Not a butthole, in case you were wondering.Image: Marvel
You may be packing your cushions to sit through Avengers: Endgame in theaters for an extra few minutes of content but how about hours of additional footage? Marvel has just released info on what you can expect once you get the cinematic monster at home.
We’ve got just about a month to wait until you can first watch the film in the comfort of your home. July 30 is when the climactic event film will land on Digital in HD, 4K, and Movies Anywhere. But a bit longer for the physical release, August 13 for 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and On-Demand.
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There’s just six deleted scenes listed in the press release which makes me wonder if one of them is the scene fans will be getting if they choose to pay to see the film in theaters again. Though of note, a nice Stan Lee tribute, special sections for Iron Man, Captain America, and Black Widow, plus...Bro Thor as they refer to him.
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And here’s the monster list of extras:
BONUS MATERIAL (may vary by retailer):
Digital Exclusive:
Steve and Peggy: One Last Dance – Explore Captain America and Peggy Carter’s bond, forged in moments from previous films that lead to a momentous choice in “Avengers: Endgame.”
Blu-ray & Digital:
Remembering Stan Lee – Filmmakers and cast honor the great Stan Lee in a fond look back at his MCU movie cameos.
Setting The Tone: Casting Robert Downey Jr. – Hear the tale of how Robert Downey Jr. was cast as Tony Stark in the original “Iron Man” — and launched the MCU.
A Man Out of Time: Creating Captain America – Trace the evolution of Captain America with those who helped shape the look, feel and character of this compelling hero.
Black Widow: Whatever It Takes – Follow Black Widow’s journey both within and outside the Avengers, including the challenges she faced and overcame along the way.
The Russo Brothers: Journey to Endgame – See how Anthony and Joe Russo met the challenge of helming two of the biggest films in cinematic history ... back-to-back!
The Women of the MCU – MCU women share what it was like to join forces for the first time in an epic battle scene — and be part of such a historic ensemble.
Bro Thor – His appearance has changed but his heroism remains! Go behind the scenes to see how Bro Thor was created.
Six Deleted Scenes – “Goji Berries,” “Bombs on Board,” “Suckiest Army in the Galaxy,” “You Used to Frickin’ Live Here,” “Tony and Howard” and “Avengers Take a Knee.”
Gag Reel – Laugh along with the cast in this epic collection of flubs, goofs and gaffes from set.
Visionary Intro - Intro by directors Joe and Anthony Russo.
Audio Commentary - Audio commentary by directors Anthony and Joe Russo, and writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.
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And here’s a new teaser video...in case you didn’t remember what happened in the movie.
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“We had a great table,” the 43-year-old former Yankee told the magazine. “We had Kylie [Jenner] and Kendall [Jenner]. Kylie was talking about Instagram and her lipstick, and how rich she is.”
Rodriguez’s comment caused a huge stir, prompting the 21-year-old makeup mogul to call him out on Twitter.
“Umm no i didn’t,” Kylie tweeted in response to one headline about A-Rod’s quip. “We only spoke about Game of Thrones.”
The MLB analyst saw the reality star’s tweet and felt compelled to clear the air.
“OMG that’s right @KylieJenner!! It was me talking about you and your makeup line and how much my girls love you,” he replied, adding, “#GOT #respect #alllove.”
The news that The Office is leaving Netflix is devastating viewers on the streaming service…and for good reason.
Netflix viewership data that was recently revealed indicate that the show is extremely popular on the site.
This data indicates the most-watched shows on the entire streaming service from the year 2018 (based on minutes watched). The information is very interesting as only two of these ten shows on this list are actually Netflix originals. The remaining eight shows are from cable networks and some have not been on the air in years.
It’s not often we get to see Netflix’s data, as they rarely reveal any information about viewership.
Click through the slideshow to see the most popular television shows on Netflix in 2018 and find out where The Office ranks…
Seward has been covering the royal family since the ’80s and has written over 20 books on the subject.
