Another day, another Alexandra Daddario look that stops me in my mid-day scroll. From the playful cotton-candy dress that kicked off her season to that dreamy white ensemble under a double rainbow, and yes, even her effortlessly chic “just a towel” moment, Daddario has been serving style versatility all year. Now, the True Detective alum has done it again, this time turning heads in Paris while rocking a crisp white corset, oversized sunglasses, and her signature confidence. Few people make casual elegance look this effortless, but the San Andreas actress somehow always does, and I’m completely here for it.
Over on her Instagram, the Baywatch star shared a series of sun-soaked photos captioned “une journée à Paris. avec la bonne montre!” (Translated: “A day in Paris. With the right watch!”). The post, which you can see below, features the actress beaming against a backdrop of cobblestone streets and blue skies, dressed in a crisp white corset top layered under an oversized button-down shirt and paired with high-waisted denim. To complete the look, the witchy actress added oversized pink-tinted sunglasses and a statement gold watch, a classic Tag Heuer Carrera Calibre 7, which she showcased in a close-up shot that could easily double as an advertisement.
husband, Andrew Form, on what appears to be a hotel bed, with a box on her head. Still, she somehow manages to look effortlessly chic.
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The Percy Jackson alum also treated followers to a few tender moments, including a sweet photo of her little one in front of the Eiffel Tower and a shot of Pierre-Paul Prud’hon’s L’Enlèvement de Psyché. It’s a beautiful reminder that beyond the glamour of premieres and fashion weeks, Alexandra Daddario’s happiness seemingly comes from life’s quieter, more personal moments — and that makes her all the more relatable.
Of course, we need to discuss the outfit. The white corset feels like a seamless continuation of her evolving fashion story. It carries the same effortless sophistication that made her fringe mini-dress moment earlier this year such a standout. Daddario’s style right now strikes that sweet spot between classic and cool, polished yet spontaneous.
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As for what’s next for her on the career front, Mayfair Witches has been renewed for a third season, but it won’t hit the 2025 TV schedule. Production reportedly won’t begin until 2026, which means Daddario’s off-screen looks are currently her most captivating series. And if this Parisian outing is any indication, her fall fashion era is off to a stunning start, and I, for one, can’t wait to see her next look.
Superman was a hit at the box office, rightfully so, launching the first chapter of the DCU, titled Gods and Monsters. But, if co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran want to build a new DC Universe with staying power, they don’t need to look to Marvel’s Infinity Saga for inspiration. They should turn back the clock to 1996, when Superman: The Animated Series quietly nailed a formula that still feels fresh almost 30 years later.
Coming off the heels of Batman: The Animated Series, Bruce Timm and Paul Dini faced a unique challenge: how do you make the “boy scout” interesting in a post–Tim Burton, grunge-inflected ‘90s? The answer was deceptively simple — they leaned into what made Superman, and Clark Kent, distinctly human while still letting him soar.
I recently rewatched the series from start to finish, and I was struck by how well it holds up in 2025. Not just as nostalgia, but as a roadmap for how the slate of upcoming DC Comics movies could set itself apart from the MCU. Here’s why.
2025 movie schedule release, Superman, did a pretty good job of juggling, but it’s a vibe DCU could lean into to stand apart from Marvel’s quippy spectacle or the grim, joyless tone that weighed down parts of the Snyderverse. The filmmaker has shown with Guardians of the Galaxy that he understands how to mix cosmic scale with human heart. Superman: The Animated Series proved decades ago that this blend is the key to making audiences care about a character often dismissed as “too perfect.”
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Superman: The Animated Series Embraced Serialized Storytelling
On the surface, the series worked as kid-friendly Saturday morning fare. You could pop into an episode like “The Last Son of Krypton” or “Fun and Games” and have a complete story. But beneath that accessibility, a long game was being played.
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Darkseid’s shadow loomed over multiple seasons, Brainiac’s schemes resurfaced time and again, and Lex Luthor’s corporate empire never stopped pulling strings in the background. The series pioneered a structure that let casual viewers enjoy the ride while rewarding fans who picked up on the bigger picture.
