Shaun Weiss played Greg Goldberg in The Mighty Ducks, but it’s been a long time since he’s laced up his skates and hit the ice. In fact, it’s been nearly three decades, with the last time being during the production of the third Mighty Ducks movie. Given the actor’s health and addiction struggles, it’s heartwarming to see him having some fun.

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“Last time I skated was the final day of filming D3. It’s like riding a bike,” Weiss said. “With bones that have aged 30 years. Such a blast working on promos for FunkAway. Thanks for giving me a reason to lace up.“

Although Weiss continued to work after the Mighty Ducks movies, his career didn’t take off the way he hoped. He found himself getting in trouble with the law and struggling with methamphetamine addiction. A 2018 mugshot revealed a shocking change in appearance, with the actor looking gaunt and much older than he really was.

While speaking with Addiction Talk two years ago, Weiss mentioned how hard it was to see himself like that. “It’s hard to see those images…When I see them, they kind of shock me still…I was avoiding reflective surfaces, so I didn’t know what I looked like. I’m not exaggerating,” Weiss said. “I’m really sorry ‘Ducks’ fans had to see me like that…I’m really hoping my story can be useful, so it’s not just a sad thing that happened.” Thankfully, Weiss got on the path to recovery and is now celebrating over three years of sobriety. Keep it up, man!

Weiss played Greg Goldberg in the first three movies in the Mighty Ducks franchise, and while many original stars returned for a special reunion episode of Disney’s The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers series, Weiss wasn’t able to. The first season of the series was set in present-day Minnesota and found the Mighty Ducks having evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Brady Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom, Alex (Lauren Graham), set out to build their own team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of youth sports today. With the help of Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez), they rediscover the joys of playing just for the love of the game. Estevez dropped out of the series after the first season and was replaced by Josh Duhamel. Disney cancelled the series after the second season.

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Rumours began circulating earlier this month that Josh Brolin was in talks to star in HBO’s upcoming Green Lantern TV series. It later emerged that he had turned down the role, with Warner Bros. now in talks with Kyle Chandler to wield the power ring. While speaking with ComicBook.com, Brolin confirmed he had been in talks to star in Lanterns, but it didn’t work out.

“You know what? Green Lantern didn’t work out, but that’s okay,” Brolin said. “It’s working out. Who is it going to be, Kyle Chandler? I love him as an actor, I think he’s wonderful, actually. And, you know, we’ll see what’s down the line, man.” That last line does seem to hint that he would be open to another DC role. While there were some who weren’t down with Brolin taking on the role, I was excited by his potential involvement, however brief it might have been. That said, I’m sure Chandler will be great.

The production is still looking for an actor to play John Stewart, with Aaron Pierre (Rebel Ridge) and Stephan James (Homecoming) recently being cited as the top choices.

The series “follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.” Lanterns was given an eight-episode straight-to-series order earlier this summer. Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO and Max content, said: “We are elated to be reuniting with both Chris Mundy and Damon Lindelof as they partner with Tom for this fresh take on DC’s ‘Green Lantern.’ As part of James and Peter’s vision for the DC Universe, this first new live action series will mark an exciting new era.“

In a joint statement, James Gunn and Peter Safran, co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios, added: “We’re thrilled to bring this seminal DC title to HBO with Chris, Damon and Tom at the helm. John Stewart and Hal Jordan are two of DC’s most compelling characters, and LANTERNS brings them to life in an original detective story that is a foundational part of the unified DCU we’re launching next summer with ‘Superman.’“

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The internet loves Moo Deng, a pygmy hippopotamus living in a zoo in Thailand. The small hippo has gone truly viral online and is so popular that SNL has even gotten involved. And all that popularity has led to high prices on virtual baby hippos in Final Fantasy 14.

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The internet loves Moo Deng, a pygmy hippopotamus living in a zoo in Thailand. The small hippo has gone truly viral online and is so popular that SNL has even gotten involved. And all that popularity has led to high prices on virtual baby hippos in Final Fantasy 14.

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Believe it or not, but it’s been 11 years since Frank Darabont has directed anything. However, he was brought out of retirement by the Duffer brothers to helm two episodes of the fifth and final season of Netflix’s Stranger Things.

Darabont is best known as the writer/director of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, but he hasn’t been behind the camera since Mob City in 2013. The neo-noir crime drama, which Darabont also created, was cancelled after just six episodes and he hasn’t directed since. Darabont later said that he had been burnt out from decades of over-work, but the uplifting tone of Stranger Things convinced him to come out of retirement.

“What really dragged me out of retirement was that my wife and I really love this show,” Darabont told The Daily Beast. “Our content now is so filled with horrible people doing horrible things for greedy reasons but Stranger Things has so much heart. That positivity is something I really responded to.” When asked if this means he’ll be returning for more projects, Darabont isn’t sure. “Who knows?” he said. “I haven’t missed the business but I have missed being on set with creative people… It may well be one and done, but we’ve still got time.“

I’d love to see Frank Darabont return for another project, but I’ll be happy to take a couple of episodes of Stranger Things. The final season of the acclaimed Netflix series is highly anticipated, with fans anxious to see how the saga wraps up. Everything has been kept under wraps, but if Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) had his way, the show would kill off more characters. “It might sound messed up but we should kill more people,” Matarazzo said. “This show would be so much better if the stakes were much higher, like at any moment, any of these kids can kick it. I feel like we’re all too safe.” Who will survive the final season? We’ll have to wait and see.

Although this new season will be the end of Stranger Things, the Duffer brothers do have plans for a spinoff series which would be “very, very different” from the main show.

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Before Hades became what many consider to be 2020’s Game of the Year, its developer, Supergiant Games, made a trio of critically acclaimed titles that displayed the team’s impressive range. Everything from each title’s setting to its respective gameplay was wildly different from the others, which made for an…

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If you thought legendary game director Hideo Kojima would just give us a no-nonsense look at the upcoming Death Stranding 2 at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, you were wrong. Sure, during the weekend we got a chance to see the upcoming sequel’s impressive photo mode, modeled by the Hollywood actors who Kojima has scanned…

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