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Ben Foster, who was nominated for an Emmy for The Survivor a few years back, is headed back to the big screen with an upcoming action thriller that has finally secured a release date. After getting rave reviews last year during a brief festival run, King Ivory has set its sights on a 2025 release date window.

Variety reports that King Ivory, led by Hell or High Water star Ben Foster as well as Melissa Leo, has finally found theatrical distribution in the United States after premiering at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. King Ivory was directed by John Swab (Candy Land), based on his own screenplay. The movie tackles the fentanyl crisis "based on extensive research with law enforcement, gangs, inmates, migrants, and addicts." Check out the synopsis below:

"Based on extensive research involving law enforcement and gang members, a never-before-seen, authentic look inside the underworld of fentanyl trafficking from gangs...

Action-thriller “King Ivory, which had its world premiere at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, is set to get a theatrical release in the U.S.

Saban Films has acquired North American rights to the film — written and directed by John Swab and starring Ben Foster and Melissa Leo — and teamed with Roadside Attractions for a national theatrical release later in 2025. Universal Pictures will handle all other territories.

Also starring James Badge Dale (“The Departed”), Michael Mando (“Better Call Saul”), Rory Cochrane (“Black Mass”), Ritchie Coster (“The Dark Knight”), George Carroll (“The Town”), Sam Quartin “(Candy Land”), newcomer Jasper Jones and Oscar nominee Graham Greene (“Dances with Wolves”), “King Ivory” is described as a “fentanyl expose” based on extensive research with law enforcement, gangs, inmates, migrants and addicts.

The film was produced by Jeremy Rosen for his Oklahoma-based Roxwell Films.

Set against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic as fentanyl floods the market,...

After the billion-dollar hit of "Spider-Man: No Way Home," the fourth Tom Holland-led Spidey movie has been surprisingly slow-moving. But it is in the works, and targeting a July 2026 release date. "Spider-Man 4" recently scored a new female lead in actress Sadie Sink, but what about the movie's big bad?

There's been no confirmed villain and, truthfully, the Spider-Man films have already gone through his major adversaries. "No Way Home" even brought back past villains for a multiversal Sinister Six. That probably cools the chances of us getting a Marvel Cinematic Universe-original Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, etc. for now.

Kraven the Hunter has been the perennial "they'll definitely do him in the next movie" pick since back when Andrew Garfield was still going to get his "Amazing Spider-Man 3." But Sony instead chose to make a (terrible) "Kraven the Hunter" solo movie, so I doubt they'll want to drag him out again so soon.

After watching Wagner Moura play the legendary Pablo Escobar in Netflix’s hit show Narcos, we all thought his career had peaked. But it seems the man, who once ruled the cocaine empire on-screen is back in the drug trade—but this time, he’s barely hanging on. In Apple TV+’s Dope Thief, Moura claimed to have ditched the kingpin persona for something far more raw.

Wagner Moura as Manny in Dope Thief | image: Apple TV+

Playing the role of Manny, a man drowning in crime but desperate to break free, unlike his previous character Pablo Escobar, who thrived in chaos, Wagner Moura mentioned the challenges of playing a character who’s always a second away from falling apart. Therefore, calling Dope Thief his most vulnerable performance yet, Moura promised a wild ride with his Apple TV+ show.

Wagner Moura set his Narcos character apart from Dope Thief

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Bokween Woodbine played a supporting role in Spider-Man: Homecoming as secondary villain, Herman Schultz, but we haven't seen the character since he was defeated by Tom Holland's wall-crawler (with a little help from Ned Leeds).

We didn't really expect Shocker to show up in the MCU again, but Woodbine has now hinted at his return in a future project.

While speaking to The Direct at the SXSW premiere of Government Cheese, the actor was asked what became of Schultz after the events of Homecoming.

"That's a very good question. I'm wondering the same. But I get a feeling it might not be the last time you see the Shocker."

Woodbine was also asked if there was ever any talk of him donning a more comic-accurate costume.

"We discussed it," he reveals. "It wasn't right or appropriate for that first one. But who knows, down the line, [we can get] a little bit closer to the original suit.

Plot: Based on Dennis Tafoya’s book of the same name, “Dope Thief” follows long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob an unknown house in the countryside, only to have their small-time grift become a life-and-death enterprise, as they unwittingly reveal and unravel the biggest hidden narcotics corridor on the Eastern seaboard.

Review: The definition of what constitutes a “crime drama” has evolved over the years as more nuanced takes on the subject matter have given us fantastic projects ranging from The Wire on the small screen to The Town on the big screen. Peter Craig, the co-writer of Ben Affleck’s The Town and The Batman, Gladiator II, Bad Boys For Life, and Top Gun: Maverick, knows a little about delivering portraits of criminals who are more than the crimes they perpetrate. Adapting Dennis Tafoya’s 2009 novel, Dope Thief takes a unique series of...

