Aason Momoa and Adria Arjona were two of 534 artists and executives invited to become members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The couple have been publicly dating since May 2024.

Those who accept the invitation will be joining a pretty massive fraternity of filmmakers, in many different disciplines: The Academy doesn’t publicize its actual membership rolls, but it’s believed to have about 10,

The Academy's latest group of members features 534 artists, among them numerous Oscar winners and nominees who have made significant contributions to the art and science of filmmaking.

Joe Anoa’i, aka WME superstar Roman Reign, and martial artist-actor Andrew Koji ( Warrior ), are on the roll call as battler Akuma and lead character Ryu, respectively. Callina Liang ( Presence) is playing Chun-Li.

In other 1990s-games-get-movie-adaptations news, Mortal Kombat II is still apparently getting a release on October 24th this year, starring Karl Urban as Johnny Cage. It’s a sequel to the 2021 Mortal Kombat, which Empire called “Not quite a flawless victory, but a solid win all the same.”