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[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

‘Backrooms’ is already A24’s highest-grossing film ever domestically 💰

The movie has been out for 6 days

[James Gunn @JamesGunn]

Get tickets now and tag who you're bringing to see #Supergirl - only in theaters and @IMAX June 26. https://t.co/KdGDQUFNel

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

8 days to go...

Only 8 nations have ever won the #FIFAWorldCup 🏆

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

New poster for Christopher Nolan's ‘THE ODYSSEY’.

In theaters on July 17.

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

The final trailer for ‘SUPERGIRL’ has been released.

• Tickets on sale now

• In theaters on June 26

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

First trailer for ‘STUNTMAN: HOLLYWOOD’.

The game allows players to perform major stunt scenes from iconic movies like ‘Back to the Future’.

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Sony paid Tom Holland $500,000 for his first Spider-Man movie. It made $880 million. By his third film, his pay was around $10 million and the movie made nearly $2 billion. He just admitted he may have used that power, hinting he might quit to push Sony for a better deal.

In his own words, he might have been trying to scare Sony into thinking he was finished, right as a new deal was being worked out, using the chance he might walk away to push for more. Plenty of actors try a move like that. Almost none can make a billion-dollar company blink.

A threat like that lands because of who owns Spider-Man. In 1999, a nearly broke Marvel sold the movie rights to Sony for about $7 million. Those films have made billions since. On paper, Sony owns the film rights, but Holland is the one fans show up for. The suit is worth a fortune. The man inside it is worth more.

We learned that the hard way in 2019. Spider-Man had been turning up in the bigger Marvel films, and Disney, which owns Marvel, wanted Sony to split the profits down the middle. Sony said no. The two sides fell out so badly that for about a month Spider-Man was kicked out of the Marvel movies completely. Then Holland stepped in. He got hold of the head of Disney, Bob Iger, and made his case on the phone, three pints deep at a pub quiz with his family. Iger later said on Jimmy Kimmel's show that the call moved him to ring Sony and get everyone talking again. Within weeks they had a new deal: Disney would help pay for the films in exchange for a cut, and Spider-Man was back. One of the movies that deal saved was No Way Home, the same one that made nearly $2 billion.

So this week Holland turned 30, the same age he once said would mean he had 'done something wrong' to still be in the suit. Now he says he'll keep playing Spider-Man for as long as they let him. He can say that and mean it, because he has already shown that one phone call from him can pull two giant companies back together. Both of them have a few billion reasons to keep him happy.

[Matt Ramos @therealsupes]

Genuinely insane how they made this practically #ManofTomorrow

[ESPNcricinfo @ESPNcricinfo]

Test cricket is back 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 x 🇳🇿

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

New ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ parody teaser for ‘COYOTE VS ACME’.

“Bugs Bunny will return.”

[Superman Saga News @SuperSagaNews]

Closer look at Lex Luthor's warsuit on the 'Man of Tomorrow' set

(@nickbeest9)

[Zero @zerowontmiss]

Truly wild how this one random commercial real estate photo from 2003 let to one of the highest grossing A24 movies of all time.

Amazing how a location can inspire an entire creative entity.

[Guillaume Huin @HuinGuillaume]

McDonald's launches the FIFA World Cup Meal with legendary limited-edition cups in 100+ markets.

The US line-up will include Beckham, Yamal, Son, Pulisic, Giménez, Henry, Ronaldinho, Davies. And Grimace. Featured talents will differ per market.

Big Mac Sauce in a dip cup will also be back for the first time in the US since April 2023.

June 4 in the US. June 9 everywhere else.

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨📝 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: These are the 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗 new rules for the 2026 World Cup!

• 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄-𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 (𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀): If a player deliberately delays the restart of play, the throw can be given to the opposition.

• 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹-𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 (𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀): Also applies to deliberate attempts to run down the clock and can result in a corner being awarded.

• 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲-𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝟭𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀): Substituted players have 10 seconds to leave the field at the nearest point. If they fail to do so, the substitute cannot enter the field for at least one minute and the team must continue with 10 players.

• 𝗢𝗳𝗳-𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲): Players who are treated by the physio must stay off the field for 60 seconds. There are some exceptions, including for goalkeepers, injuries and if the opponent is booked or sent off.

• 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀: Any player covering their mouth in a confrontational situation with an opponent may be sanctioned with a red card.

• 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱: If VAR can make sure that a corner has been correctly awarded, but this must be done quickly and before the restart. Does not apply to wrongly awarded goal-kicks.

• 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱: Players sent off for two cautions can have the second booking checked - but there will be no reviews for potential second yellows.

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

Joe Russo gives an update on ‘Avengers: Doomsday' & 'Avengers: Secret Wars'

“We are doing some work still on 'Doomsday' and we will be until they probably rip it out of our hands in November … We’re in the middle of what we would call pre-production on 'Secret Wars'"

(via @Deadline)

[Junior Felix @JuniorFett]

It's important to go into #DisclosureDay completely blind. The wonderment and awe that you'll experience is truly euphoric. This is Spielberg at his absolute BEST and truly one of the best films this decade. Emily Blunt is PHENOMENAL. Films like this are why we go to the movies.

[England @England]

All 26 #ThreeLions players are out at training for our first session in Florida 💪

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🦅 BREAKING: Marco Silva agrees to become new Benfica manager, here we go!

Silva leaves Fulham and signs contract until June 2028 plus option until 2029 at Benfica reducing salary to fight for titles.

Back to Portugal after 10 years, wanted by both Rui Costa and Mario Branco.

[England @England]

1️⃣ – 2️⃣6️⃣!

Which name and number will you get? 👕🛒

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

First look at the filming of Ithaca in Christopher Nolan's ‘THE ODYSSEY’.

The location was on a rocky hill that would take 45 minutes to hike up but the path was not wide enough to bring up filming equipment.

All of the cast had to hike up in costume while helicopters would carry crew & equipment up and down — they also had to build a base camp platform that could accommodate 200 people.

(Source: https://t.co/HGqDr35Npq)