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  • Avengers…Assemble! ‘Endgame’ to Return to Theaters in 2026

    Avengers…Assemble! ‘Endgame’ to Return to Theaters in 2026

    Ahead of the release of Avengers: Doomsday–the first Avengers film in over seven-and-a-half years–Marvel Studios will re-release Avengers: Endgame in theaters next Fall.

    According to THR’s Borys Kit, Endgame, which wrapped up the studio’s Infinity Saga, will be back in theaters for an undefined window beginning on September 25, 2026. Doomsday debuts just about three months later on December 18, 2026.

    The re-release will provide Endgame with the opportunity to creep a little closer to the all-time box office champ, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, though it’s unlikely to  jump to #1.

    Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, who have returned to Marvel Studios for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, Avengers: Endgame featured the final appearances of several characters, including Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr., both of whom are returning for the new film, with Downey as the main antagonist, Doctor Doom. Reports have indicated that despite dozens of projects that have released since Endgame was in theaters, Doomsday will be a sequel to that project.

    Source: THR

  • Jon Bernthal Reveals Release Window for “High -Octane” ‘The Punisher’ Special Presentation

    Jon Bernthal Reveals Release Window for “High -Octane” ‘The Punisher’ Special Presentation

    After returning to the role of Frank Castle in Season 1 of Daredevil: Born Again, Jon Bernthal will make his MCU theatrical debut in 2026 in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. From what can be gleaned from set photos, Castle–and his sidekick–will serve as agents of chaos in the Destin Daniel Cretton-helmed flick, providing a foil to Tom Holland‘s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.

    It’s going to be dark; Frank has no interest in breaking out the darkness. It’s not going to be easy. I don’t know if that’s the Netflix tone then that’s what it’s going to be. It will not be Punisher-lite, I promise you that.

    –Jon Bernthal on The Punisher Special Presentation

    However, before Castle brings his particular type of madness to the Spidey franchise, the character has another bit of business to attend to in The Punisher Special Presentation, set to stream on D+ in 2026. With Castle confirmed to not have a role in Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again, it seems clear that the streaming special–in which he will take on monster Ma Gnucci–will be a direct follow-up to his escape from Wilson Fisk’s dungeon. However, even as Disney recently revealed its 2026 streaming slate at NYCC, the studio has kept quiet about a release window for The Punisher. Now, in an interview with Screen Rant, Bernthal provided an idea of when to expect the feature.

    While talking about his role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which hits theaters on July 31, 2026, Bernthal stated that The Punisher will stream on D+ “around that same time.”

    “Around that same time, there will also be this Punisher special that’s coming out, that I think will be as high-octane Punisher as you’ve ever seen,” said Bernthal. While it’s not officially confirmed that the special presentation is set before the events of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, there’s enough evidence to support a reasonable assumption that it is, making a June or early-July streaming debut the most likely scenario.

    It’s like a shotgun blast of a story, but also has all the pathos and emotion that you want out of a Frank Castle story.

    -Marvel Television Top Dog Brad Winderbaum

    Co-written by star Jon Bernthal and Reinaldo Marcus Green, The Punisher will be the third Special Presentation to stream on D+, joining Werewolf By Night and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. All signs point to the feature being incredibly violent, which has caused some consternation about how the character could blend seamlessly into the world of a very friendly Wallcrawler. Bernthal addressed those concerns as well.

    “I think what was really important to me and to Destin and to Tom is that we believed that The Punisher could walk off of the Spider-Man set and could walk onto the special set, and I do believe that we achieved that,” Bernthal explained. Without directly stating it, Bernthal seems to be implying that, as is the case in the comics–and with Daredevil’s appearance in She-Hulk Attorney at Law–characters can be malleable in order to fit the environment in which the story is set.

    Source: Screen Rant

  • The Arrival of the ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Online May be Imminent…and It’s Too Short

    The Arrival of the ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Online May be Imminent…and It’s Too Short

    If more than a decade covering this industry has taught me anything, it’s that there’s nothing more important than when a trailer for an upcoming movie will release…well, other than runtimes. Thankfully, fans have known for some time now that the wait for the first look at Avengers: Doomsday wouldn’t be much longer since it’s been confirmed to be attached to James Cameron‘s Avatar: Fire and Ash. However, it’s rare that trailers truly debut theatrically as they are almost always released online ahead of time. So when will that teaser drop on Disney’s social media channels?

    According to industry insider Daniel Richtman–who has LONG worn the trailer info crown–Disney is planning to release a teaser for a major upcoming movie on December 11th. While Richtman clearly states that he can’t be sure it will be the teaser for Avengers: Doomsday, the studio has already rolled out teasers and trailers for almost all of its major 2026 releases, increasing the odds that it will indeed be Doomsday.

    Should it be Doomsday on December 11th, fans won’t have much footage to see. According to Cryptic4KQual, who has also long been a reliable source of trailer information, the teaser will be “a bit above a minute in length.” Runtimes!

