Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Ballerina (2025) Behind the Scenes – Ana de Armas & Keanu Reeves-UNR
How do FTWD show cast/crew feel about regular TWD?-UNR
Just always been curious. Are there any interviews/hints that explain how people cast or crew feel about one show compared to the other? Do they view regular TWD as the show they wished they were on? Like the parent show? Like playing in the minor leagues trying as hard as they can to make the big leagues? Or do they view FTWD to be the superior show anyway? Just a simple curiosity about the “climate” behind the scenes and on set of AMC.
Eg. Lennie James (Morgan) on set bragging to other cast members about his time playing Morgan on the “real show” alongside Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus. “This is nothin guys, back in my time with the “real show” we were treated like kings. The security and privacy when shooting was massive and we had a full 5 star banquet every single day of shooting”. This is just an example not an actual quote. It could be the other way around for all I know.
TLDR: just an odd curiosity about the “prestige” of having worked on either show. Or maybe the budget for each of them is the biggest telltale
Monday, May 26, 2025
jiggle physics-UNR
I just really hate this phrase and the whole thing of it. I wish I could say I'd be fine if it was even and fair, if we got to see Arthur Morgan's balls rattle around in his pants or a perfect rendition of Norman Reedus' asscheeks clapping together when he runs as Sam. But I don't need those things. I don't play video games with my genitals in my hand. I don't need games that are supposed to be about battle and danger to have the option to turn up or down the amount her ass that shows through her armor jiggles. In fact, I don't want these things at all. Only specific people do, and these are the specific people I try to stay away from in real life and elsewhere.
Sunday, May 25, 2025
The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.-UNR
Norman Reedus-UNR
This Explosive The Walking Dead Episode Is Also Norman Reedus' Favorite-UNR
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Ballerina (2025 film)-UNR
Ballerina (marketed as From the World of John Wick: Ballerina) is an upcoming American action thriller film that is the fifth film in the John Wick franchise, serving as a spin-off) set between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). It is directed by Len Wiseman and written by Shay Hatten and stars Ana de Armas in the lead role, alongside Gabriel Byrne, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Norman Reedus in supporting roles. Anjelica Huston, Lance Reddick (in his final screen appearance), Ian McShane, and Keanu Reeves reprise their roles from the previous films.
Lionsgate acquired Hatten's spec script for the film in 2017, leading to him contributing to the final script for Parabellum and serving as the lead writer for Chapter 4. In October 2019, Wiseman was hired as director, with Chad Stahelski confirmed as a producer by May 2020. Ballerina was officially announced in April 2022, with de Armas confirmed to be replacing Unity Phelan, who portrayed the character in Parabellum, in the lead role; by that December, the rest of the main cast was rounded out. Principal photography began soon after, taking place in Prague, Czech Republic. Additional action sequences were shot starting in February 2024.
Ballerina is scheduled to be released on June 6, 2025.
Premise
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Taking place between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Chapter 4,\5])#citenote-7) Eve Macarro, a ballerina-assassin, begins to train in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma and sets out to exact revenge for her father's death.[\6])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025_film)#cite_note-Peeps-8)
Cast
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- Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro, a ballerina who is beginning to train in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.\6])#citenote-Peeps-8) According to co-star Ian McShane, the character is under the protection of Winston and Charon in the New York Continental Hotel during the course of the film.[\7])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025_film)#cite_note-Collider_Interview_January_2024-9)
- Victoria Comte as young Eve
- Anjelica Huston as the Director\8])#cite_note-Huston-10)
- Gabriel Byrne as the Chancellor,\9])#citenote-11) the main antagonist of the film who leads a town against Eve.[\7])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Collider_Interview_January_2024-9)[\10])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025_film)#cite_note-Lussier-12)
- Lance Reddick as Charon, the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York and friend of Winston Scott and acquaintance of John Wick.\11])#citenote-Reddick-13) This was Reddick's final appearance as Charon, and overall final on-screen appearance released posthumously.[\12])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025_film)#cite_note-14)
- Norman Reedus as Daniel Pine, a mysterious man.\13])#citenote-EWTR-15) Reedus admired Keanu Reeves due to the demanding, "I-need-a-bottle-of-Advil-all-day-long type of job" the film series was. Reedus contrasted the tightly choreographed fight scenes in the film from the "loose" and "sloppy" ones in his series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023–present).[\14])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025_film)#cite_note-NormanInsights-16)
- Ian McShane as Winston Scott, the enigmatic owner of the Continental Hotel and friend of John Wick.\15])#cite_note-Shane-17)
- Keanu Reeves as John Wick), a professional hitman and legendary assassin who has gained a reputation for his skills and is on the run from the High Table.
Sharon Duncan-Brewster appears as Nogi, Eve's mentor.\16])#citenote-18) Choi Soo-young will play Katla Park; Eve’s first field mission is to protect her.[\17])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-19) Catalina Sandino Moreno[\18])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Moreno-20) and David Castañeda will also appear in the film.[\19])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025_film)#cite_note-duoadded-21)
Production
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Development
[edit&action=edit§ion=4)]Ana de Armas was cast in 2021 to play the titular character, a ballerina-assassin named Eve Macarro.
In July 2017, Lionsgate Films acquired Shay Hatten's action thriller Ballerina, which itself was inspired when Hatten viewed the trailer to John Wick Chapter 2,\20])#citenote-22) with Thunder Road Films producing the film with Hatten rewriting the script to be a part of the John Wick franchise, with the concepts of Ballerina ultimately being written into the third main film, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019), with a ballerina portrayed by Unity Phelan making an appearance.[\21])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-23) At the end of the year, the script was voted onto The Black List) of best unproduced screenplays in 2017.[\22])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-24) By October 2019, Len Wiseman was hired to direct the film.[\23])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-25) In May 2020, it was reported that the studio was looking for an actress to star in the film, with Chloë Grace Moretz as the template for the kind of talent they were looking for.[\24])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Ballerina_FCC-26) Stahelski met with Wiseman, and approached executives to hire the filmmaker. He confirmed that he and his team will work closely with Wiseman on the action sequences and stunts for the film, while acknowledging that Wiseman's filmmaking style will add variety to the franchise. At that point, Wiseman and Hatten were working on a newer draft of the script.[\25])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Ballerina_THR2-27) By October 2021, Ana de Armas entered negotiations to play the titular character, a ballerina-assassin.[\26])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Ballerina_Deadline2-28) By April 2022, Lionsgate officially announced the film at CinemaCon, and said that de Armas would star in the lead role.[\27])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Ballerina_CB.com2-29) In July 2022, Emerald Fennell was hired to contribute to the script as one of its writers.[\28])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025_film)#cite_note-Fennell_Elle-30)
Filming
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Initially scheduled to commence in summer 2022,\27])#citenote-Ballerina_CB.com2-29) principal photography officially began on November 7, 2022, in Prague, Czech Republic.[\29])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Filming_PR-31)[\15])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Shane-17)[\30])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Filming_IW-32) Throughout the month and in early December, it was announced that Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston, and Lance Reddick had joined the cast and will reprise their roles from previous films of the franchise; as John Wick), Winston Scott, "the Director", and Charon, respectively;[\15])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Shane-17)[\31])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Reeves-33)[\8])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Huston-10)[\11])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Reddick-13) Throughout December, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, and Gabriel Byrne joined the supporting cast in undisclosed roles.[\18])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Moreno-20)[\32])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Reedus-34)[\33])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Byrne-35) During filming, Reeves was not able to adjust his shooting schedule to accept Lucasfilm's offer to play Jedi Master Sol in the Disney+ limited Star Wars series The Acolyte) (2024), resulting in that part going to Lee Jung-jae instead.[\34])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-JeffSneidersInsidingReports-36) Ballerina was in post-production in February 2023.[\35])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-37) In February 2024, producer Chad Stahelski was working on additional action sequences for the film with director Len Wiseman.[\36])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-38) By March, David Castañeda and Sharon Duncan-Brewster joined the cast.[\19])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-duoadded-21) Reportedly, Stahelski oversaw two to three months of reshoots, refilming the majority of the movie, with Wiseman not present on set.[\1])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-reshoots-1) Star Norman Reedus traveled from Japan to film his added fight scenes in Budapest.[\14])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025_film)#cite_note-NormanInsights-16)
Music
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By April 2023, Marco Beltrami and Anna Drubich were hired as the composers; Beltrami had previously worked with Wiseman on Underworld: Evolution (2006) and Live Free or Die Hard (2007).\37])#citenote-39) Later, in September 2024, the duo was replaced by regular franchise composers Tyler Bates and Joel J. Richard.[\38])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-BatesJ.Richard-40) On May 9 2025, "Hand That Feeds" was released as the lead single from the film's soundtrack, performed by Halsey) and Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee.[\39])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-41)[\40])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025_film)#cite_note-42)
Marketing
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The first marketing material for the film, shown at the April 2024 CinemaCon convention, was a short teaser trailer released to the closed-door audience.\41])#citenote-43) Entertainment Weekly reported that the trailer included Charon, Winston, Norman Reedus's undisclosed character, and Wick in a cameo appearance at the end.[\42])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-44) There, its title was presented as John Wick Presents: Ballerina.[\10])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-Lussier-12)[\43])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-45) Bleeding Cool called the footage "exactly what CinemaCon dreams are made of".[\44])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025film)#cite_note-46) On September 26, 2024, the film's first trailer was released by Lionsgate.[\45])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballerina(2025_film)#cite_note-47)
Release
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Ballerina is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 6, 2025, after being delayed a year from its originally announced date of June 7, 2024.\46])#cite_note-48)
Potential sequel
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In March 2023, producer Erica Lee stated that the studio has plans to develop a sequel with de Armas returning to her role.\47])#cite_note-Sequel_Collider-49)
Unknown informations about Beth's last scene "Coda"-UNR
Is Norman Reedus the perfect casting for Ghost Rider ?-UNR
Friday, May 23, 2025
When even the help of the help feel like they can help themselves to their own spin-off-UNR
From: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/norman-reedus-ballerina-john-wick-spin-off/
🤷♀️
(A Marquis Pastry Chef or Killa Minion #7-led spin-off is looking increasingly likely)
Ballerina (2025) 'In The Kitchen' Clip – Ana de Armas in the John Wick Universe-UNR
From the world of John Wick, the highly anticipated Ballerina had its world premiere last night at Cineworld Leicester Square in London!-UNR
Nová ukázka z filmu Ballerina: Ana de Armas a Norman Reedus čelí útoku-UNR
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Just found out Norman Reedus (Darly Dixon) played judas in Lady Gagas mv Judas-UNR
¿Qué le dirías a tu barbero si quiere tener un modelo a escala tuyo para hacerte cortes en blender?-UNR
La otra vez estaba pensando que el corte que me hicieron no me gustó, pero, en vez de quedarme en el molde y decir que el barbero no me entendió, capaz yo me expliqué mal.
