Author: Alizee Ali Khan

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…

The official Spider-Noir trailer is out, and it doesn’t miss a beat setting up a deathmatch for Nicolas Cage along with a brand new enemy. Brendan Gleeson plays an Irish crime boss who confronts Ben Reilly in his Jersey silk shirt. The new trailer was premiered in Mexico City at the popculture festival CCXPMX26. We’ve never seen the first real look at the live action of Spider-Noir, but it seems dark and grounded. Ben Reilly is a tough, old, and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s Manhattan. He has to come to terms with his past after a…

Hollywood is moving fast on Battlefield. Christopher McQuarrie is attached to write, direct, and produce a feature adaptation of Battlefield, the military video game from Electronic Arts. Michael B. Jordan is looking to produce and may star as well, though it’s too early to say on that. The timing makes sense. Battlefield 6 was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on October 10, 2025. Selling over 7 million units in 3 days, it became the biggest, most successful launch in series history. It became the best-selling video game in the United States in 2025. With a budget over $400…

Fox has officially renewed Fear Factor: House of Fear for a second season. Johnny Knoxville will return to host the competition series. This announcement comes just weeks after Season 1 wrapped up. A reboot of the popular 2000s show that ran for seven seasons, Fear Factor: House of Fear features a group of strangers. They live together in a remote location. Facing mind-blowing stunts, harrowing challenges, and a twisted game of social strategy. Only one winner conquers all their fears. That person walks away with $200,000. The viewership numbers made the renewal an easy call. The show’s debut episode delivered…