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USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Top 10 injury news of the Lions 2024 season - No. 4: The fortuitous offense
While the calamitous injuries on defense monopolized the headlines during the 2024 season, the Lions offense quietly had a very healthy year. All the offensive starters and most of the key reserves were available for the vast majority of the season. Critical players in Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Penei Sewell played all 18 games. No. 10: Alex Anzalone's forearm No. 9: Ifeatu Melifonwu's turbulent year No. 8: Christian Mahogany's delayed debut No. 7: James Houston's ill-fated comeback No. 6: David Montgomery's mysterious knee No. 5: Carlton Davis jaw fracture All that good health allowed for fun, creative plays like these... MOST SIGNIFICANT INJURIES ON OFFENSE - click links for video (In parentheses are the number of full games missed due to injury including playoffs.) IMPACT ON SEASON Lions fans were hit with a couple of Monday-morning, jump scares with Ragnow's pec tear and Montgomery's initially-diagnosed-as-season-ending knee. All's well that ends well though, as there were no serious season-enders and no long-term absences. Even the short-term absences had minimal impact as there was healthy, quality depth. Jahmyr Gibbs excelled in Montgomery's absence. Dan Skipper performed admirably with Decker out. Christian Mahogany filled in nicely for both Glasgow and Zeitler. WHAT SHOULD WE MAKE OF THE OFFENSE'S GOOD FORTUNE? An important takeaway is that it's hard to blame external factors on the defensive injuries when those same factors were present for the healthy offense. Both sides of the ball played on the same fields, trained under the same strength & conditioning staff, and were treated by the same medical team. More than likely, luck is the reason for the stark difference in health between the offense and the defense. Having Lady Luck on your side may be more important than anything. Lady Luck, take the wheel. - Domino in Deadpool 2 (Explicit language ahead) ANY OFFSEASON INJURY CONCERNS? To this point, there have been no major injuries this offseason which continues the healthy, hot-streak for the offense. Of minor concern is an unexpected, offseason knee "clean-up" surgery for Amon-Ra St. Brown who didn't miss a game all last year. A clean-up often means a meniscus cartilage trim and clearing out of loose bodies in the joint. If that's indeed what happened, the severity of any cartilage damage is extremely variable, and the impact is hard to predict. In the short-term, he is likely to be fine. St. Brown was limited at voluntary OTA in June, but stated he should be ready for training camp. While there are no significant short-term concerns, his performance this season will be something to keep an eye on. OUTLOOK The good news going into the 2025 season is that all offensive starters and key reserves are expected to be healthy for training camp and the start of the season. The bad news is that the immutable law of probabilities may result in some injury regression-to-the-mean in 2025. This cuts both ways though. While the offense likely won't be as blessed as last year, the defense likely won't be as cursed.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Animal Friends Release Date Delayed for Ryan Reynolds & Jason Momoa Movie
The release date for the live-action hybrid road trip adventure Animal Friends, featuring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Momoa, has been delayed for several months. A Legendary, Maximum Effort, and Prime Focus Studios production, it was originally slated to come out through Sony Pictures but later shifted to Warner Bros. as part of the deal the company made with Legendary. Animal Friends will now release in US theaters on May 1, 2026, nearly seven months after its previously announced premiere date, October 10, 2025. Besides Reynolds and Momoa, the cast of Animal Friends includes Aubrey Plaza, Addison Rae, Dan Levy, Lil Rel Howery, and Ellie Bamber. Peter Atencio directed the feature from a script by Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider. This is not the first time that Animal Friends has suffered a delay in its release. Sony Pictures initially set its release date for August 15, 2025. However, Warner Bros. then acquired the distribution rights for the movie and changed it to October 10. Animal Friends was described as an 'R-rated road trip adventure' when it was announced in April 2023. Production reportedly began in June 2023 and concluded in April 2024. Notably, Maximum Effort is a production company that Reynolds co-founded. Some of the projects they have produced are Deadpool 2 (2018), Free Guy (2021), Shotgun Wedding (2022), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Meanwhile, filmmaker and producer Namit Malhotra founded Prime Focus Media. Their upcoming projects include Ramayana, featuring Ranbir Kapoor, and The Angry Birds Movie 3. DNEG, noted for their work on Nimona (2023) and Dune: Part Two (2024), is handling the animation and visual effects on Animal Friends. Peter Atencio previously directed action comedy movies Keanu (2016) and The Machine (2023). Burrows and Mider were the creators of the GQ original animated series Gentlemen Lobsters. They were also the co-writers of the 2018 teen comedy The Package. Originally reported by Tamal Kundu on SuperHeroHype. The post Animal Friends Release Date Delayed for Ryan Reynolds & Jason Momoa Movie appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Hindustan Times
