Sylvester Stallone has become one of the biggest stars in the history of Hollywood, but even he couldn't get everything he wanted as he was rejected when he asked to be an extra in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.

Stallone is gearing up to be a mobster in the upcoming Paramount+ series Tulsa King, and he spoke to Empire about trying and failing to make that gangster dream come true early on in his career.

"I went to Paramount, and said, ‘Can I be an extra in the wedding scene?’,” Stallone recalled. “They said, ‘Yeah, we don’t know if you’re the type of guy.’ I go, ‘I’m not the type? To play in the background, hiding behind a fucking wedding cake?’"

Now, it's important to remember that Stallone was still early on in his career when 1972's The Godfather was being made and he still hadn't starred in films like Rocky or in First Blood as Rambo.

As for Tulsa King, the series comes from Yellowstone co-creator Tyler Sheridan and Stallone leads the series as Dwight "The General" Manfredi - a "capo freshly released form 25 years in jail, who's sent to Oklahoma to build up a new base of operations for his criminal family."

“Finally I get my gangster shot 50 years later, and that’s perfect,” Stallone said. “Everything comes to those who wait.”

Tulsa King premieres on Paramount+ on November 13, 2022. Until then, you can check out Stallone in Samaritan, a film that "hinges on a predictable reveal, and not much else. A mechanical retread of better movies and ideas."

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While Hogwarts Legacy is aiming to let you live your wizarding world dreams, one thing it won't let you do is play the magical sport of Quidditch.

Quidditch's absence from Hogwarts Legacy has been confirmed on the game's official FAQ page. Fortunately, Hogwarts Legacy will still feature a ton of flying on brooms to give you that feeling of soaring through the sky.

"Quidditch is not playable in Hogwarts Legacy," the official FAQ reads. "However, broom flight for traversal and broom race challenges are part of the game. Players can also fly brooms to explore new and familiar locations surrounding Hogwarts Castle. "

Playable Quidditch has been a thing in the past, and the sport has even had its own game in Quidditch World Cup.

The rest of the FAQ is well worth a read as it gives a pretty in-depth breakdown of what fans can expect from Hogwarts Legacy when it is released on February 10, 2023, including how much of Hogwarts players can explore, what kinds of classes they can take, how leveling up works, and more.

It also discusses Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's involvement, who has become notable in recent years for her transphobic comments. She is "not involved in the creation of the game, but as creator of the wizarding world and one of the world’s greatest storytellers, her extraordinary body of writing is the foundation of all projects in the Wizarding World."

For more, check out how you can get sorted into your Hogwarts Legacy house right now and our look at the latest trailer that featured Slytherin, Dark Magic, and Zombies.

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While Hogwarts Legacy is aiming to let you live your wizarding world dreams, one thing it won't let you do is play the magical sport of Quidditch.

Quidditch's absence from Hogwarts Legacy has been confirmed on the game's official FAQ page. Fortunately, Hogwarts Legacy will still feature a ton of flying on brooms to give you that feeling of soaring through the sky.

"Quidditch is not playable in Hogwarts Legacy," the official FAQ reads. "However, broom flight for traversal and broom race challenges are part of the game. Players can also fly brooms to explore new and familiar locations surrounding Hogwarts Castle. "

Playable Quidditch has been a thing in the past, and the sport has even had its own game in Quidditch World Cup.

The rest of the FAQ is well worth a read as it gives a pretty in-depth breakdown of what fans can expect from Hogwarts Legacy when it is released on February 10, 2023, including how much of Hogwarts players can explore, what kinds of classes they can take, how leveling up works, and more.

It also discusses Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's involvement, who has become notable in recent years for her transphobic comments. She is "not involved in the creation of the game, but as creator of the wizarding world and one of the world’s greatest storytellers, her extraordinary body of writing is the foundation of all projects in the Wizarding World."

For more, check out how you can get sorted into your Hogwarts Legacy house right now and our look at the latest trailer that featured Slytherin, Dark Magic, and Zombies.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

The late Chadwick Boseman has won a posthumous Emmy Award for his work as Star-Lord T'Challa in Marvel's What If...? and has added another accolade to his incredible career that ended way too soon.