Con esto en mente, y recordando lo god que se veía Norman Reedus en Death Stranding, se me ocurrió la idea de hacer lo del título, renderizar un escaneo de tu cabeza y un análisis de tu pelo, para que vos mismo puedas hacer tu corte en blender mientras esperás, y el peluquero lo hace realidad (o lo más cercano a eso).
En blender podés regresarte si te equivocaste, en la realidad física, te tenés que hacer pelado.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
They really want us to file this movie under “F” - where would you put this on your shelf?-UNR
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Should Norman Reedus be Knull or should they stick with Andy Sirkis-UNR
Norman Reedus is in London-UNR
I just spotted Norman (Daryl Dixon) looking cool as fuck with his partner in toe, walking onto Regent Street with a build-a-bear bag on his back. Seemed exactly like his character.
I want Tom Cruise's new Noir film and a new cast.-UNR
Thoughts on Norman Reedus?-UNR
Monday, May 19, 2025
What’s your favourite instance of actors falling in love on set?-UNR
Dee Dee Ramone/ Norman Reedus-UNR
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Found this old pic of me around 1982 and blew my students’ minds.-UNR
Did anyone else see this? If allowed I can share the link to this.-UNR
Ballerina (2025) 8339x11882-UNR
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Does anyone not like Death Stranding because they don’t like Norman Reedus?-UNR
I literally couldn’t get into the game because I just don’t like the actor and now I’m really annoyed because the sequel is looking amazing but I can’t get past not liking Norman Reedus.
Friday, May 16, 2025
Norman Reedus Is Down For Playing Sam In Upcoming 'Death Stranding' Movie-UNR
Norman Reedus Open to Death Stranding film-UNR
Thursday, May 15, 2025
⬆️ Up Game Shop | Norman Reedus teases Death Stranding 2-UNR
Collab suggestions : Death Stranding-UNR
If we get the chance to fill out surveys let's request this collab. So here is my rough idea
Punishing: Gray Raven × Death Stranding collab could look like if Kuro Games somehow pulled it off and Kojima gave the greenlight:
Event Name: "Chiral Fracture"
“The strands of connection have rotted. The Bridge is no longer safe.” — Liv: Lux, collab intro dialogue
Collab Structure
Duration: 3 weeks
Main Theme: Isolation, connection, and rebirth
Event Mechanics: Exploration-heavy with “cargo delivery” sub-missions, timefall events, and avoiding or fighting BTs (Beached Things)
Visual Style: Misty mountain zones, decayed bridges, black goo trails, floating bodies in the sky, chiral crystals
New Collab Construct:
Sam: Porter – S-Rank Construct (Transcendant)
Role: Hybrid Support / Melee
Weapon: Electrified cargo case + floating mechanical arms
Ult: BB pulses with a shockwave, stunning enemies, while Timefall rain empowers Sam’s damage and mobility
Passive: Gain stacks of "Connection" from dodging and delivering cargo in missions—boosts party healing and shield
Design: Sam in his signature blue Bridges suit, glowing strands across his gear, with a floating BB capsule glowing on his chest
VA: Norman Reedus re-records lines for JP and EN
Free A-Rank Construct:
Fragile: Courier of Shadows
Role: DPS
Weapon: Throwing chiral knives and teleport-style blink dashes
Ult: Teleports around the field slicing enemies in a chain reaction, ends with a kneeling “timefall prayer” pose
Boss Stage: BT Abomination
Massive black goo humanoid made of corrupted Punishing virus + chiral matter
Fights use unique mechanics: hiding behind terrain to avoid BT detection, holding breath, dodging invisible grab attacks
Mid-fight twist: Lee, Vera, or Liv shows up late—infected—and you have to purge the infection in a cinematic QTE before they turn
Event Storyline Summary
PGR Squad intercepts strange "Strands" in a collapsed zone.
Liv starts hearing “BB’s” heartbeat.
Watanabe warns that “the dead don’t stay dead here.”
Sam appears through a “fragile jump,” warning of a timefall fracture between their worlds.
Constructs question the idea of “life, rebirth, and carrying hope” in a place where everyone dies.
Vera offers to help Sam find a way back—but only if he helps her study the virus's connection to the “Chiral Network.”
Cosmetics / Extras
Coatings:
2B-style black coat for Sam
BT Goo suit for Lucia
MULE exosuit for Chrome
Furniture Set: Safehouse interior w/ BB pod, hologram shower, and floating delivery lockers
Ornaments: BT hanging from a chiral strand
Login Bonus: BB capsule keychain for your dorm room
Soundtrack
Lo-fi, haunting acoustic vibes like Low Roar meets Vanguard Sound.
Custom Stage BGM: Remixed Low Roar – "I'll Keep Coming" with Vanguard’s eerie synths and ambient rain
Special ending cutscene features "BB's Theme" played with strings and robotic undertones.
Dialogue Highlights
Lee (to Sam): “You carry cargo. I carry guilt. We’re not so different.” Sam: “You’re lucky. Guilt weighs less than corpses.” Liv (to BB): "Are you lonely in there? ...You don't have to be." Watanabe: “Monsters made from grief? Sounds like home.”
Let me know your thoughts below
Any information/help about the World Tour?-UNR
I just saw the new Death Stranding 2 world tour announced earlier ( not the musical taking place later this year, Strands of harmony ).
Any idea how much the tickets cost and when they’re up for sale? Compared to the 2019 tour for those that attended. Does it work like first come first serve privileges e.g. seating arrangements ( front row etc)? Or is it like an exhibition expo (arnold classic) where you’re free to walk around wherever and whenever?
I know I sound like a noob but I have no idea how this stuff works. Only thing I’ve attended was a Playstation Concert. So I was wondering if there’s limited number of opportunities available for a meet and greet or photo.
Speaking of guests, any chance Norman Reedus would be available for meet and greet too? Because I heard Troy Baker had attended the previous one in 2019.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Ana de Armas is doing an AMA/Q&A in /r/movies today. It's live now, and she'll be back at 11:00 AM ET to answer questions.-UNR
Goslings, we might have hope-UNR
Monday, May 12, 2025
Ana de Armas is doing an AMA/Q&A in /r/movies. She is the Oscar-nominated star of films like 'Knives Out', 'No Time To Die', 'Blade Runner 2049', 'Blonde', and the upcoming John Wick film 'Ballerina'. It's live now, and she'll be back tomorrow Tuesday 5/14 to answer questions for anyone interested.-UNR
Ana de Armas is doing an AMA/Q&A in /r/movies. She is the Oscar-nominated star of films like 'Knives Out', 'No Time To Die', 'Blade Runner 2049', 'Blonde', and the upcoming John Wick film 'Ballerina'. It's live now, and she'll be back tomorrow Tuesday 5/14 to answer questions for anyone interested.-UNR
3 years ago, on may 2022, Norman reedus casually leaked that DS2 is in the works-UNR
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Does this guy ever talk normally?-UNR
I'm partway through the game and loving it so far. I just finished the quest for delivering the automatic robot to the girl in the south knot something something distribution centre. my only question is why does norman reedus barely talk? this guy just sits here grunting at anything "sir go deliver these crates" "hmrph" "go to sleep" "hrguph" "a voidout is about to happen 5 meters away from you" "mhhprh"
Saturday, May 10, 2025
JDM says Norman Reedus has a man crush on Jensen Ackles 😂-UNR
One long Walking Dead rant nobody asked for in the year of our lord 2025-UNR
I went from someone not too long ago who couldn’t stand horror–especially zombies–to being a full dead-head in the space of a few months. I finished all of TWD in four months and now I’m halfway through S3 of FTWD as of today. I will discuss spoilers up until that point, but please avoid spoilers for anything beyond that.
