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David Fincher’s ‘Squid Game’ Spinoff Scrapped At Netflix
David Fincher‘s reported planned expansion of the “Squid Game” universe has apparently been shelved. Netflix is said to have moved away from the project as its approach to the global franchise evolved.
The decision reportedly followed shifting priorities at the streamer as Fincher focused on other projects.
David Fincher’s long-rumored “Squid Game” spinoff is reportedly dead at Netflix after spending years in development.
Sources close to the filmmaker told The Playlist that the streamer is no longer moving forward with “Heckler,” the working title for Fincher’s planned English-language take on the hit Korean franchise. The project was conceived as an American version of “Squid Game,” although filming was expected to take place in the UK.
“Utopia” creator Dennis Kelly had reportedly been tapped to write the series, with development dating back to a period when Netflix was eager to expand “Squid Game” with a U.S. adaptation.
Cate Blanchett’s ‘Squid Game’ Cameo Wasn’t A Spinoff Tease
According to insiders, Netflix’s franchise priorities changed amid executive shakeups and the project’s lengthy development process.
The report comes after Cate Blanchett’s surprise appearance as an American recruiter in the “Squid Game” series finale. Her character is seen playing ddakji, a Korean game in which players try to flip a folded paper tile by striking it with another, with a man in a Los Angeles alley.
The cameo fueled speculation that she could be connected to Fincher’s project. However, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk denied that her cameo was intended as a setup for the spinoff. According to The Playlist, “Heckler” was never developed around Blanchett or her character.
Director Hwang Explains Why Blanchett Was Cast
Hwang had a very specific idea in mind when choosing Blanchett for the brief but memorable role in “Squid Game.” The creator told Netflix’s Tudum that he wanted the American recruiter to be a woman because he believed the choice would make the character more “dramatic and intriguing.”
Blanchett then emerged as his ideal candidate because the part required an actor capable of commanding attention with very little dialogue. “She’s just the best, with unmatched charisma,” Hwang said, adding that the production needed someone who could “dominate the screen with just one or two words.”
He also viewed Blanchett’s character as a deliberate counterpart to Gong Yoo’s recruiter from the Korean storyline. “If Gong Yoo is the Korean Recruiter, I thought she would be the perfect fit as the American Recruiter,” Hwang explained.
For the filmmaker, the casting ultimately served the finale itself. He wanted Blanchett’s brief appearance to deliver a “gripping and impactful ending” without requiring an extended introduction.
Hwang Reveals The Message Behind ‘Squid Game’s L.A. Ending
Interestingly, Los Angeles was always part of Hwang’s plans for the ending, but not in the form viewers eventually saw.
The filmmaker told Vanity Fair that he initially imagined a happier conclusion to the season, which he ultimately abandoned as his ideas about the series’ message changed. That shift also gave Blanchett’s final appearance a larger purpose than simply teasing another series.
Hwang explained that although the Korean arena where the deadly competition was staged had been destroyed, he wanted the closing scene to show that the organization behind the Games remained intact. Blanchett’s recruiter operating in Los Angeles made that point clear by revealing that the same system was still finding new players in the U.S.
David Fincher Moves On With ‘The Adventures Of Cliff Booth’
While “Heckler” may have stalled, Fincher has been busy bringing another Netflix project to life. “The Adventures of Cliff Booth” reunites the director with Brad Pitt, who reprises his Oscar-winning role from Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Tarantino wrote the script, while Fincher stepped behind the camera.
Production reportedly wrapped in January, with the movie following Booth years after the events of the 2019 film. He is now working as a Hollywood fixer in a changing Los Angeles. The project marks the fourth movie collaboration between Fincher and Pitt. They previously teamed up on “Seven,” “Fight Club,” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”
Leonardo DiCaprio, however, will not return as Rick Dalton. The actor confirmed that he had been involved in early discussions but ultimately stayed out of the project, while praising Fincher as the “perfect man for the job.” Netflix plans to give the movie an IMAX theatrical run beginning November 25 before its streaming debut on December 23.
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Taylor Sheridan’s 121-Minute Crime Thriller Is Officially One of Streaming’s Greatest Action Hits
The modern action thriller is something that’s incredibly easy to get wrong, which is why you need a combination to click. You need the perfect screenplay, the perfect cast and the perfect director, and very few movies manage to get all three. This movie, however, managed to pull it off with aplomb and that’s why, more than a decade later, it’s still absolutely crushing it on streaming.
