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When it came to the kaiju quotient, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters leveled up big-time for its sophomore season. While Godzilla is back, much of Season 2 is set on Kong’s home turf of Skull Island, teeming with all sorts of familiar creatures from the MonsterVerse films as well as some brand-new beasties, from the smaller scarabs to the towering Titan X. Titan X concept artApple TV Three members of Monarch’s Emmy-nominated visual effects team — VFX producer Elizabeth Williaman, VFX supervisor Bryan Hirota, and additional VFX supervisor Jeremy Burns — joined Gold Derby to break down the Season 2 bestiary.…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! A great cardigan does so much more than keep you cozy. The right one creates a polished, pulled-together silhouette while giving you a little extra coverage through the midsection — without awkward tugging, clinging or strategic posing. The key is in the details: structured shoulders, flattering necklines, strategic buttons and gently draped fabrics that turn a simple sweater into something tailored and sophisticated. We rounded up 17 Amazon cardigans that strike that sweet spot between comfy and polished, skimming the…
Marvel Studios has unleashed several successful projects in 2026, but the one overshadowing all of its competition is Spider-Man: Brand New Day. After less than three full weeks in theaters, Spider-Man: Brand New Day has already reached $2 billion at the global box office as it continues to demolish records, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The fourth MCU Spider-Man movie stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker, Zendaya as MJ, Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds, and it features other Marvel stars like Jon Bernthal as The Punisher and Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk. Spider-Man: Brand…
August has already been quite the month over on Prime Video, and we’re just getting started. Megan Park’s new YA drama Sterling Point is a hit; streamers continue to watch the new Octavia Spencer/Hannah Waddingham action series Ride or Die; and the Prime Video premiere of Thursday Night Football is just around the corner. Plus, Reacher has finally returned for a fourth season of intrigue! The new season starts with Reacher (Alan Ritchson) having a chance encounter with a distraught stranger on a subway. The meeting goes horribly wrong, as our hero is drawn into a “complex and deadly game…
Hayden Panettiere appeared to be struggling in her personal life while filming her final movie, according to co-star Justin Chatwin. Chatwin opened up about his experience making the thriller Sleepwalker, which was shot in 2025 and released in January. The actor told People that Panettiere — who died at the age of 36 on Sunday — seemed to be “struggling” at the time. The two first met when the actress was starring in her breakout NBC series, Heroes, then they reconnected on Sleepwalker, where Panettiere played a woman who loses her daughter in a car crash. “Hayden seemed different when…
MTV/CBS The full list of nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards are in! This year, Madonna has the most nominations! She has 11 to her name, including video, artist and song of the year! She’s also up for best collaboration, dance, direction, art direction, cinematography, editing, choreography and visual effects. Taylor Swift has the next highest, with 9 total. Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter are next with 7 each. We’re including the full list of nominations here for you to see. The VMAs will be broadcast live on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+ from the Peacock Theater in Los…
Picture Credit: Focus Features Netflix is continuing to build out an incredibly documentary slate for September. Following our recent report that Matt Tyrnauer’s Tribeca 25 will be making its streaming debut on the platform earlier in the month, Netflix has also set a date for the highly acclaimed Sundance documentary The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist The documentary is scheduled to arrive on Netflix US on September 15th, 2026, for a period of 10 months. It comes to Netflix via Focus Features, following its US theatrical release in March 2026. Because Focus Features is a specialty label under Universal,…
The Gilded Age may have glittered during its first two seasons on HBO, but the period drama really turned solid gold — both in terms of dramatic impact and viewership — in Season 3. And no one was more surprised and delighted about that upgrade than the show’s creator, Julian Fellowes. “I think it did catch fire last season,” the Emmy- and Oscar-winning scribe behind Downton Abbey and Gosford Park happily tells Gold Derby from his U.K. home. “I’m not sure whether the show found itself or the audience found the show. “The fact is, it takes time to get…
Pitt’s the one who lost his head for Paltrow on the set of 1995’s Se7en. They were the mid-90s couple, from the top of her slip dress to the ends of his frosted tips. Accepting the Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe for 12 Monkeys in 1996, Brad thanked Gwyneth, his “angel, the love of my life,” and he proposed that December. They even had matching haircuts at one point. “I take the institution extremely seriously. There are no divorces in my family either—and in his either, so this is not something—we’ve been together for quite some time, so this is not a rash decision,”…
Sony’s superhero tentpole “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” dominated the U.K. and Ireland box office for a third consecutive weekend, adding £6.1 million ($8.3 million), elevating its running total to $106.5 million after 20 days of release. Universal’s epic “The Odyssey” held onto second place in its fifth frame. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the wide release collected $5 million, driving its cume to $93.4 million. Warner Bros.’ “The End of Oak Street,” starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, arrived in third place with an opening weekend of $2.8 million. Trafalgar Releasing claimed fourth spot with the wide event cinema launch of…