Author: Alizee Ali Khan

More than 15 years after directing the original Thor, Kenneth Branagh has admitted he “would love to finish my relationship with that character.” He already has a specific vision in mind. But in a conversation with Business Insiders this week, Branagh said he has “a couple of ideas, more in the territory of James Mangold’s brilliant Logan.” That’s a pretty stark departure from a franchise that has leaned heavily on comedy and spectacle since his 2011 original. “I would love to see Chris Hemsworth and the others have their own individual final story that takes Thor into a glorious twilight,” he…

Dave Franco is now officially on board to star opposite Sophie Wilde in the alien invasion thriller Soon You Will Be Gone And Possibly Eaten. The news arrived as Cannes Market was arriving, and sent a definite jolt of urgency through one of the more interesting genre films in play. Franco will play opposite Wilde, with the film adapted from a short story by Nick Antosca. Egor Abramenko, who helmed Sputnik, will direct. Writing is from Luke Piotrowski and Ben Collins, who also wrote Hellraiser and the Night House. Franco and Wilde play Rob and Sabile, a young, soon-to-be-married couple…

Netflix has unveiled the first look at The Last House, a sci-fi survival thriller formerly known as 11817, directed by Louis Leterrier. Starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura, the film is officially set to hit Netflix globally on August 7, 2026. The Last House follows a family of four suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out. They are forced to work together to survive against dwindling resources. They also face a mysterious, looming threat keeping them trapped. Lee and Moura play the parents at the center of that fight. Early on, Past Lives star Lee and Kingsley Ben-Adir…

Motion Picture Exchange (MPX) has acquired world sales rights to U.S. indie horror film Swipe. It is directed by Sean Whalen. The film features a murderous family of sadistic mute women. The company will present the female-driven chiller to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Marché du Film. Swipe centers on a young woman named Rina trying to save her brother Mike after a dating app hook-up leads to his abduction. Her search brings her to the isolated Doyle property, home to an elderly matriarch named Abigail and her three mute daughters: Marla, Willa, and Elsa. Elaine Hendrix, Hana Mae Lee,…

Roger Sweet, a toy designer known for creating He-Man for the Mattel He-Man and the Masters of the Universe line, has died. He passed away at age 91 after a long battle with dementia. Sweet died peacefully at his care facility Tuesday morning, wife Marlene said. Most of the headlines about Sweet will be from his time with He-Man. And understandably so. But his work goes far beyond that toy line. Prior to Mattel Prior to Mattel, Sweet worked in the industrial design business, first as a designer at Walter Dorwin Teague Associates and later on their in-house team. He…

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, the newest spin-off from The Big Bang Theory universe, has a launch window. The HBO Max show will debut in July but the exact date hasn’t been confirmed. The news came out on CCXP Mexico City where Kevin Sussman, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie revealed new concept art and first-look pictures. The show’s first-look images were also revealed at the event. Stuart Fails to Save the Universe will be the first spinoff set after the events of The Big Bang Theory. Created by Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn, and Bill Prady, the…

House of the Dragon Season 3 officially premieres on June 21, following a recent announcement from HBO. A new trailer released at CCXP Mexico promises big bad battles and lots of death. It also teases the worst war over the Iron Throne yet. Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, and Fabien Frankel attended Saturday’s international convention at the Citibanamex Center in Mexico City. Showrunner Ryan Condal wasn’t in person, but he appeared in a video segment to unveil the trailer. “I’m very sad to not be joining you all there, but I’m back here in the U.K., putting the finishing touches on…

Prime Video has officially renewed Hazbin Hotel for a fifth and final season. They announced the renewal at a packed LVL UP Expo panel. Creator Vivienne Medrano had outlined their plan for five seasons from the start. Season 5 is exactly what was promised. The show had been renewed through season 4 long, but so far only the first two seasons are out. Medrano told Anime News Network, “I’m so thankful for how Prime Video has championed our vision at SpindleHorse, and I’m grateful for their partnership and commitment to bringing Hazbin Hotel to its epic conclusion. I’m so excited…

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is officially returning this summer. Season 4 will premiere on Paramount+ on Thursday, July 23, 2026, the streamer confirmed at CCXP Mexico. The fourth season will run for 10 episodes, with new episodes released weekly on Thursdays through September 24. Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, and Paul Wesley revealed the official teaser during the Paramount+ Thunder Stage presentation. The announcement came out of CCXP Mexico in front of fans. The trailer wasted no time setting the tone. In it, the Enterprise is flying into danger once more, facing exploding planets, strange spatial energies,…

Pedro Pascal couldn’t hold it together at this weekend’s CCXP Mexico panel for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. The actor took the stage at the Banamex Center on Sunday, April 26, in Mexico City. He and director Jon Favreau arrived as unannounced guests at the event. The moment hit harder than anyone expected. Pascal opened up about the Disney+ series, saying “As soon as I saw this, I knew that it would be a new authorship of a streaming experience,” before revealing, “But I always had a dream in my heart that it would be on a big screen…