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Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The live-action Legend of Zelda movie has cast its princess and hero
Nintendo has revealed the two lead actors for its live-action The Legend of Zelda movie. Bo Bragason is playing the title character, Princess Zelda, while Benjamin Evan Ainsworth is taking on the role of Link, series creator Shigeru Miyamoto announced on X. The performers are around the right ages for their parts — Bragason was born in 2004 while Ainsworth is 16. These are by far the biggest roles to date for both actors, but they each have plenty of experience in front of cameras. Bragason has appeared in Disney+ fantasy series Renegade Nell and BBC crime drama The Jetty, as well as the very enjoyable horror movie Censor and Final Fantasy XV. As for Ainsworth, he voiced Pinocchio in Disney's 2022 live-action remake and appeared in Mike Flanagan's Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor. Miyamoto said he is "very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen." Sony Pictures is co-producing the film with Nintendo, while Wes Ball (the Maze Runner series) is directing it. The Legend of Zelda is on track to hit theaters on May 7, 2027. The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 7, 2027. Thank you for your patience. (2/2) — 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) July 16, 2025
Engadget
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Engadget
The live-action Legend of Zelda movie has cast its princess and hero
Nintendo has revealed the two lead actors for its live-action The Legend of Zelda movie. Bo Bragason is playing the title character, Princess Zelda, while Benjamin Evan Ainsworth is taking on the role of Link, series creator Shigeru Miyamoto announced on X. The performers are around the right ages for their parts — Bragason was born in 2004 while Ainsworth is 16. These are by far the biggest roles to date for both actors, but they each have plenty of experience in front of cameras. Bragason has appeared in Disney+ fantasy series Renegade Nell and BBC crime drama The Jetty, as well as the very enjoyable horror movie Censor and Final Fantasy XV . As for Ainsworth, he voiced Pinocchio in Disney's 2022 live-action remake and appeared in Mike Flanagan's Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor . Miyamoto said he is "very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen." Sony Pictures is co-producing the film with Nintendo, while Wes Ball (the Maze Runner series) is directing it. The Legend of Zelda is on track to hit theaters on May 7, 2027. To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so. The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 7, 2027. Thank you for your patience. (2/2) — 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) July 16, 2025
Cosmopolitan
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Party Crashers: The Unifying Beauty of the ‘Love Island USA' Watch Party
I've always rejected the notion that Love Island USA is 'mindless TV.' I'm too familiar with the highly analytical post-episode breakdowns on TikTok and the r/LoveIslandUSA subreddit to accept that. But at my first watch party for the show, my belief in its substance—and its power—solidified. The Ainsworth, an elevated sports bar in New York City, hosts a viewing event for the show almost nightly, because they're smart. Thanks to the show's groundbreaking success this year, bars have been hosting similar events across the country. But I finally decided it was past time to dive into the watch party action myself after seeing a truly euphoric viral video of a sports bar reacting to season 7's Nic and Olandria's first real kiss. That's how I found myself at the Ainsworth, sipping on a themed 'Hurricane Huda' cocktail, and surrounded by fans enraptured by one of season 7's final episodes. Maybe it was the very serious exchange I had with a stranger at the bar about different Islanders' attachment styles, or the diagnostic commentary I heard around the room during Huda and Chris's tense exchange about PDA. But if watching my favorite reality show on stadium-sized TVs taught me anything, it's that sports fanatics cherish the bar viewing experience for very good reason. Season 7 of Love Island USA has been its most divisive one yet. There have been problematic old social media posts from cast members resurfaced, controversial Islander oustings, and a constant rotation of online witch hunts calling every Islanders' morality into question at one point or another. Hence, the internet discussions dissecting every beat of the show's on/offscreen action have gotten a bit overwhelming. But when you're watching the show with fellow Love Island fans in person, the world of online discourse and stan wars feels so distant, no matter whether your takes align or