“The MCU is definitely king when it comes to cinematic universes, but Legendary’s Monsterverse isn’t doing too shabby. Between 2014’s Godzilla, 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong, the franchise has raked in almost $2 billion globally. And now it’s expanding with a streaming series on Apple TV+.” Read more at Mental Floss The Microsoft purchase of Activision Blizzard is certainly a huge deal, but will they ever be able to surpass the success of Nintendo’s peak? Read more at Inverse In a scene that could’ve easily been missed, James Bond’s iconic weapons guy Q comes out in No Time To Die, but actor Ben Whishaw was not satisfied with the reveal. “At 2 hours and 43 minutes, No Time to Die is the longest entry into the James Bond canon. Daniel Craig’s swan song was an overstuffed send-off, with the return of old flames and foes, as well as the introduction of new team members and beloved franchise mainstays. The film also features the first openly queer character in a Bond ensemble with Ben Whishaw’s weapons inventor and tech genius Q.” Read more at The Mary Sue Are you pining for a tropical vacation during this chilly winter season? Here are some movies that’ll scratch that itch (and then make you never want to go oceanside again). Read more at Gizmodo “The idea of a streaming series based on the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child sounds like such a no-brainer, it’s tempting to wonder what took so long—until you remember the ill-fated attempt to turn the novels into a movie franchise starring Tom Cruise. Even those who have never read the books probably recall the casting controversy that erupted when Cruise was announced as the big screen’s Reacher. The character in the books is a 6-foot-5, 250-pound hulk of a man. Tom Cruise is… not.” Read more at The A.V. Club LEGO reveals a new mosaic-based set where fans can recreate some iconic Batman characters. Read more at Brickset
