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The article provides first-look images of Robert Pattinson and Zendaya in Christopher Nolan's upcoming film  The Odyssey . Zendaya will portray Athena, the goddess of wisdom and Odysseus' divine protector, while Robert Pattinson will play Antinous, the most aggressive suitor for Odysseus' wife, Penelope. John Leguizamo is also pictured as Odysseus' loyal swineherd. The film is set to release...

The first teaser trailer for  The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping , a new prequel film, has been released. The movie is based on Suzanne Collins' newly announced novel of the same name and will revisit the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell, which featured Haymitch Abernathy as a tribute. Francis Lawrence, who has directed previous films in the franchise, is set to...

The premiere of HBO's  Lanterns , a DC Universe series described as a superhero cop show in the style of  True Detective  and featuring John Stewart and Hal Jordan, has been pushed from early 2026 to late summer 2026. This announcement came from HBO and HBO Max CEO Casey Bloys, and it will shift the DCU's release schedule, placing  Lanterns  as a central release in a packe...

A 1939 copy of  Superman #1 , graded 9.0 out of 10, was recently sold at auction for $9.1 million. This price significantly surpasses the $6 million paid for  Action Comics #1  last year, which featured Superman's first appearance. The comic's exceptional condition and its unique backstory—found by three brothers in their mother's attic after she had purchased it as a nine-year-old...

The article "Nerdist's Best Characters of 2025" highlights the most impactful and beloved TV and film characters of the year 2025, emphasizing that rich narratives and imaginative worlds are made more compelling by their characters. The editorial staff selected several favorites, including Marie Moreau from  Gen V  for her heartbreaking and empowering journey, Wilson Fisk (Kingpin) from&...

Letterboxd is launching a new "Video Store" platform in December, allowing users to rent rare, hard-to-find, and undistributed films on an à la carte basis. This digital library aims to function like a virtual video store, with curated "shelves" based on user watchlists and reviews, featuring festival standouts, long-sought-after titles, restorations, and limited-time releases. The service will be...

The trailer for the new zombie apocalypse film  We Bury the Dead , starring Daisy Ridley, has been released. The movie, written and directed by Zak Hilditch, also features Brenton Thwaites, Mark Coles Smith, and Matt Whelan. In the film, Daisy Ridley plays Ava, who joins a "body retrieval unit" to search for her missing husband in a quarantine zone, only to discover that the undead are becomi...

Kit Harington and Sophie Turner, who played on-screen siblings Jon Snow and Sansa Stark in  Game of Thrones , are reuniting in the upcoming gothic horror film  The Dreadful , where they will portray lovers. Harington told E! News that kissing Turner was "slightly embarrassing" not because of their previous sibling roles, but because he had to stand on an apple box to compensate for her b...

Actor Walton Goggins delivers a "sassy, hilarious, and very queer" performance as the Grinch in a new Black Friday advertisement for Walmart. The ad showcases a chaotic and absurd energy, with Goggins fully committing to the character. The article praises Walmart for its casting choice, noting that Goggins' ability to make any role cool has successfully garnered attention for their Black Friday de...

Sadie Sink is reportedly set to star in  Avengers: Secret Wars , with filming allegedly beginning in 2026, aligning with the film's projected 2027 release. This news was mentioned in a recent  Deadline  profile about Sink's career, though Marvel Studios has not officially confirmed her casting or the specific role she would play. Fans are also speculating about her top-secret role i...

Christopher Nolan's upcoming mythological epic,  The Odyssey , has released a first look image of Tom Holland as Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, who will be played by Matt Damon. Anne Hathaway will portray Penelope, Odysseus' wife. The film boasts an all-star cast including Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, and Charlize Theron as the witch Circe. With a proposed budget of $250 milli...

The first trailer has been released for Disney's live-action  Moana , which appears to be a near beat-for-beat retelling of the 2016 animated film. The trailer shows scenes like Moana on her island, the sea choosing her as a toddler, and Maui transforming into a hawk. Dwayne Johnson will reprise his role as Maui, though he is only seen from behind in the trailer, while Catherine Lagaʻaia star...

