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Final Fantasy Resonance: what the Xbox launch listing confirms
The October release brings Final Fantasy to HD-2D. Here is what the official description establishes, and what still needs a proper playtest.
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Television
Jon Stewart extends his Daily Show run through 2028
Monday hosting and the programme’s rotating weekday format will continue.
Television
‘30 Rock’ cast reunites at Radio City for a 20th-anniversary benefit
Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan and Jane Krakowski reunited for a one-night show hosted by Conan O’Brien. Proceeds went to a Harlem youth charity.
Film
First look at Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler in ‘Miami Vice ’85’
Universal released the first images of Jordan as Tubbs and Butler as Crockett as Joseph Kosinski’s big-screen reboot began filming.
Obituary
RJ Mitte, Walter White Jr. in ‘Breaking Bad’, dies at 34
The actor and disability-rights advocate died on Monday in Brownsville, Texas. No cause of death has been given.
Music
Blackpink’s Lisa documentary ‘Always Lalisa’ opens in cinemas worldwide
The film follows the K-pop star through a pivotal year: a solo album, Coachella, the Oscars stage and her acting debut in ‘The White Lotus’.
Film · Box office
Jessica Chastain’s ‘Other Mommy’ tops the North American box office
Universal’s low-budget horror opened at No. 1 with $27.5 million despite a D+ CinemaScore. Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook drama ‘The Social Reckoning’ opened fifth.
Stage
Tarantino’s first stage play heads to the West End with Sacha Baron Cohen
Quentin Tarantino will direct his own swashbuckling comedy ‘The Popinjay Cavalier’ at London’s Phoenix Theatre from February 2027.
Royals
William and Kate brave the rain on a Belfast visit focused on care leavers
The Prince and Princess of Wales spent a day in Northern Ireland meeting young people leaving care, part of William’s Homewards programme on homelessness.