Sound familiar? It’s exactly the balance James Gunn is chasing for Chapter One of the DCU. We’ve already seen seeds of it in play — like Lex Luthor’s surprise cameo in Peacemaker season 2, bridging the brighter Superman corner with the show’s darker, more grounded tone. Individual entries like Superman will need to stand tall on their own. Still, it’s the connective tissue, villains, mythology, and character arcs that will keep the larger DCU from feeling disjointed.
If the franchise takes a cue from the animated series, it can deliver stories that satisfy in the moment while quietly building a larger narrative in the background, rewarding audiences who stick around for the long game.
Matt Reeves’ The Batman Part II can stay brooding and noir in its Elseworlds corner, while the mainline universe is already shaping up with nuanced villains. The upcoming sequel Man of Tomorrow is reportedly as much a Lex Luthor movie as it is a Superman one, with the pair having to work together against a bigger threat, and that’s a very exciting sign.
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It Expanded The World Without Losing Superman
The danger with any shared universe is the urge to overload it with cameos — just look at how quickly the MCU leapt from Iron Man to The Avengers.
Superman: The Animated Series took a different approach. Yes, we met The Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and even Batman. But they were always satellites orbiting Clark’s story, never the main event. Even the Batman crossovers never reduced Superman to a guest in his own show.
That’s a lesson the DCU should take to heart. You can tease the Justice League, hint at cosmic threats, and spotlight side characters without overshadowing your core hero. Last summer’s Superman pulled this off well because it felt expansive without becoming a backdoor pilot for ten other projects. Like the animated series, it kept Clark at the center while letting the world build naturally around him. That balance made it both cohesive and deeply personal, which is something the DC’s new era leader and future filmmakers would be wise not to lose sight of.
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The Series Feels Timeless
Finally, let’s talk about style. The Bruce Timm art aesthetic, with its bold lines, art deco skylines, and futuristic yet retro vehicles, has aged like fine wine. Pair that with Shirley Walker’s sweeping score, and the series feels just as dynamic in 2025 as it did in the late ’90s.
That timelessness is exactly what The Suicide Squad filmmaker should be chasing. Instead of trying to keep up with spectacle or mimic whatever’s trendy in blockbuster filmmaking, the DCU should lean into clear, confident artistic vision. The animated series proved that when you commit to a specific tone and style, it resonates far longer than VFX gimmicks or pop-culture references.
Look at how the internet still shares screenshots of Clark’s fights with Darkseid or clips of Superman’s first flight. The show didn’t just tell a good story, but crafted moments that stuck in the cultural imagination. And that’s the difference between creating content and building a legacy.
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Why James Gunn Should Look To Superman: The Animated Series
Rewatching Superman: The Animated Series, which you can also do with an HBO Max subscription, in 2025 feels like stumbling onto the blueprint James Gunn has been hinting at all along. Humanity and heroism in balance. Serialized arcs that reward patience. Villains who are entertaining but still carry real thematic weight. A shared universe that expands outward without smothering its core hero. And a timeless visual style that never goes out of fashion.
It’s all right there. The DCU has plenty of ground to make up after years of misfires and false starts, but under the DC reboot helmer’s guidance, it finally feels like a cohesive vision is taking shape. The smartest move forward might actually be the simplest one: looking back at the animated series that nailed it decades ago.
Because if Superman: The Animated Series proved anything, it’s that the Man of Steel works best when his stories are both grounded and soaring. And right now, the DCU could use a little of both.
This fall, celebs seem to be gravitating toward garments that make them literally sparkle. Kylie Jenner was decked out in silver not too long ago, and Sydney Sweeney and Zendaya were both rocking the sparkles, too. Now, Sophie Turner has hopped on the silver train with a chain top that’s perfect for the fall season.
Earlier this week, Sophie Turner attended the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show in France as part of Paris Fashion Week. With the exception of the top we’re about to talk about, the Game of Thrones actress was in all black. I’m talking black boots, a black mini skirt, a black Louis Vuitton purse, and a statement black jacket with very large wing-like shoulders. However, what I’m obsessed with is the chain shirt, which you can see in the images below that the actress posted on Instagram:
leather bucket hat she wore earlier this year and the gorgeous yellow dress she wore that gave How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days. It’s yet another example of her range, and I’ll certainly be taking notes on it as fall gets into full swing.
