Lots of action movies like to open with a bang. They hit the ground running and get an audience primed and their adrenaline pumping for the roller coaster ride that’s ahead of them. Opening action scenes set the table in the best way possible, and there are few movie-going experiences as thrilling as watching a new film and immediately getting thrust right into the thick of it. The old Hollywood adage is “cut to the chase,” and these are the movies that do just that.
Some franchises are known for their opening sequences. So much so that audiences come in with set expectations for each new installment to thrill them more than the last in the opening minutes. That’s certainly led to an escalation in on-screen spectacle, but sometimes the best opening action scenes aren’t even the most bombastic, though there are quite a few that do blow things up spectacularly. Loud or quiet, expected or not, these ten opening action scenes are the most perfect of all time.
Superhero movies love to open with action. In the cinematic eras before origin stories became popular and after they were played out, it’s been a common occurrence to open these adventures watching our caped crusaders and webslingers doing what they do best. X2 opens with a terrific White House attack featuring Nightcrawler, Deadpool breaks the fourth wall and some bad guy faces almost immediately, and the opening sequence of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the only good scene in that movie. The best, and bloodiest, of these though, comes from a superhero classic made well before the modern era of superheroics had even started; Blade.
As an early prognosticator of the superhero boom that would happen in the 2000s, Blade straddles a line between superhuman action and blood-soaked horror. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the slaughterhouse rave opening action scene. With water sprinklers that spray blood, things are plenty crimson even before Wesley Snipes’ day walking vampire slayer shows up. Once he does, he starts turning his fanged foes into dust while some sick techno beats blare. It’s a scene so good, the rest of the movie actually suffers in comparison. Blade introduces himself so hard that the only direction for him to go was done. Even so, the bloodsoaked vampire rave shootout still slays.
Peter Jackson’s epic The Lord of the Rings saga is packed with outstanding action depicted on a massive scale. Gigantic battle sequences featuring hundreds of extras, groundbreaking CGI and all kinds of fantasy carnage dominate the latter two films in the trilogy. The Fellowship of the Rings, other than a brief prologue, is relatively smaller in scale in its action in comparison, with The Two Towers upping the ante considerably with the Helms Deep finale. That may be the best action scene in all of Middle-earth but the sequel also starts with a pretty spectacular one as well.
Opening with a return to when Gandalf tragically sacrificed himself to save the fellowship from a big ugly Balrog, the movie follows the wizard’s fall as he continues to do battle with the gigantic beast in a midair sword and fiery claw fight. It has some truly astounding visuals and a rousing Howard Shore score that’s guaranteed to get you excited. Fantasy movies don’t often open with bloodthirsty battles, often attempting to ease audiences into their fantasy worlds, but with that worldbuilding already handled, The Two Towers stands out with a wholly unique and utterly awesome fight scene of mythical proportions.
Contrary to what you may have heard, size isn’t everything. While some action movies shoot their load in their opening minutes with all the spectacle they can muster, it doesn’t always serve them in terms of maintaining their momentum. Often the best kind of opening action scene is the kind that shows some restraint. Plenty of movies have opened with a car chase, with one of the most frequently cited as the best being the musical getaway in Baby Driver. All due respect to the rhythms of Edgar Wright, but that car chase is ever so slightly bested by the cooler and quieter one in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive.
With Ryan Gosling as the laconic Driver, the film opens with him acting as wheelman to some would-be robbers. The getaway that follows is less demolition derby or high-speed pursuit and more a sweat-inducing game of hide-and-seek between the Driver and the LAPD. Using side roads and the shadows, the Driver moves with effective efficiency, and we’re all along for the ride as the camera never leaves the car until he does. It’s an incredibly tense and masterfully designed sequence that shows you don’t need a climactic crash or even speeds over 100 MPH to get an audience’s pulse to race.
Every Mission: Impossible film has a memorable opening sequence that kicks off the plot before lighting the fuse for the opening credits and Lalo Schifrin’s iconic theme plays. The shocking flash-forward from Mission: Impossible III featuring the sadistic villain played by Philip Seymour Hoffman is probably the overall best of these. In terms of action, though, it’s hard to top Tom Cruise running down a cargo plane and then getting stuck outside it while it takes off from Rogue Nation.
