‘It Has Lit a Fire’: Dwayne Johnson Gets Honest About Oscars Snub

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Dwayne Johnson has opened up about the Oscars snub he experienced earlier this year. The actor was disappointed after failing to secure an Oscar nomination at the 98th Academy Awards.What did Dwayne Johnson say about his Oscar snub?Dwayne Johnson had hoped that The Smashing Machine would succeed both commercially and at the Oscars 2026. However, neither outcome materialized. Produced on a budget of $50 million, the sports drama earned only about $20 million wor

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Marvel’s Wonder Man once featured a dramatically grotesque death scene for a fan-favorite character. The show explores the impact of the entertainment industry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.What character originally had a gruesome death scene in Wonder Man?In Wonder Man, Josh Gad plays himself. One scene sees his MCU counterpart go missing and is eventually presumed dead. In a new interview with Gold Derby, Gad said that, originally, he was going to have a “h

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Find Your Friends director Izabel Pakzad and stars Bella Thorne, Chloe Cherry, and Sophia Ali spoke about the bold thriller movie, which is Pakzad’s directorial debut. The four women discussed the film’s party scenes, its intense final act, and its propulsive nature. Also featuring Helena Howard and Zion Moreno, it is now streaming on Shudder.“Amber and her four best friends flee Los Angeles for a girls’ trip in Joshua Tree, only to find themselves

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A reliable insider has revealed a crucial update on Scarlett Johansson and Charles Dance’s roles in The Batman 2. The sequel to 2022’s blockbuster movie will see Robert Pattinson returning in the titular role of Bruce Wayne/Batman.What is The Batman 2 update regarding Scarlett Johansson and Charles Dance’s characters?Jeff Sneider, an entertainment insider with a strong track record, has revealed that Scarlett Johansson won’t play Gi

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Infinity may be a stretch, but Toy Story 5 is going beyond its limits with a new exceedingly high box office prediction. The animated sequel was already forecast to have an outstanding domestic opener that would break the record for the Pixar franchise above Toy Story 4’s, let alone the record for any movie in 2026, and now these numbers have only grown in the span of a week. That’s fantastic news for Pixar, which has struggled these last few years, and great mo

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The latest update on The Penguin Season 2 is terrible news for DC and Batman fans. After months and months of speculating whether a second season will ever arrive, an answer seems to have finally been revealed.Created by Lauren LeFranc, The Penguin is a DC show that premiered on HBO in 2024. A spin-off of 2022’s The Batman that is part of Matt Reeves‘ The Batman Epic Crime Saga shared universe, the show sees Colin Farrell reprise his role as Oswald “Oz”

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A new The Walking Dead video game has been revealed. The trailer for the game is also out, previewing the big beat ’em up game set in the TV show’s universe.
When does the new The Walking Dead video game come out?The new game, titled The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival, comes from Trailmark Games, and is a modern beat-’em-up game set in the world of the AMC TV show. The game lets players play as various legendary characters from the show, and battle agains

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Following the critical success of Guillermo del Toro’s most recent directorial feature, a new Frankenstein movie has been added to Netflix. This comes over a year after the stop-motion animated musical movie had its world premiere at the 2025 Guadalajara International Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best International Animation Feature Film.What unique Frankenstein movie is now on Netflix?Beginning today, the critically acclaimed Mexican animated movie I A

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We’re already halfway through the year, but we’re already looking to what’s next on the next queue of the most anticipated horror movies. Last year was a particularly strong one for the genre, giving us films like Weapons, 28 Years Later, Sinners (which took home four of its record-breaking 16 Oscar nominations), Bring Her Back, and Companion. Likewise, this year has already given us some standout horror releases too, with the indie hit Obsession c

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The Supergirl movie is missing a beloved moment from the Woman of Tomorrow comic. The upcoming film is directed by Craig Gillespie starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El.What Woman of Tomorrow comic moment won’t be in the DCU Supergirl movie?Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic is the source material for the Supergirl movie. While the live-action adaptation will follow the comic’s plot, not every element will end up on the big s