Sicario is currently powering its way through various streaming charts and proving why it’s one of the finest crime films ever made. Taylor Sheridan penned the script before he became the Yellowstone guy and the King of Paramount+. The movie is essential viewing for anyone who likes their crime thrillers gritty, loud and tense. The Denis Villeneuve–directed film follows FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt), who gets recruited into a covert task force that’s hunting down Mexico’s most dangerous drug cartels, but the morality of the mission starts weighing on Kate’s mind early on. The official synopsis states:
“After an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is recruited by a government task-force official (Josh Brolin) to pursue a drug lord, she begins a perilous mission that forces her to question everything she believes and pits her against a shadowy consultant (Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro) with a dangerous agenda.”
The film also stars Benicio del Toro (The Phoenician Scheme) as Alejandro Gillick, Josh Brolin (Dune: Part Two) as Matt Graver, Daniel Kaluuya (Nope) as Reggie Wayne, Victor Garber (Family Law) as Dave Jennings, Jon Bernthal (The Accountant 2) as Ted, and Jeffrey Donovan (Law & Order) as Steve Forsing.
Was ‘Sicario’ a Success?
Sicario earned $84.9 million worldwide against a reported $30 million budget, which made it a modest but clear success when it was released, which was especially pleasing considering the challenging subject matter. It also received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Cinematography, Best Original Score and Best Sound Editing.
The thriller holds an outstanding 92% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, alongside an 85% audience score. Audiences awarded it a CinemaScore of A-, and it’s considered to this day perhaps Sheridan’s finest piece of work, as well as the movie that set Villeneuve apart as one of Hollywood’s most promising directors, a claim that he has only cemented in the decade since.
Sicario is available to stream now on HBO Max, Hulu and Frndly TV. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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September 17, 2015
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122 minutes
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Denis Villeneuve
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Basil Iwanyk, Edward McDonnell, Ellen H. Schwartz, Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Stacy Perskie
Britney Spears is getting candid about her less-than-ideal experience with cosmetic procedures.
“[My doctor] put so much Botox in this left eye that it drooped down,” Spears, 44, said in an Instagram video shared Friday, August 7, recalling her past injectables experience. “It’s just now starting to raise up and be normal again.”
Spears, who claimed that her surgeon was “so embarrassed” by the apparently botched Botox job, further issued a warning to anyone planning to get injections themselves.
“Girls, you have to be careful if you do Botox,” the pop star stressed. “These people and these doctors can really f*** your eyes up. My eye [wouldn’t] sit down … for, like, four weeks. It’s just now starting to rise again. Be careful with these people; they try to change your face and try to f*** things up. Be careful with your bodies because it’s yours and you own it.”
Britney Spears has tried Botox and is now vowing to “never again” get more of the injectables. “Too many times, these so-called ‘best doctors’ do amazing Botox. Never again in Los Angeles,” Spears, 41, wrote via Instagram on Friday, August 11, revealing she first got the procedure in New York City several years earlier. “For […]
Spears captioned her upload, “You can’t trust anyone!!!”
The “Baby One More Time” singer has previously been candid about getting work done.
“Too many times, these so-called ‘best doctors’ do amazing Botox. Never again in Los Angeles. My first time, I just did [my] lips in New York City. WAY different than LA … so subtle, it was an adorable pout,” Spears wrote via Instagram in August 2023. “For probably 10 to 15 years, I haven’t had mine done right … I can’t even be seen for two weeks [afterward].”
Britney Spears recently purchased a stripper pole — and she put it to the test by performing a sexy dance number. “Got this pole two days ago and last night was my first time on it !!! 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🌹🌷🌷,” Spears, 41, captioned an Instagram video of her routine on Sunday, August 14. Set to the song […]
According to Spears, her face had swelled after getting the Botox injection.
“Sometimes the nerves act that way and have a reverse effect, and I’m like, ‘I look like somebody beat the s*** out of me,’” she recalled, noting her doctors said to “give it a week or two” before seeking a follow-up opinion. “I go back and show the doctor. She says that’s completely normal, and I said, ‘Then why can’t I go anywhere for two weeks?’ and my friend’s sisters laughed. F*** BOTOX, it is horrific!!!”
Roomies, Jada Wallace and Chris Brown’s little one is clearly keeping his mama wrapped around his finger! A new photo has social media zooming in on a tiny detail Jada appears to have added as a permanent tribute to her baby boy, while Arrow was busy stealing the spotlight in the sweetest way.
