After facing criticism throughout the spring, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has reached a breaking point. NBC has announced that the network will not air next year's Golden Globes ceremony, citing the awards body's failure to promptly make plans on reforming its controversial and discriminatory practices. "We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform," NBC said in a statement. "However, change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we feel strongly that the HFPA needs time to do it right. As such, NBC will not air the 2022 Golden Globes. Assuming the organization executes on its plan, we are hopeful we will be in a position to air the show in January 2023.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/26/2021-oscar-winners-announced-ign-news"] The HFPA has been dogged by criticism since the Los Angeles Times published an exposé on the insular organization's dodgy financial practices and lack of diversity. The HFPA responded last Thursday by announcing a framework for reform that includes plans to increase the number of persons of color in membership as well as instituting restrictions on how many gifts and payments voting members can receive. However, the plan does not seem to be substantial enough for NBC. Variety reports that the network's executives have asked to see a detailed timeline for the changes as well as a plan to double the HFPA membership plus one, meaning that new members would outnumber the old membership. NBC's decision to drop the 2022 ceremony comes after networks like Netflix, Amazon, and WarnerMedia announced a boycott of the Golden Globes. Over the past few days, the three companies have all decided to cease association with the HFPA until notable reforms are made. “We know that you have many well-intentioned members who want real change — and that all of us have more work to do to create an equitable and inclusive industry,” Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos said on Friday. “But Netflix and many of the talent and creators we work with cannot ignore the HFPA’s collective failure to address these crucial issues with urgency and rigor.” Amazon, Netflix, and WarnerMedia are regular juggernauts at the Golden Globes. At this year's ceremony, WarnerMedia's HBO/HBO Max picked up nine nominations while Amazon garnered ten. Netflix dominated the field with a whopping twenty-two nominations. The wave of criticism against the HFPA has also begun to reach previous winners. Tom Cruise has returned his three Golden Globe trophies to the organization, per Deadline. The star won in the categories of Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for 1996's Jerry Maguire, Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for 1989's Born on the Fourth of July, and Best Supporting Actor for 1999's Magnolia. It remains to be seen if other previous winners will follow Cruise's lead and cut ties with the HFPA. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=2021-movies-preview&captions=true"] Whether this marks the beginning of the end for NBC and the HFPA's partnership remains to be seen. In 2018, NBC signed a $60 million deal renewing its partnership to air the Globes, believed to be three times the previous licensing fee. Even if the Globes return to NBC in 2023, the network now has a large gap in advertising revenue that needs to be filled by next spring. [poilib element="accentDivider"] J. Kim Murphy is a freelance entertainment writer. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