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The Batman 2 will see Brian Tyree Henry playing a popular DC villain, instead of Sebastian Stan. A reliable insider has revealed a major update on the sequel movie.Who is Brian Tyree Henry playing in The Batman 2?According to scooper Jeff Sneider on his InSneider website, Tyree Henry is reportedly set to play Harvey Dent in The Batman Part II. The character eventually becomes the iconic DC villain Two-Face. Previously, many believed that Sebastian Stan would pl

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A new report reveals Matt Reeves’ The Batman Part II will feature an infamous DC villain group. Speculation has been mounting over who the main villains of The Batman 2 will be. One of the more popular theories about the sequel’s antagonists appears to be coming true.What group of DC villains will appear in The Batman 2?Jeff Sneider from The Insneider reports that the Batman sequel will feature the Court of Owls. “Meanwhile, I’m also to

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Finding it difficult to crack the June 13, 2026 (#1098) edition of NYT Connections? We’ve got some clues and hints to help you solve today’s puzzle and save your winning streak.Connections by The New York Times is a popular daily word game created by Wyna Liu. The puzzle challenges players to find hidden connections within a seemingly random set of 16 different words. Once a player figures out the links, they must select four w

Speculation on who will join the Miami Vice ’85 cast remains high ever since the reboot was officially announced in late April. When the title for the buddy-cop movie was revealed, the Universal production confirmed that Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler would be cast as iconic detectives Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs and James “Sonny” Crockett. With Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski at the helm, this Miami Vice remake is set to be a major early summer blockbuste

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An upcoming Apple TV miniseries starring Anya Taylor-Joy is swiftly approaching its release date. Arriving next month, it blends high-stakes action with a complex yet gripping narrative.Lucky hits Apple TV next monthLucky, featuring Anya Taylor-Joy in the titular role, premieres its first two episodes on Apple TV on July 15, 2026. Subsequent episodes will be released weekly until August 19.Production on the crime thriller reportedly began in Las Vegas in February 2025 (via

Now that you've seen it, what did you think? "Today? Why, it's Disclosure Day!" 👽 Do you believe? Now in theaters worldwide is Disclosure Day, the highly anticipated sci-fi movie from master filmmaker Steven Spielberg. With a script by his regular collaborator David Koepp & a story direct from Spielberg's mind that he crafted during the UFO/UAP craze a few years ago, comes a grand adventure about getting the truth out. Disclosure Day follows Josh O'Connor as Dr. Daniel Kellner, a whi

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Sam Mendes’ upcoming four-part Beatles biopic adds a Sonic the Hedgehog star. All four movies are currently in production in the U.K.Who has joined the cast of The Beatles movies?Ben Schwartz, best known for voicing the lead in the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, has joined the cast of The Beatles movies (via Variety). The report reveals Schwartz will play Murray the K, the New York disc jockey with whom The Beatles struck a friendship in the 1960s. Consequently, Mur

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Sam Mendes’ upcoming four-part Beatles biopic adds a Sonic the Hedgehog star. All four movies are currently in production in the U.K.Who has joined the cast of The Beatles movies?Ben Schwartz, best known for voicing the lead in the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, has joined the cast of The Beatles movies (via Variety). The report reveals Schwartz will play Murray the K, the New York disc jockey with whom The Beatles struck a friendship in the 1960s. Consequently, Mur

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Steven Spielberg‘s upcoming Disclosure Day is out in theaters this week. The film’s box office performance will tell us a lot about future movies of its kind.Disclosure Day’s is set for release on June 12, 2026, and it features a massive cast led by Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, Eve Hewson, and more. Based on a story by Spielberg, the script for Disclosure Day was written by&

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Netflix subscribers will soon lose access to one of Robert Pattinson’s lesser-known films in which he stars alongside an Iron Man 3 actor. The 2014 post-apocalyptic thriller The Rover is currently scheduled to exit the streaming service next month.The Rover is leaving Netflix next monthNetflix subscribers have only a limited time left to watch The Rover, starring Robert Pattinson and Iron Man 3 actor Guy Pearce. The 2014 post-apocalyptic thriller is scheduled t