The Walking Dead was phenomenal. I had no idea what I’d been missing all these years. I thought it was going to be your run of the mill drama with horror elements, filled with poorly handled tropes and weak characters and a somewhat unearned cult following. God…the characters were some of the best TV characters I’ve ever watched in a show with this much action and adventure, and especially the women, which was such a treat. The first few seasons of the show were some of the most surprising episodes of television I’ve ever watched, in large part because there was so much raw humanity on display that I found to be endlessly compelling, hopeful, uplifting, tragic and heart-wrenching.
The show evolved into something different, but I especially felt the shift around the time Negan showed up, what with all those fantasy-coded warring factions. Can you imagine one of the earlier characters like Lori in what the show became, because I sure can’t. While the saviours arc was incredibly frustrating and hate-inducing, I was surprised that I found myself okay with letting Negan redeem himself. I really hated the guy, I really didn’t understand why so many people were simping on him, his backstory with his wife kinda made me hate him even more, lol, but he managed to make me root for him in the end. Maggie’s speech to him in the last episode was exceptionally powerful and, I felt, entirely fitting and emotionally resonant.
The Reapers were the lowest point of the show for me, and especially Leah. She was one giant walking cliche and represented the type of writing I initially thought I was going to get out of the show. The only good part about that arc was how Pope got so little opportunity to be the PoS he was before Daryl was like ‘nah.’
I actually really enjoyed the Whisperers arc, and I thought Alpha was performed spectacularly by the actress and was a very intriguing and well-conceived, formidable villain. Negan 'partnering' with her felt wonderfully like crack fanfiction- like, these two characters definitely should not be meeting and they DEFINITELY should not be f**king, but here we are. Lydia was another surprise- I thought she was going to fall into the cliche trap but the writing for her character surprised me at nearly every turn. That poor girl.
The moment we met ten year old Judith Grimes I was literally this meme:
The death that broke me was Carl. God…I haven’t cried like that in a very long time. Glenn’s was the most disturbing and shocking. Sasha’s was also very tragic, performed to perfection, made all the sadder for how pointless it was. We gotta shout out Rosita here as well…her goodbye to Eugene, my god. The first traumatizing death for me was Dale. He was my first fave and as soon as Shane started threatening him, I feared the end was near. He was too good for this world. Daryl (I now understand why people stan Norman Reedus) and old man Hershel also became favourites, later followed by Carol and Michonne. I'm obsessed with the portrayal of friendship between Daryle and Carol. Michonne and Rick were the best couple of the show for me; I had been shipping them long before they got together. Much later in the show, Eugene and Jerry were my boys, I will always have such a soft spot for characters like them, even though I know Jerry wasn’t given much depth or any backstory, the number of times I said out loud to an empty room “I swear to god, if Jerry dies this episode…*shakes fist threateningly*.” I will note that the show did an exceptional job of making me care about nearly every ‘good’ character, with only a few exceptions. There were some characters I started out hating who I later loved. Gabriel? Who would have thought he would become one of the most badass MF’s around. Him and Rosita? Never would have seen that coming, but they worked so well. Massive shout out to the complexity that is Carol. What a character. The last season was wild, in not the best way, with the walkers actually evolving (lol) and Pamela (lol). There’s so much more I want to say, but I won’t for fear of making this post even longer than it already is.
Now, On to FTWD. Oh boy. So I was prepared to not like this show- I was warned by all the reddit posts and articles saying it’s the weakest entry in the universe. I will say that it’s not as terrible as everyone warned me it would be, at least not yet. It’s not great either. Nick and Daniel are two excellent characters, performed exceptionally. Most of the rest of the characters suffer from simply being uninteresting and their arcs feeling unearned/underwhelming. Yes, I despised Chris, though he helped me recognize that the show had some semblance of long-term writing efforts. For example, when I began the show and witnessed him at that violent protest, I thought he was a more radical teen SJW. The slow reveal that he actually had violent, sociopathic tendencies was actually very compelling, and while his two episode arc before his death was so angering, I also enjoyed the process of this realization of who he is and seeing his past actions through an entirely different lens. I enjoy that kind of writing, even if the execution needed a bit of work.
I wanted to like Madison. She starts the show by being fiercely loyal to her kids, including those not of blood (like that prepper kid at her school) and you can’t help but like her. I came to the realization today, halfway through S3, that I /hate/ her. If she was a DnD character, her wisdom score would be in the negative. She’s literally the last person you want on your team because she sabotages everything she lays her hand on in the most thoughtless way possible. People trust her and she played off as badass, characters acquiescing “Madison’s right,” BUT SHE’S NOT. At least with Carol, when she runs off after Alpha and gets everyone trapped in the cave, the show KNOWS she made the wrong choice, and there’s emotional karma for her, not to mention she has a massive history of trauma that puts her actions in context. With Madison, too many characters are agreeing with her, or not holding her accountable when she goes off on these thoughtless actions; Her lighting up the hotel, her killing people to get Alicia back from the Hopi Tribe. I’m rooting for the tribe, guys.
Alicia is the most boring, flat, YA character of the show- speaking as someone who loves a /good/ YA. I haven’t enjoyed anything her character has done so far, and that’s sad, because a teenage girl in the apocalypse could be interesting, if they weren’t so invested in making her a bad trope, played off as (unearned) tough/badass. Also, she didn’t seem to give a shit about Travis until he died, and now she’s throwing that death in Walker’s face saying “you don’t know how I feel,” in response to him and his people’s hundreds of years of senseless suffering at the hands of non-native people? Yeah, no. Way to make me /not/ root for you even more. Also, I don’t know if anyone else was bothered by this, but the first three character deaths in the first couple episodes of FTWD were all black men, two of whom were killed brutally by our white MC’s, and I just found that to be a huge oversight. Alnd I was so excited to see another queer romance on this show…but man, queer couples have it so rough in this universe.
Looking forward, if FTWD gets really bad, and I suspect it will considering the show icon on Prime only shows Alica and Strand remaining, I will be moving on to the other spin offs. I’m really hoping the Daryl Dixon spinoff doesn’t feel like those standalone episodes in S11 of TWD with Leah and the cabin. Those were my least favourite episodes of the entire series, because they felt so try-hard and cliched and the camera lense/ lighting was overly filtered to make it seem edgy. It didn’t have the rawness and humanity that made earlier seasons so special. I /just/ found out that there’s a Rick and Michonne show and I’m HYPED. My fingers are crossed that I enjoy the rest of the spinoffs more than FTWD, but I have faith given what little I’ve read about them.
I don’t currently know anyone IRL who’s watched the show, so if anyone has any questions or wants to share their thoughts, feel free! If anyone made it this far, thanks for reading!
What Are You Co-Workers' Most Anticipated Movies of Summer '25?-UNR
Friday, May 9, 2025
Just speculating on the year 10 Roadmap, don't mind me-UNR
Is P.T. and DS are connected?-UNR
this might be a stupid theory but in PT, the ghost's name is lisa (same as sam's mother's name) which is killed by her husband and what i remember is pregnant. in DS, sam's mother killed by her husband while she was pregnant too. In the end of pt, the player (which is norman reedus) comes to a town and a part of town that is shown in the ending shot is in the first knot city we go to. also, in the directors cut, sam sees a nightmare that a ghost looks like lisa in his shower. considering people with dooms sees nightmares often, could PT be another one of those nightmares sam seeing?
i know they are references but its really odd that they share similarities
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Ballerina-UNR
I see the video that inspired Mama’s casting, but what about Sam’s?-UNR
I believe there may be a connection between Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, and the book/ 1959 movie On the Beach.-UNR
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Long ending Cut Screen-UNR
Ballerina (poster)-UNR
r/BoxOffice Long Range Forecast: 'Ballerina' and 'The Phoenician Scheme'-UNR
Before you comment, read these two rules:
1. Please provide specific numbers for your predictions. Don't do like "It'll make less than this or that" or "double this movie or half this movie". We want a real prediction.
