Disney+’s X-Men ’97 has signaled a true return to Marvel excitement. The animated series returned to the airwaves in 2024, signaling a new age: the age of Apocalypse. Viewers have been waiting for Season 2 of the refreshing, soapy resurgence of the X-Men, and now have the opportunity to correct a long-running continuity error.

In the original run of the X-Men: The Animated Series, one of the big plot holes had to do with Warren Worthington III, otherwise known as Angel. He first appears in Season 1, where there is no indication that he was ever part of Xavier’s original team. Angel is one of the original five, but in the series, he does not appear to have any prior knowledge of the X-Men. Seasons later, this would be contradicted when he was officially established as one of the original five X-Men. These types of retcons can happen, especially when shows aren’t planned out, but X-Men ‘97 appears to resolve this officially. According to the new X-Men ‘97 trailer, Angel’s history is being put to rest.

‘X-Men ‘97’ Season 2 Confirms Angel’s Role In the X-Men

It’s been three decades, and X-Men is finally able to right some wrongs. Already, the sophomore season of one of the greatest animated series of the last five years seems to be everything that fans have been waiting for, including some hints about Ange’s future in the storyline. In a blink and you’ll miss it moment, the green-haired mistress of metal, Polaris, is looking at photographs. One features Angel in original X-Men garb alongside the rest of the original mutants of Xavier’s team. This doubles down on the fact that Angel is an original X-Men member, though it doesn’t necessarily fix the Season 1 continuity error.

That may be addressed, however, considering the direction that the season is going in. Apocalypse is coming for the X-Men, and to make matters most dire, he is using time travel to wipe out all vestiges of the team. The mutant ensemble is no stranger to time travel, but this could be a way for the series to put to rest Angel’s murky past altogether. Though unconfirmed, the fact that time travel is a tool in the new season may hint at how Angel’s timeline could finally make sense.

If mutants are hobnobbing all over time and space, perhaps it could explain why Angel seemed to have no recollection of his time with the X-Men in the first season of the series. Of course, when it comes to scale, this is likely the least of the X-Men’s worries. As shown in the trailer, Angel is returning to the small screen in one of his most infamous capacities.

Angel Returns in ‘X-Men ‘97’ As One of the Four Horsemen

When X-Nen ‘97 returns next month, there is a lot of ground to cover. The stakes have never been higher as Apocalypse vows to erase the timeline of all evidence of the X-Men. Comic fans know that where Apocalypse goes, the Four Horsemen are likely to follow. While there have been many Horsemen in the run of X-Men comics, Angel is one of the most well-known. The Season 2 trailer confirms his return — and in a slightly sharper form.

A brief moment in the trailer shows Angel’s return as Archangel, Apocalypse’s Horseman with metal wings. Using blades to fight the X-Men, it appears that he is returning as the Horseman of Death, as he was first introduced in the previous iteration of the animated series. With the inclusion of the Age of Apocalypse, Archangel’s appearance isn’t that surprising. However, it does confirm that X-Men ‘97 isn’t just here to capitalize on nostalgia. It is the very lifeblood that Marvel has needed all this time.

Marvel has recently been backsliding into tired old dynamics when fans have needed something new. The X-Men aren’t necessarily new to Marvel, but this new version of the animated series proves that all fans want is quality programming that has a creative force behind it. Confirming Angel’s role in the X-Men celebrates the previous series while also recontextualizing it for a new era of media consumption. X-Men ‘97 is a perfect combination of the new and the old and is ushering in a new age for Marvel.

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Here’s an awkward admission: sometimes, I watch movies simply because I think they’re going to be the kind of trainwreck that I can’t tear my eyes away from. That’s why I ended up watching The Last Duel (2021), one of the weirdest titles in director Ridley Scott’s filmography. While Scott had done historical epics such as Gladiator before, he was a director I always associated with ambitious sci-fi films such as Alien, Blade Runner, and Prometheus. Now, all of a sudden, he was directing a swords-and-sandals medieval romp that starred distractingly famous faces like Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Adam Driver. Jason Bourne fighting Kylo Ren in ye olden times? This I had to see!

Again, my assumption was that this was going to absolutely suck. The male leads all have distractingly modern faces, the story is very dense, and Ridley Scott isn’t always consistent (seriously, go compare Gladiator and Gladiator II, I dare you). To my utter shock, though, The Last Duel is surprisingly great. The director mashes together a famous storytelling technique and a luscious medieval setting to offer very nuanced commentary on sex, violence, and power. This is Scott boldly going where he has never gone before, and you can join his journey by streaming The Last Duel on Disney+.

