The latest chapter in 2K Sports’ professional basketball series hit consoles on Friday afternoon, as gamers who did not get early access to NBA 2K25 were finally able to get their hands on a copy of the game. One of the most compelling parts of the game is seeing what the updated rosters look like, and today, we’re going through all the teams in the game and highlighting their highest-rated player.
Click here for current NBA rosters, click here for the best player on every WNBA team, and if you want to check out who the best player is on the historic teams, click here. Below, you’ll see every NBA team’s best player on their all-time rosters.
Philadelphia 76ers: Moses Malone, 97 OVR Milwaukee Bucks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 99 OVR Chicago Bulls: Michael Jordan, 99 OVR Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron James, 99 OVR Boston Celtics: Larry Bird, 99 OVR
Los Angeles Clippers: Kawhi Leonard, 95 OVR Memphis Grizzlies: Marc Gasol, 93 OVR Atlanta Hawks: Dominique Wilkins and Bob Pettit, 95 OVR Miami Heat: LeBron James, 99 OVR Charlotte Hornets: Glen Rice, 90 OVR
Utah Jazz: John Stockton and Karl Malone, 97 OVR Sacramento Kings: Oscar Robertson, 97 OVR New York Knicks: Walt Frazier, 97 OVR Los Angeles Lakers: Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant, 99 OVR Orlando Magic: Tracy McGrady, 95 OVR
Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki, 98 OVR Brooklyn Nets: Julius Irving, 97 OVR Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic, 97 OVR Indiana Pacers: Paul George, 93 OVR New Orleans Pelicans: Chris Paul, 97 OVR
Detroit Pistons: Isiah Thomas, 95 OVR Toronto Raptors: Vince Carter and Kawhi Leonard, 96 OVR Houston Rockets: Hakeem Olajuwon, 99 OVR San Antonio Spurs: Tim Duncan, 98 OVR Phoenix Suns: Steve Nash, 96 OVR
Oklahoma City Thunder: Kevin Durant, 97 OVR Minnesota Timberwolves: Kevin Garnett, 98 OVR Portland Trail Blazers: Clyde Drexler, 96 OVR Golden State Warriors: Wilt Chamberlain, 99 OVR Washington Wizards: Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld, 94 OVR
The latest chapter in 2K Sports’ professional basketball series hit consoles on Friday afternoon, as gamers who did not get early access to NBA 2K25 were finally able to get their hands on a copy of the game. One of the most compelling parts of the game is seeing what the updated rosters look like, and today, we’re going through all the teams in the game and highlighting their highest-rated player.
Click here for the NBA version of this post, click here for the best player on every WNBA team, and if you want to check out who the best player is on each team’s all-time roster, click here. Below, you’ll see every historic team’s best player in this edition of the game.
1964-65 Los Angeles Lakers: Jerry West, 93 OVR 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 97 OVR 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers: Jerry West, 95 OVR 1971-72 New York Knicks: Walt Frazier, 92 OVR 1976-77 Philadelphia 76ers: Julius Irving, 94 OVR 1984-85 Milwaukee Bucks: Sidney Moncrief, 90 OVR 1985-86 Chicago Bulls: Michael Jordan, 90 OVR 1985-86 Boston Celtics: Larry Bird, 98 OVR 1985-85 Atlanta Hawks: Dominique Wilkins, 90 OVR 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers: Magic Johnson, 96 OVR
1988-89 Detroit Pistons: Isiah Thomas, 92 OVR 1988-89 Chicago Bulls: Michael Jordan, 97 OVR 1989-90 Cleveland Cavaliers: Mark Price, 89 OVR 1990-90 Chicago Bulls: Michael Jordan, 97 OVR 1990-91 Los Angeles Lakers: Magic Johnson, 92 OVR 1990-91 Portland Trail Blazers: Clyde Drexler, 90 OVR 1990-91 Golden State Warriors: Chris Mullin, 89 OVR 1992-93 Chicago Bulls: Michael Jordan, 99 OVR 1992-93 Charlotte Hornets: Alonzo Mourning, 86 OVR 1993-94 Houston Rockets: Hakeem Olajuwon, 97 OVR
1993-94 Denver Nuggets: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and Dikembe Mutombo, 84 OVR 1994-95 New York Knicks: Patrick Ewing, 90 OVR 1994-95 Orlando Magic: Shaquille O’Neal, 92 OVR 1995-96 Chicago Bulls: Michael Jordan, 99 OVR 1995-96 Seattle SuperSonics: Gary Payton, 92 OVR 1996-97 Miami Heat: Alonzo Mourning, 93 OVR 1997-98 Chicago Bulls: Michael Jordan, 98 OVR 1997-98 Utah Jazz: Karl Malone, 96 OVR 1997-98 Los Angeles Lakers: Shaquille O’Neal, 93 OVR 1997-98 San Antonio Spurs: David Robinson, 91 OVR
1998-99 New York Knicks: Patrick Ewing, 85 OVR 1999-2000 Toronto Raptors: Vince Carter, 94 OVR 1999-2000 Portland Trail Blazers: Arvydas Sabonis, 86 OVR 2000-01 Philadelphia 76ers: Allen Iverson, 93 OVR 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant, 98 OVR 2001-02 Sacramento Kings: Chris Webber, 89 OVR 2001-02 New Jersey Nets: Jason Kidd, 92 OVR 2002-03 Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki, 92 OVR 2002-03 Phoenix Suns: Shawn Marion, 86 OVR 2003-04 Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant, 95 OVR
2003-04 Detroit Pistons: Chauncey Billups and Rip Hamilton, 89 OVR 2003-04 Minnesota Timberwolves: Kevin Garnett, 97 OVR 2004-05 San Antonio Spurs: Tim Duncan, 98 OVR 2004-05 Phoenix Suns: Steve Nash, 95 OVR 2005-06 Memphis Grizzlies: Pau Gasol, 90 OVR 2005-06 Miami Heat: Dwyane Wade, 95 OVR 2006-07 Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron James, 96 OVR 2006-07 Golden State Warriors: Baron Davis, 88 OVR 2006-07 Washington Wizards: Gilbert Arenas, 91 OVR 2007-08 Boston Celtics: Kevin Garnett, 93 OVR
2007-08 Denver Nuggets: Carmelo Anthony, 93 OVR 2007-08 Houston Rockets: Tracy McGrady, 92 OVR 2009-10 Portland Trail Blazers: Brandon Roy, 89 OVR 2010-11 Chicago Bulls: Derrick Rose, 94 OVR 2010-11 Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki, 96 OVR 2011-12 New York Knicks: Carmelo Anthony, 91 OVR 2011-12 Oklahoma City Thunder: Kevin Durant, 96 OVR 2012-13 Memphis Grizzlies: Marc Gasol, 88 OVR 2012-13 Miami Heat: LeBron James, 99 OVR 2013-14 San Antonio Spurs: Kawhi Leonard and Tim Duncan, 92 OVR
2013-14 Indiana Pacers: Paul George, 92 OVR 2013-14 Los Angeles Clippers: Chris Paul, 92 OVR 2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron James, 99 OVR 2015-16 Golden State Warriors: Steph Curry, 97 OVR 2016-17 Golden State Warriors: Kevin Durant, 98 OVR 2018-19 Toronto Raptors: Kawhi Leonard, 96 OVR
The latest chapter in 2K Sports’ professional basketball series hit consoles on Friday afternoon, as gamers who did not get early access to NBA 2K25 were finally able to get their hands on a copy of the game. One of the most compelling parts of the game is seeing what the updated rosters look like, and today, we’re going through all the teams in the game and highlighting their highest-rated player.
Click here if you would like to see the version of this post that goes through each NBA roster, click here for the best player on any number of historic NBA teams, and if you want to check out who the best player is on each NBA team’s all-time roster, click here. Below, you’ll see every WNBA team’s best player in this edition of the game.
The latest chapter in 2K Sports’ professional basketball series hit consoles on Friday afternoon, as gamers who did not get early access to NBA 2K25 were finally able to get their hands on a copy of the game. One of the most compelling parts of the game is seeing what the updated rosters look like, and today, we’re going through all the teams in the game and highlighting their highest-rated player.
Click here for the WNBA version of this post, click here for the best player on historic teams, and if you want to check out who the best player is on each team’s all-time roster, click here. Below, you’ll see every NBA team’s current best player in this edition of the game.
Atlanta Hawks: Trae Young, 89 OVR Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum, 95 OVR Brooklyn Nets: Cam Thomas and Nic Claxton, 81 OVR Charlotte Hornets: LaMelo Ball, 87 OVR Chicago Bulls: Zach LaVine, 83 OVR
Cleveland Cavaliers: Donovan Mitchell, 92 OVR Dallas Mavericks: Luka Doncic, 97 OVR Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic, 97 OVR Detroit Pistons: Cade Cunningham, 86 OVR Golden State Warriors: Steph Curry, 95 OVR
Houston Rockets: Alperen Sengun, 85 OVR Indiana Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton, 90 OVR Los Angeles Clippers: Kawhi Leonard, 92 OVR Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James, 95 OVR Memphis Grizzlies: Ja Morant, 90 OVR
Miami Heat: Jimmy Butler, 89 OVR Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo, 97 OVR Minnesota Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards, 93 OVR New Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson, 88 OVR New York Knicks: Jalen Brunson, 93 OVR
Oklahoma City Thunder: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 96 OVR Orlando Magic: Paolo Banchero, 89 OVR Philadelphia 76ers: Joel Embiid, 96 OVR Phoenix Suns: Kevin Durant, 94 OVR Portland Trail Blazers: Deandre Ayton, 83 OVR
Sacramento Kings: De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis, 88 OVR San Antonio Spurs: Victor Wembanyama, 91 OVR Toronto Raptors: Scottie Barnes, 85 OVR Utah Jazz: Lauri Markkanen, 86 OVR Washington Wizards: Kyle Kuzma, 83 OVR
Kyle Juszczyk is entering his twelfth season — and eighth with the Niners — as an All-Pro fullback, and this season will be the first since Kristin Juszczyk signed a licensing deal with the NFL. Juszczyk has been designing clothes for years, but her business blew up when Taylor Swift wore a Travis Kelce-centric puffer jacket custom designed by Juszczyk to the Kansas City Chiefs’ AFC Wild Card game against the Miami Dolphins this January. Brittany Mahomes wore a Patrick Mahomes-centric puffer jacket from Kristin Juszczyk Designs to the same game.
Mahomes and Swift joined Simone Biles and Taylor Lautner in sporting the unique puffer jackets. While Juszczyk feels “blessed” to have added to the wardrobes of such icons, her lifelong goal has always been to “dress the fans.” She now has an unlimited runway to do so in 2024 and beyond under her new partnership with the NFL.
Below, Juszczyk caught up with UPROXX ahead of the 49ers’ season-opener against the New York Jets and in partnership with Purina Treats.
Why partner with Purina?
The “Purina For The Win” challenge and partnering up with Purina Treats is just the perfect partnership for us because we truly love our dogs and anything that will promote other dog owners to go outside and bond what their pets. They’re issuing four different challenges. My personal favorite is “The Busy Minute Challenge,” and it’s 60 seconds of showing off your pet’s favorite tricks, which is always so fun for pet owners to do. We love it when our dogs howl, and they sit and play dead. There’s also the “Beggin’ to Play Fetch Challenge,” which promotes dog owners to go outside and play fetch with their dogs with a Frisbee or a tennis ball. Kyle and I are just a really competitive household. We love to compete in all facets of life, truly. So to be able to partner up with Purina Treats and promote other dog owners to compete with each other is right up our alley.
I know hand-making customized clothes began as a hobby — that Halloween when you and Kyle wanted to recreate Britney and Justin’s denim moment — but you grew up knitting with your grandmother. Do you have a favorite childhood knitting memory with her?
Yeah, so I grew up [on Long Island, New York] just living at my grandparents’ house. I adored my grandparents, and I still do. I feel like a lot of people have this relationship with their grandparents where there’s Wheel Of Fortune or Jeopardy! on [the television], and you’re sitting on the couch knitting with your grandma. That’s exactly what it was. When I think back into that memory, it’s just that overwhelming feeling of warmth and love, and it’s just sitting next to my grandma watching Jeopardy! I was probably four. I had no idea what was going on, you know what I mean? We were just sitting there, and it was mindless — just teaching me how to knit and crochet.
I feel like being able to do something in silence with someone is the ultimate bond.
Honestly. So true. Kyle and I always say that about friendships. [You know] who your real friends are when you’re comfortable in silence with each other.
Do you recall the first day you wore one of your own designs to one of Kyle’s games?
I do. I had a box of Kyle’s merchandise. He had these shirts that had a juice box on it. We had so many left over, so one day, I decided to play around. I was like, I’m going to try to make a pair of sweatpants. So I went on YouTube, and I just googled how to make sweatpants. Next thing you know, I made these black-and-white checkered sweatpants that were also gray. I made a matching top. When I put it on, I realized, These are Raider colors. I didn’t even know what I was doing. I was just playing around. But I’m like, I’ve got to wear this. I put so much time and energy into it. I remember when I posted it, everyone was like, ‘Why did you make Raider color sweatpants?’ It’s so funny now when I look back at it. It was so mediocre and very bootleg, but I was proud of it.
Was there a particular compliment you received that made you consider that maybe you were onto something — that you could design for other people?
I feel like it just kind of started happening progressively where I realized that there actually was a demand for this. The 49ers came to me to host a “Women Of The Niners” event last year and I think, at that moment — because I had been hearing so many nos. I’ve been trying to break into this business for a long time, and it was really challenging. Of course, after a few years of just constantly being told no, it totally gets to you at some point. You definitely are like, Why am I doing this to myself? Why am I putting myself through all this stress? But I think [I’d point to] when we hosted the “Women Of The Niners” event, and I got to be around hundreds of women and hearing them tell me how they’ve been inspired to pick up the sewing machine. I get tagged in things with people recreating stuff that I’ve made.
At the time, it was just a hobby for me. I’m like, Oh, wow, I’m actually making a difference out here. Even though it’s just clothing, it’s bringing people happiness. Having people discover new hobbies later in life is what’s so important. I always have this mantra that every day is a new opportunity to begin again. I’m 30 years old, and this is now a career that I’m finally settling into. In your twenties, you have this expectation that you need to have everything figured out, and you need to know exactly what you want to do. You need to try things and figure out what works and figure out what doesn’t work. But, at the end of the day, this is a love of mine. I didn’t need to hear from anyone else to know that I liked what I was doing.
It didn’t hurt that the world’s biggest pop star wore one of your customized jackets. What was your favorite moment from the day Taylor Swift wore your jacket?
I feel like just seeing her walk out in it and knowing that that was one of the coldest games in NFL history [between the Chiefs and the Dolphins on January 13, 2024]. I remember Brittany [Mahomes] texting me that it kept them so warm. I wanted to make sure that it was functional as well because it wasn’t a day to play around with not being able to stay warm.
Kyle always talks about how many sleepless nights go into your clothes — how taxing this work really is. What part of the process is the most draining?
To my core, I’m such a procrastinator. I hate that about myself, and I’m really trying to be more proactive in getting things done. Earlier last year, things got really crazy, and I just couldn’t keep up with the workflow. Three days before the game, I’m like, What am I making this week? For myself to wear. Of course, I look back at some of the things I’ve made, and I’m like, ‘Those are horrible. I can’t believe I made that.’ So I would say the most daunting [part] for me is making sure I have enough time to prepare because I want to have something that I’m really proud of every week. When you don’t have enough time, and you just feel like you need to get something out, that is when you can fall short of that.
When you signed a licensing deal with the NFL, I saw a lot of excitement about how you organically provide more fashionable, cool options for women. Traditionally, the NFL’s apparel options for women have left much to be desired. As a woman around sports, do you feel especially motivated to empower women with what you’re making?
It all happens so organically, which is what I just want to continue to put out there. I wanted to bring in everyday silhouettes that you or I wear in our everyday that we feel confident in. Because, for me, that’s what fashion is — something that we can put on and we feel confident in. That’s why you choose to wear the blouse or the shirt or the pants that you’re wearing because you feel good. They say, ‘Feel good, play good.’
I wanted to really make sure I continue to take these everyday silhouettes and bring them into sports merchandise. I wanted to have the silhouettes that women are wearing in their everyday life that also represent their favorite teams. I mean, there’s never been [a better] time than now, with all the focus on women’s sports. The woman fan is not just an afterthought anymore. Women are 100% just as much of a thought as the male fan. That’s not to dog on the male fan at all. There’s also so much opportunity for more apparel for the male fan as well.
What has been the biggest challenge in scaling from customs only to making enough stock for the general population?
The whole thing is challenging. I don’t know if I can pinpoint a single thing. My goal is always just to be able to dress the fans. That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. I’ve been so blessed to be able to have dressed the people that I have, and it almost just kind of happened, but I will say that my head is down, and I’m really trying to just put it out there so that the fans are able to purchase it, too.
Why has dressing the fans always been your goal?
Because I’m a fan. That’s what I was, and I still am. I mean, Kyle has been so fortunate to be in league for going on 12 years, and I go to every single game. I’m in that stadium, and I know exactly what the fans want because I’m a fan, and that’s what I want. I think there’s nothing worse than when you go into a store, and the female section is the one-16th of the store, and there’s not a lot of options for you. I just think there needs to be more options for everybody.
Of course, your designs are not limited to the NFL. How did designing an American-themed matching set for Livvy Dunne to wear at the Olympics come about?
It’s always such an honor to be able to broaden my skillset. Working with Livvy, it was really fun to do something that was a little bit more challenging, especially because they’re in Paris. I wanted to have a Parisian flair to it. And I kind of feel like I’m starting to get known as the jacket girl, which I absolutely love, but I do want to show other people that I have so many more designs in my mind and ideas that I want to do. So, it was really fun to be able to do something that is more unique and nothing that I’ve ever put out there before.
I saw the video of Livvy’s outfit, and somebody commented that Cher from Clueless would be so proud. It reminded me of what you’re talking about in terms of, yes, it is happening in sports, but the fashion isn’t pigeonholed to sports. It’s cross-sectional.
Yeah, one hundred percent. And I feel like that’s kind of the definition of Kyle’s and my relationship. I mean, I personally didn’t grow up in a huge sport household, and I only became obviously extremely interested in it when I met my husband, and it became part of my life as well. So, having my just love for fashion crossbreeding into sports, it’s become this really happy spot for me. But I love fashion in general, so it’s [about] finding the happy medium for everything.
You mention yours and Kyle’s relationship, and I do think that a byproduct of your designs and your clothes being everywhere has been that it kind of made it cool to just shamelessly support your partner. Have you found that as maybe even a reward that you didn’t know could be possible?
Hey, at any moment, if you can support other couples or encourage other couples to support each other, that’s a huge win. I feel like it’s just good for the world to see. Kyle is really the ultimate role model. To be honest, he’s been my role model ever since I met him. But he really is such an amazing role model for children. I think it’s really important for kids to see that you can be a dog on the field, and you can be at the top of your craft, but you can also be an incredible human, an incredible husband, an incredible dad, an incredible friend.
It’s so funny to me. That’s just Kyle. When he was doing [commenting on posts about my clothes] and tweeting everything, I didn’t think anything of it. I was like, ‘He’s just telling everyone that I made it.’ And it was crazy to see the world’s response to it. But I just think that shows that it’s not out there enough — showing how couples [support each other]. I just think it’s really important for people to see that publicly.
Speaking of which, now that Jonathan Owens left the Packers to sign with the Bears, are you making Simone Biles a new Bears-themed jacket?
Oh, I would love to make Simone a new one. I may have to embroider all her medals into it.
Which sport or avenue would you like to design more within?
I never want to pigeonhole myself to one sports league. I feel like fans throughout every league deserves this type of merchandise. That was kind of my goal this offseason — to be able to expand that. We did something with IndyCar 500, and we did something with the NHL, so that was really fun. But hopefully, [I can] continue to work with other leagues and see where it takes me. It would be really fun to do some stuff with the NCAA. I’ve never done anything with college, and that would also be really exciting.
There’s been a lot of terrifically terrible answers on Family Feud over the years, like the person who responded to “name something chickens do that you’d feel pretty silly doing” with “using the restroom… on themselves” (it was, uh, not on the board). But some viewers of the game show think a recent contestant gave “the most wrong answer in the history of wrong answers.”
Earlier this week, the Family Feud Instagram account shared a clip from an episode where the contestants where asked to answer, “Most marriages would be perfect is husbands and wives had separate what?” It was Monica’s turn and she looked stumped. With no confidence, she said, “Kids? I don’t know.”
The camera cut to host Steve Harvey, who was so caught off guard by her answer that all he could initially do was look disappointed and stare at the ground. He then played out a scene between a fictional husband and wife. “Alright, I’ll tell you what we’re gonna do, baby. I’mma take these two right here, you take that one over there. I don’t really care for that one,” he said.
Monica got an “X” from the big board. However, she made an impression on Family Feud viewers, many of whom commented on the Instagram post. “There were like a thousand wrong answers before kids but she made it to kids somehow,” one wrote, while another added, “That was the worst answer ever lol.” There’s plenty more like those, but at least one person agreed with her: “She has a point. Since if each parent had kids from ex.”
Kevin Costner will not appear in the final Yellowstone episodes as John Dutton. We’ve known that for months after Costner returned to the directing saddle, leaving the series suddenly without patriarch John Dutton. The rest of the cast has since been declaring its farewells to the series on social media, but the real goodbyes will go down between characters onscreen. As well, the real-life Bozeman, Montana might be more than ready for the main rodeo to be finished, but the Yellowstone universe isn’t done, not by a long shot.
Another 1923 (with Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren) season is currently filming to wrap up the Duttons’ early history, and sequel series The Madison (with Michelle Pfeiffer and Matthew Fox) will bring viewers the next chapter in this saga. Eventually, 6666 might even happen to tell stories about the cowboys that work at the famed ranch. Before those spin offs happen, let’s talk about what we can expect from this juggernaut’s final rodeo.
Plot
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Perhaps the most biggest surprise about the end of Yellowstone is that Yellowstone might not actually end. Puck recently reported that Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) could lead the show into a sixth season. Currently, Reilly and Hauser are reportedly in talks, and their continuation of these roles would stand separate from The Madison although both shows are set in contemporary times and within Montana. Is anybody taking bets on whether The Madison might also involve an endangered ranch (man, if there was ever a case for simply buying a condo, there you go)?
For the moment, Paramount has previewed the above image of Beth and Rip, along with other photos of the cast, including a trio of Duttons — Kayce (Luke Grimes), Monica (Kelsey Asbille), and Tate (Brecken Merrill) — and Wes Bentley’s Jamie Dutton in maneuvering mode:
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Bentley has shared that he wants to tie up loose ends as much as the audience does after first half of the season ended with Jamie calling for John’s impeachment and clashing with Beth. On the resolution, however, Bentley wasn’t giving anything up while speaking with Hollywood Reporter to drop hints: “[T]here are so many potentials for Jamie. Does he go down with John? Does John go down because of Jamie? Does Jamie have a hand in it at all, or does it turn out Jamie tries to protect him? It’s hard to read Jamie. There are so many potential ways he deals with John’s ending.”
Ian Bohen (as Ryan Bingham) has also weighed in with purposefully vague assurances that the fifth season finale will be “worth the wait,” really: “I don’t know that any show has finished this strongly ever,” he promised to ET, “We’re expecting to have the best series finale in history. Overconfident maybe, but I think that’s what it’s going to be. We thank everyone for their patience.” Well, that’s one way to stoke impatience.
Meanwhile, Kelly Reilly is simply hoping that Beth will find some quiet moments in life, and as Reilly told TV Line: “As possible as it is for any of us … Peace requires some digging and some surrender and letting go of old pains and hurts.”
And has Sheridan dropped any hints on how the series will go out? Nope, but he did assure Hollywood Reporter that John Dutton’s fate will only befit the story, not the way that Costner left the show. “I don’t do f*ck-you car crashes,” he insisted. “Whether [Dutton’s fate] inflates [Costner’s] ego or insults is collateral damage that I don’t factor in with regard to storytelling.”
From there, a shroud of secrecy hangs over Yellowstone until go time.
Cast
Kevin Costner has absolutely left the building, and as noted above, Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly could be set up as the future of the series. The rest of the ensemble cast includes Lainey Wilson, Wes Bentley, Luke Grimes, Ian Bohen, Jen Landon, Kelsey Asbille, Brecken Merrill, and Finn Little.
Release Date
Yellowstone returns on November 10 with episodes airing only on Paramount Network for the time being. The series primarily streams on Peacock, where this back half of the season will eventually land.
How many episodes will surface? Six. However, Sheridan sounds like he wanted more and remarked, “It’ll be as long as it needs to be.” Oh really? “If I think it takes 10 episodes to wrap it up, they’ll give me 10.”
Trailer
The final episodes were previewed by Paramount as emphasizing legacy, and Jamie’s antagonism features prominently.
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One of the most iconic moments in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice is the “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” sequence at the dinner table. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: more movies should have Catherine O’Hara spontaneously break into song. It’s a lesson that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice took to heart.
Late in the sequel, Beetlejuice (played by Michael Keaton) has mischiefed his way into marrying Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) after she signed a contract with him to save her daughter Astrid (Jenna Ortega) from the afterlife. After he injects Lydia’s doofus still-alive fiancé Rory (Justin Theroux) with truth serum, The Ghost with The Most possess everyone at the Deetz/Juice ceremony to make them sing: specifically, “MacArthur Park” by Richard Harris, an incredible Oscar-nominated actor who is probably best known to younger generations as Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films.
The original version of “MacArthur Park” (it was later covered by Donna Summer) was released in 1968 and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Impressive for a track that’s seven and 21 seconds long. In fact, if “MacArthur Park” had reached number one, it would be the third longest chart-topper in Billboard history, after the 10-minute version of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well” and “American Pie” by Don McClean. You can listen below.
Glen Powell might seem like he’s everywhere these days. He, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Brisket charmed audiences while tornado wrangling in Twisters and discussing Brat Summer. Powell and Sydney Sweeney also resurrected rom coms at the box office after Powell helped Tom Cruise save the box office in general with Top Gun: Maverick. The current reigning leading man isn’t making predictable moves, however. He is now filming the absurd Chad Powers series, and he’s also gearing up to go through hell in a Stephen King story.
Make that a relaunch of a movie that has already happened back in the late 1980s. The Running Man originally starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, arguably at the height of his fame and smack dab in between the first two The Terminator movies. Powell is sitting at a similar point in the same type of trajectory in a more diversified career, but let’s talk about the differences that we might expect from The Running Man as a relaunch.
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To get this out of the way first: apologies, but rumors have been debunked regarding whispers that Anyone But You co-star Sydney Sweeney will appear in this project, too. On a more concrete note, this version of The Running Man will be directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Ant-Man), and filming will begin this fall in London at the same time that Powell will be finishing his degree at the University of Texas via distance learning. Powell will have to do some commuting, but he revealed to IndieWire that “Edgar has been very nice about letting me finish my degree in the middle of his massive movie.”
As King’s Constant Readers will recall, the 1987 film retooled King’s 2025-set novel, which he wrote under his Richard Bachman pseudonym. That book followed protagonist Ben Richards, who signed up for Games Network’s The Running Man TV show to buy medicine for his sick child. That might not sound too far out of the realm of current times, but the story was written in a dystopian light by King, who also ended the book with Richards crashing an airplane into Games Network’s headquarters. We can assume that this moment will remain unfilmable in the new film, and in the older film, Richards found his way onto that game show in a different way: as a labor camp prisoner, he was forced to compete against his fellow prisoners.
Paramount Pictures has not yet clarified if their “relaunch” will take the from of a reimagining, a reboot, or a full-on remake, or if the story could be very different altogether. However and in late 2023 (and before the Powell casting broke, along with confirmation that Wright was directing), Wright spoke with Josh Horowitz for the Happy Sad Confused podcast and remarked about how he had been surprised while watching the Schwarzenegger movie because “they didn’t really adapt the book.” He added, “I like the film but I like the book more,” and “Nobody’s done that book.” It sure sounds like Wright will stick closer to the book than Paul Michael Glaser did in the 1980s.
Additionally, it’s worth noting that Wright has been eager to direct his own take on the subject matter, ever since Simon Kinberg first approached the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World helmer in 2017. So this film should be a real treat, since we know that Wright will be remaking with a purpose, not simply to make a carbon copy of what came before with a new It Actor.
Cast
Glen Powell. That might be enough for success, and again, no Sydney Sweeney joint project will be found here, but that’s alright. She will probably be in the ring this fall on a boxing film.
Release Date
Paramount will likely get this rolling as quickly as possible, although Powell’s schedule could be tricky. Optimistically, Fall 2025 seems possible, but Summer 2026 seems likelier.
Trailer
We cannot yet imagine what a trailer will look like, but in this 1987 version, Arnold says his trademark one-liner. Presumably, the reboot won’t include these words, so enjoy them in context while you can.
Whether it’s for her acting, her personal life, or her thirst traps, Sydney Sweeney is rarely out of the headlines. That’s been a blessing and a curse for the actress. On one hand, she can buy a house with a backyard for her dog, Tank. On the other, she can’t even go to her own mom’s party without it turning into a huge scandal. With the Euphoria, The White Lotus, and Immaculate star’s 27th birthday fast approaching (September 12!), let’s take a look back at some of Sweeney’s most memorable moments in the spotlight.