2. Given that a lot of parent comments do not even bother to give predictions, we are establishing a new rule. The parent comment must provide a prediction with specific numbers. The rest of the replies to the comment do not have to make a prediction, but the parent comment absolutely has to. Any parent comment without a prediction will be eliminated.
Welcome to the newest edition of r/BoxOffice Long Range Forecast.
We're making long range predictions for films, 4 weeks out from their premieres. You will predict the opening weekend, domestic total and worldwide gross of these films. These predictions will be open for 48 hours and the results will be polled to form a consensus and posted the next week.
So let's meet the two films for the week and analyze each pro and con.
Ballerina (No, we ain't including the lame long title)
The film is directed by Len Wiseman (Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard, and Total Recall) and written by Shay Hatten. It is the fifth film in the John Wick franchise, serving as a spin-off set between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and John Wick: Chapter 4. It stars Ana de Armas, Gabriel Byrne, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, Anjelica Huston, Lance Reddick, Ian McShane, and Keanu Reeves. In the film, Eve Macarro, a ballerina-assassin, begins to train in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma and sets out to exact revenge for her father's death.
The Phoenician Scheme
The film is produced, written and directed by Wes Anderson (too many films to single out) from a story he conceived with Roman Coppola. The film stars an ensemble cast including Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, and Hope Davis. In the film, wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins.
Now that you've met this week's new releases, let's look at some pros and cons.
PROS
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The John Wick has been incredibly profitable for Lionsgate, with each film increasing from the previous one ($86.0M > $174.3M > $328.3M > $440.1M). If you're making a spin-off, you need a big name, and Ana de Armas is a good candidate for that. The trailers emphasized everything you come to love about this franchise: badass action. Lionsgate was also smart to have Keanu Reeves appear in the film and have it promoted across social media, although the extent of his role remains a mystery.
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Wes Anderson is one of the most recognizable directors working today. He has his own fans who will definitely pay to watch whatever he puts out. He's coming off Asteroid City, which had his biggest opening weekend domestically and closed with $54 million worldwide. The concept and marketing all look good so far.
CONS
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Last year, Furiosa tried to expand the Mad Max universe, but it massively flopped. It's unlikely Ballerina shares the same fate, but it's a point worth considering. Spin-offs usually grab a film's best character, but here, we never met the lead character before. Ana de Armas is definitely known, but she doesn't have a lot of box office success as leading lady (Knives Out was an ensemble). While Lionsgate has placed Keanu Reeves as much as possible on the marketing, it remains to be seen how much he will appear and if that will be enough to convince more audience members to watch this. It's also gonna compete with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning for action fans. The film also had a troubling production, to the point that it was delayed a full year; Chad Stahelski oversaw 2-3 months of reshoots and filmed the majority of the film without Wiseman being present. Now, the audience doesn't care for BTS drama, but it indicates the film is struggling with the quality.
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Wes Anderson is iconic, but most of his films aren't box office hits (they usually profit after home media and streaming). Asteroid City opened big, but it didn't have good word of mouth to keep going. Anderson's past two films, Asteroid and The French Dispatch, were well received but reception wasn't as strong as his previous films. Will The Phoenician Scheme be different?
And here's the past results.
| Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Domestic Debut | Domestic Total | Worldwide Total |
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| Final Destination: Bloodlines | May 16 | Warner Bros. | $43,364,000 | $107,184,000 | $227,932,000 |
| Hurry Up Tomorrow | May 16 | Lionsgate | $6,159,090 | $14,752,272 | $25,445,454 |
| Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning | May 23 | Paramount | $71,968,750 (3-day) $81,693,333 (4-day) | $227,468,571 | $665,082,857 |
| Lilo & Stitch | May 23 | Disney | $124,431,250 (3-day) $141,760,000 (4-day) | $431,377,142 | $1,006,488,571 |
| Karate Kid: Legends | May 30 | Sony | $47,572,222 | $132,305,555 | $284,278,947 |
| Bring Her Back | May 30 | A24 | $11,326,666 | $37,033,333 | $71,040,000 |
Next week, we're predicting How to Train Your Dragon, The Life of Chuck and Materialists.
REMINDER: The Phoenician Scheme opens on May 30 on limited release, but we're focusing solely on its wide debut on June 6.
So what are your predictions for these films?
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Do you guys think Norman Reedus would have been a good Deadshot?-UNR
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Daryl Dixon season 3-UNR
Norman Reedus just posted saying that either the show or the official trailer drops in June. Either way how hyped are we about season 3!!!
Alternate cast for thunderbolts red comic. (2025)-UNR
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Agent-Venom (TV Series)-UNR
Agent-Venom (TV Series)-UNR
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Norman Reedus autograph-UNR
Has anyone sent fan mail to Norman Reedus with a photo you’d like for him to sign? I put in a self addressed envelope so it can be sent back to me. Has anyone ever done this and got something back?
"Cut the kids in half ", is this related to morning bell, by the way that's Norman Reedus walking towards the babies in the song fake plastic trees music video-UNR
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Does anyone have this video in english? Interview with Kojima and Shinkawa on MGR. Norman Reedus is mentioned at the end.-UNR
Does anyone have this video in english? Interview with Kojima and Shinkawa on MGR. Norman Reedus is mentioned at the end.-UNR
This is heartbreaking.-UNR
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Mads Mikkelsen and Norman Reedus on a break after a mocap session-UNR
¿Que opinan de mi fan cast de rdr2?-UNR
This game gave me a Dark Souls/Outer Wilds moment.-UNR
The purpose of the following statement isn't meant to be a brag, but 90% of my entire life has revolved around games.
When I'm not on my PC, I'm on the Switch, and when that dies, I got Balatro on my phone.
I have worked (very light grunt polish work) on 3 Triple-A titles as a character animator. From Visual Novels to Bullet Hells, Puzzles to Fighting games. I have seen it all, and then some.
Until I booted Dark Souls 2 from a Humble Bundle deal.
All I did was walk.
Just by moving the character I knew, right then and there... I knew nothing about video games for the last 20 years.
I knew, right then and there, this game... Feels different. Then I spam attack. I quit out. I bought DS1 cuz I'm autistic and I always start from the first (not knowing Demon's Souls came before).
After eating everything FromSoft in one bite. I felt an incredible emptiness. Like... That's it. I saw it. I saw a new color. This is it. The last solid genre. Nothing comes close. It has everything.
Then I booted Outer Wilds... And while Dark Souls was a new color for me, Outer Wilds then became a new sound.
You wake up gasping for air. You see a green planet. And a space-barrel thing shooting something into outer space.
Alright, cool. You stand up, you see a campfire. Nice. You see a 4-eyed alien. You decide to talk to him. Awesome. He says confusing things. Sounds about right for a space game.
I turn around, walk, and pressed "A" to jump.
The character... Is heavy... Why is he so heavy. It feels... Real...
Just by moving the character I knew, right then and there... I know less than nothing about video games.
I then learn this was a thesis project for physics equation integration in games.
I then finish the game and realize it wasn't a thesis project, but a transcendental, existential overload of cartharsis as you discover the secrets of the universe, life, death, and enjoying the journey... disguised as a thesis.
This is it. The pinnacle. This a diamond in the rough, nothing will ever come close to making me feel connected to my spirit and consequently, the rest of the universe...
Then I boot up Death Stranding...
Been putting it off cuz I believed the bandwagon of "USPS Ground Service" simulator. And I wasn't the biggest fan of 10-minute cutscenes, the likes of MGS when I played it as a kid.
Oh hey, Norman Reedus. Shit, I ran over this bitch with my bike. Damn. Oh no, my bike. Well let me go get my shit.
Just by moving the character I knew, right then and there... I knew nothing.
But this can't be that unique. All I do in this game is walk.
Oh, cool! A briefcase! Oh nice. I can grab it with my left hand, or my right hand! Very cool.
Oh shit, I fell. Briefcase is fine tho. Let me drink some water...
Uhhhh... Hello? Why won't you drink water. The game is telling me to do it. I'm pressing the buttons. Drink the goddamn water, Reedus.
Oh... I have to let go of the briefcase to drink water...
And that was it. That was my DS/OW moment. This is something unlike anything I've ever seen.
Then I remembered "Oh wait. This is Hideo. Director of MGS. MGS being one of the most unique stealth/psychological warfare games of all time." I just didn't click with it because I was a Puertorican, non-english speaking, dumbass who only knew the United States had Mickey Mouse.
I'm halfway in Chapter 3. And I will do all 540 premium standard orders on Very Hard no-HUD. Why?
I cannot let the momentum of this game drift away while I wait for DS2. So I will pad-out as much time as I can.
I can spend all day going through every single opinion I have of the game, but to give my most personal respect to the game:
On MK1, I was in charge of the dialogue polishing for when the characters are selected in the character select screen, before the fight starts.