    With the film still a year away, it’s unlikely Marvel would want to give too much a way, holding onto some key bits and pieces for next summer; however, the studio also knows it needs to make sure fans are blown away by the first look to hopefully help get them back in theaters following a less than awesome year at the box office.

  • Further Details Emerge on Scarlett Johansson’s ‘The Batman 2’ Villainous Role

    Further Details Emerge on Scarlett Johansson’s ‘The Batman 2’ Villainous Role

    Matt Reeves made a major splash in landing Scarlett Johansson in a lead role in his upcoming sequel to 2022’s The Batman. Synonymous with Marvel Studios early success, Johansson remains a bonafide movie star in an era where those are harder and harder to find.

    Following the initial report by Nexus Point News, fans immediately began theorizing about Johansson’s role, with Poison Ivy an early favorite. However, industry vet Jeff “The In” Sneider shot that idea down while adding enough additional context to lift another Batman baddie into contention.

    Sneider shared word that Johansson will indeed be the film’s villain with the caveat that she may also be the new love interest of Robert Pattinson‘s Bruce Wayne. And for many fans, that was enough to go on to believe that the actress will be playing Andrea Beaumont, also known as The Phantasm.

    Picking the right villain that digs into what that does and goes into his past and his life, that was what drove that discussion.

    -Matt Reeves

    Given what’s known about the role, Beaumont–who first appeared the 1993 animated film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm–is as good of a fit as can be imagined. Reeves has previously revealed that the new film’s villain has never been featured in live-action Batman films before and Beaumont as a love interest-turned antagonist does indeed fit that description.

    Fans had previously believed that Reeves was teasing Hush, a character created by Jeph Loeb in 2022, who was seemingly set up in the first film. Given Hush’s connections to Wayne’s past, he did seem to fit if the film is going to explore the billionaire more than the Bat. However, Johansson’s casting has changed that a bit and a further excavation of The Phantasm’s creation only strengthens the likelihood that’s who she’ll be playing.

    While it’s certainly not out of the question that Johansson could be playing a gender-swapped Hush that serves of an amalgam of multiple characters, including Beaumont, knowing Reeves‘ desire to keep his Batman Epic Crime Saga rooted in noir-style storytelling makes The Phantasm a fantastic fit.

    Though The Phantasm is an original character created Alan Burnett and Paul Dini for the animated feature, the character was derived from a pair of characters who first appeared in Mike Barr’s four-issue Batman: Year Two comic. Given that The Batman was a “Year One” tale, it’s certainly an interesting coincidence that the sequel’s villain could be connected to a “Year Two” tale.

    Though Batman: Year Two isn’t on anyone’s best Batman stories list, it introduced Rachel Caspian as a love interest for Batman. It also introduced her father, Judson, who was eventually revealed to be a villain named the Reaper. Batman: The Mask of the Phantasm loosely weaved those characters into Andrea Beaumont, the film’s femme fatale.

    There is an exploration to be had, and one of the explorations for me was to do something that pushes even further into the character of Bruce Wayne.

    -Matt Reeves

    With The Batman-Part II clearly cut out to be another piece of hardboiled detective noir work from Reeves and the villain intended to help the story connect to and explore Wayne’s past, Beaumont checks all the boxes. Her history and path to becoming a vigilante closely mirrors Wayne’s, allowing for a new angle on how the murders of Thomas and Martha Wayne set their son on the path to becoming Batman, making the sequel the “Bruce Wayne” movie that Reeves wants to create.

  • CCXP: DC Studios’ ‘Supergirl’ Exhibit Confirms Title Change, Shows Off New Suit and Reveals Lobo’s Comic-Accurate Weapon

    CCXP: DC Studios’ ‘Supergirl’ Exhibit Confirms Title Change, Shows Off New Suit and Reveals Lobo’s Comic-Accurate Weapon

    Additionally, photos from the exhibit have provided wonderful shots of Milly Alcock‘s Kara Zor-El’s costume and teases the chained hook that will be used by Jason Momoa‘s Lobo.

    Ahead of CCXP ’25 in San Paulo, Brazil, DC Studios’ Supergirl exhibit has become a hot spring of news.

    Thanks to Omelete, it’s been confirmed that the film–originally titled Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow–has indeed been simplified to Supergirl, as has long been believed.

    Updating…

    Source: Omelete

  • Scarlett Johansson Joins Robert Pattinson in ‘The Batman-Part II’

    Scarlett Johansson Joins Robert Pattinson in ‘The Batman-Part II’

    As Matt Reeves The Batman sequel prepares to begin principal photography early next year, one of Hollywood’s biggest stars is poised to join the project.

    According to Nexus Point News, Scarlett Johansson will star alongside Robert Pattinson in the 2027 film.

