Batman & Robin star George Clooney told Ben Affleck not to take the role when it was offered to him. The beloved actor explained the story to Howard Stern on his Sirius XM radio show. It’s no secret that Batman fans are protective about who gets to wear that cape and cowl. You only have
With Arrow ending earlier this year and Supergirl and Black Lightning following suit with their upcoming seasons, the Arrowverse is changing faster than Barry can run up the side of a building. There are talks of multiple new series and spin-offs joining the fold, and Superman & Lois already even has a premiere date! Before
Exclusive “Verzuz” is pulling out all the stops for its 2020 finale, and when Too Short and E-40 hit the stage it’ll look like a full-fledged arena concert … proving how much of a cash cow the show’s become. The Bay Area icons will face off on a soundstage in NorCal that will reflect the
Leading the charge this week in streaming and specialty titles is Netflix with two films that have been garnering awards season buzz with their star wattage and prestige storytelling. First up, is the highly anticipated Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom adapted from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s play of the same name. Set in 1920s
I thought Astro’s Playroom was going to be a throwaway pack-in title. I was wrong. Given that the PS5 had big hitters Spider-Man Miles Morales and Demon’s Souls arrive alongside it, Astro’s Playroom being my favorite launch game is hugely surprising. I figured it would be a gimmick-fest: a few bleeps and bloops out of
A Falcon 9 carrying the NROL-108 mission lifted off at Dec. 19 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center. WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office Dec. 19. It was the company’s 26th and final launch of 2020. The Falcon 9
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London’s black midi have shared two new holiday covers, as Stereogum points out. The quartet played “Jingle Bell Rock” and “What Christmas Means to Me” (famously performed by Stevie Wonder). Proceeds from the tracks, which are available at Bandcamp, benefit the London music venue Windmill Brixton. Listen below. Last year, black midi released their debut
After the Russo Brothers gave us arguably the most exciting chapters in comic book movie history with the last two Avengers films, they have a seriously impressive lineup ahead of them. Joe and Anthony Russo have been flip flopping between writing, directing and producing a number of big-name projects, including Extraction early this year and
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Microsoft has added another exclusive to its own stable of games. Ark II, the sequel to the hottest bug simulator of the 2010s and starring Vin Diesel, will apparently debut as an Xbox exclusive, though it’s probably time-limited as opposed
GameStop is trending on Twitter, and many of the tweets include angry customers complaining about recent PS5 restocks. GameStop has had several PS5 restocks this month. It’s also had several Xbox Series X restocks as well. And these restocks have provided many PlayStation and Xbox gamers with next-gen consoles ahead of Christmas. However, a lot
Exclusive Just over a month after “Impeachment: American Crime Story” started filming … TMZ’s learned it’s been shut down due to COVID-19. Production sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … ‘Impeachment’ halted its production this week because members of the cast and crew tested positive for the virus. The exact number of cases is unclear
WASHINGTON — The Senate unanimously approved a NASA authorization bill Dec. 18, a largely symbolic move intended to set up work on a new version of the legislation next year. The Senate passed by unanimous consent S. 2800, the NASA Authorization Act of 2019. The bill had been awaiting action by the full Senate since
Play video content TMZ.com Mulatto‘s encouraging voter turnout in Georgia by doing what she does best … grabbing a mic. The “Muwop” rapper hit up a polling place Friday in DeKalb County where she gave people waiting in line to vote an impromptu concert while riding on the bed of a huge truck. She had
343 Industries has announced the end of online services for the entire Halo franchise on the Xbox 360, affecting seven releases across that generation. This announcement comes the same week that the developer talked up the end of the journey of Halo: The Master Chief Collection from console to PC, putting the entire Halo franchise in one place across platforms for
Gosh, just look at it! (Image: Nintendo) We’re so used to hearing about the best-selling and highest-rated games, so how about we mix it up a bit with the worst game of 2020. That title, according to Metacritic, goes to the July Switch eShop release, Tiny Racer. This “adorable little racing game” that draws inspiration