There are a LOT more lines to animate than you think, yet we were the last sub-contract company to polish these animations. I can tell you first hand, some of these guys are more biologists than developers.
They simply understand muscle mechanics to the core. And MK1 has the best animation im the franchise to date.
When I watched the cutscene at the beginning where Fragile is eating a cryptobite, my first thought was "Why is this not industry standard? How is the rest of the industry not up to par to this, with double, triple, or even quadruple the resources?"
Her intense smile. Slowly putting it to her mouth. You see her close her eyes. She crunches the insect. You can tell that even with the mouth closed, her jaw comes up smothly, and then crunches very subtly when she bites the insect. You can see her face turn into that of ecstasy, pure bliss at this taste. Cheeks slightly stretch as she tilts her head up a few millimeters.
Eyebrows come slowly together as she savors the flavor. The larynx pushes the "Adam's Apple" cartilage when she swallows. Even during certain facial expressions, her sternocleidomastoid muscles (the muscles that pop out of your neck when you flex your neck) activate at like 1%. Which was a "DON'T ACTIVATE THIS MUSCLE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE DOING" kind of rule where I worked.
Yet it works flawlessly here.
Whatever Hideo is paying these guys is just enough, because no sane person could ever be motivated or incentivized to produce such high quality art unless they were being well compensated.
And again. This is me talking about a single shot at the beginning of the game. Trust me. I can go on forever.
TL;DR: I have officially, and irreversably, become a MULE.
Why didn't SpindleHorse replace Kesha with Rochelle Diamante as the voice of Queen Beelzebub during season two?-UNR
Like all the obvious signs were there, which explained why Bee had less of a role in S2 than either Asmodeus, Mammon, or Satan, as well as Striker the moment SH replaced Norman Reedus with Edward Bosco as Striker's voice actor. Kesha was a famous celebrity, which made her financially unaffordable and not available as much for the literal low-budget indie animation studio compared to Rochelle Diamante. Yet it took them until season three of Helluva Boss to replace Kesha with Diamante, anyway.
So why didn't they do that during HB S2?
Monday, April 28, 2025
Death Stranding & Schedule 1-UNR
I'm watching Jacks play through of DS after binging Schedule 1 from multiple creators.
One point in episode 2 he's wondering out loud about drugs and I cant help but want to yell "use the cuke and horse semen!" at Norman Reedus and his amazing Feetus
Sunday, April 27, 2025
WHY IS NORMAN REEDUS THE MAIN CHARACTER??-UNR
Genuine question.
I recently found a negative tumblr post about Norman Reedus. What are yalls thoughts on this?-UNR
Hideo Kojima's obsession with America, Americans and the eastern's perception of America-UNR
I just started Death Stranding and closing around Episode 2. I could not help but notice how the narrative is obsessed with America and Americans: "We" are last hope of humanity...
Much like every other alien invasion movie, why is this game all about USA, USA president as "the last hope". If this was coming from a western or USA based patriot, I would have not been intrigued but this is coming from some one exactly on the other side of planet. Even if Joe Rogan made a game, it wouldn't have been so pompous about USA. Is it some unrealized childhood fix for "The Great American Dream" or just a ploy to earn $$ by focusing on the American market?
The only other work of his I am exposed to is MGSV so you may ask me to visit his earlier work but then when I look at his reviews on X where he finds time to watch movies like Madam Webb, I am just baffled how he tries to appease the Hollywood based directors, actors and production houses. Even Death Stranding, the major cast is Hollywood A/B listers whose popularity has much to do with Hollywood's reach than anything much else. No offense Norman Reedus, or Margaret Qualley. Both Miyzakis or Toriyama never did that.
Though you may argue that if Sucker Punch sitting in Bay area can make Ghost of Tsushima celebrating the Samurai/Japanese culture, what's wrong the other way round but then it was a long asked void that was filled while we have had enough of Independence Day movies.
PS: I am not looking for spoilers though and if things change later in the game, I happy to rescind but I don' think it will.
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Norman Reedus in Vacation 2015-UNR
Norman Reedus nel nuovo film horror di Darren Aronofsky, "Pendulum"-UNR
Norman Reedus Joins Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Phoebe Dynevor In Darren Aronofsky-Produced ‘Pendulum’; Filming Underway-UNR
Friday, April 25, 2025
Glad that Rochelle Diamante is replacing Kesha as the voice of Queen Beelzebub-UNR
Like one thing that was holding back SpindleHorse Toons from using Queen Beelzebub all that much was her voice actress, Kesha. And not just with her lawsuit against her rapist record label, either, but also because she's a celebrity, who's going to cost too much money to voice act and would have been too busy recording new songs and going on concert tours to voice Bee again like in Queen Bee and Mastermind.
And much like with Edward Bosco replacing Norman Reedus as the voice of Striker, the only way SH could use Bee more often in the next two seasons of Helluva Boss is if they recasted her with a cheaper, more available professional VA. And luckily, they have one in Bee's original singing voice, Rochelle Diamante, who could hopefully do her best talking impression of Kesha like she did a singing impression of her back in Queen Bee.
And hopefully that means more Bee, and thus a possibility of Loona introducing Octavia to Bee and doing some furry mother-daughter bonding between Bee, Loona, and Octavia. And I hope they don't disappoint me in that regard.
What are your opinions on this, though?
Norman Reedus Joins Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Phoebe Dynevor In Darren Aronofsky-Produced ‘Pendulum’, Filming Underway-UNR
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Character posters for #Ballerina featuring Keanu Reeves, Ana De Aarmas, Norman Reedus, and Ian McShane has been unveiled. The movie to release in cinemas on 6th June.-UNR
some cool non-scorpios with scorpio influence-UNR
scorpio moon: young thug, ice spice, mercedes mone, tite kubo(author of bleach), rick james, patrice oneal, roberto duran, rey mysterio jr, tyler the creator, lady gaga
scorpio rising: prince, vladimir putin, barack obama, david lynch, edgar allan poe, lewis hamilton, norman reedus, james gandolfini, pam grier, hirohiki araki(author of jojo's bizarre adventure)
scorpio mercury: eminem, aliester crowley, walt disney, marina abramovic, kim kardashian, cardi b, kamala harris, lisa bonet
scorpio mars: layne staley, patrick mahomes
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Norman Reedus would be the perfect future John Connor (AI-Gen chatGPT)-UNR
Ride with Norman Reedus.-UNR
Estava a ver o ultimo episódio, do programa do Norman em que ele veio a Portugal explorar Lisboa e gostava de debater com alguém se isto está errado. lol Cascais é chamado Cascais porque foi uma aldeia de pescadores e o nome veio das conchas que banhavam as praias. Sim, Cascais era um ponto de encontro de Pirates mas o nome Cascais não veio deles.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Michael Sarnoski reportedly attached to direct Death Stranding movie-UNR
Michael Sarnoski Set to Direct Death Stranding Movie Adaptation!
In exciting news for gamers and film enthusiasts alike, director Michael Sarnoski is reportedly attached to helm the upcoming movie adaptation of "Death Stranding." Here are the key details:
- Sarnoski, known for his work on "A Quiet Place: Day One" and "Pig," will not only direct but also write the screenplay.
- The film is being produced by Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen’s Square Peg Films, in collaboration with Kojima Productions and A24.
- Hideo Kojima, founder of Kojima Productions, will supervise the project, ensuring alignment with the unique storytelling style of the original game.
- The movie adaptation of "Death Stranding" was first announced in 2023, emphasizing its innovative approach that has captivated creators and audiences alike.
- Following the success of the original game released in 2019, which starred a star-studded cast including Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen, the sequel "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach" is set to be released on June 26, 2025, featuring new characters played by notable actors.
This film adaptation comes at a time when video game adaptations are becoming increasingly popular in mainstream media, with franchises like "The Witcher," "Halo," and "The Last of Us" achieving success on various platforms. Sarnoski’s involvement signals a commitment to quality, considering his directorial reputation.
With Kojima's visionary storytelling paired with Sarnoski's cinematic expertise, fans are eager to see how "Death Stranding" translates to the big screen. Will it capture the game's essence while expanding its narrative? The potential is immense!
What are your thoughts on this announcement? Do you think "Death Stranding" will make a successful transition to film? Let's discuss below! Also, if you're looking for some great gaming gear or accessories, check out this link: Amazon Affiliate Link. Your support helps keep the community thriving!
Sunday, April 20, 2025
[Review] Better late than never-UNR
Yesterday, I finally beat Death Stranding and I just wanted to put together some thoughts on the game and my experience with it. I first began the game when it came out and quickly bounced off of it. I think being at the peak of COVID, the tone of the game felt maybe a little too close to what was going on in the world outside. About a month ago, I restarted the game on a whim because the DS2 trailer looked pretty bonkers.
Here are some of my thoughts about my time with the game.
