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‘The Pitt’ Season 2’s Most Visceral Patient Scene Took “a Week and a Half” to Film
Editor’s note: The below interview contains spoilers for The Pitt Season 2 finale.
Now that Noah Wyle and R. Scott Gemmill‘s hit HBO medical drama The Pitt has finally reached its Season 2 finale, it feels like both viewers and characters alike can breathe a sigh of relief. Some of that might have to do with the fact that the hospital’s network is finally back online, right as the night shift crew clocks in to relieve the nurses and doctors who have faced any number of stressors — and one of the show’s newest additions is definitely bringing some much-needed “calm, cool, collected, and confident” energy.
Luke Tennie hadn’t even watched any of his Season 2 episodes when Collider caught up with him to chat about joining The Pitt, but he was excited for everyone — friends and family included — to watch his character, fourth-year resident Dr. Crus Henderson, finally roll into the emergency department of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. Ahead of the finale’s premiere, Tennie discusses his experience of being on three of the best shows on TV right now — The Pitt, Abbott Elementary, and Shrinking — as well as which nickname gave him the most insight into Crus, the dynamic he established with co-star Patrick Ball, the experience of rehearsing and filming Season 2’s most visceral patient surgery, and more.
COLLIDER: How does it feel to be on three of the best shows on TV right now?
LUKE TENNIE: I mean, good. That’s nice. They’re all good for different reasons. Shrinking is this true union of drama and comedy, [Abbott Elementary]’s this hard comedy titan, and then The Pitt is the freaking Pitt. So, I can’t complain. Not only can I not complain, I can’t even fathom how I’m the guy who won the lottery three times — on the same lot! WB, man. So, I’m hype about it and really grateful.
In The Pitt, it’s not like someone shows up, and you learn their whole backstory in this huge infodump. Were you armed with any backstory for your character? Were you given leeway to make decisions about who this guy is in his off-time?
TENNIE: The most I learned about this dude was the character breakdown and the action lines. “Crus calmly… Crus, with confidence…” That’s pretty much it. So I know he’s calm, cool, collected, and confident. That’s a lot of Cs. He’s somebody who’s got a great ease about him in the ER. That’s an energy I didn’t see in Season 1. Abbot’s kind of got something like that, but he’s also somebody who’s supposed to mirror Robby, so he’s on the razor’s edge, as well.
I think they wanted a cool sort of counter for Langdon’s character, because he’s somebody who’s obviously an exceptional doctor. The goal when a doctor struggles the way Langdon did is to keep that doctor, because you want to keep people in medicine. You don’t want to lose people who can help people maintain their lives. But yeah, with Crus, he’s sort of the opposite of that wiry, as Langdon mentioned, ADHD sort of approach. He’s just the guy who’s always going for customer satisfaction. He wouldn’t be able to get that unless he’s calm, cool, collected, and confident. That’s Crus! Another C. The thing that taught me the most about the dude was his intro. Crus Control. That right there sums up who that guy is. You can relax, because we on Crus Control.
LaNasa and Ball also discuss Dana’s lingering trauma and Langdon’s post-rehab journey.
I previously spoke with Taylor Dearden about the transition that happens on set when the night crew rolls in. Do you feel like the set experience actually mirrors what your character’s experiencing in terms of coming in and having to start when things have already been cooking for however many hours? Do you use that to fuel the performance, too?
TENNIE: It’s great because on The Pitt, continuity is such an important part of it. You can track how specific this team is throughout the course of the day on The Pitt. You’ll see a couple of flyaways on a couple of heads that you didn’t see at the top of the shift, and that’s intentional because that scene might have been the first scene they shot that day, but they built in the flyaways because canonically in the story, chronologically, it’s been seven hours since the shift started.
We come in, the night shift, and they’re doing us all fresh-faced. That’s the morning for us. It really does feel that way, because you’re meeting the actors, and even the way they tease a little bit of the hair getting loose from the ponytail, it’s subconsciously telling you, even though it’s 8:00 a.m., it’s the end of the day. And then the hospital kind of breathes, you know? It’s like you can tell it’s getting ready to inhale again. It’s trying to catch its breath. Just because of the state of the continuity, that’s so specific that there’s a lot you don’t even have to act. You just react to what’s actually in front of you, which is really nice for an actor. The least amount of acting actually makes your job easier. When you don’t have to act like you’re wearing scrubs because you are wearing scrubs, it’s great. When you don’t have to act like the stethoscope is real, because it is a real stethoscope, it’s great. You can actually just listen for a heartbeat.
The only thing that we ain’t doing for real is cutting people up, because that’s a different show and it’s not on HBO. In our show, we like to make sure everybody’s safe. That’s the only thing that we take very, very seriously regarding actors’ safety. A lot of the stuff that we use, it’ll be a real scalpel; it’ll be dulled, but it’s still a real scalpel. So, if you work it, it’s like a knife. You gotta be careful. There’s a lot you don’t have to act. If you know that the scalpel will tear the prosthetic, then you need to be careful, because the prosthetic imitates real skin, as well. There’s so much that you don’t have to act that the acting that we have to do, that’s really required of us to bridge the gap. We’re so far immersed in reality that by the time we get there, your brain is creating a reality. It’s pretty exciting.
‘The Pitt’s Luke Tennie Reveals the One Season 2 Moment When Crus Loses His Cool
“Oh, shoot, Crus Control ain’t got control? This is serious.”
We’ve been talking about the cool, calm, collected guy that you’re playing, but you are at the center of some pretty high-tension patient scenes in the back half of Season 2. Do you feel any added pressure in the moments when you have to play somebody who not only has to keep his own head on straight, but sometimes has to guide someone else?