Boseman, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 43 after a battle against colon cancer, won the award at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmys presentation at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Marvel Studios celebrated the moment on Twitter by saying, "Thank you to the Television Academy for recognizing the outstanding work of our King, the late Chadwick Boseman. #Emmys"

Thank you to the Television Academy for recognizing the outstanding work of our King, the late Chadwick Boseman. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/HSDS9SCpC9

— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) September 4, 2022

Boseman won the award in a category of other talented performers, including Moon Knight's F. Murray Abraham, Bridgerton's Julie Andrews, Big Mouth's Maya Rudolph, Central Park's Stanley Tucci, and What If...?'s Jeffrey Wright. The late actress Jessica Walter was also nominated for her work in Archer.

As reported by Deadline, Boseman's wife Taylor Simone Ledward accepted the award for her late husband and shared a few words about the honor at the show.

"When I learned Chad was nominated, I started thinking of everything that was going on in the world and our world and being so in awe of his commitment and dedication and what a beautiful moment that one of the last things he would work on was something so important to him and to the world but also something new," Simone Ledward said. "You can’t understand your purpose unless you ask what if? What if the universe is conspiring in my favor? What if it’s me? Chad would be so honored and I am honored on his behalf,” she said.

Boseman appeared in four episodes of What If..?, including 'What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?,' 'What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?,' What If... Zombies?!,' and What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?.'

Boseman won a Golden Globe for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama for his performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. He was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards in 2021 for the same role, but he lost to The Father's Anthony Hopkins.

While Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will star someone else as the titular hero, Boseman's presence will still be felt throughout the film, as evidenced by the emotional and powerful first trailer.

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The late Chadwick Boseman has won a posthumous Emmy Award for his work as Star-Lord T'Challa in Marvel's What If...? and has added another accolade to his incredible career that ended way too soon.

Boseman, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 43 after a battle against colon cancer, won the award at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmys presentation at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Marvel Studios celebrated the moment on Twitter by saying, "Thank you to the Television Academy for recognizing the outstanding work of our King, the late Chadwick Boseman. #Emmys"

Thank you to the Television Academy for recognizing the outstanding work of our King, the late Chadwick Boseman. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/HSDS9SCpC9

— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) September 4, 2022

Boseman won the award in a category of other talented performers, including Moon Knight's F. Murray Abraham, Bridgerton's Julie Andrews, Big Mouth's Maya Rudolph, Central Park's Stanley Tucci, and What If...?'s Jeffrey Wright. The late actress Jessica Walter was also nominated for her work in Archer.

As reported by Deadline, Boseman's wife Taylor Simone Ledward accepted the award for her late husband and shared a few words about the honor at the show.

"When I learned Chad was nominated, I started thinking of everything that was going on in the world and our world and being so in awe of his commitment and dedication and what a beautiful moment that one of the last things he would work on was something so important to him and to the world but also something new," Simone Ledward said. "You can’t understand your purpose unless you ask what if? What if the universe is conspiring in my favor? What if it’s me? Chad would be so honored and I am honored on his behalf,” she said.

Boseman appeared in four episodes of What If..?, including 'What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?,' 'What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?,' What If... Zombies?!,' and What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?.'

Boseman won a Golden Globe for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama for his performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. He was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards in 2021 for the same role, but he lost to The Father's Anthony Hopkins.

While Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will star someone else as the titular hero, Boseman's presence will still be felt throughout the film, as evidenced by the emotional and powerful first trailer.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

The Callisto Protocol director Glen Schofield has apologized for his previous comments that hinted at a possible crunch culture at his studio Striking Distance.

As spotted by those like Ian Walker, Schofield tweeted out a statement that he and his team are working 6-7 days a week for 12-15 hours each in order to finish The Callisto Protocol. While he wrote that no one was "forcing us" to do this, a lot of the problems in studios experiencing crunch stem from the top and can create a silent expectation for others to work as much as they do.

"I only talk about the game during an event," Schofield wrote in the now-deleted tweet. "We r working 6-7 days a week, nobody's forcing us. Exhaustion, tired, Covid but we're working. Bugs, glitches, perf fixes. 1 last pass thru audio. 12-15 hr days. This is gaming. Hard work. Lunch, dinner working. U Do it cause ya luv it."

