This is a great piece of casting! <p><strong>The Background</strong>: Erik Swann is a Senior Content Producer at CinemaBlend. He began working with the publication in 2020 when he was hired as Weekend Editor. Today, he continues to write, edit and handle social media responsibilities over the weekend. On weekdays, he also writes TV and movie-related news and helps out with editing and social media as needed. He graduated from the University of Maryland, where he received a degree in Broadcast Journalism. After shifting into multi-platform journalism, he started working as a freelance writer and editor before joining CB. During his time with the site, he's been able to cover some excellent TV shows and films and interview some wonderful stars.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>What He's Into</strong>: Erik is a superhero fan, and his love for comic books began after he first watched Batman: The Animated Series as a child. He also enjoys comedies, action/adventure flicks, dramas and science fiction. He has a love for sports as well, particularly professional basketball. Though he's a Maryland/Washington D.C. native, he roots for the Boston Celtics. Some of his all-time favorite TV shows are BTAS, Breaking Bad, Sanford and Son, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Better Call Saul and Atlanta. And when it comes to movies, Beverly Hills Cop, A Raisin in the Sun, Toy Story, Iron Man, Star Wars, and Wall Street are among his favorites. He also enjoys a good pizza (preferably with pepperoni and mushrooms) while he's watching entertaining films and TV series.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>What He's Excited About Right Now</strong>: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Reservation Dogs Season 3, Ahsoka, Loki Season 2, Invincible Season 2, Next Goal Wins and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.</p>

Queue The Hunger Games whistle.

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The gang from Jackass has suffered some terrible injuries over the last two-plus decades, but this is definitely extreme.

Jason Momoa revealed he’ll be sharing some scenes with Charlize Theron’s Cipher in Fast & Furious 10.

Wait, the Dinosaurs in Jurassic World: Dominion aren't real?

Jackass newcomer Rachel Wolfson opens up about what she would and wouldn't do in Jackass Forever.

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Newcomer Iman Vellani has landed the lead role in the Ms. Marvel series heating up at Marvel and Disney+, Collider has confirmed. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Bad Boys for Life) have been tapped to direct multiple episodes, with others to be directed by Oscar-winning documentarian Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Saving Face) and Meera Menon (The Punisher). The show hails from head writer Bisha K. Ali. Ms. Marvel follows Kamala Khan, a Pakistani American teen from New Jersey who is poised to become Marvel's first onscreen Muslim hero. Not only is the character getting her own Disney+ series, …

Guess I have to memorize the Litany Against Fear now, don't I?

The If The Beale Street Could Talk actress talks about working with closely with an action icon.

A Quiet Place came out of nowhere in 2018 to deliver one of the most tense, well-crafted, and original horror story in years. Now, later this month, the highly anticipated sequel, A Quiet Place Part II, will take to the big screen to see if it can one-up the first film or, at the very least, continue the franchise's crowd-pleasing performance. Early reactions indicate that director John Krasinski's sequel is just as "nerve-racking, anxiety-inducing, and theater-partner-shushing" as the original. But while Krasinski returns to the director's chair for this one, …

Newcomer Moses Ingram has been cast alongside Denzel Washington and Corey Hawkins in Joel Coen‘s adaptation of William Shakespeare‘s Macbeth, Collider has exclusively learned. Washington will play the title character, while two-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand will co-star as Lady Macbeth. Elsewhere, Hawkins will play Macduff, and Emmy winner Brendan Gleeson will play King Duncan in the A24 movie, which is being produced by Scott Rudin. Coen is directing from his own original screenplay, and Macbeth will mark his first time not working alongside his brother, Ethan Coen, with whom he shares four Oscars. Production is …

There's a new player controlling The Rock's Smolder Bravestone in Jumanji: The Next Level.

A host of new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker images have been revealed, offering a look at returning favorites and new faces alike. There’s Rey (Daisy Ridley) doing some lightsaber training, Poe (Oscar Isaac) commanding a squad that includes Finn (John Boyega) and Rose (Kelly Marie Tran), and a scarred-up Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) looking quite dashing. But we also get a first look at Oscar-nominated actor Richard E. Grant’s new character First Order Allegiant General Pryde, and another new look at Naomi Ackie’s new character Jannah, who appears to have a story linked …