Holiday movies are all about warmth, love, togetherness, and joy. Then again, they’re also about family drama, revenge on exes, and even cheesy memories from the 1980s. In short, holiday movies are a mixed bag of whatever you want them to be. Hulu has a pretty solid collection of holiday movies, and the list expands
The Space Force says Guardians is a “name with a long history in space operations.” WASHINGTON — The members of the U.S. Space Force finally have a name: Guardians. Vice President Mike Pence revealed the name Dec. 18 at a ceremony at the White House for the Space Force’s one-year anniversary. “Henceforth the men and
Grimes has changed the album cover for Miss Anthropocene across digital streaming platforms, her representatives confirmed to Pitchfork. “This was the original Miss Anthropocene album cover which I commissioned from one of my *favourite* artists [Rupid Leejm],” she explained in an April Instagram post featuring the new artwork. “I polled a bunch of ppl and
Warner Bros/DC’s Wonder Woman 1984, as expected, landed at No. 2 in its China debut on Friday, coming in behind local actioner The Rescue. The Patty Jenkins-helmed sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman grossed an estimated RMB 44.2M ($7M, including sneaks). This portends a weekend in the mid $20M range for the Middle Kingdom, lower than
Doug Bowser at Nintendo has responded to questions about the infamous Joy-Con drift, or rather explained more about the company’s stance around repairs, when asked about the issues surrounding the problem during an interview with Polygon. “First and foremost, we want every consumer to have a great experience with their Nintendo Switch and with the
The Season Two premiere of The Mandalorian featured a brief appearance by Boba Fett, as played by Temuera Morrison, which many fans thought would be the biggest cameo that we could expect this year, only for the season finale to go for broke with an appearance of a truly unexpected character. Actor Mark Hamill regularly
Cassie may have said goodbye to alcohol, but she hasn’t said goodbye to the high drama. HBO Max on Friday booked a return visit to The Flight Attendant, confirming that it had picked up a second season of the Kaley Cuoco-led drama. Given that The Flight Attendant Season 1 exhausted the source material of the
New Long March 8 expected to be vehicle for testing state-owned vertical landing and reuse plans. HELSINKI — China has rolled out a Long March 8 to the pad for the first launch of a rocket that will later be adapted for vertical landing and reuse. The Long March 8 was vertically transferred to the
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Too Short‘s promising no hate between E-40 and him for their upcoming Verzuz, and instead of bad blood — a la Gucci Mane and Jeezy — they’re dropping knowledge. We got the legendary Bay Area rapper Thursday as he shopped in Bev Hills. He told us he’s not coming for
Charlie Kaufman’s latest film, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, is the first direct-to-streaming feature from the Oscar-winning director and screenwriter. The genre-bending film, based on Iain Reid’s novel of the same name, follows a woman and her soon-to-be ex-boyfriend, played by Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons, as they visit his parents farm in the midst
Developers Robot Gentleman have finally managed to bring its post-apocalyptic, darkly comedic atomic adventures to Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5 and PS4. That’s right, both 60 Seconds! Reatomized and its spiritual successor 60 Parsecs! are here to test your ability to scavenge, make tough choices, and even survive the Nuclear Winter. Starting with 60 Seconds!
Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible rant became a hilarious Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer parody this week. Credit to Jason Gallagher of The Ringer for just leaning into the absurdity of a strange week near the end of 2020. For those unaware, the Mission Impossible star took some of the crew members to task over the possibility
WASHINGTON — NASA has added New Glenn, the large launch vehicle under development by Blue Origin, to the list of vehicles eligible to compete for future agency missions. NASA announced Dec. 16 it awarded a launch services contract to Blue Origin, adding New Glenn to its NASA Launch Services (NLS) 2 contract vehicle as part
G Herbo has shared a new song called “Statement.” Earlier this month, the rapper faced federal fraud charges. He subsequently pled not guilty to all of the charges, and in his new song, he maintains his innocence. “Let’s talk about this paper/Let’s talk about them jets,” he raps. “Yeah let’s talk about Jamaica/Yeah ask about