As with all the iconic stunts in the film franchise, Cruise performed the plane takeoff himself, looking like a stubborn bug on a windshield. The stunt is even more visceral for the minimal amount of digital enhancement done on it, as evidenced by the behind-the-scenes material. It lets the stunt speak for itself as one of the most daring from the entire film series, and it puts the audience right on edge for what is arguably the best Mission: Impossible movie ever made.
There’s something about a secret agent trying to catch a plane. More so than any franchise, the James Bond films are known for their iconic opening action sequences. They are a key part of the 007 formula and there’s no shortage of awesome action on display in them. From the car chase leading to a train fight in Skyfall to the iconic snowy mountain pursuit in The Spy Who Loved Me, it’s hard to pick just one. Walther PPK to our head though, it’s got to be the induction of Pierce Brosnan into the franchise in GoldenEye.
Infiltrating a Soviet military base by way of a record-breaking bungee jump is one hell of a way to open a movie, and from there the sequence delivers on all the Bond hallmarks. Gunfights, witty dialogue and a daring escape all make up the meat of the sequence, which is capped off by Bond jumping a motorcycle off a cliff to intercept a crashing plane. Even if the visual effects of the last part haven’t stood the test of time, the sequence has. It’s vintage Bond with a modern twist, it inspired an awesome video game level, and it leads into the banger that is the Tina Turner title track. It’s an exceptional action sequence that will leave you shaken and stirred.
Jackie Chan has few equals when it comes to nail-biting stunt work and the effortless blending of humor and action. His films, particularly those made in his native Hong Kong, are second to none in the action department, and Police Story is his masterpiece. It’s a film filled with Chan’s unique brand of physical comedy mixed with martial arts, and its book ended with two amazing action sequences. It ends with a blistering mall melee and begins with an equally destructive raid on a shanty town.
Chan plays a police officer who is part of a sting operation to take down a crime boss, an operation that goes south fast and quickly devolves into a shootout. The shootout culminates in a downhill demolition derby as the crime boss flees by driving literally through the shantytown. Chan gives chase and ends up dangling from a bus like the heir apparent to Buster Keaton. It’s a physical feat surrounded by action that could have only come from a talent like Chan, and it’s the perfect opening to one of the best action movies of all time.
Lana and Lilly Wachowski took clear influence from the likes of Chan and many others for their cyberpunk martial arts thriller The Matrix, which ushered in a new era of action in Hollywood. The film redefined the genre with its artificial reality setting and its combination of gunfights, king fu and its iconic bullet time effects. All of those elements are front and center in the film’s perfect opening action scene.
Carrie Ann Moss, as the leather-clad badass Trinity, is caught between a digital rock and a hard place, with cops and agents swarming on her location. She escapes by the skin of her teeth thanks to some gravity-defying footwork and the first of the film’s landmark 360-degree slow-motion shots. A rooftop chase ensues with more superhuman acrobatics. It’s not only an awesome action sequence, but it perfectly introduces the audience to the world of the Matrix and its reality-bending effects. Anyone who was sitting in the audience in 1999 watching this opening scene knew they were witnessing a game-changing moment in the action genre.
There are few ways to start a movie more enthralling than a high-stakes heist. Bonus points if it doubles down on the action. The standard of this kind of opening was set by Michael Mann’s Heat, and it would get the mention here if it weren’t for the opening action scene that was most directly influenced by it in The Dark Knight. The second part of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy immediately sets itself apart from its more gothic predecessor as an urban action thriller while simultaneously giving Heath Ledger’s Joker a proper villain introduction. It’s a masterclass in action, tone setting, and establishing a character.
Batman is nowhere to be seen in this opening sequence, which focuses solely on a group of clown-masked criminals robbing a bank. The IMAX cinematography used to capture downtown Chicago, standing in for Gotham City, is magnificent, and gives the film an appropriately epic scale. The mounting tension of the sequence is compounded as each member of the robbery crew kills off another in an escalating series of executions that culminates in the final reveal of the Joker. It perfectly illustrates both the expanded scope of the sequel while effectively communicating how clever and ruthless this version of the iconic villain will be. It’s easily one of the best openings in any superhero film ever, and a perfectly executed action sequence.
