The weird and wonderful world of showbiz did not disappoint when it came to some of the global celebrity stories that made the headlines in 2019.

I am Jesus Christ! No, don’t worry, this writer’s ego isn’t quite that big. We won’t be turning water into wine. Rather, ‘I Am Jesus Christ’ is the name of a new game just announced on Steam.

It is among the great sources of regret in professional football, the lost connection between players and fans.

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GOTTA catch ‘em all! No, we’re not talking about the various strains of flu at this time of year. We’re talking about Pokemon — the ‘pocket monsters’ that first gobbled up your wallets back in 1996.

The Baywatch reboot and Oscar-winning musical comedy La La Land were among 16 movies that prompted complaints to the Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) last year.

Samuel L Jackson does not kiss many women on screen. He has made well in excess of 100 films but reckons he has locked lips with no more than five leading ladies.

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Catch up on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Here are the top three films you don’t want to miss this week, writes Declan Burke.

Without futher ado:

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Deadpool was a whole heap of fun, so we're naturally looking forward to seeing what they can do with the sequel. Or we were, until things started to crumble a little.

Ever wondered who might play Paul O’Connell in a film about his life? Well you might be surprised at the Limerick man’s choice for the role.

X-Men Apocalypse isn't out in Japan until August, so they get a special trailer with a neat Deadpool cameo. He even has some mean things to say about the Fox studio which made both X-Men and his own movie.

The new Honest Trailer for Deadpool is very extra super special because it comes with bonus commentary from Deadpool himself.

Deadpool was the biggest surprise of the year so far - not only managing to be a totally off the wall fun time at the cinema but becoming a major box office success. And something this weird rarely gets that kind of attention.

There are impressive casts galore in this week's releases, which are sure to entertain. Most intriguing is the latest imagining of the classic tale of The Jungle Book ahead Andy Serkis' take on it in 2018.

Tim Miller has confirmed that he's set to return to helm the sequel to the massively successful Deadpool - all rejoice!

Helen Mirren has always eased into typically male roles, and is still doing so at 70, she tells Helen Barlow

Deadpool was great - you know it, we know it. That was down to Ryan Reynolds incredible performance, the over the top humour and onscreen ultraviolence. All good stuff, and worth over $700 million at the box office too.

Deadpool had a pretty great ending and will be getting a kick ass sequel in the future but here's an alternative take

James Corden wants to be Deadpool's (Ryan Reynolds) sidekick and has a few ideas as to how it could work. None of them involve singing.

Ryan Reynolds turned up during the press junket for Eddie the Eagle to rip the piss out of Hugh Jackman for our amusement

Deadpool director Tim Miller has said that he's totally happy with the version in cinemas and we wont get a double dip

Deadpool is in cinemas in Ireland right now people, and you can read our 4 star spoiler free review right here.

How did he get the tickets under her pillow? How did he know about her mother’s breakfast casserole?

A dude with a messed up face and fast healing does stuff for reasons.

Obviously the biggest news of the week is that Deadpool is finally out and we just can't wait to see what it has in store

It's actually happened. Not only are they making an honest to goodness Deadpool movie but the film has been officially rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America.

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics reveal their picks for the year ahead.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

In case you weren't aware, there's a Deadpool movie coming in 2016 starring Ryan Reynolds. And he's been wearing the costume a lot.