“This is very much a story about love,’ says Francis Lawrence. The sentiment may be surprising, coming from the director of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes—but there’s far more to this prequel than the Games you’re expecting. ‘It’s this kind of love story set in a different kind of a world in a different time,’ he adds. ‘A very intimate love story.’ He isn’t wrong.” Read more at Vanity Fair Bryce Dallas Howards speaks out on the pay gap between her and her Jurassic World co-star Chris Pratt but also explains Pratt helped get her better royalties from the franchise elsewhere. Read more at The Mary Sue The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is releasing its first episodes at once, and fans of the universe will get to catch them a day earlier than announced. “Director J.A. Bayona (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) will set up the world of Middle Earth in its second age with his two episodes debuting as the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. And we’re going to get eight episodes full of the rich and dense Tolkien for a new generation.” Read more at Gizmodo The Flash star Ezra Miller apologies for their antics of the last few months and vows to get help in the future. Read more at The A.V. Club The competitive Super Smash Bros. community really, really hates one particular character: Steve from Minecraft. “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate stans had an exciting weekend as SmashCon, an annual tournament dedicated to Nintendo’s popular crossover fighter (and clones like Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl) wrapped up on August 14. There were plenty of upsets, including one of the world’s best players, MkLeo, taking fifth place in the tournament’s singles bracket. But what’s melting down the competitive community right now is that a player named Onin took home first place playing Steve from Minecraft, and now a lotta people want the character banned from future tournaments because of how busted he is.” Read more at Kotaku The upcoming John Wick spinoff series The Continental is moving from Starz to Peacock. Read more at HypeBeast