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Just as hype for Avengers: Doomsday was beginning to really rev up thanks to rumors, leaks and secret set photos hitting the internet, fans were disheartened by the latest news coming out of Marvel Studios pertaining to the highly anticipated film.
According to Variety, the original release date for Marvel’s latest epic has been changed from May 1, 2026 to Dec. 18, 2026. But it doesn’t end there. Doomsday‘s follow-up, Avengers: Secret Wars, has also been pushed back from May 7, 2027 to Dec. 17, 2027. Though no reason was given for the new release dates for both films, we’re going to go out on a limb and place the blame on the Trump administration because what haven’t they made worse at this point? Just sayin’.
While we’re sure this isn’t the news that comic book fans wanted to hear coming out of Disney in relation to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this wasn’t the only change made to the MCU line-up as Disney continues to shake things up for unknown reasons.
Variety reports:
Disney announced both “Avengers” delays Thursday afternoon, alongside a sweeping reorganization of its coming theatrical slate. Notably, the new calendar saw the studio remove several unannounced Marvel titles off of its calendar. The date of Feb. 13, 2026, previously slotted for an “Untitled Marvel” project, has been removed from the schedule. Meanwhile, the dates of Nov. 6, 2026 and Nov. 5, 2027 — also both previously set for “Untitled Marvel” features — have been amended to simply “Untitled Disney” films.
With those changes, “Avengers: Doomsday” and Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” are now the only Marvel Cinematic Universe entries slated to hit theaters in 2026. Also of note: the new pre-holiday December frame for both “Avengers” installments is the same one that “Spider-Man: No Way Home” launched on in 2021, which became one of the franchise’s highest-grossing installments at $1.9 billion worldwide.
Two huge Avengers films releasing for the Christmas holidays a year apart? Yeah, Marvel’s going to clean up at the box office.
That being said, it seems like Spider-Man: Brand New Day may be the film that will lead into Avengers: Doomsday as it will release four months before the fifth Avengers film on July 31, 2026. With word that the villains for Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be some classic Spidey villains in Tombstone, Scorpion and Boomerang, it should be interesting to see how that particular adventure would tie into Doctor Doom invading the MCU.
As underwhelming as those villains may be, Marvel Studios has yet to let us down with their Spider-Man films. And it would make sense as the next Spidey film will serve as a soft reboot of the franchise and cast Spider-Man as a more grounded superhero as he restarts his life following the events of the multiverse-centered Spider-Man: No Way Home.
But as long as Marvel Studios has a plan to get Spider-Man his black suit in Secret Wars a la the original comic book arc in 1984, and have him face off an actual evil Venom at some point in the future, we’ll let Marvel cook with its current plans.
What do y’all think about Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars getting their films pushed back to the Christmas holidays of 2026 and 2027? Let us know in the comments section below.
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It’s been three decades since us older heads had to endure that train wreck of a video game turned feature film, Street Fighter, and while it basically ended the short but successful career of Jean-Claude Van Damme, it seems like Hollywood will once again attempt to give the classic video game a proper live-action adaptation in the near future.
According to Deadline, a new Street Fighter film is in the works and though the good folks over at Capcom are remaining mum on the project, sources tell Deadline that some pretty big names are being floated around for casting in the upcoming project. Names like WWE superstar Roman Reigns and Hollywood action stars such as Jason Momoa, Andrew Koji, and Noah Centineo are being flown around to star in the feature film though no word on which characters each man would be cast to play as the video game has an illustrious list of fighters who’ve come and gone over the decades throughout the franchise’s numerous installment. Naturally OG characters such as Ryu, Ken, and Guile (whom Van Damme portrayed in the disastrous 1994 film) are expected to be in the film, but we’d really love to see other fan favorites such as Akuma, Vega, and Necro make their big screen debut.
Still, we know little to nothing about the upcoming film as the studio is playing everything close to the chest, but all we can do is hope that they don’t give us another lackluster adaptation as the one we got in the mid 90’s.
Per Deadline:
Reps for the studio declined comment, and the plot of the film remains under wraps. In February, Bad Trip‘s Kitao Sakurai boarded as director, inheriting the project from Talk To Me‘s Danny & Michael Philippou, who attached themselves in April of 2023, following Legendary’s acquisition of exclusive film and TV rights to the Street Fighter IP. The film adaptation is being co-developed and co-produced alongside Capcom, the developer and publisher of the video games. No word has emerged yet on who has written and who specifically will produce the actioner.
We would say it couldn’t be any worse than 1994’s Street Fighter, but truth be told, anything is possible these days.
Who would you like to see get cast in the upcoming Street Fighter film and for which character? Let us know in the comments below.
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We’re still months away from finally seeing what James Gunn has been cooking in his DC Studios when Superman: Legacy hits theaters on July 11, and with all kinds of rumors being thrown around as to who’ll be appearing or making cameos, it seems like we’ve gotten confirmation as to which villain will be involved in the film and we aren’t talking about Lex Luthor.
According to Newsweek, it’s been leaked that Superman villain Ultraman will be part of Superman: Legacy and for those that aren’t familiar with the villain, he’s basically an evil version of Superman from an alternate universe. Confirmation came as the action figure for the villain was revealed online and fans were excited to learn that Superman would be going toe-to-toe with an bad version of himself (not like in 1983’s Superman III though. That was just weird).
As for a little backstory on the villain, Newsweek breaks it down.
Newsweek reports:
In the comics, Ultraman is from an alternate universe in which most of people who we know as heroes in DC comics are instead villains. For example, instead of the Justice League of America, Ultraman is part of the Crime Syndicate of America. A villain named Johnny Quick replaces The Flash, Power Ring instead of Green Lantern, Owlman instead of Batman, etc.
So if the Ultraman of “Superman” is – like his comic book counterpart – a Superman variant, the question is exactly how A.R.G.U.S. finds him and gets him to help them out. The Ultraman of the comics would need a whole lot of convincing to help A.R.G.U.S. or anyone else to work for something other than his own selfish designs; not to mention doing it while hiding his identity.
Y’all already know Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) might’ve figured out a way to pull off such a feat. He’s an evil mastermind for Christ’s sake.
The only question is, who’ll be behind the mask of Ultraman? With rumors that Henry Cavill is somehow a part of this film (fingers crossed), imagine the theater reaction to a reveal that Cavill is the evil Superman? Heads would explode. Just sayin.’
What do y’all think about Ultraman being a big baddie in Superman: Legacy? Do you have any expectations for the film? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Death may be inevitable but so too are new Final Destination movies, with the horror film franchise spawning a sixth movie, titled Final Destination Bloodlines, in theaters now.
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Bloodlines, a.k.a. Final Destination 6, arrives 25 years since the first film in the franchise was released in 2000. Though it debuted at number three at the box office, Final Destination became a word-of-mouth hit, and eventually earned more than $100 million, against its $23 million budget. Five subsequent films followed, each following characters who attempt to cheat death, only to — not-really a spoiler alert — meet their impending doom through a series of freak accidents, natural disasters, human interactions or combination of the above (seriously, I still can’t drive behind a truck full of logs).
Want to watch the Final Destination movies? Here’s what to know about each film, how to watch it in order and where to find them streaming online.
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It’s gotta be tough being Superman—routinely saving the world, and the media, incels and trolls—and supervillains—Monday morning quarterbacking as if he’s actually a danger to good samaritans. This is the treatment Kal-El aka Clark Kent (David Corenswet) is getting from Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) in the latest trailer for James Gunn’s Superman.
“I wasn’t representing anybody except for me…and, and doing good,” says the exasperated Kryptonian when his actions are questioned. While the line of questioning sounds familiar to anyone who pays attention to politics, the action we’re also seeing in this official trailer is all new. Like Lex Luthor rolling up into and wreaking havoc in the Fortress of Solitude and the Man of Steel catching, and delivering, a whole lot of fades.
Gunn also got his money’s worth when it comes to DC IP with more looks at Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced), Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi) and Metamorpho (Anthony Carrigan)l, among others. We’re not too sure of Luthor’s buzz saw-handed henchwoman just yet, but she’s superpowered and viewers will definitely be looking forward to her catching a bad one.
And clearly, Krypto is going to be a fan favorite.
Superman is theaters on July 11. Watch the Superman official trailer below.
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We are still a long ways away from seeing what awaits the MCU’s version of Spider-Man following the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home. While there are many unconfirmed rumors on what we can expect, we have gotten some information on who will be cast in the fourth installment to the highly successful Marvel franchise.
According to Deadline, Emmy winner Liza Colón-Zayas has been cast to appear in the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Her role remains a mystery, but we’re low-key hoping that The Bear‘s star actress will have some kind of connection to a certain Black and Puerto Rican superhero who’s become quite popular in the Marvel universe as a friendly neighborhood web slinger himself.
Still, this is just wishful thinking at this point, but regardless, Colón-Zayas is already joining a star-studded cast that has taken the Spider-Man franchise to a whole new level.
