Colin Jost's less-than-glamorous setup for hosting the Olympic surfing competition was joke fuel for Kenan Thompson and Kevin Hart.
Wicked's Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were giving posh Glinda and Elphaba energy at the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics.
The Jackass star Steve-O's new special, and the stunt known as the "vasectomy Olympics," is allegedly causing people to faint while watching.
Tiffany Haddish is stepping into the record-breaking shoes of a track and field legend.
In 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, the proud and once secretive African nation of Wakanda formally opens its borders to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes when they need an assist. Turning to her king, leader of the Dora Milaje guard Okoye remarks, “When you said we’re going to open Wakanda to the rest of the world, this is not what I imagined.” What she did imagine was “the Olympics, maybe even a Starbucks.” Well, DC has formally beat Marvel to that particular finish line. The Olympics, not the Starbucks. Wonder Woman 1984, the sequel to 2017’s super-heroine blockbuster, …
In an alternate timeline, we’ve already seen the highly anticipated sequel Wonder Woman 1984 and are eagerly awaiting the third installment in that trilogy. Sadly, we do not live in that timeline. Wonder Woman 1984 is still upcoming, currently slated for theatrical release on October 2nd of this year, but director Patty Jenkins is shedding some new light on a particular point of interest regarding the film: the Amazon Olympics. You may have noticed in the sequel’s most recent trailer that we got a glimpse of what looked like Olympic-style games happening on Themyscira, and Jenkins explains …
Filmmaker Paul Feig is probably best known for co-creating the iconic TV series Freaks and Geeks and writing and directing hit films as varied as Bridesmaids, Spy, and A Simple Favor, but he was also responsible for helping steer the direction of the U.S. The Office—in particular, he was a key player in the episode that shifted the tone of Steve Carell’s Michael Scott character from an insufferable asshole to an insufferable guy who means well. Indeed, in the first season of the U.S. version of The Office, Carell’s Michael Scott was very much …
We initially reported on the cancellation and postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Now, more optimistic news: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has, alongside several other committees and the Japanese government, set the new dates for the summer Olympics: July 2021. IOC President Thomas Bach, Tokyo 2020 President Mori Yoshirō, Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko, and Olympic and Paralympic Minister Hashimoto Seiko all met via teleconference to hash out the details: The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be celebrated from July 23, 2021, to August 8, 2021, and the Paralympic Games will be celebrated …
After weeks of con cancellations, festival postponements, and movie premiere push-backs, the coronavirus may have just claimed its most major event. USA Today reports that the 2020 Olympic Games—set to begin in Tokyo on July 24—will be postponed, most likely until 2021. The news comes courtesy of International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound, because whoever is in charge of this insane simulation has officially lost all sense of subtlety. “On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Pound told USA Today in a phone interview. “The parameters going forward have not been …
Olympic Dreams' backstage look at the 2018 Olympics is much more compelling than the movie's bland and contrived romantic comedy storyline.
Mario & Sonic are back at it again in the 2020 Olympics in a game comprised of 30+ new minigames inspired by real events with wildly varying results.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 brings a deep story mode and retro-themed minigames to the sports series' debut on Nintendo Switch!