The cast of “The Fantastic Four: The First Steps,” including Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Ralph Ineson and Julia Garner, dish on everything from their secret character backstories to whether or not Galactus can taste planets. Most importantly, tune in to see Pedro Pascal’s jealousy of Spider-Man and Sue Storm’s relationship.
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0:00 – ‘The Fantastic Four’ Cast Is In Love
Suits, Which Are “Ribbed For Pleasure”
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5:20 – Julia Garner Felt Like The Fifth Member Of The Fantastic Four
6:04 – Pedro Pascal Defends Reed Richards As A Father
7:15 – The Fantastic Four Power That Julia Garner And Ralph Ineson Want
In just a few short years, The Traitors has established itself as one of the best reality shows on TV. The competition series, which is streaming with a Peacock subscription, has become an Emmy-winning success. Fans are gearing up for Season 4 of the US version, and winner Dylan Efron made a great point about Donna Kelce’s casting.
The Traitors Season 4 cast is full of reality TV legends, as well as Travis Kelce’s mother. Fans are eager to see how Momma Kelce will do in the duplicitous game, all while sharing the screen with icons from the Real Housewives, Big Brother, and Survivor. Efron won Season 3, and posted a video on TikTok assessing the new cast. In it he spoke about Kelce, offering:
I love this casting. Carry the torch, girl. It reminds me of the UK seasons with like Linda. And having a maternal figure there. She’s gonna crush because of that, people are going to want her in the castle.
Zac Efron. In fact, Bob The Drag Queen insulted Zac’s acting at the round table in Season 3.
Season 3 of The Traitors UK featured Linda, a 70 year-old retired opera singer who was chosen to be a Traitor. Having a loving, maternal figure definitely added a fascinating dynamic to the gameplay, and her ability to deceive others.
Aside from being a contestant and winner on The Traitors, it’s clear that Dylan Efron is also a fan of the series. And the real ones know that you have to check out both The Traitors UK and Australia to get a deeper understanding of how the game works… especially when celebrities are not involved.
Speaking of fame, Efron made another point about Donna Kelce’s odds in the game that directly relate to her famous son and his girlfriend Taylor Swift. In his words:
And also who’s gonna vote her out and ruin that chance to meet Taylor Swift? Let’s be honest. Win the show or go watch a Chief’s game in the box with Taylor Swift?
Points were made. If there are Swifties in the castle, will they be discouraged from voting out Kelce? After all, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are one of the hottest couples out there right now, and this is possible way to meet the pair.
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You can see Dylan Efron’s complete assessment of the Season 4 cast below, courtesy of his TikTok.
He’s got some great one-liners on here, and I am eager to see if his thoughts about the various contestants joining The Traitors play out. Unfortunately we’ll likely have to wait quite some time before Alan Cumming and accent are back on our screens for Season 4.
New season of The Traitors typically air on January, but there’s been no concrete release date for Season 4. In the meantime, the show’s catalogue is streaming on Peacock.
While we’re all celebrating The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ path to victory, the 2025 movie release has helped (Doctor) Doom the Marvel Cinematic Universe. How else would you describe the fact that the arrival of Robert Downey Jr.’s Avengers: Doomsday roleis that much closer?
Back in the world of reality, the brass at Marvel Studios is looking to keep its budgets in check, and apparently was able to do so with Pedro Pascal and company’s debut in their sandbox. Don’t expect that to last, as reports on veteran team members returning for Avengers: Doomsday indicate a very different picture; but for some solid reasons.
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Pedro Pascal’s Fantastic Four Pay Day Rationale, Explained
Variety, the reported reason The Last of Us’ former leading man was able to help keep the numbers reasonable is because this adventure is considered his big leap from TV lead to the big screen player.
The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn, as they too have found themselves as first time Marvel movieleads. Meanwhile, Vanessa Kirby theoretically could have had an advantage in her negotiations, considering she’s been in two Mission: Impossible movies, as well as Hobbs & Shaw.