TENNIE: One of my favorite moments was when I got told by our lovely director Uta [Briesewitz] that there is a moment where Crus is not calm, and that moment takes place when Langdon identifies a possible C-spine for the paralysis patient. I hope it came across because the first few takes, I was like, “Oh, this is Crus. He’s like, ‘Yo, we’ve got to fix this,’” and he’s locked in. But what happens in that regard is they teed me up in the script, and I didn’t recognize it, so I’m glad I had Uta there to help me.
I was coming out of the elevator with this guy after he just got back from his CAT scan, and Garcia’s leaving. I bump into her on the way out. I’m like, “Oh, the surgeon’s leaving?” I start getting a little nervous. We go in there, and I’m telling Langdon about it. I’m getting a little bit more nervous the more I tell him about it. Then the more he talks to the patient, I’m like, “I’m out of my depth here. This is something a neurosurgeon would need to handle, and I just watched the surgeon leave in the elevator. Now I’m the kid, and my parent went to go get shaving cream, and I’m at the checkout line, and the cashier is looking at me. Everything’s scanned, and I’m like, ‘Yo, I need somebody here who can pay!’” So, that’s kind of what happened in that moment.
When Langdon steps up, it’s really exciting because, instead of the attending physician coming in and being like, “Hey, I can pay,” the attending physician comes in, and he goes, “Hey, one of you has some experience. Get to work.” So we’re all flying by the seat of our pants. That’s when Robby comes in, and he’s the one who’s calm, cool, and collected. I haven’t seen any of it. In that scene, it all comes across as, like, “Oh, shoot, Crus Control ain’t got control? This is serious.” And that was one of the coolest things we got to shoot because the surgery was purely physical. It didn’t involve no scalpels, no ultrasound, no X-rays. It was all just a physical surgery, which is really exciting to play.
In terms of surgery, one scenario that takes a turn for the worse really quickly is the patient with the wild pregnancy who ends up having pre-eclampsia. It really feels like it’s a whole avalanche leading to that emergency C-section. Do you remember how many days of filming it took for that sequence?
TENNIE: It was like a week and a half. To shoot an episode of The Pitt, it’s like two weeks, so like 75% of that episode was that surgery. It was electrifying, man. It was so exciting to see all the moving pieces come together.
It’s weird, but sometimes I feel like the more people you add to a scene, it kind of lessens the percentage one actor has to carry, and we had, I don’t know, everybody in that room. So each one of us has like 5%, as opposed to, say, a two-hander, and each actor has 50%. Or it’s just you onscreen, like a lot of the time it is for Noah [Wyle], and he’s just walking around carrying 100% of the show for this long. It’s really interesting to see that. But that’s the teeniest team win I’ve seen on The Pitt, and the fact that I get to be a part of it is something that I just giggle at the thought of finally being able to see. Oh man, I can’t believe it’s finally this Thursday, man. Everybody’s been hassling me, like, “Yo, where is this Crus we’ve heard so much about? Is he on the way?” Sit tight!
‘The Pitt’s Most Intense Patient Scene Was Rehearsed in the Background of Season 2
“The reason why the rehearsals work is because they take place during shooting…”
Is there a lot of rehearsal involved in a sequence like that? It’s not just high-pressure in terms of energy and tension, but then there are so many bodies in the room.
TENNIE: We didn’t have very long. The reason why the rehearsals work is because they take place during shooting, and that’s it. There will be people down the hall shooting a scene for the show, and we’re in a trauma room acting kind of like background when they’re shooting. When the cameras are off of us, we’re all whispering and working through the sequence, running dialogue, and running the movements, the motions, doing the handoffs.
One of my homies [Xavier Avil], who plays Medic Spratt, he’s this real handsome African American medic. He got the arms that look like Dwayne Johnson on him. You seen him? He and I went to the same college. He said it’s a “chaotic symphony.” Because he was there in Season 1, so he had done a little bit of work on the show before. He had come up with that phrase he used to describe it. Man, there’s nothing more accurate. It’s a chaotic symphony. Shoutout to him. He did a great job. I want to shout out Kacie Rogers, as well, who played my sister in this cool short that we just did, but we also had a couple of scenes on The Pitt. She’s one of the best actors I’ve ever seen. She’s great.
There’s definitely a big emphasis on practical effects and prosthetics, and making a scene feel as real as possible. It just feels like there’s something really tangible about that scene where everybody’s hands are involved, not to mention the baby.
TENNIE: I wish I had the crew list in front of me. I’m not remembering any of our visual department teams’ names, but it is done so well practically, I would venture to say about 5% of computer graphics is needed. That’s probably why they’re able to churn the show out so much. They just try to get it in a camera. Say you have to repeat something a couple of times, like if you have to make an incision, usually the prosthetics will have an incision, and the after effect they’ll do is the scalpel entering the skin but revealing the prosthetic that is already open. It’s like this true marriage — just a tiny amount of visual effects at the top, and then you’re in camera. That’s why it feels real, because usually the first or maybe second thing that you’re seeing is computer graphics, and then you’re just seeing what we did.
For the baby stuff, I don’t know if they used any computer graphics. We’re pulling a baby out of a stomach and setting it on the table. Like, that’s legit. That was some of the coolest visual effects work I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen some creature stuff up close, like for thriller horror movies; it’s different seeing what doctors would see. At the time, when I was doing that scene, we were two weeks out from the birth of our secondborn. Actually, getting close to the end of that episode, after we’d finally wrapped up that scene, I was like, “This baby can come any day now. I hope this baby doesn’t come when they need me in this O.R., because Daddy’s got to go to the O.R..” But it all worked out. There was a day of rest, and then my kiddo came the next day. We had a break on Saturday, she came on Sunday. It was insane.
‘The Pitt’s Luke Tennie Reveals His Wishlist for Season 3
“What does he feel like he can contribute? Where does he want to go?”
Perfect timing! At this point, in terms of Season 3, there’s probably not much you can say or even know. Fans definitely love seeing the night shift crew roll in, and it’s really great to see you get to be a part of that. Do you have anything on your personal wishlist for Crus Control in a third season?
TENNIE: Honestly, character relationships. Something that I think is really cool about Patrick [Ball] is when we were putting together our intro, he’s like, “Well, I’ve been held back, man. So, if you’re a fourth year and I’m a fourth year, I’m supposed to be fifth, so you were coming up under me, and now we’re on the same level.” And I was like, “Oh, this is an actor right here. He’s digging into these character relationships.” I love to hear it. I want to explore that some more.
I want to know, yo, does [Crus] know about Langdon’s issues? The details? Because as we’re learning about stuff on Season 2, it’s like, “Hey, some people feel some type of way. You know about the beef with Santos?” Because I got a little scene with [Isa Briones], I’m familiar with her character. The character relationships are something I’m interested in seeing. Like, what’s this dude up to in terms of what he wants? We know he’s doing an ultrasound fellowship. Why does he want that? What does he feel like he can contribute? Where does he want to go? Does he want to stay here in emergency medicine? Does he want to change? That’s the kind of stuff I want to find out.
Both seasons of The Pitt are available to stream on HBO Max.
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Infamous Director’s Extremely R-Rated Action Comedy Succeeds In Offending Absolutely Everybody
By Robert Scucci
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Growing up, we all had that one edgelord friend who would say the most offensive things possible whenever the opportunity presented itself. Their entire goal is to clear the room with the things they say and do, and when you grow up, you start distancing yourself from this kind of person for reasons that don’t really require much justification. You don’t want somebody like this showing up to your job and getting you fired, or saying the wrong thing in front of your significant other because the tradeoff for their perpetually tasteless humor is sleeping on the front lawn.
If you’re looking for that guy in movie form so you can get your fill without having your life ruined, you can find it in Uwe Boll’s action comedy disasterpiece, Postal (2007), which, in my opinion, is grossly misunderstood and severely underappreciated.
Don’t get this twisted, Postal is problematic, reprehensible even, and that’s the entire point. But for some reason, this doesn’t come off like an edgelord being offensive just to get a rise out of people, like 2013’s InAPPropriate Comedy. This is Boll adapting yet another video game series to film, but instead of taking himself seriously and failing miserably like he did with films like Alone in the Dark (2005) or BloodRayne (2005), he leaned into camp, egregiously offensive humor, and total chaos instead.
I’m here to argue, however, that he didn’t fail miserably, despite what the nine-percent critical score on Rotten Tomatoes would lead you to believe.
Postal Is Built Differently
Postal kicks off with a recreation of the September 11 attacks and somehow manages to get exponentially worse across its 100-minute runtime (114 minutes if you can secure a copy of the director’s cut). From there, we’re introduced to our protagonist, simply billed as The Postal Dude (Zack Ward), five years later. The Postal Dude lives in a dilapidated trailer home in Paradise, Arizona with his morbidly obese, emotionally abusive, cheating and thieving girlfriend, simply billed as B**** (Jodie Stewart). He’s looking to leave Paradise, and start his life over, because his present situation is hardly doing him any favors.
Now, you may be wondering what the opening sequence has to do with The Postal Dude’s character arc, but it all starts to make sense when he’s contacted by his Uncle Dave (Dave Foley), the leader of a religious death cult that owes the IRS over a million dollars in back taxes. Dave recruits The Postal Dude to run a scam involving a missing shipment of plush toys known as Krotchy Dolls, whose likeness resembles the exact pieces of male anatomy that they sound like. Basically, Dave wants Postal Dude to use a mail truck to locate and secure the missing dolls so they can sell them online for money. That’s the entire plan. That’s as far as they think it through before acting on it.
Meanwhile, Osama Bin Laden (Larry Thomas) and his network of terrorists, who all just so happen to operate out of Paradise, Arizona, are also trying to secure the Krotchy dolls, but for a far more nefarious reason. Instead of flipping them for a quick profit, they want to infect them with a rare strain of bird flu, resulting in a nationwide pandemic when unsuspecting children play with the dolls after they’re distributed all over the country. Unbeknownst to Dave, his right-hand man Richie (Chris Coppola) is on the terrorists’ side because the fictional bible Dave wrote includes a prophecy about the end of days, which Richie takes literally and wants to help facilitate.
Along the way, The Postal Dude befriends a barista named Faith (Jackie Tohn) and a bunch of other smokin’ hot babes in miniskirts and bikinis who all conveniently know how to use machine guns. They join forces and rack up an absurd body count, sparing nobody in their pursuit of shutting down Al-Qaeda and restoring peace, resulting in an unthinkable amount of collateral damage, bloodshed, and dead bodies.
The Most Tasteless Movie Of The 2000s
Listen, you need to be a very special kind of person to enjoy movies like Postal. I’m not saying it’s not in poor taste or bad faith because it absolutely is. What sets it apart from other “offensive” comedies, though, is its fearless commitment to the bit. So much so that every joke lands when you consider the source material, who’s directing it, and what it’s trying to accomplish.
