The movie releases shortly.. and a new cartoon is coming with it!?
In the new issue of The Toy Book magazine, which was shared on X, it’s confirmed that Mattel is releasing a new animated reboot this summer on YouTube, as part of “a multiyear MOTU roadmap”.
A new animated @mastersmovie series is coming June 10th exclusively to YouTube via @Mattel
Nick Karamanos, Senior Vice President Entertainment Partnerships at Mattel spoke to the magazine to reveal the news with this quote being reported: “For us, it’s about the totality of the property and how we keep it going for kids. That’s a huge part of the plan.” He also says that Mattel sees Knight’s movie as the head of a revival of interest in the classic cartoon show: “My prediction is that the original series is going to be the next retro title to have it’s time in the sun once again.”
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Writer/director Matthew Brown is behind the new series, and has now posted on his Instagram to share a little more detail about the project, including the launch date next month.
“At last, I can speak about what I’ve been working on for the last 6 months: a new animated re-boot of The Masters of the Universe for Mattel. Launches June 10th exclusively on YouTube.”
The title has not been officially revealed, by Brown’s LinkedIn refers to it as Masters of the Universe: Tales from Eternia and mentions a 20-episode run.
In its second week, low budget horror OBSESSION is doing the unthinkable: RISING at the box!
For Memorial Day weekend, the film is now expected to finish with an amazing +16% hike in its 3-day for a near $20M second weekend and 4-day of $24.8M and 11-day cumulative of $55.1M. If those numbers stick, Obsession will be +18% ahead of Longlegs at the same point in time..
Here are some more internal reported numbers.
More women are showing up now at 51% versus 41% in the pic’s opening weekend, however guys like this battle of the sexes movie a little more, with a slightly higher definite recommend, 75% to 73%
After the gunshots began the U.S. Secret Service engaged with the suspect and fired at the person, according to two senior officials briefed on the matter.
Those officials say that there doesn’t appear to be any injuries to Secret Service agents..
The Secret Service said on X it was aware of reports of shots fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW and is “working to corroborate the information with personnel on the ground.”
Reporters were sent scrambling during live reporting on Iran..
I was in the middle of taping on my iPhone for a social video from the White House North Lawn when we heard the shots. It sounded like dozens of gunshots. We were told to sprint to the press briefing room where we are holding now. pic.twitter.com/iqdQwh4soq
A person approached the checkpoint at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House, pulled a gun out of his bag and started shooting at officers, according to a Secret Service statement posted on social media. Officers returned fire and shot the suspect, the agency said.
A bystander was also struck by gunfire, but it was not clear how badly the person was hurt, according to a separate Secret Service statement cited by multiple news outlets. The statement said it was not clear who fired the shot that hit the bystander.
Obsession Proves Horror Still Thrives Where Other Genres Struggle..
Horror always succeeds where other genres fail. Even a movie with a low budget can make a profit without having to become some gigantic cultural phenomenon.
OBSESSION didn’t make the top movie of its opening weekend, but it really didn’t have to. The film opened to around $16 million domestically despite reportedly being made for only around $750,000. In today’s entertainment landscape, those kinds of numbers are exactly why horror studios continue to thrive while other genres keep struggling to justify bloated budgets.
From a talented young newcomer Curry Barker, Obsession stars Inde Navarrette in the lead role alongside Michael B. Jordan and Olivia Colman.
The film follows Bear, a music store employee who buys a supernatural toy that grants him his wish for his childhood friend Nikki to fall in love with him, resulting in horrifying consequences.
The film had already been generating buzz online well before its release, especially among younger horror audiences who seem to crave unsettling stories that blend realism with psychological discomfort rather than relying entirely on jump scares and CGI spectacle. This one had a whole bunch of those awkward social moments..
What makes Obsession interesting is that it starts off almost deceptively normal at times. There are moments where the audience can laugh or settle into the characters, but then the movie shifts. And once it shifts, it becomes deeply uncomfortable in a way that lingers afterward.
This movie blended overall lessons of the occult.. sexual abuse.. a lack of moral fortitude among our characters.. and an unsettling thought that we are presented with a villainous woman who really was not the villain at all, and we realize that near the end when we root for who would have been the ‘evil’ person..
The characters had hedonistic qualities and their likability diminished quickly. The most amazing of people in the movie succumbed to cruel and dreadful fate just for being wholesome .. the curse did injustice to the moral..
