https://screenrant.com The best movie and TV editorials, features, and lists from the entertainment experts at Screen Rant. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:55:27 GMT en-US hourly 60 The Sopranos has one of the most divisive TV finales of all time, and while it's confirmed that Tony Soprano dies after the final scene fades to black, a new theory puts this infamous moment in a new light. While Tony's fate at the end of The Sopranos season 6 has been confirmed, there are still questions about who actually kills him. Given Tony's place in the mafia and his increasingly hostile business dealings, it's not all that surprising that someone puts a hit on him. And one theory reveals that Tony was betrayed in The Sopranos season 6, leading to his inevitable demise.

]]> Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:55:27 GMT https://screenrant.com/the-sopranos-season-6-paulie-walnuts-betrayed-tony-theory/ A common Squid Game theory could be proven correct in season 2 and would allow the series to expand beyond its South Korea setting. The entirety of the Netflix show's first season was set within this country, but several characters were presumably born and raised elsewhere—most notably the VIPs, who traveled to Korea to watch Oh Il-nam's brutal competition. It was through these wealthy observers that a popular Squid Game theory gained some traction, and the idea behind it could mean an opportunity for new settings going forward.

]]> Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:50:14 GMT https://screenrant.com/squid-game-theory-netflix-expand-beyond-south-korea/ The original John Wick movie feels quite different nowadays, especially in comparison to its multiple sequels. The first John Wick was released back in 2014 and wasn't initially expected to turn into the highly profitable Keanu Reeves action shoot-em-up franchise that it is today. The film quickly became an instant cult classic and would become the impressive first installment of a billion-dollar box office franchise after just four movies.

]]> Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:20:14 GMT https://screenrant.com/john-wick-first-movie-different-after-sequels/ Although Hobbs & Shaw was a hit spinoff from the Fast & Furious franchise, Hobbs & Shaw 2 still has yet to come to fruition. 2019's Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw stars Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham as mismatched special-ops mercenaries Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw, respectively, who reluctantly team up to take down a cybernetically enhanced terrorist. The pair had been introduced separately in the Fast & Furious movies before they joined forces in a subplot of The Fate of the Furious.

]]> Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:00:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/hobbs-shaw-2-everything-we-know/ Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin) and Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) are one of the best couples on Stranger Things, and it all started with a high score on Dig Dug. While the main focus of the Netflix sci-fi thriller may be fighting monsters from other dimensions, many romantic connections form on Stranger Things, and Lucas and Max are no exception. Though they may not share that much screen time as an actual couple themselves, the build-up and fallout of their relationship are just as significant as the time they spend together.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:50:15 GMT https://screenrant.com/stranger-things-lucas-max-relationship-timeline/ The Lord of the Rings movies saw Aragorn and Arwen's romance and relationship take some twists and turns before they ultimately found their happily ever after. Of course, their story is significantly different than in the Lord of the Rings books, where Arwen was a far less prevalent character. Peter Jackson added several more trials and tribulations for the future King and Queen of Gondor to work through before they could be together, and almost none of this was included in Tolkien's works. Ultimately, this helped to make Aragorn and Arwen's relationship timeline more interesting throughout the Lord of the Rings movies.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:35:15 GMT https://screenrant.com/lord-of-the-rings-aragorn-arwen-relationship-timeline/ When Cate Blanchett won her very first Academy Award in 2005, she set an Oscars record that has yet to be matched by any other actor. A phenomenal talent, the Australian actor has starred in countless acclaimed films and has been recognized widely by the Academy. She received her first Oscar nomination in 1999 for Best Supporting Actress for the titular role of Queen Elizabeth I in Shekhar Kapur's biographical period drama Elizabeth. She was nominated again for the same role in the sequel, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, in 2008.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:20:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/oscars-cate-blanchett-katharine-hepburn-real-life-winner/ Anyone who is familiar with overly explicit anime might find more than a few similarities between them and the premise in Crunchyroll's Domestic Girlfriend series. In fact, the series' earlier episodes will likely have many first-time viewers questioning what exactly an anime like this is doing on the streaming platform.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/romance-anime-tests-crunchyroll-limits-comically-inappropriate-premise/ The latest update for Michael B. Jordan and Creed 4 means the franchise is breaking an eight-year trend. Michael B. Jordan took on an elevated role in regard to the Creed franchise with the third installment. Not only was it the first movie not to include Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa and his shadow over Adonis Creed, but the sequel served as the directorial debut for Michael B. Jordan. This mark was not specific to the franchise itself, as Creed III was the first movie that the franchise star directed in his entire career. It has now been confirmed that Michael B. Jordan is directing Creed 4 as well.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/creed-4-michael-b-jordan-director-not-change/ While The Shawshank Redemption’s ending is famously perfect, the moment could have been ruined if it wasn't for Morgan Freeman’s intervention. Based on Stephen King’s short story “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption,” director Frank Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption is frequently singled out as one of the best screen adaptations of the author’s work. Despite King’s fearsome reputation as a horror scribe, The Shawshank Redemption is an atypically uplifting story about a pair of inmates who forge a deep friendship during their lengthy sentences in the eponymous prison. Red and Andy’s bond ensured that what could have been a brutally bleak story became a moving, redemptive tale.

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