Every single character in Postal is reprehensible, and that’s the point. Personally, I’m willing to forgive everything everybody says and does in this movie because it’s a movie, but also because everybody rightfully gets what’s coming to them, and they all deserve it. Postal has to go all in because if it didn’t, none of it would feel earned.
Uwe Boll, who’s notorious for his love of filmmaking despite his complete ineptitude as a filmmaker, was originally asked by Vince Desiderio, the CEO of Running With Scissors, the studio responsible for the Postal video game series, to come up with a much darker, grittier adaptation. He rejected the pitch and instead decided to lean fully into camp, satire, extreme violence, and offensive humor to get his point across.
I think this was the right move because the video game series, which also aims to be as politically incorrect as possible, benefits from being turned into a slapstick endeavor thanks to Boll’s writing and direction. If you still have that edgelord friend who you just can’t seem to quit, this movie is tailored to their sense of humor while simultaneously undermining it every step of the way, almost as if to say, “Yeah, this is funny, and you can laugh at it, but we’re also laughing at you.”
Postal succeeds in offending every single sensibility you could imagine, and it does so unapologetically. Like most Uwe Boll efforts, it’s built differently and truly a sample size of one. Objectively speaking, it’s not a great film. But since I assess most things I watch based on whether execution meets intention, I’ve got to say “job well done” here. Boll accomplished exactly what he set out to do here, whether you like it or not.
Postal is “one of the movies of all time,” and can currently be streamed on Tubi for free in all of its disgusting, offensive, and stupid glory.
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After 32 Years, ‘The Crow’ Remains the Iconic Gothic Revenge Thriller Against Which All Others Are Judged
The Crow, director Alex Proyas‘ towering baroque spectacle, immortalized itself into a pop-culture touchstone almost instantaneously. A true artifact of its generation, teens donned black eyeliner and pretended to race across rooftops, while wearied adults recognized the somber life pulsing underneath the cult classic’s hyper-stylized sensibilities — the moody noir iconography, the straightforward mythology, and the trauma layering every frame. Creator James O’Barr‘s comic of the same name was born out of his fiancée’s tragic death, while Proyas’ 1994 movie is eternally haunted by Brandon Lee‘s accidental on-set passing.
No matter how low or high your tolerance for melodramatic aesthetics, these motifs lend The Crow‘s agonized rage a sense of true gravity and substance. It’s a superhero revenge epic built not upon the cynical scaffolding its cultural reputation occasionally suggests, but a vigilante fantasy about exacting what bare-minimum justice remains when the world’s on perpetual fire and our loved ones have been swallowed up by the flames. The Crow‘s familiarity with visceral grief resonates with even more emotional truth than perhaps ever before.
‘The Crow’ Is a Stylistic Triumph
A familiar descriptor it may be, but The Crow‘s rendering of Detroit, Michigan turns said setting into a living character overrun by police corruption and greed-driven criminals. Random violence and senseless depravity provoke Eric Draven’s (Lee) revenge spree against the four men who murder him and his fiancée, Shelly Webster (Sofia Shinas). Except for a handful of daytime scenes, impenetrable shadows and artistically timed rainstorms drench every moment. Whether it’s production designer Alex McDowell and art directors John Marshall and Simon Murton‘s miniature buildings, grimy apartment interiors, or cramped, smoke-filled bars, the design’s distinct details craft a story. As much as the manufactured cityscape evokes a menacing quality, like some upside-down nightmare reality, Detroit also feels prone to shrieking in despair.
The Crow‘s heightened suspension of disbelief never rings hollow or satirically self-conscious. Proyas has a rock-star music video vision, and cinematographer Dariusz Wolski‘s dreary yet lyrically beautiful edge embraces unrepentant theatricality — black leather, composer Graeme Revel‘s grunge guitar riffs, lightning crackling above romantic Gothic architecture — without descending into outright farce. No, Eric doesn’t need to flip his rain-soaked hair in slow motion any more than a car should veer into the river before exploding into a gaseous fireball. It still makes for a spectacular tableau. Each avant-garde characteristic supports Proyas’ structure, which, in turn, infuses Eric’s righteous quest with high-octane energy.
Brandon Lee’s Astonishing Performance Anchors ‘The Crow’
Beyond the hypnotic aesthetics, The Crow‘s skeleton key will forever be Lee’s spellbinding, utterly soulful commitment. Eric claws out of his grave into the soaking mud and screams raw anguish. When he revisits his apartment and recalls the fatal attack, the frenzied montage slices like a dozen metaphorical glass shards. Yet for all Eric’s searing fury and avenging-demon makeup, he hops onto tables and cackles, vindictively toying with his prey as often as he prowls with murderous intent. Balanced against his earlier maelstrom of mourning, his gleeful satisfaction reflects the duality of a tormented heart better than an entirely brooding man. No character with a moral compass holds any qualms about Eric dispatching his assailants, either — nor, despite The Crow‘s action-heavy reputation, does he devote more effort to their deaths than minimal martial arts. They deserve their fates, but rather than flashy gore, Eric achieving satisfactory closure is the focus.
The moments when The Crow‘s stumbles aren’t deal-breakers: occasional threadbare dialogue, a lack of character depth, and Shelly’s fate, the latter playing straight into the tired cliché of a man motivated by a brutalized woman. The film’s transformative pathos onscreen and offscreen has ensured The Crow‘s continual resurrection for over three decades. Sarah (Rochelle Davis), Eric and Shelly’s surrogate daughter, temporarily believes that the world reduces anything joyful or lovely to ashes. Eric, of all people, counters her nihilism with bittersweet hope. His posthumous resolution emphasizes the ways love endures despite heartbreak. Some may find that too sentimental, but the main points stand: an ode to surviving grief not by overcoming it, but living alongside its existence, and how a community of abandoned outcasts can become one another’s salvation. After 30 years, The Crow‘s earnest, wounded heart remains vividly ambitious, imaginative, and cathartic.