After facing criticism throughout the spring, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has reached a breaking point. NBC has announced that the network will not air next year's Golden Globes ceremony, citing the awards body's failure to promptly make plans on reforming its controversial and discriminatory practices. "We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform," NBC said in a statement. "However, change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we feel strongly that the HFPA needs time to do it right. As such, NBC will not air the 2022 Golden Globes. Assuming the organization executes on its plan, we are hopeful we will be in a position to air the show in January 2023.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/26/2021-oscar-winners-announced-ign-news"] The HFPA has been dogged by criticism since the Los Angeles Times published an exposé on the insular organization's dodgy financial practices and lack of diversity. The HFPA responded last Thursday by announcing a framework for reform that includes plans to increase the number of persons of color in membership as well as instituting restrictions on how many gifts and payments voting members can receive. However, the plan does not seem to be substantial enough for NBC. Variety reports that the network's executives have asked to see a detailed timeline for the changes as well as a plan to double the HFPA membership plus one, meaning that new members would outnumber the old membership. NBC's decision to drop the 2022 ceremony comes after networks like Netflix, Amazon, and WarnerMedia announced a boycott of the Golden Globes. Over the past few days, the three companies have all decided to cease association with the HFPA until notable reforms are made. “We know that you have many well-intentioned members who want real change — and that all of us have more work to do to create an equitable and inclusive industry,” Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos said on Friday. “But Netflix and many of the talent and creators we work with cannot ignore the HFPA’s collective failure to address these crucial issues with urgency and rigor.” Amazon, Netflix, and WarnerMedia are regular juggernauts at the Golden Globes. At this year's ceremony, WarnerMedia's HBO/HBO Max picked up nine nominations while Amazon garnered ten. Netflix dominated the field with a whopping twenty-two nominations. The wave of criticism against the HFPA has also begun to reach previous winners. Tom Cruise has returned his three Golden Globe trophies to the organization, per Deadline. The star won in the categories of Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for 1996's Jerry Maguire, Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for 1989's Born on the Fourth of July, and Best Supporting Actor for 1999's Magnolia. It remains to be seen if other previous winners will follow Cruise's lead and cut ties with the HFPA. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=2021-movies-preview&captions=true"] Whether this marks the beginning of the end for NBC and the HFPA's partnership remains to be seen. In 2018, NBC signed a $60 million deal renewing its partnership to air the Globes, believed to be three times the previous licensing fee. Even if the Globes return to NBC in 2023, the network now has a large gap in advertising revenue that needs to be filled by next spring. [poilib element="accentDivider"] J. Kim Murphy is a freelance entertainment writer. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Marvel released six new character posters for Black Widow with the best look yet of the main cast. There's a poster for the villain Taskmaster, as well as Natasha's found "family" played by Florence Pugh, Rachel Wisz, and David Harbour. You can check out the new posters below. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=black-widow-new-character-posters&captions=true"] Black Widow is set in between the events of Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. Johansson's Natasha Romanoff travels back to Russia to tie up some loose ends and on the way reunites with her adopted family including her "sister" Yelena Belova (Pugh), "father" a Russian super-soldier called the Red Guardian (Harbour), and "mother," spy, and previous Black Widow, Melina Vostokoff (Weisz). Disney delayed Black Widow multiple times because of the ongoing pandemic, but the studio has finally settled on a July release date. Black Widow will also be released on Disney Plus Premier Access, meaning Disney Plus subscribers can pay an additional $30 to watch Black Widow at home the same day it premieres in theatres. This was a major change as Disney's CEO insisted earlier this year that Black Widow would remain a theatres-only release. However, as the pandemic continues despite vaccine rollout, Disney changed course and will finally release Black Widow a year after it was originally supposed to be released in May 2020. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/09/black-widow-official-final-trailer"] Black Widow will be the first MCU movie in Phase 4 and will be followed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in September, and Eternals in November. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor.

Marvel released six new character posters for Black Widow with the best look yet of the main cast. There's a poster for the villain Taskmaster, as well as Natasha's found "family" played by Florence Pugh, Rachel Wisz, and David Harbour. You can check out the new posters below. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=black-widow-new-character-posters&captions=true"] Black Widow is set in between the events of Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. Johansson's Natasha Romanoff travels back to Russia to tie up some loose ends and on the way reunites with her adopted family including her "sister" Yelena Belova (Pugh), "father" a Russian super-soldier called the Red Guardian (Harbour), and "mother," spy, and previous Black Widow, Melina Vostokoff (Weisz). Disney delayed Black Widow multiple times because of the ongoing pandemic, but the studio has finally settled on a July release date. Black Widow will also be released on Disney Plus Premier Access, meaning Disney Plus subscribers can pay an additional $30 to watch Black Widow at home the same day it premieres in theatres. This was a major change as Disney's CEO insisted earlier this year that Black Widow would remain a theatres-only release. However, as the pandemic continues despite vaccine rollout, Disney changed course and will finally release Black Widow a year after it was originally supposed to be released in May 2020. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/09/black-widow-official-final-trailer"] Black Widow will be the first MCU movie in Phase 4 and will be followed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in September, and Eternals in November. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor.