Overall:
I found the experience to be a mixed bag. The game took about 15 hours to really click with me, but once it clicked, I was ready to see the game through to the end. I hit the credits last night and came away feeling slightly underwhelmed. There are aspects of the game that I like and aspects that I really, really didn't connect with. There were moments where I found myself enjoying the game, and moments when I absolutely loathed it (Oh, look my van is just spinning out or getting stuck on a rock for the 100th time). I wish the story of the game was presented in a more consistent manner, because what is there has the potential to be interesting but just feels underbaked. After completing the game, I had to go and read up on what I missed/went over my head, and the complete package of the story honestly sounds great but it's just not presented in that way within the game that's in an effective manner.
However, After re-watching the DS2 Trailer, I am honestly very excited and hopeful that they can take the common criticisms that the first game received, fix that up and ratchet the next game up to 11. Already, based on what that 10 minute trailer showed, it looks like it's already going to be a much more wild and emotional ride than the first game and I am here for it.
If I had to give the game a rating, I would say it's a solid 7/10. I'm honestly quite glad I saw the game through to the end, but it probably falls on the lower end of Kojima games for me. I'm hopeful for the future of the series and think that there's so much potential here that can be fully realized now that they've laid the framework of the game and can work the kinks out.
Pros:
Moments of Zen: Man, there are moments in this game where everything clicks into place, and it just feels good going from one location to the next, ranking up your reputation with them and unlocking equipment. Prior to heading into the mountains, I got in this zone of maxing out all of the different places just to see what I would get. Most of the time, they reward you with meaningful upgrades that make traveling easier. It can be a satisfying loop.
Style and Presentation: This game has a style to it that only Kojima could pull off. The world, the setting, the technology -- it's all very interesting and very cool to look at. Kojima's presentation still is second to none. This game is so sleek and so confident in a way that 99% of other games are not. You can immediately tell a Kojima game from virtually anything else on the market.
Graphics: These might be the best looking character models I've ever seen. The facial expressions are stellar and really add such a layer to the performances. For how desolate the landscapes are, they are pretty stunning and there are moments of beauty found throughout the environment.
The soundtrack: Kojima knows when to use music at its most effective. Low Roar are such a vibe and definitely fit in with the tone of the game.
Ziplines and Trikes: My saviors.
The end game twist: The revelation that the flashbacks you'd been viewing the entire game were not Lou,s but yours was.. honestly *chefs kiss*. Well done.
Cons:
The Traversal: On the whole, traversal is (intentionally) frustrating, especially at first: It gets better as you unlock more equipment, but it's never really a truly enjoyable experience. For me, I only found it 'fun' (I use fun loosely here), when the you unlock an area and the community has already trivialized traversal by placing roads or ziplines down. Getting the level 3 stabilizer and just jetting everywhere felt very freeing. I also enjoyed setting up my own network of Ziplines to get through the more difficult areas.
The story: There's really nothing to this story until around chapter 10 or 11. Kojima opted to go in a different direction than he has in the past with Metal Gear. Gone are the overly long cutscenes filled with drama, character development, twists and turns and insane word vomit exposition. They're replaced with a.. really minimal story. It's almost jarring to see how hard in the other direction he went. In a way, I think it serves the tone of the world with how solitary and quiet it is until you're nearly at the end of the game. Sure you get the flashbacks and maybe an occasional Higgs encounter, but it's very, very light on story as you're connecting the country. Once you hit the west coast, they then cram in a ton of cutscenes and wrap the story up but it honestly just left me confused.
They gave the story TOO much room to breathe, so much so that by not explaining much of anything until the final few hours of the game, I walked away not really understanding the impact of things or connecting with it. When I go into a Kojima game, I go in for the larger than life characters, the plot, the crazy cutscenes and the unabashedly cool style. It all felt missing from this game. I see people posting on here about how they cried at the final scene. Why? I don't think I formed an emotional connection to anybody in this game.. Which leads me to my next con.
Sam and the cast: On his best day, Norman Reedus is not a very expressive actor. He's been typecast for years precisely because, well, he's not a good actor. Sure, you could argue that he fits the tone of the game. He's a man who has been broken and isolated himself from the rest of the world because he feels he does not have a place within it. But man, Sam is so quiet, so monotone and.. frankly quite boring as a protagonist. They give him NOTHING to work with, and 95% of the game is spent with him just silently listening to somebody else with no real reaction. That works when you have a side cast to do the heavy lifting for you. But you never really get to know any of them aside from maybe Deadman and Fragile. I didn't have time to grow an attachment to Mama and once she dies and is with Lockne, she's relegated to the sidelines and almost never heard from again. Diehardman only gets really interesting in the final hour or two of the game. Heartman? Couldn't tell you a thing about him other than the fact that he dies every 20something minutes and looks for his family. Amelie? Sam supposedly has this strong connection to her, but how would you know? Their only interactions amount to her telling Sam to come find her. By throwing all of the story content into the last part of the game, it really did a disservice to the cast who are usually the highlights of any Kojima game.
Boss Fights: Combat in this game ranges from uninspired to quite awful. The boss fights are all pretty bad, but I know that is a common complaint. I get that combat isn't the point of the game, but if you're going to include it, you need to at least make the combat scenarios interesting.
Vehicles: The bike is great, but fuuuuuuuuuck that Van.
Rocks: Also fuck rocks.
Friday, April 18, 2025
Are you excited to watch Norman Reedus at Ballerina movie?-UNR
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Did anyone else see Norman Reedus at the show tonight???-UNR
My girlfriend and I were on line to buy drinks before Nick’s set, and she pointed out that Norman Reedus was in the lobby talking to people! Unfortunately he walked away before we could get to him, but still cool to see.
Mingus-UNR
So you know how Mingus wasn't a real name? Norman reedus seems to think different,for better or worse tho......poor kid
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Kojima store alternative delivery services-UNR
I wanted to ask if it's possible to choose another delivery service. I just want a cryptobiote keychain for 16€, but they want 20 for delivery fees, and I don't want to pay that much unless Sam porter bridges / Norman Reedus himself shows up at my front door.
Worst is, when I add a sticker pack, the fee also gets higher. It's like the fee is at a 120% price!
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
My new TATTOO, thank you norman reedus-UNR
Norman Reedus looks kinda mad, dawg-UNR
Monday, April 14, 2025
Maggie leaving TWD-UNR
Was just googling why Maggie leaves TWD (inevitably coming back later in the show ofc) and it mentioned something of not getting the same pay as Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus…..which is bonkers to me. My first watch through Maggie was my favorite character. By end of season 8 before she left it seemed like she was getting almost more screen time than Rick. I didn’t love dead city, the writing wasn’t there for me. Frankly I hate negan and wish they had killed him off long ago. I guess my rant is deeply stemmed in the fact that every time I get invested in a good show the main characters always leave. I just wish the creators of the show would do more to keep them stay, like pay them equally? Maybe it’s just me.
I made a fancast voice of Decepticons-UNR
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Norman Reedus-UNR
Hy guys!
Do I exagerate if I put Norman Reedus, next to Keanu Reeves ? Does Norman have any haters ? I am watching TwD Daryl Dixon edition and man, I am so happy to see him again and also in a country from Europe! I kind of feel bad sometimes for his borther and that he is not alive, it would be nice to see him being a good guy, alongside Neegan, be all good with Maggie and build one nice community!
Friday, April 11, 2025
Does this game have a post game?-UNR
I want to get the game, mainly due to three factors: Norman Reedus, open world, and Hideo Kojimq helped make it. I'm a big fan of Norman with his performance in TWD, I love open world games, and I like some Hideo Kojima games like Metal Gear Survive (Yes, MGSS is a good game in my opinion) and Phantom Pain. But I just want to know if it has a post game. Thank you in advance.
My gfs celebrity crush is norman reedus which im ok with bc hes uglier than me imho no offense to any reedusheads on here-UNR
Thursday, April 10, 2025
The shows current state-UNR
I just wanted to bring this up because I feel it’s a very important topic in 2025. What in the world is the game plan for twd universe? Let me clarify I’m a huge fan of the show, I’ve posted in here a few times and love interacting with the community so this isn’t a bash or anything it’s just a thought(s) I’ve been having.
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What is the future of TWD? I feel all these spinoffs are decent but nothing special the best one being Daryl Dixon. Dead City S2 looks promising but S1 was kind of a let down. TWD: The Ones who lived was cool to see Rick but it was so rushed and under marketed that not many people even know about it. FTWD had a horrible ending. I just feel it’s time to part ways with Scott Gimple and whoever works on the show and bring in some new directors and show runners.