The Crow
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May 11, 1994
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102 Minutes
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David J. Schow, John Shirley
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Brandon Lee
Eric Draven / The Crow
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Sebastian Stan confirms he’s expecting first baby with Annabelle Wallis: ‘I want to be a good dad’
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Stan and Wallis sparked romance rumors in 2022 but became more public with their relationship in 2024.
The first season of Off Campus is focused on Hannah and Garrett’s love story — but will Ella Bright and Belmont Cameli return for future seasons of the show?
“I totally understand your concern,” Cameli, 28, exclusively told Us Weekly about each season of the Prime Video show being focused on a different fictional couple. “We will be along for the ride the whole time.”
Bright confirmed the plan is for them to be “sticking” around before Cameli, 19, added, “We’re excited to see what season 2 holds for [us].”
Based on the Off Campus book series by Elle Kennedy, the show, which premieres Wednesday, May 13, follows an elite ice hockey team — and the women in their lives — as they “grapple with love, heartbreak, and self-discovery — forging deep friendships and enduring bonds while navigating the complexities that come with transitioning into adulthood,” read the official synopsis.
Prime Video’s Off Campus follows different love stories at Briar U — but which couples end up together in the books? Based on the Off Campus book series by Elle Kennedy, the show follows an elite ice hockey team — and the women in their lives — as they “grapple with love, heartbreak, and self-discovery […]
Season 1 is centered around the “sexy and fun ‘opposites attract’ romance between quiet songwriter, Hannah, and Briar University’s all-star hockey athlete, Garrett.”
For Bright and Cameli, the experience of introducing the Off Campus universe was made easier because of their quick offscreen friendship.
“Doing a job like this would be so miserable if you didn’t like your costar,” Cameli shared. “We are so lucky. Ella and I are really, really good friends. We get along so well and we spend a ton of time together on set.”
Bright was just as grateful to have Cameli as her onscreen partner in crime.
Prime Video is investing in love with a wide variety of steamy rom-coms, star-studded TV shows coming this year— and a fan event to celebrate the upcoming YA titles. The streaming service announced on Thursday, April 30, that Prime Video was branching out with Obsessed Fest, which is described as “an inaugural summer tentpole event […]
“Honestly, we just have so much fun. It’s so cool to be able to go on this journey with everybody who just cares so much about this show and these characters,” she gushed to Us. “Everyone is here for the same reason. It definitely loosens the pressure a lot, because you’re sharing it with all these really great and talented people.”
Cameli pointed out that he and Bright have a seamless bond. “We just told you, that our faces literally hurt right now. We just sat here unmoving and laughing all day,” he noted.
While season 1 will make fans fall in love with Hannah and Garrett’s story, the show introduces characters played by Mika Abdalla, Antonio Cipriano, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Josh Heuston and Stephen Kalyn as well.
Prime Video has already been renewed for another season — but the next leads have yet to be confirmed.
Off Campus premieres on Prime Video Wednesday, May 13.
Jamie Foxx has been linked to Alyce Huckstepp since 2022. Their relationship was then confirmed in August of the following year. Now, according to new reports, the two are expecting a child in the coming months. This comes as the beloved actor is attached to multiple upcoming movie roles, including the yet-to-be-released “All-Star Weekend,” which he directed.
TMZ reported on May 12 that Foxx, 58, is set to become a third-time dad as his girlfriend, Huckstepp, 31, is expecting.
Currently, it’s unclear how far along the former fitness model is in her pregnancy. The baby’s gender is also unknown at this time.
Foxx’s first child, Corinne, was born in 1994, while his second, Anelise, arrived in 2008.
The Two Previously Broke Up
Foxx and Huckstepp were first spotted together in August 2022 at the “Day Shift” premiere. Reportedly, their relationship then kicked into high gear the following year, and they were later spotted at the Nobu Hotel in Los Cabos, Mexico.
It’s also worth noting that the expectant parents had broken up around the end of 2024, with it being confirmed in January of the following year. Notably, per The Blast, Foxx joked about being single in his Netflix special, “Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was,” which was released in December 2024.
Fans Congratulate The Star On The Baby News
Now that Foxx and Huckstepp are rumored to be expecting a child, fans are offering their best wishes to the couple.
One person said on X, “Jamie Foxx is going to be a dad again! This is the kind of positive energy we love to see. Wishing Jamie and Alyce nothing but the best on this journey!”
Someone else said, “Whoa, that’s a big personal milestone for him. Jamie Foxx has had quite a journey.”
Jamie Foxx Previously Opened Up About Health Issues
The world rallied around Foxx in April 2023 after he suffered a severe medical complication in Atlanta while filming Netflix’s “Back in Action” alongside Cameron Diaz. Later, he revealed the nature of the medical emergency, revealing that he’s endured a brain bleed.
He made his first public appearance after the incident in December of that year at the Critics’ Choice Awards. According to Good Morning America, he gave an emotional speech, saying, “I want to thank everybody. I’ve been through something. I’ve been through some things. You know, it’s crazy, I couldn’t do that six months ago, I couldn’t actually walk.”
