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Disney and Pixar's 'Toy Story 5' has officially crossed $1 billion USD at the global box officeThe film is currently the highest-grossing release of the year with $1.022 billion USD in total earningsDirected by Andrew Stanton, the animated feature includes an original song by Taylor Swift

Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 has officially crossed $1 billion USD at the global box office, reaching $1.022 billion USD to become the highest-grossing film of the year. The animated feature has generated $448 million USD domestically and $573 million USD internationally.

Directed by Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton, the fifth installment follows Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), and Jessie (Joan Cusack) as their owner Bonnie becomes addicted to a new kiddie smart tablet called Lilypad. Opening in mid-June with a $160 million USD debut, the film maintained steady theatrical momentum throughout the summer season, supported by strong word-of-mouth and an original soundtrack contribution from Taylor Swift titled "I Knew It, I Knew You."

The milestone marks the third entry in the franchise to surpass $1 billion USD, positioning Toy Story 5 to overtake Toy Story 4 ($1.07 billion USD) as the highest-earning installment in the series. It joins The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Michael as the third release to clear $1 billion USD globally this year.

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A24 has partnered with New York candle studio Joya to turn the Backrooms into a home-goods object built around its eerie visual identityThe yellow soy wax candle sits in a glass vessel printed with the property's signature damp wallpaper motifA conceptual scent maps the Backrooms atmosphere through notes like metallic hiss, ash, humidity, and signal deformation

A24 is extending the Backrooms into your living room with the Joya x Backrooms Candle, a handmade collaboration that translates the horror property's clammy, fluorescent-lit dread into a scented object. Rather than a straightforward branded candle, the release leans on the source material's most recognizable trait, its atmosphere, pouring that unease into wax and printed glass.

To understand why a candle makes sense here, it helps to know what the Backrooms actually is. The concept began as an internet phenomenon rooted in liminal spaces, the empty, uncanny environments (endless office carpets, buzzing fluorescent lights, and damp yellow wallpaper) that feel disturbingly familiar and wrong at once. It spread through image boards and short films before evolving into a full-blown horror franchise, with A24 developing a feature film adaptation that pushed the once-niche idea into the mainstream. That backstory is the entire reason a mood-driven product like this lands.

The design leans hard into that established iconography. The candle's glass vessel carries the Backrooms' signature wallpaper print, the sickly yellow surface that has become shorthand for the whole aesthetic, while the yellow soy wax inside mirrors the palette. It reads less like merchandise and more like an artifact pulled out of one of those endless rooms, which is precisely the effect the collaboration is chasing.

Where the piece gets genuinely inventive is the scent, built as a conceptual portrait rather than a conventional fragrance. The notes are listed as metallic hiss, ash, humidity, sweetness, electrical overload, and signal deformation, a sequence that reads more like a description of a haunted server room than anything you would expect from a candle. Handmade in New York by Joya, a studio known for treating fragrance as a design medium, the candle turns abstract sensations into something you can actually burn across its roughly 50-hour life. A companion Scent Kit expands the world further for anyone who wants to sit with the concept in more detail.

The Joya x Backrooms Candle is available now via A24.

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Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' generated $87 million USD in its second domestic weekend for a 30 percent holdThe film has grossed $639.6 million USD globally and become Imax's second-fastest movie to reach $100 million USDUniversal spent $250 million USD on production for the first feature film shot entirely on Imax cameras

Universal Pictures and visionary director Christopher Nolan have achieved another massive box office milestone with The Odyssey, which grossed $87 million USD across 3,943 North American theaters in its second weekend. The R-rated epic starring Matt Damon dropped just 30% from its $123.5 million USD debut, bringing its global total to $639.6 million USD.

The performance marks the second-biggest sophomore weekend for an R-rated feature in cinema history, trailing only Deadpool & Wolverine. As the first feature film shot entirely with IMAX cameras, The Odyssey has driven extraordinary demand for premium large formats, generating $140 million USD globally on IMAX screens alone—clearing $100 million USD in just 10 days. Universal invested $250 million USD in production and $125 million USD in promotion for the ambitious adaptation of Homer's epic poem.

Elsewhere at the domestic box office, theatrical live-capture Hadestown: The Musical debuted with $9.6 million USD, while Pixar's Toy Story 5 officially crossed $1.022 billion USD globally to become the highest-grossing film of the year.