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I would love a new Fear The Walking Dead. Maybe it takes place in King County, or New York, or Seattle or Florida or whatever I want to see more places that fell during the early apocalypse. FTW does phenomenal in showing LA falling during S1 but by S3 completely loses the spark and it becomes TWD 2.0
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I think most fans want a real reunion with Rick, Daryl, Carol, Maggie, Morgan, and Michonne. Like all at once. We have to remember most of these actors and actresses are well into their 50s and probably want to wrap up the show soon. Rick (Andrew Lincoln) is 51 Daryl (Norman Reedus) is 56 Carol (Melissa McBride) is 59 (60 in may) Morgan (Lennie James) is 59
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I just feel the spinoffs Dead City, Daryl, and The ones who live all need to tie together into one big reunion at the commonwealth.
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Again I don’t wanna criticize 24/7 I love the whole show but it’s time to wrap up the old story line or get some new people in there with fresh ideas.
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Underrated-UNR
Saturday, April 5, 2025
What if Lockdown was voiced by Norman Reedus?-UNR
Five years of doubt. Was Death Stranding worth it?-UNR
It took me five years to finally lay my hands on Death Stranding — until I got the game for free on the Epic Store, forgot about it for a while, and then remembered it just two weeks ago. And finally, it happened — ironically, right before the release of the sequel.
The main issue.
My doubts were strong. There was too great a difference between the early game teasers and the video walkthroughs on YouTube.
The teasers promised an intriguing sci-fi thriller with interesting characters and setting — but the YouTube videos showed a boring, slow, fuzzy beginning of something completely different.
I should have kept watching for a few more hours to get to some real action — and that’s the main issue of the game: a great imbalance between the story and the gameplay.
The east region is basically a training ground. You get your first encounters with MULEs, BTs, basic structures, landscapes and all that.
The central region is the main one — and there you just get stuck traversing the country from one end to another, which gives you nothing valuable for your efforts.
You can spend many hours exploring the world, building roads and useful structures — and all you get for that are useless likes. You can’t convert them into resources or use them for training Sam to make him stronger or tougher. Sam’s porter rank doesn’t mean a thing.
I really don’t understand this “social” part of the game. What was I supposed to feel? The satisfaction of… err… connecting people in their bunkers? Sounds pretty fun…
The optimal strategy.
So basically, you can — and should — skip all the side activities and stick only to the story drivers. That’ll save you a lot of time — and you won’t forget the goal of Sam’s adventure.
Still, the central region takes way too much time for boring wandering around the map. But after that, the game stops pretending to be a never-ending pizza delivery boy simulator and turns into a third-person action game. A bit clumsy one — but it drastically contrasts with everything you’ve been doing before: countless boss fights, cutscenes, flashbacks, exhausting explainers, weird emotional bursts…
Poor controls and UI design.
All this is aggravated by overloaded controls. Why are there so many buttons for controlling Sam’s two hands?
- A button for picking up chiral crystals and cryptobiotes.
- A button to put cargo on his back.
- A button to balance with the right hand.
- A button to balance with the left hand.
Then there are two buttons for interacting with structures.
Plus, you have the usual buttons for aiming and shooting — which are also used for positioning and building — and a dedicated button for melee combat!
Have the developers ever heard of the K.I.S.S. principle? Or maybe the kanso concept?
It’s the same with the overcomplicated UI. Too many screens, too hard to get to the action buttons. I won’t even mention working with the map. The UI ergonomics are very poor — at least on PC.
Inconsistent story and lack of atmosphere.
Aside from all the gameplay elements, the story itself turns out to be inconsistent — which seems to be caused by poor screenwriting.
The main idea of Death Stranding is pretty complex, and a good screenplay is vital for delivering a solid story in an open world full of side activities. That’s clearly not done well here.
Neither is engaging the player in all this.
I didn’t feel any connection to Bridget/Amelie, who just frustrated me all the time. I didn’t get the twist of Clifford’s attitude toward Sam after their last iterative battle.
And, after all, I didn’t feel connected to Sam’s feelings. I wasn’t involved emotionally. The game lacks the right atmosphere that could help the player feel connected to the characters.
The songs by Low Roar simply don’t fit Norman Reedus — he’s way too masculine for that boyish depressive moaning. The whole musical background of the game just feels wrong.
But what’s good about Death Stranding?
I’d put the technical aspects in the first place.
The physics are implemented very well. Sam moves naturally, and gravity and the elements are real badasses. The performance optimization is exemplary. You can tell the team worked really hard polishing the game.
The second good thing is the cast.
I always enjoy watching Norman Reedus, I loved Deadman, I absolutely adored Léa Seydoux as Fragile. My respect to Mads Mikkelsen, as always. Tommie Earl Jenkins’ acting was pretty convincing.
The third is sound design.
A veeeery good job has been done. Everything sounds convenient and solid. Bravo.
The fourth is the cinematography.
Both in gameplay and in cutscenes. Real enjoyment, nothing more to say.
The fifth is Norman Reedus breaking the forth wall at the private rooms. That feels great and funny.
All in all.
And the sixth is the very fact that this game exists.
It’s good. Not great — but good. I’m not disappointed, though I was left with too many questions.
Maybe Death Stranding 2 will be a good homework — and many of the original’s flaws will be fixed. I really hope so. We’ll see soon enough.
Thanks for reading. And yeah, I guess it was worth it — in its own weird way.
Friday, April 4, 2025
hello, porters. i am a client. i need a copy of death stranding director's cut delivered to me at 'impoverished knot city'.-UNR
delivery type: video game. or pretend to be my wife or something so we can steam family share the game
client: broke gamer who usually pirates games but played the first two chapters and found it absolutely fascinating, but it's so lonely in offline mode. i want to connect with other players
payment: i will name all my structures after you
comment: sorry, i'm just shooting my shot here. my rent shot up recently and i'm about to make a big move, so it'll be weeks if not months before i can drop forty bucks on a game. i'm trying to be patient but i'm literally having dreams with BTs and BBs in them. i need to find out what the hell the beach is. why does timefall do what it does. why is norman reedus partially or fully naked half the time.
I drew Norman Reedus (Sam) from death stranding! Did I nail it?-UNR
Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, and Troy Baker’s comments on their involvement in the game.-UNR
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Two actors you have to see in a movie together?-UNR
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
The wide release schedule for the U.S. for the remainder of 2025.-UNR
(Up-to-date date as of Wednesday April 2, 2025)
April 4, 2025
A Minecraft Movie (Fantasy/with: Emma Myers, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Coolidge, Jack Black/1h 41m/PG/d: Jared Hess/Warner Brothers)
Freaky Tales (Crime-Action/with: Pedro Pascal, Tom Hanks, Ben Mendelsohn, Angus Cloud/R/1h 46m/d: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck/Lionsgate)
April 11, 2025
Drop (Thriller/with Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Ed Weeks/1h 40m/d: Christopher Landon/Universal Pictures International)
The King of Kings (Inspirational/with: Kenneth Branagh (voice), Pierce Brosnan (voice), Mark Hamill (Voice), Uma Thurman(voice)/1h 40m/PG/d: Seong-ho Jang/Angel Studios)
Warfare (War/ with: D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor/1h 35m/R/d: Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza/A24)
The Amateur (Thriller/with: Rami Malek, Caitríona Balfe, Rachel Brosnahan, Laurence Fishburne/2h 3m/PG-13/d: James Hawes/20th Century Studios)
Marshmallow (Horror/with: Giorgia Whigham, Alysia Reiner, Corbin Bernsen, Kue Lawrence/d: Daniel DelPurgatorio/Hemlock Circle Productions)
April 18, 2025
Sinners (Horror/with: Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O'Connell, Michael B. Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku,/2h 11m/R/d: Ryan Coogler/Warner Brothers/)
April 25, 2025
Until Dawn (Horror/with: Peter Stormare, Michael Cimino, Odessa A’zion, Maia Mitchell/d: David F. Sandberg/Screen Gems)
The Accountant 2 (Action/with: Ben Affleck Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons, Cynthia Addai-Robinson/d: Gavin O’Connor/War-ner Brothers)
May 2, 2025
Thunderbolts (Fantasy/With: Lewis Pullman, Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Rachel Weisz/d: Jake Schreier/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
May 9, 2025
Atlantis (Musical/with Quinta Brunson, Halle Bailey, Brian Tyree Henry, Da’Vine Joy Randolph/d: Michel Gondry/Universal Pictures International)
Clown In A Cornfield (Horror/with: Katie Douglas, Carson MacCormac, Aaron Abrams, Kevin Durand/d: Eli Craig/RLJE)
