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He may be a right jolly old elf, but Santa Claus can also be a real nightmare. Whether the real thing or just a guy in a suit, lots of horror movies have given us killer Santas over the years. On this Nerdist Now, Kyle Anderson looks at some of our favorites, from the scary to the silly. These Kris Kringles love to make that red suit even redder.
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Rian Johnson, et al, like to call his Benoit Blanc movies whodunnits, and they are, but not the way you’d assume. Knives Out starts as a whodunnit, morphs into a paranoid thriller where we’re rooting for the supposed murderer, only for it to morph back into a whodunnit by the end. Johnson’s follow-up, Glass Onion, on Netflix now, does a similar switcheroo. We think we’re watching one thing, with one victim and an unknown murderer, only to find out it’s something very different. But the biggest twist of Glass Onion is that there really wasn’t a twist at all.
Major spoilers from here on out, folks.
The setup of Glass Onion finds gentleman sleuth Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) joining a murder mystery trip to billionaire tech mogul Miles Bron’s (Edward Norton) lavish (ridiculously so) private island. The mystery starts right away. Why has Blanc been invited? Why would Bron’s jilted former partner Andi (Janelle Monae) show her face? And who could possibly be out to kill Bron for real?
The entire first act sets all the pieces into place. We learn about Andi having started the company and Bron promptly snaking his way into getting it all for himself. All of their supposed friends side with Bron, which has given them their own successes. But Andi’s presence puts everyone on edge, especially Bron who assumes she’s out to get him for real. Well, that’s sort of true. Men’s rights Twitch streamer Cody (Dave Bautista) dies suddenly and Bron believes the killer will strike him, only for Andi to end up dead.
Or so it seems. We then cut back to before the trip to learn the true-true. The woman we, and everyone, believes is Andi is actually her twin sister Helen. Andi is already dead, and Helen wants Blanc’s help in uncovering who killed her. This is a fun revelation because it lets the audience know Blanc was in on things from the start. Helen makes herself up to be Andi and arrives on the island with no one the wiser.
So then who killed Cody? And who shot Helen believing it be Andi? Occam’s razor this shit. The big twist, as Blanc tells the room, is not that it was some clever concoction by a genius, but the depraved act of a scared moron. Bron killed Andi, and Bron swapped his drink with pineapple in it with the pineapple-allergic Cody. He learned the truth and planned to expose him. Then during the hubbub, Bron shot Helen believing her to be Andi. It was all incredibly obvious, really, but we, like Blanc initially, expected something far more complex. Nope!
Like Knives Out, the resolution to Glass Onion feels a bit weird when you first see it. That’s not what you expected. But that’s exactly what Rian Johnson does best. We expect a criminal mastermind and instead get a rich doofus who thinks he’s better because he has money. The big twist is not who killed anyone, it’s how the killer will get their comeuppance. Nothing as sweet at the holiday like 1%ers facing consequences. It’s downright Dickensian.
Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Instagram and Letterboxd.
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Buzz, buzz, buzz. What’s that sound? Oh yes, it’s the sound of the Yellowjackets hive rising from the ground. We won’t see Yellowjackets season two until 2023, a little later than we’d hoped, it sounds like progress for the next season of the hit series is going well. So well that we have our first exciting bits of Yellowjackets season two casting news. We now know who will play the adult counterparts of some of our favorite characters in the show’s next outing.
Skip to: Elijah Wood on Yellowjackets // Adult Lottie // Adult Van // Other Season Two Cast
Elijah Wood Will Play a Character Named Walter
According to EW, Elijah Wood will join the cast of Yellowjackets season two. He will play a character named Walter, “whose arc will intertwine with Misty (Christina Ricci) in significant ways.” That’s an intriguing prospect given how season one ended. They go on to say he’ll be “a dedicated Citizen Detective who will challenge Misty in ways she won’t see coming.” (As a reminder, network synopsis, “citizen detective” does not need to be capitalized.)
Adult Lottie Will Be Played By Simone Kessell
Bow down to your antler queen. Adult Lottie will be played by Simone Kessell in Yellowjackets season two. When we last saw Lottie in the past timeline, she was assuming her rightful place as the ruler of the forest, otherwise known as the Antler Queen. As things began to turn dark for our survivors, Lottie placed herself in charge, insisting there were magical powers in play in the wilderness.
We didn’t see the adult version of Lottie in the future timeline, but we saw her crew of minions kidnapping Natalie to the dulcet sounds of “Who the fuck is Lottie Matthews?” And now we know we’ll definitely see her in season two.
