“After the success of the original Sonic the Hedgehog back in 2020, it was a foregone conclusion that this weekend’s Sonic 2 would be a hit at the box office. People love Sonic, they love Jim Carrey, and they love themselves some Idris Elba doing surprisingly good in roles you wouldn’t have normally pegged him for. Add the fact that there hasn’t really been a big theatrical release family film yet for 2022, and is it any wonder that the Blue Blur’s sophomore outing is doing well in its opening weekend?” Read more at Gizmodo Speaking of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, the director of that film wants to tackle Super Smash Bros. as his next video game adaptation project. Read more at Hype Beast The array of characters in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is vast, but here are a few we think are missing. “LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a really, really big game filled with hundreds of characters, ships, planets, and weapons all pulled from every Star Wars film ever made. But, as a lifelong Star Wars nerd, I’m very skilled at nitpicking things I love and after thinking about it for some time I came up with a list of seven characters who should have been included as playable characters in this latest, biggest Star Wars adventure.” Read more at Kotaku Breaking Bad fans rejoice; stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are coming back for the sixth and final season of Better Call Saul. Read more at The A.V. Club Another superhero star is headed to the Fast and Furious franchise with Brie Larson. “Brie Larson is coming back to Earth after crossing the galaxies as Captain Marvel. The actress will be joining the cast of the Fast and Furious 10, the penultimate film in the epic car racing/world-saving franchise. Star Vin Diesel made the announcement on Instagram, writing ‘Yeah yeah yeah… you see this angel over my shoulder cracking me up, you say to your self ‘that’s Captain Marvel.’” Read more at The Mary Sue LEGO Star Wars has been all the rage lately, but LEGO Harry Potter fans will be feasting this summer with one of the best waves of Wizarding World-based sets yet. Read more at Brickset
