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Here’s the answer for “Wordle” #1133 on July 26, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Oh hey there! If you’re here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we’re serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today’s answer.

If you just want to be told today’s word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for July 25’s Wordle solution revealed. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

Where did Wordle come from?

Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once. 

Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.

Not the day you’re after? Here’s the solution to yesterday’s Wordle.

What’s the best Wordle starting word?

The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.

What happened to the Wordle archive?

The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles used to be available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it. Unfortunately, it has since been taken down, with the website’s creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times.

Is Wordle getting harder?

It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn’t any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle‘s Hard Mode if you’re after more of a challenge, though.

Here’s a subtle hint for today’s Wordle answer:

A covered outdoor area of the house.

Does today’s Wordle answer have a double letter?

There is one letter that appear twice.

Today’s Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with…

Today’s Wordle starts with the letter A.

The Wordle answer today is…

Get your last guesses in now, because it’s your final chance to solve today’s Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Drumroll please!

The solution to today’s Wordle…

AWASH.

Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.

Reporting by Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

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Connections is a New York Times word game that’s all about finding the “common threads between words.” How to solve the puzzle.

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for July 26’s Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

What is Connections?

The NYT‘s latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications’ Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there’s only one correct answer. If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

Here’s a hint for today’s Connections categories

Want a hit about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

Yellow: Konami Code members

Green: Providing a boost

Blue: Not a plus

Purple: Sounds like sounders

Here are today’s Connections categories

Need a little extra help? Today’s connections fall into the following categories:

Yellow: Basic directions

Green: Advocate for

Blue: Drawback

Purple: Instrument homophones

Looking for Wordle today? Here’s the answer to today’s Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today’s Connections #410 is…

What is the answer to Connections today

Basic directions: DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, UP

Advocate for: BACK, CHAMPION, ENDORSE, SUPPORT

Drawback: CON, DING, MINUS, STRIKE

Instrument homphones: BASE, LIAR, LOOT, SYMBOL

Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Is this not the Connections game you were looking for? Here are the hints and answers to yesterday’s Connections.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.

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Answers to each clue for the July 26, 2024 edition of NYT’s The Mini crossword puzzle.

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times‘ revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player’s flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.

Here are the clues and answers to NYT’s The Mini for Friday, July 26, 2024:

Across

Highly praises

The answer is lauds.

Admit (to)

The answer is ownup.

___ Lakshmi, longtime host of “Top Chef”

The answer is Padma.

Just barely make it through

The answer is ekeby.

“Goose eggs”

The answer is zeros.

Down

Tabloid partner of Affleck

The answer is Lopez.

Not sleeping

The answer is awake.

___ Armour (athletic brand)

The answer is Under.

Disney elephant with oversized ears

The answer is Dumbo.

Neuters

The answer is spays.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.

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Live stream the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony

TL;DR: Watch the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony on NBC, Peacock, and NBC platforms, including NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC app, and the NBC Olympics app.

The Olympics is the biggest sports event in the world, an elite showcase that unites nations from all around the globe. Winning an Olympics medal — gold, silver, or bronze — truly is the pinnacle of athletic competition.

This Olympics 2024 are hosted by Paris, France, with opening ceremony set to take place along the River Seine — right in the heart of the city. The opening ceremony is a must-watch spectacle that kicks off the very best in track, field, and indoors sports.

This marks the first time in Olympics history that the opening ceremony will be held outside of a stadium. It will include 10,500 athletes, who are joined by around 3,000 actors, dancers, and musicians. It promises to have something for everyone. You don’t even need to be a sports fan to enjoy it.

Don’t miss the celebrations — the entire world will be watching

When is the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony?

The Olympics 2024 opening ceremony takes place from 1:30 p.m. ET on July 26. The ceremony will last for more than three hours.

Athletes will begin the parade at the Austerlitz Bridge, then travel east to west along the River Seine in boats, before finishing at the Trocadéro.

How to watch the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony

The Olympics 2024 opening ceremony is available to watch on NBC and live stream on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC app, and the NBC Olympics app.

A preview will begin on NBC at 12.00 p.m. ET, with an enhanced prime time encore shown at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

If you’re reading this, you’re looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game.

By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you’re feeling stuck or just don’t have 10 or more minutes to figure out today’s puzzle, we’ve got all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Go for the gold

The words cover a variety of events.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

The hint describes Olympic sports.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is Olympics.

