Godzilla Minus Zero has made franchise history and Ghidorah really is in it
Godzilla Minus One did something that few people expected. It took a monster that had been appearing on cinema screens for nearly 70 years, returned him to devastated post-war Japan and produced a film in which the human story was every bit as important as the kaiju destruction. Then it won Godzilla his first Academy Award. Takashi Yamazaki now has the difficult job of following it. His answer is Godzilla Minus Zero, a direct sequel set two years later in 1949. The film had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on 26 September 2026 and will open in
Remember Golden Axe? The 1989 arcade classic is now an animated series
If you spent any part of your childhood hitting things with swords in an arcade, Sega has something very strange waiting for you. Golden Axe is now an animated television series. All ten episodes of the fantasy action-comedy premiered on Paramount+ on 16 September 2026, taking Sega's side-scrolling 1989 arcade classic and transforming it into a full animated adventure. Yes, that Golden Axe. Watch here. Ax Battler. Tyris Flare. Gilius Thunderhead. Death Adder. They are all here. Back to Yuria The series reunites Ax Battler, Tyris Flare and Gilius Thunderhead as they once again attempt to save Yuria from Death
Gachiakuta is jumping from manga to anime to video game with Breakout
The world of Gachiakuta is getting bigger again. Com2uS has officially revealed GACHIAKUTA: BREAKOUT, a survival action RPG based on the manga and anime property, with the game scheduled for release in 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam. Previously announced under the working title GACHIAKUTA: The Game, the project received its official name alongside new gameplay footage during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast. Welcome back to the Pit Gachiakuta follows Rudo, a boy living among society's discarded people before being falsely accused of a crime and thrown into the Pit. There he discovers
The Remarried Empress looks like the fantasy K-drama event fans have been waiting for
There are messy royal divorces. Then there is The Remarried Empress. Disney+'s fantasy romance has released a major new trailer and poster featuring Shin Min-a, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Jong-suk and Lee Se-young ahead of its 4 November 2026 premiere. For fans of the original web novel and WEBTOON, the central confrontation needs very little introduction. For everyone else, prepare yourself. Navier has a better response to divorce than anyone expected Shin Min-a plays Navier, Empress of the Eastern Empire, alongside Ju Ji-hoon's Emperor Sovieshu. Their marriage is thrown into crisis when Sovieshu falls for Rashta, played by Lee Se-young, and
Crunchyroll’s Fall 2026 anime season is absolutely packed
Anime fans are going to need more hours in the week. Crunchyroll has revealed its Fall 2026 streaming slate, and several major returning franchises are arriving alongside a substantial collection of new adaptations. Among the biggest names are Black Clover Season 2, The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 and Aoashi Season 2, while new titles include Firefly Wedding and Overgeared. That combination makes this one of those seasons where the problem is not finding something to watch. It is deciding what you are willing to abandon sleep for. Black Clover returns Black Clover Season 2 is scheduled to begin on 3
Wildwood looks like LAIKA’s biggest fantasy adventure yet
Seven years after Missing Link, LAIKA is finally returning to cinemas with another stop-motion feature. Wildwood opens on 23 October 2026, and the studio has now released its final trailer as tickets go on sale. For fans who fell in love with the eerie handmade worlds of Coraline, ParaNorman and Kubo and the Two Strings, that alone is an event. But Wildwood looks considerably bigger than a simple return to familiar territory. Into the Impassable Wilderness The story follows Prue McKeel, a young girl whose baby brother is taken by crows. Her search draws her into a hidden wilderness and
Stranger Things isn’t over: Tales From ’85 season 2 is already streaming
The live-action story of Stranger Things may have reached its enormous cultural moment, but Netflix is clearly not finished with Hawkins. Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 has returned for a second season, with the new episodes arriving on Netflix on 17 September 2026. The animated series takes viewers back to Hawkins and reunites us with younger versions of Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas and Max, along with Nikki and the rest of the Hawkins Investigators Club. This time, the gang has another paranormal problem to investigate. Because apparently nobody living in Hawkins is ever allowed to have a quiet school
Pennywise meets Kojima: Bill Skarsgård will lead PHYSINT
Hideo Kojima's next espionage protagonist has a face, and horror fans will know it extremely well. Kojima Productions has officially confirmed that Bill Skarsgård will play the lead role in PHYSINT, Kojima's upcoming action-espionage project. The announcement arrived during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast alongside a new poster featuring Skarsgård and actor Charlee Fraser. For anyone whose fandom interests cross between movies and gaming, this is a particularly interesting combination. Skarsgård is immediately recognisable as Pennywise from It and It Chapter Two, but his genre résumé extends through Nosferatu, The Crow, Barbarian and John Wick: Chapter 4. Now
Princess Mononoke is returning to cinemas in 4K this September
Few animated films become less relevant with age. Princess Mononoke certainly hasn't. Hayao Miyazaki's epic fantasy is returning to North American cinemas from 26 to 30 September 2026 as part of Studio Ghibli Fest, presented in its 4K remastered version. For fans who have never seen Ashitaka, San and the Forest Spirit on a cinema screen, this is a particularly good excuse. A clarification about the 4K version The 4K restoration itself is not brand new to 2026. GKIDS first brought the remaster to North American IMAX theatres in 2025 as part of Studio Ghibli's 40th anniversary celebrations. The remaster
Suikoden II is becoming an anime and we finally have an exact premiere date
One of the most beloved cult RPGs of the original PlayStation era is about to reach a completely different audience. Suikoden: The Anime will premiere in Japan on 3 October 2026, with its opening episode presented as a 60-minute special. The date was confirmed alongside the anime's third trailer. And in an interesting move, this adaptation is not beginning with the first Suikoden. It is adapting Suikoden II. Why start with Suikoden II? Konami released Suikoden II for the original PlayStation in 1998. The story centres on childhood friends Riliu and Jowy, young members of the Highland Kingdom's youth brigade