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HBO and DC Studios unveiled a new trailer for the upcoming mystery series 'Lanterns' during San Diego Comic-ConThe eight-episode drama stars Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as space cops investigating an alien-linked murder in rural NebraskaThe series features a first look at Ulrich Thomsen as Sinestro alongside a cameo appearance by Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner

HBO and DC Studios have officially debuted a new trailer for the upcoming drama series Lanterns at San Diego Comic-Con. The eight-episode sci-fi mystery stars Kyle Chandler as veteran Green Lantern Hal Jordan alongside Aaron Pierre as his newly recruited protege, John Stewart.

Created by Tom King, Damon Lindelof, and showrunner Chris Mundy, the series centers on intergalactic peacekeepers Jordan and Stewart as they are called to rural Nebraska to investigate a mysterious murder connected to shape-shifting alien Manhunters. The newly released trailer provides a first look at Ulrich Thomsen as Jordan’s former mentor turned adversary, Sinestro, as well as a cameo appearance from Nathan Fillion reprising his role as Guy Gardner.

Executive produced alongside DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, the series cast includes Kelly Macdonald, Laura Linney, Paula Patton, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Nicole Ari Parker, Jason Ritter, Sherman Augustus, and Paul Ben-Victor.

Lanterns premieres globally on HBO on August 16.

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Amazon Prime Video has released a new teaser trailer for its upcoming television adaptation of Stephen King's 'Carrie'Helmed by showrunner and director Mike Flanagan, the eight-episode horror series stars Summer H. Howell in the title roleAll eight episodes of the reimagining are scheduled to premiere globally on October 7

Amazon Prime Video has officially unveiled a new teaser trailer for Carrie, its upcoming television series adaptation of Stephen King’s classic horror novel. Created and directed by horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan, all eight episodes of the series are set to debut on the streaming platform on October 7.

The series serves as a timely reimagining of misfit high-schooler Carrie White (Summer H. Howell), who enters public high school following the sudden death of her father after spending her life in seclusion with her domineering mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan). As Carrie struggles to navigate a community-shattering bullying scandal, she simultaneously contends with the sudden emergence of her telekinetic powers.

Produced by Amazon MGM Studios alongside executive producer Trevor Macy, the cast includes Siena Agudong as Sue Snell, Matthew Lillard as Principal Grayle, and Amber Midthunder as Miss Desjardin, alongside Alison Thornton, Thalia Dudek, Josie Totah, Arthur Conti, and Joel Oulette. Flanagan serves as writer, executive producer, showrunner, and director, marking his latest collaboration with longtime lead actor Sloyan.

Carrie premieres globally on October 7 on Amazon Prime Video.

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Marvel Studios has cast David Jonsson as the adult son of T'Challa in 'Black Panther 3,' extending the Wakanda saga into a new lineageRyan Coogler returns to direct, shooting the sequel on 70mm and continuing the franchise he launched in 2018The announcement anchored Marvel Studios' San Diego Comic-Con panel, positioning the film to follow next year's 'Avengers: Secret Wars' within the larger MCU

Marvel Studios has confirmed Black Panther 3, with David Jonsson stepping in as the adult son of T'Challa and Ryan Coogler returning to direct. Kevin Feige and Coogler unveiled the sequel during the studio's San Diego Comic-Con panel, revealing that the film will shoot on 70mm and arrive in theaters on December 15, 2028.

The casting hands the franchise's emotional center to a rising talent. Jonsson has built momentum through a run of high-profile roles, including turns in Alien: Romulus and The Long Walk, alongside a main part across the first two seasons of Industry. His character picks up a thread left dangling at the close of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which revealed that Boseman's T'Challa had a young son with Lupita Nyong'o's Nakia. How the film ages that child into a lead remains an open question, with the possibility of a time jump or other narrative device to bridge the gap.

That question sits atop a franchise carrying unusual cultural and awards weight. The 2018 original, led by the late Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa, collected $1.3 billion USD at the global box office and became the first superhero feature to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Boseman was set to reprise the role before his death in 2020 following a private battle with colon cancer, a loss that reshaped the series. The 2022 follow-up shifted its focus to Letitia Wright's Shuri as she took up the Black Panther mantle, surpassing $850 million USD worldwide and winning an Oscar from five nominations, with Angela Bassett becoming the first performer nominated for an Academy Award for a Marvel Studios performance.

Coogler's decision to shoot on 70mm signals the scale he is chasing for this next chapter, and the timing threads the film directly into Marvel's broader roadmap. Because Black Panther 3 lands after next year's Avengers: Secret Wars, it is positioned to absorb the fallout of that event and ripple outward across the MCU. The reveal shared a stage with other major panel news, including Ryan Gosling's introduction as Ghost Rider, underscoring a Comic-Con showing built around generational hand-offs and fresh casting swings.

