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Aang: The Last Airbender to get brief cinema run

  • Avatar Aang film gets rare one-week cinema run at two US theatres
  • Runs 24-30 July, just before Paramount Plus streaming debut
  • Follows delays, a scrapped release, a leak and an arrest

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, the animated sequel to Nickelodeon's beloved series, has been given a limited cinema release alongside its Paramount Plus streaming debut, bringing an end to months of uncertainty over the film's fate. Paramount and Nickelodeon had previously scrapped plans for a theatrical showing, disappointing…

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Michael Fassbender’s New Monster Epic Is Coming to Comic-Con

  • Hope is heading to Comic-Con with exclusive new footage.
  • The panel marks Na Hong-jin’s first Comic-Con appearance.
  • The film arrives in US cinemas this September.

Neon will bring Hope, the new sci-fi monster film from South Korean director Na Hong-jin, to San Diego Comic-Con 2026, where attendees will see previously unseen footage and hear the director discuss the project. The appearance matters because the film was one of the notable titles to emerge…

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Arab Strap’s “Glamour Magick” video is body horror worthy of ‘The Substance’

  • Arab Strap unveiled a disturbing new “Glamour Magick” video.
  • The visuals are framed as body horror in style.
  • The song previews September album *Half-Told Tales*.

Arab Strap have released a new video for “Glamour Magick”, with BrooklynVegan highlighting its grotesque, body-horror aesthetic and comparing it to *The Substance*. The piece matters mainly as a new visual statement from the Scottish duo, presenting the song through an unsettling, cinematic style rather than a conventional…

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Could Jay-Z Get Fined for Playing Late at Yankee Stadium?

  • Gate-crashers delayed Jay-Z’s show until after midnight
  • It is unclear whether any New York noise rule was broken
  • Any fine would likely fall on the venue or promoter

Jay-Z’s delayed Yankee Stadium concert raised questions about whether anyone could be fined for breaching local noise rules after the show started well after midnight and ran until nearly 3 a.m. The delay happened because fans without tickets forced their way through the gates before the planned 8…

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GAVIN ROSSDALE On BUSH’s Early Success: ‘We Were Annoying Because We Appeared Out Of Nowhere And Got A Lot Of Attention’

  • Rossdale says BUSH’s sudden success triggered early backlash
  • He links criticism to grunge-era sensitivities after Cobain’s death
  • Rossdale says views of the band improved over time

Gavin Rossdale has said BUSH’s rapid rise in the 1990s made the band an easy target, because they seemed to arrive suddenly and attract heavy media and industry attention during a sensitive period for rock music. In a new podcast interview, he suggested the backlash was shaped not…

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MW4 studio head says he doesn’t feel any added pressure with GTA 6 looming after launch

  • Infinity Ward says GTA 6 adds no extra pressure
  • MW4 launches on 23 October 2026
  • GTA 6 arrives less than a month later

Infinity Ward co-studio head Mark Grigsby says he does not feel any extra pressure from Grand Theft Auto 6 launching shortly after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. His comments matter because many publishers appear to be avoiding November 2026, suggesting GTA 6 is expected to dominate attention,…

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Sports stars gather in New York for the ESPY awards ceremony

  • ESPYs returned to New York for the first time in five years on 15 July.
  • Ceremony aired live on ABC, hosted by Marcello Hernández.
  • Free-trial streaming options included DirecTV, FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling TV.

Billboard has published a viewer's guide for the 2026 ESPY Awards, explaining how sports fans without cable can watch the ceremony free of charge via trial subscriptions to services such as DirecTV, Sling TV, FuboTV and Hulu + Live TV. The guide matters to cord-cutters because it marks…

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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced New Game Plus is coming, director promises: “We’re working on that right now”

  • Black Flag’s remake is set to get New Game Plus
  • The director says the feature is in active development
  • It would add replay value beyond a visual overhaul

Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake, reportedly titled Black Flag Resynced, will include a New Game Plus mode, according to its director, who said the team is “working on that right now”. That matters because New Game Plus is a popular feature for players who want…

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Prime Video’s Next Fantasy Show Combines the Best Parts of ‘Vikings’ and ‘The Witcher’

  • Prime Video’s God of War is pitched as a major new fantasy series.
  • The article compares its appeal to The Witcher and Vikings.
  • Its emotional core is Kratos and Atreus’s father-son story.

Collider argues that Prime Video’s planned adaptation of God of War could fill the gap left by fantasy series such as The Witcher and Vikings by combining myth-based world-building with a character-driven story. The piece says the project matters because fantasy television has been searching for a strong…

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