Tom Cruise is no stranger to doing his own crazy, dangerous stunts while filming his movies, but the action star may have just raised the stakes. Speaking with Empire, Cruise detailed what went through his mind when filming a freefall while riding a motorcycle for the upcoming Mission: Impossible 7. “If the wind was too strong, it would blow me off the ramp,” Cruise said. “The helicopter [filming the stunt] was a problem, because I didn’t want to be hammering down that ramp at top speed and get hit by a stone. Or if I departed in a weird way, we didn’t know what was going to happen with the bike. I had about six seconds once I departed the ramp to pull the chute and I don’t want to get tangled in the bike. If I do, that’s not going to end well.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/13/mission-impossible-in-7-minutes-2018-update"] During filming for the last entry in the series, 2018's Mission: Impossible - Fallout, production paused after Cruise broke his ankle while performing a stunt. Cruise reportedly suffered the injury after failing to leap across a building gap. After production delays due to COVID-19, Paramount recently delayed the release of MI7 from November 19 of this year to May 27, 2022. For movie fans still wanting their Tom Cruise fix on November 19, that's the new release date for Top Gun: Maverick. We've also learned Mission Impossible 7 will head to Paramount+ after 45 days in theaters. Cruise is taking COVID-19 very seriously on set, reportedly buying robots to enforce COVID safety on the set. The robots can apparently administer instant COVID tests. This news came after footage surfaced of Cruise admonishing crew members on the MI7 set for allegedly breaking the COVID-19 safety protocols that were in place. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/16/tom-cruise-berates-mission-impossible-7-crew-for-breaking-covid-safety-rules-ign-news"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

Tom Cruise is no stranger to doing his own crazy, dangerous stunts while filming his movies, but the action star may have just raised the stakes. Speaking with Empire, Cruise detailed what went through his mind when filming a freefall while riding a motorcycle for the upcoming Mission: Impossible 7. “If the wind was too strong, it would blow me off the ramp,” Cruise said. “The helicopter [filming the stunt] was a problem, because I didn’t want to be hammering down that ramp at top speed and get hit by a stone. Or if I departed in a weird way, we didn’t know what was going to happen with the bike. I had about six seconds once I departed the ramp to pull the chute and I don’t want to get tangled in the bike. If I do, that’s not going to end well.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/13/mission-impossible-in-7-minutes-2018-update"] During filming for the last entry in the series, 2018's Mission: Impossible - Fallout, production paused after Cruise broke his ankle while performing a stunt. Cruise reportedly suffered the injury after failing to leap across a building gap. After production delays due to COVID-19, Paramount recently delayed the release of MI7 from November 19 of this year to May 27, 2022. For movie fans still wanting their Tom Cruise fix on November 19, that's the new release date for Top Gun: Maverick. We've also learned Mission Impossible 7 will head to Paramount+ after 45 days in theaters. Cruise is taking COVID-19 very seriously on set, reportedly buying robots to enforce COVID safety on the set. The robots can apparently administer instant COVID tests. This news came after footage surfaced of Cruise admonishing crew members on the MI7 set for allegedly breaking the COVID-19 safety protocols that were in place. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/16/tom-cruise-berates-mission-impossible-7-crew-for-breaking-covid-safety-rules-ign-news"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

The next Battlefield game could potentially be revealed in June according to a cheeky tweet from the game's official Twitter account. A new Battlefield game is finally coming later this year after the series took a brief hiatus from annual releases. While Battlefield games are typically released in the fall, a reveal next month could be in the cards. "Words that rhyme with Soon: June Boom," the Battlefield Twitter account posted. A likely indication that whatever the folks at EA DICE are working on, we could see it next month.

Words that rhyme with Soon:

June Boom — Battlefield (@Battlefield) May 10, 2021

In 2019 EA announced that it wouldn't release a Battlefield game in 2020, breaking the annual cycle for the series. While EA didn't offer a reason, Battlefield 5 wasn't the best-received game in the franchise, and it was understood that developer DICE was going back to the drawing board for the next Battlefield game. More information on the new Battlefield game began coming out earlier this year, however. First, EA revealed that the next Battlefield game would take full advantage of the PS5 and Xbox Series X systems. Then, during the announcement of a Battlefield mobile game, DICE general manager Oskar Gabrielson said it has the biggest team in series history working on Battlefield 6, and that a reveal will happen "soon." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-battlefield-review&captions=true"] There have been a few leaked screenshots since Gabrielson's announcement, so perhaps EA is thinking it should officially reveal the next Battlefield game sooner rather than later. [poilib element="accentDivider"]  Matt T.M Kim is IGN's News Editor.