This explains the recent stories about how X-Men’s upcoming casting strategy is one that’s focusing on relative unknowns, in the name of providing freshness and savings. Should this model hold up, and in light of First Steps’ fantastic opening weekend, one shouldn’t expect that thinking to hold up with Avengers: Doomsday.
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Avengers: Doomsday Supposedly Means Big Bucks For Robert Downey Jr. And Chris Hemsworth
I’m reminded of a saying from another wildly successful comic book movie when looking at this next part of our story. After all, it was Heath Ledger’s Joker from The Dark Knight who once said, “If you’re good at something, never do it for free.”
While founding Avengers Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth were surely being paid well for their efforts on 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, one shouldn’t expect that to just go away as a result of some time and distance in the MCU.
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Superhero Hype can back that claim short of confirmation, as they’ve reported that the Iron Man star could be making “significantly more than $80 million” for both of Marvel’s cinematic splash-panel event pictures. Likewise, the original reporting cited above has Hemsworth’s Thor revival worthy of similar treatment, stating that both men “won’t be working at a discount.”
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I’m sure if you added the value of Robert Downey Jr.’s Avengers: Doomsday perks into the equation, whatever the true number is would be even higher. However, after over a decade of connected universe storytelling (an an Oscar win in Team Downey’s corner), these reportedly big pay days for the founding team members sound fair and valid.
That being said, one can only hope that Pedro Pascal and the rest of the Fantastic Four crew will soon see such consideration in their future endeavors; especially with their own parts to play as part of Doomsday’s uber-stacked cast. We’ll see where that money went next Christmas, as December 18th will herald the day when the Doctor (Doom) is in theaters worldwide.
For years, there has been buzz and rumors about a sequel to The Holiday as well as multiple shutdowns of said rumors. However, it would seem that the iconic rom-com is finally getting a continuation…However, it’s not The Holiday 2. Instead, it’s being reported that this iconic movie is being adapted into a limited series over at Apple TV+. While this isn’t exactly what I wanted, I have to say, I am intrigued.
The Holiday Is Being Adapted Into A TV Show At Apple TV+
The Holiday is considered not only one of the best Christmas movies but one of the best rom-coms. The tale of two single women, who are played by Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet, switching homes and falling in love in their new cities is such a cozy one that so many adore. And now, it seems like a home switch will happen again, but with all new people.
Deadline. Krissie Ducker, who wrote and co-executive-produced the Ella Purnell-led series Sweetpea, will be a writer and EP on this show. It will also be produced by Left Bank Pictures.
Jack Black and Jude Law, were all very well known when they were cast in the 2006 movie. If they find their leads, the series will allegedly get the green light.
The downside is, reportedly, Nancy Meyers has no involvement in this new iteration of her story.
Obviously, I Wanted The Holiday 2. However, This New Series Has My Attention
Now, Meyers not being attached throws up a big caution flag in my mind. However, there are other elements of this new series that make me very, very excited.
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Specifically, Rob Delaney’s involvement really intrigues me. He notably co-created, wrote, and executive-produced the acclaimed Amazon Prime series Catastrophe with Sharon Horgan. That series is about an American man and an Irish woman who hook up and wind up dealing with an accidental pregnancy. It ran for four seasons, which gives me confidence in Delaney’s ability to help create a new romantic comedy.
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Along with that, while he’s not attached to star in this Holiday adaptation, Rob Delaney is an amazing actor and romantic lead. From Catastrophe to Dying for Sex (for which he got a 2025 Emmy nomination), he’s shown off his comedic, dramatic and romantic acting skills on many occasions. So, personally, I think he’d also be a fun person to actually star in this show as well.
So, taking into account who is involved, consider me cautiously optimistic and intrigued when it comes to this new iteration of The Holiday. While it’s no The Holiday 2, you better believe I’ll be using my Apple TV+ subscription to tune in and see this new take on a beloved rom-com classic.