Making it big in Hollywood isn’t always about glitzy premieres and fancy trailers. One Better Call Saul actor knows this struggle all too well, having spent endless hours on the road chasing roles before finally landing a spot in Bob Odenkirk’s hit series. Imagine surviving cramped seats, gas station snacks, and questionable bus companions – all for a shot at stardom.

Jonathan Banks and Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul | Credits: Sony Pictures Television Studios

But when passion fuels the journey, exhaustion takes a backseat. Turns out, that insane dedication paid off, and now they’ve got one helluva story to tell.

From 11-hour bus rides to Emmy-worthy roles: Michael Mando’s relentless rise Michael Mando in Better Call Saul | Credits: Sony Pictures Television Studios

Before Michael Mando became fan-fave Nacho Varga on Better Call Saul, he was clocking in 11-hour bus rides just for a shot at auditions.

Brian Tyree Henry and Narcos alum Wagner Moura are forced to run for their lives after robbing the wrong country house in the latest trailer for Apple’s drug ring drama Dope Thief, which dropped on Tuesday.

Their petty thief characters in Philadelphia posed as DEA agents to rob smalltime drug dealers, only to become targets of a massive and deadly narcotics enterprise. Having knocked on the wrong door, the duo unwittingly reveal and unravel one of the biggest hidden narcotics corridors on the Eastern seaboard.

“These guys are going to come after us, man,” Manny Cespedes (Moura) tells Henry’s character, Ray Driscoll, at one point in the high octane trailer for the eight-part drama. The crime series is created and executive produced by Peter Craig, with Ridley Scott also executive producing and directing the first episode as part of a first look deal between his banner, Scott Free,...

The following contains spoilers for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Season 1, now streaming on Disney+.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man has gone from strength to strength in its fresh take on Spider-Man's story. The animated Disney+ series follows a young Peter Parker (Hudson Thames) in his early months as Spider-Man, as he teams up with Norman Osborn (Colman Domingo) to grow as a superhero. The series takes place in its own universe, freeing it from the need to fit in with the Marvel Cinematic Universe's established continuity, although it still features several Marvel characters who closely resemble their MCU Earth-616 counterparts. This has allowed Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man to explore stories fans have been waiting to see on screen, even when the mainstream MCU has gone in a different direction.

Episodes 6, 7 and 8 of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man debuted together on Disney+ and featured several moments Marvel fans have been waiting to see...

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manis the latest animated project from Marvel Studios, which delves deeper into the origins of its titular web-slinging superhero. The series is set in an alternate reality wherein Norman Osborn steps in as Peter Parker's new mentor rather than Tony Stark. As Peter Parker continues to adjust to his new amazing abilities, he struggles under the guidance of Osborn, who wants him to become a "big-time" superhero like the Avengers. Meanwhile, new supervillains are showing up at an alarming rate, each with ties to a mysterious benefactor who outfits them with incredible technology that gives them a fighting chance against New York's premiere superhero.

The new Spider-Man series includes plenty of recognizable characters from the comics, some from Spider-Man's ongoing...

Spoilers for "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" follow.

"Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" episode 7, "Scorpion Rising," sees Peter Parker (Hudson Thames) facing his greatest challenge yet -- and nearly losing his life to it. That challenge's name is Mac Gargan (Jonathan Medina), leader of a criminal gang called the Scorpions. The season had been building up a gang war between the Scorpions and their rivals, the 1 & 10th Street gang, represented by Peter's friend (and future enemy) Lonnie Lincoln (Eugene Byrd).

Episode 6, "Duel with the Devil," ended with the Scorpions discovering their rivals' hideout, and Mac getting fitted with green scorpion themed armor, complete with a stinger tail, by Otto Octavius (Hugh Dancy). The Scorpion springs his trap in the following episode. Spider-Man intervenes, but nothing he throws at Gargan keeps him down. Proving the tail isn't just for show, Scorpion stabs Spider-Man through his shoulder. Spider-Man is left bleeding out as the Scorpion approaches,...

As a Shakespearean actor born and bred on theater stages, Michael Mando had an immense well of resources to draw from while playing Nacho in Better Call Saul. It was one of those iconic and perpetually unforgettable roles that are forever etched in pop culture history. Even as the villain, Mando turned his character into such a work of art that it would be remiss of us not to deify him.

Michael Mando as Nacho in Better Call Saul [Credit: AMC]

However, beyond the Machiavellian villainy and the Senecan tragedy that underlined his narrative, Michael Mando’s Nacho was a character who could be studied inside and out, simply because of his brilliant backstory that was largely left unsaid.

