By Jennifer Asencio
| Published 46 seconds ago

Supergirl star Milly Alcock is already worried about her movie. The actress told Variety that she’s already expecting “backlash” for playing the character, given that she’s a woman in a superhero role.

“It definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on,” she said in the interview. “We have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women’s bodies. I can’t really stop them. I can only be myself.”

Alcock was a little more fair to classic directors Ridley Scott and Martin Scorsese for their derisive comments about superhero films, offering a nod to their “phenomenal films” and admitting that “Not every film is for everyone.”

Variety Is Not A Trustworthy Source

As much as Alcock’s statement about women in superhero films has faced backlash of its own, I am willing to give her the benefit of the doubt here. After all, the story was presented by Variety, who recently attacked both Chuck Norris and Brigitte Bardot after their deaths with posthumous hit pieces.

The magazine has also been happy to amplify and invent accusations of bigotry against detractors of bad shows from popular franchises like The Acolyte and Starfleet Academy. So, I’m not sure how much of the interview was arranged to give the impression that Alcock was making the activist statement the publication is eager to imply.

Milly Alcock Should Be Used To Body Scrutiny

After all, Milly Alcock is a veteran of the Game of Thrones franchise, known for its graphic sex and nudity. The actress did have a few racy scenes on the show. Being associated with that character would organically subject the actress to scrutiny. In that respect, women’s bodies are definitely “commented on.”

However, so are men’s. The most recent addition to the Game of Thrones franchise, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, shows men in various states of undress, even graphically waving around parts that only Game of Thrones fans can tolerate.

As much as we comment on how sexy women might be, we comment on men just as often for six-pack abs and handsome faces. The superhero space is full of peak-fitness characters like Thor, Wolverine, and Superman himself. A well-dressed, well-groomed man is lusted over just as much as a sexy starlet. When it comes to actors, audiences, and even the productions themselves do “claim ownership of… bodies,” but Alcock is wrong to suggest that it is exclusively women’s bodies.

The Difference Between Catwoman And Storm

It’s also not like other superhero roles haven’t been played by women. The X-Men and The Avengers movies feature lots of female superheroes, like Jean Grey, Black Widow, and Storm. Actresses like Famke Janning, Sophie Turner, Scarlett Johannsen, and Halle Berry never received unusual scrutiny from those roles that Alcock is projecting about; Berry did receive it for another superhero role she played: Catwoman.

What was the difference between Catwoman and Storm? The Catwoman movie was a critical failure because it had a weak story that didn’t resonate with fans. That’s not the fault of the actress, either.

Wonder Woman didn’t have that problem, but Wonder Woman 1984 did, so the first was a critical success and the second a critical failure. Since Gal Gadot played the role both times, what made it different? The same things that made Halle Berry’s roles different: Wonder Woman 1984 was just not a good movie.

The Real Reason Milly Alcock Faces Scrutiny

The main reason Alcock’s rendition of Supergirl is receiving so much “commentary” isn’t really because of Alcock herself. The first trailer introduced a character who was gratuitously dysfunctional and literally urinated all over what the Superman franchise represents. The movie’s slogan, “Truth. Justice. Whatever,” also spits in the face of Superman lore because the character is like an alien paladin with a strong moral compass.

To top it off, the recent Superman movie was also not well received by many fans, who felt the character was subjected to presentism and modern identity politics; the initial Supergirl trailer hinted at more of the things fans hated about the Superman movie and none of the things they liked.

There’s Hope For Supergirl

After the release of the second trailer, some of these concerns seem to have been dispelled. What seemed to be a gratuitously absurd take is shaping up to be a strong story that has the potential to offset the concerns left over from Superman. I’ve been told it follows the canon storyline and introduces a Kara Jor-El who is dealing with consequences that the Melissa Benoist, Sasha Calle, or even Helen Slater renditions never really addressed.

