The upcoming film, The Odyssey, has already generated excitement with a preview trailer and a special IMAX presentation, showcasing director Christopher Nolan’s signature use of powerful music and impressive practical effects. However, the film has also drawn criticism for how Nolan has chosen to adapt the classic story. Now, that discussion is continuing, as musician Travis Scott has been added to the cast.
As reported by Deadline, Berry is set to lead the Apple TV+ series The President is Missing. Nicole Perlman and David Chasteen are writing the screenplay.
As a huge fan of the Duffer Brothers, I’m so excited about their next project! It’s called Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, and it’s landing on Netflix in 2026 – seriously, just two months away! It’s an eight-episode series created by Haley Z. Boston, who’s done some cool work before – she wrote for Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities and was a story editor on Hunters. Apparently, the idea behind it is like a horror take on getting married, which sounds amazing and totally up my alley.
Paul Feig’s film, The Housemaid, has been a huge success, earning almost $295 million globally with a production budget of under $50 million (according to The Numbers). The movie is a psychological thriller starring Sydney Sweeney as a young woman with a difficult history who becomes a live-in housekeeper for a rich couple. Her relationship with the wife of the house, played by Amanda Seyfried, quickly becomes risky and unsettling.
Filming for The Weight took place over six weeks in the Bavarian Forest of Germany, which served as a stand-in for Oregon. Ethan Hawke told Entertainment Weekly it was “one of the hardest summers of [his] life.” He explained that while the movie doesn’t have a lot of traditional action, it was incredibly draining, especially just worrying about ticks while filming in the water and woods.
I’m really excited to see Frasier is back in the Top 10 on Paramount+ in a bunch of places! It’s currently at number 10 here in the US, but it’s doing even better in Canada at number 7. Plus, it’s a top 6 show in both Ireland and the UK, according to FlixPatrol. It’s great to see so many people are still enjoying it!
According to Bleeding Cool, a Marvel Comics fan recently won an eBay auction for a rare variant cover of Ultimate Endgame #1. The cover featured a sketch of Doctor Doom, and surprisingly, it was drawn by Robert Downey Jr., who is known for playing Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The animated series “The Clone Wars,” “Rebels,” and “The Bad Batch” have all added exciting new layers to the Star Wars universe, and the upcoming series “Maul – Shadow Lord” looks to continue that tradition. Set after the Clone Wars, the show focuses on the fascinating character of Maul as he establishes a criminal organization, takes on a new student, and keeps a watchful, vengeful eye on the growing Empire. The first trailer suggests this might be the most intense animated Star Wars series yet. Plus, the show will feature Sam Witwer, who previously voiced the character, and Wagner Moura, a recent Academy Award nominee.
The new Marvel series, Wonder Man, starts streaming on Disney+ today. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays the lead role of Simon Williams, also known as Wonder Man, and Ben Kingsley returns as his character, Trevor Slattery, from previous Marvel films. The series was created by Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest.
Sadie Sink became a fan favorite as Max Mayfield when she joined the cast of Stranger Things in Season 2, famously arriving on screen via a skateboard. While music often saved Max from the dangers of the Upside Down, skateboarding is her character’s true love – though it wasn’t Sadie Sink’s! In a video posted on Instagram by the Stranger Things account, Sink revealed that learning to skateboard for the role wasn’t what people might expect.