Black Panther 3 is set to open in theaters on December 15, 2028, with Marvel Studios expected to detail the supporting cast and story in the lead-up.

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Marvel Studios revealed a new 'Ghost Rider' film starring Ryan Gosling as the titular motorcycle-riding hero'Deadpool & Wolverine' filmmaker Shawn Levy will direct, reuniting with Gosling after their work on 'Star Wars: Starfighter'The reveal came during Marvel Studios' Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, with the film targeting a 2028 theatrical release

Marvel Studios has confirmed that a new Ghost Rider film is in development, with Ryan Gosling taking the wheel as the motorcycle-riding hero and Shawn Levy directing. Studio president Kevin Feige made the announcement during the studio's Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, dating the project for a theatrical release in 2028.

For Gosling, the role reads less like a career pivot than a long-gestating ambition finally realized. "Wow. Is this really happening? As you know, this is a character I've wanted to play for a very long time," the actor told the Hall H crowd. He framed his participation around a single condition, adding that if the project was going to happen, there was "only one director who can do it." That non-negotiable turned out to be a familiar collaborator waiting in the wings.

Levy, who steered Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine to blockbuster returns, joined Gosling on stage to seal the pairing. The director recalled the idea taking shape while the two were already deep in production together, noting that as Gosling started sketching out his vision for the character, the pair began riffing until Levy landed on a blunt green light: "Bro, let's ride." The exchange positions the film as an extension of a creative partnership rather than a one-off hire, with both men signing off on a 2028 arrival

That partnership is currently mid-flight elsewhere. Gosling and Levy are collaborating on Star Wars: Starfighter, due in theaters May 28, 2027, meaning Ghost Rider effectively becomes their second consecutive project and their first inside the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Gosling, a three-time Academy Award nominee, brings prestige-tier billing to a comic-book antihero who has surfaced on screen before in earlier, non-MCU iterations. His arrival marks one of the higher-profile MCU castings to emerge from this year's convention circuit.

Ghost Rider is slated to ride into theaters in 2028, with Marvel Studios expected to share casting, plot, and production details in the months ahead.

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Apple TV unveiled the debut teaser for its upcoming cyberpunk series 'Neuromancer' at San Diego Comic-ConExecutive produced by Drake, the 10-episode adaptation stars Callum Turner as damaged super-hacker CaseBased on William Gibson's iconic 1984 sci-fi novel, the series premieres globally on January 22

Apple TV and executive producer Drake have officially unveiled the first teaser for Neuromancer during San Diego Comic-Con. The 10-episode cyberpunk series adapts William Gibson’s foundational 1984 science-fiction novel, with BAFTA winner Callum Turner starring in the lead role of Case.

Unveiled following a surprise video appearance by Turner during Apple TV’s Hall H panel, the adaptation follows Case, a damaged, top-rung super-hacker thrust into a web of digital espionage and high-stakes crime. Teaming up with razor-girl assassin Molly (Briana Middleton), Case attempts to execute a perilous heist against a corporate dynasty guarding untold secrets.

Created by Graham Roland and JD Dillard, the series is produced by Paramount Television Studios and Anonymous Content alongside Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment, with Roland serving as showrunner and Dillard directing the first three episodes. The ensemble cast features Mark Strong, Joseph Lee, Peter Sarsgaard, Clémence Poésy, Max Irons, Dane DeHaan, Junia Rees, Jordan Kouamé, Emma Laird, Marc Menchaca, André De Shields, and Isabella Pappas. Executive producers include Aubrey "Drake" Graham, Adel "Future" Nur, Jason Shrier, David Levine, Garrett Kemble, Zack Hayden, Jennifer Haley, and original author William Gibson.

Neuromancer premieres globally on January 22 on Apple TV.

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Apple Original Films has officially unveiled the first trailer for 'Matchbox The Movie' starring John CenaDirected by Sam Hargrave, the globetrotting action feature is inspired by Mattel's iconic die-cast toy lineThe high-stakes film is scheduled to premiere globally on Apple TV on October 9, 2026

Apple Original Films has officially unveiled the debut trailer for Matchbox The Movie. Directed by Sam Hargrave and starring John Cena, the high-octane action feature brings Mattel’s iconic die-cast toy brand to life as a globe-trotting spy adventure.