    NPN’s report was confirmed by Deadline, who added that Johansson‘s role in The Exorcist was initially throwing a hitch in the giddy up but is no longer an obstacle. As you might expect, nobody knows who ScarJo will play in the film but Poison Ivy will certainly be the odds on favorite until we learn otherwise. Additional reports have indicated that Johansson will be playing a villain in the film with Andrea Beaumont among fan favorite options.

    Source: NPN

  • Details from First ‘Supergirl’ Teaser Arrive Online Ahead of Expected CCXP Debut

    Details from First ‘Supergirl’ Teaser Arrive Online Ahead of Expected CCXP Debut

    Buzz has been building that DC Studios was planning to provide the first look at its next theatrical release, Supergirl, at this weekend’s CCXP. And now, evidence is mounting that indicates that may well happen.

    X user @UniversoDCnauta claims to have been made privy to some details of the first look at director Craig Gillespie’s upcoming movie.

    According to the source, who accurately described some beats from last year’s first Superman teaser, the first look at Supergirl will be set to an unidentified Blondie song. The user also described the tone as “fun” and “focused on action” and that the teaser would feature shots of a hungover Kara and Krypto lifting his leg to pee.

    Kara nursing a hangover is certainly consistent both with what was learned about her in Superman and in Tom King’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, the run on which the film is based.

  • Talented Trio Tops Reported Shortlist to Tackle Techno-Organic Terror in ‘Man of Tomorrow’

    Talented Trio Tops Reported Shortlist to Tackle Techno-Organic Terror in ‘Man of Tomorrow’

    After months of speculation and teasing, confirmation finally came down the pipe that the sadistic supervillain Brainiac would indeed make his theatrical debut in the Superman not-really-but-also-kind-of-sequel Man of Tomorrow.

    The Coluan Collector of Worlds will serve as the “bigger threat” that catalyzes the team up between David Corenswet‘s Kal-El and Nicholas Hoult‘s Lex Luthor, which director James Gunn has described as a “complicated” scenario.

    With principal photography on Man of Tomorrow set to get underway in April, casting for the film has begun, including the search for an actress to play a character believed to be Wonder Woman and an actor willing to disappear behind prosthetics to bring Brainiac to life. In mid-November, Dracula star Claes Bang reportedly read for the role and now, a follow-up report claims that a pair of actors have joined Bang on the shortlist to land the role of Brainiac.

    According to Nexus Point News, Doctor Who star Matt Smith and Academy Award-Winning actor Sam Rockwell have joined Bang on the shortlist to play the supervillain.

    The report makes it clear that no offers have been made at this point and that ultimately, a cash-conscious approach by parent studio Warner Bros. may constrain Gunn‘s casting reach.

    Man of Tomorrow will hit theaters on July 9, 2027.

    Source: NPN

  • Captain America’s Team of Avengers OFFICIALLY Revealed in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Promo and It Includes One Shocking Surprise

    Captain America’s Team of Avengers OFFICIALLY Revealed in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Promo and It Includes One Shocking Surprise

    With the first teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday set to release this month, Disney has just revealed the composition of one of the film’s core teams. As part of a larger Disney showcase held in Italy, Sam Wilson’s team of Avengers has been revealed…and it includes a very unexpected member.

    As seen in the video below–which also features the Fantastic Four, New Avengers and X-Men, Sam’s Avengers will include Thor, Ant-Man, Shang-Chi, Falcon and the God of Stories, Loki.

    Interestingly enough, a variant of Loki recently went by the moniker of Avenger Prime in Marvel Comics Avengers Forever and Avengers Assemble events.

    The current iteration of Loki in the MCU has MUCH in common with Avenger Prime Loki and indeed fans have theorized that the character, last seen at the Citadel at tht End of Time in the Loki Season 2 finale, might take on such a role in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.

    With the teaser set to drop soon, we’ll see just how much Marvel Studios is willing to let out of the bag!

  • James Gunn Shuts Down Major DC Studios Casting Rumor

    James Gunn Shuts Down Major DC Studios Casting Rumor

    James Gunn loves social media. Whether teasing his next projects or shooting nearly every false rumor to hell, the DC Studios’ co-chair’s impressive omnipresence feels reminiscent of one who observed the universe from a Mobius Chair. And something new has caught his eye.

    A recent casting call for a new, male actor in Gunn’s next theatrical project, Man of Tomorrow, somehow quickly evolved into rumors that Steve Trevor was set to join the cast of characters of the Superman sequel.

    Despite the complete lack of evidence AND cautionary rhetoric from some established rumor mongers and proven sources, the Trevor buzz took hold and, eventually, came to the attention of Gunn, who quickly took control of the situation with a single “nope.”

    With Trevor off the board, all fans can do is hope that somewhere in the depths of DC Comics’ vast stable of characters, Gunn has located one who can be a male. Though the odds may seem stacked against him, don’t count Gunn out just yet!