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Rhea Ripley on being the new WWE 2K24 cover star

Video: Rhea Ripley on being the new WWE 2K24 cover starRhea Ripley on being the new WWE 2K24 cover starWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerAustralia's Demi Bennet, more widely known as Rhea Ripley, is one of the newest faces of WWE 2K. She tells 9news.com.au the news of her making the WWE 2K24 video game cover came as a massive surprise.February 2, 2024 — 1.13pm Video: Rhea Ripley on being…

James Cameron’s Aliens Is Getting Its Own Marvel What If…?

We already knew the world of Alien was returning both on TV and at the movies. But now, it’s returning to the world of comics too, in a very unexpected way. Marvel just announced that Aliens, James Cameron’s 1986 sequel, is getting a five-issue “What If...?” spin-off focusing on Carter Burke, the evil company man played by Paul Reiser. The question: what if Carter Burke survived?'This is the Best Film I’ve Seen in My Life'Reiser himself returns as one of the series’ writers, along with his son Leon Reiser, as well as Adam…

Netflix’s Ripley seems ready to salt and burn the Earth in new trailer

Whether it’s from reading Patricia Highsmith’s original 1955 novel, or seeing any of the films inspired by it, we’re all familiar with at least some of the beats from The Talented Mr. Ripley. But even if you’ve been a fan of all the past Ripley adaptations, Netflix’s new series from writer / director Steven Zaillian looks like it’s going to be something inspired.Set in 1960s New York City, and cities across Italy, Ripley tells the tale of Tom (Andrew Scott), a talented and cunning man whose relatively ordinary life starts…

Andrew Scott Stars in First Teaser for Netflix Series ‘Ripley’

Netflix has released the first official teaser for their upcoming suspense series Ripley, starring All of Us Strangers‘ Andrew Scott. Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Zaillian, the series follows Tom Ripley (Scott) as a New York grifter in the early 1960s. When a wealthy man pays him to venture to Italy and persuade his son to come home, deceit, fraud, and murder quickly follow. The black and white-toned teaser leaves much to the imagination, flashing images of a typewriter, a rotary phone, a staircase, and…

Set Between Alien & Aliens

The Queen Alien from Aliens. Image: FoxWhen Ellen Ripley said “Get away from her, you bitch,” she apparently wasn’t talking about the latest Alien movie. Turns out, Fede Alvarez’s 2024 Alien movie is actually much, much closer to the originals than anyone could’ve guessed.Like It or Not, Your Doctor Will Use AI | AI UnlockedRumored to be called Alien: Romulus, and currently scheduled for release on August 16, 2024, the film stars Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla, Pacific Rim Uprising) and Isabela Merced, and that’s kind of

Loving Highsmith review – Ripley author tribute soft-pedals writer’s nasty side | Film

Here is a documentary about the love affairs of Patricia Highsmith, the author of Strangers on a Train and the Ripley series. These inspired hit movies from directors including Hitchcock, René Clément and Anthony Minghella, which cemented her reputation and bestseller-income and subsidised her elegant European wanderings and encounters; from this film, directed by Eva Vitija, I learned that Highsmith wrote journals in French, German and Spanish.It is certainly a heartfelt tribute, with some interesting interviews with…

Our 30 Fave Sci-Fi Christmas Ornaments

This ornament is definitely not a piece of junk.Photo: io9/Germain LussierWhen we bought a second tree, it was officially a problem. I’ve loved sci-fi and pop culture my entire life. So, when I was young, my mom started taking me to Hallmark each year to buy a few of the latest Keepsake ornaments. Even after I moved out, each year I’d give her a list and that year’s ornaments were part of my Christmas presents. Sadly, my mom passed away in 2020 but our tradition for pop culture Christmas ornaments continues. In fact, it