In his death, Mando puts Nacho on the pedestal he belongs to as he reveals some of the symbolism that went into the creation of the iconic character.

Better Call Saul delivers...

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man‘s spectacular story continues in the fourth episode. What’s in store for the web slinger now that he’s fully partnered with Norman Osborn? How will Lonnie fair in the 110th Street Gang? And will more classic Spider-Man villains be joining the fray? All these questions and more will be answered in our full spoiler discussion (Final warning for anyone who hasn’t seen the episode yet).

What happens in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Episode 4? Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Hudson Thames) and Norman Osborn (Colman Domingo) in Marvel Animation’s Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man

As the episode opens, Peter is stumbling through pitching a magnetic generator as part of his Oscorp internship, because apparently even quip-heavy superheroes like Spider-Man have trouble with public speaking. He’s called into a meeting with Norman, which has been happening more and more frequently to the confusion and suspicion of the other interns.

With so many conflicting reports and rumors relating to Spider-Man 4 doing the rounds over the past few weeks, it's difficult to get a read on exactly what's going on with the project, but several different sources have claimed that - for whatever reason - the story still hasn't come together.

The script is believed to be undergoing a major overhaul, possibly due to differences of opinion between star Tom Holland and Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige, and last we heard, the movie was still a long way from starting production because there isn’t a finalized shooting draft yet.

Scooper Daniel Richtman has now shared an update, and he believes that the script is still being worked on. He also claims that the most recent version of the story - prior to the rewrites - included two classic Spidey villains in Shocker and Scorpion.

Both of these characters have appeared in previous Spider-Man films,...

The McU's Spider-Man 4 is currently undergoing a complete overhaul, as fans are left waiting for Tom Holland to return to the big screen as Peter Parker. One of the big questions on the minds of fans is: who will be the film's villain(s)?

Spider-Man: Homecoming introduced Michael Keaton as The Vulture — arguably one of the best MCU villains to date. Far From Home then upped the ante with Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio. No Way Home rounded out the trilogy by jumping the shark and sticking the landing, as Holland's Spider-Man was joined by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's versions of the character, along with their respective villains. Spider-Man 4 has the tall task of beating that, and rumors about the scrapped script suggest it struggled to do so the first time round.

According to a Patreon post by industry insider, Daniel Richtman (DanielRPK), Spider-Man 4...

After a lot of uncertainty about Tom Holland’s next Spider-Man film, the actor finally confirmed that “It’s happening” when he went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Since then, fans have been ecstatic to see what Marvel Studios has in store for us and if it will be another multiverse flick or tone it down to street level. While nothing is confirmed yet, reports and speculations continue to fly around, taking our excitement to whole new levels each time.

Tom Holland as Spider-Man | Credit: Marvel Studios

This time, a well-known industry insider with a pretty good track record has reported something about Spider-Man 4’s script and we are in quite a bit of a shock. As it turns out, the Og version was going to bring back two villains from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Spider-Man 4’s original script brought back 2 Homecoming villains

The biggest adversary to...

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2024 is over, and it was a great year for Apple TV+ and its subscribers because of all the marvelous content we got. In my opinion, it is nothing compared to what Apple TV+ has in store for us for 2025, as some of the most highly-anticipated Apple TV+ original shows will be premiering this year. So, let’s find out which of your favorite Apple TV+ original shows or some incredible new shows are coming to Apple TV+ in 2025.

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Severance is a sci-fi psychological mystery thriller drama series created by Dan Erickson. The much-anticipated upcoming Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series will continue the story of Mark Scout and his team as they bear the consequences of their actions in the Season 1 finale. We will also delve deeper into the work Mark and...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is filled with teases, cliffhangers, and post-credits scenes — some good, some bad. However, by this point there've been too many teases that remain unfulfilled, including cameos that have yet to be paid off and credits stingers that promised bigs things yet have so far amounted to nothing. Think of Karl Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) declaring his intention to hunt down sorcerers in "Doctor Strange," Adrian Toomes aka Vulture (Michael Keaton) and Mac Gargan aka Scorpion (Michael Mando) meeting in prison in "Spider-Man: Homecoming," or basically the entire ending of "Eternals" (everything from the giant celestial sticking out of the ocean to Arishem promising to judge Earth and the hint at Kit Harington's Dane Whitman becoming the Black Knight).

Then there's "Thor: Love and Thunder," a terrible movie with bad visual effects that director Taika Waititi himself criticized (despite the poor working conditions the film's visual effects...

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming,’ released in 2017, was a big hit with fans. Tom Holland’s portrayal of Peter Parker was widely praised for being youthful and relatable. Fans enjoyed the mix of humor, action, and heartfelt moments, which gave the movie a fresh feel compared to earlier Spider-Man films.