Schofield then wrote an apology to his previous tweet, saying that he values "passion and creativity, not long hours," and that it was wrong how he wrote out his previous comment.

"Anyone who knows me knows how passionate I am about the people I work with," Schofield wrote. "Earlier I tweeted how proud I was of the effort the hours the team was putting in. That was wrong. We value passion and creativity, not long hours. I'm sorry to the team for coming across like this."

Bloomberg reported Jason Schreier, who has reported on crunch issues in the past, responded to Schofield's original tweet with a bit of context.

"This, from a studio head, is crunch culture defined," Schreier wrote. "Of course nobody is 'forced' to work insane hours. But imagine the reduced bonuses and lack of promotion opportunities if you don't? 'You do it because you love it.' Weaponized passion. This is why people burn out of gaming."

Crunch at studios in the games industry and beyond has been given the spotlight in recent years as reports have come out about unhealthy working conditions for those building the entertainment we love. Some examples include Metroid Prime, Destiny, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

As it stands, Striking Distance Studios is set to release The Callisto Protocol on December 2, 2022.

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September 2022 may not be the biggest month for HBO Max subscribers, but there are some great additions to look forward to like Elvis, the newest take on the legendary performer played by Austin Butler. The story is also told with a focus on his relationship with his manager, Tom Hanks' Colonel Tom Parker, and how their partnership evolved over 20 years.

Fans of Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network will be happy to know that many of its best shows, including Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, The Lost Kitchen, and Family Dinner with Andrew Zimmern will join the service on September 30.

House of the Dragon will continue its reign throughout the month of September, as new episodes will arrive every Sunday and tell more of the story of House Targaryen, 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones.

TV fans will also be able to look forward to Season 5 of Young Sheldon, all seasons of Gotham and The Vampire Diaries, and new episodes of Impractical Jokers.

Check out the slideshow gallery below for the highlights of HBO Max's September 2022 offerings, followed by the full list:

September 1

• The Accused, 1988 (HBO)
• Airplane II: The Sequel, 1982 (HBO)
• Airplane!, 1980 (HBO)
• Andy Hardy Comes Home, 1958
• Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever, 1939
• Andy Hardy Meets a Debutante, 1940
• Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble, 1944
• Andy Hardy's Double Life, 1942
• Andy Hardy's Private Secretary, 1941
• Angela, 1995
• Another Thin Man, 1939
• The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952
• Bandslam, 2009 (HBO)
• The Beach Bum, 2019 (HBO)
• Beau Travail, 1999
• Cat People, 1942
• The Courtship of Andy Hardy, 1942
• Divergent, 2014 (HBO)
• The Divergent Series: Allegiant, 2016 (HBO)
• The Divergent Series: Insurgent, 2015 (HBO)
• Double Trouble, 1967
• Dragon Blade, 2015 (HBO)
• Elvis on Tour, 1972
• The Eyes of My Mother, 2016 (HBO)
• The Eyes of Orson Welles, 2018
• Frankenstein, 1970
• Girl Happy, 1965
• Glory, 1989
• Harper, 1966
• Holiday, 1930
• Hook, Line and Sinker, 1931
• The Host, 2013 (HBO)
• Hot Tub Time Machine, 2010 (HBO) (Extended Version)
• In the Fade, 2017 (HBO)
• It Happened at the World's Fair, 1963
• Jailhouse Rock, 1957
• Killer Elite, 2011 (HBO)
• The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, 1972
• Life of Crime, 2014 (HBO)
• Meet Dave, 2008 (HBO)
• Melancholia, 2011 (HBO)
• My Bloody Valentine, 1981 (HBO) (Extended Version)
• My Week with Marilyn, 2011 (HBO)
• The Nitwits, 1935
• The Oklahoma Kid, 1939
• Operation Crossbow, 1965
• The Outfit, 1973
• Please Stand By, 2017 (HBO)
• Ratcatcher, 1999
• Red Dust, 1932
• The Ring Two, 2005 (HBO) (Extended Version)
• Rita, Sue and Bob Too, 1987
• Road to Singapore, 1931
• Rocknrolla, 2008 (HBO)
• Rosetta, 1999
• The Scapegoat, 1959
• The Sea Wolf, 1941
• Screaming Eagles, 1956
• Shadow Dancer, 2012 (HBO)
• Shadow of the Thin Man, 1941
• Song of the Thin Man, 1947
• Spinout, 1966
• The Tailor of Panama, 2001 (HBO)
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, 1986 (HBO) (Extended Version)
• There Was a Crooked Man, 1970
• Till the End of Time, 1946
• Topsy-Turvy, 1999
• Torpedo Run, 1958
• Varda by Agnès, 2019
• Village of the Damned, 1960
• Waterloo Bridge, 1940
• We're All Going To The World's Fair, 2021
• What Lies Beneath, 2000 (HBO)
• Where the Boys Are, 1960
• Wild Hogs, 2007 (HBO)
• Woman Walks Ahead, 2017 (HBO)
• Working Girls, 1986
• Young Guns, 1988
• Young Guns II, 1990
• Zandy's Bride, 1974

