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WWE Nxt Heatwave on August 24, 2025, delivered a wild main event as Oba Femi defeats Je’Von Evans at ‘WWE Nxt’ Heatwave to retain the Nxt Championship. The premium live event from Lowell, Massachusetts, packed in big moments, surprise outcomes, and cross-brand drama. For the full event card and date confirmation, see Bleacher Report’s Heatwave coverage.

Femi survived acrobatic spurts from Evans, a disputed near-fall, and a raucous crowd. However, the champion powered through and kept his reign intact in emphatic fashion. The finish set up post-match tension that hints at the next challenger entering the title picture.

WWE Nxt Heatwave full results Nxt Championship: Oba Femi def. Je’Von Evans (retains). In a highlight-reel spot,...

Steam‘s daily charts never sit still. Monday’s lineup throws together space shooters, house renovation games, and tower defense titles that have absolutely nothing in common except their sudden popularity spikes.

We’re looking at games that jumped anywhere from 166 percent to 254 percent in just 24 hours. Some are hitting version 1.0, others dropped major updates, and a few are just riding discount waves that finally caught player attention.

Here’s what actually drove today’s numbers and whether any of these games are worth your time.

Ranking All 5 Highest Trending Steam Games (August 11)

Here are the top 5 trending games on Steam today:

Game Title24H GrowthCurrent PlayersTrend Reason (Est.)Deadzone: Rogue+254.1%2,660Version 1.0 launch; 20% discount.ContractVille+221.3%366Update 1.2; 50% daily deal.Border Pioneer+205.2%255Major update; 35% discount.Chained Echoes+186.7%693Dlc launch; complete edition bundles.Terra Nil+166.6%519Free Heatwave update; 60% discount.

Pretty wild mix of genres here. A roguelite first-person shooter sitting next to a renovation sim,...

Steam‘s Saturday data looks almost nothing like yesterday’s chart. Indie developers just schooled everyone on timing by dropping major content updates right when weekend players have actual time to explore them.

As far as the 24-hour change numbers are concerned, the shift is remarkable. Environmental restoration games and RPG expansions are suddenly outpacing the year’s biggest shooter beta, proving that substance beats hype when players have leisure time to burn.

Below, we break down what’s exactly driving these unexpected Saturday surges and which titles actually earned their weekend spotlight.

Ranking All 5 Highest Trending Steam Games (August 9)

Here are the top 5 trending games on Steam today:

Game Title24H GrowthCurrent PlayersTrend Reason (Est.)Terra Nil+494.3%509Free Heatwave update and a 60% discount.Chained Echoes+263.1%583Ashes of Elrant Dlc launch + Farlight 84+182.9%4,461Global relaunch momentum.Battlefield 6 Open Beta+181.5%227,275Public beta weekend launch.Castle Crashers+144.2%5,921Painter Boss Paradise Dlc.

Saturday completely reshuffled yesterday’s chart.

Paramount has announced the lineup of movies, TV shows, and live sports coming to Paramount+ in June. The Paramount Plus June 2025 schedule includes the post-apocalyptic film Love Me and the Tony Awards, as well as Pride Month, Juneteenth, and Father’s Day collections featuring the best in movies and series.

And don’t miss all the action on the pitch and court, including the UEFA Champions League Final alongside the hit Paramount+ exclusive altcast Beckham & Friends Live; WNBA games including Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky on June 7; and the final episodes of the Paramount+ docuseries Pulisic, following Usmnt star Christian Pulisic.

Premiering June 16 on the Paramount+ with Showtime plan is the post-apocalyptic romance film Love Me, starring Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun. Set in a future where humanity has been wiped out, the film follows a weather buoy and a satellite that form a unique bond while exploring remnants of human life through digital archives.

In celebration of Black History Month, 70s on 7 is counting down the 50 best soul hits of the 1970s — according to you, our listeners!

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Top Soul Hits of the ’70s

Songs our listeners voted on:

“ABC” – The Jackson 5

“After the Love Has Gone” – Earth, Wind & Fire

“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Diana Ross

“Ball of Confusion” – The Temptations

“Bad Girls” – Donna Summer

“Ben” – Michael Jackson

“Best of My Love” – The Emotions

“Boogie Down” – Eddie Kendricks

“Boogie Fever” – The Sylvers

“Boogie Nights” – Heatwave

“Boogie Oogie Oogie” – A Taste of Honey

“Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” – Barry White

“Car Wash...

