‘Deadpool & Wolverine’, Paris Olympics, TisMeJackieG top this week’s Must List
Hello from very hot and crowded San Diego where much of the EW team is on the ground to bring you all the latest and greatest from San Diego Comic-Con 2024. We’ve got livestreams going through the weekend on our YouTube channel, celeb-studded panels, a Saturday night party for those here in person, and content galore on our site. All that on the heels of our very first digital issue celebrating all things SDCC and the upcoming blockbuster adaptation of the juggernaut video game Borderlands, featuring an all-star cast including Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart, and more. We may all need naps, but it’s more than worth it. —Patrick Gomez, Editor-in-Chief
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Deadpool & Wolverine
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Deadpool & Wolverine throws a lot in your face (innuendo intended). Is that another surprise cameo in Ryan Reynolds’ red latex pants or is he just happy to see you? Probably both! Much like Avengers: Endgame was packed full of characters, this third Deadpool film is like that but for the older 20th Century Fox superheroes. This the first time in 15 years Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are reuniting their titular characters on screen as Marvel comics mutants now enter the MCU fold. In Deadpool terms, prepare to unhinge your jaw and take it all in. —Nick Romano, Senior Editor
Read all about Deadpool & Wolverine in our cover story
2024 Paris Olympics
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Starting today, the Paris Olympics celebrates top athletes across the globe competing in a variety of summer sports. Newly added competitions include: breakdancing, speed climbing, and something called “kayak cross” (for the kids, of course!). Not into sports? Watch to see which swimmers risk E. coli to race in the infamously polluted Seine. —Debbie Day, News Editor
Read EW’s breakdown of all the Paris Olympics festivities, including how to watch from home
UnPrisoned
Disney/Kelsey McNeal
This breezy Hulu family comedy — starring Kerry Washington as Paige Alexander, a therapist who reluctantly reconnects with her dad, Edwin (Delroy Lindo), after he gets out of prison — grows its cast and its confidence in season 2. John Stamos joins as a self-satisfied “family radical healing coach,” and P-Valley’s Brandee Evans struts in as a lawyer/pole-dancing teacher. Meanwhile, Paige’s shy son, Finn (the charming Faly Rakotohavana), emerges from his shell with some help from grandpa. Blending sincere emotion with warm humor and “why not?” whimsy, UnPrisoned is a binge worth breaking into. —Kristen Baldwin, TV Critic
Read our review of UnPrisoned season 1
Eternals
Marvel
The Eternals movie was a swing and a miss for the MCU, but the latest comics edition is one of the best. Writer Kieron Gillen nails the alien logic of these cosmic characters while also finding their human vulnerability. Artist Esad Ribić makes them truly look like ancient gods in a modern world. —Christian Holub, Senior Writer
Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna
Kathleen Hanna, feminist punk icon and integral part of the riot grrrl movement, didn’t become who she is overnight. In her candid memoir (out now), Hanna details both experiencing and witnessing abuse and sexism — incidents that led to her creating feminist art and music, and ultimately fronting bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. —Tiffany Kelly, News Editor
TisMeJackieG
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Jackie Gonzalez — known to Squid Game: The Challenge fans as player 393 — shares her insights into and advocacy for the deaf community with her impressively large social following. And for pop culture junkies, her (impressively accurate) lip readings from otherwise silent Hollywood moments provide fascinating insights into what really goes on between stars at red-carpet events. —Patrick Gomez, Editor-in-Chief
Read our Squid Games: The Challenge review from Jackie G’s season