Kara was a young adolescent when Krypton was destroyed, unlike Clark, who was an infant. She remembers what she lost. A portrayal of her as something other than a plucky female version of Clark’s optimism is deeply within the realm of the comics.

If the movie is good, Alcock will probably enjoy the “ownership” fans think they have over her body, as she seems to have with House of the Dragon. If it sucks, it probably won’t be blamed entirely on Alcock, even if she takes it the same way the Starfleet Academy cast who have invented “other reasons” their show wasn’t a hit.

However, given the unreliable source, potential viewers should remain skeptical that Milly Alocock’s words were printed as she intended and not presented in a way that makes her look more controversial than she is.

The internet is loving how Ahna Mac showed up and showed out while supporting her fiancé, New York Yankees Player Jazz Chisolm Jr., during Opening Day. The singer had fans cracking up after appearing to reenact a High School Musical-inspired moment from the stands.

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Ahna Mac Channels a ‘High School Musical’ Moment While Cheering On Her Fiancé

On Friday, April 3, the Yankees kicked off their Opening Day game, with Ahna Mac in attendance to support Chisholm. In a TikTok posted during the game, Ahna appeared to channel Gabriella Montez, the character portrayed by Vanessa Hudgens, as she sang and cheered from the stands. The moment mirrored the iconic scene in which Gabriella supports Troy Bolton during a game, sparking immediate recognition among fans of the Disney Channel film. Watch the moment below:

Social Media Reacts

Fans flooded comment sections with reactions to the cute moment:

Instagram user @officialthr33 wrote, “She hit the jackpot 😭 different caliber right there”

Another Instagram user @_curlyyheadza wrote, “I love this for herr 🥲🥲”

While Instagram user @_prettyyylightskin_ wrote, “I can’t wait to find my high school musical love story 🥲🥹😭🥰”

Instagram user @mpa____ wrote, “My girl got a man with a $10 milli one year contract. And not in the entertainment industry. She won 😭”

Another Instagram user @_iamfunsize wrote,
“She hit big time, baseball player 👏🏾”

While Instagram user @t.rose__ wrote, “She don’t even know what’s going on 😭😭😭 just hooting n hollering 😭😭😭”

Instagram user @judy_tooyou wrote, “Omggg this is so cuteeeee”

Another Instagram user @jayjayx956 wrote, “She’s going to make that man her whole personality and I’m sure he will love it.”

While Instagram user @sleeviana_v wrote, “How extra you supposed to be when you’re being loved on properly and they don’t play about you!!! 😍😍😍😍”

Are Ahna Mac and Jazz Chisholm Jr. Already Married?

Ahna Mac and Jazz Chisholm Jr. first announced their engagement on Instagram on Christmas Day. According to Ahna, the MLB star proposed in a snowy setting with the Northern Lights visible in the background.

Recently, however, fans began speculating about the couple’s relationship status after Ahna shared a video suggesting things had progressed further.

In the clip, she stated, “I’m not engaged anymore because I’m married,” sparking questions about whether the pair quietly tied the knot.

She later reinforced the statement in a pinned comment, writing, “If he love you he’ll take you to the courthouse then have the wedding go tell him I said that,” adding laughing and heart emojis.

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By Chris Snellgrove
| Published 13 seconds ago

If you’re a fan of sci-fi TV, it can be very difficult to find something that feels new and refreshing. After all, most sci-fi shows are trying to be like Star Trek, except for Star Trek, which is doing its best Star Wars impression. Star Wars, meanwhile, has no idea what it wants to do, which is why the last few years of TV shows have felt like an absolute fever dream.

Fortunately, the TV landscape is about to get a sci-fi show unlike any we have seen before. Peacock is adapting Matt Dinniman’s popular Dungeon Crawler Carl series of books into a new show that will be written by Chris Yost and executive-produced by Seth McFarlane. With the author planning to release 10 books (seven have been released so far), Dungeon Crawler Carl is poised to be one of the longest and most innovative sci-fi shows of the modern entertainment age.