Seeing Turner out and about and wearing all these great fits also has me excited for the next time we’ll see her on screen. She’s already had one project drop on the 2025 movie schedule, Trust, and she’s also working on a few very exciting things, too, including The Dreadful, a horror movie she’s in with her Game of Thrones brother Kit Harington, and the upcoming Tomb Raider project, where she’ll play Lara Croft.
So, there’s a lot to look forward to from Sophie Turner, which also means we can anticipate more stunning outfits as well. However, for now, I’ll be appreciating this silver top and black ensemble that is seriously perfect for fall.
In surprising celebrity news, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have called it quits after nearly two decades of marriage. The separation sparked a wave of speculation about what led to their split. After 20 years together and two teenage daughters, fans naturally have questions—but according to insiders, the star of The Hours is handling the heartbreak with calm and grace, but had one major dread.
The Best Actress Oscar winner filed for divorce in Nashville on September 30, one day after reports surfaced that she and Urban had separated earlier in the summer. The Big Little Lies star was reportedly “stressed” about the impending media attention surrounding her marriage’s end, and an unnamed source told People that Kidman had been bracing for the moment the news broke. The insider alleges:
She’s been stressed because she knew the separation would eventually become public and she was dreading it.
Tom Cruise, which began on the set of a film they starred in together, was a 1990s dominating headline, and she has since spoken about how that experience shaped her perspective on love and resilience. Now, that same sense of openness seems to be guiding her once more. Though her split from Keith Urban marks the end of a long-running Hollywood marriage, the actress is reportedly focused on the future and her family.
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Tension between the couple may have surfaced earlier in the year. During a summer radio interview, Urban was asked directly about his wife’s on-screen intimacy with younger co-stars, specifically Zac Efron, her co-star in A Family Affair. Before the host could finish the question, the Zoom call with the singer abruptly disconnected. Around the same time, when Nicole Kidman was asked in a separate interview about the idea of working on a TV project with her husband, she quipped, “No… our life is a show.” It wasn’t exactly the response of someone eager to blur the lines between work and marriage—and, in hindsight, may have hinted at the strain behind the scenes.
Professionally, the actress remains as busy as ever. The Others star recently wrapped filming on Practical Magic 2, and she is expected to return for Lioness Season 3 (available to stream with a Paramount+ subscription). Meanwhile, Urban has kept his own career rolling, continuing his current tour on the country music circuit.
Dancing With the Stars Season 34 has been airing on the 2025 TV schedule, and it’s been as entertaining as ever. The DWTS contestants have been bringing their A-game, and only three weeks in, it’s getting intense. Following Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui’s shocking elimination, the remaining pros and contestants comforted her and pro partner Brandon Armstrong. Then, a moment between Whitney Leavitt and Danielle Fishel has since gone viral, as it looked like Fishel was putting Leavitt in her place as she tried to celebrate the evening. Now the Boy Meets World star is clarifying what really happened.
As credits rolled on Tuesday’s episode, the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star tried to celebrate with Fishel for making it through another week. However, the actress quickly stopped the celebrations to be there for Jauregui and Armstrong. While some fans saw it as Fishel shading Leavitt and being annoyed by her, the actress set the record straight after being stopped by TMZ and asked if what Leavitt did was “tone deaf”:
No. I think it’s a rollercoaster of emotions. We can be happy for ourselves and our friends that were safe and also sad that somebody is gone, so I definitely did not put her in her place, but I just went to go comfort my friend.
how fast she said “Yes” to DWTSafter refusing for so many years. She previously opened up about agreeing to do the show following her cancer diagnosis last year, so the farther she gets, the more it proves she was right to give in. But as she said, she can still be happy about making it through and be sad for those who did not.
Meanwhile, it is definitely exciting to see who is making it to Disney Night, despite the disappointment of Jauregui’s elimination. The couples have been keeping fans hyped by sharing TikToks from rehearsals, including Andy Richter and Emma Slater, who have stolen fans’ hearts.
Now, the competition is only going to get stiffer on Dancing With the Stars, and at this point, there’s no telling who will be the next recipient of the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. What is clear is that fans are not only factoring in dance moves when it comes to choosing favorites, as many had a change of heart following Fishel and Leavitt’s viral moment. However, the actress herself cleared that whole situation up.
Now, make sure to tune in to Dancing with the Stars on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC or with a Disney+ subscription, because your favorites will need all the votes they can get.