That’s why people still talk about it today, and new behind-the-scenes stories are always exciting to hear. Recently, WWE Superstar Austin Theory shared some surprising details about his experience working as an extra on the film.

Before his WWE career took off, Austin Theory worked as an extra in movies filmed in Atlanta, including Spider-Man: Homecoming. He played a prison inmate in the mid-credits scene where Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) talks to Mac Gargan (Michael Mando).

Theory shared that the scene was filmed in a real prison with actual inmates locked up nearby!

That was a crazy day, they were actually in the Jackson prison in Georgia.

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ was well-received by fans when it came out in 2017. Many praised Tom Holland’s performance as Peter Parker, saying he captured the youthful, relatable side of Spider-Man perfectly. Fans loved how the movie balanced humor, action, and heart, making it feel fresh compared to previous Spider-Man movies.

This is why the movie is still discussed today, and we’re always eager to share more details related to its development and release.

Now some fresh new interesting stories surfaced in large part thanks to WWE Superstar Austin Theory.

Before making it big in WWE, Austin Theory worked as an extra in Hollywood projects filmed in Atlanta, including ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’. He appeared as a prison inmate in the mid-credits scene where Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) meets Mac Gargan (Michael Mando).

Theory revealed that the scene was shot in an actual prison with real inmates behind bars!

That was a crazy day,...

If you're a pro wrestling fan, chances are you'll know who Austin Theory is. A rising star on the SmackDown brand, he's a former United States Champion and Money in the Bank briefcase holder; Theory also won the WWE Tag Team Championships alongside Grayson Waller at WrestleMania this year.

However, while he was still trying to break into WWE, Theory did some work as an extra in various Hollywood productions based in Atlanta, Georgia. Among them was Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Homecoming.

The WWE Superstar played a prison inmate during the movie's mid-credits scene when Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) and Mac Gargan (Michael Mando) come face-to-face. According to Theory, they shot that sequence in a legit prison...with real inmates behind bars!

"That was a crazy day," he recently told Chris Van Vliet. "They were actually in the Jackson prison in Georgia. We went down there. We put on prisoner outfits and everything,...

Nowadays, it is not too uncommon for popular TV programs to inspire spinoff shows. These new series, though they do have self-contained stories of their own, typically feature characters or settings that appeared in the previous shows that inspired them. What is rarer, however, is when the spinoff manages to maintain the same level of quality as the original. Far too often, TV networks merely try to capitalize on the preexisting popularity of a character or setting, and fail to deliver entertaining stories of their own.

Fortunately, some of the best spinoffs do manage to knock it out of the park, using preexisting characters but still managing to create inventive new storylines that captivate their viewers in new, exciting ways. These shows not only stand out as excellent programs on their own, but even manage to attract new viewers to the original series as well. While there will always be...

Breaking Bad is considered one of the greatest television series of all time, and miraculously, creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould were able to have lightning strike twice with their spinoff hit show, Better Call Saul. Following the life of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill before he donned the flashy suits and questionable legal choices, Bob Odenkirk stars alongside several other returning cast members in a show that made the wider Breaking Bad story even more incredible. Some fans argue that Better Call Saul is even better than the original show. But some viewers new to the Breaking Bad universe aren't sure whether they should start with the prequel, which is chronologically first, or the original series, which came out first.

Even though Better Call Saul is a follow-up to the original masterpiece, its not hard for new fans to enjoy the show. Its brilliant storytelling, realistically layered characters, and gray...

Apple TV+ has revealed a first look at the stars of its drug ring drama Dope Thief, set to debut globally on March 14.

Brian Tyree Henry and Narcos alum Wagner Moura play two long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob a country house. But their petty crime quickly becomes a life-and-death matter as they unwittingly reveal and unravel one of the biggest hidden narcotics corridors on the Eastern seaboard.

Henry plays Ray and Moura is Manny Cespedes, friends who first met when they did time together in the youth authority. Moura earlier replaced Better Call Saul alum Michael Mando in the role of Manny Cespedes.

Nesta Cooper in Dope Thief.

The eight-episode crime drama is created and executive produced by Peter Craig, with Ridley Scott also executive producing and directing the first episode as part of a first look deal between his banner, Scott Free,...

Tom Hardy, the man known for portraying a plethora of roles throughout his iconic Hollywood career, starred in the now-infamous Venom: The Last Dance. Unfortunately, the movie didn’t fare well.

Credits: Tom Hardy in Venom: The Last Dance / Sony Pictures

Well, it seems that Sony allegedly had some big plans for the future of this iconic franchise. Following the conclusion, the company was rumored to add six iconic villains onto the big screens!

Tom Hardy’s Venom 3 Was a Setup?