NYT Strands word list for July 26

Karate

Track

Golf

Olympics

Swimming

Archery

Equestrian

Looking for other daily online games? Find one you might like – or hints for another game you’re already playing – on Mashable’s Games page.

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“Deadpool & Wolverine” is one nonstop cameo fest. Here are all the characters (and actors) we spotted.

If you thought Spider-Man: No Way Home or Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness were the most cameo-filled an MCU movie could get, think again. Deadpool & Wolverine has gone all out to claim the cameo crown.

The cameos here are only possible thanks to Disney’s $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox, which granted the MCU access to everything from Deadpool to the X-Men to the Fantastic Four. We’ve seen some of these characters pop up in other MCU projects before — shout-out to WandaVision for really getting the ball rolling — but not to this extent. In Deadpool & Wolverine, we’re not just seeing the return of beloved X-Men. We’re also seeing MCU actors reprise characters from other franchises, or even offer viewers a glimpse of how some of our favorite fancasts could have gone down.

Deadpool & Wolverine‘s cameo fest can be a lot to take in, just because of how much is going on, but we’ve got you covered.

Here’s your guide to the biggest cameos in Deadpool & Wolverine, in chronological order.

Jon Favreau returns as Happy Hogan.

The honor of First Cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine goes to Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau), head of security at Stark Industries (and former chauffeur) who’s appeared in the Iron Man movies, the Spider-Man movies, and Avengers: Endgame.

In a 2018-set scene, he rejects Wade Wilson’s (Ryan Reynolds) application to become an Avenger. Sure, Deadpool wanted to meet Happy’s boss. But Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) doesn’t do cameos — sorry, meetings — anymore. — Belen Edwards, Entertainment Reporter

The returning Deadpool crew includes Vanessa, Peter, and Shatterstar.

Several supporting characters from the first Deadpool movies are back, but in such a small capacity they’re basically glorified cameos. Coming together to celebrate Wade’s birthday are his beloved Vanessa (Morena Baccarin), former X-Force wild card Peter (Rob Delaney), recurring roommate Blind Al (Leslie Uggams), X-Men recruit Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand), her girlfriend Yukio (Shioli Kutsuna), X-Men member Colossus (Stefan Kapičić), cab driver turned aspiring killer Dopinder (Karan Soni), and Buck (Randal Reeder), a regular at Deadpool’s old haunt, Sister Margaret’s School for Wayward Children.

Also back is Shatterstar (Lewis Tan), who died in the X Force debacle of Deadpool 2. Presumably, Wade revived the arrogant alien with Cable’s (Josh Brolin) time machine (not that we saw that in the post-credits!) Where’s the rest of the team, Wade? Did you pick and choose who lived and died? And where is Domino (Zazie Beetz), who survived the whole thing with luck on her side? — B.E.

Chris Hemsworth makes a brief and perplexing appearance as Thor.

Our first real Avenger in Deadpool & Wolverine is none other than Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the god of thunder himself. Deadpool sees him on one of the screens at the TVA, holding a wounded Deadpool in a scene that looks remarkably similar to Loki’s (Tom Hiddleston) death in Thor: The Dark World.

The TVA’s Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen) shuts the screen off before we can see more of the scene, telling Deadpool not to get ahead of himself. But the movie never revisits that moment — not even in the end-credits scene! — leaving us without closure on Thor and Deadpool. — B.E.

Blink and you’ll miss The Incredible Hulk.

On Deadpool’s quest across the multiverse to find a new Wolverine, he runs across a Logan who is mid-fight with The Incredible Hulk. Since we see so little of this version of the Hulk, it’s unlikely to be any iteration we’ve seen in Marvel’s films. Instead, this moment pays tribute to the classic match-up between Wolverine and the Hulk, which we’ve seen in comics like the Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk miniseries, and even the 2009 animated film Hulk Vs. — B.E.

Henry Cavill is Wolverine (aka Cavillerine).

The DCEU’s former Superman crosses over into the MCU in Deadpool & Wolverine, with Henry Cavill briefly showing up as a Wolverine variant. (This is the only one Jackman doesn’t play in the film.) He shows up during Deadpool’s hunt for a new Wolverine, and while nothing comes of this particular partnership, his presence is a bit of a mic drop for the rivalry between DC and Marvel. (The real question: Is his Wolverine more of a Man of Adamantium or a Man of Steel?) — B.E.