Good Will Dueling

The central plot of The Last Duel is relatively straightforward. A knight played by Matt Damon begins the film having a relatively positive relationship with his squire, a man played by Adam Driver. However, the squire ends up having sex with the knight’s wife, and the characters have very different accounts of this particular event. The squire maintains that this was consensual sex, but the knight maintains that his former friend assaulted his beloved wife. They take the matter to the highest law in the land, and the King decrees that they will settle the matter through the titular last duel.  

While that may sound simplistic enough, Scott adds complexity to The Last Duel by embracing the classic Rashomon storytelling method. We don’t just hear about what happened in a he said, she said kind of way; instead, the movie brings everyone’s very different accounts to life. We first see the knight’s version of events and then the squire’s, culminating in the final, explicitly true account from the knight’s wife (played by Jodie Comer). In this way, the film invites us to investigate our own assumptions about these characters and events, all of which are inevitably shaped by modern debates about the relationship between sex, power, and systemic misogyny. 

The Medieval World As You’ve Never Seen It 

The writing and the performances (more on those soon) in The Last Duel are really top-notch. However, it’s worth pointing out that this is one of the rare films that would be worth watching even with the sound off. That’s because it’s a visual feast from beginning to end, one that perfectly recreates a bygone era. Nothing looks like a simple sound stage; instead, it looks like Scott painstakingly brought the 15th century back to life. That’s a major part of what makes this movie so immersive: long before you discover its characters and plot, you’ll fall in love with its stark beauty.

To put it in blunter terms, The Last Duel is a movie where you can really see the money onscreen. While a good chunk of the $100 million dollar budget likely went to the bigger names in the cast, it’s clear that there was plenty of cash left for sets and costumes. That may sound like a low bar to clear, but keep in mind that The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin reportedly spent $20 million on seven episodes, and the costumes and props look like they were fished out of a Spirit Halloween dumpster. 

By contrast, every aspect of The Last Duel’s costumes and props is so lovingly crafted that each scene transports us half a millennium into the past.

Surprisingly Immersive Performances 

To my astonishment, The Last Duel’s performances are really, really good. The Rashomon storytelling style allows leading man Matt Damon to play multiple versions of his character. Sometimes, he is charming and noble; other times, he is cold and conniving. The same is broadly true of Adam Driver’s character, who is alternately portrayed as a greedy, lustful social climber or as a charismatic man and gentle lover. This is part of the movie’s magic trick, of course: which narrative you find more convincing ultimately reveals more about you than the various characters onscreen.

While Ben Affleck is great as a count who’d rather pick up a wine glass than a sword, the best performance of The Last Duel comes from Jodie Comer. She plays the knight’s wife, a role that often reduces her agency and presents her as a prize to be fought over by rival men. The movie is very interested in examining misogyny and its effects through a medical lens, something I worried that Ridley Scott would struggle to portray. But Comer’s nuanced and delicate performance helps hammer this point home even as her own narrative underscores the need to believe women when they speak out about their attackers.

Living Up To The Title

In case you’re wondering, The Last Duel really lives up to its title. Everything comes down to a nasty duel between Damon and Driver, one that is intended to reveal the truth of the squire’s alleged crimes. The duel works well as a fight scene, and its sheer brutality gives this film a messy, must-watch climax. But the duel also works as a culmination of the movie’s themes, revealing that truth is a very illusory concept: what and who we believe is often an extension of our societal programming. And while you can kill a man, it’s not nearly so easy to kill what you have been programmed to believe. 

The Last Duel is a meaty, medieval melodrama from a director best known for redefining the sci-fi genre. But Ridley Scott does an excellent job telling a very unconventional story with a method that makes each scene more immersive than the last. Do you want to get to the bottom of this mystery and see who the real villain is? Or maybe you just want to drool over lavish sets and pulse-pounding fight scenes? Either way, you need to put down the sword and pick up the remote, as The Last Duel is currently streaming on Disney+!

Everything is better with dinosaurs, that’s a scientific fact. Or even if it isn’t, maybe it should be, because science makes sense that way. You know what? Bill Nye would probably back us up on that one. One of the biggest franchises in the world is heading into much bigger, stompier territory this summer, and the Science Guy is one of the key figures involved in dealing with some dino DNA.

The PAW Patrol gang is heading for a new adventure, crash-landing on an island full of dinosaurs, which feels like a lot for a group of dogs who already have to deal with Mayor Humdinger on a regular basis. Some of them just want a quiet life. This time around, the PAW Patrol pups end up shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island full of dinosaurs, and it’s there that they meet Rex, a young dog who’s been stranded on the island for years and is essentially Dr. Alan Grant at this stage. Things quickly get worse when Mayor Humdinger begins recklessly mining the island for its natural resources, accidentally triggering a huge dormant volcano. That isn’t good.