Simone Kessell most recently appeared on Obi-Wan Kenobi playing Breha Organa. But we can’t wait to see her take on the adult version of our bloodthirsty queen, a much different kind of role. And we can’t wait to see more of Courtney Eaton’s Lottie either. Eaton has been promoted to series regular.
Adult Van Will Be Played By Lauren Ambrose
Meanwhile, Six Feet Under and Servant‘s Lauren Ambrose will play the grown-up version of Van in Yellowjackets season two.
This is really fun news because one of the best parts about Yellowjackets is seeing how the older and the younger versions of the characters exist in the world. And Lauren Ambrose absolutely fits the bill for Yellowjackets‘ adult Van. In fact, Ambrose was a favorite to play Van’s older self here at Nerdist. She’ll make for the perfect addition to our cast of adult survivors, which includes Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis, and Tawney Cypress. Both Vans, the newly-cast Lauren Ambrose and the returning Liv Hewson, will be series regulars in Yellowjackets season two.
Van has a special place in our hearts. Her romance with Taissa was one of the absolute best parts of Yellowjackets. Toward the end of the first season of Yellowjackets, though, Van defected from team “there’s a rational explanation for all of this” to team “magic forces are at work.” And honestly, that’s the better team, but it might put a crack in the pair. When we last saw Van, she was kneeling behind her Antler Queen Lottie, some might say, like a knight.
Of course, Van’s casting as an adult is technically a spoiler that Van survived the team’s time in the wilderness. But it doesn’t tell us anything about what she’s up to. Our bet? She’s currently involved with Lottie’s cult of white-clothed henchmen who bear the sign of the Antler Queen. Maybe she’s even second in command. We honestly would root for a Lottie and Van adult romance.
Yellowjackets Season Two Casting News
We can’t wait to hear more Yellowjackets season two casting news soon. According to The Hollywood Reporter, showrunner Ashley Lyle shared, “In terms of other survivors, we plant the flag that Lottie is lurking in the shadows and meeting her in the near future. Ideally, we will probably meet at least one other.” Additionally, adult Ali will also be a part of the season.
Most recently, Yellowjackets season two has revealed that Nuha Jes Izman has joined the cast of the show. Izman “will play Crystal, a member of the JV squad and a hardcore theater enthusiast, who makes the dubious decision to bond with Misty.” We really hope Crystal knows what she’s doing.
Variety also reports that Jason Ritter, Melanie Lynskey’s husband, will guest star on an episode of the show. Hopefully, Shauna doesn’t end up stabbing him.
Additionally, Kevin Alves who plays Travis Martinez on the show, will be a season two regular.
Season two of Yellowjackets premieres on March 24, 2023. Happily, the show has already been renewed for season three.
Originally published on August 11, 2022.
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It’s an early Christmas for lovers of Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza. (And we know there are many of you out there.) Because Taco Bell is officially testing two new versions of its Mexican Pizza. That’s right, new variations on the beloved dish could soon make it onto Taco Bell menus. But only if lucky taste testers sign off on these new visions of what Mexican Pizza could mean. On the table? Jalapeno Mexican Pizza and Triple Crunch Mexican Pizza. Sounds promising to us.
Food & Wine Magazine shed a bit more light on what these new Mexican Pizza titles. Here’s what they mean for our mouths. Jalapeno Mexican Pizza, a.k.a Spicy Mexican Pizza, will offer a flavor feast. The publication shares that Jalapeno Mexican Pizza will have a nacho cheese sauce topping and, you guessed it, sliced jalapenos. Meanwhile, the new Triple Crunch Mexican Pizza has not two, as is traditional, but three layers of beef-and-bean filling. Hence the triple. Nothing like some clever wordplay with Mexican Pizzas.
I know what you’re asking. How do we taste these two new versions of Mexican Pizza? That’s a great question. And for some, it has a great answer. Taco Bell stores in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, will be testing the Jalapeno Mexican Pizza with customers. Meanwhile, Taco Bells in Omaha, Nebraska, will receive the gift of Triple Crunch Mexican Pizza. Both new Mexican Pizzas will arrive in their respective locations on December 22 and remain on sale for a “limited time.”
Personally, I feel more excited about the Jalapeno Mexican Pizza. So I guess I better start changing my travel plans, stat. Oklahoma, here I come. For the rest of us, the timeline for alternate Mexican Pizza versions remains unknown. We guess we’ll have to console ourselves somehow.
Perhaps with a delicious OG Mexican Pizza and a nice side of Baja Blast.
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