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The 1980s introduced horror fans to scores of slasher franchises and stand-alone movies that have been cemented into history by way of ravenous cult followings. Whether it’s Jason Vorhees chasing a victim through the woods with a machete, Freddy Kruger stalking them in their dreams, or the Tall Man crossing dimensions to capture their souls, the gore and violence (with a little bit of humor) captivated audiences and kept them returning to the screen time and again.

With so many genre films from that era, it’s easy to imagine how some otherwise great films can be forgotten. One particular movie, 1987’s Return to Horror High, is an excellent example of a film that deserves another look. The horror-comedy packs in everything that makes these films so great and comes with the bonus of co-starring a young George Clooney.

From the opening, audiences are hit with the sick and twisted humor that sets the pace for the remaining 90+ minutes. Called onto the scene of a multiple murder, a police investigator exits his vehicle and barks at a uniformed officer, “How many?” “Six or seven. Maybe eight,” she responds to him. “What’s the matter, can’t you count?” he snaps back. “They’re not exactly all together, sir,” she quips with a straight face.

Bloody sheets covering multiple bodies are scattered across the lawn of what is soon to be revealed as a local high school. The lone survivor of the massacre, a screenwriter named Arthur, is interviewed by investigators.

As his story unfolds, audiences begin to understand that the shocked filmmaker was part of a group that had set up camp in the school, which was the site of a series of grisly, unsolved murders several years before. Arthur and the rest of the film crew were in the midst of making a movie based on the killings from years prior, and decided that filming on location at the actual high school where they occurred would give the project a more realistic edge.

As the film progresses, Arthur’s story takes the investigators through a gory sequence of events that eventually unravels the grotesque truth behind the present-day killings as well as the unsolved murders from the past. One by one, the film crew is picked off, leading audiences to believe that the original killer has returned. (Spoiler alert: Clooney’s character is the first to die off, 13 minutes into the film).

The remaining death scenes won’t disappoint gore fans. One victim is lured to a sand pit and pulled into it by unknown hands. Another finds himself cut to pieces by the blades of an industrial fan. Want to see a teacher get dissected by a masked assailant? Return to Horror High has you covered. Bodies hacked to pieces and flushed down toilets? Death by javelin? The film’s killer has methods of murder and torture that could well give Freddy and Jason a run for their money.

The film is more than just young adults getting offed on camera, though. Good special effects makeup and an eerie cinematic score accompany some well-timed jump scares and low-brow humor. Add the handful of creative on-screen deaths and an ending with two unexpected plot twists, and you get the sum of a gory movie that’s well worth the viewing time.

Return to Horror High is a genre entry filled with multiple horror movie tropes, without a doubt. Cheesy dialogue, low-budget special effects, and quirky one-liners were all par for the course in this era of cheaply made splatter films, and this example doesn’t stray far from that formula. But the well-timed humor and the terror are set in tandem with one another, creating a near-perfectly balanced horror comedy.

Surprising to some might be the level of acting presented in a movie with such a minimal budget. Clooney’s efforts shine through the blood and gore, helping to pave the young actor’s path to becoming one of Hollywood’s leading men in the coming decades.

The film also shows audiences a multitude of other familiar faces, some before they became stars, others long since their cinematic or small-screen peaks. Maureen McCormick, over a decade after her Brady Bunch character Marcia brushed her hair for the final time, plays a supporting role as a police officer.

Anyone who watched the 70s/80s sitcom Alice will recognize the actor who played the title character’s son, Philip McKeon. Rounding out the cast are Alex Rocco (The Godfather, Lady in White), character actor Andy Romano (How to Stuff a Wild Bikini, Hill Street Blues), and pro wrestler-turned actor Pepper Martin (Walking Tall, Superman II).

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Gangster movies are often dramas, because the stories told are, well, dramatic. Back during the Golden Age of Hollywood, when the gangster genre was first being fleshed out and made a thing, the stories were almost always of the rise-and-fall variety, with someone becoming a criminal, getting powerful, and then being brought down, because crime just couldn’t pay, in the long run; it’s not the message anyone wanted to put across.

Eventually, things got a little more complicated, not necessarily because of The Godfather, but that one is indicative of a new era of sorts for the gangster genre. And The Godfather, while more morally complex, is also pretty dramatic and not exactly a laugh riot. Thankfully, if you are after gangster movies that are funny, the ones below might satisfy, some of them being broad and quite silly, while others are probably more definable as crime-related dramedies.