Foxx added, “So it feels good to be here. I cherish every single minute now. It’s different. I wouldn’t wish what I went through on my worst enemy, ’cause it’s tough, when you almost – when it’s almost over. When you see the tunnel. I saw the tunnel, I didn’t see no light. It was hot in that tunnel.”
Per ABC News, the actor also opened up about the day the incident occurred in July 2024 while speaking to fans in Phoenix, Arizona. Foxx told the crowd, “April 11 last year, bad headache, asked my boy for an Advil. I was gone for 20 days. I don’t remember anything.”
He went on, “So they told me, I’m in Atlanta, they told me — my sister and daughter took me to the first doctor. They gave me a Cortisone shot. The next doctor said there’s something going on up there. I won’t say it on camera.”
Foxx Has Multiple Projects On The Horizon
Despite the recent health complications, Foxx has multiple films and shows in various stages of development. This includes projects where he’ll star as well as films where he serves as a producer. Among his upcoming films is Netflix’s “Fight for ’84.” As of now, the film has no release date but is expected in late 2026 or early 2027.
That is not all. According to Deadline, he was cast in 2021 to lead an upcoming miniseries about Mike Tyson, in which he’ll play the legendary boxer. This will be the second limited series about the sports icon, with this one being produced by Antoine Fuqua and Martin Scorsese.
Additionally, he still has his unreleased comedy “All-Star Weekend,” which he filmed in 2016. The movie included Jeremy Piven, Robert Downey Jr., Benicio del Toro, Gerard Butler, and Eva Longoria. However, despite the A-list cast, the movie has remained shelved.
Chile! Blueface and Chrisean Rock have the internet on fire after unexpectedly linking up over the weekend and seemingly afterward. First, Blue brought out Rock as a special guest during a Seattle show, and they also kicked it in his trailer. Then, on Monday, a video surfaced of them play-fighting, with her offering to train him in boxing.
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Blueface Brings Out Chrisean Rock During Seattle Show
Chrisean Rock had the crowd going in Seattle when she popped out on stage to perform ‘Yahweh.’ The invite was courtesy of her on-and-off boyfriend, Blueface. Despite previously claiming she was staying away from his “circus,” Chrisean was super chill in the footage of them in a trailer. It appears Blue was streaming with nearly 3,000 people, as she later refused to say hi to his “chat,” when he asked her to.
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Chrisean Rock Shares Boxing Video With Blueface
Meanwhile, on Snapchat, Chrisean Rock posted a video of her and Blueface play boxing. She told the camera that Blue fights backwards, and she offered to train him. He previously lost a boxing match on March 14 against another streamer, Chibu. Meanwhile, Rock recently won her professional boxing debut against Zenith Zion on April 25, a moment that she emotionally applauded afterward. In the Snapchat video Chrisean posted, she added the caption “Chrisean parents,” referring to her son Chrisean Jesus. Interestingly enough, last weekend, the internet was also chatting after Blueface doubled down on not being Chrisean Jesus’ father, which he has also said in March.
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What Do You Think Roomies?
Sebastian Stan and Annabelle Wallis have been one another’s biggest fans since they started dating in 2022.
Stan and Wallis kept their romance tight-lipped until making their red carpet debut at the 2025 Golden Globes. After Stan won the award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, he gave Wallis a romantic shout-out during his acceptance speech.
“Annabelle, I love you,” the Marvel star exclaimed.
Stan — who previously dated the likes of Leighton Meester, Jennifer Morrison and Dianna Agron — has long been candid about his dating experiences.
Annabelle Wallis was Sebastian Stan’s No. 1 fan when he won his first-ever Golden Globe trophy on Sunday, January 5. After it was announced that Stan, 42, won the trophy for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, Wallis, 38, leaped to her feet to congratulate her beau […]
armor,’ the hero complex over on the masculine side which, obviously, I think is a big part of the toxic masculinity that kind of develops,” Stan said on “The Jess Cagle Podcast” in March 2022. “But this idea of ‘knight in shining armor’ and this idea that we often see sometimes in Disney movies and narratives growing up.”
He added at the time, “Sometimes we just have to reevaluate [those ideals] and just understand how those narratives subconsciously influence us as we meet people because we often meet people and we’re looking for evidence of certain things we know or we’ve heard of.”
If Stan’s continued romance with Wallis is any indication, his remarks clearly struck a chord. Keep scrolling to look back at their full romance journey:
May 2022
Stan and Wallis, who previously dated Chris Pine, were first romantically linked in May when they were spotted together at Robert Pattinson’s birthday party. According to a since-deleted Instagram snap from photographer Myles Hendrik, Wallis stood close to Stan and nearly bit his bottom lip.
The following August, Stan was spotted celebrating his 40th birthday with a trip to Greece with a handful of friends and Wallis.
January 2025
They made their red carpet debut nearly three years later at the Golden Globes. After Stan won for his role in A Different Man, he sweetly packed on the PDA with Wallis before taking the stage.
“Annabelle, I love you,” Stan closed out his speech as she looked on in awe.
February 2025
Wallis was proudly on Stan’s arm at the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards, where he was up for Best Leading Actor for his performance in The Apprentice. While he looked dapper in a classic black tux, Wallis shimmered in an off-the-shoulder silver gown.
March 2025
Stan brought Wallis and his mother, Georgeta Orlovschi, to the 97th annual Academy Awards when he was up for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Despite losing to Adrien Brody, he had his loved ones’ tireless support.
Ahead of the ceremony, an eyewitness told Us Weekly that Wallis kissed Stan for luck before leaving the Roosevelt Hotel.
