Getty Image After her unauthorized parody, The People’s Joker, was pulled from the TIFF lineup after one showing, creator Vera Drew is setting the record straight on the film’s legal status and its future. In a new statement arriving after an outpouring of support for the “queer coming of age Joker Origin story,” Drew vowed …
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An Unauthorized Parody Of Joker And Harley Quinn With A Trans Twist Got Yanked From The Toronto International Film Festival Lineup
The MCU has a lot of plates spinning these days, but they’re only telling one, increasingly huge story. DC has another approach: They have multiple iterations on the same characters. For instance, there are currently three Harley Quinns going: the one played in movies by Margot Robbie; the one in the darker Joker wing that …
Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy Does His Best Nancy Reagan In This ‘The Boys’ Parody Ad From The 1980s
Amazon Prime The Boys‘ third season is nearly upon us, and fans are eager to see showrunner Eric Kripke reteam with Supernatural star Jensen Ackles, who’s pulling a Soldier Boy here. Ackles had previously showed his stuff in costume after (gruffly) admitting that he’s exhausted to be ripped, but it’s all nearly about to happen. …
Kevin McCarthy’s Straight-Faced Argument That Doors Must Be Banned To Stop Gun Violence Is Beyond Parody
Getty Image Rootin’ tootin’ Lauren Boebert tried hard (with her comparison of the 9/11 and gun control issues) to make the most absurd cable news statement of the past 24 hours. Her demonstration of Second Amendment love, though, may have been topped by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who popped by Fox News to chat …
MAGA Lawmaker Elise Stefanik Got Trolled With A Parody Campaign Site Over Her Support Of The ‘Great Replacement’ Theory
Getty Image On Saturday, an 18-year-old gunman opened fire in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 people and wounding three, most of whom were Black. Authorities called it a “straight-up racially-motivated hate crime,” and no wonder: The assailant had posted an 180-page manifesto, in which he parroted what’s become known as “Great Replacement,” …
‘This honestly scared me’: Madonna’s TikTok slow-zooms into a parody trend
Why are people on TikTok awkwardly zooming in on their faces? Madonna. Over the weekend, the singer posted a TikTok set to her song “Frozen,” in which she slowly moves her face towards the camera and puckers her lips. It follows a similar video Madonna posted last week. The top comments on the TikTok, which …
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James Corden And His Staff ‘Don’t Talk About Jada’ With An Oscars-Themed ‘Encanto’ Parody
In a skit on last night’s airing of The Late Late Show With James Corden, the namesake host meets with his table of writers to plan what they’ll talk about on their post-Oscars show. When the show’s co-head writer Ian Karmel appears to suggest they talk about the slap heard ’round the world, Corden immediately …
Stephen Colbert’s 'NFT Heist' parody movie shows why people are so skeptical of them
The recent NFT boom has raised a lot of questions about the intersection of art, commerce and private ownership, and most people aren’t convinced of their value. A recent poll published in PCMag found that 60% of people think NFTs are a scam, while just 10% see them as a serious financial investment. NFT enthusiasts …
‘The Boys’ Season 3 Teaser Promises More Bloody Messes And Jensen Ackles As The Captain America Parody Soldier Boy
The Boys, everyone’s favorite renegade superhero show, won’t be returning to Amazon until July 8, but the Season 3 teaser promises some big additions — and, of course, more bloody messes. The biggest addition is Jensen Ackles, the Supernatural alum who plays Soldier Boy, an unambiguous send-up of Captain America. In Garth Ennis’ and Darick …
'Encanto' gets celestial in this wacky 'We Don't Talk About Pluto' parody
Just when you think the well of “Encanto” covers has run dry, guess again. There truly is no limit to the amount of bizarre and creative entertainment to be found on the internet. Musician Jon Pumper hilariously reimagines the iconic “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” song by delving into a subject that continues to baffle …
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Russia Thanks Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, Josh Hawley And More Rightwingers For Their Support In A New Lincoln Project Parody
Russia’s invasion into Ukraine has enraged everyone — well, almost everyone. While many GOP leaders have condemned the move, which has seen heavy pushback by Ukrainians, some failed to get the memo. Among them are Tucker Carlson, who has spent recent Fox News shows decrying the “corrupt” nation that Vladimir Putin has ordered invaded. Even …
This parody of 'A Whole New World' hilariously summarizes the Wordle sensation
Unless you’ve been living blissfully off the grid the past couple of months, you’ve undoubtedly seen the world become enamored with Wordle. Completing the simple word game with a delightfully wholesome origin story has become a daily routine for millions of us who appreciate the collective challenge and the limit of only playing once per …
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