The new trailer for PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie will also arrive on Wednesday, June 10, ahead of the film’s theatrical release on August 14, 2026. The movie will also feature a new Backstreet Boys single, “Bottle Up,” presumably because if you’re making a kids movie that might end up driving parents round the bend, you may as well through in a bop full of pop nostalgia for the parents too.

Who’s Involved in ‘PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie’?

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PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie features Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Afterlife), Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Meredith MacNeill (Baroness von Sketch Show), Ron Pardo (PAW Patrol: The Movie), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), Jameela Jamil (The Good Place), Paris Hilton (The Simple Life), and Snoop Dogg (Training Day), with Henry Bolan making his debut. The film is directed by Cal Brunker, who co-wrote the screenplay with Bob Barlen. Jennifer Dodge, Laura Clunie, and Toni Stevens produce, with Ronnen Harary executive producing.

Based on the television series created by Keith Chapman, PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie opens in theaters on August 14, 2026. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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Rosie O’Donnell is opening up about her recent facelift and whether she plans to have any more cosmetic work done.

“No, I don’t think so,” the former talk show host, 64, told E! News at the 2026 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7.

O’Donnell said she decided to get a facelift, despite previously being against the procedure, after losing a considerable amount of weight, which caused her to have excess skin on her face.

“I’m on [diabetes and weight loss drug] Mounjaro for the last three years. I have diabetes, and I lost over 50 pounds and then was responsible for a lot of the extra skin that I had around my face,” she explained. “And there were two lines that made me look sad. In Ireland, people would say, ‘Are you upset, darling? What’s the matter, love?’ and I’m like, ‘That’s just my face. I’m not upset. It’s just how I look.’”

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The former View cohost, who moved to Ireland last year, first shared her transformation in a May 25 Substack post, admitting that she initially felt the procedure “was a betrayal. Of feminism. Of aging. Of our team of women worldwide.”

However, since going under the knife in January, O’Donnell said she wants to be open and honest about the work she’s had done.

“Authenticity is the goal in these days and times, and people are lying about everything all day to the American public. It’s very depressing to me and unsettling, and I think all that matters is truth and love,” she said. “And so, I wanted to be truthful and say all the complicated feelings I had about it.”

“I just felt it was better to be truthful than not, and I didn’t want some tabloid to go, ‘Gotcha!’” the comedian went on. “I just wanted to say, ‘Here’s what I did, here’s the doctor…’ and if you want to, it’s very expensive. It’s more expensive than any car I ever bought, but I can’t drive around in my face.”

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In her Substack post, O’Donnell addressed how her appearance changed after losing weight, writing, “It wasn’t wrinkles — it was gravity. I’d look in the mirror and think, ‘This isn’t aging, this is melting with intention.’ I tried to be evolved about it and say things like, ‘This is natural. This is earned.’ And then … ‘Umm, how earned does it have to look?’ There’s a point where acceptance starts to feel like lying.”

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O’Donnell said she enlisted a doctor who had worked with some of her friends and is pleased with the results of her procedure.

“I wanted to still be me, just … less haunted. And I do look like me — a slightly more well-rested, emotionally stable version of me,” she wrote.

“I didn’t disappear, I didn’t become someone else — I just stopped arguing with the mirror,” O’Donnell added. “And maybe that’s enough. Or at the very least … it’s what a lower deep plane facelift looks like when it minds its own business.”

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Landman has gone through some surprise onscreen losses — but could Billy Bob Thornton‘s Tommy be next?

“I think Yana Grebenyuk Taylor [Sheridan] is going to let me hang around,” Thornton, 70, exclusively told Us Weekly while attending the Newport Beach TV Fest sponsored by Visit Newport Beach on Saturday, June 6, hinting that his character won’t be killed off just yet.

Thornton’s insight comes after season 1 of the hit Paramount+ series concluded with Monty (Jon Hamm) dying after suffering numerous strokes. The death shocked viewers, considering Hamm’s status as a main cast member. In season 2, Thornton’s character took over Monty’s role at the oil tycoon’s company M-Tex.

Tommy has since branched out from M-Tex, but he is once again at the center of the business, which has made some fans worry that it could cause health issues down the line. While the audience can breathe easy about Tommy’s faith for now, season 2 left a lot of unanswered questions.

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Both Ali Larter and Andy Garcia revealed to Us that they were in the dark about what is still to come.

“I really can’t even assume or try to guess what Taylor is going to imagine for season 3,” Larter, 50, shared at the event. “One thing I know is that to be able to get this far into our story lines, we all know each other. So the characters really understand what their dynamics are.”