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Jada Wallace Shows Off Her Tatted Hand, And It’s For Arrow
In the photo, Jada’s arm can be seen wrapped around Arrow as she rocks a camouflage zip-up. A closer look at her hand appears to show a new tattoo reading “ARROW” in a straightforward font, with what appears to be “Kristopher” written underneath in a smaller, cursive style. A rosary-style tattoo also appears to run alongside the lettering and up her arm, though it’s unclear whether that design is new or was already there.
Baby Arrow Had Everyone Swooning Over His Chunky Cheeks
Meanwhile, baby Arrow had the internet swooning in his own right. The little one looked extra adorable in a cream-and-brown striped shirt paired with denim pants, serving up those signature chunky cheeks and an irresistibly squishy face as he cozied up next to his mama.
Fans Had Thoughts On Jada’s Arrow Tattoo
Folks quickly ran to The Shade Room’s Instagram comment section to share their two cents on Jada Wallace’s apparent tribute to baby Arrow. Some pointed out that she’s his mom, so of course she would want to get her baby’s name tatted, while others wondered if “Kristopher” is Arrow’s middle name. Meanwhile, plenty of commenters couldn’t get over just how adorable the little one is, especially those chunky cheeks.
One Instagram user @sharlinadiane said, “Now nobody told you to tat my man name girl lmao”
This Instagram user @sadiekreates added, “The baby is soooo cute 😍”
And, Instagram user @s3kbabyy_ wrote, “…It’s HER son ofc she’s gonna tatt his name”
Meanwhile, Instagram user @being_meika25 claimed. “She just wanted to show that arrow name is Christopher with a K😂”
While Instagram user @iam.kaylaarenee shared, “Soo adorable look just like Chris 🥹”
Lastly, Instagram user @jxlly_.teddies._ commented “Christopher with a K. Not mad at it 😌🔥”
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What Do You Think Roomies?
2026 hasn’t exactly been the year of Russell Crowe so far, despite a few new releases. None of Crowe’s new films have caught fire with audiences like some of his older work has, but it wasn’t that long ago that he experienced his latest hit. At the end of 2025, Crowe finally delivered his passion project, Nuremberg, to the big screen. After grossing over $70 million at the box office, Nuremberg went on to become one of the most-watched movies of the year on Netflix. Crowe has also been hard at work this year filming scenes for Henry Cavill’s Highlander, which is expected in theaters next year. He even recently shared a photo of himself on social media, showing a stunning transformation, putting him back in near-Gladiator shape for the first time in years.
Crowe was famously left out of the legacy sequel to his most iconic movie a few years ago, when Ridley Scott declined to put him in Gladiator II. Another Crowe movie that fans have desperately begged for a sequel to is The Nice Guys, his 2016 buddy cop comedy co-starring Ryan Gosling. Despite widespread acclaim from critics and audiences, The Nice Guys struggled at the box office, going up against Angry Birds, grossing only $71 million globally against a $50 million budget. The film is currently without a streaming home in America, but there is such a desire to rewatch it that fans have pushed it into the top 10 most-watched VOD list on both Prime Video and Apple TV. Shane Black wrote and directed The Nice Guys, which also stars Angourie Rice and Matt Bomer.
What Is ‘The Nice Guys’ About?
The official synopsis for The Nice Guys, which holds marks of 91% from critics and 79% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, reads as follows: “In 1977 Los Angeles, down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hard-nosed enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) reluctantly team up when a missing woman’s case leads them into the death of a porn star. As the bodies pile up, the duo uncovers a conspiracy reaching into the auto industry and the Department of Justice.” There is a tremendous desire to do a sequel to The Nice Guys, but both Crowe and Gosling have cast doubt on it ever happening. The cost would be considerable, and after the first film underwhelmed at the box office, no studio is going to be eager to foot a massive bill for a follow-up.
Check out The Nice Guys on VOD platforms like Prime Video and Apple TV, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of a potential sequel.
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May 20, 2016
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116minutes
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Shane Black
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Anthony Bagarozzi, Shane Black
Kimberly Williams-Paisley will forever have a piece of her Father of the Bride movie mom Diane Keaton’s signature style.
“Recently, I bought this hat and gloves from the Diane Keaton auction. I’m so happy to have some of her iconic style with me,” Williams-Paisley, 54, wrote via Instagram on Friday, August 7, sharing a snapshot of herself rocking a black suit with a brown bowler cap and sheer gloves.
She continued, “While my friends and I were carefully unpacking these items and getting ready to shoot this [photo], a gorgeous, gigantic bald eagle landed in a nearby tree, stayed for a moment and then flew off.”