not. And I found that to be the beauty of the watch party. It represents neutral territory. I witnessed true community that Tuesday, with two of my colleagues in tow. I usually prefer to watch Love Island USA in solitude. Like the dutiful fan I am, I tap in right at 9:00 pm five nights a week (I'm a proud Saturday Aftersun skipper). I tuck into bed with my laptop's glow as my only source of light. Then, for 60-90 minutes, I concentrate on outrageously beautiful singles searching for love. I love this routine. I can catch all of each episode's subtle details and pore over contentious debates on my feeds and in my group chats in silence. But as fun as that's been, it was way more delightful to wax poetic about my love for Nicolandria with a table of girls I'll likely never speak to again. Or, if you're my coworker Jess, to eavesdrop on a passionate bathroom discussion about Huda's self-destructive behaviors. ('I get it, I always have crash outs, but she's going to lose a good man for that,' said one sympathetic woman from the stall.) This season has been my favorite reality show's most popular one (it cleared one billion minutes viewed within its first week). And that's definitely a result of last season's momentum, and maybe even its controversies. But getting to witness that cultural impact in the flesh (and out of the depths of a subreddit) made it all the easier to love. I watched a crowd erupt into cheers while Amaya and Bryan started hooking up in the Hideaway, and I was reminded that this show, while not mindless, is technically meant to be fun. Looking back, there were so many moments this season I would've much rather watched on a stadium-sized TV with near-strangers instead of alone. The totally unexpected Jeremiah dumping. The first time Amaya mispronounced the word 'opportunity.' Definitely Nic and Olandria's kiss in Soul Ties. But because I missed out, I tried the next best thing and called my fellow party attendees into our own confessional booth for some season 7 reflecting. Most shocking moment? I was surprised Clarke and Taylor didn't stay! They had a relatively good relationship, even though she's not a favorite. I really don't think Chelley had any business calling Huda and Chris out for being a thing when she was clearly pursuing Ace! Hot take? Nic and Olandria should get married and live together forever. I want them to build a family! Hot take? Hannah and Charlie should've been together. Charlie shouldn't have left. Hot take? They should've stood for Jalen to stay instead of Huda. She should've gone home, and I don't believe in her redemption arc. Hot take? Why is Chelley with Ace? She could do better! He triggers me, he reminds me of every asshole in high school ever. Most shocking moment? When they had to read everything that they hate about each other in front of each other! That was pretty brutal, but as a Bravo viewer, I loved it. Also, the fact that I've been seeing TikTok edits comparing Nic and Olandria to Elphaba and Fiyero from Wicked. Like, oh shit, was Cierra Glinda? Hot take? I'm so concerned with what they're eating every day. I need a day in the life. Are they eating? Is there central AC? Why are they never in the pool? Hot take? Huda and Chris should win! They're starting to grow on me. I didn't like Huda at first, but I think she's just misunderstood. People call day and night asking for reservations and asking if we're showing the show. It's exploded. Last Thursday, we had a line out the door; it was like a sporting event. We had to blow these parties up with specialized cocktails. We have 57 screens here, so it creates the right experience for people to enjoy it. I started watching the show last season, I love it. Favorite Islanders? Amaya and Bryan all the way. You can't not love her. Favorite Islander? I love Chris. He's exactly who Huda needed. I've been loving the Huda redemption arc. Favorite Islander? My favorite guy is Pepe, I think he's a man. My favorite girl is Iris. She's an unproblematic queen. Favorite Islander? I've loved Nic since the beginning. I know he's made some messy choices, but he's been my number one Favorite Islander? Amaya! I like Nic individually, but I don't know how I feel about Nicolandria. I used to be a stan, but I feel like Nic's very lustful. He's looking better already, though. That's the Black Wife Effect. Most shocking moment? The Cierra exit gagged me the most. Not because I didn't think it needed to happen, but I didn't think it would happen at this point in the show. Also, the Jeremiah dumping was crazy. That was driven by pure hateration. Favorite Islander? I love Pepe. He's funny, he's charming, he's sexy…I could go on. Hot take? …I kind of like Taylor and Clarke. I get that Taylor moved funny with Olandria, but he and Clarke don't deserve all of the hate they're getting. Favorite Islanders? Nic and Olandria!