Scripted by David Coggeshall, the narrative centers on a group of lifelong childhood friends whose routines are upended when long-absent former leader Sean (Cena)—now operating as an undercover CIA agent—returns to their small town. The reunion quickly spirals into a frantic international pursuit as Sean unwittingly embroils his old friends in a high-stakes mission to save the world.

Produced in collaboration with Skydance Media and Mattel Films, the ensemble cast features Jessica Biel, Arturo Castro, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris, Danai Gurira, Golshifteh Farahani, Corey Stoll, and Bill Camp. Production is handled by David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Robbie Brenner, Ynon Kreiz, and Jules Daly, with Hargrave, Patrick Newall, and Elizabeth Bassin serving as executive producers.

Matchbox The Movie premieres globally on Apple TV on October 9, 2026.

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HBO Max's August 2026 slate is headlined by Lanterns, the DC Studios drama starring Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler as two Green Lantern cops, debuting August 16The month spans eight major premieres across originals, films, and documentaries, including A24's Mother Mary with Anne Hathaway and the Seahawks edition of Hard KnocksAdditional highlights include season three of Conan O'Brien Must Go, Ben Wheatley's neo-Western Normal with Bob Odenkirk, and the reptile-smuggling docuseries Monsters of God

HBO Max's August 2026 programming slate leads with Lanterns, the DC Studios drama series arriving August 16, and fills out the month with eight major premieres spanning originals, films, and documentary series. The lineup runs from Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Seattle Seahawks on August 4 through to A24's Mother Mary and the third season of Conan O'Brien Must Go on August 21.

Lanterns anchors the month when it debuts August 16, with its eight episodes rolling out weekly. The DC Studios drama follows new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), two intergalactic cops pulled into a dark, earth-based mystery with cosmic ties as they investigate a murder in the American heartland. The ensemble includes Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Laura Linney, Jason Ritter, Ulrich Thomsen, Nathan Fillion, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Jasmine Cephas Jones. Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King co-created the series and co-wrote the pilot, with Mundy serving as showrunner and James Hawes directing the first two episodes. James Gunn and Peter Safran executive produce alongside the co-creators, Ron Schmidt, and Hawes, drawing the characters from DC's Green Lantern comics.

Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Seattle Seahawks opens the month's premium slate on August 4, with five episodes premiering weekly/ The entry marks the franchise's first Seahawks appearance on the 21-time Sports Emmy-winning series, capturing all-access coverage at the team's Renton, Washington camp. Head coach Mike Macdonald, quarterback Sam Darnold, and 2025 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba feature alongside defensive standouts Devon Witherspoon and Byron Murphy II.

Two days later, Monsters of God arrives August 6 as a five-part HBO Original documentary series rolling out weekly. Filmmaker Eric Goode follows his first love, reptiles, into the gonzo underworld of exotic animal smuggling, uncovering a billion-dollar criminal enterprise of outlaw traffickers, obsessive collectors, and the law enforcement agents chasing them. HBO Documentary Films presents the series as a Goode Films and A24 production in association with Central Pictures.

On the film side, Lionsgate's The Strangers: Chapter 2 lands August 7, continuing the horror franchise under director Renny Harlin. Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, and Ema Horvath star in the next chapter, written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland from characters created by Bryan Bertino.

August 14 brings a double feature of premieres. Magnolia Pictures' Normal reunites Bob Odenkirk with the creative orbit of John Wick and Nobody, casting him as an unassuming substitute sheriff whose posting to a quiet Midwestern town unravels after a botched bank robbery. Directed by Ben Wheatley from a Derek Kolstad screenplay, the neo-Western co-stars Henry Winkler and Lena Headey. The same day, Whitmer Thomas: Terminal Crew of Dudes delivers the comedian's second HBO stand-up special, blending original songs, home videos, and stories from his small-town Alabama upbringing.

The month closes with two August 21 premieres. A24's Mother Mary, written and directed by David Lowery, stars Anne Hathaway as an iconic pop star reuniting with estranged former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) on the eve of a comeback performance, with a cast that also features Hunter Schafer, Kaia Gerber, and FKA twigs. Season three of Conan O'Brien Must Go rounds out the marquee titles, sending Conan O'Brien back across the globe over four weekly episodes to reconnect with fans he first met on his podcast.

Check out the full list of programming below.