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‘Prizzi’s Honor’ (1985)

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Sure, Jack Nicholson was Oscar-nominated for better movies than Prizzi’s Honor, but this one does still have the honor of housing an Oscar-nominated Nicholson performance (being one of 12… kind of crazy that The Shining isn’t one, but oh well). He plays a hitman in Prizzi’s Honor who works for a dangerous and powerful crime family, and finds his life taking a turn when he happens to fall in love with a woman who’s also an assassin.

That is the premise, and you sort of just have to roll with it, even if it might sound, on the surface, a little too heightened, even for a crime/gangster movie with a comedic tone. Still, Prizzi’s Honor shows Jack Nicholson can do just about anything as an actor, since he’s pretty good in this film, and so too is Anjelica Huston (being directed by her father, John Huston, in what ended up being his penultimate film), who won Best Supporting Actress for her role here.

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‘The Freshman’ (1990)

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There were many crime movies that came out in 1990, perhaps more high-profile ones than usual, including The Godfather Part III (definitely not a comedy), and a couple more that’ll be mentioned in a bit. But it’s worth bringing up The Godfather, since The Freshman works as a parody of sorts to that first film, since that one starred Marlon Brando and he’s in The Freshman as an older gangster who’s kind of similar, in some ways, to Vito Corleone.

Matthew Broderick’s character certainly thinks so, as he’s a film student who ends up getting mixed up with the mob, and comedic hijinks ensue. Or they’re supposed to ensue. The Freshman is, unfortunately, a little inconsistent, and maybe one-note with the main joke it tells again and again throughout, yet it’s kind of neat and clever at times. Certainly not awful, though, and arguably a tad overlooked.

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‘Guys and Dolls’ (1955)

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Another Marlon Brando movie, but this time one from before he did The Godfather, here’s Guys and Dolls, which is – strange as it might sound – a comedy/romance/crime/musical movie, all at once (and not particularly intense, the way some crime-musical hybrids are). It’s a lot, and it’s kind of big (even borderline epic) in the way quite a few musicals from around the middle of the 20th century liked to be, with a perhaps overlong runtime here of almost 2.5 hours.

There’s fun to be had with the excessiveness of it all, though, and getting to see Brando and Frank Sinatra share the screen is probably worth the price of admission if you like Golden Age of Hollywood musicals. It’s about some people affiliated with some criminals and also their love lives, and some other stuff. They just pile a lot into Guys and Dolls, hoping you, the viewer, will think enough of it works.

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‘Snatch’ (2000)

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The first Guy Ritchie movie worth mentioning, for present purposes, Snatch is quite a lot, and maybe too much, all of it crammed into a shorter runtime than the (also overstuffed) aforementioned Guys and Dolls. There are so many different characters here, all of them intersecting in different ways, with those clashes fluctuating between being funny at times and kind of intense at other points.

But chaos, here, does feel like the point, and Snatch does a great job at taking you along for a relentless ride that it pretty much doesn’t expect you’ll keep up with, 100%. And that’s mostly okay when things are as entertaining as this film manages to be, at certain points. There’s one other gangster movie Ritchie directed that is a little stronger overall than Snatch, but more on that one in a bit.

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‘Analyze This’ (1999)

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The elephant in the room, when it comes to Analyze This, is the fact that it has the same set-up, narratively speaking, as The Sopranos. And no, it’s not as good as The Sopranos, but what is? It’s still good, and also, it’s not as easy as saying that Analyze This is like a comedic take on the whole idea of “What if a gangster went to therapy?,” since The Sopranos pretty much was a dark comedy a lot of the time.

Robert De Niro gets to put a broadly comedic spin on the sorts of characters he’s well-known for playing, a little like Brando in the aforementioned The Freshman, with De Niro also being paired well here with Billy Crystal, who is, of course, best known for starring in comedies. Analyze This commits to its simple premise well, and finds quite a bit of comedic material to mine throughout, making it a pretty fun watch, overall.

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‘Dick Tracy’ (1990)

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It’s hard to describe Dick Tracy to someone if they haven’t seen it, because it’s pretty gonzo, all by design. It’s also a comic book movie, or maybe, more accurately, a comic strip movie, since Dick Tracy originated as a newspaper comic. The movie goes all out in replicating the feel of old-school comics, with it being broad, oftentimes goofy, and certainly over-the-top.