The latest Transformers toy line is now heading to retail, with several new action figures planned for the first wave. This includes two upcoming Voyager Class toys, including one based on an overlooked anime Predacon.

Transformers: Age of the Primes' Sky-Byte and Heatwave are both based on pre-existing characters from the franchise, recreating their designs with modernized toy engineering. This continues the theme of the preceding toy line, which featured Autobots, Decepticons, Maximals, Predacons and more from across the property's history. Now available for preorder, both figures are set to be released by Q3 2025.

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A Poetic Predacon Shark and a Rescue Bot Join Transformers: Age of the Primes

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Throughout its run, the Arrowverse amounted to a total of 699 episodes, which aired across 37 seasons of television, ranging from good to bad and sometimes ugly in terms of quality. Similar was the case with the superhero suits, as while we had some gems with Deathstroke and Flash’s outfits, there were also a healthy number of suits, which didn’t translate well onscreen.

The Flash | Credit: CW

Heatwave’s costume is one such example from The Flash, as, unlike his partner, the character wasn’t done justice in the costume department.

Fans Point Out Their Issues With Heatwave’s Outfit From The Flash Captain Cold and Heatwave | Credit: CW

While the reception to the onscreen duo of Captain Cold and Dominic Purcell’s Heatwave was quite high, one thing that irked fans was the outfit of the latter. Although one can’t expect the suits to be on par with...

Bronze Avery gets sweaty and sexy and leaves behind a hottie after a hookup in his new video for “Heatwave.” On Thursday, the rising pop star celebrated the release of his debut album Heatwave with the visual for its title track with Rolling Stone.

“The ‘Heatwave’ music video is rooted in the experiences of a queer summer,” Avery tells Rolling Stone. “I specifically chose to show different vignettes of what our my community could be getting up to this — from casting, locations, activities — everything. What are all those other gays...

Jacques Cousteau biopic The Odyssey will be among the films showing at the 3rd Evia Film Project Photo: Courtesy of Thessaloniki Film Festival Burning Days director Emin Alper will host a masterclass The Evia Film Project will return for its third edition, from July 2nd to 6, in Edipsos, Limni, and Agia Anna, focusing on water as its core theme. This year's festival will be attended by Turkish filmmaker Emin Alper and director and animator Fokion Xenos among others.

The green initiative, launched by Thessaloniki Film Festival will see water resources take centrestage. Sustainability, screenings, children’s workshops, and open discussions are set to take place with all screenings and events free and open to the general public.

Burning Days director Alper will be among those giving a masterclass at this year's festival, which began as a rejuvenation response to the devastating wildfires which hit the island in 2021. Heatwave animator Xenos will also give a masterclass,...

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We’re only a handful of days into the New Year, but we’re already receiving news of what movies and TV shows will leave Netflix UK in February 2024.

In case you missed it, we’re also keeping track of all of the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix UK in January 2024. If you’re looking for the US removals list, you can find all the departures for those in our February list here.

As a reminder, we typically get word of Netflix removals around 30 days before they’re due to happen. Netflix removes titles because much of its library consists of licensed titles. These licensed titles are essentially rented to Netflix for a fixed period of time, and when that time is up, they’re removed from the platform.

Unlike the United States, Netflix UK doesn’t confirm or publicize its own list of removals,...

Welcome to this week’s review of Nxt, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into it and see what went down in this episode…

Match #1: Steel Cage Match – The Creed Brothers def. The Dyad The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Julius and Brutus Creed are officially reinstated in Nxt after the brother duo defeated Rip Fowler and Jagger Reid and seemingly destroyed the entirety of Schism in the process. Fowler and Reid jumped the Creeds to start the match and Brutus was carried off by masked members of Schism, leaving Julius all along to The Dyad who used their chaotic nature to make the cage their home. Julius managed to hold on long enough for Brutus to return, and the two showed why they belong in Nxt as they hit a dual Brutus Ball and secured their reinstatement to Nxt.

My Score: 3.5 out of 5 Match #2:...

The Flash is rarely thought of as the Justice League's most successful superhero, but even his enemies admit that he's mastered long-term crime-fighting better than Superman or Batman. While his incredibly versatile powers certainly help, it's actually the attitude Flash takes when dealing with his foes that makes the difference.