Coming to HBO Max in August 2026
*This list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change

August 1
Amy
Barbarian
Bells Are Ringing
Billy Budd
Blockers
Epic
Flipper's New Adventure
Great White Highway (Discovery)
Hall Pass
Hall Pass: Enlarged Edition
Happy Feet Two
It Comes At Night
Macao
Miss Sloane
Mojave
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Orphan
Practical Magic
Put A Ring On It: Cheat Hab (OWN)
Quo Vadis
Road House (1989)
Sicario
Smart Money
Stand by Me
Strike Up the Band
The Band Wagon
The Crimson Pirate
The Fighting 69th
The Kennel Murder Case
The Rain People
The Sea Chase
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The Wrong Man
The Yearling
Thresher Shark: Stun to Kill (Discovery)
Tusk
Who's That Knocking at My Door?
You Can't Get Away with Murder

August 3
Naked And Afraid: Shipwrecked, Season 1 (Discovery)

August 4
Chopped: Volume 4, Season 64 (Food Network)
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks (HBO Original)

August 6
Monsters of God (HBO Original)

August 7
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Season 1
House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 215 (HGTV)
House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 260 (HGTV)
The Invisible Guest
The Strangers: Chapter 2 (Lionsgate)

August 8
Belle Collective, Season 8 (OWN)

August 9
Heart & Hustle: Houston, Season 2 (OWN)

August 10
Double Lives of Suburban Wives, Season 1 (TLC)

August 11
The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door (CNN Films)

August 12
Signs of a Psychopath, Season 11 (ID)

August 13
Building Giants, Season 5 (Science)
Faster With Newbern and Cotten, Season 3
Isadora Moon, Season 1D (Max Original)
Most Extreme Humans, Season 1 (TLC)

August 14
Normal (Magnolia Pictures)
Whitmer Thomas: Terminal Crew of Dudes (HBO Original)

August 16
Lanterns, Season 1 (DC Studios Drama Series)

August 17
Thanksgiving (2023)

August 20
ER: Caught On Camera, Season 1 (TLC)
Expedition X, Season 12 (Discovery)

August 21
Conan O’Brien Must Go, Season 3 (HBO Original)
Mother Mary (A24)

August 22
Abbott Elementary, Season 5

August 24
Margarita: Make Your Story Count, Season 3 (Max Original)

August 25
“Ben Sasse is Coming Home: Lessons in Life and Death” with Jake Tapper, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Originals)

August 26
1000-lb Roomies, Season 2 (TLC)
Bobby's Triple Threat, Season 5 (Food Network)
Homestead Rescue: Intervention, Season 1 (Discovery)

August 27
Totally '90s House, Season 1 (HGTV)

August 28
House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 261 (HGTV)
The Producer, Season 1 (HBO Original)

August 30
Enter Nowhere
Holla
Knock Knock
The Cabin in the Woods
The Strangers: Chapter 1
The Strangers: Prey at Night

August 31
Big Burger Battle, Season 1 (Food Network)
The Robot Chicken Adult Swim Special (Adult Swim)

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Universal Pictures has entered a partnership with Atari and Entertainment 360 to develop feature films based on 10 classic video game propertiesThe deal includes legendary titles such as Pong, Asteroids, Centipede and Missile CommandProducer Guymon Casady and writers Matt Reilly and Carl Hampe are attached to lead the creative development of the upcoming large-scale action adventures

Hollywood continues to mine the video game industry for blockbuster inspiration. Universal Pictures has officially secured the film adaptation rights for a slate of ten iconic Atari properties in a sprawling new partnership. The gaming brand is teaming up with production company Entertainment 360 to bring these foundational pixelated worlds to the big screen.

The agreement covers a nostalgic lineup of arcade and console legends. The selected titles slated for cinematic reimagining include Asteroids, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong and Yars' Revenge. These foundational releases shaped early interactive entertainment and now offer blank canvases for major theatrical treatments. The studio previously acquired the rights to an asteroid-themed adaptation back in 2009 but that project never materialized.

Kickstarting the current collaboration is an original spec script already acquired by the studio. Penned by former executive Matt Reilly alongside writer Carl Hampe, the screenplay centers on one of the ten classic titles. The specific game remains under wraps for now. Both scribes will also serve as producers on the upcoming feature. Hampe brings blockbuster experience to the table having previously worked on high-profile action projects.

Entertainment 360 producer Guymon Casady is leading the creative charge for the new venture. He highlighted the imaginative spirit of early gaming as the core foundation for building an original and large-scale action adventure. Atari Chairman and CEO Wade Rosen expressed similar enthusiasm about bringing the legacy library into a completely new medium. He noted that the company has created worlds that remain culturally relevant more than five decades after their initial release.