One particular scene completely changed the atmosphere of the theater and took the movie from entertaining to genuinely disturbing. It became shockingly violent..
And yet no one called 911!?
That’s where the film worked best.
It stopped trying to simply entertain and instead made the audience feel trapped inside the situation unfolding onscreen.
We also loved the honorary mention of the Mandela Effect in the film!
That’s something horror continues to do better than almost any other genre right now.
Horror does not need a billion-dollar budget, endless CGI armies, or giant established franchises to succeed.
It only needs atmosphere, tension, creativity, and a filmmaker who understands how to get under the skin of the audience.
Younger directors especially seem to understand this shift in audience taste. Instead of trying to recreate the past exactly, they’re building horror around modern anxieties, awkwardness, dread, and realism.
In the end, Obsession may not become the biggest film of the year, but it really doesn’t need to.
Financially it already appears to be a success, and creatively it shows once again why horror remains one of the safest bets in entertainment.
While other genres continue chasing massive budgets and struggling to break even, horror keeps quietly walking into theaters, unsettling audiences, and walking away with profit.
We saw Obsession so you don’t have to.. but you really will want to.
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more 50 people Friday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a region where medical workers have struggled with a lack of resources and pushback from angry residents.
The World Health Organization said that the outbreak now poses a “very high” risk for Congo — up from a previous categorization of “high” — but that the risk of the disease spreading globally remains low.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 82 cases and seven deaths have been confirmed in Congo, but that the outbreak is believed to be “much larger.”
People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a senior police officer said, as fear and anger grow over a health crisis that doctors are struggling to contain.
Larry Madowo reports on CNN that fire has been started on a local Ebola containment facility in Congo. He says some locals were refused the body of a family member who died in the hospital. Most of them according to reports believe Ebola is a foreign disease brought to their… https://t.co/HYxbcuXIYQpic.twitter.com/A9Xk12l5Ii
The arson attack in Rwampara reflects the challenges of health workers trying to curb a rare Ebola virus by using stringent measures that might clash with local customs, such as burial rites. The disease has been spreading for weeks in a region lacking in adequate health facilities and where many people are on the move to escape armed conflicts.
For years the UFO conversation existed mostly in the shadows… grainy VHS tapes, late-night radio shows, whispered stories from military personnel, and blurry black-and-white footage that people either laughed at or obsessed over.
Now in 2026, the floodgates continue to slowly creak open. Additional UFO and UAP-related files were reportedly revealed today through the White House and the newly expanded government disclosure efforts tied to UFO.gov and Pentagon transparency initiatives.
More than 50 videos and supporting documents are now circulating through the media and online communities.
Among the material getting the most attention… Apollo 12 astronauts reportedly describing eerie streaks of light during portions of their moon mission and landing operations.
A never-before-seen 2024 video allegedly showing the Coast Guard tracking an object flying near an aircraft over the southeastern United States before disappearing from view.
Military footage from Syria in 2021 following an unidentified object that suddenly accelerated at a speed witnesses labeled “instant acceleration.” A separate 2020 video captured under US Central Command showing what appears to be a metallic sphere traveling over a populated area before climbing high into the atmosphere and vanishing. Despite years of investigations and mounting public pressure, officials continue to maintain that there is no confirmed evidence that any of these incidents are extraterrestrial in origin. At the same time, military representatives openly admit that many of the cases remain unresolved and unexplained.
That contradiction is what continues to fascinate the public.
If nothing extraordinary is happening, why does the disclosure process feel so controlled and gradual? Why the endless stream of black-and-white footage, partial answers, heavily redacted files, and carefully worded statements? Why does it feel like the public is being allowed to see just enough to keep asking questions, but never enough to arrive at a conclusion? For many people, this no longer feels like a question of whether strange things exist in our skies. The question now is whether governments have decided humanity can slowly handle the conversation.
The trickle of disclosure itself has become part of the mystery.
And perhaps that is the strangest part of all… The timeline now appears set. More hearings. More footage. More former officials speaking publicly. More pilots stepping forward. More documents emerging piece by piece.
But if this is disclosure, then what exactly is the endpoint?
We are trying our best to make logical sense of this one.. but we keep failing to comprehend.
Retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward provided expert analysis on the US-Iran standoff on Fox News .. While appearing on the segment, Harward suggested that President Donald Trump had time on his side and was leveraging both the blockade and sanctions to put pressure on Iran.
But no one really listened to him since his appearance sparked speculation that he was wearing a mask.
