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The 2025 SummerSlam, also promoted as SummerSlam: New Jersey, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 38th annual SummerSlam and took place as a two-night event on Saturday, August 2, and Sunday, August 3, 2025, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brands.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a 2025 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Fantastic Four. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the second reboot of the Fantastic Four film series.
Superman is a 2025 American superhero film based on the eponymous character from DC Comics. Written and directed by James Gunn, it is the first film in the DC Universe (DCU) and a reboot of the Superman film series. David Corenswet stars as Clark Kent / Superman, alongside Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, and Isabela Merced.
The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
Shibu Soren (Hindi pronunciation: [ΚΙͺbuΛ soΛΙΎeΛnΜͺ]; 11 January 1944 β 4 August 2025) was an Indian politician who was a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing Jharkhand, and the leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). He previously served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand, first for 10 days in 2005 (from 2 March to 12 March), then from 2008 to 2009, and again from 2009 to 2010.
The Naked Gun is a 2025 American crime action comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer and written by Schaffer, Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. The fourth film in The Naked Gun franchise, it stars Liam Neeson in the main role, with Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, and Danny Huston starring in supporting roles. It follows the son of Lt.
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (3 December 1948 β 22 July 2025) was an English singer, songwriter, and media personality who co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath in 1968, and rose to prominence in the 1970s as their lead vocalist. He then formed his own band in the early 1980s. During this time, he adopted the title "Prince of Darkness".
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
The Tiananmen Square protests, known within China as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989.
Corey Mylchreest (born May 8, 1998) is an English actor. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he is known for his starring role as a fictionalized King George III in the Netflix period drama miniseries Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023). Additionally, Mylchreest starred alongside Sofia Carson in My Oxford Year in 2025.
William John Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed seventh on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's 50 Greatest Film Actors.
War of the Worlds is a 2025 American screenlife science fiction thriller film based on H. G. Wells's 1898 novel The War of the Worlds. The film was directed by Rich Lee with a screenplay by Kenneth A. Golde and Marc Hyman from a story by Golde. It stars Ice Cube, Eva Longoria, Clark Gregg, Andrea Savage, Henry Hunter Hall, Iman Benson, Devon Bostick, and Michael O'Neill.
Together is a 2025 supernatural body horror film written and directed by Michael Shanks, in his directorial debut. The film stars real-life married actors Dave Franco and Alison Brie as a couple who move to the countryside and find themselves encountering a mysterious force that horrifically causes changes in their bodies.
KPop Demon Hunters is a 2025 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and released by Netflix. It was directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans from a screenplay they co-wrote with the writing team of Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan, based on a story conceived by Kang.
Mohammed Siraj (Urdu: [sΙͺΙΎaΛdΚ]; born 13 March 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler for the India national team. He plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and Hyderabad in domestic cricket. He was a part of the squad which won the 2023 Asia Cup and was the Player of the Match in the final.
XXX (stylized as xXx and pronounced Triple X) is a 2002 American action film directed by Rob Cohen, produced by Neal H. Moritz and written by Rich Wilkes. The first installment in the xXx film series, the film stars Vin Diesel as Xander Cage, a thrill-seeking extreme sports enthusiast, stuntman, and rebellious athlete-turned-reluctant spy for the National Security Agency.
Civic Holiday (French: congΓ© civique) is a public holiday in Canada celebrated on the first Monday in August. Though the first Monday of August is celebrated in most of Canada as a public holiday, it is only officially known as "Civic Holiday" in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, where it is a territorial statutory holiday.
Michael James Whale (13 May 1951 β 4 August 2025) was a British radio personality, television presenter and podcaster who gained initial prominence in the 1980s as the host of The James Whale Radio Show on Radio Aire in Leeds, which was simulcast on national television. From 1995 to 2008 he hosted a night-time radio show on talkSPORT, followed by stints on LBC 97. 3 and various BBC radio stations.
Sofia Lauren Daccarett Char (born April 10, 1993), known professionally as Sofia Carson, is an American actress and singer. Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally (2014). In 2015, she received recognition as Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, in the Disney musical fantasy film Descendants, and later reprised her role in its sequels.
Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes (born June 30, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. As of April 2022, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand and is the current Undisputed WWE Champion in his second reign. He is also known for co-founding and serving as executive vice president and wrestler with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) from 2019 until 2022.
Jurassic World Rebirth is a 2025 American science fiction action film directed by Gareth Edwards and written by David Koepp. It takes place three years after Jurassic World Dominion (2022), and is the fourth Jurassic World film as well as the seventh installment overall in the Jurassic Park franchise.
The Gilded Age is an American historical drama television series created and written by Julian Fellowes for HBO that is set in the United States during the Gilded Age, the boom years of the 1880s in New York City. Originally announced in 2018 for NBC, it was later announced in May 2019 that the show was moved to HBO.