Into The Dungeon

What is Dungeon Crawler Carl about, exactly? In the first book, aliens invade the Earth, flattening structures and killing most of the population. Survivors are encouraged to enter a video game-style dungeon in which they can level up, develop special skills, and employ any number of colorful powerups. Carl enters the dungeon with his pet cat, Princess Donut, who is transformed into an intelligent warrior thanks to an enhanced pet biscuit. Together, they fight exotic creatures, complete bizarre quests, and seek sponsors from a galaxy of eager viewers. Descending one floor at a time, this deadly duo has a simple mission: to get out or die trying.

Universal International Studios snagged the TV rights to Dungeon Crawler Carl in 2025, but there have been very few announcements about the show (including what network streaming platform it might appear on) for over a year. Now, it is confirmed that the show will stream on Peacock, and its creative pedigree should make sci-fi fans quite excited. Chris Yost has previously written fan-favorite movies like Thor: Ragnarok and shows like The Mandalorian. Seth McFarlane, meanwhile, is the showrunner for The Orville, which many consider a better Star Trek show than anything in NuTrek. McFarlane’s production company, Fuzzy Door, also has extensive experience in bringing talking critters like Princess Donut to life.

Matt Dinniman’s Own Platinum Awards Box

So far, that’s all we know about the Dungeon Crawler Carl show. There is no release date, and we don’t yet know who will play voice Princess Donut, play Carl, or otherwise bring this bizarre sci-fi universe to life. Fortunately, in between casting for this upcoming show, fans have plenty to keep them busy. The eighth Dungeon Crawler Carl book is coming out on May 12, and Renegade Studios is releasing both Dungeon Crawler Carl: Unstoppable (a 1-2 player card builder) and Dungeon Crawler Carl: The Roleplaying Game for fans who want to explore the World Dungeon in tabletop form.

We can only assume that Dungeon Crawler Carl creator Matt Dinniman is, like Princess Donut before him, pretty happy to have his own merch, including an upcoming series of toys that can’t get here quickly enough. But a television adaptation is certainly the biggest indicator that his ambitious storytelling has made it to the big time. With the latest Star Trek show getting canceled and Star Wars still reeling from the failure of the Sequel Trilogy, Dungeon Crawler Carl also has the chance to give hungry sci-fi fans something they’ve been asking for for years: something original and new.

Hopefully, he can avoid encouraging the upcoming swarm of new fans with the vulgar catchphrase of his most notorious character: “glurp glurp, motherf*ckers!”

The Pitt has been renewed for season 3, but the news has been overshadowed about who is — and isn’t — coming back after multiple cast exits.

When the medical drama premiered on HBO Max in January 2025, viewers were excited to see Noah Wyle play a doctor again more than after ER. It didn’t take long for Us to fall in love with the entire cast, including Dr. Robby (Wyle), Dr. Collins (Tracy Ifeachor), Dr. Langdon (Patrick Ball), charge nurse Dana (Katherine LaNasa), Dr. Mohan (Supriya Ganesh), Dr. McKay (Fiona Dourif), Dr. King (Taylor Dearden), Dr. Santos (Isa Briones), Whitaker (Gerran Howell) and Javadi (Shabana Azeez).

Season 2 looked a little different when most of the cast returned — except Ifeachor. A source told Us Weekly in July 2025 that it was always the plan for Ifeachor’s character — who was a fourth-year resident in the first season — to go on and be a doctor in future installments of the show.

The insider noted that due to the nature of The Pitt, Dr. Collins wouldn’t be in season 2, but Ifeachor “didn’t choose to leave the show” and isn’t aware of “any doors being closed” on a possible return.

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The same reasoning was used when news broke that Ganesh wouldn’t reprise her role in season 3. Off screen, fans have expressed frustration at multiple beloved characters not returning for more episodes.

Keep scrolling to see which The Pitt stars are returning for season 3 — and which aren’t:

Noah Wyle

There’s no The Pitt without Noah Wyle’s character, Dr. Robby, so he is expected to return.