May 16, 2025
Final Destination: Bloodlines (Horror: with: Rya Kihlstedt, tony Todd, Richard Richard Harmon and Brec Bassinger/d: Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein/New Line)
Hurry Up Tomorrow (Musical Thriller/with: The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan and Charli D'Amelio/d: Trey Edward Shults,/Lionsgate)
May 23, 2025
Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning (Action/with: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Hannah Waddingham, Vanessa Kirby/d: Christopher McQuarrie/Paramount Pictures)
Lilo & Stitch (live-action) (Family/with: Billy Magnussen, Chris Sanderws, Zach Galifianakis, Tia Carrere/d: Dean Fleischer Camp/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
May 30, 2025
Karate Kid: Legends (Family/with: With: Joshua Jackson, Jackie Chan, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Ralph Macchio/d: Jonathan Entwistle/Sony Pictures Releasing)
Bring Her Back (Horror/with: Sally Hawkins, Billy Barratt, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton/d: Danny and Michael Philippou/A24)
The Life of Chuck (Drama/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/with: Tom Hiddleston, Karen Gillan, Molly C. Quinn, Chiwetel Ejiofor/1h 50m/d: Mike Flanagan/NEON
June 6, 2025
The Phoenician Scheme (Drama/with: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Tom Hanks/d: Wes Anderson/Focus Features)
From The World of John Wick: Ballerina (Action/with: Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus/d: Len Wiseman/Lionsgate)
June 13, 2025
How To Train Your Dragon (live-action) (Fantasy/with: Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn/d: Dean DeBlois/Universal Pictures International)
Materialists (RomCom/with: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal/d: Celine Song/A24)
June 20, 2025
Pixar’s ‘Elio’ (Animation/with: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Brad Garrett, Jameela Jamil/Pixar-Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture/d: Adrian Molina, Domee Shi, Madeline Sharafian)
28 Years Later (Horror/with Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Cillian Murphy, Ralph Fiennes/d: Danny Boyle/Sony Pictures Releasing)
June 27, 2025
F1 (Sports/with: Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies/d: Joseph Kosinski/Warner Brothers Pictures)
MEGAN 2.0 (Horror/with: Brian Jordan Alvarez, Allison Williams, Jemaine Clement, Violet McGraw/d: Gerard Johnstone/Universal Pictures) Universal Pictures)
July 2, 2025
Jurassic World: Rebirth (Thriller/With: Scarlett Johansson, Rupert Friend, Jonathan Bailey, Ed Skrein/d: Gareth Edwards/Universal Pictures)
July 4, 2025
July 11, 2025
Superman (2025) (Fantasy/with: Isabela Merced, Nicholas Hoult, Frank Grillo, Nathan Fillion/d: James Gunn/Warner Brothers Pictures)
July 18, 2025
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) (Horror/with: Madelyn Cline, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jonah Hauer-King/d: Jennifer Kaylin Robinson/Sony Pictures Releasing)
The Smurfs Movie (Animation/with: Hannah Waddingham, Natasha Lyonne, Kurt Russell, Nick Offerman/d: Chris Miller/Paramount Pictures International)
July 25, 2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps(Fantasy/with: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach/d: Matt Shakman/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
August 1, 2025
The Bad Guys 2 (Animation/with: Zazie Beetz, Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Anthony Ramos/d: Pierre Perifel/Universal Pictures)
Beneath The Storm (Thriller/with: Djimon Hounsou, Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak/d: Tommy Wirkola/Columbia Pictures)
The Naked Gun (2025) (Comedy/with: Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Kevin Durand, Paul Walter Houser/d: Akiva Schaffer/d: Paramount Pictures)
August 8, 2025
Weapons (Horror/with: Josh Brolin, June DIane Raphael, Julia Garner, Austin Abrams/R/d: Zack Cregger/New Line Studios)
Freakier Friday (Family, with: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Chad Michael Murray, Stephen Tobolowsky/d: Nisha Ganatra/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
August 15, 2025
Nobody 2 (Action/with Bob Odenkirk, Sharon Stone, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd/d: Timo Tjahjanto/Universal Pictures International)
Animal Friends (Animation/with: Aubrey Plaza, Ryan Reynolds, Addison Rae, Jason Momoa/d: Peter Atencio/Sony Pictures Releasing
Mercy (Sci-Fi/with: Chris Pratt, Annabelle Wallis, Rebecca Ferguson, Noah Fearnley/R/d: Timur Bekmambetov/Amazon MGM Studios
August 22, 2025
Americana (CrimeThriller/with: Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Zahn McClarnon/110m/d: Tony Tost/Lionsgate)
Eden (Thriller/with: Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney/d: Ron Howard/Vertical)
August 29, 2025
The Toxic Avenger (2025) (Horror/With: Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Jacob Tremblay/NR/1h 42m/d: Macon Blair/Cineverse)
The War of the Roses (2025) (Comedy/with: Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon/d: Jay Roach/Spotlight)
Caught Stealing (CrimeThriller/with: Austin Butler, Vincent D'Onofrio, Liev Schreiber, Griffin Dunne/d: Darren Aronofsky/Sony)
September 2, 2025
The Conjuring: Last Rites (Horror/feat. Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ben Hardy, Mia Tomlinson/d: Michael Chaves/New Line Cinema)
September 9, 2025
Ella McCay (dramedy/with: Woody Harrelson, Rebecca Hall/d: James L. Brooks/20th Century Studios)
September 12, 2025
The Long Walk (Horror/with: Cooper Hoffman, Charlie Plummer, Judy Greer, Mark Hamill/d: Francis Lawrence/Lionsgate)
September 16, 2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Drama/With: Michelle Dockery, Raquel Cassidy, Joely Richardson, Dominic West/d: Simon Curtis/Focus Features)
September 19, 2025
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (Drama/with: Colin Farrell, Margot Robbie, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Hamish Linklater/d: Kogonada/Sony Pictures Releasing)
September 23, 2025
Him (Horror/with: Marlon Wayans, Julia Fox, Tim Heidecker, Tyriq Withers/d: Justin Tipping/Universal Pictures International)
September 26, 2025
One Battle Too Many (Thriller/with: Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall/d: Paul Thomas Anderson/Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Strangers: Chapter 2 (Horror/with: Gabriel Basso, Madelaine Petsch, Rachel Shenton, Richard Brake/R/d: Renny Halin/Lionsgate)
September 30, 2025
Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie (Animation/with: Laila Lockhart Kraner/d: Ryan Crego/Universal Pictures International)
October 3, 2025
Keeper (Horror/with: Tatiana Maslany, Rossif Sutherland/d: Oz Perkins/NEON)
The Smashing Machine (Drama/with: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt/d: Benny Safdie/A24)
Roofman(Crime Drama/with: Juno Temple, Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Peter Dinklage/d: Derek Cianfrance/Paramount Pictures)
October 14, 2025
Tron: Ares (Sci-Fi/Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Gillian Anderson, Jeff Bridges/d: Joachim Rønning/Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
October 21, 2025
After The Hunt (Thriller/with: Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield, Michael Stuhlbarg/d: Luca Guadagnino/Amazon MGM)
The Black Phone 2 (Horror/With: Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw/d: Scott Derrickson/Universal Studios)
Good Fortune (Action Comedy/with: Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Keke Palmer/R/d: Aziz Ansari/Lionsgate)
October 28, 2025
Mortal Kombat 2 (Action/with: Karl Urban, Hiroyuki Sanada, Adeline Rudolph, Tadanobu Asano/R/d: Simon McQuoid/Warner Brothers Pictures)
Regretting You (Drama/with: McKenna Grace, Mason Thames, Dave Franco, Allison Williams/d: Josh Boone/Paramount Pictures)
November 4, 2025
Bugonia (Sci-Fi/with: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons/d: Yorgos Lanthimos/Focus Features)
Predator: Badlands (Horror/with: Elle Fanning/d: Dan Trachtenberg/20th Century)
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t (Thriller/with: Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Lizzy Caplan/d: Ruben Fleischer/Lionsgate)
November 11, 2025
Wicked: For Good (Musical/with: Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande/d: Jon M. Chu/Universal Pictures)
The Running Man (2025) (Sci-Fi/with: Glen Powell, Katy O’Brian, Karl Glusman, Daniel Ezra/d: Edgar Wright/Paramount Pictures)
November 18, 2025
Zootopia 2 (Animation/with: Jason Bateman, Fortune Feimster, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ke Huy Quan/d: Jared Bush and Byron Howard/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
November 25, 2025
December 2, 2025
Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 (Horror/with: Matthew Lillard/Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio/Universal d: Emma Tammi/Pictures International)
December 9, 2025
December 16, 2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash (Fantasy/with: Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana, David Thewlis, Cliff Curtis/d: James Cameron/20th Century Studios)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants (Animation/with: Clancy Brown, Mark Hamill, Tom Kenny, Brian Doyle-Murray/d: Derek Drymon/Paramount Pictures)
December 25, 2025
Marty Supreme (Comedy/with: Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Fran Drescher, Odessa A'zion/d: Josh Safdie/A24)
Anaconda (Action-Horror/with: With: Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Daniela Melchior, Jack Waters/d: Tom Gormican/Sony Pictures Releasing)
The Housemaid (2025) (Thriller/with: Brandon Sklenar, Sydney Sweeney, Michele Morrone, Amanda Seyfried/d: Paul Feig/Lionsgate)