The BBC has announced a new documentary series examining the life and career of Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling. However, the broadcaster’s emphasis on her controversial public positions raises questions about whether the production will celebrate her accomplishments or focus primarily on the disagreements surrounding her.
The DC Elseworlds is looking more like the golden age of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with every new casting announcement. Deadline exclusively reported on Tuesday that Sebastian Stan was in talks for a role in Matt Reeves’ The Batman: Part II. If the deal works out, Stan, who played Bucky Barnes in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, will likely be reteaming with MCU alum Scarlett Johansson.
Warner Bros. Discovery has formally escalated its resistance to Paramount Skydance’s takeover effort, urging shareholders to reject the amended $108 billion proposal and making it clear that the board sees the offer as both financially inadequate and structurally risky. As WB Rejects Paramount, the move illustrates just how far apart the two sides remain—and why Warner Bros. believes the bid poses long-term dangers to shareholder value.
For the first time in its 40-year history, Back to the Future is now firmly under the Disney streaming umbrella — a development that would have sounded unthinkable for decades. The landmark science-fiction trilogy, long associated with Universal Pictures and carefully guarded by its original creators, has officially landed on Disney+ through a new licensing agreement.
Marvel Studios has begun rolling out character-focused teasers for Avengers: Doomsday, a movie that absolutely must succeed at the box office after a string of uneven Marvel performances. One of the most recent trailers, now circulating after a theatrical leak, prominently features the Fantastic Four—or at least part of them. Notably absent from the latest Avengers: Doomsday trailer, however, is Pedro Pascal.
According to Variety, Barry Keoghan is expected to return as the Joker in Matt Reeves’ The Batman: Part II. The character was teased at the end of 2022’s The Batman — Keoghan was only credited as “Unseen Arkham Prisoner” — though Reeves later confirmed the character’s identity.
If you ever wanted a case study in audience denial, look no further than the growing belief among some Stranger Things fans that the series didn’t actually end and there’s a new secret ending coming — because surely the creators couldn’t have meant that to be the real finale.
Is Kathleen Kennedy already out at Lucasfilm? A source for That Park Place says she’s essentially just a figurehead with a meaningless title at this point. And maybe we’re all just waiting for official confirmation she’s moved on when the timing is right for her… and Disney?
Walt Disney World Resort’s list of restaurants participating in the 2026 Disney Dining Plan shows notable changes compared with the prior year, with dozens of eateries currently not listed as accepting prepaid dining credits on Disney’s official filters.
According to Matt McGloin of Cosmic Book News, James Gunn may soon step down as co-CEO of DC Studios. That possibility casts into doubt the future of the DC Universe (DCU), which Gunn has been leading since parent studio Warner Bros. shuttered the previous DC Expanded Universe (DCEU).
The X-Men trailer for Avengers: Doomsday was officially released Tuesday morning. Like the other teases we’ve seen for the upcoming epic, it leans heavily into the one thing the original Avengers films could not — nostalgia.
Despite strong ratings and continued brand value for HBO, House of the Dragon is officially approaching its conclusion.
Industry projections for Supergirl and Clayface are not positive. Matt Belloni of Puck News included the DC Comics’ films on his list of red flags for Warner Bros. in 2026. Two films that would once have been treated as future blockbusters are now sharing space alongside financially risky or strategically questionable films. It’s less about whether or not the movies will be good, so much as when they will arrive given current trends and competition.