Chris Evans is back as Johnny Storm, The Human Torch.

While at TVA headquarters, Deadpool sees Captain America in action on their screens, where snippets of past Avengers movies play out. But Chris Evans makes his first MCU appearance post-Endgame as his very first Marvel superhero outing.

With one “Flame on!” Evans’ take on Johnny Storm (first seen in 2005’s Fantastic Four) roars back to life. Sure, he’s not around for long, but from the second he appears in the Void, it’s clear Fox’s Marvel characters are all back in play. Turns out that visiting the TVA’s cosmic trash heap has some billion-dollar perks. — B.E.

Cassandra Nova’s crew includes Sabertooth, Pyro, Azazel, and more.

The Void is where the TVA pitches variants it doesn’t want mussing up its sacred timeline. In Deadpool & Wolverine, that means a motley crew of past X-Men foes, all united under the skull-probing fist of Charles Xavier’s evil twin Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin). Riding up on the dumped Deadpool and Wolverine all Fury Road-style are X-Men’s snarling Sabretooth (Tyler Mane) and tongue-slinging Toad (Ray Park), X2’s fire-flinging Pyro (Aaron Stanford) and razor-fingered Lady Deathstrike (Kelly Hu), and X-Men: First Class‘ demonic Azazel (Jason Flemyng). Plus, they’ve got a version of the Juggernaut (not the one who got anally electrocuted in Deadpool 2). — Kristy Puchko, Entertainment Editor

Giant Man is there too! Or he was…

Occasionally Ant Man uses his Pym Particles to grow massive, like Scott (Paul Rudd) did in Captain America: Civil War. And apparently sometimes Giant Man gets pitched into the Void, where he dies and his husk of a supersuit becomes the fort of the nefarious Cassandra Nova. — K.P.

What is Alioth?

Oh, hey, Alioth’s here! You know, the Guardian of the Void first introduced in Loki Season 1, episode 5? No worries if you’re not already an Alioth-head — all you need to know is that it’s a big, smoky beast that eats whatever it comes across in the Void. Think of it as a very spooky trash disposal system. — B.E.

Jennifer Garner returns as Elektra.

Though this casting news was announced back in 2023, it was no less thrilling to see Garner dual-fisting twin sai in Deadpool & Wolverine. Long before Black Widow flirted with Tony Stark in the ugh that was Iron Man 2, Garner was a sexy superheroine who kicked butt with style. Back in the 2000s, Garner teamed up with Ben Affleck for Daredevil, where she co-starred as his tough-as-nails love interest, before headlining her own spin-off movie Elektra a few years later. While Affleck eventually joined the DCEU as Batman, Garner gets to throw down with a way less grim group of super friends. — K.P.

Wesley Snipes is back as Blade.

The Void isn’t only for bad guys. When Deadpool and Wolverine battle to a breaking point in the wilderness, they’re taken in by a kindly crew of four. And among them is the baddest vampire slayer the MCU has even known.

Beginning in 1998, Wesley Snipes played the eponymous dhampir across three movies: Blade, Blade II, and Blade: Trinity (in which Ryan Reynolds co-starred as Hannibal King!). Fans have been hoping for Blade to rise again for years. In 2019, the MCU promised a reboot that would recast the title role to Mahershala Ali. While Snipes publicly supported the move, affirming Ali would “do great” in the part, there’s no denying the thrill of seeing Snipes himself back in the sunglasses and leather cloak. And while the reboot is still ostensibly set for 2025, it’s been hitting snags along the way. — K.P.

Dafne Keen is all grown up but still our Laura/X-23.

As the teeny but ferocious clone/daughter of Wolverine in Logan, Laura awed audiences. Child actress Dafne Keen matched Jackman’s intensity on-screen, whether she was pummeling goons or spitting out the names of her long-lost mutant friends. The actress went on to star in His Dark Materials and Star Wars series The Acolyte. But it’s good for the soul to see her back with Jackman, growling and sharing hard truths over a campfire. — K.P.

Channing Tatum is Gambit at long last.

The sheer chaos of this! The card-slinging hottie with a heavy Cajun accent has been a fan favorite in the X-Men animated series, but he kept being excluded from the movies. While Tatum has been rumored to be attached to the part since the 2000s, it just never worked out. In 2009’s loathed X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Gambit finally made the cut — but the role went to Taylor Kitsch.