For pure, unbridled action, there are few filmmakers who can compete with John Woo at the peak of his powers. The director set the action world on fire as one of the founding filmmakers behind the Heroic Bloodshed action movement. These movies coming out of Hong Kong took inspiration from classic crime and noir cinema and exponentially increased the bullet and body count. They had an immeasurable influence on Hollywood’s own action movies, but none of those Hollywood copycats, even the ones directed by Woo himself, came close to the best of the Hong Kong classics. The best of those originals is Woo’s masterpiece Hard Boiled, which begins with a tea house shootout for the ages.
Chow Yun-fat plays the awesomely named inspector Tequila, who is described as a god when he’s given two guns, which he often does in the opening action scene. He dual wields his way through a group of heavily armed gangsters, creating the most dynamic destruction ever put on film. The action is the perfect balance of chaotic and balletic, and the ammo is seemingly infinite. Hard Boiled is as kinetic as action movies get, and the opening shootout announces Woo’s intentions for what would be his Heroic Bloodshed swan song. Bullets fly, blood is spilled, and action movies are forever changed.
Raiders of the Lost Ark is as perfect an action adventure film as has ever been made. Its flaws, which every movie has, are immediately rendered irrelevant by another iconic and awesome moment. Many of those moments come in the absolutely flawless opening, where there’s not a single frame out of place. From the introduction to Harrison Ford’s greatest hero Indiana Jones, to the unforgettable booby-trap set pieces and the rousing airplane escape set to John Williams’ score, it’s a perfectly constructed action sequence that should be taught in every film class.
Inspired by everything from James Bond movies to adventure serials and Uncle Scrooge comics, the opening tomb raiding action scene synthesizes those core inspirations into their most essential parts. As Jones steals a golden idol from a Peruvian temple, he’s faced with pitfalls, poison darts, tarantulas and, most memorably, the world’s most perfectly spherical boulder. Every singular moment of this opening action scene has been etched into pop culture history. In another hundred years, film scholars will continue to study it like paintings on a cave wall. Just like the artifacts idolized by Jones, the opening of Raiders of the Lost Ark belongs in a museum.
June 12, 1981
115 minutes
Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Philip Kaufman
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“I went on that set, and I loved it, and had the best time. And then I thought … ‘There’s no way I could let this go.'”
Jenna Ortega is opening up about a crossroads in her acting career before landing the role of Ellie Alves in the second season of You.
“I didn’t know what else I was gonna do. I’ve never really considered anything else, more so recently, just out of sake of curiosity and wanting another life experience,” Ortega, 23, said of her ambitions in a Wednesday, April 8, interview on the “Big Bro With Kid Cudi” podcast. “But when I was a teenager, I’d gotten off of a children’s show, and I didn’t know what I was going to do. I had to prove myself and meet all these new casting directors who didn’t know who I was.”
She continued, “It just felt like a good time to call it quits if I was going to. I was starting high school and [it was a] ‘it was a good run’ sort of thing. We had talked about it for a few months with my team.”
“And then, I think I booked that show You, and then I went on that set, and I loved it and had the best time. I thought, ‘Yeah, there’s no way I could let this go,’” added Ortega, who played Joe Goldberg’s (Penn Badgley) neighbor in You season 2.
Before her role in You, Ortega starred in Disney Channel’s Stuck in the Middle from 2016 to 2018. The show ran for three seasons and 57 episodes. The actress also had a starring role in Netflix’s 2015 Richie Rich television series.
Since You, Ortega has become a breakout star thanks to her roles in Scream 5 and 6 and Netflix’s Wednesday.
In 2025, the actress recalled how one of her first movie roles was in Iron Man 3 opposite Robert Downey Jr., but her part was cut before the movie’s 2013 release.
“It was one of the first jobs I ever had. They took all my lines out,” she told Entertainment Weekly, noting that the only part of her visible in the film is “one leg.”
In a 2024 interview with The New York Times, Ortega reflected on working as a child actor in Hollywood after she started pursuing acting at age 9.
“Children aren’t supposed to be working like that,” she said. “They are supposed to be climbing trees and drawing and going to school. Some of those kids’ parents don’t even take school seriously, so I feel really, really fortunate to have had parents who made sure that I hung out with friends, made sure that I went to public school and wouldn’t allow me to work on a job unless I had straight A’s and was prioritizing my sleep and my schoolwork.”
