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Monday, July 27, 2026

Ryan Gosling To Play Ghost Rider In New Marvel Movie

Ryan Gosling is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ghost Rider. The announcement was made by Marvel Studios executive Kevin Feige at the San Diego Comic Con. The standalone film will be directed by Shawn Levy ("Star Wars: Starfighter", "Deadpool & Wolverine") from a script by Jonathan Tropper ("Star Wars: Starfigher", "Banshee"), and will be released in 2028.

Here's what Levy had to say while on stage at Hall H: "I'm having the greatest flashback vibes here, because I was here two years ago when we showed 'Deadpool & Wolverine'. I'll never forget that night, because I was introduced to the greatest fans. Gosling is the absolute shit. I say that with tremendous respect. We spent a lot of time last year making 'Starfighter', and the opportunity as Ryan started talking about this character, I was like, 'Bro, let's ride'. We'll see you in 2028!"

Gosling added: "Wow, is this really happening? As you know, this is a character I've wanted to play for a very long time".

Ghost Rider was previously played by Nicolas Cage in two Sony movies, after which the rights to the character reverted to Marvel Studios, who then rebooted the character with Gabriel Luna in the ABC series "Agents of SHIELD".

Gosling can next be seen in "Star Wars: Starfighter", which is also directed by Levy and written by Tropper. The film co-stars Mia Goth, Amy Adams, Matt Smith and Aaron Pierre. The release date has been set for May 28, 2027.

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Friday, May 15, 2026

Imogen Poots & John Reynolds Join Amazon Series SEX CRIMINALS

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Imogen Poots ("Need for Speed", "All of You") and John Reynolds ("Search Party", "Oh, Hi!") are set to lead the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series "Sex Criminals", which is based on the comic book of the same name published by American company Image Comics, written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Chip Zdarsky. The series received an eight-episode order in January.

Here is the official synopsis: "Suze (Poots) is a normal girl with an extraordinary ability: when she has sex, she stops time. One night, she meets Jon (Reynolds)...who has the same gift. And so they do what any other sex having, time stopping couple would do: they rob banks".

Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, and Tze Chun are co-creators, showrunners, and executive producers. Nanjiani will also appear in the series in an undisclosed role. Gordon and Nanjiani are executive producing via Winter Coat Films along with Dani Melia. Fraction and Zdarsky executive produce alongside Dani Gorin and Louie Hayes of LuckyChap. Amazon MGM Studios and LuckyChap have an ongoing first-look deal.

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Saturday, April 4, 2026

New on Blu-ray: THE IMAGE REVOLUTION (2014) - Documentary

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Product Description: Twenty years ago, seven superstar artists left Marvel Comics to create their own company, Image Comics, a company that continues to influence mainstream comics and pop culture to this day. Image began as more than just a publisher - it was a response to years of creator mistreatment, and changed comics forever. THE IMAGE REVOLUTION tells the story of Image Comics, from its founders' work at Marvel, through Image's early success, company difficulties during the comics market implosion, and ultimately the publisher's new generation of properties like The Walking Dead. Filled with colorful characters, the film is a clarion call to artists to take control of their destiny.

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Saturday, April 6, 2024

Olivia Wilde and Margot Robbie to Adapt Comic AVENGELYNE From Creator of DEADPOOL

Olivia Wilde And Margot Robbie Adapt Comic Avengelyne

Olivia Wilde, Margot Robbie and "X-Men" producer Simon Kinberg are teaming up for a big screen adaptation of the comic book character Avengelyne, which hails from "Deadpool" creator Rob Liefeld.

The film will be directed by Wilde ("Don't Worry Darling"). Created in 1995, Avengelyne is a fallen angel cast to Earth, who fights the forces of evil and often finds herself protecting humanity from demons and other monsters.

Producers include Robbie's company LuckyChap and her partners Tom Ackerley and Josie McNamara, as well as Kinberg. The project is currently being shopped to studios and streamers.

There have been previous attempts to bring Avengelyne to the big screen, including a 2013 adaptation starring Gina Carano. In 2016 Paramount reportedly secured the rights for a version from filmmaker Akiva Goldsman.

In the meantime, Wilde will direct Universal's upcoming Christmas comedy "Naughty".

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

David Corenswet And Rachel Brosnahan Join SUPERMAN: LEGACY As Clark Kent And Lois Lane

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David Corenswet ("The Politician", "Hollywood", "Pearl") and Rachel Brosnahan ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", "House of Cards") have been cast as Clark Kent and Lois Lane in the upcoming DC movie "Superman: Legacy", which will be directed by James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy") from his own script.

Gunn and DC Studios partner Peter Safran are working hard to reboot the DC Extended Universe, and this movie will be the first step in that direction. The film has been described as a workplace origin story. Nicholas Hoult and Tom Brittney were also in contention to play Superman/Clark Kent and Emma Mackey and Phoebe Dynevor were in the running for Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane.

Casting is also underway for Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen and the superheroes The Authority, who are expected to debut in "Legacy" before getting their own film. The film is being produced by Safran who recently said the following about the project:

"It focuses on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way. He is kindness in a world that thinks of kindness as old-fashioned.".

"Superman: Legacy" will open in theaters on July 11, 2025. Filming is expected to begin early next year.

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Monday, July 18, 2022

Adam Scott Joins Dakota Johnson in Spider-Man Spinoff MADAME WEB

"Severance" and "Parks and Recreation" star Adam Scott has joined the cast of Sony's upcoming superhero movie "Madame Web". The film is directed by S.J. Clarkson from a script by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless based on characters from the Marvel comics.

Madame Web, played in the film by Dakota Johnson, is a clairvoyant whose psychic abilities allow her to see within the spider world itself. She has mentored not only Spider-Man, but also multiple generations of heroes calling themselves Spider-Woman. The character was introduced in the 1980 comic "The Amazing Spider-Man No. 210", and was depicted as a blind, paralyzed old woman, surrounded by a web-like machine necessary to keep her alive.

The cast also includes Emma Roberts, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim and Mike Epps. The release date has been set for July 7, 2023.

The film is a new installment in Sony's Universe of Marvel characters, which also includes the "Venom" movies and "Morbius", and the upcoming "Kraven the Hunter". The latter is in the works with Aaron Taylor-Johnson set to star.

Scott will also star in the second season of "Severance" and a "Party Down" revival on Starz.

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Saturday, April 30, 2022

Blake Lively to Make Film Directorial Debut With SECONDS Adaptation Written by Edgar Wright

Blake Lively ("Gossip Girls", "A Simple Favor", "The Shallows") will make her feature directorial debut with the upcoming film "Seconds", an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name created by Bryan Lee O'Malley.

The script is written by Edgar Wright, who previously adapted O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" into the 2010 film starring Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Lively made her directorial debut last year, when she shot the music video for Taylor Swift's "I Bet You Think About Me". The video earned her nominations for the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards for directing and producing.

"Seconds" follows the story of Katie Clay, the owner and head chef of the titular restaurant. One night, a mysterious spirit provides Katie with the ability to alter reality by writing something she wants to change in a notebook, eating a mushroom and falling asleep. As Katie begins abusing the power to alter her past mistakes, her actions slowly cause the fabric of time and space to unravel.

Wright is also producing along with Marc Platt. The film is set up at Searchlight.

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Sunday, April 17, 2022

Susan Sarandon to Play BLUE BEETLE Villain Instead of Sharon Stone

While it was originally reported that Sharon Stone was in talks to star as villain Victoria Kord in the upcoming DC movie "Blue Beetle", the role ultimately went to Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon ("Thelma & Louise", "Dead Man Walking").

The film will focus on Mexican-American teenager Jaime Reyes, played by Xolo Mariduena ("Cobra Kai"), who in the comics is a working-class El Paso teenager devoted to his family who discovers the Blue Beetle scarab on the way home from school with two of his best friends, half-buried in a disused lot. Reyes takes the scarab home, curious as to what it might be. That night, the scarab comes alive and grafts itself to the base of Jaime's spine and provides him with a suit of extraterrestrial armor that can be modified to enhance his speed and strength, as well as to create weapons, wings and shields. Reyes is one of three characters from the comics who assumed the Blue Beetle mantle.

The cast also includes Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, Harvey Guillén, George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damián Alcázar, and Raoul Max Trujillo.

Victoria Kord is a new character created for the movie. The film is directed by Angel Manuel Soto ("Charm City Kings") from a script by Mexican writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer ("Miss Bala").

Originaly developed for HBO Max, "Blue Bettle" will be released in theaters on August 18, 2023.

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Sharon Stone Joins DC'S BLUE BEETLE as Villain Victoria Kord

Oscar-nominated actress Sharon Stone ("Basic Instinct", "Casino") is in final talks to play the villain in the upcoming DCEU movie "Blue Beetle" directed by Angel Manuel Soto ("Charm City Kings") from a script by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer ("Miss Bala").

Xolo Mariduen stars in the lead role as Jamie Reyes aka Blue Beetle, a vigilante who has a scarab grafted onto his spine that gives him tremendous powers and the ability to emit blue energy. Stone will play Victoria Kord, a new character created for the film.

The cast also includes Raoul Max Trujillo ("Mayans M.C.") as Carapax the Indestructible Man, Bruna Marquezine as Penny, the female lead and love interest, Belissa Escobedo as Jamie's younger sister, Milagros, George Lopez, Adrianna Barraza, and Harvey Guillen.

"Blue Beetle" will open in theaters on August 18, 2023. The film was originally developed for HBO Max.

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Friday, February 4, 2022

Dakota Johnson to Play Madame Web in Sony's New SPIDER-MAN Spin-off

Dakota Johnson to Play Madame Web in Sony Universe of Marvel Characters

Dakota Johnson ("Fifty Shades of Grey", "Suspiria") is set to join Sony's latest "Spider-Man" related spin-off. The actor will play Madame Web in the studio's next standalone superhero movie, which will be directed by S.J. Clarkson ("Jessica Jones", "The Defenders") from a script by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless ("Lost in Space", "Morbius").

In the comics, Madame Web is key in the interconnected multiverse, which has already been explored by Sony in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" and "Spider-Man: No Way Home". Introduced in the 1980, Web often appeared as a side character in the "Spider-Man" comics where she is depicted as a blind, paralyzed elderly woman who has myasthenia gravis, a chronic autoimmune disorder requiring her to connect to a life support system resembling a spider web. According to various reports, due to her psychic sensory powers, she is essentially Sony's "Doctor Strange".

Johnsons can next be seen in Netflix's Jane Austen adaptation "Persuasion". Also, her Sndance film "Cha Cha Real Smooth" was sold to Apple for $15 million after premiering at the festival.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

NAOMI Series Trailers, Clip, Featurette, Images and Poster

"Naomi" is a new superhero series created by Ava DuVernay and Jill Blankenship based on the comic book series of the same name by David F. Walker and Brian Michael Bendis, and illustrated by Jamal Campbell. The show stars Kaci Walfall, Stephanie March, Brian Brightman, Kevin Brown, Samantha LaCroix and Cranston Johnson. "Naomi" premiered on January 11, 2022 on The CW.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

THE FLASH Season 8 Trailer, Images and Poster

The eighth season of the superhero series "The Flash" has premiered on November 16, 2021 on The CW. The cast includes Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Danielle Nicolet, Kayla Compton, Brandon McKnight, and Jesse L. Martin

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Adaptation of Robert Kirkman Comic OBLIVION SONG

Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star in and produce "Oblivion Song", a film based on the acclaimed series of graphic novels by "The Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici. New Republic Pictures announced on Tuesday it optioned the rights to the story, with plans to turn it into a feature film.

Released by Image Comics in 2018, the series tells the story of Nathan Cole, a man who makes daily trips to try and rescue those still living in the apocalyptic hellscape of Oblivion, a part of Philadelphia that was sudddenly lost a decade ago in a cataclysmic event, along with 300,000 of its citizens.

The title was previously in development at Universal.

Gyllenhaal can next be seen in Michael Bay's thriller "Ambulance", and Antoine Fuqua's Netflix film "The Guilty", in which he stars alongside Paul Dano and Riley Keough.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

DC'S STARGIRL Season 2 Trailers, Featurette, Images and Posters

The second season "DC's Stargirl" has premiered on August 10, 2021 on The CW. Created by Geoff Johns based on the DC Comics superhero created by Johns and Lee Moder, the show stars Brec Bassinger, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Cameron Gellman, Jake Austin Walker, Amy Smart and Luke Wilson.

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

SWEET TOOTH Series Trailers, Featurette, Images and Posters

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"Sweet Tooth" is a fantasy drama series created by Jim Mickle and Beth Schwartz and executive produced by Robert Downey Jr, based on the comic book of the same name by Jeff Lemire.

The series follows a half human and half deer-boy who leaves his isolated home and learns to survive in a post-apocalyptic world as he befriends other hybrids and humans. The cast features Nonso Anozie, James Brolin, Christian Convery, Stefania LaVie Owen and Dania Ramirez.

"Sweet Tooth" premiered on June 4, 2021 on Netflix.

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

Aaron Taylor-Johnson To Play Spider-Man Villain Kraven the Hunter in Stand-Alone Movie

"Kick-Ass" and "Godzilla" star Aaron Taylor-Johnson has signed on to play the protagonist in Sony's upcoming comic book movie "Kraven the Hunter". The film will be directed by J.C. Chandor ("Triple Frontier") from a script by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk.

Kraven is one of Marvel's most iconic and notorious antiheroes, first introduced in 1964 as a Spider-Man villain. Kraven is known for appearing in the classic 1980s storyline "Kraven's Last Hunt" in which he succeeded in defeating Spider-Man, burying him alive and assuming his identity. The character has also tussled with Venom, and he's a founding member of the supervillain group the Sinister Six.

Taylor-Johnson has signed a multi-picture deal to portray the classic character. The film is set for release on January 13, 2023.

Producers include Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach. Other Spider-Man spin-offs include "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" which will be released on September 24th, and "Mobius", due out on January 21, 2022.

Taylor-Johnson is also set to star in the upcoming action film "Bullet Train".

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Friday, May 14, 2021

Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD: JUSTICE SOCIETY - WORLD WAR II (2021)

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