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Netflix has finally released its first look at Squid Game: The Challenge — a new game show based on the popular show. A short 40-second teaser was released for the Netflix Squid Game reality show. “You will now compete for our biggest cash prize in reality show history,” the host says. The 10-episode Squid Game […]

Amazon Prime Video has made a major decision on ads on its platform. It’s being reported that Prime Video will implement ads beginning in early 2024 for the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Canada. France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, and Australia will also receive the change later in the year. Ads aren’t completely new to Prime Video. […]

After renewing their Pitch Perfect spin-off, Bumper in Berlin, Peacock has changed their tune. Deadline is now reporting that Peacock is not moving forward with the Pitch Perfect show after all. In January, the streaming service had announced that Bumper in Berlin had been renewed for a second season. Prime Video had previously made a […]

The debut of Ahsoka has been huge for Disney+. It was so successful that it only trails one other Star Wars series, Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Ahsoka logged 829 minutes viewed during its first week from August 21-27. The first two episodes ran for 100 minutes, which means about 8.29 million complete […]

You’d think that a movie that’s 90% Kaitlyn Dever — the other 10% is shoddy alien CGI shots — is right up my alley. Hulu’s No One Will Save You, a new alien horror film, proves that’s not a winning formula on its own. It’s not that No One Will Save You is completely irredeemable […]

Hours after David Goyer revealed a Star Wars script he wrote for Guillermo del Toro, the Shape of Water director chimed in. In an X post, del Toro revealed that the Star Wars film was about Jabba the Hutt. “True,” he confirmed. “Can’t say much. Maybe two letters ‘J’ and ‘BB’ is that three letters?” […]

Travis Kelce finally addressed the rumors of his romance with Taylor Swift on an episode of the Pat McAfee Show. Everyone from his brother Jason Kelce to private sources has spilled on the Swift situation. Appearing on the Pat McAfee Show, Travis reveals that he “threw the ball in her court.” “I threw the ball […]

Despite being on-screen rivals, Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. helped convince Chris Evans to take his MCU role. Evans played Captain America in the MCU from 2011-2019. Vanity Fair ran a story of alternate castings in the MCU. Turns out, Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong’o auditioned for Guardians of the Galaxy roles prior to […]

Black Panther stars the late Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong’o auditioned for two other marquee MCU roles. Had they landed them, they would’ve starred in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. In a new Vanity Fair story about alternate MCU castings, it was revealed that Boseman and Nyong’o auditioned for the roles of Drax […]

Foundation producer, director, and showrunner, David Goyer, revealed a scrapped Star Wars film directed by Guillermo del Toro. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Goyer was asked about other sci-fi IPs he’d like to work on. He claimed that “dabbling in Star Wars would have been fun for me.” He then revealed that he […]

Michael Caine could finally be hanging up his boots. While not official, the actor may be somewhat retired. Speaking to The Telegraph, Caine revealed that he’s “sort of” retired. “I am bloody 90 now, and I can’t walk properly and all that,” Caine said. “I’ve had the best possible life I could have thought of.” […]

Popular WWE program Friday Night SmackDown will be making a major network shift. The show will soon jump over from Fox to USA Network, which is where Monday Night Raw currently resides. Starting in October 2024, SmackDown will now air on USA Network, leaving Fox (where the show has aired since 2019) in the dust. […]

In a surprising turn, Rupert Murdoch will be stepping down from Fox News. It began being reported that Murdoch has stepped down from the Fox & News Corporation boards on September 21. This move makes Lachlan Murdoch, son of Rupert, the sole executive in charge. BREAK: Rupert Murdoch is retiring from the Fox & News […]

The Expendables 4 (also known as Expend4bles) is set to come out soon. After a PG-13-rated third installment, they will return to their R-rated roots with hard-hitting action and big set pieces. ClutchPoints was able to speak to Expendables 4’s stunt coordinator, Alan Ng, over email. As the cliché goes, it’s who you know, not […]

After Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, threatened rapper Offfset, he has been placed under house arrest. The court order was filed on Wednesday, September 20, after Petty “was recorded on video making threatening remarks to a specific individual while in the company of someone with a criminal record.” Offset was named as the individual that […]

Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain has fired back at a Los Angeles Times article about her Target shopping. On September 13, the Los Angeles Times published an article claiming that Chastain shopped for her own costumes at Target for her film Memory. They were reporting on IndieWire’s interview with the Oscar-winner, who recalled going to a Target […]

Prime Video’s Invincible hasn’t even dropped a second season, but the creator, Robert Kirkman, has an idea of how many seasons he wants to do. Speaking to Polygon, Kirkman said he wants to do “seven-to-eight” seasons of Invincible. “I’m trying not to pin it down to a number, because it is somewhat of a moving […]

Wrestling WWE superstar Drew McIntyre does not sound fun. OVW National Heavyweight champion Jessie Godderz recalled wrestling the Scottish Warrior back in the day. “[He’s] just a mountain of a man,” Godderz said of McIntyre during our chat about the hit Netflix docuseries, Wrestlers. He had wrestled Drew McIntyre (when he went by Drew Galloway) […]

Robert De Niro will reprise his iconic role of Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver in a new Uber ad. The Sun was first to report the Taxi Driver-Uber revival. Apparently, De Niro will even say the iconic line, “You talkin’ to me?” Uber filmed the Taxi Driver-inspired ads in London this week. It’s unclear when […]

Just a day after it was reported that The Marvels could have the lowest budget of an MCU film (tied with Ant-Man), that has been debunked. Disney revealed their $270 million — over $140 million more than the initially-reported budget — budget for The Marvels. The MCU film originally was said to have a budget […]