October 2025
Stan and Wallis twinned in black for the 2025 Academy Museum Gala, in which they walked the red carpet together.
May 2026
Stan confirmed in an interview with Deadline that Wallis is pregnant with the couple’s first child.
“I want to be a good dad,” the Thunderbolts actor said, adding, “I’m feeling the responsibility of being a good father. And not to mention a good man. I’m 43 and I feel, in a lot of ways, I’m just starting to learn now. It’s just crazy to me.”
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Take one look at runways, city streets and rich mom wardrobes — polka dots are totally back, and they work magic in the polish department. Our 17 favorite dresses, blouses and skirts nail the trend, channeling sophisticated vibes every step of the way. These chic designs should cost hundreds. . . but luckily, they don’t!
Our top classy, polka-dot picks work just as well for school pickups as they do for client lunches. Whether you prefer tiny pin dots or bold graphic spots, you’ll find them below. Each elevated piece adds personality to your wardrobe without trying too hard.
17 Polka-Dot Pieces to Look Effortlessly Polished
Polka-Dot Dresses
1. Our Favorite: When you’re trying to look put together, this ruffle-hem maxi does the heavy lifting. The wrap style flatters every figure, while the ruffles add gentle movement.
2. Beach Babe: Spaghetti straps keep you cool while pockets stash your keys, phone and sunscreen. It’s hard to believe this beachy maxi dress is only $15.
3. Sunny Yellow: Yellow on yellow makes this bright, buttery sundress fresh instead of busy. Dark yellow dots add just enough contrast.
4. Quiet Luxury: Appear mega expensive in Verdusa’s simple black-and-beige midi dress. Wear it with a blazer and you’ll be the office envy — guaranteed.
5. Wedding Guest: This polka-dot dress is classier than most, thanks to the oversized dots that feel both stylish and luxe. The stretchy top means no squeeze!
You don’t need a Hamptons-dwelling aunt to imagine the effortlessly luxe aesthetic. These gals carry themselves boldly and confidently, which is probably because they wear chic raffia sandals that make them feel their best. We’re copying the rich aunt look from just $12! Woven, breezy and expensive-looking, these classy finds pair as easily with white […]
6. Wrapped Up: Sleeveless dresses can feel too exposed for office settings, but this blue wrap design has ruffled cap sleeves that split the difference.
7. Polka-Dot Princess: Toss this flowy vacation dress in your weekender for a beach-town getaway. It packs without wrinkling and is just as stunning with flip-flops as with wedges.
Polka-Dot Blouses
8. Our Favorite: A tie-neck detail elevates Dokotoo’s chiffon blouse from basic to boardroom-ready. It’s a staple you’ll reach for weekly.
9. Yacht Wife: Long-sleeve shirts can feel stuffy, tank tops too revealing. This cap-sleeve number sits right in the middle.
10. CEO Status: An oversized ruffle runs down the front of this elegant blouse, adding drama without bulk. The chiffon fabric keeps it light.
11. Boutique Find: Short puff sleeves and a peplum hem give Cicy Bell’s boutique-like top real shape, the kind that defines the waist without clinging.
12. Puff-Sleeve Princess: This refined top features puff sleeves that do the styling work for you while quietly concealing your upper arms. It’s an easy yes!
13. Everyday Outfit: A V-neck lengthens while flutter sleeves soften. Together, they make this flutter-sleeve top one of the most universally flattering pieces.
Polka-Dot Skirts
14. Our Favorite: Trends come and go, but this black and white skirt will still be ‘in’ come 2036. It pairs perfectly with every color and style.
15. Smocked and Ready: A tee and sneakers in spring, a tank and flip-flops in summer. This smocked maxi skirt stretches across seasons as easily as it stretches at the waist.
16. Nice Stretch: Shapewear under a skirt is a sticky mess. Thankfully, this elastane-blend skirt is masterfully smoothing, no extra layer required.
17. Maxi Maven: Pencil skirts feel too restrictive, and mini skirts are tough to move in. This polka dot maxi offers length and ease with a romantic tiered shape.
Everyone’s going somewhere this spring or summer. Whether you’re jetting to Europe or your in-laws’ place in the Midwest, the right outfit makes you appear effortlessly sleek and polished. A two-piece set feels like loungewear yet reads so elevated, perfect for those who refuse to choose between comfort, class and style. Better yet, the chic pieces […]
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In a world bursting with dystopian tales, 2017’s What Happened to Monday manages to offer a fresh, thrilling spin, catching viewers in a web of suspense, emotion, and intricate plotting. It went under-watched and underappreciated at the time of its release, but we can correct that now.
It’s streaming on Netflix, and this gripping sci-fi film poses the question: In a future where overpopulation leads to a strict one-child policy, what happens when you have seven identical sisters living in secret?
If you’re in the mood for a pulse-pounding ride that merges mystery with futuristic paranoia, then What Happened to Monday is one to add to your watchlist. And if you are a parent handling multiple kids at home, don’t worry, this will make your own living situation seem peaceful by comparison.
Seven Days Of Settman Sisters
In the not-so-far-off future depicted in What Happened to Monday, overpopulation isn’t just a looming issue, but rather a critical crisis. The world’s governments, in a desperate attempt to control the situation, implement a strict one-child policy. The Child Allocation Bureau ensures this policy is followed ruthlessly, taking away any additional children from families and putting them in cryosleep, with the promise that they’ll be awakened in a better, less crowded future. It’s into this world that the Settman sisters, seven identical siblings, are born.
