Saturday, May 31, 2025
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - GAMERSlife-UNR
Friday, May 30, 2025
John Wick 🤝 Taro Sakamoto-UNR
Infamous 4 idea-UNR
I've been replaying the Infamous series recently (Just replayed Second Son after buying it on sale) and it's got me thinking about what Infamous 4 could look like. Sucker Punch wrote themselves into a corner with Infamous 2's good ending that a lot of fans would agree they failed to write their way out of with Second Son. But seeing as Infamous 1 already introduced time travel and alternate timelines into the setting, why not use these concepts to make a canon continuation of I2's evil ending?
A story where, sometime after the events of Second Son, Delsin absorbs time travel powers like Kessler's, accidentally travels to the "evil Cole" timeline and joins a resistance against him. Then pick it up 10 years later with Delsin on the run after the resistance failed to stop Cole (who has become a reclusive Colonel Kurtz figure) and his army of Conduits from taking over America. Delsin is then recruited by the remnants of the resistance (or maybe the government?) to hunt Cole down, and absorb his powers and memories to stop the end of the world.
I think this idea fits the modern PlayStation Studios house style of serious dramatic storytelling (and differentiates it tonally from Spider-Man). I know it's corny, but I'm imagining older Cole being played by Norman Reedus (he's got the voice, the attitude, and even looks like Cole without his Daryl Dixon hair), and older Delsin recast with a Native American actor like Chaske Spencer. Feel free to roast me if you think these ideas suck.
Thursday, May 29, 2025
I saw Ballerina !-UNR
First of all don't worry, spoilers will be hidden, in the post as well as in comments !
I was at the Paris premiere on May 28th, with Ana de Armas and Len Wiseman.
And Ballerina is a really good movie ! I would give it a 8/10.
Don't go see it expecting it to be John Wick 4.5, it is not. It's a movie from the world of Wick, with the usual codes, fights, and all the elements that makes John Wick movies good as they are, but it's not a John Wick, it's a spin off. A REALLY good one, but a spin-off.
The fights are really great, we get to see a liiiitle bit more of how the Underworld works(a scene in Winston office where he gets informations, I find it so simple but so great), and as always, the musics are incredible.
However, there's some downsides : the story is ok, nothing spectacular but not boring, except for one thing. That thing being, in the middle of the film, Eve finds out about her sister, who works with the main antagonist, and it really feels kinda pushed on us, the film want us to feel bad for the sister. But we saw her a total of 40 seconds before this, and she dies litteraly mid-sentence while trying to recruit Eve. And I find that really unecessary, at least for me. Also, the very drama that is used with the character of Eve, meaning the death of her father who was part of the main antagonist organization, is litteraly used the exact same way for the character of Norman Reedus, and I think it's kind of a waste.
We also see some kind of rythm problems, sometimes the movie is too slow, especially in the last part, and I think it could be related to the production hell the film had to endure. Last thing that is a very dark point for me : there's a MASSIVE lore hole that will need to be adressed in the future.This hole being WHY THE HELL JOHN WICK HELPED THE RUSKA ROMA ??? The film was announced to be after John Wick 3, and in the movie, they LITTERALY added a scene where Eve listen through the door when John got his ticket torn by the Director, meaning he was DONE with the Ruska Roma, at least until John Wick 4. HOWEVER, the film also specifically say that when John is sent to kill Eve, it's more than 2 MONTHS after he came to the theater of the Ruska Roma, so more than 2 months after the battle of the Continental and his rescue by the Bowery King ! So my question still stands : WHY THE HELL JOHN ANSWERED THE CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR ?? It needs to be adressed in a future movie or the "Under the High Table" TV show, because the Director just HAD to promise John something in order to make him say yes but right now we have no fucking answer and it drives me crazy that there's just a hole like that
Overall it's a really good movie, we got another banger from LeCastleVania, the famous club scene is SO good, and we got some callbacks from some of the most famous kills throughout the saga !We got another kill with a thrown axe, simply marvelous !This movie is also Lance Reddick final appearance, and he leaves us with a very good final note.
I truly hope this movie will do great numbers, because I want to see a Ballerina 2, with less production problems and a better story, but I kinda get a feeling that press will be harsh with the movie, because, as I said, I suspect they will treat it as a John Wick 4.5, and not a dedicated spin-off. But we'll see
The Walking Dead - Daryl Dixon arriva in Italia: dove vederla in tv e in streaming-UNR
Scoprite dove e da quando sarà possibile vedere in Italia, in televisione e in streaming, l'attesa serie tv di The Walking Dead.
Finalmente la serie spin-off The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon , con protagonista l'amato attore Norman Reedus , è pronta a fare il suo esordio assoluto in Italia, dove sarà disponibile in tv e in streaming tra pochissimi giorni.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
I'm really interested seeing the performances in this game, since they have the experience from the first game-UNR
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?