For years, a Gambit solo movie was talked about but never came together. Perhaps it’s fitting that Deadpool & Wolverine is where Tatum finally stepped into the X-Men’s cowl. After all, Origins was also where Reynolds debuted as Deadpool, albeit a version fans loathed who’d get killed off in the post-credits shenanigans of Deadpool 2. So, why not use this Deadpool sequel to right the wrong of missing out on Tatum’s take on that accent, thicker than a granny’s gumbo? — K.P.

Blake Lively stars as Ladypool. (And Kidpool, Dogpool, and more are along for the ride.)

Being Deadpool is a family business: Look no further than the casting for Deadpool variants Ladypool and Kidpool. Blake Lively, who is married to Reynolds, takes on the role of Ladypool, while their daughter Inez Reynolds plays the foul-mouthed Kidpool.

These are far from the only Deadpool variants on display in the film. We also meet Nicepool (Reynolds), Dogpool, Headpool (aka Zombie Deadpool), Babypool, and so, so, so many more. Perhaps this movie should have been called Deadpool(s) & Wolverine, the way the third act throws every Deadpool variant and their mother at us. — B.E.

Wunmi Mosaku returns as Hunter B-15.

Alioth isn’t the only Loki star spotted in Deadpool & Wolverine, as TVA agent Hunter B-15 (Wunmi Mosaku) shows up during the movie’s climax to investigate Mr. Paradox’s illicit activities. While she’s not around for long, she does inform Deadpool that his universe is no longer doomed. We love a cameo who also doubles as the bearer of good news! — B.E.

Taylor Swift, Emma Stone, and Zazie Beetz are not in Deadpool & Wolverine.

After charming as Domino in Deadpool 2, Zazie Beetz dipped to the DC side of superhero movies to play Arthur Fleck’s caring neighbor in Joker. She’s also set to appear in the sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux. But sadly, Beetz didn’t make the birthday party in Deadpool & Wolverine.

When images of Ladypool hit the web, fans were quick to speculate on who could be behind that mask and high ponytail. Lively was a popular pick, as was the couple’s noted bestie, Taylor Swift, who’s been known to walk with a slo-mo swagger in her music videos. Some speculated that Reynolds himself could be Ladypool, given Deadpool’s dexterity in high heels as seen in the Deadpool 2 music video “Ashes.”

The last actress at the center of fans’ Ladypool speculation was Emma Stone, who played Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man movies. Some pondered if Marvel might look to their Spider-verse for inspiration and bring Stone in as a nod to the comic book character Gwenpool. Sure, the colors for that merc are pink and white, but don’t let things like simple facts stand in the way of your fancast dreams. — K.P.

Deadpool & Wolverine is now in theaters.

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The end-credit scene for “Deadpool & Wolverine” sees a beloved MCU actor go off on a comically nasty tirade. Here’s why.

Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) is no stranger to the art of the end-credit scene. Take his Ferris Bueller cosplay in Deadpool, or his time-travel rampage in Deadpool 2. Yeah, he’s already a pro at this.

For the Merc with a Mouth’s first end-credit scene as an official part of the MCU, Deadpool & Wolverine doesn’t tease any upcoming Marvel movies or unveil wild new cameos. Instead, it pays off a gag from earlier in the movie — complete with some next-level foul-mouthed language.

What happens in the Deadpool & Wolverine post-credits scene?

After the credits roll on Deadpool & Wolverine — accompanied by behind-the-scenes footage from prior Fox Marvel projects — we rejoin Deadpool at the Time Variance Authority’s headquarters. He tells us he’s had it with the accusations that he got Johnny Storm (Chris Evans) killed in an encounter with Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin).

Remember, in that first meeting, Deadpool told Cassandra that Johnny went off on a nasty tirade about her. The insults sound like something straight out of the Deadpool playbook, so of course it seems like Deadpool is throwing Johnny under the bus.

Turns out, Deadpool did not utter a single lie.

In the post-credit scene, Deadpool uses TVA technology to revisit his journey to Cassandra’s lair with Johnny and Wolverine. We see Johnny deliver the anti-Cassandra rant word for word, including a bit at the end about how she could rip his skin off and reduce him to a pile of organs. Looks like he got his wish!

