Marvel Wants 'Thunderbolts' Director Jake Schreier To Tackle 'X-Men'

You can tell Marvel is very pleased with Jake Schreier delivering a much-needed hit with Thunderbolts* because the studio is moving as fast as it can to lock him down for the MCU’s version of the X-Men that I feel like we’ve been talking about for 100 years. (Deadline)

Putting Margaret Qualley and Aubrey Plaza together is brilliant. (Lainey Gossip)

Amal Clooney might be banned from entering the U.S. (Celebitchy)

What nonsense does Trump’s “wellness influencer” surgeon general nominee want to sell us? (Wonkette)

K-2S0’s Andor origin story was almost a standalone horror episode. (EW)

Did Elmo really get laid off? (Rolling Stone)

Give me an Entourage-type series about a young Charlie Cox, Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield, and Jamie Dornan living in Venice Beach. (THR)

Rockstar swears the new GTA VI trailer is equal parts gameplay and cut scenes. (The Verge)

Bill Gates is dragging Elon Musk again. (Mediaite)

Somehow, Nate Bargatze has Darth Vader’s watch. (The Wrap)

Unpainted Huffhines highly recommends A Fever in the Heartland as a well-told tale of history repeating itself. “[Timothy] Egan clearly explains the economic and demographic reasons that the Klan was able to have such an awful presence in Indiana communities.” Which books do you think shed light on our current moment in time? (Cannonball Read 17)

new pope!

*crowd goes wild*

American pope!

*crowd boos*

woke for an American!

*crowd goes wild*

bad on protecting abusive priests!

*crowd boos*

hates JD Vance!

*crowd goes wild*

— Micah (@rincewind.run) May 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM