Having sailed past $200 million at the global box office with relative ease, landing Warner Bros. biggest domestic opening weekend since October 2019's Joker in the process, it's looking increasingly likely that Denis Villenuve's Dune sequel will be officially announced in short order.
Given that shooting is now in the can, we're expecting next month's Disney Plus Day to confirm a premiere date for Rogue One prequel series Andor, which is set to act as yet another bridge between the first two Star Wars trilogies.
The reviews for the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Eternals are now pouring in from all corners of the internet, and the consensus has been mixed. While the 26th installment in the franchise has seen its Rotten Tomatoes score improve over the last 24 hours, a current score of 76% means that it's still the lowest-rated entry since Thor: The Dark World.
Having comfortably topped the domestic box office this weekend with a surprisingly robust $40 million haul while handily soaring past $220 million globally, most insiders and analysts are predicting that it's only a matter of time before Dune: Part Two is given the official go-ahead to start ramping up pre-production.
Kristen Stewart only turned 31 earlier this year, but she's already racked up an extensive and eclectic filmography since making her screen debut back in 1999 when she made an uncredited appearance in Disney Channel movie The Thirteenth Year.
Much like her fellow former Netflix residents Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio and Jon Bernthal, Krysten Ritter has regularly been touted for a return to main Marvel Cinematic Universe continuity as Jessica Jones, and she isn't averse to the idea by any means.
Even though the world's biggest movie star is playing the role, a lot of causal audiences may never have even heard of Black Adam before Dwayne Johnson's blockbuster comic book adaptation finally entered production after almost fifteen years stuck in development hell.
Kevin Smith took his one and only gig as a studio director-for-hire on the dismal 2010 buddy comedy Cop Out, an experience he's regretted ever since, to the extent he described true darkness as having to work with Bruce Willis. To recharge his creative batteries, the filmmaker took a detour into the horror genre, about as far away from his slacker roots as you could possibly imagine.
Marvel Cinematic Universe fans were left feeling deflated when Ryan Reynolds announced he was taking a sabbatical from acting after wrapping production on AppleTV+ festive musical comedy Spirited, just when there was genuine hope that Deadpool 3 would be up next for the prolific actor.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Stephanie Beatriz was heavily rumored to be in the running for the title role in Marvel Cinematic Universe series She-Hulk before Tatiana Maslany was cast, and while her hit sitcom has now ended after eight seasons, the actress and producer has remained incredibly busy doing a ton of voiceover work.