Spoilers! Hobbs & Shaw End Credits Scenes Breakdown
Full SPOILERS ahead for the ending of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw!
While Eteon -- the shadowy agency out to "improve" humanity by upgrading people with machinery -- still remains a threat at the end of Hobbs & Shaw, at least their super-powered agent Brixton Lore (Idris Elba) is dead.
After defeating Brixton by finally setting aside their differences and working together -- OK, and with help from Hattie Shaw (Vanessa Kirby) and the Hobbs brothers -- Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) save the world and part as friends. End of story, right?
Spoilers! Let’s Talk About THOSE Cameos in Hobbs and Shaw
Full spoilers ahead for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw!
Hobbs & Shaw, the first spin-off in the Fast and the Furious franchise, features two notable cameos by a pair of movie stars: Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Hart!
Both actors have previously worked with some of the creatives behind Hobbs & Shaw. Helmer David Leitch directed Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 2, while Kevin Hart has appeared in several films opposite Hobbs star-producer Dwayne Johnson (two Jumanji movies and Central Intelligence).
Reynolds plays CIA agent Locke, who knows Hobbs from way back when. Locke is part-comic relief and part-Basil Exposition. Reynolds pops up at a few points throughout the film, including in two of the three end credits scenes that may hint at him being more foe than friend. Reynolds’ scenes are definitely funny but those end credits scenes also suggest he’s not quite the fool he has so far seemed. He did stab a guy with a brick, after all!
First Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s New Film Reportedly Now in Airing in Theaters
Christopher Nolan has reportedly surprise debuted the first teaser trailer for his next film, Tenet, in theaters this week ahead of screenings of Hobbs & Shaw.
As noted by Variety, the 40-second teaser has reportedly aired behind the newly released Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw today, August 1. The trailer is currently not available for viewing online, and it is unclear when, or if, the teaser will be posted outside of theaters. (UPDATE: Variety reporter Justin Kroll tweeted that he heard "Nolan loves the theatrical experience so much that we may not see this online till the end of the weekend.")
David Bowie’s The Man Who Fell to Earth Gets CBS All Access TV Adaptation
The classic David Bowie sci-fi film The Man Who Fell To Earth is getting a TV adaptation for CBS All Access.
Based on a novel by Walter Trevis, The Man Who Fell To Earth tells a story of an alien who comes to Earth from a distant planet who must find a way to bring water back to his home. The 1976 film adaptation by Nicolas Roeg starred rock star David Bowie in his first movie starring role, as the alien.
CBS and Tandem Productions announced the TV adaptation at the Television Critics Association. Like the novel and film, the TV series will follow an alien who arrives on Earth only it is, “at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.”
Doctor Strange: What Is the Multiverse of Madness?
There's plenty for MCU fans to look forward to now that the full Phase 4 lineup has been revealed. Easily one of the most intriguing projects in the works is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Not just a sequel to 2016's Doctor Strange, this movie will team Benedict Cumberbatch's Stephen Strange with Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch for an epic odyssey into the dark corners of the Marvel multiverse.
But what exactly is the Multiverse of Madness? We have some theories about what the title may be referring to and what villains and worlds may appear in the sequel. Read on to see what could lie in store for Doctor Strange this time.
New to Amazon for August
Summer is coming to an end, but Amazon Prime Video has one more blockbuster original series premiering in August - fantasy drama Carnival Row. Starring Lord of the Rings alum Orlando Bloom and Suicide Squad's Cara Delevingne, Carnival Row is a dark and original adult drama where faeries, fauns, and other magical creatures struggle for equal footing in a fictional city dominated by humans. All eight episodes will available to stream on Friday, August 30.
On the movie front, Amazon is showcasing genre favorites including 300, The Fifth Element, and Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
If you're not a Prime member, you can sign up for a free 30-day Amazon Prime trial and reap all the benefits, including streaming Amazon video. That means you have the opportunity to check out every new video this month without having to pay for it.
GameStop Reportedly Lays Off Over 50 Regional Leaders
Video game retail chain GameStop has reportedly laid off over 50 regional leaders in an effort to restructure the organization following a failure to sell the company.
An email from GameStop corporate headquarters sent to store managers was leaked on Twitter that seemingly confirmed the layoffs. Over 50 regional district field leaders, human resource, and loss prevention leaders were affected by the layoffs.
The email says that the layoffs are a result of a new "realignment" strategy. “This realignment results in an expanded size of GameStop’s regions and districts, therefore reducing the number of field leaders required to run the organization,” the GameStop email says.
Twitch Streamers React to Ninja’s Exclusive Move to Mixer
Video game streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins made the blockbuster announcement today that he is leaving Twitch to stream exclusively on Microsoft’s Mixer streaming platform. The news sent shockwaves across the streaming industry, and some of Twitch’s biggest stars shared their thoughts about the news online.
What Twitch Streamers are Saying About Ninja’s Move to Mixer
The immediate reaction was that of shock. Ninja was the first streamer to reach 10 million subscribers on Twitch, thanks to his work streaming games like Fortnite. And he made national headlines for streaming Fortnite with Drake.
Marvel’s Runaways and Cloak and Dagger to Get Crossover Episode
Marvel's Runaways and Marvel's Cloak and Dagger will get a crossover episode during the former's third season later this year.
All 10 episodes of Runaways Season 3 will be released December 13 on Hulu. Details on the crossover have not been revealed, though more information will be released closer to Season 3, according to Marvel.
The casts of Runaways and Cloak and Dagger (via Marvel)
Cloak and Dagger executive producer Joe Pokaski previously shared his excitement for a potential crossover with IGN. "I think there’s so much fun to be had and that’d be great," said Pokaski, "but there’s also the realities of this multi-million dollar industry that sometimes you can’t play as much as you want to."
Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why to End After Season 4
Netflix has renewed 13 Reasons Why for a fourth and final season, IGN has confirmed. The renewal comes a few weeks ahead of Season 3's August 23 release.
The drama's final season will follow the core cast's graduation from high school. Production on Season 4 is already underway, though Netflix hasn't revealed a Season 4 premiere date or episode count.
The forthcoming Season 3 will not include any depictions of suicide, according to a report from Variety. Netflix edited Season 1's three-minute suicide scene just last month, over two years after it was initially released. The decision was made "on the advice of medical experts," according to Netflix.