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Richard Armitage recently returned to CBS with a guest appearance on Ghosts, playing himself in the season 5 episode “Woodstone Royale.” He joined Sam and Jay for a poker game at the Woodstone mansion. This marked his first role on the network since Young Sheldon concluded earlier this year, which felt a little unexpected given that Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage airs right before Ghosts. While it was fun to see Armitage in a comedy again, his appearance also explains why Sheldon hasn’t appeared in Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.

As a huge FFXIV fan, I’m so excited! It looks like we won’t have to wait much longer for new content because Square Enix just announced the next big expansion! It’s called Evercold, and they revealed it at Fan Fest 2026. GamesRadar reported that it’s currently planned for a January 2027 release, though we don’t have an exact date just yet.

Those three suggestions came at just the right time, coinciding with the release of the new trailer for Ben Stiller’s Focker In-Law, the first look at Avengers: Doomsday shown at CinemaCon in 2026, and Spider-Man: No Way Home becoming available on Disney+. This week, I intentionally left out any superhero films. After featuring two last weekend, it’s good to offer something different.

Hulu is developing a potential reboot of The X-Files with Ryan Coogler, the Academy Award-winning director. The project is still in the early stages – just a pilot episode is planned so far. If the pilot is successful, Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel will play two FBI agents investigating strange, unexplained events within a previously closed-down division of the bureau.

In a recent interview with ScreenRant’s “Coffee and a Chat,” Riz Ahmed described his audition for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as unusual. He explained that director Gareth Edwards asked for a self-tape audition and, as Ahmed put it, “really slipped up” by giving him his personal email address.

The movie Apex launched on Netflix on April 24th and is already getting reviews. Critics gave it a 67% rating, which earns it a “fresh” badge and positions it as one of the top survival thrillers currently available on Netflix, even if it’s not the highest-rated film.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly leaking the upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender film, according to The Straits Times. His name hasn’t been released yet. The leak happened several months before the film is scheduled to debut on Paramount+.

I recently spoke with creator David Stassen, and he’s really excited about seeing Cam’s dynamic with Isla Gordon and her family this season. Now that Cam’s out of rehab, Stassen wanted to explore their relationship more directly. But the big question for him and the writing team wasn’t if Cam would be a villain, but how villainous he’d become, and just how quickly that side of him would emerge.

A look at Netflix’s most popular movies reveals a clear trend. Many of the streamer’s top 10 films are action thrillers, like Red Notice, Carry-On, Back in Action, and The Gray Man. These movies all share a common formula: they combine exciting action with well-known actors.

Although Gladiator II didn’t quite reach the same level of excellence as the first Gladiator, that’s a tough act to follow. The original Gladiator was a remarkable film, combining outstanding performances, a grand story, and a special mix of practical and visual effects—a combination that hasn’t been replicated in the 26 years since its release.