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Disney+ subscribers can now stream the newest episodes of a popular Marvel TV show that originally debuted a year ago. As of today, there are now eleven new episodes of Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends available for streaming on Disney+.What do we know about the Marvel Disney+ show’s new episodes?Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends is described as a spin-off of the hit show Spidey and His Amazing Friends. The new episodes will feature appea

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With talks of a Jason Bourne 6, Matt Damon‘s action franchise must avoid the mistakes of The Bourne Legacy by following this movie trend.
Things have been quiet with the Bourne franchise since 2023, when a new film was in development with Edward Burger. However, nothing ever materialized in that movie. In March 2025, Universal Pictures lost the rights to the Bourne franchise. Ultimately, NBCUniversal acquired all the rights to the Jason Bourne and Treadston

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A widely speculated Batman show has received an update on its fate. Just days before My Adventures with Superman Season 3’s premiere, showrunner Jake Wyatt addressed whether a potential spinoff featuring the Dark Knight could happen.Is My Adventures with Batman ever going to happen?Last month, DC revealed the trailer for the third season of the animated TV show My Adventures with Superman from Adult Swim. Fans will also be getting a spinoff series, My Adventures with Gre

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In a major twist, it appears that Sebastian Stan won’t be playing Harvey Dent in The Batman 2 after all. It was announced earlier this year that Stan would be starring in the DC sequel, with multiple reports and outlets saying he’d been cast as Harvey Dent/Two-Face.Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios’ The Batman 2, also known as The Batman: Part II, is scheduled to be released in United States theaters next year. A sequel to 2022’s The

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A classic 1980s Steven Spielberg hit could be remade without his permission. Spielberg opened up about the trade secrets behind his classics while promoting Disclosure Day.What Steven Spielberg movie could get remade without Spielberg’s approval?In a new interview with Josh Horowitz, the director revealed that if Universal Pictures wanted to, the studio could reboot E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial without his approval. However, there are no plans for this to hap

"How are you opening for Green Day?" "Honestly, I don't know." Legion M & Inaugural Ent. have unveiled an official trailer for a rock band road trip movie called Nimrods, made by director Lee Kirk. It premiered last year at TIFF under the original title New Years Rev (teaser here) but has been renamed Nimrods for the final release in theaters this August. Nimrods is a coming-of-age story about three friends who journey to Los Angeles, mistakenly believing that their band is opening for Green

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The Mandalorian and Grogu includes a late-added reference to Luke Skywalker. The information was revealed by director Jon Favreau two weeks after the Star Wars film’s release.What Luke Skywalker reference was added to The Mandalorian and Grogu at the last minute?In The Mandalorian and Grogu, there’s a segment where Mando is injured, and Grogu, or Baby Yoda, has to take care of him. During the sequence, one shot shows Baby Yoda seated on a tree trunk and medita

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George Miller reportedly wants to make Mad Max 6. Despite Furiosa‘s box office flop, Miller can still make a successful sixth Mad Max movie for this one reason.Miller wants to head to the Wasteland at least one final time on the big screen. According to a new report, Miller is interested in making at least one more Mad Max movie and a television show. Then, he plans to sell the Mad Max IP to the highest bidder.
Miller recently visited the Warner Bros. lo

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Netflix‘s popular historical drama TV show has set a production window for Season 2. Coming from Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight, the show’s Season 1 premiered last year.What Netflix TV show has been renewed for a second season?The acclaimed Netflix TV show House of Guinness has been renewed for Season 2. It’s been revealed that production of the second season will begin in early 2027, reports Variety.Set in 19th-century Dublin, the historical dram

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The next Stephen King movie adaptation has found its director. Last year Intrinsic Value Films was developing a film adaptation of Mister Yummy based on King’s short horror story from The Bazaar of Bad Dreams.Who is directing the new Stephen King movie?Deadline reported that Australian filmmaker Ben Young has been tapped to direct Mister Yummy. The film will adapt King’s 2015 short story about Ollie Franklin, a “charismatic resident