And stylized. Dick Tracy, though flawed and more than a little messy, does look visually bold – and overall pretty great – throughout. It’s also hard to overlook the immense cast here, with Warren Beatty (also the director), Madonna, and Al Pacino starring in the film, and the supporting cast including too many people to name them all, but the likes of Dustin Hoffman, Catherine O’Hara, James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Mandy Patinkin, and Dick Van Dyke, just for starters.

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‘Goodfellas’ (1990)

Of all the movies here, Goodfellas is probably the best, and it’s also perhaps the least definable as a comedy. It’s not the funniest, but it’s generally not concerned with being an outright comedy, or even a partial comedy, and the humor here is pretty grounded and natural, as a result. It’s part of the way of life depicted, and it’s the movie saying, “Hey, when people in the mafia aren’t shooting each other or threatening other people, they like to joke around quite a bit.”

What you have, then, is a movie that’s surprisingly funny at times, and it’s not just here because the whole “Funny how?” sequence is so iconic, but that part of the film does help. Goodfellas tackles a lot of ground emotionally, with some of the film being pretty intense and downbeat, while certain sequences (and even just some smaller moments here and there) prove honestly quite funny.

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‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ (1998)

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Guy Ritchie’s first movie, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, still feels like it could well be his very best. Like Snatch, it’s a chaotic and comedic gangster movie of sorts, following a group of fairly small-scale criminals who need money fast, so they try to execute a heist that gains them attention from people they probably don’t want to attract (gangsters, basically, and some of them a bit more than small-scale).

It’s a bit of a farce, ultimately, with one bad decision setting off a chain of dominoes, and watching everything fall down proves comedic over anything else. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a dark comedy, sure, but it’s hard to feel too bad about laughing when everyone is either quite flawed or incredibly flawed. It gets the balance right, and it’s ultimately complex and chaotic in a very satisfying way.

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‘In Bruges’ (2008)

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Potentially the best of all the British gangster comedies, In Bruges is, admittedly, not really a gangster movie at the start of its runtime. It’s about two hitmen who are given an unconventional task that involves waiting around in Bruges, Belgium, a place one of them intensely dislikes, so they talk and bicker a lot, until it becomes clear why they’re there.

It takes a while to reveal that, so even if the film’s old, it still feels wrong to go into too much. In Bruges ends up being surprising, and there is an eventual gangster element (well, a character who’s a gangster) playing a part, so it counts enough to be here. It’s very funny, is the main thing, even if all the comedy is paired with an almost equal amount of emotionally intense stuff.

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‘Pulp Fiction’ (1994)

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You can push back on Pulp Fiction being a true gangster movie if you want, but things were broadened enough before to allow Goodfellas into a ranking about comedies, even though it wasn’t a full-on comedy, so Pulp Fiction being kind of a gangster movie is enough. Marsellus Wallace is a pretty fearsome gangster, and he doesn’t have the most screen time, but he is the character around whom all the stories in Pulp Fiction revolve.

There’s a boxer who wrongs him, a pair of hitmen who carry out a chaotic mission for him, and then one of those hitmen also takes Marsellus Wallace’s wife, Mia, out on (another chaotic) night, so everyone’s affiliated with a gangster, more or less. Anyway, Pulp Fiction is intense and even a little horrifying at times, but there’s a lot of dark comedy and very memorable quotes throughout, with it being probably Quentin Tarantino’s best film overall (and his funniest, too).

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Taylor Swift has reportedly undergone a facial transformation ahead of her nuptials to Travis Kelce.

The duo is set to tie the knot in June after getting engaged last year, and Swift’s appearance at a recent award event has sparked speculation about cosmetic enhancements.

For now, Taylor Swift has kept details about the wedding under wraps, though reports suggest it will be a low-key event with a select group of celebrity guests.

Experts Reveal Taylor Swift Might Have Had Some Cosmetic Enhancements Ahead Of Her Special Day

Taylor Swift is reportedly making every effort to look picture-perfect ahead of her June wedding to Travis Kelce.

She was recently spotted looking all glowed up at the iHeartRadio Awards in late March, which has led analysts to speculate about possible cosmetic enhancements the singer might have undergone, per the Daily Mail.

New York–based plastic surgeon Dr. Elie Levine claimed he noticed some changes to Swift’s chin, including a “smoother contour” and “more definition and prominence.”