According to Williams-Paisley, it felt “so rare” to see a bald eagle calmly perch on a branch.
Stars of the iconic Father of the Bride franchise will forever remember their matriarch, Diane Keaton. News broke on Saturday, October 11, that Keaton died at the age of 79. A cause of death was not immediately revealed. The Oscar-winning actress, who is survived by her two children, starred as Nina Banks in 1991’s Father […]
“It definitely felt like Diane’s energy was around us!” the actress gushed on Friday. “The hat says, ‘NO MORE WAR,’ and [Diane had] added a skull and crossbones. So, I’m passing along her message. 👑✌🏻❤️🕊️.”
The 911: Nashville star played Annie Banks Mackenzie in 1991’s Father of the Bride and 1995’s Father of the Bride: Part II. Keaton, who died in October 2025 at the age of 79, portrayed matriarch Nina Banks. Steve Martin, Martin Short, Kieran Culkin and George Newbern also starred in the franchise. (Annie married Newbern’s George Mackenzie in the first film and their characters welcomed a baby in the second, at the same time Nina was also pregnant.)
“I love this, Kim,” Newbern, 60, wrote in the comments section of Williams-Paisley’s Friday upload. “I have been thinking about Diane so much lately 💔💔.”
In the months after Keaton’s death, Williams-Paisley and Newborn have both been candid about honoring her legacy after working together on the Father of the Bride flicks. (The entire cast also reunited for “Part III” on YouTube amid the coronavirus pandemic lockdown in 2020.)
“I remember I had a lot of anxiety during those two movies. I mean, I was 19 on the first one. It was the first major role I had, and Diane was like a mother figure to me who was very safe,” Williams-Paisley recalled of production during a 2025 appearance on the “Call It What It Is” podcast. “I talked to her about my anxiety. I had a lot of dreams,” she continued. “I’m a big dreamer, literally a big dreamer, but I would have, like, weird nightmares and weird [things].”
Kimberly Williams-Paisley remembers late Father of the Bride costar Diane Keaton’s motherly advice when they worked together on the 1991 film and the 1995 sequel. “I remember I had a lot of anxiety during those two movies,” Williams-Paisley, 54, said during the Friday, October 24, episode of iHeart’s “Call It What It Is” podcast. “I […]
She continued at the time, “I think it was, like, me working out my anxiety in the middle of the night, and she would analyze dreams with me.”
According to Williams-Paisley, Keaton “didn’t have easy answers” to her questions but was always supportive.
“She was just so generous and so funny and wise, just wonderful, and especially on the second film, I felt like we really bonded and, you know, just laughed,” Williams-Paisley recalled. “Like, the humor clicked, and it was so fun to be on set when she was on set.”
Keaton’s cause of death was ultimately revealed as primary bacterial pneumonia with no further underlying causes. She is survived by her two children.
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Will Ferrell’s New Netflix Series Just Became One of the Streamer’s Biggest Hits of 2026
The gap between what critics wanted from The Hawk and what viewers actually did with it has become one of the more interesting streaming stories of the summer. Netflix dropped all ten half-hour episodes of Will Ferrell’s first television comedy on July 16, and within days the show had planted itself at the top of the streamer’s US Top 10 chart.
In its first week, The Hawk logged 4.8 million views and 24.7 million viewing hours worldwide, according to Netflix’s Top 10 reporting, enough to make it the third most-watched English-language series on the platform for the week. It also grabbed the No. 1 spot in Australia, Canada, and Iceland, and landed at No. 2 in the UK, New Zealand, and Ireland. To date, it’s earned 1.5B minutes watched. For a show about a washed-up pro golfer in very loud plaid pants, that feels like a hole in one.
What Critics are Saying About ‘The Hawk’
Of course, critics have not been as enthusiastic. The show holds a pretty dismal score on Rotten Tomatoes against a considerably warmer audience rating, and the pans have been unusually pointed for a Ferrell project. The Hollywood Reporter called The Hawk “the most shapeless and least comedically focused” sports project of Ferrell’s career and described the series as “flat and disposable.” Variety went with “lackluster.” RogerEbert.com pointed to a tone that swings between slapstick, crude wordplay, and half-hearted emotional beats without ever settling on any of them. The recurring line in most negative reviews is that Lonnie Hawkins reads like a Ricky Bobby refit and that the show is coasting on Ferrell’s commitment instead of writing him anything sharp to do.