“Child acting is strange,” Ortega continued. “I see why my parents felt so hesitant about it, because you’re putting a child in an adult workplace. I think if I had just stayed growing up in Coachella Valley, I would be a completely different person.”
“I wouldn’t speak the way that I do or approach interactions the way that I do,” she added. “It’s completely changed my way of thinking and going about life, and when I speak to other child actors, I can pick them out instantly because we all have that — it’s just very specific, like some secret little language or something that we all share.”
A Hollywood veteran has reportedly advised Nicole Kidman that she may be better off staying single for now following her divorce from Keith Urban.
The actress and her singer ex-husband shocked fans when they split last year after nearly two decades of marriage, but rumors linking her to her Scarpetta co-star Simon Baker have continued to swirl in recent months.
While neither Nicole Kidman nor Simon Baker has confirmed a romance, the pair are known to have shared a longtime friendship spanning several years.
Amid growing speculation surrounding Nicole Kidman and her longtime friend and Scarpetta co-star Simon Baker, the actress has reportedly been advised to stay out of the dating scene for now.
The advice is said to have come from actor Russell Crowe, who starred alongside Kidman in the 2018 film “Boy Erased” and has remained a longtime friend.
He believes Kidman would be better off remaining single for the time being, following her split from Keith Urban, as rushing into a new relationship could be more about filling an emotional void than finding genuine love.
“He’s spent years of his life as a single parent without a partner, and he says he experienced a lot of growth during those times,” an insider said of Crowe, per Globe Magazine. “That’s why he’s warning Nicole not to dive headfirst into a new relationship to fill the void left by Keith’s absence.”
For his part, Russell Crowe was previously married to Australian actress and musician Danielle Spencer from 2003 until their divorce was finalized in 2018.
Although he has since entered a relationship with Britney Theriot, Crowe has publicly maintained that he has no intention of marrying again.
Instead, he is said to have found fulfillment in his children, whom he prioritizes above all else, and has reportedly encouraged Kidman to adopt a similar focus.
“You have to hand it to Russell because this is all coming from a place of genuine love and respect for Nicole,” the source said of Crowe’s advice.
According to the insider, it remains to be seen whether Kidman will ultimately take his advice to heart.
However, there are already signs she may be embracing at least the perspective of focusing on her kids, as she has been spotted publicly with her children on several occasions since her divorce from Urban.
Unlike Crowe, who reportedly wants Kidman to steer clear of relationships for now, another friend of the actress is said to feel differently.
According to Woman’s Day, Kidman’s friend Naomi Watts is aware of the rumors linking the actress to her “Scarpetta” co-star Simon Baker and is hoping the two pursue a romance as soon as possible.
“Simon’s always been a good friend of Nicole’s – she and Naomi are both godmothers to his kids – but it’s always been a strictly platonic friendship,” a source told the outlet.
The insider also noted that Watts knows Baker would “drop everything and everyone to hook up with” Kidman, which seemingly makes the duo the perfect fit.
Weeks ago, Kidman sparked romance rumors with Baker at the premiere of their new sci-fi project.
The two arrived with their hands intertwined and appeared very close as they posed for cameras on the red carpet. They reportedly spent the rest of the evening together at an after-party, where they seemed to be enjoying each other’s company.
During promotional interviews, Kidman and Baker also displayed a strong bond and have declined to address questions about whether they are romantically involved.
While it remains unclear whether they are more than friends, the pair’s ex-spouses have reportedly reacted intensely to the romance rumors.
A source claimed that Urban had already suspected Kidman was growing close to Baker during filming and views the situation as his “worst nightmare come true.”
“He hates that they’re giving interviews about how close they are,” the source added, per New Idea.
Meanwhile, Baker’s ex, Rebecca Rigg, is said to have been blindsided by the rumors and reportedly believes the two dating would be “pretty insensitive,” given that Kidman is considered like family.
After Pooh Shiesty’s detention hearing in Dallas on Wednesday, Attorney Bradford Cohen spoke to the media with lawyers Saam Zangeneh and John Helms at his side.