The Flash is one of the fastest men alive, and because of that, he's gathered numerous powerful villains. Some of the most dangerous villains in his rogue's gallery are characters like Gorilla Grodd or Reverse-Flash - beings who are among the most evil to ever exist. But not all of his villains are completely irredeemable monsters. Flash knows this, which is why his strongest ability isn't his absurd speed; it's his ability to grant those who deserve it a second chance. Criminals' true thoughts on the Flash are exposed in The Flash #800's story "Don't Come To Central City" by Jeremy Adams,...

The contains spoilers for My Adventures with Superman Episode 7, "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal," now streaming on Max.

Throughout Adult Swim's My Adventures with Superman, its title hero has gone up against some powerful tech-based villains such as Livewire and Heatwave. Episode 7, "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal", however, introduced new kind of threat with an appearance from the classic Superman antagonist, Mr. Mxyzptlk. While visually a far cry from past on-screen incarnations of the interdimensional imp, this new version has proven himself to be a far greater threat.

With a power-based villain now thrown into the mix along with some clever Easter Eggs and cameos from past Superman animations, the main trio of Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are introduced to the concept of the multiverse. These new developements have opened up wide variety of possibilties and have widened the lore of the series in more ways than one.

Welcome to this week’s review of Nxt, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into it and see what went down in this episode…

Match #1: Nxt Tag Team Championships – Tony D’Angelo & Stacks def. The Dyad The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

The Nxt Tag Team Titles remain with The Family as Tony D’Angelo and Stacks retained their titles against Rip Fowler and Jagger Reid of The Dyad. The leader of Schism, Joe Gacy, brought a host of followers to ringside, but their presence ended up becoming a hindrance as when Ivy Nile arrived, their attention from the match got diverted. As Nile stood at ringside yelling at Schism, two masked followers jumped the barricade and attacked The Dyad, allowing Tony D to hit a modified uranage to pick up the win.

My Score: 3 out of 5 Match #2: Blair Davenport def. Dana Brooke The following is courtesy of wwe.

Chronolith Trials in FF16 are challenging combat gauntlets with timed waves of enemies, focusing on one Eikon's abilities. Players earn accessories that increase the stats of the relevant Eikons for the successful completion of a trial. Each trial encourages players to experiment with different combos and learn the strengths and weaknesses of each Eikon.

Chronolith Trials are among the most difficult challenges in Final Fantasy 16. These are timed combat gauntlets, each featuring multiple waves of enemies for players to burn down before the clock runs out. But there's a catch: each one also focuses on one of the eight collectible Eikons in the game, which means Clive won't have access to the full extent of his abilities. Successful completion of a Chronolith Trial is rewarded with an accessory that increases the Hp or Will damage dealt by one of the relevant Eikon's abilities.

Chronolith Trials can be discovered earlier in FF16 - after all,...

Although the combat of Final Fantasy 16 is flashy, stylish, and satisfying, one major flaw can bring the game's action down for some players. Breaking away from Final Fantasy tradition, FF16 is a fully-realized action game, with real-time combat courtesy of the game's combat director, Ryota Suzuki, who has previously worked on games such as Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma. Despite the game's character action leanings, however, one decision may hold its combat back for fans of the genre.

In gameplay, many of FF16's similarities to other action games are clear - Clive can launch enemies and juggle them in the air with attacks, his expansive moveset lends itself well towards player skill expression, and even some particularly specific mechanics mirror those of games like Devil May Cry. For example, Clive's Stomp ability, which allows him to jump off of enemies for extra height, is equivalent to Devil May...

Final Fantasy 16 doesn’t feature the build and skill tree systems that we’re used to seeing in most Final Fantasy games. Instead, you’ll be asked to choose between up to nine Eikon abilities spread across three Eikon slots. At first, choosing between those abilities feels like a simple and sometimes obvious process. Once more Eikon options become available, though, you’ll find that it’s actually surprisingly difficult to properly unlock and test all of your abilities. Obviously, that’s why we’re here to help.

Before we get on with these rankings, though, please note that the best abilities in the game can be combo/situation dependant. Some are certainly better than others, but even “lesser” abilities can be useful in certain parts of the game. As such, don’t ignore certain abilities while you’re waiting to unlock better ones. You can always refund an ability and replace it as needed.

Do you remember what you were doing the evening of May 16, 1983? Well, you may have been one of the 47 million people tuned into NBC’s landmark special “Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever.”

