbed and durable rubber outsole help provide support for all-day wear. Unlike bulky sneakers that can sometimes overwhelm an outfit, these keep the look sleek and balanced while still feeling practical enough for everyday errands, walks and weekend plans.
At $60 on Amazon, they’re also one of the more affordable celebrity-approved sneakers we’ve spotted lately. The checkerboard print functions almost like a neutral, pairing effortlessly with black, white, denim and even brighter summer colors.
There’s a reason Vans never really go out of style. They’re comfortable, versatile and instantly recognizable without feeling trendy. Whether you wear them with leggings like Kruger, denim cutoffs or a breezy sundress, they’re the kind of sneaker you’ll reach for again and again all season long.
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Taylor Swift may be known for her collection of designer bags and sky-high heels, but her latest New York City outfit proves that sometimes the chicest wardrobe upgrades aren’t flashy at all. Instead of reaching for classic denim, the singer wore flowy wide-leg trousers that instantly made her legs look miles long, and now we’re […]
Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky’s recent family travel plans didn’t go as smoothly as hoped.
Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar Arabia for a video shared via Instagram on Tuesday, June 2, Hemsworth, 42, and Pataky, 49, opened up about an airport mishap.
“I actually went to the airport once and I had my daughter’s passport instead of my son’s passport,” Hemsworth, who shares daughter India Rose, 14, and 12-year-old twin boys Sasha and Tristan with Pataky, said.
Pataky added, “He couldn’t fly.”
While Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky’s whirlwind romance was always something special, their relationship continued to bloom after they welcomed their three children. The Marvel star and the model tied the knot in 2010 after less than a year of dating. Two years later, they became a family of three with the birth of their daughter, India, […]
Attempting to salvage the situation, Hemsworth explained that he tried to convince security that the passport was the correct one so he could sneak his son on board without the required documents.
“They kind of look the same,” the Thor star joked as he recalled trying to convince airport authorities that one of his sons was pictured in the passport. Pataky chimed in, “They don’t.”
“I said, ‘This is her,’” the actor recalled, adding that the security agent remained unconvinced and responded, “That’s a boy.”
Hemsworth concluded, “So, yeah, that didn’t work.”
After starting a family with Pataky, whom he wed in 2010, the Home and Away alum has been candid about how fatherhood has changed his life.
Chris Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky and their sons. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
Speaking to The Father Hood in 2019, Hemsworth said having kids made him think twice about the acting roles he takes on.
“It’s all about you before kids,” he told the outlet. “And then you have children and you still try to hang onto that, you say ‘I am who I am’. And then it goes out the window. A lot of my decisions now are based on how things are going to affect the family. What’s the location the film shoots in?”
He further explained, “If it’s some obscure, not so attractive place, do I want to drag the family there for four months? And then there’s the question of what the role’s going to do to me? Is it going to put my head in a space that’s pretty consuming? There are times [a role comes up] when I say, maybe not that one yet.”
Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky may have their hands full as parents of three, but their love for each other has withstood the test of time. “They love to have fun and explore new things,” a source exclusively reveals in the newest issue of Us Weekly about the pair, who share daughter India, 11, and […]
Hemsworth has also emphasized the importance of making sure his kids get to enjoy their childhood before potentially following in the footsteps of their famous parents.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight in 2023 about his daughter India’s interest in acting after starring as Gorr’s daughter in the 2022 film, Thor: Love and Thunder, Hemsworth said he wanted her to delay her ambitions until she’s older.
“I want her to have a childhood, and I think so does she,” Hemsworth said. “There’s plenty of time, sweetie. Go to school, horse ride, have fun, be a kid.”
Ted Danson is revisiting one of the most controversial moments of his decades-long career. In 1993, the actor appeared in blackface at the roast of Whoopi Goldberg, with whom he was in a relationship at the time. The backlash was immediate, and now, Danson is shedding light on the thought process behind the roast, saying that he will forever be apologetic for his past actions.
On June 3, Ted Danson appeared on the “Who’s With Me?” podcast to discuss his lengthy career with host W. Kamau Bell. At some point in the conversation, the two talked about the “Cheers” actor wearing blackface in the early ’90s, which led to extreme public backlash. Bell disclosed that before starting the podcast, he asked Danson whether there were topics he didn’t want to get into, to which he answered no.
In October 1993, Whoopi Goldberg was roasted at the members-only New York Friars Club, and one of the roasters was Danson, with whom she was having an affair. Danson appeared in blackface makeup with exaggerated lips, used the n-word, and made explicit jokes about their sex life during his set.
“I have no problem talking about this, but I need to and want to apologize for the rest of my life because somebody today can go on the internet and go, ‘What the f-ck? Wow, I feel betrayed, I feel angry.’ And I did that,” Danson told Bell.
The Actor Attempted To Get Out Of The Roast
Danson also apologized to Goldberg, as he didn’t want her to get caught up in the issue again. He then explained the circumstances leading up to the roast. At that time, Danson was married to producer Casey Coates when he began an affair with Goldberg, which was made public by tabloids and paparazzi while they were filming the movie “Made in America.”
