Theaters were hoping this past holiday weekend would be an indicator that theaters were almost back to normal and A Quiet Place Part 2 delivered with an opening as good as the first movie, even better if you count the 4-day weekend, and the best opening since the pandemic began.

The movie version of Disney’s iconic Jungle Cruise ride is finally setting sail this July in both theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access as Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt travel deep into the Amazon to try and find a legendary tree with healing properties that could change the world.

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris discuss the first trailer for Shang-Chi, Love, Death and Robots, The Conjuring, MODOK, Bloodfist, a big new Sony/Disney deal, Vin Diesel in Rock Em Sock Em Robots, Source Code, Greenland and more.

Netflix is developing a live-action Gundam movie, the Lord of the Rings Amazon series has a massive budget, the first official look at The CW Powerpuff Girls, Mike Flanagan is working on two Christopher Pike adaptations, Castlevania is ending with the upcoming fourth season and more in this week’s News Shotgun.

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris dive into Godzilla vs Kong, the new Space Jam trailer, Loki, Angelina Jolie vs forest fires, the new season of Creepshow, The Long Halloween, and more.

Emma Stone plays the younger version of iconic Disney villain Cruella De Vil, who rises to power in 1970s London and goes to war with powerful fashion maven the Baroness on her quest to become one of the greatest fashion designers in the world.

Black Widow and Loki are both going to explore the past of the MCU in much different ways this summer as Black Widow hits theaters and Disney+ Premier Access in July and Loki arrives on Disney+ in June.

After their introduction in the excellent final season of The Clone Wars, The Bad Batch aka Clone Force 99 are getting their own series starting this May as they try to survive as mercenaries post-Clone Wars and run into a bunch of familiar faces as they make their way through the galaxy.