September 2

• Elvis, 2022 (HBO)
• Total Dramarama, Season 3B Premiere

September 3

• Sesame Street Mecha Builders, Season 1C Premiere

September 4

• Primera, 2021
• The Vampire Diaries, Seasons 1-8

September 5

• Beauty and the Bandit, 1946

September 7

• The Brave One, 1956
• Young Sheldon, Season 5

September 9

• HBO First Look: See How They Run, Season Premiere (HBO)
• Moonfall, 2022 (HBO)
• Saving The King (aka Salvar al Rey), Max Original Season 1
• Tom Swift, Season 1

September 10

• Impractical Jokers, Season 9C
• Impractical Jokers, Season 9C Specials

September 12

• The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de La Cruz, 1955

September 14

• Tammy, 2014 (HBO) (Extended Version)

September 15

• Dos Monjes, 1934
• Lucia, 1968

September 16

• Good Behavior, Seasons 1-2
• Los Espookys, Season 2 Premiere (HBO)

September 17

• Secret Origin Of The Batwheels

September 21

• Escape From Kabul, 2022 (HBO)

September 22

• The Hype, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
• Living Single, Seasons 1-5

September 23

• Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? Season 1 Premiere

September 28

• Hostages, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO)
• Into the Storm, 2014 (HBO)

September 29

• Looney Tunes Cartoons (S5B) Halloween Special Max Original Premiere

September 30

• Bing, Season 1C
• Gotham, Seasons 1-5
• Magnolia Content
  • The Cabin Chronicles, Seasons 1-2
  • The Courage to Run with Chip Gaines & Gabe Grunewald, Special
  • The Craftsman, Season 1
  • The Established Home, Season 1
  • Family Dinner, Seasons 1-2
  • Fixer Upper (Five Season Library)
  • Fixer Upper: Behind the Design, Season 1
  • Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, Season 1
  • For the Love of Kitchens, Season 1
  • Growing Floret, Season 1
  • Homegrown, Seasons 1-2
  • In with the Old, Season 1
  • Inn the Works, Seasons 1-2
  • The Johnnyswim Show, Seasons 1-2
  • The Lost Kitchen, Seasons 1-2
  • Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, Seasons 1-6
  • Maine Cabin Masters, Season 7
  • Making Modern with Brooke and Brice, Seasons 1-2
  • Point of View: A Designer Profile
  • Ranch to Table, Seasons 1-2
  • Restoration Road with Clint Harp, Seasons 1-2
  • The Retro Plant Shop with Mikey and Jo, Season 1
  • Silos Baking Competition
  • Van Go, Seasons 1-2
  • Where We Call Home, Seasons 1-2

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

September 2022 may not be the biggest month for HBO Max subscribers, but there are some great additions to look forward to like Elvis, the newest take on the legendary performer played by Austin Butler. The story is also told with a focus on his relationship with his manager, Tom Hanks' Colonel Tom Parker, and how their partnership evolved over 20 years.

Fans of Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network will be happy to know that many of its best shows, including Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, The Lost Kitchen, and Family Dinner with Andrew Zimmern will join the service on September 30.

House of the Dragon will continue its reign throughout the month of September, as new episodes will arrive every Sunday and tell more of the story of House Targaryen, 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones.

TV fans will also be able to look forward to Season 5 of Young Sheldon, all seasons of Gotham and The Vampire Diaries, and new episodes of Impractical Jokers.