The next Battlefield game could potentially be revealed in June according to a cheeky tweet from the game's official Twitter account. A new Battlefield game is finally coming later this year after the series took a brief hiatus from annual releases. While Battlefield games are typically released in the fall, a reveal next month could be in the cards. "Words that rhyme with Soon: June Boom," the Battlefield Twitter account posted. A likely indication that whatever the folks at EA DICE are working on, we could see it next month.

Words that rhyme with Soon:

June Boom — Battlefield (@Battlefield) May 10, 2021

In 2019 EA announced that it wouldn't release a Battlefield game in 2020, breaking the annual cycle for the series. While EA didn't offer a reason, Battlefield 5 wasn't the best-received game in the franchise, and it was understood that developer DICE was going back to the drawing board for the next Battlefield game. More information on the new Battlefield game began coming out earlier this year, however. First, EA revealed that the next Battlefield game would take full advantage of the PS5 and Xbox Series X systems. Then, during the announcement of a Battlefield mobile game, DICE general manager Oskar Gabrielson said it has the biggest team in series history working on Battlefield 6, and that a reveal will happen "soon." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-battlefield-review&captions=true"] There have been a few leaked screenshots since Gabrielson's announcement, so perhaps EA is thinking it should officially reveal the next Battlefield game sooner rather than later. [poilib element="accentDivider"]  Matt T.M Kim is IGN's News Editor.

While Venom: Let There Be Carnage may not take place in the MCU, its first trailer features an Easter egg that appears to reference The Avengers. Around one minute and nine seconds into the trailer, we see Detective Mulligan (Stephen Graham) reading The Daily Bugle, which we know is run by Spider-Man's J. Jonah Jameson. As Mulligan angrily closes the paper, you can see the briefest glimpse of a headline that reads something like "Avengers Lose to Nightmare." This is interesting for many reasons, beyond the exciting (apparent) mention of The Avengers. Not only has Nightmare been rumored as a possible player in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness but Doctor Strange himself has been confirmed to be making his way into Sony's Spider-Man: No Way Home. Venom 2's trailer is packed with many more Easter eggs, including an homage to Stan Lee, other nods to Spider-Man, a possible tease of Toxin, and much more. Check out all the Easter Eggs we found right here: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=venom-let-there-be-carnage-easter-eggs&captions=true"] Alongside our exclusive Venom: Let There Be Carnage trailer breakdown with director Andy Serkis, be sure to check out our explainer on who Woody Harrelson's Cletus Kasady is, how Kasady's new look reflects the character's "darkness," and what Carnage's new powers are. Sony also treated us to Venom: Let There Be Carnage's first poster, which features a view of Venom wrapped in red tendrils - all from the view within Carnage's mouth. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/05/10/why-venom-doesnt-need-spider-man-anyway] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

While Venom: Let There Be Carnage may not take place in the MCU, its first trailer features an Easter egg that appears to reference The Avengers. Around one minute and nine seconds into the trailer, we see Detective Mulligan (Stephen Graham) reading The Daily Bugle, which we know is run by Spider-Man's J. Jonah Jameson. As Mulligan angrily closes the paper, you can see the briefest glimpse of a headline that reads something like "Avengers Lose to Nightmare." This is interesting for many reasons, beyond the exciting (apparent) mention of The Avengers. Not only has Nightmare been rumored as a possible player in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness but Doctor Strange himself has been confirmed to be making his way into Sony's Spider-Man: No Way Home. Venom 2's trailer is packed with many more Easter eggs, including an homage to Stan Lee, other nods to Spider-Man, a possible tease of Toxin, and much more. Check out all the Easter Eggs we found right here: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=venom-let-there-be-carnage-easter-eggs&captions=true"] Alongside our exclusive Venom: Let There Be Carnage trailer breakdown with director Andy Serkis, be sure to check out our explainer on who Woody Harrelson's Cletus Kasady is, how Kasady's new look reflects the character's "darkness," and what Carnage's new powers are. Sony also treated us to Venom: Let There Be Carnage's first poster, which features a view of Venom wrapped in red tendrils - all from the view within Carnage's mouth. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/05/10/why-venom-doesnt-need-spider-man-anyway] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.