The judge had just denied Pooh bond, remanding him to custody on kidnapping and robbery charges. Cohen used the media moment to make pointed callouts about the alleged victims and the evidence in the case. Now, the claims are leaving folks with questions. Here are four major updates the attorney shared about the failed bond hearing.
Pooh Shiesty’s lawyer did not name-drop Gucci Mane in his press conference. However, he seemed to suggest that the public knows who R.D., as listed in the paperwork, is meant to represent. For context, Gucci Mane’s legal name is Radric Delantic Davis.
Early in the six-minute press conference video shared by Fox 4, Attorney Cohen confirmed that all of the victims in the case, including R.D., gave statements to the police on January 10. He called those statements “very questionable.” Adding, “I think the way the way the statements were made, what was made, what allegedly was witnessed and what wasn’t witnessed, I think gave great pause to the FBI. The FBI doesn’t take three months to arrest someone if they believe everything that was said on the night that it occurred.”
Later in the press conference, Cohen clarified that since the incident, the FBI has not interviewed any of the alleged victims. “…Allegedly they all have future dates to give statements, but I have no idea if that’s true. We’re basing it on what the [FBI] agent said on the stand, that each one of those witnesses from that evening is going to appear and give a statement to the federal authorities.”
R.D., Cohen confirmed, has not given a statement to the FBI since the incident, but spoke to authorities on the evening of January 10. It’s unclear what his exact statement was. “The FBI said in the future they’re all scheduled to give statements, so we’ll have to see,” the lawyer added.
Then, there’s the pace of the investigation. Pooh Shiesty’s lawyer slammed the three-month gap between the alleged kidnapping and robbery and the arrests made.
He explained that the FBI was involved from the “first night” of the alleged incident. Yet, after initial involvement, “nothing happened for three months.” Also, he said:
“In addition to that, that I thought was quite embarrassing, is that an FBI agent says they don’t have the resources to keep their eye on an individual. This is allegedly an individual that committed a crime, that they then didn’t watch to see if the guns were present, if the jewelry was present.”
Additionally, Pooh Shiesty’s lawyer pushed back on the strength of the evidence, highlighting major gaps in the prosecution’s case. He said:
“What we didn’t hear today is there is no contract—this mystery contract. They have no contract, they have no video of this alleged signing of a contract, they have no guns, they have no jewelry, they have none of that physical evidence. What they have is… allegedly five individuals, one of them being a very well-known individual that is allegedly cooperating with the government and making these allegations against my client and many more.”
After an interviewer asked, Cohen agreed that it’s fair to label the case a “he said, he said” situation.
“What we’re missing are the other people that were present in the room. The owner of the studio, who said he didn’t hear anything or see anything. The way they leave the studio…no one is arguing with anyone else…the story is quite unusual. And I think that the FI knew that. I think the investigators knew that it was unusual and I think that’s why it took so long to make the arrest.”
Pooh Shiesty’s lawyer also criticized the FBI’s handling of the case, specifically targeting the agent who wrote the criminal complaint, Brittany Garcia. According to Cohen, the 4-year agent was present in the courtroom during the bond hearing but did not take the stand, which he found unusual. Instead, another agent testified about the complaint, which underlies the entire case.
“How about the individual who wrote the complaint, who actually drafted the complaint, who was sitting in the courtroom, whose only been an FBI agent for four years, does not take the stand. They put someone else on to say what she wrote in her own complaint, when… she’s sitting in the courtroom. And that’s done quite often in gamesmanship because they don’t want to put a rookie on the stand and be measured by our legal team.”
In response to a question about how far away a trial is, Bradford Cohen said, “Who knows?” He added that his team must review discovery and other case materials and file several motions. But, overall, the length of time it took the FBI to get arrest warrants gave him “great pause,” Cohen said.
See everything Bradford Cohen said following Pooh Shiesty’s bonding hearing.
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Ray Gunn has long been one of the great cinematic what-ifs. After decades in development and bouncing from studio to studio, the unrealized science fiction noir from The Iron Giant visionary Brad Bird is finally coming to fruition. Today, Netflix revealed a first look at the animated film, which will be released on the streamer later this year.