This expansive deal signals a broader industry trend of transforming vintage video game intellectual property into expansive cinematic universes. Following massive box office wins for recent gaming adaptations, studios are eager to capture that same lucrative crossover audience. Production on the first mystery film is currently expected to begin late next year with a projected theatrical arrival in 2028.

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Sony Pictures has released the official debut trailer for Zach Cregger’s upcoming 'Resident Evil' rebootAustin Abrams stars as Bryan, a medical courier who finds himself fighting for survival during a sudden viral outbreakCo-written with Shay Hatten, the survival horror feature opens in theaters and IMAX on September 18, 2026

Sony Pictures and director Zach Cregger have officially debuted the first trailer for Resident Evil. The upcoming survival horror reboot introduces a fresh story set within Capcom's iconic video game universe, featuring Euphoria actor Austin Abrams in the lead role.

Co-written by Cregger and Shay Hatten (John Wick: Chapter 4), the film centers on Bryan (Abrams), a hapless medical courier tasked with delivering a package into Raccoon City. What begins as a routine delivery quickly devolves into a nightmare when an outbreak collapses the city into chaos, forcing Bryan to navigate mutated creatures and deadly biological threats in a non-stop fight for survival.

Diverging from previous film adaptations, Cregger's direction shifts away from traditional zombie tropes to focus heavily on body horror and T-virus mutations. The supporting cast includes Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cherry, and Kali Reis, with production backed by Constantin Film, Vertigo Entertainment, and PlayStation Productions.

Resident Evil opens exclusively in theaters and IMAX on September 18, 2026.

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Disney+ has officially set a November release date for 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' Season 3 during its San Diego Comic-Con panelThe third season adapts Rick Riordan’s fan-favorite novel The Titan’s Curse as the young demigods embark on a dangerous rescue missionHall H attendees received an exclusive look at the opening footage featuring returning cast members Walker Scobell and Aryan Simhadri

Disney+ has officially announced that Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3 sets a fall release date, returning to the streaming platform on November 20, 2026. The announcement was made during a packed San Diego Comic-Con panel presentation alongside exclusive first-look footage from the upcoming installment.

Adapting Rick Riordan’s fan-favorite third novel, The Titan's Curse, the new season thrusts Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) into his most perilous quest yet following the sudden disappearance of Annabeth Chase (Leah Sava Jeffries). As Kronos escalates his campaign against Olympus, Percy and Grover Underwood (Aryan Simhadri) must forge an uneasy alliance with the Hunters of Artemis to stop the resurgence of the Titan army.

The Comic-Con panel showcased exclusive footage from the season’s opening sequence, highlighting a darker tonal shift and heightened mythological stakes. With new demigods and iconic book figures set to debut, the production continues its commitment to bringing Riordan’s expansive universe to life on screen.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3 officially premieres November 20, 2026, exclusively on Disney+.

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Inaugural Entertainment has debuted the first official trailer for the CIA action-thriller 'The Fix'The film stars Zachary Levi and Liam Neeson alongside Bosch lead Titus WelliverDirected by Guy Moshe, the feature follows a battle-scarred team entering Tehran on a high-stakes extraction mission

Inaugural Entertainment has released the debut trailer for its upcoming CIA thriller The Fix. The pulse-pounding action feature stars Zachary Levi, Liam Neeson, and Bosch star Titus Welliver.

Directed by Guy Moshe (Bunraku), the narrative centers on a group of war-torn former CIA operators burdened by a disastrous mission in Afghanistan. Mentored by veteran operative Larry (Neeson) and led into the field by Tucker (Levi), the team ventures deep into enemy territory in Tehran, Iran, attempting to execute a daring rescue mission that offers their final shot at redemption.

The ensemble cast also features Quincy Isaiah, Wes Chatham, Jake Choi, Augusto Aguilera, Navid Negahban, and Elnaaz Norouzi. Blending high-stakes tactical firefights with moral weight and psychological consequences, The Fix combines gritty military action with personal redemption arcs.

The Fix opens in theaters nationwide on September 11, 2026.

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A24 and director Lance Oppenheim have officially locked in a fall theatrical release date for their thriller drama 'Primetime'Robert Pattinson stars as a television journalist inspired by Chris Hansen during the early days of 'To Catch a Predator'The film will premiere in main competition at the Venice Film Festival before hitting theaters nationwide on September 25

A24 and director Lance Oppenheim have officially set a theatrical release date for Primetime. The upcoming drama starring Robert Pattinson is scheduled to hit theaters nationwide on September 25, 2026, following its world premiere at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.