Mahavatar Narsimha is a 2025 Indian animated epic mythological action film directed by Ashwin Kumar in his directorial debut, written by Jayapurna Das, produced by Kleem Productions, and Hombale Films. The film is the first instalment in the planned animated seven-part Mahavatar Cinematic Universe, based on the ten avatars of Bhagavan Vishnu.
28 Years Later is a 2025 post-apocalyptic coming-of-age horror film produced and directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. The third instalment in the 28 Days Later film series, following 28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007), it stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams, and Ralph Fiennes. Plans for a third film began shortly after the release of 28 Weeks Later.
Kingdom is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language spy action drama film written and directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri. The film is produced by Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya under the banners of Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas. The film stars Vijay Deverakonda alongside Satyadev and Bhagyashri Borse.
Son of Sardaar 2 is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Vijay Kumar Arora and jointly produced by Ajay Devgn, Jyoti Deshpande, N.R. Pachisia and Pravin Talreja. A standalone sequel to the 2012 film Son of Sardaar, it stars Ajay Devgn, Mrunal Thakur, Ravi Kishan and Sanjay Mishra. It is also the posthumous film of Mukul Dev.
Dhadak 2 (lit. 'Heartbeat 2') is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Shazia Iqbal and produced by Dharma Productions, Zee Studios and Cloud 9 Pictures. A spiritual sequel to Dhadak (2018) and a remake of the Tamil film Pariyerum Perumal (2018), it stars Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri in the lead roles. Dhadak 2 was released theatrically on 1 August 2025.
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (KoinΔ Greek: ΞλΡοΟΞ¬ΟΟΞ± ΞΡά ΦιλοΟΞ¬ΟΟΟ, lit. 'Cleopatra father-loving goddess'; 70/69 BC β 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic pharaoh. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.
Coolie is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The film stars Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Soubin Shahir, Upendra, Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj and Aamir Khan. Rachita Ram, Reba Monica John, Junior MGR, Kanna Ravi, Monisha Blessy and Kaali Venkat appear in supporting roles.
Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian and actor. Primarily a comedic leading actor in films, his accolades include an Independent Spirit Award, alongside nominations for three Grammy Awards, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2023, Sandler was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
1991 Austin yogurt shop killings
The 1991 Austin yogurt shop killings are an unsolved quadruple homicide which took place at an I Can't Believe It's Yogurt! shop in Austin, Texas, United States on Friday, December 6, 1991. The victims were four teenage girls: 13-year-old Amy Ayers, 17-year-old Eliza Thomas, 17-year-old Jennifer Harbison, and Jennifer's 15-year-old sister Sarah.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is intended to be the fourth film in the MCU Spider-Man film series following Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and the 38th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen, who were former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search.
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his signature 1973 song of the same name, Joel has had a successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s. From 1971 to 1993, he released 12 studio albums spanning the genres of pop and rock, and in 2001 released a one-off studio album of classical compositions.
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born into a wealthy family in New York City, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics.
David Richard Berkowitz (born Richard David Falco; June 1, 1953), also known as the Son of Sam and the . 44 Caliber Killer, is an American serial killer and former U.S. Army soldier who committed a series of stabbings and shootings between 1975 and 1977 in New York City, killing six people and wounding eleven others. Armed with a .
2025 Formula One World Championship
The 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship is an ongoing motor racing championship for Formula One cars and the 76th running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the FΓ©dΓ©ration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars.
Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (; born August 1, 1979) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series Baywatch: Hawaii (1999β2001), which was followed by portrayals of Ronon Dex on the Syfy science fiction series Stargate Atlantis (2005β2009), and Khal Drogo in the first two seasons of the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011β2012).
XXX (stylized as xXx and pronounced Triple X) is an American spy fiction action film series created by Rich Wilkes. It consists of three full-length feature films: XXX (2002), XXX: State of the Union (2005) and XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017), and a short film: The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage. The series has grossed $694 million worldwide.
Terry Gene Bollea (; August 11, 1953 β July 24, 2025), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, was an American professional wrestler and media personality. He wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and the American Wrestling Association (AWA).
Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 β April 22, 1984) was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating "pure" photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph.
Kiernan Frank Dewsbury-Hall (born 6 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea. Dewsbury-Hall started his career with Leicester City, joining their youth system in 2006. He signed his first professional contract in 2017, and made his senior debut in the FA Cup in 2019.
Disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley
Amy Lynn Bradley (born May 12, 1974) is an American woman who went missing during a Caribbean cruise on the Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas in late March 1998 while en route to CuraΓ§ao. Her whereabouts remain unknown. She was a 23-year-old Longwood University graduate at the time of her disappearance.