It was the star-studded celebration hosted by Emmy nominee Richard Pryor which saw Michael Jackson reuniting with his brothers for a medley of their Jackson 5 hits including “I Want You Back,” “The Love You Save” and “I’ll Be There.”

But it was Jackson’s solo performance of his blockbuster No. 1 hit “Billie Jean” from his breakthrough album “Thriller” which galvanized the audience. It was an electrifying turn where he introduced the fedora, black sequin jacket and glove and his momentous moonwalk routine during the bridge of the song, all of which became his trademarks when performing “Billie Jean.” The New York Times described the routine as “astonishing. He is clearly the heir apparent to the dazzling androgyny...

One of the worst things to ever happen to the DC Universe falls squarely on the shoulders of the Flash. In a desperate bid to save his mother’s life, Barry Allen went back in time to stop her murder at the hands of the Reverse-Flash. However, in doing so, the Scarlet Speedster caused a diverging timeline known as the Flashpoint.

The world of Flashpoint was explored in a five-issue event, as well as a swath of one-shots and miniseries. These tie-ins helped flesh out the new Dcu and show how radically different it was from what fans were familiar with. Read on to discover some of the worst things the Flash caused with his hasty decision.

Framed Animal Man for Murder

Any DC fan who knows anything about Animal Man knows he loves his family. But Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #2 reveals that in the Flashpoint world, Bernhard ‘Buddy’ Baker...

The Justice League comprises some of the noblest heroes across the DC Universe. From aliens to gods to mere mortals, the League is a diverse crew, all united by their strong sense of justice. No matter what terrible evil makes itself known, the Justice League always saves the day.

But there are those in the universe who, despite resembling the Leaguers, don’t share their values: Doppelgangers from opposite worlds, good people broken by twisted timelines, or heroes who snapped. There are a lot of evil variants of the Justice League’s members, and the following are ten of the most wicked.

Flashpoint Plastic Man

Plastic Man was once a criminal who got a second chance when he was transformed into the most malleable hero alive. Unfortunately, when Barry Allen changed the world for the worse in Flashpoint, he changed Eel O’Brien into a complete monster. Plastic Man is...

Sunday night’s emotional “The Last of Us” episode titled “Long Long Time,” which featured the 1970 Linda Ronstadt song of the same name, had fans in tears – and hitting up streaming services to download the song about unrequited love.

In one scene, zombie apocalypse survivor Frank (Murray Bartlett) chooses “The Best of Linda Ronstadt” sheet music to play after being rescued by Bill (Nick Offerman), whose rendition of the song expresses his own loneliness. They then share their first kiss.

On Monday afternoon, the song had hit No. 5 on iTunes’ Top 100 Songs chart. It was written by Gary White and released as a single from her 1970 album “Silk Purse” and peaked at No. 25 on Billboard’s Hot 100.

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In 1971, Ronstadt was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance for the ballad. It was later covered...

Once Spike Lee kicked down the door with his 1986 indie sensation "She's Gotta Have It," he made movies at a furious pace, rarely stopping to catch his breath or soak in the moment. The next film was always right on the horizon, ready to go as soon as Lee locked picture on the previous one. What's even more remarkable is that he always found time to direct commercials and music videos in the midst of his filmmaking frenzy. He seems to be slowing down a bit at the age of 65, but I hope it's because he's recharging his batteries for a flurry of activity heading into his 70s and beyond.

Early in his career, when he was generating his own material, it wasn't unheard of for Lee to write the script for his next film while in production on his latest effort. According to cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, this is exactly...

For such a complex and troubling film, Spike Lee's 1989 film "Do The Right Thing" has a simple premise. On the hottest day of the year, in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, tensions escalate to an unbelievable degree. Its citizens' sense of community is fractured over the course of the day as small incidents stack up, gradually building to an unforgettable climax set at a pizzeria that has seen it all. And the imagery that follows is burned into the mind of every viewer -- the heat felt in every sweaty close-up throughout the movie explodes into a fiery intensity.

In some ways, "Do The Right Thing" has a reputation for grit, for telling an honest story set in a predominantly Black American neighborhood, where every racial group has issues with every other racial group. The racial enmity is chaotic, all-encompassing, such that even the most likable characters in the movie express...

