Less (E)than Jake

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[Less (E)than Jake @etayscha]

You might be able to defeat me in sports—BUT CAN YOU DEFEAT ME AT A CHILDREN'S CARD GAME?!

[davey @jerseyh0mo]

The United States doesn’t even believe teeth should be part of a health plan lmao

[troy bond jr (grand admiral) @TroyHasEbola]

Jesus Christ do you understand how important this is

[frostzy @lmkifiwin]

> be Disney
> spend $165 million and 7 years making a new Star Wars movie
> first one in theaters in 7 years
> open it on Memorial Day with 4,300 theaters and the entire Lucasfilm marketing machine
> take #1 for the weekend. finally
> then Monday comes
> lose to Obsession
> lose to Obsession again Tuesday
> lose to Obsession again Wednesday
> Obsession is a horror movie made for under $1 million
> it went UP 39% in its second weekend. yours opened below Solo
> a movie that cost less than your craft services budget just retook #1

you brought Star Wars back to theaters after 7 years. it got out-grossed on a Wednesday by a wish-granting toy from a movie 200 times cheaper.

[Less (E)than Jake @etayscha]

I legitimately thought this was a promo for S3 of Daredevil.

[Wade Plemons @WadePlem]

He looks like Kingpin 💀

[meme bastard 🍕 @mask_bastard]

somebody posted a woman reacting to the thing on discord and I can’t stop laughing 🤣🤣

[Ceaser Wrestling @CeaserWrestles]

Some of the most disgusting FACTS about the recent WWE talent releases:

ZOEY STARK: Tore her ACL, MCL & meniscus in May 2025 ( just got cleared to return, then released while still recovering.)

ZELINA VEGA & ALEISTER BLACK: Teased as secret allies in Randy Orton’s storyline heading into Mania… plans scrapped after Pat McAfee involvement but both cut shortly after.

KAIRI SANE: Deep in a major storyline with Asuka & Iyo Sky, building to a big babyface turn but released with no payoff.

WYATT SICKS: Entire faction (Bo Dallas & crew) created as a tribute to the late Bray Wyatt but all were released.

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

A man in India says he made thousands of dollars scamming 'super dumb' MAGA fans with a fake AI influencer named 'Emily Hart'

• Helped pay for his medical school

• Instagram's algorithm would blow up his fake content daily

• Tried a liberal version but it didn't work

“Democrats know that it’s AI slop ... The MAGA crowd is made up of dumb people ... super dumb people. And they fall for it"

(via @WIRED)

[Less (E)than Jake @etayscha]

Daredevil Born Again S2E5 proves that the original formula works. Not just the nostalgia from the old series, but making it a one to one page turner with color dynamics, tone, and symbolism to tell stories. This is what it means to be a comic book tv show.

[Wesley Burt @wesburt]

the irony of having a one-on-one HR layoff meeting in the conference room with my Loki mural on it

[𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙤 🇮🇨 @pargoblues]

A video of reentry, this is one of the coolest things my eyes have ever witnessed

[BuBBliK @k1rallik]

NICKELODEON WAS HACKED AND THE AVATAR: AANG MOVIE GOT STOLEN - 6 MONTHS BEFORE RELEASE

a hacker group broke in overnight.
stole the full finished film.
then posted 2 clips on Twitter to prove they have everything.
Paramount has said absolutely nothing.

> The movie took 6 years to make.
> Was supposed to hit theaters - then got quietly dumped to streaming.
> Hacker group PeggleCrew watermarked the clips as proof they hold the full film.
> Clips confirmed real. Voice acting. Full animation. The whole Gaang - grown up.
> Dave Bautista is the villain. Looks insane.
> The full movie is NOT online - hackers are keeping it as leverage against the studio.

this isn't just a leak.
it's a hostage situation.
and Paramount hasn't said a single word.

[Less (E)than Jake @etayscha]

@itsmaybemefred

[Lord Immy Kant @KantInEastt]

Nine scientists have died in a span of 27 months following a pattern

[Out of Context WKUK @OoCWKUK]

It’s that time again unfortunately like clockwork

[reggie | ia @trafalgarology]

try 3 years of not knowing whether trafalgar law is alive or not

[Del @TheCartelDel]

Ryan Coogler declining an invitation to join the Academy, then turning around and creating his own council to help ensure more films are properly exhibited in theaters. Speaks volumes, man.

[Mark Cassidy @RorMachine]

First official look at #XMen97 season 2.

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Tom Holland says The Odyssey has “the best script I’ve ever read.” I looked into what actors actually give up to be in a Nolan film.

Robert Downey Jr.’s last Marvel paycheck was $75 million. For Oppenheimer, he took $4 million. A 95% pay cut. Matt Damon and Emily Blunt took the same $4 million each, when they normally charge between $10 and $20 million. Variety reported they did it “for the privilege of working with Nolan.”

Holland’s Odyssey salary hasn’t been disclosed. But the precedent is well documented. On Oppenheimer, every major name in the cast accepted well below their market rate. Nolan films run on this trade: lower upfront pay for the chance to be in a movie that wins Oscars and crosses a billion dollars.

While these actors take discounts, Nolan has the richest director deal in Hollywood. He gets a percentage of every ticket sold from the very first one, not after the studio breaks even. On Oppenheimer, a movie that cost $100 million to make and brought in $976 million, Nolan personally walked away with close to $100 million. Roughly the same as the entire budget. Only Spielberg, Cameron, and Peter Jackson have ever gotten deals like that.

The Odyssey is that whole machine turned up. $250 million budget, his most expensive movie ever, and the first one ever shot 100% on IMAX film cameras. They burned through 2 million feet of film in 91 days using custom cameras that IMAX built specifically for Nolan.

Last July, IMAX put opening weekend tickets on sale a full year before the movie comes out. 95% sold in under an hour from just 26 theaters worldwide. Tickets that cost $25 were reselling on eBay that night for $300 to $500. Nolan locked up every IMAX screen on the planet from July 17 to August 14, a full month where no other movie gets shown.

Oppenheimer made $190 million from IMAX screens alone. The Odyssey trailer pulled 121 million views in 24 hours. Nolan’s career total is above $6 billion, with his average film returning more than 4x its budget.

When Holland calls this the best script he has ever read, I believe him. But Nolan built a system where the biggest names in the industry will work for less just to say they were part of it.

[Aslam 🇵🇸 @LeoneStan1]

Well no