‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Is Probably Getting Bumped to January

It’s been whispered for a while now, but Sony is reportedly getting ready to pull the trigger on bumping Venom: Let There Be Carnage into January. Whether the rest of the fall movie season follows suit will be some interesting-ass sh*t. (Vulture)

Olivia Rodrigo drops surprise music video for “brutal.” (Lainey Gossip)

Spike Lee has questions about 9/11, and yup, it involves the temperature required to melt steel beams. Goddammit. (Dlisted)

John Cleese is doing a docuseries on cancel cul— PASS. (Celebitchy)

A look back at #Idiocracy on its 15th anniversary: not the future comedy we wanted, but the future comedy we deserved https://t.co/J1KPuOgiDK

— Vince Mancini (@VinceMancini) August 23, 2021

From Jen: To be filed under depressing news that’s making me rethink buying the super cute tote bag my local bookstore designed. Sigh. (NYT)

A bunch of idiots tried to come for the FDA approving the Pfizer vaccine by bringing up thalidomide, which is exceptionally stupid considering thalidomide is a sterling example of the FDA doing its due diligence by not approving a dangerous drug. (AP)

Roblox is struggling to moderate recreations of what now? (The Verge)

From Roxana: Journalism infighting, baby!

How's this for a statement? WaPoFood and its writers and editors had nothing to do with the Gene Weingarten column, which was for the Post Magazine and edited by that team. https://t.co/RmUIFNdwcb

— Post Food (@WaPoFood) August 24, 2021

Kanye West is just “YE” now, legally. (Variety)

Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista are planning a buddy cop movie, because who’s going to stop them? (AV Club)

Jake Gyllenhaal has entered the Robert Kirkman universe. (Deadline)

Emmalita was delighted to get her hands on an advance copy of Penny Aimes’s debut, which is set in her hometown, Austin. She was even more excited to meet the author for coffee last week (vaccinated, masked, and outdoors). "For the Love of April French…is an unusual romance, and not because the author and main character are trans women." Do you know your hometown authors? (Cannonball Read 13)

@ITYSL_memes @ITYSL pic.twitter.com/xNkdYjAKvZ

— rolo (@rolotony__) August 24, 2021