The Office alum Rainn Wilson has made a bold move in an attempt to raise climate change awareness as he claims to have changed his name to Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson. As the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference is underway in Egypt, Wilson is hoping to add his voice to the discussion about the world’s environmental crisis and the effects of the rapidly warming Arctic region. “With the help of my scientist friends at Arctic Basecamp, I’ve changed my name to Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson,” the actor said (via The Hollywood Reporter). “This is not a joke. I’m as serious as the melting Arctic, which amplifies global risks, including extreme weather events around the globe.” Wilson changed his name through the Arctic Basecamp “name-changer” on the website ArcticRiskName.org and encouraged others to do the same. Though, it seemed Wilson went through at least a couple of options,...

Parmount+ announced the premiere date for Taylor Sheridan’s 1923, a prequel series for Yellowstone. 1932 will introduce “a new generation of the Dutton family and explore the early 20th century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.” The 1923 premiere date falls on Sunday, December 18, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada. The series will premiere on Monday, December 19, on Paramount+ in the U.K. and Australia. Premiere dates for other territories are yet to come.

Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, and Bosque Ranch Productions, 1923 is executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, John Linson, Art Linson, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, and Ben Richardson.

1923 stars Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton, and Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton. This chapter of the Yellowstone origin story also features Sebastian Roché will also star.

Taylor Sheridan‘s Yellowstone prequel 1923 is turning into something more significant than anticipated. According to Deadline, 1923 will span two eight-episode seasons set across multiple eras. Negotiations to bring cast members back for another batch of episodes are underway. The story explores the Dutton family legacy, including their battle to maintain ranch ownership in the 1940s and 1960s.

1932 will introduce “a new generation of the Dutton family and explore the early 20th century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.”

The first Yellowstone prequel series, 1883, starred Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Isabel May and followed “the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It is a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing...

“There’s a lot of work around, I’ve been busy,” Emily Watson declared, brightly, over tea and crumbly biscuits at The Union, a private club in central London, as she chatted with Deadline about why she loves working in front of the camera.

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She indeed has been busy. Hot on the heels of her extraordinarily compelling portrait in God’s Creatures, playing an Irish Catholic woman who has an obsessional bond with her wayward son (Paul Mescal of (Normal People and Aftersun), Watson has taken on a slate of roles including HBO Max...

HBO Max is developing Heatwave, a limited series from director Shannon Murphy (Killing Eve), writer Anna Symon (Mrs. Wilson) and Banijay’s Tiger Aspect Productions.

Written by Symon, in Heatwave, on a scorching family holiday in Ibiza, a forty-something woman embarks on a reckless affair with her friends’ teenage son. As the temperature rises, long held secrets and buried grievances set fire to both marriages. Both couples must confront the reality of who they once were and who they have now become.

Symon and Murphy executive produce and Murphy will direct the first block of the series. Peaky Blinders producer Tiger Aspect executive produces for HBO Max.

BAFTA nominee Symon most recently penned the adaptation of The Essex Serpent, starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston, based on Sarah Perry’s bestselling novel, for Apple TV+. Her other credits include the TV miniseries Deep Water and Mrs. Wilson.

Murphy made her...

Prime Video has no shortage of shows or movies arriving in September. The biggest new show on the block for Amazon Studios is “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” which is a prequel based on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien that’s set thousands of years before the events of “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings.” Several new 2022 films will be available on the streamer as well: including Channing Tatum’s “Dog,” Michael Bay’s “Ambulance,” Zac Efron’s “Firestarter,” Dylan O’Brien’s “The Outfit,” and more.

Noteworthy library titles arriving this month include “Fight Club” (1999), “Legally Blonde” (2001) and “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991).

Here’s everything new on Amazon Prime Video and Freevee in September.

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With its list of new releases for September 2022, Prime Video is finally unveiling the most anticipated (and expensive) series in the streamer’s history.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will arrive to Prime Video’s servers on Sept. 2, 2022. This Lord of the Rings prequel, set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Second Age, is in many ways the kind of TV property that Prime Video must have always wanted. It’s certainly the TV property most fitting with the company’s largesse and riches. The Rings of Power will cover the creation of the titular rings and many important events from Tolkien’s lore (condensed into a more TV-appropriate timeframe).

Middle-earth is going to be the happening spot on Amazon and the streaming world at large this month, but Prime Video does have a handful of other originals for the fantasy-phobic. Flight/Risk, a documentary about the Boeing 737 Max design disasters,...