Nia DaCosta is the first Black woman to direct an MCU film. Kevin Feige recently revealed how her “indie cred and nerd cred” landed her The Marvels gig. In Vanity Fair’s new cover story, Feige talked about tapping DaCosta to helm The Marvels. “We were just very impressed with her indie cred—and her nerd cred,” […]

VFX workers recently voted to unionize. However, a VFX coordinator for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier spilled on the horrible working conditions on the MCU show. Alexandra Rebeck has worked with the MCU for years. Her first project was The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and she now will work on Loki Season 2. […]

The ticket presale demand for Olivia Rodrigo’s “Guts” world tour has been insane. Ticketmaster has opened up about the insane demand. In a social media post, Ticketmaster announced that there are more registered fans than tickets available. That means that more users registered for presale codes for Rodrigo’s “Guts” world tour than the thousands of […]

Taylor Swift and Google teamed up for a special promotion for her upcoming album, 1989 (Taylor’s Version). The promotion unveiled the titles of the vault tracks for the upcoming album. If you search Swift’s name, a little animated vault pops up. Upon clicking on it, the title of the vault tracks for 1989 (Taylor’s Version) […]

Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve shared his review of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Speaking to the Associated Press, Villeneuve revealed that he saw an early screening of Oppenheimer. He dubbed the film “a masterpiece” and knew it was destined for success. The film has grossed over $912 million worldwide to date despite opening the same […]

Turns out, when you direct an MCU film, you’re still second-in-command to Kevin Feige. The Marvels director Nia DaCosta recently opened up about this in an interview. Speaking to Vanity Fair for their cover story, DaCosta revealed what working in the MCU is like. She said that The Marvels is “a Kevin Feige production, it’s […]

Lily Gladstone will be campaigned for Best Actress at the Oscars next year. The Killers of the Flower Moon star will attempt to make history with this move. Variety reported that Gladstone will be campaigned for Best Actress and not Best Supporting Actress. To casual moviegoers, this doesn’t seem like a big deal. But should […]

Oppenheimer has been a huge hit for Universal. Christopher Nolan and his wife Emma Thomas likely expected success, but the latter was proven wrong with her Dunkirk-Oppenheimer prediction. Speaking to the Associated Press, Thomas revealed the couple’s “pipe dream.” That was that Oppenheimer would beat the opening weekend box office gross of Dunkirk. However, as […]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World featured one heck of a cast. That includes MCU alum Chris Evans, who recently called the experience on Edgar Wright’s film the “most fun” he’s had on a movie set. Breaking down his most iconic characters, Evans went deep on his Scott Pilgrim vs. the World experience. In the film, […]

Last week, a moment between Megan Thee Stallion and Justin Timberlake at the VMAs went viral. It received some clarity from a source, but Megan Thee Stallion herself has weighed in. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Megan Thee Stallion revealed that her VMAs encounter with Timberlake was rather mundane. While speculation went crazy, the two just […]

The latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, Mutant Mayhem, has dropped on Paramount+. Here’s how to watch the Turtles’ latest adventure. What is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem?  Mutant Mayhem is the seventh Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles feature film. It serves as a reboot for the series after the recent Michael Bay-produced live-action series. […]

The release of Autumn Variations is coming very soon, and Ed Sheeran has announced an exciting and innovative live companion album. Over the past few weeks, Sheeran has been seen crashing weddings and showing up at fan’s houses. Some could chalk it up to Sheeran just doing pop-up shows where he plays new tracks off […]

Ed Sheeran and his “Mathematics” tour breaks another record. This time, they broke a record at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It’s being reported that Sheeran’s Levi’s Stadium stop on his “Mathematics” tour brought in close to 80,000 attendees. Considering that both Taylor Swift and Beyoncé brought their respective tours to Levi’s Stadium this […]

The reported budget for The Marvels has been revealed. If this reported number is true, it ties Ant-Man for the least-expensive MCU film. In a Vanity Fair cover interview with Nia DaCosta, it was revealed that The Marvels has a budget of $130 million. It’s known that Kevin Feige and Disney’s executives want to cut […]

Chris Evans held down the role of Captain America in the MCU for nearly a decade. While his character is now retired, Evans won’t rule out a return to the franchise. In an interview with GQ, Evans had a simple response to the question of whether he’d return to the MCU. “I’ll never say never, […]

Working on an MCU project is always a big jump. Nia DaCosta, director of The Marvels, revealed the most surprising aspect of it. In a new profile interview with Vanity Fair, DaCosta revealed that she was surprised at “how much respect I’m getting from these middle-aged white dudes that I work with.” Bear in mind, […]

Lily Gladstone stars in Killers of the Flower Moon with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. It was undoubtedly a coveted role, and DiCaprio recalled Gladstone’s unique audition that blew Martin Scorsese away. Speaking to British Vogue, DiCaprio talked about Gladstone’s first Zoom meeting with him and Scorsese. “There was no reading,” DiCaprio said. “Marty […]

Right after rumors that Taika Waititi’s Star Wars film had been scrapped, it turns out that may not be the case. One Take News is reporting that Waititi’s Star Wars film isn’t scrapped after all. It appears that Waititi’s comments when presenting an award to Shawn Levy about being unable to finish a Star Wars […]

for Anne Hathaway is a couple of months away from turning 41, but she’s not concerned about age. During an appearance on Today, Hathaway was asked if she takes “you look good for your age” is a backhanded compliment. “I don’t think about age,” Hathaway responded with a laugh. “To me, aging is another word […]