Not everyone agreed. NPR, in one of the show’s warmer reviews, praised its “satisfying silliness, amusing shenanigans and surprise cameos.” The Los Angeles Times wrote fondly about its affectionate handling of the sport itself. And at Collider, we scored it a 6/10. The Hawk is chasing a harder joke than Talladega Nights ever told, because Lonnie is not an earnest idiot in the Ricky Bobby mold. He’s an idiot who knows exactly what his obsession has cost him and keeps making the same call anyway.
Why ‘The Hawk’ Is Working for Netflix Audiences
The reason viewers seem to be responding to the show, based on the sustained chart run, is that Ferrell, in full meltdown mode, remains a pretty bankable pleasure. Lonnie cooing at a golf ball, brawling with a bunker, sipping suspicious sports-bottle contents, plowing his tour bus through the green: this is what Ferrell has always been good at. His refusing to protect his own dignity is still, in 2026, a watchable bit.
The cast around him is doing serious lifting too, and that’s probably a bigger part of the audience response than the reviews have given it credit for. Molly Shannon plays Lonnie’s estranged wife Stacy as a woman happy to turn every waking moment into a sales opportunity. She is genuinely great opposite Ferrell, especially when their chemistry turns from bitter loathing to something a bit hornier. Jimmy Tatro, as Lonnie’s cold-plunging wellness-appropriating son Lance, is the generational foil the show needs, and the father-son contempt running between them is the sharpest storytelling device the show sometimes makes use of. Fortune Feimster, as the DIY-mechanic caddie Lonnie hires out of a Walmart parking lot, gives the series the closest thing it has to a heart. And Luke Wilson turns up as Lonnie’s smug rival, Golden Fisk, while Chris Parnell floats through as an envious tour board member to round out a bench that shares the comedic wealth.
The finale is also a lot of fun, and one that will keep viewers arguing well past the credits. Without giving too much away, it all comes down to a single putt, a father-son standoff, a pickle jar, and one very pointed question Lonnie flat-out refuses to answer. None of this is prestige television, and it is not pretending to be. The Hawk is a well-cast, casually filthy, extremely watchable Netflix comedy that lets Will Ferrell do the thing Will Ferrell has been doing well for 25 years. Netflix has not confirmed a second season yet, but the numbers say the audience already voted. Another season of Ferrell losing his mind on a manicured green would suit all of us just fine.
The Hawk
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2026 – 2026-00-00
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Netflix
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Jonathan Watson
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Madeline Walter, Paul Welsh, Jerry Collins, Emma Rathbone, Cameron Squires, Harper Steele, Chris Henchy
Fantasy is, at its core, about imagination. The same can be said of every fictional genre, but traditional swords-and-horses-and-magic fantasy lends itself especially well to big concepts, extreme spectacle, and massive heart. That unlimited scale drives many of the time-honored tropes audiences seek out: arduous quests, enchanted objects, epic battles against insurmountable foes, and unlikely underdogs saving the world through the power of friendship.
Although Prime Video’s The Legend of Vox Machina has blossomed into a runaway sleeper hit, the adult animated series hasn’t yet reached the same levels of cultural awareness as heavyweight shows like HBO’s Game of Thrones, or Prime Video’s own The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and The Wheel of Time. With all due respect to those titles, The Legend of Vox Machina either matches or eclipses its multimillion-dollar live-action peers in every respect — especially when it comes to the playground of big concepts, extreme spectacle, and massive heart. Vox Machina offers comforting fantasy conventions up on a meticulously crafted silver platter by way of a creative team always determined to raise the bar on their existing accomplishments. The results are tremendous: a galvanizing love letter to fantasy’s imagination, an astounding triumph within the Western animation canon, and arguably the premier genre series of the decade.
‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Understands What Makes a Perfect Fantasy Epic
Although The Legend of Vox Machina was designed to be broadly accessible, its unconventional origins inform its excellence. The misfit adventurers who christen their seven-person group as Vox Machina began with Critical Role, the multimedia company framed around eight voice actors’ shared enthusiasm for Dungeons & Dragons. When Critical Role decided to bring their livestreamed D&D campaign to animated life, Prime Video came knocking to the tune of four 12-episode seasons (with the fifth and final installment already commissioned).
Since it’s made by a team of self-proclaimed nerds who admire the same genre tropes and gaming mechanisms as their intended audience, Vox Machina knows it’s standing on the shoulders of giants. It zigzags around certain inspirations with a sly wink and fully embraces others with warmth and whimsy, fleshing out a foundational premise through luminous characters, a vibrantly textured world, adrenaline-surging combat, tonal harmony, and dynamic narrative architecture. Viewers across all genres are familiar with a bunch of lovably lethal mercenaries — quick-witted, foul-mouthed, prone to excessive mayhem — who accidentally become their realm’s go-to protectors and discover the messy found-family dynamic that becomes their shared saving grace.