Check out the slideshow gallery below for the highlights of HBO Max's September 2022 offerings, followed by the full list:

September 1

• The Accused, 1988 (HBO)
• Airplane II: The Sequel, 1982 (HBO)
• Airplane!, 1980 (HBO)
• Andy Hardy Comes Home, 1958
• Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever, 1939
• Andy Hardy Meets a Debutante, 1940
• Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble, 1944
• Andy Hardy's Double Life, 1942
• Andy Hardy's Private Secretary, 1941
• Angela, 1995
• Another Thin Man, 1939
• The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952
• Bandslam, 2009 (HBO)
• The Beach Bum, 2019 (HBO)
• Beau Travail, 1999
• Cat People, 1942
• The Courtship of Andy Hardy, 1942
• Divergent, 2014 (HBO)
• The Divergent Series: Allegiant, 2016 (HBO)
• The Divergent Series: Insurgent, 2015 (HBO)
• Double Trouble, 1967
• Dragon Blade, 2015 (HBO)
• Elvis on Tour, 1972
• The Eyes of My Mother, 2016 (HBO)
• The Eyes of Orson Welles, 2018
• Frankenstein, 1970
• Girl Happy, 1965
• Glory, 1989
• Harper, 1966
• Holiday, 1930
• Hook, Line and Sinker, 1931
• The Host, 2013 (HBO)
• Hot Tub Time Machine, 2010 (HBO) (Extended Version)
• In the Fade, 2017 (HBO)
• It Happened at the World's Fair, 1963
• Jailhouse Rock, 1957
• Killer Elite, 2011 (HBO)
• The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, 1972
• Life of Crime, 2014 (HBO)
• Meet Dave, 2008 (HBO)
• Melancholia, 2011 (HBO)
• My Bloody Valentine, 1981 (HBO) (Extended Version)
• My Week with Marilyn, 2011 (HBO)
• The Nitwits, 1935
• The Oklahoma Kid, 1939
• Operation Crossbow, 1965
• The Outfit, 1973
• Please Stand By, 2017 (HBO)
• Ratcatcher, 1999
• Red Dust, 1932
• The Ring Two, 2005 (HBO) (Extended Version)
• Rita, Sue and Bob Too, 1987
• Road to Singapore, 1931
• Rocknrolla, 2008 (HBO)
• Rosetta, 1999
• The Scapegoat, 1959
• The Sea Wolf, 1941
• Screaming Eagles, 1956
• Shadow Dancer, 2012 (HBO)
• Shadow of the Thin Man, 1941
• Song of the Thin Man, 1947
• Spinout, 1966
• The Tailor of Panama, 2001 (HBO)
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, 1986 (HBO) (Extended Version)
• There Was a Crooked Man, 1970
• Till the End of Time, 1946
• Topsy-Turvy, 1999
• Torpedo Run, 1958
• Varda by Agnès, 2019
• Village of the Damned, 1960
• Waterloo Bridge, 1940
• We're All Going To The World's Fair, 2021
• What Lies Beneath, 2000 (HBO)
• Where the Boys Are, 1960
• Wild Hogs, 2007 (HBO)
• Woman Walks Ahead, 2017 (HBO)
• Working Girls, 1986
• Young Guns, 1988
• Young Guns II, 1990
• Zandy's Bride, 1974

September 2

• Elvis, 2022 (HBO)
• Total Dramarama, Season 3B Premiere

September 3

• Sesame Street Mecha Builders, Season 1C Premiere

September 4

• Primera, 2021
• The Vampire Diaries, Seasons 1-8

September 5

• Beauty and the Bandit, 1946

September 7

• The Brave One, 1956
• Young Sheldon, Season 5

September 9

• HBO First Look: See How They Run, Season Premiere (HBO)
• Moonfall, 2022 (HBO)
• Saving The King (aka Salvar al Rey), Max Original Season 1
• Tom Swift, Season 1

September 10

• Impractical Jokers, Season 9C
• Impractical Jokers, Season 9C Specials

September 12

• The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de La Cruz, 1955

September 14

• Tammy, 2014 (HBO) (Extended Version)

September 15

• Dos Monjes, 1934
• Lucia, 1968

September 16

• Good Behavior, Seasons 1-2
• Los Espookys, Season 2 Premiere (HBO)

