“It’s been nearly a full decade since the original Guardians of the Galaxy film blessed us with Groot, the talking tree man voiced by Vin Diesel who can only say three (well, technically four) words. Though Groot later sacrificed himself in that movie and has since re-grown up to the point of being a teenager by the time Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame come around, it was Guardians 2‘s sickeningly cute Baby Groot that stuck with folks. And because Disney loves itself a cute-looking sidekick thing that can always be used to sell toys, they want to remind you of when he was a wee widdle tree kid.” Read more at Gizmodo Top Gun: Maverick continues to fly high at the box office, setting the record for the smallest percent drop ever for a movie that grossed over $100 million in its opening weekend. Read more at IGN It looks like internet memes don’t translate into box office earnings as Morbius flopped hard in Sony’s attempt at a re-release. “After only receiving a 19% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Sony’s Morbius received a re-release at theaters this weekend. At the time of its initial premiere, the internet turned the film into a meme sensation. Wanting to ride on that wave, Sony decided to release it one more time in hopes of it translating to a bigger box office number.” Read more at Hype Beast The MTV Movie Awards happened last night, and some of the winners were interesting choices to say the least, like Euphoria winning an action award over multiple Marvel movies. Read more at The A.V. Club The DC video game Gotham Knights has explicitly stated they are in no way connected to the upcoming tv series of the same name on The CW. “There’s a video game coming out called Gotham Knights. It’s about some kids from the Batman universe who band together after Batman is killed. There’s also a TV show coming out called Gotham Knights. It’s about some kids from the Batman universe who band together after Batman is killed. They have nothing in common.” Read more at Kotaku Marvel fans, prepare to show off your love of Ms. Marvel (if you’re lucky enough) with a special edition Xbox, themed just for the show. Read more at The Mary Sue