Danson recalled that he had already signed on for the roast when he and Goldberg realized their relationship was nearing its end. He tried to get out of the event, but organizers allegedly threatened legal action because tickets had already been sold.
The actor then shared his thought process, but not before saying that it wasn’t an excuse. Danson had no clue what to do, considering he was not a comedian and he was tasked to roast one of the funniest women in the world.
“And then I thought, ‘Well I can do performance theater.’ I looked at all these tapes and it’s like, well if I were Black, I could say all these outrageous things. I’m not; then my mind went, I will do it in blackface and that will be funny or not, but it will be like, ‘I have license now,’” Danson said.
Ted Danson Said He Was ‘Stupid And Entitled’
The actor explained that the circus surrounding their affair as a mixed-race couple made him angry, “It couldn’t be because they liked each other or saw something in each other… It had to be just pure sex, that’s the only reason for a relationship like this,” Danson said.
As he worked on his material, he thought about what Goldberg had said about using the n-word. “They don’t have to use nasty language. They can take you off. They can be racist in their actions and be the sweetest thing,” Danson explained, adding that he “latched on” to that idea.
“There’s no one been whiter than me in the world. That I thought that this white guy could have something valuable to say about race and race relations was so stupid and entitled,” the actor reflected.
Danson ran his material by Goldberg, but at the roast, he quickly realized his set wasn’t going according to plan. “Within 20 seconds, I was like, ‘I stuck my finger in a light socket,” he said.
The Actor Said His Intentions Didn’t Matter
The backlash was swift. TV personality Montel Williams, who was a celebrity guest at the roast, walked out of the venue enraged and later resigned his membership from the club. New York City Mayor David Dinkins was also in attendance, and while he finished the performance, he later said the jokes were “way, way over the line.”
“Fifty percent of the crowd didn’t get it and f-cking hated it and hated me. And I kept going,” Danson said. “I thought I was doing a satire on race relationships, inner, you know, mixed couple relationship, and I thought I was being edgy,” he explained.
Danson said that while his intention for the roast was “love,” he later understood that “intentions do not matter. “The impact you have on people is what matters,” he added.
Whoopi Goldberg Defended Ted Danson
Immediately following the set, Goldberg addressed Danson’s blackface, telling the audience, “I don’t care if you didn’t like it. I did.”
Later, Goldberg shared that she was the one who wrote Danson’s material and even hired the artist who did his makeup. “Ted is a funny man, but he is a white man. He didn’t know how to do this. I did. It was my concept.”
Goldberg also spoke about it publicly, saying, “If they knew me, they would know that Whoopi has never been about political correctness. I built my whole career destigmatizing words like ‘n—–r’,” she said. In another statement, the comedian stated, “Friars Club roasts are meant to be ‘vulgar’ and ‘outrageous,’ so why anyone would take offense to Ted’s roasting me in the tradition of the Friars Club is beyond me.”
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The show previously ran for 12 seasons with Arisa Cox as host.
After debuting theatrically barely two weeks ago, Guy Ritchie‘s new movie is already available to rent or purchase on PVOD. This sort of narrow theatrical window is getting rarer these days, as studios and exhibitors try to correct the mistakes of the last few years. Universal, for instance, has committed to a four-week theatrical window for its movies starting this year; this will increase to at least five weekends from next year onward. So, for a major action movie starring globally renowned stars and with an A-list director at the helm to be released on home video merely 17 days after its release seems, on the surface, like a step in the other direction. The movie’s underwhelming box-office performance and mediocre reviews probably had something to do with it.
Ritchie has had a rather difficult time at the box office over the last half-decade, with four movies in a row falling short of commercial expectations. Paradoxically, his movies tend to do very well on home video. For instance, Ritchie’s 2024 war movie The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is the number one movie on the domestic Peacock chart as we speak. Over the years, Ritchie has further established his streaming credentials with a trio of hit shows — Netflix’s The Gentlemen, Paramount+’s MobLand, and Prime Video’s Young Sherlock. However, there’s no denying that his latest theatrical release should have done better.
Guy Ritchie’s Fans Seem to Have Been Waiting Patiently for His New Movie to Hit Home Video
We’re talking, of course, about In the Grey. Starring Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Eiza González, the film grossed only around $13 million worldwide against a reported budget of $70 million. This is well below the $49 million worldwide haul of Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, the $29 million haul of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and the $21 million haul of The Covenant. It’s also the second-lowest-grossing movie of Cavill’s post-Superman career, after Night Hunter. In the Grey received mixed reviews and is now sitting at a 49% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The website’s consensus reads, “Pitting together charismatic stars in an underpowered caper, Guy Ritchie’s In the Grey is a slick action vehicle whose lack of fresh ideas ultimately put its entertainment value in the red.” However, there are already early signs that the movie will do Ritchie-style business on PVOD.
It holds an 83% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and according to FlixPatrol, it debuted at the number two spot on the domestic iTunes chart. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
- Release Date
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May 13, 2026
- Runtime
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98 minutes
- Producers
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Ivan Atkinson, Dave Caplan, Guy Ritchie, John Friedberg
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