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‘Scary Movie’ Sets Paramount+ Release Date
Scary Movie (also known as Scary Movie 6) will begin streaming on Paramount+ from 3 September, 91 days after its cinema release. The film reunited the Wayans brothers and became a major box-office success, helping push the long-running horror-comedy franchise past $1 billion in lifetime global earnings. The reboot, made for around $30 million before…
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Michael Sheen, Wanda Sykes, Tramell Tillman Among Host of ‘Murderbot’ Season 2 Guest Stars
Apple TV’s sci-fi series “Murderbot” has revealed a lineup of 25 recurring and guest stars for its currently filming second season, joining series star Alexander Skarsgård. The announcement follows the show’s critically well-received first season, with the streamer having ordered a second run back in July 2025. The guest roster includes Michael Sheen, Wanda Sykes,…
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Insomniac Games “announced Wolverine very early because we knew it would be very difficult to keep a lid on it,” lead says
Insomniac Games revealed Marvel’s Wolverine years before its expected release, and a lead on the project has now explained why: the studio judged that keeping the game under wraps would have been extremely difficult, so it opted for an early announcement instead. This reflects a broader industry tension between marketing benefits and secrecy, where developers…
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Trump names physician Overton to lead FDA
President Trump has nominated Dr Heidi Overton, currently his deputy assistant for domestic policy, to become the next commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration. Overton, a physician known for her pro-life views, had been serving on the White House’s Domestic Policy Council and would take charge of the agency responsible for regulating food,…
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‘The Goonies’ Meets ‘The Outsiders’ in Netflix Hit Returning for its Final Season
Netflix’s teen drama Outer Banks is set to return for a fifth and final season, drawing comparisons to two classic 1980s films: The Goonies and The Outsiders. Set on the North Carolina coast, the series follows a group of working-class teenagers, the Pogues, as they hunt for treasure while navigating class tensions with their wealthy…
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Marvel Officially Announces New X-Men Series After Live-Action Debut
Marvel has confirmed a new five-issue comic series, JEAN GREY #1, following days after Sadie Sink’s live-action debut as the character in Spider-Man: Brand New Day and her casting as Jean Grey in the upcoming MCU X-Men reboot. Written by X-Men (2024) scribe Jed MacKay with art by Rogê Antônio, the series marks a significant…
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HBO Officially Confirms New Fantasy Series Will Replace ‘The Last of Us’
HBO has confirmed that its adaptation of the video game Baldur’s Gate will follow The Last of Us as the network’s next major fantasy series, with Craig Mazin, who created The Last of Us for HBO, set to write, executive produce and showrun the new project. The Baldur’s Gate series is based in the Dungeons…
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Crunchyroll Thinks Small When It Comes to Building Out Its Global Anime Empire
Crunchyroll, the anime streaming giant owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, is building on its dominance not through broad diversification but by focusing intensely on serving dedicated anime fans across multiple platforms, from streaming and theatrical releases to conventions and merchandise. This niche-first strategy matters because anime fandom is projected to reach at least 1.5 billion…
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Hollywood‘s Push for Federal Film Tax Credit Could Help Boost Production in All States
Hollywood is mounting a lobbying campaign for a federal film production tax credit, aiming to complement the state-level incentives that currently dominate location decisions and to help the US compete with more generous schemes in Canada, Australia, the UK and Europe. Supporters argue this could benefit the whole country, not just California, since 11 US…
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The “wonderful” 1982 movie Robin Williams was never truly happy with: “I could have done more”
He always wanted a do-over. The post The “wonderful” 1982 movie Robin Williams was never truly happy with: “I could have done more” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.