Directed by documentary filmmaker Lance Oppenheim (Ren Faire) from a screenplay written by Ajon Singh, the film takes inspiration from the 2006 television phenomenon To Catch a Predator. Pattinson plays an ambitious NBC Dateline correspondent who seeks to make television history by tracking and confronting suspected online child predators alongside law enforcement and a team of undercover decoys.

Beyond starring in the lead role, Pattinson co-produced the feature through his Icki Eneo Arlo banner alongside Brighton McCloskey, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger, Lars Knudsen, and Tyler Campellone. The ensemble cast includes Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers, Matthew Maher, Bokeem Woodbine, and Anna Faris, delivering an intense exploration of tabloid journalism, media sensationalism, and modern vigilante culture.

Primetime officially debuts in theaters on September 25, 2026, via A24 following its run in competition at the Venice Film Festival.

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Paramount Pictures and director Ti West have debuted the first trailer for 'Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol'Starring an unrecognizable Johnny Depp as Ebenezer Scrooge, the horror-driven film leans into the dark ghost story elements of Charles Dickens' novellaThe starry ensemble cast includes Sir Ian McKellen, Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough, and Tramell Tillman

Paramount Pictures and director Ti West have officially unveiled the first trailer for Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol.The upcoming horror-infused adaptation showcases Johnny Depp in an uncanny physical transformation as he returns to major studio cinema to portray Ebenezer Scrooge.

cripted by Nathaniel Halpern, the film leans directly into the eerie, psychological ghost story roots of Charles Dickens' classic 1843 novella. First-look footage highlights Depp beneath heavy facial prosthetics, weathered makeup, and long gray hair, bringing a sinister tone as he confronts townspeople and spectral visitors across a bleak Victorian London.

Known for horror hits like X and Pearl, West brings his signature stylized dread to the production, framing the iconic Christmas apparitions as intricate and terrifying entity figures. The supporting cast features Sir Ian McKellen as Jacob Marley, Rupert Grint as Bob Cratchit, alongside Andrea Riseborough, Tramell Tillman, and Robert Strange as the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Depp also stars alongside Sam Claflin and Daisy Ridley.

Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol will open exclusively in theaters on November 13, 2026, via Paramount Pictures.

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Bandai Namco unveiled 'Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO,' launching a new multimedia universe in 2027.Helmed by Kenji Kamiyama, the anime introduces protagonist Ray Azumi and the After Apocalypse timeline.The series directly connects to the upcoming action video game 'Gundam: Rogue Orbit.'

Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. has officially ushered in a bold new era for its legendary mecha franchise, unveiling the "RG Project" alongside its flagship anime entry, Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO (pronounced "Alex Zero").

Produced by SUNRISE and animated by SOLA ANIMATION, the upcoming series is slated to launch in 2027 with music composed by Go Shiina and mech designs by Eiichi Shimizu. The anime serves as the foundational narrative pillar of a shared universe that directly links to the upcoming high-mobility action game Gundam: Rogue Orbit, creating a cohesive media-mix experience that depicts a continuous world from distinct historical perspectives generations apart.

Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO begins this saga nearly a century before the events of Rogue Orbit, chronicling humanity’s struggle against the mysterious “Apocalypse” ecosystem unleashed by an alien object that once gifted revolutionary technologies like gravity control and FTL communication. The series follows protagonist Ray Azumi, a war orphan and pilot of Gundam ZERO, voiced by Takeo Otsuka.

Announced at San Diego Comic-Con, the multimedia initiative expands Gundam into a brand-new universe spanning both anime and video games, constructed around an ambitious generational narrative envisioned by acclaimed science-fiction filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) with worldbuilding co-developed alongside SF setting supervisor Toh EnJoe. Kamiyama describes the project as a chance to redefine Gundam outside the Universal Century and Common Era timelines, exploring what fundamentally makes Gundam “Gundam” while crafting a fresh vision.

"MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM RG XARX-ZERO"

Planning: SUNRISE
Original Concept: Yoshiyuki Tomino / Hajime Yatate
Director&Series Composition: Kenji Kamiyama
SF Setting Supervisor: Toh Enjoe
Gundam Design: Eiichi Shimizu
Original Character Design: STATO
Character Design&Supervising… pic.twitter.com/BwX1Xz5Tvo

— GUNDAM NA Official (@GundamInfoNA) July 23, 2026

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A24 has released the debut trailer for 'Misty Green,' an inside-Hollywood drama written, directed by, and starring Chris RockRosalind Eleazar stars as a former starlet searching for a second act alongside Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, and Anna KendrickThe film will make its world premiere at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival before hitting theaters this October

A24 and director Chris Rock have officially unveiled the debut trailer for Misty Green. The upcoming Hollywood-set drama marks Rock's fourth feature as a director and his first time behind the camera in over a decade.