Deadline reports:
The Emmy winner joins an ensemble led by Tom Holland, who plays Peter Parker and his superheroic alter ego, with Stranger Things‘ Sadie Sink also on board in a mystery role. Zendaya and Jacob Batalon, who respectively play Peter’s love interest MJ and close friend Ned, are expected to return.
Destin Daniel Cretton will direct, with Amy Pascal producing alongside Marvel president Kevin Feige, when production kicks off later this year. Pic is scheduled to swing into theaters on July 31, 2026.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set to release two months after Avengers: Doomsday. According to numerous rumors, Brand New Day will take place after the events of Doomsday and will place Spidey in a post-Doomsday reality where worlds have collided and characters from numerous Marvel films find themselves in the same space and time.
That being said, rumors have circulated that this may mean that Tom Holland’s Spidey will finally get to meet Tom Hardy’s Venom. Other rumors have Steven Yeun being cast as Mr. Negative as the primary villain for Brand New Day, and as much as we love Yeun, that wouldn’t be too exciting for hardcore Spider-Man fans who’d rather see another classic villain make their film screen debut. Hobogoblin maybe? A better iteration of Carnage? A new Venom who’s actually a villain and not an anti-hero?
What would you like to see go down in Spider-Man: Brand New Day? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Stephen King may not be the big name on the film scene that he was in the ’80s and ’90s, but us older folks are familiar with the man’s game so best believe whenever his name is attached to a new project we’re all in on whatever it is.
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On Wednesday (May 7), Lions Gate released the first trailer for their upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 novel, The Long Walk, and while it’s not a horror film per se it’s definitely a nerve-racking scary movie simply because it seems like something that could happen in Trump’s America (just sayin’). Centering a contest where participants are asked to simply walk as far as possible, things take a crazy turn as the rule states that anyone who walks below 3 miles per hour gets their ticket punched i.e. killed.
With soldiers accompanying them and shooting down contestants one by one, the group of walkers know that the last man standing isn’t just going to win the big prize (cash), but the prize of life itself. With men dropping off one by one due to health issues or simply trying to get out of the contest itself (bang, bang), The Long Walk seems like the kind of thriller that’ll have you hoping society never comes to such dystopian levels. With Cheeto Jesus in charge, it might though!
Check out the trailer for Stephen King’s The Long Walk below, and let us know if you’ll be checking it out when it hits theaters sometime this year.
The acclaimed crew of screenwriters lined up to pen the scripts for director Sam Mendes’ four Beatles films has been revealed. The names, first reported by Deadline, and confirmed by the official Beatles website, include Tony Award-winning writer Jez Butterworth (Ford v Ferrari, Spectre) Oscar winner Peter Straughan (Conclave, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and BAFTA- […]
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If you’re familiar with Spike Lee’s illustrious career in the film industry then you know that whenever he collaborates on a project with the likes of Denzel Washington it’s going to be something to behold, and more than a decade after working together on Inside Man, the two are back at it in a new crime drama, Highest 2 Lowest.
Yesterday (May 5), we got our first trailer for their upcoming film and though details are scarce, according to Vulture, the film is loosely based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime film High and Low. Starring Denzel Washington alongside the likes of Jeffery Wright, A$AP Rocky, and Ice Spice (word?!), the teaser trailer seems to indicate that the plot will revolve around some shady business dealings and includes some elements of the music industry as we see Rocky recording in the studio.
We’ll have to wait to see how things will ultimately play out, but if it involves Spike Lee, Denzel and Jeffery Wright, it’s going to be some wild ish and we’re all for it.
Check out the trailer to Highest 2 Lowest below, and let us know if you’ll be checking it out when it drops in the comments section.
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Sinners, the hit horror film from director Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, is set in Mississippi in the small town of Clarksdale. Clarksdale, which doesn’t have its own movie theater, will host a special screening of the film this summer, according to reports.
TMZ reports that Clarksdale, a predominantly Black town of just under 15,000 residents, is where Sinners takes place. The nearest major city to Clarksdale is Memphis, which is about 76 miles to the north. The town doesn’t have a movie theater, so some residents have made the nearly 90-minute trek to Memphis and beyond to see the film. This summer, it appears that the town’s fortunes are changing. Mayor Chuck Epsy told TMZ that his side has spoken with Warner Bros. to bring Sinners to the town. Epsy says that the plan is to host a Juneteenth screening at Clarksdale High School’s football field and perhaps a panel featuring the stars, including director Ryan Coogler, Wunmi Mosaku, and more.
Sinners has defied box office expectations for a horror film, especially one that focuses primarily on Black characters. The success of the film has surprisingly baffled critics despite the high quality of storytelling and craftsmanship Coogler brought to the film.
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