According to the expert, the soon-to-be bride also appeared to showcase “feathering along the entire jawline.”

A different expert, Dr. David Shafer, added that Swift’s skin “appeared smoother,” and her eyebrows looked “slightly lifted.”

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Both doctors also hinted that Swift might have used a combination of fillers, Botox, and radio-frequency skin-tightening devices to achieve the transformation.

The Singer Is ‘Doing Things In Moderation’ Ahead Of The Nuptials

Unlike some brides who go to extremes ahead of their big day, Swift is said to be taking a more balanced approach, especially when it comes to dieting.

According to a source, she hasn’t needed to go overboard, as she has always prioritized her health, something that comes naturally given her demanding schedule as a touring singer. That same active lifestyle is said to be shared by her footballer beau, Kelce.

“Travis and Taylor have always eaten well because he has to always be ready for his on-field performance, and she had to eat healthy when she was on her tour,” said the insider about the singer.

They added about Swift, “She had to maintain a routine to be healthy [for her shows]… She just continuously maintains the person she always has been.”

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On the flip side, Swift is believed to have set aside more hours for sleep, aiming to feel fully rested on the big day. Still, sources say she is already in “pretty good shape,” and all the added efforts will only further help her reach her goal faster.

Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Prefer An Intimate Wedding

Swift and Kelce have been dating since the summer of 2023, with the NFL star proposing to the singer in a rose-filled garden in August 2025.

Since their engagement, speculation surrounding the wedding has continued to build, with June 13 now rumored to be the date they will walk down the aisle.

Despite their high-profile status, the couple is expected to keep things intimate, with around 150 guests in attendance. Still, several celebrity friends are said to be on the guest list, including Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, Emma Stone, and Zoë Kravitz, who are friends with Swift. Meanwhile, Kelce is also expected to be joined by his brother Jason Kelce, teammate Patrick Mahomes, and actor Miles Teller.

“It won’t be a huge wedding, but there will be many celebrities,” a source told US Weekly.

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“They’ve gone back and forth between inviting everyone and keeping it small and private,” another insider shared. “As of now, they’ve scaled it down. It’s no longer going to be a massive blowout.”

The Wedding Will Reportedly Hold At Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island Mansion

For now, the location of the nuptials is rumored to be Swift’s $18 million Rhode Island mansion, which she purchased over a decade ago.

The sprawling property boasts ocean views and expansive lawns, offering ample space to host both the main ceremony and other celebrations.

“They feel confident hosting it there. The entire area will be very private and guarded,” said a source.

The Couple’s Wedding Will Have A Traditional Setup, Insider Claims

The couple is also expected to follow a traditional setup for the wedding, starting with Swift’s father “walking her down the aisle” and including other classic elements such as the father-daughter and mother-son dances, as well as the possible bouquet toss.

Both Swift and Kelce are said to be in agreement with these plans, though the traditions reportedly hold special meaning for the singer.

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“Taylor loves those emotional, meaningful moments, and Travis [is] on the same page,” continued the source.

Drag Race: Philippines confirmed that one of the show’s upcoming stars, Misua, died on Thursday, April 2. She was 27.

“We are heartbroken to share that Misua, a talented Queen set to appear on season four of Drag Race Philippines passed away in her sleep the morning of April 2,” the show announced in a joint Instagram caption with its production team World of Wonder. “She brought light, artistry, and joy to those around her, and she will be deeply missed.”

The statement continued, “We have paused production to care for and support our cast and crew during this incredibly difficult time. Our thoughts are with her family, friends, and all who loved her.”

Drag Race: Philippines shared that it is “in contact with her family,” who have asked for “privacy during this hard time.”

Misua’s cause of death is currently unclear. The fourth season of Drag Race: Philippines is currently in production. It was announced in October 2025 that the season is set to air later this year. Details about the show’s future have yet to be revealed.

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Misua’s family members released statements following news of the reality star’s death. The Drag Race: Philippines star’s legal name was Jason Elvie Ty.

“Jayson was our dearly loved son, brother, friend, mentor, and most of all, Jayson is a star,” Misua’s family shared in a Facebook statement. “He will be greatly missed by his loving family and close friends.”

Several Drag Race stars also offered tributes on Thursday after hearing the news of Misua’s death. They left sweet messages in the comment’s section of the Drag Race: Philippines Instagram statement.

