Ever since Insomniac showed the world how to make a gripping superhero video game with Spider-Man, I've been surprised that no one has been able to properly follow in their footsteps, but have remained hopeful about some of the projects on the horizon, namely Insomniac's Wolverine title, and Cliffhanger Studios' Black Panther game. Despite being in the works for at least two years, I'm so disheartened that EA has scrapped the game and shut the studio down, as that's a hero who has so much potential for a great character action game that also further expands the cultural celebration of Wakanda. Plus, since gaming licensing rights can be even trickier than general character rights, I've no idea how likely it is we'll get a solo Black Panther game from here. 

May 2025 has closed out with quite a bang thanks to the dual release of Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning sparking a big box office war on Memorial Day weekend. Now that June is upon us, everything from From The World of John Wick: Ballerina to 28 Years Later and How To Train Your Dragon are coming to theaters. For me, I'm really looking forward to The Life of Chuck's release, as I've been very eager for Mike Flanagan's movie return, and the glowing reviews it's gotten from its festival appearances gives me hope it'll be worth the wait.

This week marks the arrival of the latest Wes Anderson movie with The Phoenician Scheme, leading to me revisiting his eclectic filmography. Though hard to nail down an exact pick for my favorite of his, given he's delivered such a great range of movies, I think it's ultimately a tie between The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, as I just love the practical nature of its production, and its excellent cast, and The Grand Budapest Hotel, as he did an excellent job using miniatures and matte paintings to create its eccentric atmosphere while still making the movie feel big.

It's crazy to think that, after all the anticipation and belated streaming success of the original, Suits LA was cancelled after just one season on NBC, seemingly bringing the franchise to a close. However, I've seen some calls for a proper revival of the original, either a full series or a movie, and I agree it should happen. Suits spinoffs really don't have much success, even if they focus on characters fans enjoy like Jessica Pearson, and it would just be best to try and find success with the original characters.

I can't believe that George R.R. Martin has been working on the penultimate Game of Thrones novel for the past 13 years, and while he's always joked about the possibility of not finishing it in his lifetime, I generally took those with a grain of salt, as I didn't figure he'd allow for his series to go unfinished. However, now that he's helping to produce the adaptation of Howard Waldrop's A Dozen Tough Jobs, I'm thinking it's time to finally give up hope.  Granted, producing doesn't always mean a consistent involvement on a project, but since it's an animated project, should Martin want to contribute more than just his name and resources to it, it'll be a years-long production that could very well put Winds of Winter even further on his backlog.

Tom Hiddleston is returning for Avengers: Doomsday, and a recent bit of fan art imagined Loki and Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom having a standoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe crossover. While its plot remains a mystery, given Loki is now the keeper of the multiverse, and the cast itself points to a multiverse adventure, it does seem likely that Doom might be after Loki in the hopes of inciting a multiversal war. Plus, with there being comic book history giving precedent for this, it would be interesting to see what a fight between the two could look like. Hopefully better and more exciting than his quick offing at the hand of Thanos in Infinity War.