Things We Saw Today: Bad Robot and Lenny Letter Partner With Mindy Kaling, Tessa Thompson and More On Planned Parenthood 100 Video

Planned Parenthood turned 100 in 2016. In celebration of that, and in support of the work that Planned Parenthood must continue to do for women all over the country, J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath of Bad Robot and Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner of Lenny Letter executive produced an awesome, animated short film directed by Dunham along with Kirsten Lepore and created in collaboration with a slew of powerful women including Alex Ronan (who wrote the video), Mindy Kaling, Tessa Thompson, Meryl Streep, Gina Rodriguez, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, and more! Do you Stand With Planned Parenthood? You can support their good work HERE.

• Warner Bros. Interactive and DC Entertainment released a new story trailer for their game Injustice 2. Check it out! (via Coming Soon)
• Zoë Kravitz Teases Newt and Leta’s “complex” relationship in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2. (via /Film)

There is a parallel universe in which Wolverine, James Bond, and Deadpool totally team up. Hugh Jackman introduced us to that universe on Twitter. (via CBR.com)

• Check out Margot Robbie in character as the notorious Tonya Harding in the upcoming Harding biopic. (via MTV)
• In an awesome essay, a small-town young woman in Ohio talks about why more people should consider staying in their red-state small towns and fighting the good fight, rather than fleeing to the nearest big city. (via MTV)

Well, that’s it on our end. What did you see out there today?

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