Larter, who plays Angela, teased that Sheridan will “just lean into that,” adding, “And I think what’s nice is that it’s not the first time. So when you’re going back down, it’s not the anxiety and the nervousness. You’ll get a little bit of the jitters, but to be able to go down and just do what we love [is wonderful].”

Garcia, 70, had a similar outlook on the experience.

“I’m in Taylor’s hands. I’m in it to win it. So, whatever he wants or has plans for me, I’m ready to execute,” he told Us. “It all starts from the writing. He’s the writer — and he’s the storyteller — and I think he writes all the characters in a very specific way. They are very well rounded and the stories are intertwined in a way that’s very engaging and he has a flair for the dramatic.”

Garcia continued, “He also [has] an understanding of humanity and empathy and he has an insight into relationships that are very keen. Whether it’s husband and wife, or father and daughter, or father and son, or in case maybe a businessman. It’s a privilege. When you have great writing, it’s always a privilege.”

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Thornton, for his part, showed his support for Sheridan’s work — and once again took the chance to advocate for the prolific producer’s lack of award show recognition.

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“It’s like, ‘If you have a disagreement over someone’s way or vibe or whatever it is, that’s not the point,” he noted. “The point is, is he good? He writes great stuff.”

The actor continued, “He’s created quite an empire — and you have to respect him for that. He has the fame, he has the success, he deserves to be recognized for his work in TV shows, for sure.”

Landman is streaming on Paramount+.

Euphoria‘s Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is addressing the confusion over Alamo and Maddy’s shocking hookup.

“With regard to the wonderful Alexa Demie — and what a great performance of Maddy — there was a lot of conjecture as to whether she slept with him,” Akinnuoye-Agbaje, 58, exclusively told Us Weekly.

Akinnuoye-Agbaje didn’t have as many questions.

“He laid out the bikini, he put on Etta James, he got the champagne, he’s in the hot tub in a snake skin speedo,” he noted. “I don’t think he’s there to play with the tootsies. So I just thought that was pretty obvious.”

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The actor has enjoyed the offscreen reaction to his character’s development, adding, “What has been amusing is I’ve seen a few memes of what they call M and M — Mo and Mads — with four cocoa colored babies. That’s kind of fun. But I’ve done my part. I leave the rest for you guys to make your own movies.”

Euphoria viewers were initially confused after a May episode of the hit HBO show had Alamo forcing Maddy to put on a bathing suit and get in a hot tub with him. He ultimately agreed to help Maddy get the $1 million needed to save Nate (Jacob Elordi), but the scene cut off before the rest of their interaction was shown.

In the season 3 finale, which aired earlier this month, Maddy visited Alamo at his strip club, where he made a move on her while proposing they have four kids together. Alamo started to touch Maddy — who got on his lap — before the scene cut out again amid an implied but unseen kiss.

“I think he saw things in Maddie that reminded him of himself,” Akinnuoye-Agbaje shared. “She’s a business woman, she’s bold and she’s well put together. She’s a no-nonsense person.”

Akinnuoye-Agbaje thought Alamo was “turned on by that,” saying, “He was inspired by that. The point that she came into his life, he had achieved everything, he defeated the DEA, he defeated Laurie, he got rid of Rue the rat and he’d gotten all of the drugs and the money. He was on top of the world.”

Alamo was ready for something serious with Maddy.

“He realized he has everything but nothing. He had this wonderful moment of self-reflection — this epiphany that he had been exploiting women all this time — and now he wanted to surrender to them,” he continued. “He mistakenly — or rightly — thought that, ‘OK, Maddy, you’re The One.’ But obviously when push comes to shove — excuse the pun — he threw her out the window and used her as a bulletproof shield.”

Akinnuoye-Agbaje only saw one ending for Alamo. “He was always going to be about himself first,” he told Us. “That is the man. So would they have had a future? I think he would have tried. They would have had their cocoa colored babies, perhaps. But I think anytime he was under threat — his empire or his life — he would have sacrificed her in a minute as we saw in the showdown.”

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After playing such a divisive character, Akinnuoye-Agbaje is curious what role will come his way next, adding, “I personally always like to go with things that challenge me to do something different. It could be humor or could be a comedy. The one thing I would say is that I’ve played a character that’s been so rich, complex, and layered that anything I do has to be at least on that level.”

He concluded, “How that manifests, I don’t mind. But I think I always like to keep my audience guessing. I enjoy disappearing from myself and transforming. So it would be probably something different for what I’ve played. It could be something that’s the antithesis to what I’ve just played.”

Euphoria is currently streaming on HBO Max.