Now, how do you hide seven sisters in a one-child society? Ingeniously named after each day of the week, the sisters rotate, stepping outside on the day they’re named after, and all impersonating the same identity: Karen Settman. Indoors, they’re Sunday through Saturday (hence, What Happened to Monday), each with her own personality and quirks. Outdoors, they maintain a collective facade, sharing experiences and memories with one another to keep their secret intact.
But the system, as meticulous as it is, starts to crumble when Monday doesn’t return home after her designated day out. Panic ensues among the remaining sisters. Has she been discovered? Did she run away? Or is there a more sinister reason behind her disappearance? The ensuing search pulls the sisters into a whirlwind of danger, conspiracy, and revelations as they race against time, not just to find Monday, but to ensure their own survival.
Noomi Rapace Kills In What Happened To Monday
The film’s stellar cast elevates this intriguing premise. Noomi Rapace takes on a challenging feat, portraying all seven distinct sisters, each with her own nuances and depth. Glenn Close, as the unwavering head of the Child Allocation Bureau, is the embodiment of the hard decisions and sacrifices made in the name of the greater good. Willem Dafoe also makes his mark as the Settman grandfather, the architect of the sisters’ intricate hide-and-seek life.
What Happened to Monday isn’t just another dystopian tale. It’s a story of sisterhood, survival, and the lengths to which one will go to preserve family.
The film generated a potpourri of reactions from critics upon its release. It was lauded for its intriguing premise and the tour de force performance by Noomi Rapace. Playing seven distinct characters in a single film is no easy feat, and Rapace’s portrayal was often spotlighted as the movie’s shining strength.
However, critics also had their reservations. Some felt that the movie, while ambitious, occasionally stumbled in its narrative execution. There were concerns that the film veered into formulaic territory, occasionally becoming predictable or borrowing tropes from other dystopian tales. Some critiques pointed towards the character depth, feeling that despite Rapace’s commendable effort, not all sisters received equal and adequate characterization.
On the flip side, the film’s pacing, action sequences, and visual aesthetics were often praised. The tension-laden plot kept many viewers at the edge of their seats, even if it sometimes sacrificed deeper thematic exploration for thrills.
Fertile Ground For A Sequel
If What Happened to Monday were to be granted a sequel, it could take multiple intriguing directions. Here’s one way to envision it:
Building on the first movie’s exploration of a world strangled by overpopulation, the sequel could venture beyond the Settman sisters’ story. The aftermath of the events of the first film has shaken the foundations of the Child Allocation Bureau. People across the world are now aware of the dark secrets of cryosleep and the fate of “extra” children. This revelation could trigger widespread unrest, with communities and families demanding transparency, accountability, and change.
The remaining Settman sisters could be at the heart of this revolution, becoming symbols of resistance against the oppressive one-child policy. They could join or even lead a movement seeking to challenge and overthrow the system. Along the way, they might uncover even deeper secrets about the Bureau and the global elite’s real intentions behind the policy.
What Happened to Monday garnered a mixed-to-positive reception, securing a 62 percent critical score against a slightly more favorable 67 percent Popcornmeter score on Rotten Tomatoes. While it might not have been hailed universally as a classic in the sci-fi dystopian genre, it was recognized for its ambition, Rapace’s commendable performance, and its fresh take on a future grappling with overpopulation.
For many viewers, especially those fond of suspenseful, high-stakes cinema, What Happened to Monday became a must-watch, and is available to steam on Netflix.
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Colin Farrell’s Hard-Boiled Apple TV Detective Thriller Officially Returns With New Image [Exclusive]
Colin Farrell has become one of the biggest stars in the world in the last few years, featuring in some of the most successful movies and TV shows on streaming and in theaters. Back in 2022, Farrell made his feature debut as The Penguin, and his role was so beloved that HBO greenlit an entire spin-off series around the character, which arrived in 2024. The show earned widespread critical acclaim, including nine Emmys, but its future beyond Season 1 is still unclear at this time. Farrell also recently teamed up with Margot Robbie for the romantic fantasy adventure A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, which is now streaming around the world on Netflix. He even earned his first Oscar nomination a few years ago for his performance in The Banshees of Inisherin — it’s safe to say now is the best time to invest in Colin Farrell stock.
While The Penguin was a smash hit by every metric, many fans would argue that it wasn’t Farrell’s best show of 2024. You could make a case that the title belongs to Sugar, the Apple TV hard-boiled detective thriller co-starring Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Amy Ryan. Sugar went off the air on May 17, almost exactly two years ago, but Apple TV has already confirmed that the series will return with its long-awaited sophomore season on June 15. As part of our Exclusive Summer Preview Event here at Collider, we’re thrilled to partner with Apple TV to debut a new image from Sugar Season 2 ahead of its June 15 launch date. Before its return, Sugar is also surging in the top 10 on Apple TV in several countries right now.
What Is ‘Sugar’ About?
Sugar follows the private detective, John Sugar (played by Colin Farrell), who investigates the disappearance of Olivia, who is the granddaughter of Hollywood producer Jonathan Siegel (James Cromwell). Sydney Chandler, who broke out last year thanks to her role in the hit sci-fi series Alien: Earth, can be seen in Sugar playing Olivia. Sugar was written and created for TV by Mark Protosevich, with Donald Joh, Sam Catlin, and David Rosen also serving as writers in Season 1. Additional cast members include Dennis Boutsikaris as Bernie Siegel, Nate Corddry as David Siegel, Alex Hernandez as Kenny, and Anna Gunn as Margit Sorensen.
Check out the first season of Sugar on Apple TV and stay tuned to Collider for more from our Exclusive Summer Preview.
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