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David Corenswet’s Superman Returns in  Supergirl  Trailer Fans won't have to wait until 2027's  Man of Tomorrow  to see David Corenswet don the cape again. The new teaser trailer for the upcoming  Supergirl  movie reveals a surprise cameo from Corenswet’s Clark Kent. Leaning fully into his role as a caring older cousin, Clark touches base with Kara (Milly Alcock) via...

Supergirl  Trailer Breakdown (Milly Alcock, Lobo, Krypto) DC Studios has released a massive new trailer for  Supergirl  (hitting theaters June 26, 2026), giving fans a closer look at the film's sprawling cosmic adventure. Based on the  Woman of Tomorrow  comic, the footage highlights Milly Alcock's Kara Zor-El teaming up with a young girl to hunt down a ruthless killer. As...

Live-Action  Masters of the Universe  Film Trailer Amazon MGM Studios has unveiled the first trailer for director Travis Knight's live-action  Masters of the Universe , releasing on June 5, 2026. The film features Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam/He-Man alongside a star-studded cast including Jared Leto, Camila Mendes, and Idris Elba. The trailer establishes He-Man's origin story,...

First Look at David Krumholtz as Zor-El in  Supergirl Entertainment Weekly  has shared the first images of actor David Krumholtz playing Zor-El (Kara’s father and Superman's uncle) in the new  Supergirl  film. Director Craig Gillespie explained that the movie will feature extensive flashbacks to Kara's childhood in the opulent, doomed surviving Kryptonian sector of Argo City to...

George Lucas Wanted to Make  Star Trek  Before  Star Wars A recently resurfaced 1977 interview with director Philip Kaufman reveals a fascinating piece of sci-fi history: George Lucas originally wanted to buy the rights to  Star Trek . While it is widely known that Lucas unsuccessfully tried to acquire the rights to  Flash Gordon  before creating his own galaxy far, f...

Supergirl  Villain Explained: Krem of the Yellow Hills The main antagonist of the upcoming  Supergirl  film is Krem of the Yellow Hills, played by actor Matthias Schoenaerts. In the  Woman of Tomorrow  source material, Krem is a brutal agent of a distant king who murders a young girl's father and joins a band of genocidal space pirates, prompting Kara to hunt him across th...

Jason Momoa’s Lobo Shines in  Supergirl  Trailer After years of fan-casting and Momoa's own lobbying, the new  Supergirl  trailer finally gives audiences their first look at Jason Momoa as the iconic DC bounty hunter, Lobo. The footage reveals a highly comic-accurate depiction, featuring Lobo with his massive muscles, glowing red eyes, long black hair, and his signature weapon—...

C-3PO Head from 'The Empire Strikes Back' Sells for $1 Million At Propstore’s spring entertainment memorabilia live auction, a screen-used, light-up C-3PO head from  The Empire Strikes Back  sold to a wealthy collector for a staggering $1,058,400[ 1 ][ 2 ]. Worn by actor Anthony Daniels, the prop shattered previous records (surpassing an $843,000  A New Hope  C-3PO head sold in...

Ryan Gosling to Star in The Daniels' Next Movie Following his massive success in  Project Hail Mary , Ryan Gosling is set to lead the highly anticipated next film from the "Daniels" (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), the Oscar-winning directing duo behind  Everything Everywhere All At Once [ 3 ][ 4 ]. Released by Universal Pictures and currently slated for November 19, 2027, the untitle...

Dwayne Johnson’s Maui Wig in Live-Action 'Moana' Won't Change Despite widespread internet mockery and social media backlash over Dwayne Johnson’s voluminous Maui wig in the first trailer for Disney's live-action  Moana , the studio reportedly has no plans to make any major creative pivots or CGI alterations[ 5 ][ 6 ]. Director Thomas Kail defended the practicalities of the heavy hairpiece, ex...

The History Behind Why Superheroes Wear Capes A featured video essay by the YouTube channel  Talkin' Bout  dives into the historical, practical, and artistic reasons why capes became the default superhero uniform[ 8 ]. Superman's co-creator, Joe Shuster, was originally inspired by 1920s and 30s circus strongmen who wore capes to appear broader and more visible[ 8 ][ 9 ]. From a practical...

Oscars Leaving the Dolby Theatre for L.A. Live's Peacock Theater After a 24-year run serving as the iconic home of the Academy Awards, the Oscars will officially be leaving Hollywood's Dolby Theatre[ 1 ]. In a massive deal struck between the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and AEG, the ceremony will relocate to the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles starting in 2029[...

The End of Oak Street' Trailer Starring Anne Hathaway & Ewan McGregor Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for  The End of Oak Street , a highly anticipated, eerie sci-fi thriller directed by David Robert Mitchell ( It Follows ) and produced by J.J. Abrams[ 2 ][ 3 ]. Starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, the film follows the Platt family whose ordinary suburban neighborhood is...