In the first three images from the film, we get a better look at the retro-futuristic world of Ray Gunn, which will seem familiar to fans of Bird’s other works, including The Incredibles and Tomorrowland. The title character is Raymond Gunn, an old-school human detective in the city of Metropia; there, his 1930s-style office decor clashes with the strange green alien he’s sharing a drink with. Enormous holograms loom over the canyon-like streets, and Gunn soon finds himself in a deadly web of intrigue with aliens, robots, and multimedia superstar Venus Nova. The film will star Sam Rockwell as Ray Gunn, Scarlet Johansson as Venus Nova, and Tom Waits as Eyera. Says Johansson, “Having the opportunity to collaborate with Brad Bird is a career milestone for me; I have loved his work my entire life. This project is so uniquely special because it is a total realization of where Brad is currently on his artistic journey. I can’t wait for audiences to see this extraordinary animation that looks like nothing else out there.”
Ray Gunn sprung from Bird’s fertile imagination even before his first feature film, The Iron Giant. Bird planned to make the film for Turner Feature Animation, but reclaimed the project when Turner merged with Warner Bros. Later, he took it to Pixar, but the animation studio opted to make The Incredibles instead. In recent years, he revived the project at Skydance Animation, and opted out of directing The Incredibles 3 to focus on this project. Says Bird, “Ray Gunn has been in my mind for over 30 years. The film is a blend of sci-fi and classic detective movies from the ’40s…it’s Maltese Falcon meets Buck Rogers. I’ve been a fan of both of those sort of genres, and blending them together seemed fun, and a chance to play with a lot of very cinematic elements, and extreme characters.” Bird also commented that he wants the film to reach out to “people who don’t watch animation,” because “animation as a medium is too interesting to limit what kind of stories can be told.”
Ray Gunn is directed by Brad Bird, who also penned the script with Matthew Robbins (Crimson Peak). It will be produced by Bird, John Lasseter, Lisa Beroud, David Ellison and Dana Goldberg producing for Skydance Animation.
Ray Gunn will be released on Netflix in 2026; no exact release date has yet been announced. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
Buckle up, because “Temptation Island” is back for another thrilling season full of drama, steamy hookups, and dramatic fallouts. Season 2 of the popular Netflix reality series brings together four couples struggling with personal issues—from trust to togetherness—and puts them to the test in a setting where sexy singles are eager to explore connections.
Season 1 finished with a bang in March 2025, sending a wave of emotion through social media as users shared their thoughts. The second season’s superteaser is generating even more excitement, with netizens calling it their “favorite dating” show of all time.
The next batch of “Temptation Island” episodes will hit the streaming giant on April 10. According to a report from The Blast, the series will feature four hot couples looking to dig deeper in their relationships and determine whether they’re right for each other.
Kaylee and Summit are coming to the island after dealing with compatibility issues, which Kaylee described as their “biggest hurdle.” Summit, meanwhile, said the pair tend to clash over structure and routine. “Sometimes that difference is what makes things exciting,” he said, adding, “Other times, it drives us completely insane.”
Sydney and Mikey are also joining the cast of “Temptation Island” after dealing with major relationship challenges. Sydney wants her man to mature, while Mikey wants her to trust him more. However, things may go awry once the singles are in play. “I’m loyal, but I know my boundaries, so if something happens that breaks that trust, I won’t hesitate to move on,” Sydney said.
Scarlett and Cole are the third couple on season 2 of “Temptation Island,” and, according to their bios, they face issues with transparency and communication.
“I want to work on being more grounded in my own skin as a man and loving myself,” Cole said before revealing he struggles with telling “little lies” to avoid conflict with his partner.
Shyanne and Jack, on the other hand, are hoping to move past their dark past of betrayal after Jack stepped out of their relationship after three years.
Shyanne called Jack’s infidelity a “scar that never fully goes away,” while Jack is hopeful their time on “Temptation Island” can help them bury it once and for all.
Season 2 of “Temptation Island” will be hosted by Mark L. Walberg, and he’ll be with the couples throughout the journey.
In the trailer, Walberg introduces the couples to their temptors and temptresses before the camera flashes to different scenes showing rock-hard abs, glowing skin, and bedroom escapades.
The superteaser, however, takes a turn, later showing the couples getting real with themselves about the very serious struggles in their relationship.
“Am I really such a sh-tty boyfriend?” Summit asked in the clip. “I have a hard time acknowledging that.”