There have been countless talks of several iconic villains from the Spider-Man and Venom storylines to appear on the big screens. However, these adaptations weren’t so great for the people.

Tom Hardy’s look in Venom: The Last Dance | Credits: Sony Pictures

In an interview with The Cosmic Circus, notable insider Alex Perez talked about how there were big plans after the Venom franchise. According to the insider,...

Marvel Studios has gone through a lot of Spider-Man's villains very quickly. Homecoming used The Vulture and Shocker, while Far From Home put Mysterio front and centre alongside "Elementals" clearly based on the likes of Hydro-Man and Molten Man.

Then, in No Way Home, Tom Holland's web-slinger battled Variants of the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Electro, Lizard, and Sandman. Where does this leave Spider-Man 4? Well, if recent rumours are to be believed, Peter Parker will team up with Venom to battle Knull, God of the Symbiotes. 

However, Spidey still has plenty of bad guys we'd like to see on screen and this feature singles out six villains we'd rather have showcased in filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton's addition to the popular MCU franchise. We also explore the types of stories which can be told with the characters.

To check them out, all you need to do is click...

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In October 2024, Spider-Man was on everyone's mind. Not only did Tom Holland's Spider-Man 4 get an official July 24, 2026, release date, but Venom: The Last Dance was also released in theaters. Venom: The Last Dance was marketed as the final film in the Venom trilogy, with Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) saying goodbye to everyone's favorite symbiote. The movie also seemingly retconned the mid-credit scene of Spider-Man: No Way Home, revealing the piece of the Venom symbiote left over was not in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's sacred timeline but in the Venom universe. Yet the way The Last Dance frames the scene, there is a chance two different symbiotes were left behind, leaving the door open for the MCU to feature its own Venom.

Speculation is rampant about...

There are a lot of crime shows which don't have time for relationship drama, but some great shows have been able to balance these two themes. Any genre of TV show can have a dash of romance added to it, since relationships are a near-universal human experience that so often reflects who people are. Crime shows usually have romantic subplots to humanize their characters and to raise the emotional stakes.

The best crime shows can make room for romance without either letting it crowd out the action or making it seem unnecessary. Romance can be used as comic relief in more lighthearted shows like Only Murders in the Building and Castle, but it can also reflect dark truths about the characters, just as it does in Justified and Fargo. For all these reasons and more, there's no shortage of crime shows with romance running through them.

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John Swab’s new crime thriller King Ivory seeks to shine a light on the very real human toll of America’s ongoing opioid crisis. Based on extensive research, including interviews with those on the frontlines and those suffering personal battles, Swab crafts a brutally honest portrait of how this public health calamity has ravaged communities across the country.

We meet Tulsa police officer James Badge Dale, who is determined to take down the dealers flooding his city with deadly fentanyl. But in a twist known all too well these days, his own teenage son becomes hooked, showing how easily even the most cautious families can fall victim.

Beyond the police procedure and gritty action scenes, King Ivory aims to put faces to the statistics. We witness the human consequences of an epidemic that claims over 100,000 lives each year. Swab ensures we experience the story from all perspectives—from the...

Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3 was a strong entry in the Far Cry franchise. The game was an overall success but the game’s story has been widely criticized for racism and colonialism. The writer, Jeffrey Yohalem, has always opposed the criticism, stating that players are missing some key points.

Far Cry 3 was released in 2012 (Image via Ubisoft)

In a past interview, Yohalem has talked about the game’s ending. At the end of Far Cry 3, players can either save Jason Brody’s friends or join Citra to become the tribe’s leader. The choice to join the tribe as a White man was a controversial topic back in the day, but Yohalem believes that it was “a satire of popularity” as players realize at the end of the game that the tribe was actually manipulating them all this time.

Far Cry 3 Writer Explains The Meaning Behind One of The Game...

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The Lincoln Lawyer is a thrilling legal ride with an unlikely protagonist. The Netflix series is based on Michael Connelly‘s books and has also been adapted into a film starring Matthew McConaughey. The series follows an idealistic lawyer Mickey Haller as he works from the back of his Lincoln car taking on big and small cases in Los Angeles. The Lincoln Lawyer stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in the lead role with Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, Angus Sampson, Angelica Maria, and Christopher Gorham starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the complex legal cases, thrilling courtroom drama, and compelling characters in The Lincoln Lawyer here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Goliath is a legal thriller drama series created by David E. Kelley and Jonathan Shapiro. The...

Marvel fans are still in the dark over who will be the main villain of the forthcoming Spider-Man 4, but it is unlikely to be Michael Keaton's Vulture. The Spider-Man: Homecoming actor recently revealed that he has not yet been asked to return as the Spidey villain for the fourth Tom Holland-led Spider-Man movie.