The horror genre continues to thrive, to the joy of fans like myself. One of the best horror movies from recent memory was John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place, which has been expanded into a bonafide franchise. The actor/filmmaker just confirmed when we’ll see Part III, and I have one major hope for the threequel. Yes, I’m crossing my fingers.
Fans have been eager for this information after A Quiet Place Part II’s ending, which left things off on a bit of a cliffhanger. But it’s been a long time coming, with the franchise instead expanding with the prequel/spinoff A Quiet Place: Day One. Krasinski posted a date announcement for the threequel on Instagram, check it out below:
questions after A Quiet Place Part II, and they’ll finally be answered when we get the third chapter on July 9th 2027. I’m eager to see what come next for the Abbott family, I’m holding out hope that Joseph Quinn’s Eric from Day One gets to pop up sometime throughout its runtime.
Day One’s ending saw him leaving New York with Djimon Hounsou’s Henri, who met the Abbotts in Part II, it doesn’t seem impossible.
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It’s more than possible that this crossover won’t happen, and that John Krasinski isn’t invested in creating an interconnected shared universe for his horror franchise. But that is the way that studios seem to be focusing their content, so we’ll have to wait and see what sort of talks are happening behind the scenes. But with A Quiet Place Part III finally given a concrete release date, the threequel has never felt more real.
Day One might have helped to satiate the fandom, but it’s already been quite some time before A Quiet Place Part II hit theaters back in May of 2021. By the time the third movie arrives in theaters it’ll be a whopping 7 years in between movies. We’ll just have to wait and see if this affects audience enthusiasm about the sensory horror property.
Like a lot of dudes in their mid-to-late 30s, I spent way too much time watching Jackass (the 2002 movie was the first time I snuck into a theater), the CKY videos and pretty much anything that involved Bam Margera doing really dumb shit for a quick laugh. I cannot even count how many nights my friends, brothers and I would watch Margera and company pull off some impossible tricks on a skateboard before making life hell for his parents.
That said, you can probably imagine how bummed I was when Margera was dismissed from Jackass Forever before the film’s 2022 release, and then again when he recently explained to one of my colleagues why he was done with the franchise. What hope I had for a return to the old days was shattered in an instant, like a collarbone from a stunt gone awry.
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Bam Margera Saying ‘The Damage Has Been Done’ Seems Like The Nail In The Coffin For Any Potential Returns
making great strides in his personal life and making amends, this was pretty much the nail in the coffin for any potential return to the Jackass brand. As he told my colleague Mike Reyes:
football into that “brand-new” car from CKY, harder than the giant hand from Jackass 3, and harder than tipping over in a shopping cart at a high rate of speed. It’s over, and I have to accept it.
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I Had A Feeling It’d Come To This, But I Always Thought The Band Would Get Back Together For One Last Ride
Even when Bam Margera sued his former Jacakss costars a few years ago, I still held onto hope and thought that eventually the band would get back together for at least one last ride. “Never say never” is pretty much the gospel of show business, and for a while there it looked like water would be under the bridge, and Bam, Steve-O, Johnny Knoxville would be jumping over it in a shopping cart before too long.
Call me an optimist, call me a fool, call me someone who’s afraid to let go, I don’t care. I had a feeling it’d come to this and Bam would go his own way, but hope can do a lot to a man-child, especially when it comes to something like Jackass.
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I Appreciate Margera’s Candor, But I’m Bummed Nonetheless
With Bam Margera being in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 after there were fears that all the drama surrounding him in recent years would prevent him from showing up in the remaster of the 2001 and 2002 skating games, I’m glad he’s getting to a chance to be in the spotlight again. I also appreciate his candor regarding the whole Jackass situation and where he wants to go in life. I truly do..
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However, I’m still bummed that he’s not going to be teaming up with his old friends (and even older based on comments he made about Viva La Bam) any time soon. But I’m still going to hope.
If I can’t see new Bam Margera stunts and shenanigans, at least I can go back and watch classic episodes of Jackass, the movies, and a lot of the skater-turned-superstar’s past efforts, with a Paramount+ subscription.