“In coming here and learning myself, it’s time for me to focus on me,” Sydney said. “I know what I deserve.”
The excitement for the next season of “Temptation Island” is already through the roof, according to social media users on Reddit.
“Truly, where do they find these couples?” someone wrote before adding, “Anyway, I’m sat.”
Another user expressed sadness about the lack of jaw-dropping moments in the trailer, only to realize it was likely the producers’ way of saving the best for the show.
“Same thing happened last year, and the season ended up being great, so I’m not worried,” they added.
“Sign me up, baby, let’s go! Ready for a new season,” a third shared, while a fourth posted, “YESSS I love this show. We are in a love-dating show renaissance.”
Someone else called the series their “fave dating show” of all time.
The singles are also joining “Temptation Island” on a mission, according to The Blast.
A range of ages and occupations, the temptors know exactly what they came to do, like Carter, 23, who said her objective is to “have fun, flirt a little, and enjoy every second.”
Preston, 26, meanwhile, has his eye on the prize. “I’ve never let a goalie stop me from scoring. Honestly, if I can take your girl, I’m doing you a favor,” he said.
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Whitney Leavitt is playing coy about her future on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
“We’re figuring it out in real-time. I don’t really know,” Whitney, 32, said of whether she’ll return to the show during a Wednesday, April 8, interview on Good Morning America. “I feel sometimes that it’s like time to venture out.”
Referring to her current stint as Roxie Hart in Broadway’s Chicago, she added, “Like, this is what I’m passionate about.”
Whitney, 32, has been part of the Mormon Wives cast since it premiered in September 2024, starring alongside Taylor Frankie Paul, Mayci Neeley, Layla Taylor, Mikayla Matthews, Jessi Draper, Jen Affleck and Demi Engemann. Miranda Hope McWhorter joined the cast during the show’s second season, while Demi bowed out during the recently aired fourth season.
News broke in March that production on season 5 of the hit Hulu reality show had paused as reports emerged of an alleged domestic dispute between Taylor, 31, and ex Dakota Mortensen, 33, the previous month.
Utah’s Draper City Police Department confirmed to Us Weekly that it had an open “domestic assault investigation” involving the pair, with allegations “made in both directions.”
NBC News later reported that Utah’s West Jordan Police Department was also investigating a third allegation of domestic violence involving the pair stemming from an incident in 2024.
Mikayla, 26, shared via Instagram that the pause was the cast’s idea. “It was a decision that all of us girls came up with and agreed on. We didn’t feel comfortable filming with everything that was happening,” she said.
Jessi, 33, also commented on the production pause in a March interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. “Me and the girls, we did decide to stop filming when we found this out because we were starting to hear things a little bit before it leaked,” she said. “We just didn’t want to be filming and say the wrong thing on camera, not knowing the full story yet. We didn’t want to have to process all this information for the first time and then also be speaking about it. We just thought, for everyone’s mental health, let’s take a beat and let’s not film right now.”
“We went to production and the network, and they were all so supportive, and they were like, ‘We totally get it. You guys come first,’” Jessi added. “They handled it so well. Because of that, we all felt comfortable being like, ‘You know what? This is our real lives and if we want this show to continue to be successful, we have to handle this the right way.’”
News of the production pause broke the same week that Taylor’s season of The Bachelorette was set to premiere on ABC. However, the network pulled the plug on season 22 of the reality dating competition after TMZ published footage of a 2023 domestic incident involving Taylor and Dakota.
“In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of The Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family,” a Disney Entertainment Television spokesperson told Us in a statement at the time.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt weighed in on the chances of her getting a spinoff after the scandal surrounding costar Taylor Frankie Paul. “How it feels knowing y’all want a Leavitt spinoff,” Whitney, 32, captioned a TikTok on Monday, March 30, of her and husband Conner Leavitt. Hulu viewers have been […]
Taylor and Dakota have since been engaged in various legal challenges, with both filing for temporary restraining orders against the other. Dakota’s was granted in March, while Taylor’s request for a temporary protective order was granted on Wednesday.
In March, Dakota was also granted temporary custody of their 2-year-old son, Ever. (Taylor also shares daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 5, with ex-husband Tate Paul.)
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