Justin Baldoni Produced Scarlett Johansson's New Movie? Yikes

For the record, we didn’t set out to post about Scarlett Johansson twice today. Dustin is an extremely hands-off boss (except when it comes to not letting me write about The Batman Part II obviously being canceled) and doesn’t give us marching orders. That said, when it’s revealed that Justin Baldoni produced ScarJo’s directorial debut, and she even commented on the weirdness of it all, my click-monkey hands are tied here. This situation practically has a gun to my head. (The Wrap)

The live-action He-Man movie is actually happening, but it feels like it’s an entire decade too late. (Lainey Gossip)

Ryan Murphy has finally cast his Carolyn Bessette and JFK Jr. (Celebitchy)

Trump gave golden visas to f*cking who now?! (Wonkette)

From Andrew: John Cena looks genuinely annoyed with the HBO MAX switch. (TikTok)

The next Game of Thrones spinoff is gonna be a little late. (Gizmodo)

Jordon Hudson quit her cheerleading squad for Bill Belichick. (Jezebel)

Remember that Taylor Sheridan movie about Angelina Jolie being a firefighter? The blank expression on your face doesn’t bode well for this news. (THR)

From Chris: If you haven’t tuned into the fantastic chaos that is Taskmaster Series 19, the first two episodes are up on YouTube. Jason Mantzoukas was born to tell Alex Horne, “Stop the timer, you asshole!” (YouTube)

ABC has notably not renewed Doctor Odyssey yet. (TVLine)

Elizabeth Olsen has joined Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac’s erotic vampire movie. If anyone needs me, I’ll be out back trying not to howl like a cartoon wolf. (Deadline)

Esmemoria calls James Baldwin “an American truth-teller,” and highly recommends his short book of essays, The Fire Next Time. “In Baldwin’s eyes, the only way forward is a clear-eyed understanding of reality, of what lies beneath that is true and difficult, to shed delusions. He is the absolute practitioner of this way of being and his great humanity and insight were a gift to the world.” Have you read James Baldwin? (Cannonball Read 17)

From Andrew:

I had to go over and check for myself that this one was real, but it is

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— Kieran Healy (@kjhealy.co) May 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM