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The Last Of Us became an instant favorite when it debuted in January 2023, and fans are eagerly awaited to see what their favorite grotesque zombie buddies have been doing since we last saw them. Everyone’s reaction to the Bloater was totally normal.

The series is based on the popular video game franchise of the same name. Season one of The Last Of Us brought the first game to life, and season two is expected to cover the events of The Last Of Us Part II, though the events of the game might require more than one season to properly finish off the story. “We will not say how many. But more than one is factually correct,” screenwriter Craig Mazin told UK GQ earlier this year.

While we don’t know how many seasons we will get to watch those fungi guys on screen, we do know that a second season is definitely on the way. Here is everything we know so far.

Plot

Season two of The Last Of Us will show the events of The Last Of Us Part II, which was released in 2020. The game follows Joel as he deals with the repercussions of the first game and the major decision he made at the Fireflies hospital. Four years after that night, Joel and Ellie are living together in Wyoming. Here is the official synopsis of the game:

When a violent event disrupts that peace, Ellie embarks on a relentless journey to carry out justice and find closure. As she hunts those responsible one by one, she is confronted with the devastating physical and emotional repercussions of her actions.

Bella Ramsey also confirmed that Ellie will share an integral storyline with newcomer Dina, who was already hinted at in season one. “I’m really excited to be honest for the Ellie / Dina story,” the actress said on Happy Sad Confused earlier this year. She added, “I’ve watched a cut together, someone’s made a phenomenal — I don’t know how they do it — like an amazing edit of just like the gameplay, like Ellie and Dina’s love story. So I’m excited to play that out.”

Cast

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are expected to return as the fearless duo Joel and Ellie, respectively, while Gabriel Luna has expressed interest in returning. Because season one had some iconic guest stars, we can hope for some more surprises in season two.

Release Date

There is no official release date for The Last Of Us season two yet, though it will likely be sometime in 2025 at the earliest.

Trailer

The series does not have a trailer yet, though we can expect a teaser when the series goes back into production.

You can stream The Last Of Us season one on Max.

Travis Scott dials in on the remix of Tyla‘s hit single “Water,” showing off his knowledge of country codes (“It’s +27 when I dial in”) and adding his H-Town touch to extend the song’s success. The single otherwise remains unchanged, still featuring that mellow amapiano backing beat sprinkled with hints of Nigerian Afropop topped with Tyla’s silky, seductive vocals.

That’s a good thing, though, because if it ain’t broke, you don’t have to fix it. The OG was good enough to net the South African singer her first-ever Grammy nomination and her US television debut just a few years into her career, and she’s only likely to go up from there.

Travis, likewise, looks to benefit from the collaboration after semi-successfully bouncing back from the 2021 Astroworld Festival disaster. While he said he’s “devastated” by it in his first interview since then, he’s enjoyed a subdued renewal of his former popularity with his new album Utopia reuniting him with the top spot on the Billboard 200 and its accompanying tour receiving a warm enough reception. He has also returned to feature appearances on other artists’ songs; in addition to the “Water” remix, he also offered a verse on Kid Cudi’s new song “At The Party.”

You can listen to the remix of “Water” above.

On the surface, A Murder At The End Of The World scans like a more serious-minded version of Glass Onion, but it’s something else, with complex family dynamics, lost love, and tech futurism mixed into a slow-burn murder mystery set in the alien confines of snow covered Iceland. The players? A wildly successful and mildly suspicious band of thinkers, the seemingly shady suspect #1 in the ambitious tech billionaire (Clive Owen) who brought the attendees to the “end of the world,” and the show’s very own Benoit Blanc: a young genius amateur sleuth named Darby (Emma Corrin) who provides the show with its POV and power.

Consider Owen a fan. In the interview below, the actor makes it clear that the whodunnit genre was in need of the fresh perspective that Darby brings through Corrin’s awesome performance, lauding the creative choice of centering the show around a Gen-Z woman and talking about how his character is both intimidated by and drawn to Darby’s intelligence, curiosity, and independence.

A veteran of the mystery genre (Gosford Park) and an icon of screens big (Children Of Men, Closer) and small (The Knick), Owen leans into risk-taking as a litmus test for the roles he’s offered, telling us, “I don’t like to play it safe.” We talk a bit about that operating principle, how he defines success, and not judging his younger self too harshly, before offering a quick thought on whether a return to The Knick would ruin the previous finale or even be of interest to him should a continuation series make it to the screen.

What it is about this character that was so compelling to you and made you want to sign on for this, go to Iceland, go through this entire adventure?

I really like Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij and I was a really big fan of The Oa, and I think they’re very kind of ambitious writer/directors that are really reaching out and trying to do interesting, unsafe projects really. They’re bold and that was a big attraction.

It was sort of pitched as a modern murder mystery and I, back in the day, did Gosford Park which was, if you look at it as a group of people held captive in one place and something goes on. But this, I felt, was a really fresh take. Not only the subject matter — we’re in the world of tech and AI and the world in which this thing is inhabiting felt very modern and relevant, but also the fact that Emma Corrin’s character of Darby is young, super smart, a very savvy female taking us through it; that feels very of the moment. And it made you realize that we’ve seen many, many murder mystery movies, but we haven’t seen enough young females who are smart (within that genre) and we should. It was a big attraction to me. I haven’t seen this. I haven’t seen a character like this take us through one of these stories before and I liked it. I thought it was fresh and alive.

In terms of the hierarchy when you’re presented with a project, is that riskiness, that danger, and that need to be something you haven’t seen before of foremost importance?

It’s always hugely exciting. I suppose I’ve always been that person who likes to sort of push it and have a look at things. I’m always attracted to projects that I think do that. I’m quite fearless in that way. I don’t like to play it safe. I don’t like to repeat things. I don’t like finding something that I think, “Oh, I’m good at that and I’ll just keep repeating that.” I’m always going, “Let’s risk it. Let’s try this.”

I mean, if I look back through my whole career, really, it’s full of taking a step out and deep down I say, “What’s the worst thing that can happen? That I’ll be bad in it? I’ve been bad before. I’ll be bad again.” But that’s where you learn to get better.

How important is it to be able to stand up and say, “This is the career I want, this is the career I’ve wanted?” I compare it to swimming against the current as opposed to just floating in the ocean. How important is that to you and when did that become important? Because obviously, as a younger actor, one can’t be as choosy.

I do think acting, like lots of other professions, is all about you creating yourself some space, you get some traction for something and then how do you use that? What are your decisions then? That’s the crucial time. You do a film that opens things up for you, or you do a project that people suddenly are looking at you and the potential there and you’re suddenly given choice. Now, what are your choices? That’s a crucial time, and that’s where you decide what kind of career and what kind of life you want, really.

I’ve trained in the theater even though I would say that now film and TV is probably my first love. But because I trained in the theater, it’s all about playing different parts. It’s all about stretching yourself in different ways. That’s how you learn. That’s how you grow. That kind of risk-taking is the most exhilarating, exciting thing. There’s nothing more boring than if you just find something you’re good at and keep repeating.

What allowed TV and film to sort of jump up a level and become your first love versus theater?

Weirdly, I think, I just love the community of making a film. I love the fact that it’s kind of out of everybody’s control, that you can have the best director, the best DP, the best actors, and still put out something that’s not very good. I find that fascinating that it’s the combination of things and the combination of talents. I get as thrilled meeting and coming across a brilliant props guy as I do another great actor. I love when people are great at what they do and actors, they have much more control in the theater. They edit their own performance. They dictate the rhythm of everything. But I love the fact that the film is just sort of a coming together of lots and lots of… There’s something elusive about it, and I’m just super comfortable on a film set, more so than I am in the theater these days.

How do you define whether something is a success or not for you?

If I like it.

It doesn’t have anything to do, obviously, with success, failure, or box office, I would imagine?

No, it’s if I like it. I’ve done plenty of things that have done okay that I’m so-so about. I’ve done plenty of things where it hasn’t done very well, but I’m very proud of it. I think if I go in there and it is close to the reason that I wanted to do it in the first place. Even if it doesn’t hit and doesn’t become the big success that everyone hopes. I’ve noticed as well with certain things in my career that things sometimes take their time, that they might come out and not get the heat that people were hoping or expecting. Then, over time, they stick around and it becomes something that stands the test of time. I’ve seen that a few times. I think that often you can get caught up in what is really, really hot and then three years later you won’t even think about that particular film. (Laughs)

That’s very true. Are you someone who is sort of a rigorous investigator of your own past performances? Do you look back and judge yourself or try to figure out what went wrong?

No, no, no, I’d never do that. No, I hardly look at myself at all. But I did have a strange experience a year or two ago. A really good, really close friend who sadly passed away, Mike Hodges, who directed a film that was hugely important in my career called Croupier, which was a small film, but kind of opened doors for me in America and sort of got the whole film thing going. They had a big retrospective at the National Film Theater and they screened Croupier, and I went and introduced it for Mike, and I watched that film for the first time in about 20 years. I love what Mike did in it, but I could see a young, naive actor [referring to himself] who made some choices that I definitely wouldn’t do now. (Laughs) But that’s not to say they weren’t the right choice for that guy at that time. That film did an awful lot of good for me. So whoever that actor was, it did me okay.

Taking this back to the show in terms of who the character is, obviously a tech billionaire, highly innovative, highly ambitious. There are some other aspects. Are you someone who is fascinated by these tech billionaires in real life and the sway that they have over society and did you look into that when preparing for this?

I mean, I looked at them. We can see clearly the sort of inspiration for a character like that. I didn’t do the thing of honing in on somebody and going, “That’s who I’m going to base it on.” I was very much led by talking to Brit and Zal and the script and doing that. But it is fascinating, the influence and the power really. But similarly, people who are at the forefront of social media and how that’s used, we are in a sort of time where information is spread in a really fast, complex way. If people get ahead of that curve, it can be extremely powerful.

Similarly, AI features heavily in this, and we’ve just seen the actors’ strike go on for some time with AI being a central thing that they’re trying to get on top of. It’s hugely important because the potential there is so enormous, probably outside of our grasp at the moment of what the real potential of it is. But if you slip behind that, I think you’ll end up years chasing it. So it was hugely important to address it and start looking at it and start getting protection from it. I think the interesting thing about those guys at the front of these massive tech companies is that they’re kind of ahead of the curve because they can see what’s coming.

I’m curious about Andy’s relationship to Emma’s character, Darby. What is it about her character that fascinates him and what is it about her character that scares him? Because I feel like of all the interactions she seems to be someone who does spook him a little bit.

Yeah, I think the answer to both questions is that she’s very smart and I think he’s attracted to that and very wary of that as well. I think he sees quite early that she could be a threat but, at the same time, I think he’s impressed by her smarts and her intelligence.

She seems like the character who needs him least in the room also.

For sure, for sure. And because of that, (she) is a threat and that’s why at some point he pulls her close and then enlists her help and puts her in the position of an ally because he can tell otherwise she could be quite a threat.

Definitely a threat, but also is that partly appealing to him because of the fact that obviously when you’re in that position, you’re going to be surrounded by sycophants and people that just have their hand out?

No question. No question. We all know when we’ve met really powerful people, they’re not attracted to the sycophants and the ones that sort of do the same as everybody else. They’re always pulled to the people who hold themselves in a different way.

As you said, you don’t like to jump back into things that you’ve already done and play the same part over and over again. I thought The Knick was tremendous. I thought the ending of The Knick was fantastic. There’s been some talk about bringing it back with André Holland’s character and setting it differently. I’m just curious if you feel like one can ruin a good ending by going back to the well too many times.

I don’t know if it’s about ruin. I had one of the best times. That was just such a sublime piece of writing. Soderbergh was on just amazing form, and the whole experience was an absolute joy and I absolutely adored it, but I was always going in for two seasons and he sort of told me he knew how he wanted to leave it with me, and he told me that off the bat. So it was kind of perfect in its sort of shape really that. So it’s not something that I would want to go back to, really.

The first two episodes of ‘A Murder At The End Of The World’ are available to stream on FX On Hulu with new episodes dropping every Tuesday.

The Golden Bachelor may be about older people finding love, but that doesn’t it’s more mature. During Thursday night’s episode, the show’s seasoned bachelor, Gerry Jordan, revealed that he is not above laughing at a good “69” joke. Although, the lion tattoo should’ve tipped everyone off that Gerry is a party animal. (OK, technically, the tattoo was about being awesome at business, but the point still stands.)

Anyway, the viral moment occurred as Gerry took 64-year-old fitness instructor Leslie Fhima on a more intimate date. The two repelled down a waterfall as old people so often do, and during a romantic dinner, Gerry told Leslie that he thinks “you’re the one.” That led to the two retiring to their suite where Leslie undoubtedly confirmed Gerry’s suspicions by deploying a well-timed “69” joke. That’s love right there, folks.

Via Decider:

After the Fantasy Suite lights went out, Gerry turned up the heat. But first he turned down the heat, because he realized the Fantasy Suite’s thermostat was set to an outrageous 80 DEGREES! He thoughtfully asked Leslie if she liked the temperature set at 70 degrees, and though a simple yes or no response would have sufficed, Leslie’s personality beamed as she opted for a delightfully immature joke instead. Instead of setting the thermostat at 70, Leslie told Gerry to go for “69,” and the two lovebirds — reveling in their shared sense of humor and not missing a beat — giddily giggled together, reclaiming a new slice of their youth right before Bachelor Nation’s eyes. Nice.

The Golden Bachelor has been a viral hit, so naturally, folks on social media lost their minds at watching the elderly lovebirds giggle like school kids at the “69” joke. It was life-affirming.

You can see some of the reactions below:

(Via Decider)

Donald Trump doesn’t get his news from the “failing” New York Times or the “ever dwindling” Wall Street Journal. He’s more of a Barstool Sports guy.

The former president — and future roommate of Mussolini — shared an article about his lawyer Alina Habba from the bro-centric website on Truth Social. The headline: “In the Most Nonpartisan Way Possible, Let Me Say Trump’s Lawyer Alina Habba is the Kind of Attorney Who Can Fight My Battles Anytime.” There’s vague praise for the attorney (“But life comes at all of us at some point. And should the need ever arise, I’ll do whatever it takes to hire this Valkyrie”), but it’s mostly an excuse to embed posts from Habba’s Instagram account, including one where she’s bending over in a tight dress. It doesn’t take a “stable genius” to decipher why the blog appeals to Trump.

Raw Story has more:

Donald Trump took a moment to celebrate his lawyer Thursday when he shared a Barstool Sports “article” that heaps praise on attorney Alina Habba — with a parade of photos of her in sexy poses… Readers are then treated to Habba popping open champagne with a saber on a golf course, practicing shooting skills at the gun range, drinking cocktails with friends, mimicking a showgirl’s pose at a fundraiser, and dancing.

Habba, who was recently spotted at an UFC match wearing a “FJB” necklace (it ain’t about Joe Burrow), has been accused of being a Charlie Kelly-level lawyer by legal experts. A perfect fit for Trump.

(Via Raw Story)

Scary Hours 3 (or For All The Dogs: Scary Hours Edition, whichever you prefer), is the gift that keeps giving. Drake’s latest musical release is a goldmine of conversation starters. From the shoutout of other musicians (Taylor Swift) to the jabs at others (notable Joe Budden, Pusha T, and Kanye West), these fresh rounds of tracks will give fans something to talk about during holiday meals.

One track, “Wick Man,” stumped music listeners and sports watchers. After reading the lyrics aimed at Pusha T, Kanye West, and Black Americans, the songwriting credits are another discussion. Did Kevin De Bruyne co-write Drake’s “Wick Man” from Scary Hours 3? Although the professional soccer player joked about it online and has a standing business relationship with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports International, the answer is no.

“Drake needed an assist.”

“All jokes aside, it’s not me! Huge fan, though!”

The K. De Bruyne listed alongside The Alchemist (real name Alan Maman) is Koen De Bruyne, not Kevin.

Who Is Koen De Bruyne?

Koen De Bruyne is the musician and producer behind the 1978 song “Landscape,” from which Drake’s “Wick Man” samples elements.
De Bruyne was a member of the jazz-funk group hailing from Belgium. Bruyne is credited on his brother Kris De Bruyne’s 1975 albums Amsterdam and ‘S Nachts Als Het Donker Is. It is unknown if Kevin, who also called Belgium home, is related to Koen. Kevin’s biography states his father’s name is Herwig De Bruyne. Could Koen be a distant cousin?

Listen to “Wick Man” above.

For All The Dogs Scary Hours Edition is out now via OVO/Republic. Find more information here.

That Drake sure is a rascal. We all know that a new Drake project usually means a new collection of slights against his critics, enemies — real or imagined, and any number of former paramours who’ve wronged him in some way. His latest release, For All The Dogs: Scary Hours Edition, is no different, bringing with it a slew of disses for former flames and current nemeses.

So, who does Drake diss on Scary Hours 3?

Well, in the song “Stories About My Brother,” Drake certainly responds to Joe Budden‘s lukewarm reception of the original For All The Dogs. “Imagine us gettin’ our validation from an ex-musician searchin’ for recognition,” he raps, which is most probably a reference to Budden’s former career as a rapper. Budden has since turned to being a volatile podcast host, slinging hot takes in the hopes of viral fame (to his credit and the chagrin of Budden haters everywhere, it mostly works).

Then, on “Wick Man,” Drake quotes Pusha T‘s 2018 diss track “The Story Of Adidon,” which effectively turned the audience against him in their beef at the time, but hasn’t seemed to do much for his rival’s fortunes since. “Man, I remember n****s was jokin’ ’bout some tick, tick / And now that rapper broke as f*ck / That boy a statistic.”

So, Drake’s streak of petty posturing continues. Since it doesn’t look like he’ll actually be taking that break anytime soon after announcing an extended tour with J. Cole, perhaps his targets will take the opportunity to fire back.

Billie Eilish was among those who turned up at Variety‘s Power Of Women event yesterday (November 16), and she had a vulnerable moment on stage that saw her get emotional.

Barbie star Ariana Greenblatt spoke about meeting Eilish and about how she has been a strong role model for young women (as Variety notes). Greenblatt’s words moved Eilish, who gave Greenblatt a hug. A sniffling Eilish then got behind the mic and noted, “Ariana… wah. Oh man, I was crying over there, girl. Guys, I’m on Prednisone. You ever taken that? No, for real. I’ve had no voice, Margot [Robbie], all week. […] Last time I was on it, I threw my phone and shattered a mirror, and this time, I be crying.”

She went on to say, “It’s really hard to be a woman out here, guys. It’s hard. […] I’ve never felt truly like a woman. I’ve spent a lot of my life not feeling like I fit in to being a woman. […] This sounds kind of f*cked up, but I have a lot of internalized misogyny inside of me, and I find it coming out in places I don’t want it to. And I have to say, with full transparency, I feel very grateful to be a woman right now. I feel very proud, and I feel very honored to be here.”

She and Finneas performed “What Was I Made For?” at the event, by the way, so check that out below.

Margot Robbie and her husband Tom Ackerley are co-founders of LuckyChap Entertainment, the production company behind I, Tonya, Promising Young Woman, and Saltburn. They normally have an equal say in matters, but on Thursday night, he literally had to say her words. Robbie lost her voice earlier this week, so she was unable to speak much at the Variety Power of Women dinner, so she made Ackerley read her speech — and confess her secret crush.

The Barbie star wrote that Ackerley and fellow LuckyChap co-founder Josey McNamara “use her as a bit of a crutch for these public-facing sort of things.” The Robbie-written speech continued:

“You’re right, Tom, we do,” McNamara continued. “And that’s not fair, just because she performs for a living it doesn’t mean that she doesn’t find public speaking just as terrifying as we do.” Ackerley added, “We know that, so I vow here and now, in front of all these people and Dua Lipa, who I have a secret crush on, to not leave all the speeches to Margot for now on.”

Dua Lipa, who earlier in the evening presented an award to the LuckyChap crew, provided a song to the Barbie soundtrack, “Dance the Night.” It’s up for Song of the Year at the 2024 Grammys. The only reason “I’m Just Ken” wasn’t nominated as well is because it’s the Song of the Decade.

You can watch Robbie’s speech-less speech below.

Dua Lipa is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

(Via Variety)

The self-proclaimed Certified Lover Boy can’t help himself. Drake dissed numerous people, including Joe Budden and Pusha T, on his freshly released For All The Dogs Scary Hours Edition, but the surprise project is a combination of flirtation and savagery. In fact, “Evil Ways” featuring J. Cole epitomizes said duality — setting the tone for what to expect from their 2024 joint tour, It’s All A Blur Tour — Big As The What?

In the Scary Hours Edition track, Drake appears to shoot his shot at the Grammy-winning Spanish singer Rosalía. “Next time I get in Rosalía face / I hope she tell her people that we need some space,” the perennial chart-topper raps. It’s a relatively harmless bar and will probably be fruitless, especially if the rumors are true about Rosalía perhaps getting cozy with The Bear actor Jeremy Allen White.

Not that it’s any of our business, but since we’re already here: Rosalía is semi-newly single after she and Rauw Alejandro ended their engagement earlier this year. In late July, Rosalía publicly acknowledged the breakup on her Instagram Story, writing that she still had love and respect for Alejandro. She also downplayed any rumors that Alejandro had cheated on her, which Alejandro also outright denied.

Meanwhile, Drake is likely preparing to field more bras during his and Cole’s It’s All A Blur Tour — Big As The What? North American trek.

Listen to “Evil Ways” above.

For All The Dogs Scary Hours Edition is out now via OVO/Republic.