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The turn of the century was a hell of a time to be a part of. Those of you who remember being there to see the best 2000s movies hit theaters for the first time would know, and so does actor Ryan Reynolds. The star of the upcoming Marvel movie Deadpool & Wolverine came up in the industry around that time – so it’s not altogether surprising that wife Blake Lively would have fun referencing a callback to an Avril Lavigne song from that era. And that’s something that the Canadian pop singer took notice of when it…

It was basically a foregone conclusion that Marvel’s animated What If...? series would return to Disney Plus with even more stories from far far corners of Marvel’s ever-expanding cinematic universe. But the show’s new season 2 trailer also makes it seem like its next chapter is going to jack directly into the big multiverse moment that most of the studio’s recent live-action films and series have become entangled in, which suggests some interesting things about the future.Though tinkering with people’s lives in season 1…

This article contains spoilers for Secret Invasion episode 3. Now at its halfway point, Secret Invasion is starting to properly reveal just how instrumental the Skrulls have been in the composition of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it. The web of intell the shapeshifters have provided to Fury over the past three decades almost surely had direct consequences in the creation of the Avengers, and an Easter egg in the latest episode of the show proves it. Observant fans picked up on the reference immediately from…

Salma Hayek Would Have Played Trinity Opposite Keanu Reeves’ Neo In The Matrix Series But Didn’t Get A Callback For This Reason – Find Out (Picture Credit: Wikimedia, IMDB & Movie Poster) Salma Hayek is among the Hollywood A-listers who enjoy a fanbase of millions. The actress has proved her acting mettle with various roles in different genres for years. While she has done a fantastic job in every movie she was a part of, she did miss out on one bagging the lead role in one of the most successful film franchises,…

Images via Marvel Studios/Warner Bros. Pictures Warning: This article contains a major spoiler for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. James Gunn‘s filmmaking career has taken some wild turns over the decades. Who would’ve guessed that someone who got their first credited writing gig on schlocky Shakespeare spoof Tromeo and Juliet (1996) would end up the co-CEO of DC Studios? In a weird way, the writer/director/producer probably has the live-action Scooby-Doo movies of the early 00s to thank for his rise through…

Image via Lionsgate Movies Rachel Zegler sure knows how to capture fans’ hearts with one simple bow. In the first trailer for The Hunter Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, fans were immediately starstruck by the most impressive nod to the original installments. The first glimpse into the highly anticipated backstory of the ruthless Coriolanuswe Snow was released only a few hours ago, and fans are already pointing out the obvious callback to the 75th edition of the Hunger Games. Much to everyone’s delight,…

Instagram this week rolled out a new feature to users they are calling “Notes,” a way for users to leave a sort of status update – or Away Message – to their followers or to their Close Friends. How it works When you open your Instagram DMs, you’ll now see a linear line of Notes that you can scroll through from your followers, or anyone who has put you in their Close Friends list.  Instagram ‘Notes’ According to Instagram’s press release: We’re beginning to roll out Notes, a new way to share your thoughts and…

Pokémon Violet and Scarlet may be a radical reinvention of the Pokémon formula, but they still pay tribute to past games. In particular, the Paldea region includes a few callbacks to Pokémon Red and Blue that are sure to make fans nostalgic. The most notable reference comes in Alfornada, a town nestled on top of a mountain in the southwest corner of Paldea. This is where players will fight the game’s psychic gym, which is intended to be one of its latest game challenges. It’s one of the game’s smaller towns, but its…

Paddington Bear has shared a moving callback to his “cute” platinum jubilee scene with Queen Elizabeth II, following her death.On Thursday (8 September), Buckingham Palace announced the Queen had died peacefully at Balmoral, aged 96.The world of entertainment shared tributes to the monarch, and one came in the form of the fictional bear she shared the screen with just three months ago at the Platinum Party at the Palace.During the BBC event, a pre-recorded segment was shown to viewers in which the Queen herself acted…

Netflix has shared an amusing callback to the 2020 film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga following this year’s Eurovision final.The event saw the UK achieve its best result since 1998, with Sam Ryder’s “Space Man” ultimately finishing in second place.One day after the event, the official Netflix account shared a still from the Eurovision comedy film, which starred Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams. The image is taken from a scene which originally went viral a year ago after fans claimed that the film had…