Meghan Markle's ring on her engagement day (left) and during Trooping the Colour (right). Reuters/Getty
“I find it a bit odd Meghan would want to alter a ring that her husband had especially designed for her,” Seward told Fabulous Digital on Tuesday. “A royal engagement ring is a piece of history not a bit of jewelry to be updated when it looks old fashioned.”
According to the outlet, eagle-eyed fans first noticed the ring underwent a makeover when the new mother attended Trooping the Colour alongside her husband, 34. The original ring had a thick gold band with three diamonds — two of which belonged to Harry’s mother, the late Princess Diana of Wales. The seemingly newer version has a thinner, “diamond-studded micro-pave gold band.”
The outlet also shared it’s not been confirmed why or when the ring changed. However, Markle was first spotted without it toward the end of her pregnancy.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex ride by carriage down the Mall during Trooping The Colour, the Queen's annual birthday parade, on June 08, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage)
During their official engagement interview, Harry revealed he designed the ring himself.
“The ring is obviously yellow gold because that’s her favorite and the main stone itself I sourced from Botswana and the little diamonds either side are from my mother’s jewelry collection, to make sure she’s with us on this crazy journey together,” Harry said at the time.
Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to Fabulous Digital’s request for comment.
Back in February of this year, Markle raised eyebrows when she was spotted in New York City for her lavish baby shower. A the time, Vanity Fair reported the festivities were organized by Serena Williams, who booked out the penthouse suite of the Upper East Side hotel The Mark.
Meghan Markle was accused of being a social climber before meeting Prince Harry. The Duchess of Sussex allegedly ghosted several of those close to her when she began dating her now-husband.
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The tennis pro reportedly covered the cost of the $75,000-a-night room bill. And while Markle was flown out to the U.S. on a private jet, which is estimated to have cost over $100,000, Vanity Fair noted that the plane belongs to one of her close friends in Toronto, who covered the cost as a present for the then-expecting royal.
At the time, Seward told Fox News that the one downside to the baby shower was how high profiled it was. She said Markle could have benefitted from a more top-secret affair to avoid ruthless paparazzi and backlash from the press.
“Baby showers are now regular events here in the UK as they are in the U.S.,” explained Seward. “Not everyone has them but almost. Certainly, the Duchess of Cambridge had one, but it was very private, and we had no idea who attended. I am pretty sure [Princess] Diana didn’t have one, as they were not so fashionable then, but I think Fergie did and the Countess of Wessex. They are, of course, an American invention, which has crept over here in the last 20-30 years. They are not considered in any way vulgar for members of the royal family to enjoy, just a nice way for friends to be able to say congratulations.
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, during a photocall with their newborn son, in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, Windsor, south England, on May 8, 2019. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP)
“It is a little unfortunate it was so high profile and she was seen flying in and out on a private jet. But it would have been privately funded and nothing to do with the British taxpayer, so I see no reason for her not to have fun and enjoy it all, which she obviously did.”
The 21-year-old makeup mogul and reality star took to Twitter to respond to comments Alex Rodriguez made about their conversation at the ball.
In an interview with Sports Illustrated published Tuesday, the former professional baseball player said he and Jenner were seated at the same table at the Met Gala in May.
"Kylie was talking about Instagram and her lipstick, and how rich she is," he told the sports magazine.
Not true, Jenner shot back on Twitter. She said they -- like nearly everyone else at the time -- were talking about the television show "Game of Thrones," which was nearing its series finale.
A-Rod later seemed to walk back the comment, saying in response to Jenner's tweet that he had been the one to talk about her makeup line.
Forbes magazine named Jenner, 21, the world's youngest self-made billionaire in March, putting her in the No. 23 spot on its 2019 list of America's Richest Self-Made Women. The magazine has estimated that Jenner's company, Kylie Cosmetics, is worth at least $900 million. She owns a 100% stake in the enterprise, Forbes has reported.
The designation, however, stirred up some drama because some argued that having a wealthy, famous family makes it hard for her to be "self-made."
Well, it’s official: The Office is leaving Netflix .
Michael Scott and the rest of Dunder Mifflin will be heading for another streaming service come January 2021.
By far the most popular show on Netflix in 2018, The Office was bound to leave the service eventually — or, at the very least, see some HUGE contract renegotiations.