During an interview with Screen Rant to promote his upcoming comedy movie Goodrich, Keaton was asked if Amy Pascal who produced both Spider-Man: Homecoming and Goodrich had been in touch about returning for Spider-Man 4 as Adrian Toomes/The Vulture. "Oh, wow. That's an interesting character, that guy. Actually, I was there for a minute in the second one... That really was fun experience, but I haven't talked to anybody about anything," Keaton shared, before jokingly adding, "I try not to talk to anybody. I really don't like people."

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After a life of crime that resulted in Breaking Bad's Jimmy McGill (aka Saul Goodman) going on the run, the former attorney wound up managing a Cinnabon in Omaha using the alias "Gene." However, the tasty pastry retailer was not the original choice for where Saul would end up with his new identity.

On social media, Better Call Saul co-creator Peter Gould shared an image from an early draft of the script for the penultimate episode of Breaking Bad. This was the episode that established that Saul (Bob Odenkirk) would be managing a Cinnabon after getting a new identity from the "Disappearer" (Robert Forster). The early draft of the script reveals that Saul's dialogue was altered slightly, as he was originally written to tell Walter White (Bryan Cranston) that he would be "managing a Hot Topic in Omaha."

Related 'I Love This Woman': Breaking Bad's Hank & Marie Actors...

The Prime Video series adaptation of Criminal, the Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Sean Phillips, has been steadily building up its cast in recent months, and Deadline has revealed that eight more actors have been added to the line-up! The new cast additions are Garrett Hedlund (Tulsa King), Chris Diamantopoulos (The Boys in the Boat), Lawrence Kao (Walker: Independence), Kyle Bradley Davis (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Aina Brei’yon (Dark Matter), Robert Lee Hart (Chicago Pd), Katie Stevens (The Bold Type), and John Pyper-Ferguson (Suits).

Criminal tells “the interweaving saga of several generations of families tied together by the crimes and murders of the past.” The official logline for the series says it will show viewers an interlocking universe of crime stories.

The previously announced cast members are Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy), Adria Arjona (Hit Man), Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water...

Exclusive: Ed Brubaker’s upcoming Prime Video series Criminal has added eight to its cast. Garrett Hedlund (Tulsa King), Chris Diamantopoulos (The Boys in the Boat), Lawrence Kao (Walker: Independence), Kyle Bradley Davis (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Aina Brei’yon (Dark Matter), Robert Lee Hart (Chicago Pd), Katie Stevens (The Bold Type), and John Pyper-Ferguson (Suits) have joined in recurring roles. Their character descriptions are being kept under wraps.

Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

The eight join previously announced Emilia Clarke, Luke Evans, Gus Halper, Charlie Hunnam, Richard Jenkins, John Hawkes, Adria Arjona, Logan Browning, Kadeem Hardison, Pat Healy, Taylor Sele, Aliyah Camacho, Michael Mando, Marvin Jones III, Michael Xavier and Dominic Burgess.

Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

Far Cry 4 has the most interesting narrative, with all the characters being equally grey, blurring the lines between ultimate good and ultimate bad. The game features the most realistic portrayal of the enemy than any other Far Cry game.

Pagan Min is one of the most humanised villains in gaming. Image Credit: Ubisoft

Pagan Min is the final boss in the game; he is responsible for the chaos in the upper Himalayan region where the game is set. Far Cry 4 is also the most beautiful Far Cry game till date. It is set amidst the mighty Himalayas with the rural and culturally rich architecture of Nepal.

Far Cry 4’s Secret Ending That Could Not Materialize Far Cry 4 stays true to the culture of the place it is set in. Image Credit: Ubisoft

Far Cry 4 follows the story of Ajay, who has come back to his mother’s native land to...

The team behind opioid crime thriller “King Ivory” had a somewhat unorthodox journey to the Venice Film Festival this year.

When a delayed flight from New York meant they missed their connection by a matter of minutes, the group of six — including stars Ben Foster and Melissa Leo, plus producer Jeremy Rosen and writer/director John Swab — found themselves in Munich on a long waitlist for the only other plane going to Venice that day.

Thinking that the chances of them all getting seats were fairly slim, Rosen made what he describes as an “executive decision,” hiring a Mercedes Sprinter van for a seven-hour drive that took them from Germany into Italy through the Austrian Alps.

“It was truly like a camp trip… a camp trip for privileged children,” he notes. There was also a hint of danger — Swab claims that about halfway into the ride, he spotted Rosen “falling asleep at the wheel.