Variety obtained Misua’s Drag Race: Philippines bio on Thursday, which offered more insight into the performer’s life.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente has died at the age of 44 following a series of health issues. Caliente’s (real name Bianca Castro) family announced the news in an emotional statement via Instagram on Sunday, April 27. “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Bianca Castro-Arabejo, known to the world […]

Misua described herself as “a talented and deeply creative queen from Cagayan de Oro” who focused on “fashion, artistry, and self-expression.” Misua was a graphic designer and was a drag performer for eight years.

“She is known for creating nearly every aspect of her drag herself — from her outfits, hair, and nails to props and visual content — reflecting her extraordinary creativity and eye for detail,” the bio continued. “A proud member of Haus of LaFeya, Misua finds strength in community and in being surrounded by like-minded artists who share her passion for growth, ambition, and creativity.”

The bio revealed that Misua’s drag name was “inspired by her grandfather’s comfort food” and speaks to “the personal and heartfelt nature of her artistry.”

Fire Country and Sheriff Country‘s ambitious crossover special pulled off plenty of twists and turns — but it also came with its own set of challenges.

“It’s so gigantic,” Jules Latimer teased exclusively to Us Weekly in their joint set interview with Diane Farr pegged to the Friday, April 3, special. “We have two shows that have huge worlds and are trying to combine the two different casts in one big mega episode? I’m overwhelmed every time I think about it.”

Latimer, 32, who plays Eve, loved how the CBS shows pulled it off, adding, “I have a greater appreciation for our crew.”

Farr, 56, hinted that fans were in for some surprises — including a surprising division between her character, Sharon, and Morena Baccarin‘s Mickey.

“It’s very fun to put two boss ladies together, who haven’t heard the word no in a while from anyone,” Farr teased. “And then we’re going to have to hear it from each other. We’re really just not in the best of places — and we have a whole team of people whose lives depend on our decisions.”

According to the official synopsis, Fire Country and Sheriff Country will pick up “after a mysterious school bus explosion leaves nine students missing.” Mickey and Sharon “must set aside their personal conflicts and unite their departments to try and crack the case” in the first part of the special.

The second part will continue “with the clock ticking and the fate of nine missing students on the line.” Bode (Max Thieriot) and Boone (Matt Lauria) “must risk it all in order to save innocent lives” as the crossover comes to a close.

Us got an exclusive first look at the episode with a clip showing Wes (W. Earl Brown) coming to save the day after being a long way from the bomb squad. The rest of the two-hour episode will feature more surprising collabs between Fire Country and Sheriff Country characters.

The town of Edgewater was originally introduced when Fire Country premiered in 2022 with inmate Bode returning home on season 1 and volunteering for the California Conservation Camp Program. By season 2, a backdoor pilot set up the world of Sheriff Country, which is centered around Sharon’s estranged sister Mickey as she solves crimes in town.

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“They’re very different shows in that Sheriff is a mystery. Fire is all about the incident that happens and how it affects our people,” creator Tony Phelan told Us in September 2025. “Sheriff is about creating these mysteries, creating these crimes and then saying, ‘How do we pursue it? How do we make sure the audience doesn’t get ahead of us?’ And then, ‘How do those crimes affect what our people are going through in their personal lives?’”

He continued: “But I think for people who like cop shows, it’s a different kind of cop show. It’s a cop show where you roll up on an incident and you know everybody. You know their history and you’re not necessarily looking to arrest people. You’re looking to see if you can defuse the situation — and then if you can’t — you resort to having to take your handcuffs out. But I think there’s a freshness about it in terms of the small town nature of the story that it feels new.”

Sheriff Country airs on CBS Fridays at 8 p.m. ET and Fire Country airs at 9 p.m. ET before streaming on Paramount+.

Bold and the Beautiful reveals things are not looking too good for Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) right now. And by the end of the week, she may have proof that Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) is cheating with Taylor Hayes (Rebecca Budig). And then we all know she’s going to lose it. There may not be anywhere left for Sheila on B&B after this.

We’re going to talk about how this storyline might end Kimberlin Brown’s run on the CBS soap and from there big question. Will she head over to Y&R as Sheila if they do exit her from Bold?

Sheila Discovers The Truth on Bold and the Beautiful

All right, right now Deacon frankly has been sloppy and he left clues of his affair with Taylor around. And finally this week, Sheila is seeing red flags everywhere after she saw the pizza box and Deacon’s sandy boots. Sheila is pretty sure she knows that Deacon was with Taylor that night. And it is confirmed in official Bold and the Beautiful spoilers that Sheila finds out the truth and then soon everybody knows about Taylor and Deacon’s fling.

