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There’s an argument to be made that Superman is still the definitive comic book hero, but when it comes to movies, there isn’t a character more beloved than Batman. Batman has inspired more films than any other superhero character, and has become a highly sought after part for some of Hollywood’s greatest leading men. Although comic book films have faded in and out of popularity, it’s almost guaranteed that there will always be an upcoming film about Gotham’s caped crusader on the slate; in addition to the return of Robert Pattinson in The Batman: Part II, a new actor will be cast as Bruce Wayne in The Brave and the Bold, a new reboot set in James Gunn’s DCU. Many of the greatest Batman films are legitimate classics, and even the lesser entries in the franchise are at least worth discus...

NEED TO KNOW After releasing her single "Freak It" in July, Kim Petras dropped a self-funded music video for the party banger on Nov. 11The Grammy winner filmed the video during an actual night out clubbing in Paris"We just had an insane night," she tells PEOPLE of the shoot Kim Petras is ready to rage. Before pop star released a new music video for her single “Freak It” on Wednesday, Nov. 11, she chatted with PEOPLE about filming it in Paris — and her next era. Petras first released the track in July, but her friend and creative director-makeup artist Loftjet convinced her to shoot a self-funded video while she was overseas for Paris Fashion Week this fall. “It came together really last minute. My friends that I've met at parties and artists that I've met were like, ‘We're goin...

- Advertisement - ESPN is attempting to distancing itself from a controversial gaming company after several of its top on-air personalities promoted it on social media. According to Front Office Sports, sources tell the outlet that ESPN instructed Dan Orlovsky, Kendrick Perkins, Mina Kimes, and Laura Rutledge to end their marketing partnerships with Papaya Gaming, the company behind a popular solitaire app now facing a federal lawsuit. Papaya has been accused of falsely advertising games of skill and allegedly using “tailored bots to control the outcomes of tournaments,” according to court documents cited in the case. Mina Kimes, one of ESPN’s most visible NFL analysts, was the first to publicly sever ties over the weekend. In a candid apology on X, she called her involvement “a colo...

Robyn is back with a new single, "Dopamine" — and fans couldn't be more thrilled over her long-awaited return to music.The new single, which dropped on Wednesday alongside a music video featuring Robyn dancing alone as well as with her son, Tyko, is the Swedish singer's first in seven years. The song reunites Robyn with Klas Åhlund, her longtime collaborator, who also worked with her on songs like her 2010 hit "Dancing on My Own."The dance-y track "Dopamine" features lyrics like "I know it's just dopamine / But it feels so real to me / I'm tripping on our chemistry / It's firing up inside of me / I just need to know / That I'm not alone / I know it's just dopamine / But it feels so real to me."Fans love the new single. In the comments section of the music video, one wrote, "It's great of R...

Arc Raiders' use of AI tools continues to create divides in gaming. The CEO of its developer's parent company, Nexon, recently claimed that generative artificial intelligence tools are everywhere in game development — plenty of game developers say otherwise. Nexon CEO Junghun Lee recently told Japanese outlet Game*Spark (and translated by Automaton), "I think it’s important to assume that every game company is now using AI." Nexon's studios, like Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios, have been utilizing AI in development, with Lee saying, "AI has definitely improved efficiency in both game production and live service operations." He went on to ponder, "if everyone is working with the same or similar technologies, the real question becomes: how do you survive? I believe it’s important to...

After a somewhat rough 2024 for the genre, 2025 has bounced back and been a great year for superhero movies. While the last few years saw superhero films start to feel repetitive and a bit stale, this year managed to shake off the fatigue with a lineup that reminded us why we fell in love with the genre in the first place. Here are the best superhero movies of 2025. What are the best superhero movies of 2025? Though there haven’t been too many official releases from DC or the MCU, that’s not a bad thing. As the saying goes, less is more. Still, we got a surprisingly strong and varied lineup: from James Gunn’s long-awaited Superman, to a fantastically Fantastic Four, a new Captain America featuring the franchise’s new lead, the gritty Thunderbolts*, and an unassuming animated superher...

VALLEJO — Begin your 2nd Friday Art Walk tour in downtown Vallejo with dinner at Bambino’s to catch Vallejo’s own Earl "The Pearl" Stevens, also known as E-40’s dad, playing funky blues guitar. Then as Art Walk winds down, head over to the 4th Corner Speakeasy at the Red Men's Hall to hear the female led alt-punk band The Lipsmackers, whose original songs range from angry and angsty to funny and silly. The show will open with the Dream Tellers power trio playing favorite classic rock tunes and their own retro-flavored originals.Also during Art Walk, you can catch a gallery show held over from last week’s Vallejo Open Studios. The Vallejo Museum will host the Little Art Show’s “Reframed,” with 18 of the shows’ 36 artists present for a reception, and an artist talk at 6 p.m. “Refremed” focus...

Electronic Arts hopes investor-fueled deal will put it ahead in race for control of global AI gaming industry. Another mammoth deal involving artificial intelligence, this time in the global gaming arena, again reveals how investors positively glow when it comes to AI acquisitions and partnerships. Besides its multi-billion-dollar price tag, the proposed transaction is noteworthy for the make-up of the buyers, their intentions for the business, how a deal could impact competition, and how it might even – as some fear – threaten national security. In the proposed deal, Redwood City, Calif.-based Electronic Arts (EA) agreed to a $55 billion buyout led by Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, Silicon Valley’s big-tech private equity firm Silver Lake, and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (...

Colin Farrell is putting on the cloth for the action-thriller Ordained, a hot package that hit the town in recent weeks. Farrell is teaming with the Russo Bros.’ banner AGBO on Ordained, which is based on an upcoming comic book from publisher Bad Idea. Multiple studios and streamers are said to be in the mix for the project, according to sources. John Wick scribe Derek Kolstad was announced as writing the script last year and will produce, along with Bad Idea’s Dinesh Shamdasani and Benjamin Simpson. Farrell will star as Father Roy Craig, a priest who performs last rites on a mob boss who miraculously survives — but not before confessing his crimes to the father. Soon after, Father Roy finds himself targeted by hitmen, corrupt cops and gangsters — all sent by the mob boss who w...

Audio engineer marketplace EngineEars has launched a new distribution service, EngineEars Direct, which enables artists to upload music directly to all major digital service providers through its platform.The feature is powered by EMPIRE‘s white label distribution platform, Supply Chain.The new offering marks a significant expansion for EngineEars, which its founder, multiple Grammy-winning audio engineer Derek “MixedByAli” Ali, says represents the company entering “phase two” of its development.In a video introducing the new feature, EngineEars CEO Derek Ali said that when he launched the company, its “mission was simple: to build the music industry’s first true operating system for music creators”.EngineEars raised $7.5 million in seed funding in February 2024, led by VC firm Drive Capit...