Starring Rosalind Eleazar in the titular role, the narrative follows a once-promising actress whose Hollywood career has stalled after personal and professional setbacks. As she fights to reclaim her standing in an industry quick to forget its stars, an unexpected opportunity from her past offers a potential path toward reinvention. The film represents a shift toward grounded emotional drama for Rock, while still weaving in sharp commentary on ambition and show business.

Rock pulls multi-hyphenate duty as writer, director, and co-star alongside a stacked ensemble cast that includes Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick and Topher Grace. Kaluuya stars as Misty's brother in his first on-screen acting role since 2022's Nope, while Rock plays a pivotal figure from Misty's past attempting to aid her comeback.

Misty Green will hold its world premiere at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival in September before arriving in theaters this October via A24.

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Disney+ has announced a new feature documentary titled Disney Worldbuilders directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Leslie IwerksThe documentary features creative leaders including James Cameron, Kevin Feige, Jon Favreau, and Bob Iger discussing theme park designThe film will debut at D23 on August 16 before streaming globally on Disney+ later in August

Disney+ and director Leslie Iwerks have officially announced Disney Worldbuilders, a brand-new feature-length documentary set to premiere this August. The film explores how Disney translates its beloved stories, films, and characters into real-world theme park experiences and immersive destinations worldwide.

Directed by Academy Award and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Leslie Iwerks, the documentary features intimate conversations with influential creative figures across The Walt Disney Company. Major contributors appearing in the film include James Cameron, Kevin Feige, Jon Favreau, Bob Iger, Josh D'Amaro, Jennifer Lee, Pete Docter, Dave Filoni, and Jared Bush. Together, they reflect on their early creative inspirations and the collaborative process behind bringing immersive destinations like Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and Avengers Campus to life.

Beyond celebrating past and present achievements, Disney Worldbuilders provides exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at future projects currently in development. The film offers fans rare previews of new lands, attractions, and physical experiences taking shape across Disney's entertainment divisions.

Disney Worldbuilders will host its debut premiere screening at a special D23 panel presentation on August 16, 2026, ahead of its official streaming release on Disney+ later in August.

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A24 is releasing a book chronicling Anthony Bourdain's formative years in 1970s ProvincetownThe hardcover collects recipes, maps, menus, artwork and never-before-seen images of Bourdain and his crewIt features an introduction by Tony director Matt Johnson, tying the book to A24's biography on the chef

A24 is turning its attention to the making of a culinary icon with Happier, Stupider Times: Anthony Bourdain's Provincetown Years, a new hardcover. The book zeroes in on the years before the fame, when a young Bourdain arrived in 1970s Provincetown with ambitions of becoming a writer and no kitchen experience, and instead found the identity that would define the rest of his life.

The story the book tells is the foundational one. As Bourdain put it, "I learned every important lesson, all the most important lessons of my life, as a dishwasher," and the project traces exactly that arc. It follows him from washing dishes into the orbit of what the book calls "the pirate elite," the cooks, artists and partiers who ran the anything-goes summers of P-town. It is a sunwashed portrait of place and time, spanning the fishermen at the port, the local culinary traditions and the swashbuckling nightlife that shaped a formative chapter most fans know only in passing. Bourdain would go on to become a global figure through Kitchen Confidential and his television travelogues, which makes this early, pre-fame period a compelling piece of his mythology.

The release also connects directly to A24's broader Bourdain project. The book carries an introduction by Matt Johnson, director of Tony, positioning the hardcover as a companion to A24's biography on the chef. A24 has increasingly built out an ecosystem around its films through publishing, physical media and merchandise, and pairing a book with a documentary fits that pattern of extending a single subject across multiple formats. Here, the print project deepens the film's portrait rather than simply echoing it, digging into the specific geography that made Bourdain who he was.
That intent shows in what fills the pages. Beyond the narrative, the book gathers rarely seen ephemera from iconic Provincetown establishments, including maps and menus, alongside artwork and photographs by the artists who actually lived there. It also folds in original recipes for local dishes like Portuguese kale soup and Cape Cod clam bakes, grounding the nostalgia in the food itself, plus never-before-seen images of Bourdain and his crew that pull the reader into his early world.

Happier, Stupider Times: Anthony Bourdain's Provincetown Years is available to preorder now through the A24 Shop.

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