The Guardian
24-06-2025
- Health
- The Guardian
‘Tricky ethical space': endometriosis centre funded by family with links to poker machine giant divides experts
A $50m pledge to 'revolutionise endometriosis research' by a family with links to a poker machine giant has divided academics and public health experts, who believe universities should distance themselves from the gambling industry. But other university staff cite a 'moral obligation' to immediately use the money to ease the suffering of roughly 1 million Australian women living with endometriosis, rather than wait for 'perfect funding sources'. The University of New South Wales announced in May it had secured a 10-year funding commitment from the Ainsworth family to establish the 'world-first' Ainsworth Endometriosis Research Institute, which aims to 'accelerate breakthroughs in diagnosis and create precision-based treatments'. According to the university, three generations of the Ainsworth family have supported the initiative, including Len Ainsworth, who founded what became the world's largest poker machines manufacturer, Aristocrat Leisure, in 1958. Len Ainsworth also founded Ainsworth Game Technology, a smaller poker machine manufacturer. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email The institute's creation has been praised by academics and public health campaigners who are simultaneously concerned by the damaged caused by poker machines in Australia. In the first three months of this year, NSW residents lost an average of $24m a day to the state's nearly 90,000 machines. Andrew Hayen, a professor of biostatistics at University of Technology Sydney, described endometriosis as 'an area of women's health that is long overdue for investment' but also sought to raise 'uncomfortable questions' about 'the ethics of investment'. 'Poker machines are a key driver of gambling addiction, financial distress, family violence and mental ill health,' Hayen said in a LinkedIn post. 'These harms are not abstract. They are experienced every day by individuals and families, many of them women. 'There is no doubt that more funding is urgently needed for endometriosis research. But accepting philanthropic donations sourced from an industry built on public harm creates a troubling contradiction. 'It is hard to imagine any university in Australia today accepting donations from the tobacco industry. We should apply a similar level of scrutiny here.' Akeel Feroz, a manager of partnerships and innovation at UNSW Canberra who was not involved in the fundraising negotiations, said Hayen had raised 'a valid concern' but said 'our moral obligation must be to the patients suffering today'. 'The women waiting years for diagnosis don't have the luxury of perfect funding sources, they need solutions now,' Feroz said. 'With proper research safeguards in place, this funding could have a tremendous positive impact on the lives of women.' Kate Da Costa, who leads Wesley Mission's gambling advocacy, said the charity had refused to accept philanthropy linked to poker machines as 'we can't campaign to minimise gambling harm while taking their money'. 'Although it's a very tricky ethical space to start to navigate, those of us in gambling reform can take heart that at least the conversations are now under way,' Da Costa said in response to Hayen's post on LinkedIn. A UNSW spokesperson said it had accepted the philanthropic support in 'good faith' with the 'expectation and intention' the contribution would positively affect the university. 'All donations are assessed per the UNSW gift acceptance policy, which considers reputational, ethical and legal factors,' they said. The spokesperson said over the past decade the support of the Ainsworth family had enabled a range of initiatives including cancer research scholarships, student facilities and engineering teaching and learning spaces – including the university's the Ainsworth Building, which hosts its engineering department. Other academics, including Poppy Watson from the University of Technology Sydney, said the partnership demonstrated the state of academic and research funding in Australia. 'Sadly, with the current funding decline for science in Australia, all universities and the government see philanthropic investment as the best possible way to continue funding scientific research,' Watson said. 'In reality, aren't most incredibly wealthy donors rich off someone else's back?' Four Ainsworth family members listed by the UNSW as contributors are directors of the newly created Grevillea Foundation, which helped establish the institute at UNSW and seeks to 'transform the lives of those affected by endometriosis today and into the future'. Grevillea Foundation and its directors were contacted for comment. Roughly 1 million Australian women are living with endometriosis and often experience lengthy delays and frustration before they are properly diagnosed, according to the not-for-profit charity EndoActive. The condition causes 40,000 hospital admissions each year and it says hundreds of thousands of other women are regularly in pain.
USA Today
13-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Nebraska offensive line recruit has closed his recruitment
Nebraska offensive line recruit has closed his recruitment A Nebraska offensive line recruit has announced that he has closed his recruitment. Interior offensive lineman Hayden Ainsworth will announce his commitment on June 20. He recently received a prediction for the Cornhuskers from Bryan Munson of On3. Ainsworth is a three-star recruit. He is currently the 25th overall player in his class from the state of Mississippi, according to the On3 Rankings. Ole Miss is in his Top Ten. Alabama, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, UNLV, Florida State, Baylor, and Liberty are also under consideration. Nebraska is looking to make additions to the class of 2026. They currently hold only four commits to a group that currently ranks 57th in the nation and 18th in the Big Ten Conference, according to On3. Ainsworth had been scheduled to visit Liberty on June 13 and North Carolina on June 17 before ending his recruitment. He will officially make his announcement on Monday at 10:30 a.m. CT. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