September 17

• Secret Origin Of The Batwheels

September 21

• Escape From Kabul, 2022 (HBO)

September 22

• The Hype, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
• Living Single, Seasons 1-5

September 23

• Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? Season 1 Premiere

September 28

• Hostages, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO)
• Into the Storm, 2014 (HBO)

September 29

• Looney Tunes Cartoons (S5B) Halloween Special Max Original Premiere

September 30

• Bing, Season 1C
• Gotham, Seasons 1-5
• Magnolia Content
  • The Cabin Chronicles, Seasons 1-2
  • The Courage to Run with Chip Gaines & Gabe Grunewald, Special
  • The Craftsman, Season 1
  • The Established Home, Season 1
  • Family Dinner, Seasons 1-2
  • Fixer Upper (Five Season Library)
  • Fixer Upper: Behind the Design, Season 1
  • Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, Season 1
  • For the Love of Kitchens, Season 1
  • Growing Floret, Season 1
  • Homegrown, Seasons 1-2
  • In with the Old, Season 1
  • Inn the Works, Seasons 1-2
  • The Johnnyswim Show, Seasons 1-2
  • The Lost Kitchen, Seasons 1-2
  • Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, Seasons 1-6
  • Maine Cabin Masters, Season 7
  • Making Modern with Brooke and Brice, Seasons 1-2
  • Point of View: A Designer Profile
  • Ranch to Table, Seasons 1-2
  • Restoration Road with Clint Harp, Seasons 1-2
  • The Retro Plant Shop with Mikey and Jo, Season 1
  • Silos Baking Competition
  • Van Go, Seasons 1-2
  • Where We Call Home, Seasons 1-2

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Nicole Kidman is returning to the movie theaters… again.

As confirmed to Vanity Fair, there will be a sequel to the viral AMC ad starring Kidman that aired as theaters began re-opening to the public after being shutdown in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I got a text from the chairman of AMC about a month ago asking me if I would write the next one, and of course the answer to that is ‘yes,’” said Billy Ray, the screenwriter who wrote the original AMC ad. In fact, Ray says the sequel ad is “already written.”

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, public spaces like restaurants and movie theaters were closed to prevent exposure and spread. And while these spaces gradually re-opened, movie theaters were severely hit financially.

To get people back into movie theater seats, AMC enlisted the help of Academy Award winning actress Nicole Kidman who starred in a viral ad promoting the magic of movie theaters. AMC, specifically, but the message could be considered universal.

In this ad, Kidman is shown walking into an (empty) AMC theater to watch a film (by herself) while espousing the romance and magic of the cinema.

What will the sequel entail? Perhaps Kidman will have to fight a loud theater-goer who is on their cellphone? The sky’s the limit.

While the theaters are still recovering from the pandemic, there have been bright spots. Top Gun Maverick single-handedly made a boatload of money and it only recently became available for home viewing. You can read our Top Gun Maverick review here.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Image Credit: AMC

Nicole Kidman is returning to the movie theaters… again.

As confirmed to Vanity Fair, there will be a sequel to the viral AMC ad starring Kidman that aired as theaters began re-opening to the public after being shutdown in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I got a text from the chairman of AMC about a month ago asking me if I would write the next one, and of course the answer to that is ‘yes,’” said Billy Ray, the screenwriter who wrote the original AMC ad. In fact, Ray says the sequel ad is “already written.”

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, public spaces like restaurants and movie theaters were closed to prevent exposure and spread. And while these spaces gradually re-opened, movie theaters were severely hit financially.

To get people back into movie theater seats, AMC enlisted the help of Academy Award winning actress Nicole Kidman who starred in a viral ad promoting the magic of movie theaters. AMC, specifically, but the message could be considered universal.

In this ad, Kidman is shown walking into an (empty) AMC theater to watch a film (by herself) while espousing the romance and magic of the cinema.

What will the sequel entail? Perhaps Kidman will have to fight a loud theater-goer who is on their cellphone? The sky’s the limit.

While the theaters are still recovering from the pandemic, there have been bright spots. Top Gun Maverick single-handedly made a boatload of money and it only recently became available for home viewing. You can read our Top Gun Maverick review here.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Image Credit: AMC