8. Syd’s Garage
Let’s begin with one of her non-acting pursuits. Sweeney is a gearhead who loves to repair vintage cars, a process she documents on TikTok. “I always believe in doing absolutely everything that you love,” she told Cosmopolitan. “It does not matter what other people think. There’s no limits to what we can do. You just block out everyone else around you and do what makes you happy. If it’s working on cars or absolutely anything else, we should just do it. Because at the end of the day, your happiness is what’s most important.”
7. New Hollywood Recreates Old Hollywood
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One of the most iconic photos in Hollywood history is the one of Sophia Loren giving a side-eye to Jayne Mansfield’s cleavage. It even has its own Wikipedia page. In June 2021, Sweeney and her (very game) Euphoria co-star Maude Apatow recreated the pic, with Apatow as Loren and Sweeney dutifully smiling at the camera as Mansfield. Check it out here.
6. “The Bathroom Scene”
Is this Sweeney’s best scene on Euphoria? Yes, but even if you disagree, you have to admit that it’s certainly the only one that’s been parodied by Brian Cox.
5. Thirst Trap Photos
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Sweeney’s most recent internet-breaking moment: her “thirst trap.” She once joked that she was sick of people paying attention to her breasts, when her “booty” deserved just as much attention. Well, all attention was on her backside in an August 2024 Instagram post with the caption, “i think they call this a thirst trap.” You can see the (purposeful) post here.
4. The Controversies
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Whether fairly or unfairly, Sweeney has been at the center of two controversies. The first involves her nude scenes on Euphoria and whether she asked and/or demanded creator Sam Levinson to remove them (“We all get naked in real life. We show this character’s life and what they’re going through. Cassie’s body is a different form of communication for her”).
The other involves her personal life: in 2022, a lot of internet strangers got mad at Sweeney after she shared photos from her mother’s birthday party with guests in MAGA-style “Make Sixty Great Again” hats. “There were so many misinterpretations,” she explained to Variety. “The people in the pictures weren’t even my family. The people who brought the things that people were upset about were actually my mom’s friends from L.A. who have kids that are walking outside in the Pride parade, and they thought it would be funny to wear because they were coming to Idaho.”
3. Glen and Syd
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OK, maybe it’s three controversies, although this one is the silliest.
There is never enough time to explain the entire kerfuffle involving Sweeney and Glen Powell, and whether they had an affair while making Anyone But You. So, here’s the short version: they didn’t. It was carefully orchestrated by Sweeney (who is engaged) to sell tickets, according to the Hit Man actor.
“The two things that you have to sell a rom-com are fun and chemistry. Sydney and I have a ton of fun together, and we have a ton of effortless chemistry,” Powell told the New York Times. “That’s people wanting what’s on the screen off the screen, and sometimes you just have to lean into it a bit – and it worked wonderfully. Sydney is very smart.”
Anyone But You made $220 million at the box office, an enormous amount of money for a rom-com.
2. The “Hooters” Sketch
Remember the time that Sweeney broke everyone’s brain? It happened!
Earlier this year, she hosted SNL for the first time, and one of the sketches had her playing a Hooters employee who gets tipped better than her fellow waitresses for reasons. It was harmless fun — and led to a job offer from the wings and beer chain — but it also led to people (mostly conservatives) claiming that Sweeney killed wokeness… or something. An actual headline: “Wokeness is no match for Sydney Sweeney’s undeniable beauty.” Weird!
Following the episode, she responded to the attention paid to her body. “There’s so many people out there who are like, oh, she’s famous because she showed her boobs,” she told GQ UK, adding, “You just learn the system. You can try and fight it but they just fight back. Even if you stand up for yourself, people are going to attack you for standing up for yourself.”
1. Sydney, The Actress
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She might have “the best t*ts in Hollywood” (according to Sweeney’s grandmother), but there are a lot of attractive people making movies and TV shows. The reason we, as a society, can’t get enough of Sydney Sweeney is because: she’s a really good actress! It used to be that casting directors and producers didn’t take her seriously because, as she put it, “I took my shirt off,” but that’s changed following strong, varied performances in projects like The White Lotus, Reality, and Immaculate. Her upcoming slate is promising, too, including a Barbarella remake and a biopic where she plays the “female Rocky.” Sweeney should get a new sweatshirt: sorry for having a great career.
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