Last week, it was reported that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton is in talks to take the helm of the fourth Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man film now that Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far from Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts having moved on to other projects. Also last week, the final trailer for Sony’s Marvel-inspired film Venom: The Last Dance dropped online, revealing that the movie features the villainous Knull, “an eldritch god of darkness and the creator of the symbiotes.” Now, The Cosmic Circus has shared the Rumor that, while Venom: The Last Dance is meant to be the last entry in the Venom franchise, leaving it as a trilogy, that movie might not be the last time we see Tom Hardy play Eddie Brock and his symbiote pal Venom, nor would it be the last time we see Knull,...

It’s not something new for Marvel Studios’ productions to go through a variety of changes and cancellations. However, one revelation has fans buzzing with both excitement and regret. According to concept art shared online by multiple storyboard artists, Michael Keaton’s Vulture was initially slated for a pivotal role in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Micheal Keaton as the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming | image: Marvel Studios

The 2021 installment was the closest thing fans ever received to a movie that featured multiple villains similar to the Sinister Six—even though it only had five villains, and a few of them were left on the back burner. It’s only after the revelation of the concept arts, fans came across how Michael Keaton’s Vulture was set to team up with Spider-Man until his cameo was scrapped.

Spider-Man: Homecoming Had Set Michael Keaton’s Return as Vulture in the...

Recent Spider-Man 4 news presents the perfect candidate for Spidey's next MCU antagonist. Spider-Man 4 has apparently been fast-tracked in the McU's Multiverse Saga slate, starting development in 2024 and gearing up for a potential 2026 or 2027 release date. Little is still known about Spider-Man 4, but fan theories already abound. Given that Peter Parker's next MCU adventure will probably release soon before or soon after Avengers: Doomsday, there's a high chance that the multiverse will play a big role in its story, despite what Spider-Man: No Way Home's ending suggested.

Peter Parker's new lifestyle after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home put him on track to face grounded enemies the likes of Kingpin, Hammerhead, Tombstone, and the Punisher. Kingpin's devious plan in Echo's post-credits scene tease, which seems to target New York City's superheroes and vigilantes, also supports the idea that Spider-Man and Kingpin will come into conflict soon,...

Far Cry is one of Ubisoft’s most iconic gaming franchises and has grown exponentially in the past couple of years. The third major installment featured the bone-chilling performance of Michael Mando as Vaas Montenegro, and the actor revealed key details of how he secured the role that initially never existed until he set foot in the audition room.

Michael Mando delivered one of the greatest video game performances. Image Credit: Ubisoft

The developers of Ubisoft were blown away by his audition as they wrote an original character just for him. Mando recalled the collaborative process and how the developers were generous enough to allow him to take control and ownership of the iconic video game antagonist.

Michael Mando Revealed How Vaas Montenegro Was Conceived During His Audition for Far Cry 3

The gaming community had fond memories of playing Far Cry 3 many years ago and Ubisoft kept striking the iron...

It was Adolf Hitler’s name that became synonymous with evil, but his Italian counterpart — Benito Mussolini, named for a Mexican revolutionary leader by his staunchly Socialist father — was arguably the more enduring brand. Any populist politician today owes a good deal to the Mussolini playbook, brought to explosive life in an extraordinary Italian-language series by British director Joe Wright.

M. Son of the Century sticks to the facts of the great dictator’s life, which are extraordinary enough, but stretches those facts into surreal shapes until we feel we’re in some parallel historical universe. Wright’s brassy style — unlike anything he has done before — owes something to Fellini, but a whole lot more to its subject. Because Benito Mussolini, apart from anything else, definitely knew how to put on a show.

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It’s Joker: Folie à Deux day here on the Lido, with director Todd Phillips and stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in town for the world premiere of Warner Bros/DC’s crime drama with musical flourishes. Before that, Philipps, Joker Best Actor Oscar winner Phoenix, and Gaga fielded questions from the press who had attended a packed show this morning.

The trio were in a playful mood, particularly Phoenix, who repeatedly turned down the invitation to answer questions. Joker: Folie À Deux is Phillips’ return to the Lido after clinching the festival Golden Lion with the first film in 2019.

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Phillips said this morning that it feels “right and correct” to be in Venice with the sequel.

“It felt like the logical launching point for this second film. We have a very strong feeling...

James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli was one of the guests at a gala dinner hosted by the Doha Film Institute (Dfi) and the Media City Qatar (McQ) on the fringes of the Venice Film Festival on Monday evening.

The veteran producer’s presence added fuel to recent reports that she is attempting to secure Qatari finance for ex-James Bond actor Daniel Craig’s big screen passion project Othello, with well-placed sources hinting on Monday night that talks were ongoing.

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Broccoli — who is co-head of James Bond producer Eon Productions with Michael G. Wilson — has reportedly been working with Craig for some time on the project, billed as a modern adaptation of the Shakespearean classic set in American army barracks in Iraq.