Hilary Linstead, casting director, agent and film and stage producer died on Aug. 6 after contracting a form of leukaemia. She was 83.

Described as a “force of nature” by her friends and colleagues, Linstead nurtured and promoted some of Australia’s most famous artistic talents, including directors such as John Bell, Baz Luhrmann, Gillian Armstrong, Jim Sharman, Jane Campion and Neil Armfield, and many writers, designers, composers, cinematographers, choreographers, comedians and performers.

Born in London in 1938, and educated at Cheltenham Ladies College, Linstead went to Australia as a professional actor, as a member of an English touring company. After realizing that acting was not for her, Linstead found her metier as a casting director and worked in an advertising company and at International Casting Services representing actresses. In 1962 she married Leon Stemler.

The turning point in her career came when she joined Liz Mullinar to found M&l Casting Consultants, which became...

Hilary Linstead, the agent, casting director and film producer who launched Australia’s first talent agency, has died aged 83.

Talked of as a “force of nature” by industry friends, Linstead is considered to have nurtured many of Australia’s most successful stage, film and TV talents, and is known for discovering Rome and Juliet director Baz Luhrmann among others, representing him and the likes of Power of the Dog director Jane Campion, Gillian Armstrong (Little Women) and Adelaide festival joint artistic director Neil Armfield.

Linstead was born in London in 1938 but moved to Australia to become an actress. However, she soon switched to become a casting director and worked at International Casting Services representing actresses. She then teamed with Liz Mullinar to form M&l Casting Consultants, which led casting on productions such as Rocky Horror Show and Jesus Christ Superstar and Australian film classics such as Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Nikkita Lyons had some fun at the beach and showed fans her slow-mo run in a bikini. Pic credit: @nikkita_wwe/Instagram

WWE Nxt’s Nikkita Lyons gave fans a playful reminder to watch the latest Nxt show, Heatwave, as she shared a scorching video of herself in a skimpy bikini.

On Tuesday, she showed off a clip as she ran on the beach wearing a see-through white shirt that she had mostly off, revealing a stunning blue two-piece.

Although the video was dark due to the time of day, her bikini appeared to include unique bottoms featuring blue in the center to go with gold on the sides and gold for the waistband’s trim.

In her clip, Nikkita raises a leg, bends her knee, and then spins for viewers. From there, she runs in slow motion towards the crashing ocean waves with her shirt and hair flowing in the wind.

McKenzie Mitchell appeared at the recent WWE Nxt Heatwave event. Pic credit: @mckenziemitchell/Instagram

WWE Nxt personality McKenzie Mitchell had fans stunned with her latest choice of attire for the big Heatwave show, where she conducted backstage interviews with various superstars.

The 28-year-old Mitchell shared a sizzling video on her official Instagram set to Dua Lipa’s Hotter Than Hell, which gave viewers a toe-to-head view of her red hot outfit.

Mitchell, who signed with WWE in September 2019, was wearing fishnet stockings and a gorgeous red dress with side slits to show off more of her legs.

The 5-foot-7 sports entertainment star had on a pair of unique fishnets with intricate black flame-like designs.

She also rocked stylish black boots on her feet, featuring side zippers and laces. In addition, Mitchell has her curly blonde locks flowing down as she strikes several poses for the outdoors video.

“Heat turned all...

WWE Nxt Women’s Champion Mandy Rose is ready to defend her title at Heatwave. Pic credit: @mandysacs/Instagram

Ahead of a huge match to defend her title, WWE Nxt star Mandy Rose reminded fans of the upcoming show by sharing a sizzling swimsuit photo.

The toned and tanned WWE Nxt Women’s Champion posed sideways in a bright orange swimsuit on the beach as she rested her hand on a volleyball with a net nearby.

In her pic, Rose also adjusted oversized squarish sunglasses to protect her eyes and wore a matching orange scrunchy to keep her hair in place.

“Bringing all the heat tonight #NXTHeatWave,” she wrote in her caption, reminding everyone of the upcoming event’s start time and channel.

Rose also credited Harry Lhgfx Photography for the shot, which was one of several she shared from that particular orange swimsuit shoot at the beach in recent weeks.

Netflix is launching an incubator to help foster female screenwriters in Egypt.

The U.S. streaming giant has partnered with Sard, a dedicated hub for screenwriters in the Arab world on a writing program called Because She Created.