Even though Evans is playing Johnny Storm in this moment, Deadpool & Wolverine is banking on audiences primarily associating him with the role of Captain America to get the biggest laugh here. Remember the guy who called out Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) language? Now he’s saying someone can “lick [his] cinnamon ring.” What a difference several years and a billion-dollar acquisition makes.

But wait, what happened to Thor in Deadpool & Wolverine?

This is a fairly straightforward end-credit scene, but it is somewhat confusing that Deadpool & Wolverine chooses to revisit this moment instead of paying off a gag from the first half-hour of the movie.

When Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen) first shows Deadpool scenes from the MCU at the TVA, we get a glimpse of a crying Thor (Chris Hemsworth) holding a fallen Deadpool in his arms. Deadpool asks about it, but Paradox orders him not to get ahead of himself. Surely that means we’ll get a Thor scene later, right? Right?

Wrong! Thor is nowhere else to be found in the rest of Deadpool & Wolverine, not even in the end-credits scene. Is there a deleted scene out there? Is this 4D chess, teasing what’s to come in a future Avengers movie? Or did Deadpool & Wolverine just forget to give one of its many jokes a punchline? For now, we’re going to guess the latter.

Deadpool & Wolverine is now in theaters.

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Marvel Studios president and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ producer, Kevin Feige, reveals to Mashable Entertainment Reporter, Belen Edwards his go-to comfort movies.

Marvel Studios president and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ producer, Kevin Feige, reveals to Mashable Entertainment Reporter, Belen Edwards his go-to comfort movies.

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The Olympics officially begin in Paris on Friday. The rumored performers are great.

The 2024 Olympics are to begin on Friday with a grand opening ceremony in Paris. And the lineup of performers is expected to chock full of stars.

There have been lots of rumors and secrecy surrounding the performers — big, big names — but first let’s start with the people we now feel certain will be there for the opening ceremony.

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga, one of the biggest pop stars in the world, is a confirmed act, Time Out wrote, citing the local French newspaper Le Parisien. What kind of performance can we expect? Well, that leads us to our next big name.

Celine Dion

The Canadian powerhouse vocalist is expected to perform at the opening ceremony. As we wrote at Mashable this week, people are very excited to see her sing after Dion took years off due to her being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome.

Gage and Dion are reportedly set to perform together. They are expected to do a duet of Édith Piaf’s classic French song ‘La Vie en Rose,’ The Guardian reported.

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Le Parisien wrote that Dion was expected to perform Piaf’s “L’Hymne à l’amour,” however, so there may still be some confusion about what, exactly, to expect.

Aya Nakamura

While perhaps not a household name in the U.S., Nakamura is a big deal in France. Time Out reported Nakamura, the country’s most-listened to singer, is expected to perform “a Charles Aznavour classic, accompanied by the Republican Guard.”

Nakamura is a French citizen who was born in Mali. It would be a triumphant performance, considering she was subjected racist attacks about her heritage when it was rumored she would perform.

French President Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to deliver a speech once the Olympic torch is lit at the end of a procession through Paris’ most famous landmarks, NBC reported. Sure, it’s not as exciting as a Gaga perforamnce, but it is a big name.

Other French performers

There will be a number of other French performers, Time out confirmed. Among them: pianist Sofiane Pamart, singers Juliette Armanet, Marina Viotti, and Philippe Katerine, the metal band Gojira, rapper Rim’K, and the drummer Cerrone.

The other rumors

The opening ceremony, as we mentioned, has been shrouded in a bit of secrecy. Macron himself was cagey about the plans from show’s director when asked Dion’s reported appearance.

“I will not reveal anything, what [opening ceremony director] Thomas Jolly and all his teams have prepared,” Macron said on TV channel France 2, via The Guardian. “There is also a surprise.”

Naturally this secrecy had led to lots of rumors. The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande, two of the biggest names in pop, have been rumored. Don’t get your hopes up too high, however. While Gaga and Dion have had more concrete reporting, there hasn’t been much in the way of proof that Dua Lip or Grande will perform on Friday. Grande was spotted at an event in Paris this week, but that hardly means she’ll be performing. Still, that would be an amazing line-up should it come to fruition.

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Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman interviewed each other while guest hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, and spent most of the time roasting each other.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman interviewed each other while guest hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, and spent most of the time roasting each other.

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