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Indie filmmaker John Swab’s action thriller King Ivory, a multi-faceted dive into the U.S. fentanyl crisis that weaves together storylines from various angles of the war on drugs, had its world premiere in the Horizons Extra strand at the Venice Film Festival this week. Much of the main cast was on hand to reunite on the Lido after having shot the movie under an interim agreement last year in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The story follows Tulsa drug cop, Layne West (James Badge Dale), who is battling the local criminal element, which hits too close to home when his son gets hooked on fentanyl. West makes it his mission to take down those responsible, including the Mexican cartel’s local shot-caller, Ramón Garza (Michael Mando), Indian Brotherhood War Chief, Holt Lightfeather (Graham Greene), who controls state-wide trafficking while serving life inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester and the local Irish Mob family outfit,...

The shadow of Steven Soderbergh’s 2000 drug war epic, Traffic, hangs heavily over all the narcs, cartel members, native gangsters and fentanyl addicts populating director John Swab’s hard-nosed thriller, King Ivory. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Taking cues from a modern classic that depicted the battle to stop crack-cocaine from destroying America, Swab repeats the same structure over two decades later to tackle the opioid epidemic, and generally achieves strong results. Less dramatic and poetic than the Soderbergh film, King Ivory nonetheless boasts some harrowingly real action sequences, tough-as-nails characters and an overall level of grittiness that demands attention. Its uncompromisingly bleak view of fentanyl’s damaging hold on the U.S. is not necessarily a crowd-pleaser, but it well deserves a look.

Swab cut his chops directing genre flicks like Ida Red and Candy Land, putting out a whopping seven features since 2019. (He’s already releasing another movie,...

Although the recently released Deadpool & Wolverine seems to have given the Marvel Cinematic Universe the perfect boost it needed to get back on fans’ good side, there are still a lot of unanswered questions that need to be resolved. And while the frozen half-peaking head and hand of Tiamut from Eternals was one thing, it isn’t the only one Kevin Feige has yet to address.

Tiamut in Eternals. (2021) | Credits: Marvel Studios.

For instance, there’s a very interesting aspect of Tom Holland’s debut MCU movie, Spider-Man: Homecoming, that the studios are yet to explain and continue the storyline of. The scene in talk is the end credits scene which featured a rather uncanny cameo of someone who confronts Michael Keaton’s Vulture as yet another nemesis of the fan-favorite web-slinger: Scorpion.

Marvel is Yet to Address Scorpion’s Cameo From Homecoming

2017’s Homecoming was a true masterpiece,...

Troy Baker is one of the most renowned voice actors in the industry. Starting with BloodRayne 2, the man has given voice to some of the most iconic characters in gaming. Among his massive portfolio, though, his more antagonistic roles are a real standout.

Very few characters in gaming can compete with Troy Baker’s depiction of Min’s charisma and narcissism – Image Credit: Ubisoft.

For instance, his work on Pagan Min in Far Cry 4 is up there as one of the best in that series, especially considering how the character feels tailor-made for Baker to voice. Surprisingly enough, the circumstances surrounding him getting the role are about as insane as one might expect from anything Far Cry-related.

Troy Baker Used His Pagan Min Impression on an Assistant to Get the Role Far Cry 4 just wouldn’t have been as well received if it wasn’t for its iconic villains – Image Credit: Ubisoft.

Ranker is a popular platform where fans can rank anything they like, in any way they choose, whenever they want. It’s entirely fan-driven and not officially affiliated with the creators of the projects being ranked. Recently, Ranker conducted a large survey to determine the best villain performances across all Spider-Man-related movies. While the full list includes 20 roles, we’ve decided to highlight the top ten, along with our own insights and commentary to enrich the report.

Given the significance of this ranking, we’re excited to share the results, counting down from the 10th to the top spot, which represents the ultimate fan-favorite performance. This list spans characters from all live-action Spider-Man movies, regardless of the universe they belong to. We hope you enjoy this deep dive into the best Spider-Man villain portrayals!

10. Michael Mando as Mac Gargan / Scorpion (Spider-Man: Homecoming)

You might have overlooked this one, as Mac...

Ranker is a popular place on the Internet where people can rank whatever they want, however, they want, and whenever they want. This is always a fan-focused ranking system, and it is never officially tied to the people behind the projects in question. Recently, a large survey was organized on Ranker, whose goal was to determine the best villain performances in all Spider-Man-related movies. The list includes a total of 20 roles, but in our report, we have decided to list the top ten best performances from the site to provide you with better insight, combined with our original comments and opinions, which will add flavor to the whole report.

Of course, since this is indeed an important list, we have decided to report on it, so we are going to bring you the results by listing the top 10 best performances on this list, from 10th to first place, with the...