This particular variation strikes every right chord precisely because of the production’s earnest commitment to mastering the storytelling craft. Whether the series has harmlessly riotous fun at the characters’ expense or torments them (as one does), Vox Machina isn’t trying to break the expectations associated with fantasy narrative structure. It infuses its spin on the beloved format with earned dramatic weight. Sometimes, that means turning an unwinnable fight into an exultant victory. When legitimate subversions arrive, they’re character-driven enrichments reckoning with the permanence of the compellingly intricate fallout, not contrivance-based shock value.
‘The Legend of Vox Machina’s Characters Are Its Crowning Glory
As the existing seasons gradually play out upon a battlefield of sublime havoc, rollicking vulgarity, and sobering maturity, Vox Machina‘s escalating plot momentum never sacrifices its narrative North Star: the titular ensemble’s electrifying chemistry as they clash with, complement, and strengthen one another into a unit capable of carrying their own vulnerable souls, the weight of their entire world, and each other. Tragedy and trauma are as much the party’s calling card as their bombastic charisma, and they’re plagued by a rogues’ gallery of conflict: exhaustion, disillusionment, past sins, a festering crisis of purpose, the trappings of divine mandates, and the mistakes they make out of desperate, grief-stricken, overwhelming love. When nefarious villains wreak their global catastrophe and internal carnage, those intimate beats find catharsis.
Yet even once healed, the emotional effects linger. Season 4, especially, paints a startlingly authentic and harrowing tableau about the complex, manifold, beautiful humanity buried underneath each member’s celebrity status. Of course, their not-so-secret hearts-of-gold deeply care about doing the right thing. Such a concept is easier said than done when the definitions, responsibilities, and costs aren’t clear-cut. And for all that friendship (and a healthy dash of spite) will indeed subdue tyrannical dragons and necromantic cults, Vox Machina can also do everything within their power and still lose. The notes never ring false because Vox Machina wears its blood-soaked heart on its sleeve, and has the skill to back it up.
The passion The Legend of Vox Machina‘s creatives hold for every background detail of their world blazes through the screen with undeniable clarity. Combine their painstakingly tender care with their increasingly ambitious scope, Titmouse, Inc.’s awe-inspiring animation, and the cast’s staggering performances, and you have one of the most remarkably consistent and fulfilling shows across any genre. The half-hour episodes will fly by in one weekend. You’ll laugh until you cry, cry until you’re riddled with a headache, and find your heart stolen by a bunch of half-broken outcasts as they stumble through their bittersweet lives, just striving to do their best. And isn’t that combination of mind-melting wonder and resonant humanity what all the greatest fantasy sagas are about?
The Legend of Vox Machina
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January 27, 2022
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Prime Video
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Brandon Auman
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Young Heller, Eugene Lee, Alicia Chan
Former president Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden is offering an update on his father’s ongoing cancer battle.
“It’s really tough, and that’s the real answer,” Hunter, 56, told the BBC in a Friday, August 7, interview when asked about Joe’s health. “My dad, to this day, remains the center of our family not just because of who he is as a public person but completely because of who he is to each one of us. It’s really, really hard and it’s really sad to watch.”
Joe, 83, shared sons Beau and Hunter, as well as daughter Naomi, with late first wife Nealia Biden. Nealia and Naomi were killed in a 1972 car accident, while Beau died in 2015 after battling glioblastoma. The politician also shares daughter Ashley, 45, with wife Dr. Jill Biden.
Joe was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer in May 2025, with his office noting in a statement that the tumor had spread to the bones.
Former President Joe Biden has begun his battle with what his office called an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer. “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” a statement sent from Biden’s personal office to CNN in May 2025, read. “On Friday, he […]
“The cancer has spread [and] metastasized into his bones and further. It’s very painful,” Hunter added on Friday. “It’s very debilitating in many respects, but he’s still out there. He’s still doing this thing [because] he still believes in this country.”
Hunter’s stepmother, 75-year-old Jill, revealed two months earlier how Joe’s cancer battle had affected his daily work commitments.