Its stated goal is training twenty women from outside Cairo and to “expose untapped talent to the creative tools and industry insight needed to advance their creative and professional development,” Netflix said in a statement.

The program is financed by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity.

Sard was founded by award-winning writer Mariam Naoum in 2016 as a space for aspiring screenwriters to improve their writing skills and unleash their creative potential.

Naoum is a prominent Egyptian screenwriter and social activist whose credits include Kamla Abou Zekry’s Cairo-set ensemble film “One/Zero”; and the TV series “A Girl named Zat,” “Heat Wave” and “The Women’s Prison,” a scathing exploration of the Egyptian prison system,...

Let’s face it – it’s been hard to be a DC fan. Despite giving the world some of the first and best superhero movies, such as 1978’s Superman, 1989’s Batman, and the Dark Knight trilogy, DC has languished in popularity behind its rival Marvel. While director Zack Snyder certainly has his fans, his run on the three main films in the DC Extended Universe put off some who don’t care for his idiosyncratic style.

The franchise seemed to be settling into a groove by releasing movies only tangentially connected to each other or not connected at all. Recent developments have only complicated things, as new CEO David Zaslav suddenly canceled the nearly-completed Batgirl and left all other movie projects in question, save for Joker: Folie à Deux.

However, it’s clear that not even Zaslav wants this chaos to continue for long. In interviews and announcements, Zaslav has...

Lamont Dozier, the Motown songwriter and producer who helped craft hits for artists such as the Supremes, the Four Tops, and the Isley Brothers, has died. He was 81.

The news was confirmed by his son, Lamont Dozier Jr., who wrote on Instagram, “Rest in Heavenly Peace, Dad!” A cause of death has not yet been announced.

“My condolences to Lamont Dozier’s family,” Diana Ross wrote. “He will always be remembered through all the beautiful songs that he wrote for me and the Supremes, and so many other beautiful songs.

Julien Baker has released B-Sides EP, featuring three previously unreleased songs from the recording sessions for her third LP, Little Oblivions.

The three-track EP, out now via Matador Records, includes “Guthrie,” which Baker dropped in June. The other two songs are “Vanishing Point” and “Mental Math.”

Baker released Little Oblivions last year, and followed the album with Little Oblivions Remixes, an EP featuring select tracks off her album that were remixed and reworked by artists like Helios, Half Waif, Gori, and Jesu.

Since releasing Little Oblivions, Baker has stopped by several late-night shows.

Exclusive: UTA has signed actor, musician, activist and entrepreneur Kat Graham (Cut Throat City) for representation in all areas.

Graham will next be seen starring opposite Ryan Phillippe and Jim Gaffigan in Vertical Entertainment’s thriller Collide, which is slated for release in August. She will also soon appear opposite Tom Hopper in the Netflix rom-com Love in the Villa, which is set for release the following month.

Graham’s recently released projects on the film side include Paramount’s thriller Heatwave, Netflix’s holiday pic Operation: Christmas Drop with Alexander Ludwig and RZA’s crime drama Cut Throat City with Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Terrence Howard, and Eiza González. She’s also been seen in such titles as Emperor, The Poison Rose, How It Ends, The Holiday Calendar, All Eyez on Me and Where’s the Money, among others.

Graham made history on the TV side as April O...

If The Vampire Diaries somehow makes a comeback down the line, we can count Kat Graham out.

The star, who played Bonnie Bennett on all eight seasons of the CW's supernatural drama, believes that was long enough.

"I mean, eight years, you know eight years of my life. I feel like I spent more time as a character than I spent as myself," she shared to Entertainment Tonight.

"I'm still that girl that was running around rogue, trying to play gigs and, I finally feel like, with especially all the films that I have – five films out this year, it's my second album I'm dropping this year – I feel like I'm almost playing catch-up in a weird way as an artist.

"I feel like I gave that show, and hopefully the fans that watch it, eight years of my life and poured so much into it and sacrificed a lot of time with my family,...

Los Angeles — “Miss Ronstadt’s line is busy. You’ll have to wait. I gotta check you.” The beefy guard at the front gate of Malibu Colony waits and dials again. Still busy.

Twenty minutes later, the guard gives up and waves me through. “You could be here all day,” he cracks mirthlessly “But listen … if I don’t hear from her within five minutes” … he pauses for effect … “you’ll meet the sheriffs. You don’t want to meet the sheriffs.”

The Colony. A tract of roomy beach houses...