A new report from GEM Partners, the Anime Global White Paper 2026, shows that Crunchyroll isn’t the most popular anime streaming service worldwide. The study, which surveyed 15,000 people in 15 different countries, looked at anime viewing habits between 2020 and 2025. It found that YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video are the leading platforms for watching anime in most regions.
Each episode of Hacks season 5 has started a new story arc that could have lasted the whole season. In the first episode, “EGOT,” Deborah tried to work around a contract that prevented her from appearing on late-night television by secretly putting on a show. It was a successful, low-key performance, but Ava deliberately released a video, revealing Deborah’s return to the public.
The TV show Quantum Leap revolutionized time travel stories in the 1990s. It moved away from simple, standalone adventures and instead focused on the emotional journeys of a time traveler who stepped into different people’s lives to help them with personal struggles and ethical dilemmas. Later, in the 2000s and 2010s, shows like Lost and Doctor Who took time travel even further, weaving it into complex, ongoing storylines and elaborate mythologies.
His film work is incredibly diverse, spanning everything from classic comedies to intense 1970s-style action movies. While the quality varies – many of his earlier films came before he became a well-known leading man – there are still some real standouts. Even his less impressive movies can be enjoyable to watch.
Hollywood is increasingly interested in adapting popular video games into movies. Electronic Arts is now officially making a big-screen version of the Battlefield series. The film is set to be a major production, with some well-known talent involved. Christopher McQuarrie, who recently directed several Mission: Impossible films, will write, direct, and produce. Michael B. Jordan, fresh off an Oscar win for his role in Sinners, is producing through his company and is likely to star in the movie.
Despite his incredible success, Michael Jackson had one unfulfilled ambition: he longed to be a movie star. He auditioned for several famous films, but wasn’t cast. He hoped Tim Burton would give him the lead role in Edward Scissorhands, and wanted to play Peter Pan in Steven Spielberg’s Hook. He even pleaded with George Lucas to let him play Jar Jar Binks. Before superhero movies became popular, Jackson envisioned a Spider-Man film and even made a bid to buy Marvel Comics to make it happen.
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Carlos Alcaraz won’t be competing in the 2026 French Open, ending his chance to win the tournament multiple years in a row. He made this unexpected decision after tests revealed a right wrist injury he first hurt during a tournament in Barcelona. The injury initially forced him to withdraw from a match against Tomas Machac, and it’s now clear it will keep him off the clay courts for a while. He’s also had to cancel his participation in tournaments in Madrid, Rome, and now Paris.
As a huge movie fan, I remember when the original Top Gun came out in 1986 and made a whopping $357.5 million globally. But honestly, nothing could have prepared me for the incredible success of Top Gun: Maverick over 36 years later! It absolutely blew everyone away and became the second-highest-grossing film of 2022, raking in around $1.5 billion worldwide. And it wasn’t just a box office hit – critics loved it too, giving it a 96% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film even earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and thankfully took home the prize for Best Sound.
Henry Cavill has appeared in several big-budget films. He’s most famous for playing Superman/Clark Kent in the Man of Steel movies, but he’s also been in a Mission: Impossible film and the recent The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.