The show’s departure had been rumored a few times before now, but were quickly debunked. Now word of the end date comes straight from Netflix itself:
We're sad that NBC has decided to take The Office back for its own streaming platform — but members can binge watch the show to their hearts' content ad-free on Netflix until January 2021
NBC backs this up with a press release here, saying that they plan to hold it for a “soon-to-be-launched streaming service” of their own. In other words: ‘yeah, it’s the most popular on-demand show on the Internet, of course we’re taking it back.’ (Or, to paraphrase Michael G. Scott: ‘Sometimes I start a [streaming service] and I don’t even know where it’s going. I just hope I find it along the way.’)
It’s been a good run. The Office has been on a more-or-less endless loop in our household for the past few years (though, admittedly, sometimes that loop restarts a few seasons before the actual end because, well, come on.)
On the upside, you’ve got well over a year to finish watching it, be it for the first time or the 81st. Will its departure make me sign up for yet-another-streaming service? Probably not. Will it make me just buy the whole damned thing outright on iTunes/Google Play/whatever so I can keep streaming it in the background until the end of time? That’s a bit more likely.
I can’t decide whether to end this with a Michael Scott “NOOOOOO” GIF or a Kelly Kapoor “Number one, how dare you?”, so imagine that the sentiment is something of a combination of the two.
The highest-browed superhero TV series ended on a low note for both characters and viewers last season. Last night’s Legion season three premiere—the final season—was a sort of recalibration to season one, where David is dealing with several mental health issues, and also everything else in the world is weird as hell, too. It’s a solid start…I just don’t know if that’s enough.
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The problem is, of course, David Haller’s (Dan Stevens) abominable sexual assault of Syd (Rachel Keller) in the season two finale. It remains to be seen how—and how much—Legion will handle this storyline going forward, and if it explores it with honesty, and with its victim as much as its main protagonist. I’m not particularly optimistic in this regard, but it’s certainly plausible that a showrunner of Noah Hawley’s caliber knows what he’s doing here.
The two previous season premieres have been packed with a wide assortment of nonsense bordering on gibberish, some of which turn out to have deeper meanings and ties to the overarching story being told. It rewards careful viewing and patience, so making any real determinations based on 45 minutes of screentime about what’s going to end up mattering by the end is a crap-shoot.
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Previously, it’s helped that David has been such a charismatic character, drawing us to him, and with him through the craziness until it started being rewarding. Now that he’s much less likable—and let’s not forget, he’s also still technically destined to destroy the world—getting through all that deliberate weirdness is more of a drag than it used to be. It also really doesn’t help that when we finally find David, he’s in charge of a cult of pregnant virgins and providing some kind of blue drug juice to keep them all happy. There are about a hundred explanations of what David is actually doing here, and after his heel turn last season, it definitely feels gross. I doubt he’s actually supposed to be something as reprehensible as the situation implies, but it’s a bad call to start him there.
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Honestly, the only reason I’m optimistic here is because of the new character Jia-Yi, who seems perplexed by what she sees, and not disgusted. More importantly, the main reason I cared about David here is because Jia-Yi cared about him. Jia-Yi is a wonderful addition to the cast, played by Lauren Tsai. She’s a newcomer, which gives the whole show that “fresh start” feeling as she slowly meets the characters and learns the narrative.
She’s also a time-traveler, who David lures using very Legion-y instructions (“Follow the yellow bus; don’t trust the mustache.”) because he wants a time traveler to fix things—not his past mistakes with Syd, but with Amahl Farouk (Navid Negahban), who somehow crawled his way into David’s head when he was a baby, and Charles Xavier (who will eventually played by Harry Lloyd, a.k.a. Game of Thrones’ Viserys), David’s dad, who fought and defeated Farouk, but somehow failed to protect his son. That’s the source of his problems, he reasons, seemingly trying to push that “unpleasantness” with Syd under the proverbial rug. Then a Division 3 strike team led by both Farouk and Syd take out everyone in his compound, and Syd shoots down David herself.
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But…time travel.