Tracy Ifeachor

After leaving the show, Tracy Ifeachor addressed whether she could be back in the future.

“It was just such a joy and a pleasure to play Dr. Heather Collins and to know that my character has been so phenomenally well-received. It just blew me away,” Ifeachor told Us in September 2025. “I don’t know where she will be on the weekend of next season, but I know where I’m going to be, which is on my next project, which is just so amazing. But I take the lessons that I’ve learned from playing Dr. Heather Collins — playing this character who goes through such a traumatic event and still shows up every day for other people.”

She continued: “[No one] stops to ask if she’s OK, if she needs time out, if she needs to run away. I think as a woman, sometimes we carry a lot of emotional labor without even knowing it. I’ve learned that through this character, so I wouldn’t change that. This experience has been so life-changing, really.”

Patrick Ball

Season 2 showed Langdon returning to work after struggling with drug addiction, which presumably will continue to be explored.

Katherine LaNasa

The actress, who plays Dana Evans, was seen in the video announcing the show’s renewal.

Supriya Ganesh

Supriya Ganesh isn’t coming back as Samira in season 3.

Fiona Dourif

Promotional footage has also confirmed Fiona Dourif’s involvement in season 3.

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Isa Briones

Isa Briones is expected to come back as Santos in season 3.

Gerran Howell

Fans are also presuming they will see more of Gerran Howell as Dr. Whittaker.

Shabana Azeez

According to HBO Max’s season 3 announcement video, Shabana Azeez is returning as Javadi.

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Sepideh Moafi

Sepideh Moafi joined the show in season 2, but her future as Dr. Al-Hashim is unclear.

Shawn Hatosy

If The Pitt doesn’t bring back Shawn Hatosy, the internet will riot, so Abbot will likely come back in season 3.

Ayesha Harris

After playing a member of the night shift crew, Ayesha Harris got promoted to a series regular for season 3.

Roommates, y’all already know Claressa Shields does NOT play about Papoose. She dropped some new flicks on social media, and the comments went crazy — but once Papoose slid in with some words, chileeee, everything paused! And of course, Claressa came right back at him with some spicy energy — no filter and no holding back!

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Papoose Speaks Up & Claressa Shields Responds With Some HEAT

On Friday, April 3, Claressa Shields popped out on Instagram in some fresh flicks. The Gwoat showed off two looks and had the timeline locked in. Pap clearly felt the vibe, sliding into her comment section and showing love with fire and heart-eye emojis. Claressa made sure to hit reply, telling her man, “ofc you love my pics the most, you got the special ones earlier (.) (.). Love you.” Claressa didn’t stop at showing love to her man in her own comments. She pulled up To The Shade Room and doubled down on him being her number one writing, “My man My man, my man, everyday and 2x on Sunday 🔥 ❤️✌🏾”

Claressa Handles The Comments & Claps Back At Critics

Even though Claressa stayed locked in on the love from Papoose, she still peeped a few other comments. She wasted no time clapping back when one Instagram user wrote, “You and @meekmill can be a power couple,” and she hit them right back with, “that’s my uncle chill out n****h.” When another social media user tried to come for her shoes, Claressa wasn’t having it. She responded back saying, “I’m not gone lie both shoes ate with this fit to me. No shade.” 

The Gwoat Shuts Down Narratives That Papoose Is After Her Money

Claressa clapping back and shutting down rumors is nothing new. She recently put the speculation to rest about Pap being with her for her money. During a recent chat with The Breakfast Club, Shields doubled down on her man being solid, saying when it comes to cash, he always has her back. Bills paid, flights booked, hotels secured–nobody is topping him.

“That’s how they paint out narratives. But I will tell you something, though. Pap pays my mortgage. Pap pays my car insurance, and my car note. And what else does he do? I haven’t paid for a flight or for a hotel in I don’t know how long […] that’s a man right there!”

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