The "Now You See Me" franchise is already planning a fourth film, following the recent release of "Now You See Me: Now You Don't." Director Ruben Fleischer confirmed that the aspiration is to bring all the magicians back for the next installment, acknowledging the challenges of servicing an ensemble cast and multiple storylines. The official greenlight for "Now You See Me 4" will depend on the con...

Director Ruben Fleischer has teased a potential  Zombieland 3  with a target release date of 2029, following the ten-year gap between the first two films which were released in 2009 and 2019. Fleischer mentioned that the cast, producers, and writers recently communicated and expressed interest in making another sequel. He emphasized that while there's still some time to plan, they need t...

The new trailer for Rian Johnson's  Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery  features Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc tackling his most baffling case yet: the murder of a monsignor that appears to defy all logic. The film, which will be released in select theaters on November 26 and on Netflix starting December 12, boasts a cast including Josh O'Connor, Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner...

Pierce Brosnan Says He Has Heard Doctor Fate Will Return in New Superman Movie In a recent interview with  GQ , actor Pierce Brosnan revealed he has heard rumors that his DC character, Doctor Fate, could appear in the upcoming Superman sequel, tentatively referred to as  Man of Tomorrow . Brosnan, who portrayed the sorcerer Kent Nelson in the 2022 film  Black Adam , stated he also h...

Mamoru Oshii's 1987 live-action film,  The Red Spectacles , the first in his surrealist sci-fi Kerberos Saga, has received a 4K restoration and will screen at New York's Metrograph starting November 21. Previously difficult to view in high quality, the restoration was made possible by a successful crowdfunding campaign initiated by Oshii. The film, which blends absurdity, political allegory,...

Miles Teller, who played Reed Richards in the 2015  Fantastic Four  film, attributes the movie's failure to "one really important person" who "f***ed it all up." Although Teller didn't explicitly name anyone, the article suggests he was likely referring to director Josh Trank, with whom he reportedly had a difficult relationship on set. Trank himself publicly disavowed the finished film...

A new  Star Trek  movie is in development with John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein set to write and direct. This new film will be entirely unconnected to any previous  Star Trek  movies or timelines, featuring new characters and offering a fresh take on the franchise. Given the directors' previous work on  Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves  and  G...

Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy film  Labyrinth , starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly, will return to cinemas for its 40th anniversary, remastered in 4K[ 2 ]. Fathom Entertainment is partnering with The Jim Henson Company to bring the movie back to theaters from January 8-11, 2026[ 2 ]. The special 40th-anniversary release will include a featurette celebrating fans of the film, filmed at a r...

Christopher Nolan's upcoming film  The Odyssey , based on the ancient Greek epic poem, involved shooting over two million feet of film, entirely with IMAX cameras, a first for any movie[ 1 ]. This massive undertaking required 91 days of filming, with much of the production taking place at sea to authentically capture the challenging journeys of the time[ 1 ]. Nolan had previously been conside...

Colin Farrell is set to star in  Ordained , an upcoming action-thriller film produced by the Russo Brothers' AGBO company. The movie is based on a forthcoming independent comic book from Bad Idea, unrelated to DC or Marvel. Farrell will play Father Roy Craig, a priest with a violent past who becomes targeted by mobsters and corrupt cops after a mob boss he gave last rites to miraculously surv...

Michael Giacchino, director of  Werewolf by Night , has confirmed that a sequel to the Disney+ special is in the works.[ 1 ] Giacchino, who also scored the original, will return to direct the follow-up.[ 1 ] The standalone Halloween special, featuring Gael García Bernal as Jack Russell, was a critical and commercial success and its ending left the door open for further stories.[ 1 ] While the...

A teaser trailer has been released for  The Devil Wears Prada 2 , which will reunite Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway as Miranda and Andy almost 20 years after the original film's release. The sequel will also see the return of Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Tracie Thoms, and Tibor Feldman, with original director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna also returning. The film is set to relea...

The article describes the trailer for the upcoming sci-fi adventure film  Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die , set to release on February 13, 2026. The movie stars Sam Rockwell as a man from the future who "recruits" diner patrons to help save the world from an impending apocalypse. The trailer showcases a chaotic and absurd adventure, featuring a star-studded cast including Michael Peña, Zazie B...