“He’s doing OK. He does have stage IV cancer. It has metastasized to his bones. He will forever have cancer. He will forever be on medicine, and he’s 83,” Jill said on a June appearance on Jay Shetty’s “On Purpose” podcast. “You put that mix in, so, [while] yes, he’s still working, he’s writing his book, he’s traveling, he’s speaking, but he’s a little more tired. I’ve seen him slow down. I mean, cancer really takes a toll.”
Former President Joe Biden and his family have endured several tragedies over the years. Biden married his first wife, Neilia Hunter, in 1966. The couple shared two sons, Joseph “Beau” Biden III and Hunter Biden, and a daughter, Naomi “Amy” Biden. Weeks after Joe was elected to the Senate in 1972, Neilia and their three […]
The former first lady continued, “I think every family in America has someone in their family with cancer, whatever form it takes. It’s really been, like, kind of a cruel blow. … [Joe is] strong, he’s resilient, and it’s just so unfortunate.”
According to Jill, her entire family is “trying to do their part in helping” with Joe’s care.
“Naomi, our oldest grandchild, said, ‘Nana, I want to come [visit] and bring my son, Willie, and stay with you for a month and help you out.’ I mean, it’s just been a really nice thing,” Jill added at the time, referring to Hunter’s daughter and her toddler son with husband Peter Neal.
NC State University swimming and diving coach John “Jack” Roney’s cause of death has been revealed, Us can exclusively report.
An autopsy report obtained by Us reveals that Roney’s death last month was ruled as accidental after the college coach died. He was 39.
Per the medical examiner’s findings, Jack had been practicing underwater breathing exercises while visiting a local pool with his wife, Maresa Roney. In video footage obtained by emergency medical services, John went under the surface for more than two minutes, coming back up for air before going underwater again. Maresa subsequently walked away to make a brief phone call, returning within five minutes, where she found her husband unresponsive.
“Wife told medics her husband was an avid swimmer and on that evening, he had been doing some breathing exercises [and] holding his breath underwater,” the report reads. “Wife pulled him from the water and called 911 … then began CPR.”
Local first responders continued administering CPR while transporting Jack to the hospital. He was pronounced dead upon arrival.
“There were no concerns for suicide, substance abuse or foul play,” the report adds. “No trauma was noted. Law enforcement was reviewing footage of the incident. Due to the circumstances of the death, pathology at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was consulted and the case was accepted there for autopsy.”
In a separate statement from the medical examiner, findings reveal that Jack “had a history of ADHD and was a former college swimmer in a good athletic state.”
“He was last known to be alive the evening of July 5, 2026, when he and his wife went to their community pool following dinner,” the statement reads. “While his wife stepped away, he decided to do breathing techniques to practice holding his breath. Video surveillance captured him submerging, very briefly surfacing about two minutes and 14 seconds later, and then submerging again without resurfacing. His wife returned after approximately five minutes and found him unresponsive in the pool. His wife pulled him out and began cardiopulmonary resuscitative efforts and called emergency responders. … Upon emergency responder arrival, he was in pulseless electrical activity, and they continued resuscitative efforts for approximately one hour.”
NC State announced Jack’s death the next day on July 6.
“We mourn the passing of former assistant coach and Wolfpack alumnus Jack Roney,” the university shared in a social media statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Roney family during this difficult time. His impact on our program and community will be remembered.”
Jack is survived by Maresa, with whom he celebrated his 15th wedding anniversary earlier in July, their five children and the late coach’s siblings.
“My brother…how are you gone? How is this real?” his sister Amber Moore wrote via Facebook. “You were the glue to your family and the glue to ours. How are we supposed to move forward without you? Every single day, you worked to become a better man. So few people live with that kind of purpose, but you did. You were never satisfied with standing still. You wanted to be the best version of yourself every day. To me, you were perfect!!!!”
Jack’s sister Katie Corum also shared a tribute to her late brother on social media, praising him as “an amazing man who loved his wife and kids more than anything in this world.”
“Grief is the price we pay for loving someone so deeply,” Corum stated via Facebook. “Right now, this pain feels never ending, but it also reminds us just how lucky we were to have had Jack in our lives. His absence leaves a hole in our hearts that can never be filled, but the love he gave and the memories he leaves behind will stay with us forever.”
Is Michael B. Jordan off the dating market again? That’s what fans are assuming after he was spotted riding rollercoasters with singer Raye at an amusement park in California. Social media is poppin’ off with dating speculations, while Michael and Raye have yet to clear the air.