New 'Deadpool' Secret Lair Drop for Magic: The Gathering Releasing just in time for April 1st (or "April Pool's Day"), Wizards of the Coast has unveiled a brand-new Marvel x  Magic: The Gathering  collaboration:  Secret Lair x Marvel's Deadpool: I Fixed It (You're Welcome) [ 6 ]. The hilarious, meta collection features classic  Magic  cards—including Sol Ring, Lightning Bo...

Something Very Bad is Going to Happen" Netflix Review Netflix has released a new surreal horror miniseries titled  Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen , created by Haley Z. Boston and executive produced by the Duffer Brothers ( Stranger Things ). The eight-episode show follows an engaged couple, Rachel (Camila Morrone) and Nicky (Adam DiMarco), who travel to Nicky's family woodland cabin fo...

Jamie Lee Curtis in "Murder, She Wrote" Film Universal Pictures has officially set a  December 22, 2027  theatrical release date for the highly anticipated  Murder, She Wrote  reboot movie[ 4 ]. Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis is starring as the iconic mystery writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher, stepping into the cozy whodunit role made famous by the late Angela Lansbury[...

The Lord of the Rings 25th Anniversary Merch To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 2001 release of  The Fellowship of the Ring , Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products has launched an epic new line of  Lord of the Rings  merchandise[ 7 ]. The nostalgic collection allows fans to return to Middle-earth in style with an array of apparel and drinkware. Highlights from the dr...

Netflix's "Apex" Trailer (Charlize Theron & Taron Egerton) Netflix has dropped the official trailer for  Apex , a high-stakes survival-action thriller premiering globally on  April 24, 2026 [ 8 ][ 9 ]. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur ( Everest ), the film stars Charlize Theron as a grieving rock climber who retreats to the remote Australian wilderness to find peace. Instead, she become...

The Sheep Detectives" Trailer (Hugh Jackman) Amazon MGM Studios has unveiled the trailer for  The Sheep Detectives , a bizarre but charming comedic whodunit hitting theaters on  May 8, 2026 [ 11 ][ 12 ][ 13 ]. Based on Leonie Swann's novel  Three Bags Full , the film stars Hugh Jackman as George, a kindly shepherd who reads murder mysteries to his flock every night[ 14 ][ 15 ]. When...

 Netflix Casts Live-Action "Scooby-Doo" Series Netflix has officially announced the core cast for its upcoming, darker live-action  Scooby-Doo  origin series[ 16 ][ 17 ]. Stepping into the shoes of the iconic Mystery Inc. gang are  Mckenna Grace  as Daphne Blake,  Maxwell Jenkins  as Fred Jones,  Abby Ryder Fortson  as Velma Dinkley, and  Tanner Ha...

Wendy's DC Rides Kids Meals Wendy's has teamed up with Warner Bros. Discovery for a new "DC Rides" Kids' Meal promotion, available from late March through early June 2026[ 20 ]. The limited-time collection features 12 wonderfully odd collectible action figures pairing iconic Justice League heroes with their formidable villain or variant counterparts[ 20 ][ 21 ]. Fans can collect standard heroes li...

Live-Action Cinderella Spinoff 'Stepsisters' Disney is expanding its  Cinderella  universe with a new live-action comedy spinoff titled  Stepsisters [ 1 ]. The film will shift the focus to Cinderella's notoriously cruel stepsisters, Anastasia and Drizella[ 1 ][ 2 ]. It will be directed by Akiva Schaffer (The Lonely Island) and written by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand—the same creative te...

'Project Hail Mary' Rocky Plush Toy Ahead of the highly anticipated sci-fi film  Project Hail Mary  (starring Ryan Gosling), fans can now pre-order an officially licensed plush toy of his alien companion, Rocky[ 3 ][ 4 ]. The 8-inch tall collectible figure is made of ultra-soft fabrics and features the character's signature green markings from the film[ 4 ][ 5 ]. It is currently availabl...

'Forbidden Fruits' Director Meredith Alloway Interview Director Meredith Alloway discusses her feature directorial debut,  Forbidden Fruits , which recently premiered at SXSW[ 6 ]. Based on a play by Lily Houghton, the neon-soaked horror-comedy follows a group of women working in a Dallas mall boutique who are secretly part of a witchy coven[ 7 ][ 8 ]. Alloway explains that the film uses the...

John Boyega Hints at Star Wars Return During a fan panel at Megacon Orlando, actor John Boyega sparked major excitement regarding a potential return to the  Star Wars  franchise as Finn[ 9 ]. When an audience member yelled for him to get Lucasfilm's Chief Creative Officer, Dave Filoni, on the phone, Boyega quickly replied, "I actually have, actually"[ 9 ]. While Boyega has been openly cr...