We shared another recent official spoiler for April about a couple that was once a perfect match deciding to end their love story. So, if this spoiler is about a split of Sheila and Deacon, that means Sheila isn’t really going to have much of anything left in LA. We’re going to dive into the red flags about why Kimberlin Brown might be leaving Bold. And if she does, will Sheila head back to Young and the Restless?

Could Sheila Leave Town For A Fresh Start?

So, the first thing I can see happening if Deacon makes things official with Taylor and ends his marriage, then Sheila might just up and leave town on her own. She’ll be devastated about losing Deacon to Taylor, somebody who Sheila has decided was her best friend.

You know, she thought Taylor was rooting for their marriage to succeed and had no idea she was busy stealing Deacon from her. So, Sheila may realize that she’s going to need a fresh start away from Los Angeles. I think it’d be awesome if she went back to Genoa City and then Sheila won’t have to see Taylor and Deacon flaunting their love in front of her.

And if you recall, Sheila hasn’t been on Y&R since I think it was like 2007 was when the character was last on there, but not with that face, if I remember correctly. And I do think if she went back to Genoa City, it would be epic. Think about it. Finn Finnegan (Tanner Novlan) isn’t going to want to see her. Sheila is banned from her grandson Hayes Forrester Finnegan‘s (Bryan Garlick) life. Her granddaughter Luna Nozawa (Lisa Yamada) is dead and that leaves her with exactly one friend in the world and that’s Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda). And she may not stick by Sheila if she goes psycho on Taylor and Deacon.

Plenty of Drama Waiting on Y&R

And there’s plenty of drama for Sheila waiting over on Y&R even now. Her chief rival Lauren Fenmore (Tracey E. Bregman) is there. If you remember, Sheila tried to kill Lauren several times and Sheila swapped their babies when her own child died.

If you remember, Sheila passed Lauren’s son off as her own. Then later, Sheila had plastic surgery to look exactly like Lauren’s best friend, Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford). And then Sheila took Lauren’s son, Finn, hostage along with Phyllis and baby Summer.

So, back in the day, Lauren shot and supposedly killed Sheila. So, she died over on Young and the Restless and then she popped back up on Bold and the Beautiful. And that was 2017 when she came crawling out of the grave and it shocked CBS soap fans.

Most of the people that Sheila tangled with in Genoa City are still on screen and I do think Young and the Restless could use a new she villain. The last she villain they had died off. Gosh, it’s been over a year ago. And there’s one villain, but he’s going to have a big showdown and be gone. So, I think Sheila would be great over there.

I know a lot of fans talk about Sheila coming back to Y&R. I see it now and then over on soap social media. And if she does get back in touch with her villainous side, there’s plenty of people in Genoa City that she could terrorize. Or Sheila could show up there claiming to be changed and a good person. Now, of course, Lauren and Phyllis would never believe it.

No Romantic Prospects Left in LA for Sheila on Bold and the Beautiful

Another thing to consider is if Sheila loses Deacon, that means she’s going to have no romantic prospects in LA. Sheila’s lucky to have Deacon because she is a violent psychotic town pariah and Sheila is not going to find anybody else in the LA metro area that would be willing to date her. So that’s another good reason in the storyline that she might not stick around.

The only other guy that tangled with her in the past few years was Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) and that was all fake. So, bottom line, there’s no romantic potential for Sheila in LA if she loses her husband. And if she reacts to Deacon and Taylor’s affair and goes psycho again, nobody would swipe right on her even if they thought about it.

Could Sheila End Up in Prison or Dead on B&B?

And that leads to the next point. If Sheila does something violent to Taylor and/or to Deacon, then I think Sheila would likely wind up arrested and tossed in prison. And I’m sure that Bill, Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood), Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye), and a lot of others would do everything in their power to make sure that Sheila stays locked up this time. If you remember when Ridge and Bill teamed up with the FBI to try and put Sheila behind bars for life, they screwed it all up. That was when Bill pretended to fall in love with Sheila, trying to get a murder confession. It was so dumb.

