Marvel Studios is truly going all-in on their only feature film this year, Deadpool & Wolverine. According to Variety, the studio plans to push for acknowledgment during awards season submitting for the Golden Globes, SAG Awards, Critics Choice, and even the Oscars. It’s Hugh Jackman’s performance as Wolverine that is driving this decision, as the studio plans to position the actor for the awards in the supporting actor category. Among other categories, the box office buster will likely find a spot in the Golden Globes’ new category of Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.
HBO released the first trailer for The Last of Us Season 2 last week. With the melancholy musical theme from Pearl Jam in the background, the trailer shows Joel and Ellie’s past catching up to them five years after the events of season one. We also see a lot of new cast members including Danny Ramirez, Jeffrey Wright, and Catherine O’Hara.
The Hollywood Reporter learned that DC Studios is developing a villains-centric movie centered around the characters Bane and Deathstroke. While no director has been selected yet, Captain America: Brave New World writer Matthew Orton is working on the script. On the hero side, a new animated film was greenlit and will be called Dynamic Duo - focusing on Dick Grayson and Jason Todd as the Robins in their early years. The feature film will use what’s called Momo animation, a blend of CGI, stop-motion, and motion capture.
Maggie Smith, the two-time Oscar and four-time Emmy winner best known for her work in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Harry Potter, and Downton Abbey has died. She was 89.
Oscar nominee Tim Roth has become the latest high-profile name to join the cast of Netflix’s Peaky Blinders movie and will join star Cillian Murphy as well as Rebecca Ferguson and Barry Keoghan.
Variety has learned exclusively that Bill Hader and Duffy Boudreau are teaming up to develop a comedy pilot script at HBO. The official logline for the untitled project states, “A woman in a small town has a big secret revealed.” Hader and Boudreau will serve as co-writers and executive producers on the project. Previously, the two collaborated on HBO's Barry.
Deadline has learned that Aaron Pierre and Stephan James have emerged as top choices to star alongside Kyle Chandler in Lanterns. The two are in conversations to play John Stewart opposite Chandler’s Hal Jordan through sources caution that no offers have officially been made.
The Wild Robot took the number one spot at the box office this weekend with a $35 million dollar opening. Elsewhere, Francis Ford Coppola’s $120M self-financed Megalopolis tanked as expected with a studio-reported $4M 3-day in 6th place and a D+ Cinemascore.
Netflix's Black Mirror has revealed the cast list for season 7 of the series which features newcomers, as well as cast returning for the USS Callister sequel episode. The list includes Awkwafina, Emma Corrin, Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones, Cristin Milioti, Issa Rae, and Harriet Walter among many others.
Lionsgate has dropped the first trailer for the upcoming John Wick spin off From the World of John Wick: Ballerina starring Ana De Armas. The film will debut on June 6, 2025.
Netflix has formally greenlit East of Eden, a seven-episode limited series based on John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel. Zoe Kazan is adapting the novel and will serve as co-showrunner with Jeb Stuart. The series will star Florence Pugh, Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist, and Hoon Lee.
AppleTV has released the first trailer for the second season of Shrinking starring Jason Segel and Harrison Ford. The 12-episode season premieres October 16 with two episodes, followed by one episode dropping each week until December 25.
Maika Monroe, who starred earlier this year in the horror film Longlegs, has been cast to lead 20th Century’s new take on the 1992 classic horror film The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. Michelle Garza Cervera will direct with Micah Bloomberg penning the script..