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Michael B. Jordan & Raye Pop Out For Rollercoaster Fun
As said, the 39-year-old actor and the 28-year-old British singer have social media in a chokehold right now. And all it took was a single picture! That photo shows Michael B. Jordan sitting inside a yellow, black and orange coaster car. He appears to be mid-sentence, looking forward, while she has a small, open smile as she stares at him. The entertainers were dressed for the occasion, too. MBJ was wearing brown overalls, a crisp white tee, and a black-and-white cap, while Raye appeared to be wearing an all-black top. Her hair was styled in a voluminous blonde bob with loose curls. According to E! News and an X summary, the viral photo of MBJ and the singer was taken on Friday (August 7) at Six Flags Magic Mountain, near Los Angeles.
Raye and Michael B. Jordan spotted at Six Flags amusement park. pic.twitter.com/RyVFrSnSTr
— RAYE Updates (@RayeUpdate) August 8, 2026
Additionally, E! News reported on a TikTok video that Michael and Raye chattin’ as they waited for a separate rollercoaster ride to start. A separate third video shows fans cheering the entertainers on as a different rollercoaster took off.
@4.30pm00 I JUST SAW MICHEAL B JORDAN AT SIX FLAGS#fyp #sixflagsmagicmountain #michaelb#sinners #OMG
New video of Michael B. Jordan and Raye at Six Flags. 📸
Khalid Jordan, Michael’s younger brother, was also on the ride with them. pic.twitter.com/uEyaxS84Hh
— best of michael b. jordan. (@bjordanfiles) August 8, 2026
Social Media Users React To MBJ & Singer’s Link-Up
This Six Flags outing appears to be the first public sighting of the entertainers kicking it solo. However, there’s no clarity from either Michael or Raye on whether the link-up was romantic or platonic. Still, that hasn’t stopped fans from doing everything short of planning a wedding, chile! Keep scrolling to see reactions from X users.
They on tik tok saying Michael B Jordan was at six flags with Raye yesterday pic.twitter.com/Kp2gm1AJWz
— kay (@shutupkrysta) August 8, 2026
This a good look for both of them. Raye pretty, classy and a great artist. Michael B Jordan is MBJ. https://t.co/i6JxX2wEW2
— Von512. (@jgvisions00) August 8, 2026
RAYE asked the question, “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” Michael B. Jordan responded: by taking her to Six Flags. 👀💞 https://t.co/8NX2cl9kgR pic.twitter.com/TOYOseP1Vt
— KEVIL (@RealKevinNoel) August 8, 2026
Raye and Michael B Jordan at six flags pic.twitter.com/RZ4UDRdxqU
— Shaynemadeit (@shaynefreeman19) August 8, 2026
raye and michael b.? pic.twitter.com/xCTyNEBBeE
— Byaaa (@Bybywc) August 8, 2026
I guess Raye found her husband… and it’s Michael B Jordan pic.twitter.com/0F6gf2hMSv
— agathaismyfriend (@agathaismyfrie1) August 8, 2026
Okay, okay, okay… 2 very talented people who are ridiculously hot and at a theme park and him wearing those dungs…
I could certainly appreciate this actually being a thing. https://t.co/FGlF7ngL85 pic.twitter.com/RQ0kRxywFE
— Lyn🌺 (@_ayandamay) August 8, 2026
Congratulations to Raye. I’m so happy for you! “Oh look at me I’m Raye and I’m riding roller coasters with Michael B Jordan” pic.twitter.com/fElMJ7lUVj
— Tia Wouldn’t Wanna Be Ya 💋 (@t_shaaee) August 8, 2026
wdym Michael B Jordan might be dating Raye.. pic.twitter.com/aZ50HScObO
— flo 🌪️ (@ISLED3LFINO) August 8, 2026
Idg the fuss about RAYE and Michael B. Jordan meeting??? It could literally mean nothing lol
— Kay (@legendaarykay) August 8, 2026
Michael b Jordan & Raye at six flags???? i am here for itttt pic.twitter.com/uSA0WRp4Kk
— Dihj 🧁 (@blushiikurraa) August 8, 2026
See additional reactions by swiping below.
A Look At Michael B. Jordan’s Last Public Relationship
Roomies, you might recall that MBJ’s last high-profile relationship was with Lori Harvey. However, it’s been four years since the two were romantically linked. He and his “Turtle” dated for about 1.5 years, before splitting in June 2022. The first sightings of them together happened in late 2020, being spotted in Atlanta and then again in Salt Lake City. By January 2021, the ex-couple were Instagram official. Following the split, a source told PEOPLE that Michael and Lori Harvey were both heartbroken but weren’t on the same page and pace about committing long-term.
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