Jia-Yi creates a door to enter the timestream, which looks like a curving hallway, very on brand for Legion. As a narrator explains time travel rules—don’t come back too soon, don’t go back too far, don’t go back too often to the same time or you’ll wake up the demon—Jia-Yi, now calling herself Switch (no, not that one), after she’s dubbed such by the blissed-out Cisco Ramon of the commune, travels back an hour or so to warn David of the attack. It takes some convincing, but once the attack starts he’s ready...until someone cuts off his arm with a samurai sword and Syd shoots him in the chest again, killing him. So Switch pops into another stream, into...a pleasant garden, where Farouk awaits.
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It’s certainly a look.Photo: FX
It’s mostly a get-to-know-you chat, and Switch escapes, at which point Farouk tells the others at Division 3 that David now has a time traveler pal and will be tougher to catch. Yes, Farouk is now a full-fledged member of the team, alongside Sid, Cary (Bill Irwin) and Kerry (Amber Midthunder), Barry (Hamish Linklater), and a robot that Cary built that looks exactly like the sort of deceased Ptonomy (Jeremie Harris) who is still Mainframe, the computer which is the heart of Division 3. Yes, it seems like a supremely bad idea to keep Farouk on the team, but on the other hand, he’s the only person who can really stand a chance against David’s powers. Also, Farouk did zap everyone with a bit of mind control at the end of last seasons, which is probably still holding firm. He is, after all, a pretty bad dude.
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And yet, so amiable! After his run-in with Switch, it’s still two hours til the attack, and he asks Syd not to go on the mission. Syd explains she’s not in love with David anymore and this is just a job. But Farouk explains, “Revenge is not a job.” He also states, “Love must be turned into another emotion,” which I genuinely love—exactly like matter cannot be destroyed, only changed in form. Syd’s passion has turned to a deep desire to see David dead, but Farouk doesn’t change her mind about the mission, at least. She’s with the team when they land—at which point David teleports his whole commune away, house and all. Switch got to him in time. The end!
There’s enough good stuff in there that I’m looking forward to watching play out over the season, and it’s mainly Jai-Yi-related. How did she develop her time travel powers? Why did her father only visit her via remote TV access? Why does her dad own so many robots, and why does Jia-Yi hate them so much? (Jia-Yi tells Farouk she’s helping David and not him because David is a man and he’s a robot is weird but definitely interesting, so I expect much more robotics going on in the future. Plus, robot Ptonomy!)
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But there are a few others: What was up with Scottish David hanging out in Cult Leader David’s backroom? What’s the deal with the “first” tattoo on Syd’s wrist? And what are the plans for the Blue Drug Juice? Dude was making a lot. I’m definitely intrigued, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. I can easily see this show taking another bad turn, and few more after that. But I certainly hope not, and I think there is some reason to hope. Here’s what Hawley told the Hollywood Reporter about season three:
“‘What the show is following is this cycle of mental illness. We met David [Dan Stevens] who had been at his lowest point and tried to kill himself, then he meets Syd [Rachel Keller] and he gets balanced out. He’s on his meds. He gets out and everything’s going great for a while, and he thinks maybe I don’t need these meds. He goes off the meds and spirals down, which is where we find him now,’ Hawley said. ‘The question now is can he get back to some kind of good place, or is he gone for good?’”
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That’s a good story to tell, and part of recovery is accepting that you’ve hurt the ones you love, and how you need to do your best to atone for that hurt, according to their needs, not yours. That’s a very good story to tell, and I hope it’s the one Legion’s final season is about to tell.
Assorted Musings:
Lenny, the Breakfast Queen, Froster of Flakes, first of her name.
Switch is indeed a Marvel comics mutant. He’s a dude. Anyone who gets upset over Switch getting a gender change for the character’s TV debut depresses me immensely. He also has different powers than this version.
Cary has developed collars that hide people’s minds from David, which is why they were able to get in a sneak attack. I imagine they’ll be wearing those every minute of every day forever. I sure would.
I know Legion has never been afraid to get silly, but I laughed every single time the tactical assault team pulled out a giant hook to grab that guy. Every. Single. Time.
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