Samuel Ward McAllister (December 28, 1827 β January 31, 1895) was a popular arbiter of social taste in the Gilded Age of America, widely accepted as the authority to which families could be classified as the cream of New York society (The Four Hundred). His listings were questioned by those excluded from them, and his self-aggrandizement motivation was noted.
The Bad Guys 2 is a 2025 American animated heist comedy film based on the children's book series of the same name by Aaron Blabey, produced by DreamWorks Animation. The sequel to The Bad Guys (2022), it was directed by Pierre Perifel, co-directed by JP Sans, and written by Yoni Brenner and Etan Cohen.
F1 (marketed as F1 the Movie) is a 2025 American sports drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger. The film stars Brad Pitt as Formula One (F1) racing driver Sonny Hayes, who returns after a 30-year absence to save his former teammate's underdog team, APXGP, from collapse. Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, and Javier Bardem also star in supporting roles.
Lindsay Dee Lohan ( LOH-Ιn; born July 2, 1986) is an American actress, singer, producer, and businesswoman. Born in New York City and raised on Long Island, Lohan was signed to Ford Models at age three. She began her career at age 10 on the soap opera Another World, with her breakthrough in the 1998 Walt Disney Pictures film The Parent Trap, which won her a Young Artist Award.
Instagram is an American photo and short-form video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms. It allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters, be organized by hashtags, and be associated with a location via geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers.
Labubu ( lah-BOO-boo; Chinese: ζεΈεΈ) is a line of collectible plush toy monster elves created by Hong Kong illustrator Kasing Lung. The toys have stylised characters with exaggerated facial expressions and animal-like features. Labubu is the central figure in the series and is depicted with sharp teeth, large ears and a scruffy appearance, often accompanied by other characters in a similar style.
2025β26 UEFA Champions League
The 2025β26 UEFA Champions League is the 71st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 34th season since it was rebranded from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League. Paris Saint-Germain are the defending champions, having secured their maiden title the previous season. The final will be played on 30 May 2026 at PuskΓ‘s ArΓ©na in Budapest, Hungary.
Su From So is a 2025 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film written and directed by J. P. Thuminad in his directorial debut and is produced by Shashidhar Shetty Baroda, Ravi Rai Kalasa and Raj B. Shetty under Lighter Buddha Films. It stars Shaneel Gautham, J. P. Thuminad, Sandhya Arakere, Prakash Thuminad, Deepak Rai Panaje, Mime Ramdas and Raj B. Shetty.
2025 in film is an overview of events, including award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Shochiku and Gaumont celebrated their 130th anniversaries; 20th Century Studios and Republic Pictures celebrated their 90th anniversaries; and Studio Ghibli celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series) season 7
The seventh season of Bigg Boss, the Malayalam-language edition of the Indian reality television series of the same name, premiered on 3 August 2025. Produced by Endemol Shine India and Banijay, the show is broadcast on Asianet and live streamed (deferred) on JioHotstar. Mohanlal hosts the season for the consecutive seventh year.
3I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) and previously as A11pl3Z, is an interstellar comet discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) station at RΓo Hurtado, Chile on 1 July 2025, when it was entering the inner Solar System at a distance of 4. 5 astronomical units (670 million km; 420 million mi) from the Sun.
List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) centers on a series of American superhero films produced by Marvel Studios based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. The MCU is the shared universe in which all of the films are set.
Big Brother 27 (American season)
Big Brother 27 is the twenty-seventh season of the American reality television program Big Brother. The program is an adaptation of the franchise created in 1999 by John de Mol. The season features a murder mystery hotel theme.
Katseye (pronounced "cat's eye"; stylized in all caps) is a girl group based in Los Angeles, United States. The group is composed of six members: Daniela, Lara, Manon, Megan, Sophia, and Yoonchae. With members from the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States, Katseye is often described as a "global girl group".
JosΓ© Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (Spanish: [xoΛse ΛpeΓ°ΙΎo Ξ²almaΛseΓ°a pasΛkal]; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. After nearly two decades of taking small roles on stage and television, Pascal had his breakout role as Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2014).
Ghislaine Noelle Marion Maxwell ( ghee-LAYN, ghee-LEN; born 25 December 1961) is a British former socialite and a convicted sex offender. In 2021, she was found guilty of child sex trafficking and other offences in connection with the deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The following year, she was sentenced in federal court in New York City to 20 years of imprisonment.
MasterChef Australia series 17
The seventeenth series of the Australian television cooking show MasterChef Australia, also known as MasterChef: Back To Win and MasterChef Australia: Back To Win, was announced on 16 September 2024. The series features the same four judges as series 16, namely series 4 winner Andy Allen, food writer Sofia Levin, French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli and series 1 runner-up Poh Ling Yeow.
Indian cricket team in England in 2025
The India cricket team toured England from June to August 2025 to play the England cricket team. The tour consisted of five Test matches. The series formed part of the 2025β2027 ICC World Test Championship.