Anyway, so if Sheila breaks the law again, she’d go to prison and that could send her off of B&B. The next thing is if she does get violent again, which I know a lot of people are expecting, we could see whether it’s Taylor or Deacon or Steffy or somebody else, they might shoot Sheila or shove her off a Malibu cliff and claim self-defense, which most everybody would believe. Or Steffy might grab a butcher knife and stab Sheila to death like she did her lookalike Sugar. And if Sheila dies, obviously she would exit Bold and the Beautiful permanently.

Sheila Would Lose Everything on Bold

Other things to consider are that if she and Deacon divorce and he and Taylor get together, that leaves Sheila with no job and no place to live because she works at Il Giardino now and lives in the apartment upstairs with her husband. Obviously, Deacon wouldn’t keep Sheila around. He wouldn’t let her keep working for him. And Deacon wouldn’t let her stay in one of the Il Giardino apartments.

I mean, Sheila can’t continue to lurk around Deacon or his business if they divorce because I’m sure that he would be eager to marry Taylor and get their happily ever after going. And Sheila lurking around Deacon and Taylor would be awkward. It’d be awful for her and them, just for everybody.

So, Sheila would have to find somebody else, somewhere else to go, somewhere else to live. But with no family and just one friend, there’s not going to be a lot of anything much left for her in California if things with her and Deacon do fall apart, which it looks like it’s going that way.

Sheila’s Up to Her Old Ways on Bold and the Beautiful

By the end of this week, a spoiler said that Sheila’s up to her old ways. And a lot of people assumed that that just meant her going nuts and violence, but no, she is dressing up as a nurse to slip into the halls of the hospital and creep on Taylor since Steffy had the hospital security team ban Sheila from the building.

Mind you, we’ve never seen anybody check in with security before now. And also, I have not seen a nurse dressing like that in a couple of decades. You know that’s a one flew over the cuckoo’s nest white nurse dress. It’s insane. Nurses wear scrubs. That’s what they wear. We’ve all seen it. So, Sheila going around in that white dress, she’d stick out like a sore thumb.

It’s kind of unbelievable that The Adventures of Tintin still hasn’t gotten a sequel. On paper, the 2011 movie had everything going for it. Steven Spielberg directed it, Peter Jackson produced it, and the whole thing had the energy of a proper old-school adventure blockbuster with a hugely impressive cast behind the motion-capture performances. It wasn’t just visually ambitious either — it genuinely felt like the start of something bigger. And yet, more than a decade later, fans are still waiting to see whether that follow-up will ever actually happen. Now, Andy Serkis has given them a reason to hang on a little longer.

When speaking to Collider’s Steve Weintraub for his new Animal Farm adaptation, Serkis was asked if he thinks another Tintin movie will ever happen, and he made it clear that he hasn’t given up on it at all. “Oh gosh, I wish! I really hope so. I love that Tintin film,” said Serkis. “I loved the process of making that film with such great filmmakers. I think Peter really, really wants to make it, so hopefully down the line.” That clearly suggests Jackson still has real affection for the project, even if the sequel has taken far longer than anyone expected. Given how much time has passed since the first film, that alone is enough to make the idea feel a little less dead in the water.

What Is Peter Jackson Making These Days?

The conversation also touched on the fact that Jackson has spent recent years doing very different kinds of work, including restoring archival footage for projects like The Beatles: Get Back. Weintraub even suggested that what Jackson is doing there feels valuable enough that it almost makes the wait for another movie easier to accept. Serkis clearly shared the sentiment, saying, “Totally. He’s a proper explorative imagineer. His mind is vast, and the things that he wants to approach and the stories that he wants to tell are endless. I’m always in awe of it.”

Jackson’s career has never exactly followed the most straightforward path, and he’s always seemed more interested in chasing the thing that excites him than sticking to a franchise timetable. That can be frustrating when you’re waiting for a sequel to a film you loved like Tintin, but it also makes Serkis’ comments feel more meaningful. He’s not talking about a filmmaker who forgot the project existed. He’s talking about one who still wants to make it when the time is right.

The first Tintin starred Jamie Bell as Tintin, with Serkis as Captain Haddock, alongside Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Cary Elwes, Toby Jones, and Gad Elmaleh. It remains one of the most underrated blockbusters of the 2010s, especially considering the pedigree behind it. And because it ended with such clear sequel potential, people have never really stopped hoping.

The Adventures of Tintin is streaming now. Stay tuned at Collider for more updates.

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Release Date

October 25, 2011

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Runtime

107 minutes

Writers

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Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish

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