But seriously..
Here is the full video from the Fox News YOUTUBE page..
Note that comments have been turned off..
It is just weird. I have no idea what we are looking at.. and you don’t either.
A logical part of your brain could say it was a medical issue.. bad makeup.. a necklace.
Or the long standing conspiracy that people just wear masks is right..
Mainstream media outlets around the world have already admitted that advanced mask technology is real and boast that most people can’t even tell the difference between who they’re watching.
Watch this psychologist remove his disguise mask and reveal his true face.
There are some folks who believe there is a logical explanation for this…
I think I figured out the Robert Harward “CIA mask” thing.
I was doing some cross comparison between other interviews…
As I was scrolling back-and-forth at the apparent shadow being cast by the apparent “CIA mask” in his neck, it became clear that the shadow was mirroring his… pic.twitter.com/jb7JQSHjY2
Shocking news today.. NASCAR said Thursday that two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has died at the age of 41.
Busch was in his 22nd full-time season in NASCAR and won 63 races in the Cup Series. Busch’s family said earlier in the day that he had been hospitalized for an unspecified severe illness.
DEVELOPING..
We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport's greatest and fiercest drivers. He was 41 years old.
We extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire… pic.twitter.com/FARIF6OKrw
Another day, another viral video that leaves people shaking their heads about where society is headed.
This time the chaos unfolded at a kindergarten graduation in Toledo, Ohio at Queen of Apostles School. What should have been a simple celebration for young children reportedly erupted into a massive fight between adults over seating arrangements during the ceremony.
According to local reports, the argument escalated into a physical altercation involving multiple people. One person reportedly suffered a head injury and was taken to the hospital, while another individual was arrested and charged with felonious assault. School staff called 911 and initiated lockdown procedures as the situation spiraled out of control.
Perhaps the saddest part of the entire situation is that this was supposed to be a memory for kindergarten children… one of those innocent moments parents take pictures of and remember years later. Instead, cellphone footage now circulating online shows adults screaming, shoving, and fighting at an event centered around five and six year olds.
Thankfully, reports indicate the children were not in the room during the actual fight itself, which likely prevented an even worse situation emotionally for the kids involved. Still, the graduation ceremony reportedly had to be postponed afterward. The incident has quickly gone viral online because people see it as another example of how tense and chaotic public behavior can sometimes feel lately. It also raises questions about how emotionally charged even the smallest public events have become in modern America.
Our society has seemingly failed. Or the media has just been able to latch on to things that make us think it failed. For every fight at a graduation there’s many others that didn’t have one, but when you see videos like this it makes you really depressed that America’s 250th anniversary is approaching.
And anyway… who’s wearing pajamas to a graduation?
All eyes are on the summer box office movies. Predictions have already begun that perhaps Masters of the Universe could come in under projections, but we’ll see…the press for the film has been good so far. Another upcoming film, however, has been operating in a much more low-key fashion, and that film is Backrooms.
Directed by Kane Parsons, the movie has quickly become one of the more fascinating horror stories of the summer. Many online know Parsons better as Kane Pixels from YouTube, where his eerie and surreal Backrooms videos gained millions of views and helped modernize internet horror for a younger audience. What started with creepypasta lore and grainy found-footage style videos may now be turning into a legitimate theatrical box office hit.
Several websites, including Box Office Theory, are predicting that Backrooms could bring in somewhere between $25 and $33 million domestically during its opening weekend of May 29th through the 31st. That is a pretty bullish number, and if the film finds strong word of mouth, people are already saying Backrooms could emerge as an early summer sleeper hit.
What began as plain old mundane horror rooted in creepypastas and YouTube culture has now evolved into a major feature film. Despite some naysayers claiming Parsons could never pull off a movie on this scale, he did exactly that.
He has quickly become one of the younger directors in horror who has been changing things to better match the audiences of today while also proving that genuinely good material can still rise from unconventional places on the internet.
In the end, Backrooms is currently being projected to bring in somewhere between $71 million and $79 million during its total run in the United States and Canada. That would still place it below Marty Supreme, which reportedly brought in $96 million, but Backrooms may have a tougher road when it comes to long-term staying power. The movie will eventually find itself competing with heavy hitters like Masters of the Universe, Scary Movie 6, Disclosure Day, and Toy Story 6 throughout June.
It is a loaded summer full of potential blockbuster hits…but one of the earliest surprises of the season could very well end up being Backrooms.