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Who is Joseph Cross, Marathon director addresses Bungie art theft accusations
A major plagiarism controversy surfaced online recently involving Joseph Cross, the Franchise Art Director for Bungie's upcoming game "Marathon". It has been alleged that the game used digital artwork by an independent artist without authorization during the build. Joseph Cross is a seasoned art director, who has been closely working with the entertainment and gaming industry for more than a decade. He is currently based in Seattle, Washington. He has held the position of Franchise Art Director for the upcoming game since 2019. ALSO READ | New update on 'Bird wing' solar eruption that could hit Earth Before taking over this responsibility, he had worked as a Lead Concept Artist for Bungie till 2019. He has worked on a ton of games and films, where his expertise and concept mattered immensely. The likes include popular Hollywood films like Dune, Kong: Skull Island, Ghost in the Shell, Deadpool 2, along with popular games like Destiny and Dead Space. Joseph Cross has now publicly addressed the ongoing plagiarism controversy surrounding Bungie's upcoming game Marathon. It was alleged that the game used artwork from an independent digital artist 4nt1r34l (ANTIREAL), without authorization. During a PlayMA developer livestream, Cross confirmed that an artist who was working for the building of the game indeed used Antireal's work without authorization. During the livestream, Cross was quoted as saying, "There's absolutely no excuse for this oversight. We've reached out to ANTIREAL, the artist in question, and followed up to ensure that we do right by this artist." Following this incident, the gaming company is auditing all its assets where the internal artist had contributed. Cross also confirmed that there has been some delay in the progress of the game due to this fiasco. In case any irregularity is found in the audit, Cross affirmed that they will be taken care of, eliminated, or recreated in-house.
Canada Standard
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Canada Standard
David Leitch in talks to direct 'Gears Of War' movie
Washington [US], May 16 (ANI): Filmmaker David Leitch is in talks to direct a feature adaptation of the hit video game 'Gears of War' for Netflix. Jon Spaihts is writing the script for the feature for which Netflix has partnered with The Coalition Studio, the Canadian game developer behind the franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Leitch and his wife and producing partner, Kelly McCormick, will produce the feature via their 87North banner along with The Coalition. The game is set on a planet on the brink of societal collapse when a monstrous threat in the form of underground creatures known as the Locust takes humanity to the verge of extinction, as per The Hollywood Reporter. He made his directorial debut on the action film John Wick (2014) with Chad Stahelski, though only Stahelski was credited. He later also directed the films Atomic Blonde (2017), Deadpool 2 (2018), Hobbs & Shaw (2019), Bullet Train (2022), and The Fall Guy (2024). Leitch, who established himself as a major action filmmaker with films like 'Bullet Train', 'Deadpool 2', and 'Atomic Blonde'. Now, he is gearing up for his next project, 'How To Rob a Bank', which stars Nicholas Hoult, Pete Davidson, and Anna Sawai, has a plot that's largely under wraps, but it involves smart bank robbers who share their heists on social media while evading police. The film Leitch is directing will be released in theatres on September 4, 2026. (ANI)
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
David Leitch in talks to direct 'Gears Of War' movie
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Filmmaker David Leitch is in talks to direct a feature adaptation of the hit video game ' Gears of War ' for Netflix . Jon Spaihts is writing the script for the feature for which Netflix has partnered with The Coalition Studio , the Canadian game developer behind the franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Leitch and his wife and producing partner, Kelly McCormick, will produce the feature via their 87North banner along with The Coalition. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo The game is set on a planet on the brink of societal collapse when a monstrous threat in the form of underground creatures known as the Locust takes humanity to the verge of extinction, as per The Hollywood Reporter. He made his directorial debut on the action film John Wick (2014) with Chad Stahelski, though only Stahelski was credited. He later also directed the films Atomic Blonde (2017), Deadpool 2 (2018), Hobbs & Shaw (2019), Bullet Train (2022), and The Fall Guy (2024). Leitch, who established himself as a major action filmmaker with films like 'Bullet Train', 'Deadpool 2', and 'Atomic Blonde'. Now, he is gearing up for his next project, 'How To Rob a Bank', which stars Nicholas Hoult, Pete Davidson, and Anna Sawai, has a plot that's largely under wraps, but it involves smart bank robbers who share their heists on social media while evading police. The film Leitch is directing will be released in theatres on September 4, 2026.
