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10 years following its initial release, garnering both critical praise and financial success, Doug Liman’s science fiction action spectacle “Edge of Tomorrow” saw a resurgence in popularity on Netflix in 2024. Since it joined the platform in August, it has consistently ranked among the most-watched movies. The Tom Cruise-led film is edging ever closer to an official sequel, as suggested by Liman’s interview with Variety in July 2024. In this interview, he mentioned that the original cast and crew are eager to revisit the world of the time-loop action-thriller. However, if the film’s revised ending were still in place, their feelings might be different.

In the realm of daring stunts, many spectators assume there’s no way to halt such risky, frequently reckless, and typically foolish antics. Yet, it appears that one specific stunt was called off, all thanks to the star’s unexpected meeting with a transgender cashier at a supermarket the day prior to his planned breast implant surgery, which he intended for comedic purposes.

Deadpool, known for his frequent use of profanity and ability to address the audience, continues to set records multiple months after the release of his highest-grossing movie yet. Following the unprecedented success of the collaboration between Deadpool and Wolverine (titled Deadpool & Wolverine), this red-suited superhero has climbed to the second spot among Marvel’s most profitable characters. It’s quite impressive when you consider that he’s only appeared in three movies within a universe consisting of over 30 titles.

It’s clear that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is set to delve deeper into mutant characters, as hinted by the Wolverine connection in “Captain America: Brave New World,” Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) being a carrier of the mutant gene, and Beast’s (Kelsey Grammar) appearance in “The Marvels.” Although the introduction of the Fantastic Four and Stark doppelgangers of Doom are also on the horizon, it’s not just the emergence of homo superiors that should excite us. Instead, it’s the lesser-known heroes who might pave the way for significant growth within the franchise, potentially yielding more substantial benefits in the long term.

Adapting any portion of J.R.R. Tolkien’s world is an intimidating task. The fantasy realm is brimming with characters, events, and places, and inevitably, key elements are left on the cutting room floor. The Scouring of the Shire at the end of “The Return of the King” is famously missing from Peter Jackson’s trilogy, for example, but “The Rings of Power” Season 2 finally brought Tom Bombadil to life after everyone else left him out (even if Jackson did hint at Bombadil’s existence in “The Two Towers.”)