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Comic book fans seem to be enjoying what DC Studios has been putting out under the leadership of James Gunn so far. However, one cannot help but notice that the marketing for its next major superhero flick, Supergirl , appears to pay homage to one of the filmmaker's previous hits. On Dec. 10, 2025, the official Twitter (or X) account of Supergirl shared a link to a YouTube page counting down the online premiere of the DC movie's first trailer , which will be available to wat

Skydance isn't lying down while Netflix attempts its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery . Last week, Netflix shocked Hollywood when the streamer announced it had reached an agreement to purchase Warner Bros . Paramount was believed to be in the driver's seat, but WB decided to take Netflix's offer. Now, Paramount is firing back. Per Variety , Paramount's new bid for Warner Bros. Discovery includes an all-cash tender offer for all of WB's outstanding shares at $30 per sha

Zack Snyder is relentless , as James Gunn is discovering on a daily basis after taking over the creative process of DC Studios . The 2025 summer blockbuster Superman sent fans of the Snyderverse and Henry Cavill's Man of Steel into an uproar, in large part due to Gunn's decision to reverse The Rock's efforts to return Cavill to the DCEU for Black Adam (and beyond) after a contentious split from the studio. Fong's relationship with Snyder stretches back to their time togeth

Another Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action movie from Paramount is on the way, with a bit of a twist this time. Per Deadline , "The project was already announced with Neal H. Moritz producing. Under Paramount, the three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies (two live-action, one animated) have grossed close to $913 million worldwide. The brand alone cleared $1 billion in retail for Paramount in calendar year 2023, as Deadline first told you." There's little known about t

One of the easiest ways to get an argument going amongst DC fans is to bring up the Black Adam movie. You'll instantly see two things happen simultaneously amongst the crowd: faces light up with memories of a film they think was unfairly bashed by critics and fans, or faces turn to scowls ready to reinvigorate their disdain for it; but there's at least one thing nearly everyone can agree on, and that's the fact Pierce Brosnan was superb in debuting Dr. Fate to the masses bef

The new Moana is here. The two films have been massive successes for Disney, so it will now sail towards its live-action adaptation, which will star a different actress as the titular Disney Princess. The Moana franchise kicked off in 2016 with the same-titled animated musical film. Auliʻi Cravalho voiced the character, who became the first Polynesian Disney princess. The original was a massive success, but it took Disney almost a decade to give it a sequel. Moana 2 came out

The sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie , which premiered in 2023, is almost here. Titled The Super Mario Galaxy Movie , the upcoming animated film has officially released the first trailer. Two years after The Super Mario Bros. Movie crossed the $1 billion mark at the box office, Chris Pratt is almost back as the titular character, Mario. Peach, Luigi, and Toad are also back. At the same time, the trailer also introduces the fierce princess Rosalina, played by MCU's Brie

Excitement continues to build for Avengers: Doomsday with fans scrambling to learn anything they can about the highly anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe entry. Channing Tatum, who reprises his role as Gambit in the film, recently dropped some hints about the project and gushed over his character. "Look, everyone in the world is going to see this movie," Tatum said in an interview with Deadline . "And it's hard to say this because, I mean, you hear these things and go, 'O

Warner Bros. is officially reviving the Gremlins franchise after decades on the shelf, with a new installment set for release on Nov. 19, 2027. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the news was announced by Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav during the company's third-quarter earnings call. Zaslav confirmed that Steven Spielberg will return as executive producer through his company Amblin Entertainment, while Chris Columbus, who wrote the original 1984 film, is set to produce

One Piece Season 2 Release Date Announced - Netflix's Live-Action Series Returns in 2026 Netflix's One Piece Season 2 continues where Season 1 left off, with Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates sailing towards the Grand Line. Much like the anime and manga, the Straw Hats' first pitstop will likely be Loguetown, the birthplace and execution site of Gol D. Roger, the legendary pirate who kicked off the great age of piracy with the global search for the One Piece. The mai

Change is in the air for The Simpsons , with one of the animated show's creative minds stepping down behind the scenes. Al Jean, writer and showrunner of The Simpsons , announced on X (formerly Twitter) that next week's episode will be the last one that he will showrun... at least for now. "Thank you for watching @TheSimpsons tonight … next week the last ( Simpsons ) episode I’ll showrun (at least for now) although as always I’m still thrilled to work on the show," Al Jean w

At this point in the cycle of rampant speculation, rumors and reports of who will or will not make an appearance in upcoming MCU films, it’s impossible to know who might be daring enough to tell the truth versus who is devilish enough to toy with fans’ emotions. That said, it’s time to let the star of Daredevil and Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+ give it a shot. Charlie Cox, a.k.a. Matthew Murdock in the series, the blind superhero that protects Hell’s Kitchen against all c

It has been nearly three years since the DC Universe's upcoming Batman solo movie, The Brave and the Bold , was personally announced by James Gunn in Jan. 2023, and the project still remains in development. As the case usually tends to be at a time like this, comic book fans are becoming curious about the fate of the highly anticipated superhero movie, especially after its latest update. Charlie Schneider from the YouTube channel Emergency Awesome posted a video featuring c

The Harry Potter series continues to separate itself from the beloved films. At least, this is based on several leaked set photos. After the initial backlash for the similarities with the eight Harry Potter films, original fans started coming around as filming indicated the show would include many scenes that weren't in the movies but deepened or reflected the scenes from the book . Per new set photos, it looks like the Harry Potter TV show is changing the Voldemort lore b

Netflix's mega sensation follows Wednesday Addams as she attends Nevermore, a school for outcasts. The amateur sleuth investigates local murders and writes a series of crime-fiction novels in her downtime. Wednesday stars Jenna Ortega as the titular character. It was created by Smallville 's Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, with the distinct visual fingerprints of director Tim Burton. At the heart of Wednesday is a story about otherness, friendship, found family, and being una

The following contains spoilers for Tron: Ares. Fans were delighted when Tron: Ares finally hit theaters. The good news is that director Joachim Rønning already has a vision for Tron 4. Speaking to GamesRadar+, Rønning revealed how the post-credits scene in the new film hints at what's to come. "To be able to shoot the scene [where we] bring back Sark... everybody at Industrial Light & Magic was like, 'Oh my God!' It was going back to the original Tron Grid, which is kind of

Fast & Furious has been one of the most popular franchises in cinematic history, but the epic saga of Dominic Toretto and his family may already be at an end. Beginning in 2001 with The Fast and the Furious , a Point Break -inspired action film about street racing, the series grew bigger with each successive installment, going so far as to see a car being driven in space in F9 . With an increasingly strong cast built around Vin Diesel, featuring countless great performers wh

Peacemaker Season 2 has only further cemented James Gunn's talent for superhero storytelling, but he appears to have dialed back one...

Hop aboard the Hogwarts Express because the Harry Potter TV series has just unveiled the first look at the iconic vehicle. This time,...

Spaceballs ' original star is officially coming out of retirement for the long-awaited sequel — and fans couldn't be more excited about...