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A good parody trailer is truly a thing of beauty. But few of them are so well thought out and detailed as this Trailer Time Warp, “John Wick Chapter 6: Contingency”. Youtuber Journey’s End recreates an 80s style Cannon Films trailer in the mold of Death Wish, Lifeforce, and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo.

The trailer imagines a sixth John Wick film, where everyone’s favorite assassin finds himself in the post-apocalyptic wasteland of The Matrix. The trailer is lovingly detailed to look like a low budget masterpiece, from the synth-heavy score to a grizzled voice-over to de-colored, skipping image.

Given how increasingly outlandish the world of John Wick is, it’s hardly a stretch to imagine a future-set film in the franchise where Keanu Reeves is unfrozen to battle the machines. The trailer capitalizes on the films’ combination of Laurence Fishburne and Reeves, as well as both movies’ usage of the phrase “we’re going to need guns, lots of guns.”

The newly rebooted Wick has to contend not only with his painful puppy-filled memories, but will also undergo the upgrades and enhancements that made Neo such a formidable fighter. Is it weird that I want to watch this movie? Because I would totally watch this movie.

(via AVClub, image: YouTube)

• Scarlet Witch may be rolling out some new powers in Disney+’s WandaVision. (via CBR)
• Patty Jenkins discusses Wonder Woman‘s 1984 setting on the Crew Call Podcast. (via Deadline)
• Stan Lee’s former manager Keya Morgan was arrested in elder abuse charges. (via AP News)
• A student posts a compilation of the best moments from his chemistry class and the results are…explosive:

I took Chem 100 this Spring semester and this is what it consisted of :) pic.twitter.com/szywu0edn2

— Daniel (@Simply__danny) May 23, 2019

• Bong Joon-ho became the first Korean filmmaker to win the Palme d’Or at Cannes with his film Parasite. (via Collider)
• Put the controller down: the World Health Organization has just classified “gaming disorder” as a recognized illness. (via Kotaku)
• Harrison Ford randomly name-drops Chris Pine as a potential Indiana Jones. We’re not mad about it. (via io9)
• In the midst of Theresa May’s resignation, Downing Street’s most important resident is now answering questions:

While a political storm brews inside 10 Downing Street, Chief Mouser Larry is soaking up the sun and enjoying all the attention pic.twitter.com/NvHyFYChj8

— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) May 24, 2019

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The news of a Whitney Houston hologram tour being in the works has been met with mixed feelings from fans, but not from her family. Houston’s cousin Dionne Warwick isn’t too fond of the idea.

“I haven’t a clue as to what that is. It’s surprising to me,” she told  Entertainment Tonight on Thursday. “I don’t know what it is. I think it’s stupid, but whatever it is that’s what it is.”

It was announced earlier this week that Houston’s sister-in-law, Pat Houston, has signed a deal with Primary Wave Music Publishing to work on the hologram tour as well as an album of unreleased music. Houston told The New York Times that a musical featuring her hits. is also being developed. Primary Wave will now acquire 50 percent of Whitney Houston’s estate’s assets.

Pat Houston, who is the executor of Whitney Houston’s estate, feels that this is best time to remind the world of the late singer’s greatness since her legacy was tarnished due to her drug abuse.

“The hologram has taken precedence over everything,” Houston said. “Before she passed, there was so much negativity around the name; it wasn’t about the music anymore. People had forgotten how great she was. They let all the personal things about her life outweigh why they fell in love with her in the first place.”

The hologram will perform hits like “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” and “The Greatest Love of All.”

Writer: Rainbow Rowell / Artist: Andres Genolet / Marvel

If last week focused on the mundane, this week things get emotional! Rainbow Rowell is beginning to dive deep into the psyche of our young heroes with jaw-dropping, tear-jerking, exquisitely illustrated moments by Andres Genolet. I have to stop myself from marveling over these panels because this new artist has hit the ground running with Usain Bolt strides and I couldn’t be happier. He seems to be keeping Kris Anka’s “thick thighs take lives” energy by drawing stunning women of all sizes. Here for it.

First off, huge round of applause for Chase Stein: First of his name, The Innovative Fix-It Man, Grocery Shopping Maven, Child Whisperer, Engineer Elite, Man Bun Zaddy and Protector of the Squad. My guy out here putting the whole team on his back, flexing like Atlas! He throwin’ domesticated numbers up on the board and getting digits thrown at him like Westbrook in triple double mode.

It’s unbelievable how good of a guy he’s become! Rowell is making my a Chase Stan — which I have zero problems with, but the way this issue ends for him just breaks my heart.

Big ups to Rowell for introducing therapy into one of these young adults’ lives. It’s a no-brainier that one of them would result to licensed therapy after everything they’ve been through, and it’s good for that to be seen by readers of all ages. The snapshot of Karolina’s session was so real that I couldn’t help but feel for our usual ray of sunshine. What really struck me, though, was Genolet’s ability.The scene is portrayed such a classic comic book fashion, while still making it the artist’s own. In a positive way, it gave me wild Heroes In Crisis vibes. Despite how you and the rest of the world feels about the ending, you probably enjoyed the visual ride leading up to that final issue bomb drop.

Molly is still in a teenage funk. Disheartening to see this young ball of beaming joy in such a melancholic, vulnerable position. Leave it to Chase to end this depression-filled moment in Princess Powerful’s life, yet still wind up getting the short end of the stick.

Chase gets deaded on the regular bathroom, forcing him to resort to the creepy bathroom where he happens upon that tragic ending from last issue. What he ultimately discovers is something far worse, and very well may drive a wedge between the family he just swore to protect. Genolet has added a slick new look to this comic, while Rowell keeps the Eisner Award-nominated hits coming.

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